nice video, I only watched it to confirm that I hadn't missed something, in fact I had. completely missed the spider cave in the first act, but this is a great game and the key stone to open the book I found in the Mystic's basement in the third act.
A couple of tips: 1. You don’t need to do the whole bit with Mystic Carrion in order to get the Tharchiate Codex. Just go right to Sorcerous Sundries open the right doors as shown in the video. 2. If you missed the purple gem in the spider cave, there is another gem in Act 3, I believe it is in Mystic Carrion’s basement (where you entered from the small hole in the wall).
I miss that whole shabang and I was in that cave too, man I wish you could fast travel back to blighted city by using the houses of hopes portal room or at least fast travel back to the places I’ve been
Whenever the Phase Spider Matriarch is on a Webbing Bridge, hit her with a fire-based attack , because the Webs burn up and drop her for bonus fall Dmg.
there is a minion scroll in one of the coffins that is a one time use that tells you some info about the quest buttt gale can learn it as a conjure familiar spell and gives him a cool little pet if you dont know how open your character menu go to spells like you are going to switch them should be a option to learn spells from the scrolls you have can be very useful
Very good guide bro, not a huge deal to me and is a hard habit to break but saying ah and um alot is something I'd work on. Just talk to us like you are talking to your nest friend you've known forever, with confidence and like said by someone else the volume thing. Your guide and edit with the actual game play is spot on though.
Thanks man, I thought the quest was bugged because I could not progress but now I know I have to reach Baldur'd Gate first. Audio of your voice could be a bit louder. Thanks!
Well the plus side is I think when you destroy the book, it increases your standing with Shadowheart and few others. Not exactly a zombie army but we take our wins when we can!
Great video. If your using OBS, go in and add some filters. I did and it improved things greatly. I use a hyper x quadcast s. OBS recently added a 3 band equalizer to the filter choices. There are vid tutorials for set up if you need them. thanks for the guide.
I am using OBS so I'll give it a shot, to be honest I am terrible at editing but trying to improve so I'll start digging into more youtube videos. Appreciate it!
agree this is a good guide, though only thing i notice is that the audio is a little bit on the soft side so i had to really turn the volume up on my speakers...but other then that good guide.
Thanks for the feedback! Future videos should be better (hopefully!) Adjusted the audio program and moved the mic a bit. Was worried it was going to be too loud 😆.
Im in my first playthrough and I didnt know once you get to the Gauntlet of Shar you can't go back to Act 1 and now i think im stuck with the book and no gem😢
im on my 3rd playthrough, on my previous ive been able to open the book no problem but for some reason on my monk playthrough its not giving me the option to open the book and i have both book and gem but it just says to stow it away, drop it, or leave it be, either this is a bug or am i missin somethin here?
Thanks for the video but good lord are you so quiet for me. Had to nearly max my audio settings and still not easy to hear. Most videos I have 20-30% volume.
I was on my way to do this when I realized the necromancy of thay disappeared from my inventory when I went to prison, searched every single possible place and couldn't find it.. I don't know if it's meant to be or a bug, but I'll be saving this for my next game. sigh...
@@patrickpimenta oh it disappeared for you in act 1? for me I went back to all my save files, it was the prison in Baldur's gate itself in act 3.. I finished that game and I'm still upset about it, haha.
@@larasulie Yes, it disappeared in act 1 and I don't know how it happened. I reached act 3 of the game and went to the dungeon to continue the quest but unfortunately I had figured out that the book was lost... I'll have to create another save, it's good that I save minthara lol
@@patrickpimenta I hope they fix this because I was really excited to finish that quest and I never got to, in my current game I keep checking on it every time I long rest lol, it made me paranoid! And I still haven't tried saving her, maybe this time I should.
Hey how did you turn off the turn by turn feature after getting the book? I can't figure that out. It's like I'm still in a battle while the fire shoots over when the book was. Thanks
Well i really screwed this one up too. I read it with my fighter and failed the middle one check on the first reading but continued anyway. I got the debuff but I had it removed with that remove curse spell. Too late to go back now.
your audio is INCREDIBLY low... incredibly. I thought that for some reason i muted or lowered volume on video, so i open new video and everything is cool with my volume lol. turn up that microphone pls.
Yea, from what I have gathered, destroying the book just gives you a small boost in approval from companions. The final spell (6 undead) is very strong.
Thanks for the help, you earned my subscription! I still have a question: I somehow lost the dark amethyst (sold it or something) after I read the book in act 1. Do I need to get it to process the quest? Or is it optional after I read the whole book in act 1?
Once you open the book, the amethyst should actually be in the book (if you have the book in your inventory, the book icon should have the gem in it's mouth). Glad it helped!
good to know for when I play a evil necromancer... going to recruit minthara, asterion and no idea who i should use last probably lie'zel since she doesn't seem to care much about evil choices as long as it benefits her quest to find a cure.
Class shouldn't matter so if you passed the first 3 skill checks you should have speak with dead and that wisdom save buff... if not try reloading and do it again. It's worked on every character for me so far (Fighter, Warlock, Bard, Rogue).
Are there any negatives for reading the book? I’m playing as a cleric and passed all the saving throws, completely read the book, got the spell. But the narrator made it sound like I fucked up lol
Your audio volume went down to the point where my phone is at max volume and held up to my ear just to try and hear you speak. I had this issue early in my RUclips journey, just make sure that when you are splicing all audio tracks in post production that you are cognizant of db levels
@@I3GP all good. You probably already worked through your volume issues with the newer video, but just incase what I did to troubleshoot my own videos is create a test RUclips account, and upload videos. What I would do is test their audio playback on both phones, tv's, and desktop pc's to find a happy balance for all 3 viewing types. Once I fine tuned the right levels, I always adjusted all future videos to those levels.
I opened the book myself but it won’t pop up in my inventory during act 1 and now I’m on Act 3 with the Tharchiate codex and I can’t find the Book of Thay at all?
Im really getting mad at chapter 3 where every fuking damn place for side and main quest is behind a red locked door. FFS and 90% of chest are locked. I wish there is an internal fast roll so i dont have to cinema 1000000 of time opening chest and traps.
I didn't talk to the mystic carrion,i talked to the book hoarder and she mentions you having the book of thay, if you ask about the codex. I went from there but I wonder if I lose anything for not talking to the carrion
So things that can happen: 1. You give it to Gale and he consumes it to help with his "issue" 2. You can have it in his inventory and, while controlling him, have him read it and do the skill checks, however this was bugged before and he didn't acknowledge reading the book when I interacted with him, and I couldn't get him to do the final part. This may have been patched so feel free to try again. I also wasn't playing as Gale from the start of the game so that might also make things different.
Link to the Better Audio version: ruclips.net/video/RbmruJcvkKY/видео.html
I love how the comments are super positive! You’re going places brother keep up the great work🦾
I appreciate it a ton!
I don't fail my roll checks because I use the power of quick save/load.
Lmao nice!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
nice video, I only watched it to confirm that I hadn't missed something, in fact I had. completely missed the spider cave in the first act, but this is a great game and the key stone to open the book I found in the Mystic's basement in the third act.
You really under spoke about that spider boss fight. My party had died at least 20 times
Speak slower and into the mic. The volume drops (already rather low) and combined with the fast talk, in short clusters makes it hard to understand.
Thanks!!! I appreciate the feedback, and I'll try to fix it in the next videos.
Play the vid at max volume and 0.8 speed
I didnt even notice until i read your comment.
@@Sruf.no offense intended to the creator, but that really does make a difference with comprehension for me 😅
The speed wasn't the issue honestly he just needs to balance the audio better he's just to quiet
A couple of tips:
1. You don’t need to do the whole bit with Mystic Carrion in order to get the Tharchiate Codex. Just go right to Sorcerous Sundries open the right doors as shown in the video.
2. If you missed the purple gem in the spider cave, there is another gem in Act 3, I believe it is in Mystic Carrion’s basement (where you entered from the small hole in the wall).
One on the table inside the infirmary at the gith creche
Nice breakdown and great video quality. Thanks for the guide.
Yes! Full!!! Share folks everyone just stops at the gem.
Thank you!
You're welcome! Best of luck with the quest.
I miss that whole shabang and I was in that cave too, man I wish you could fast travel back to blighted city by using the houses of hopes portal room or at least fast travel back to the places I’ve been
Whenever the Phase Spider Matriarch is on a Webbing Bridge, hit her with a fire-based attack , because the Webs burn up and drop her for bonus fall Dmg.
Awesome tutorial! Im trying to do a bard necromancer and this guide is really helping, the final spell is too strong
Nice, glad it helped! I am sure your summons will enjoy all the tunes!
Hey man, great content. As a piece of advice Work on your audio quality. Cleaning Up the Audio and controlling the Volume does wonders
Thanks for the feedback!
Yeah, I finally figured out the audio adjustment option so future videos should be better.
I think you done well man subbed
Loved this , thank you so much
If anyone’s wondering, the 20 temp hit points returns after every long rest. Idk if I missed ya saying that or not. Good video guy!👍
great job! really useful in my new playthrough.
Glad I could help!
there is a minion scroll in one of the coffins that is a one time use that tells you some info about the quest buttt gale can learn it as a conjure familiar spell and gives him a cool little pet if you dont know how open your character menu go to spells like you are going to switch them should be a option to learn spells from the scrolls you have can be very useful
Any of your ppl can learn it. There are guides one how to answer the quasit to get the permanent summon
it doesn't have to be Gale you know, Withers exist. It could by La'zael if you want.
Good shit dude few mic drop issues but otherwise wuick to the point keep up the great work
great vid man, super helpful
Thanks appreciate it!
Very good guide bro, not a huge deal to me and is a hard habit to break but saying ah and um alot is something I'd work on. Just talk to us like you are talking to your nest friend you've known forever, with confidence and like said by someone else the volume thing. Your guide and edit with the actual game play is spot on though.
Thanks for the feedback!
Yeah, I didn't notice how often I do it until I've been making these 😂.
great video dude!
Glad you liked it!
This was helpful, Thank you.
Glad it helped!
Shit , i forgot to take the book with me...
Thanks man, I thought the quest was bugged because I could not progress but now I know I have to reach Baldur'd Gate first. Audio of your voice could be a bit louder. Thanks!
My pleasure! Glad it helped.
Awesome video man!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
You can also light the spider web bridges on fire and she takes a lot of fall damage
I noticed my characters didnt want me to open or keep the book when i grabbed it. Do you know the long term cons with not destroying it or leaving it?
that squeaking chair or dor was messing with me lol
Sorry! I'll try to edit that out in future videos lol.
@I3GP nah man dont worry about it.. it builds charecter 😀😀
I couldnt get a word of what you said with the low audio quality. I have a crappy speaker I know but I hear other things well enough.
Yea sorry, better audio version on my channel.
Have a cleric cast enhance ability wisdom to get advantage on saving throws for this book and breeze through the encounter
My book was destroyed after I went into the final quest of Shadowheart (Not final but avoiding spoilers.)😄
Well the plus side is I think when you destroy the book, it increases your standing with Shadowheart and few others. Not exactly a zombie army but we take our wins when we can!
Great video. If your using OBS, go in and add some filters. I did and it improved things greatly. I use a hyper x quadcast s. OBS recently added a 3 band equalizer to the filter choices. There are vid tutorials for set up if you need them. thanks for the guide.
I am using OBS so I'll give it a shot, to be honest I am terrible at editing but trying to improve so I'll start digging into more youtube videos. Appreciate it!
agree this is a good guide, though only thing i notice is that the audio is a little bit on the soft side so i had to really turn the volume up on my speakers...but other then that good guide.
Thanks! There should be a better audio version pinned. If not, you can find it on my channel sorry about that.
2:46 yeah they pretty much all have skellies in them it's a whole army lol
the bug that allows you to keep both is still in the game :)
Great video but I do agree you should talk more into the mic because it was hard to hear at many points
Thanks for the feedback! Future videos should be better (hopefully!) Adjusted the audio program and moved the mic a bit. Was worried it was going to be too loud 😆.
Im in my first playthrough and I didnt know once you get to the Gauntlet of Shar you can't go back to Act 1 and now i think im stuck with the book and no gem😢
im on my 3rd playthrough, on my previous ive been able to open the book no problem but for some reason on my monk playthrough its not giving me the option to open the book and i have both book and gem but it just says to stow it away, drop it, or leave it be, either this is a bug or am i missin somethin here?
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Great video
thanks this helped a bunch
Glad it helped!
Thanks for the video but good lord are you so quiet for me. Had to nearly max my audio settings and still not easy to hear. Most videos I have 20-30% volume.
Yea sorry, I uploaded a better version (should be pinned). Was still new to the audio mixer lol.
Time stamps are in the description for the various steps! Enjoy!
how did make all character flying
As you progress the story you can become half illithid and gain flight by default. You'll have to convince your party to evolve at the camp.
those large chests are not there for me near the display case lol i wonder why
Was there ANY hint that we were supposed to go talk to Carrion about it?
I was on my way to do this when I realized the necromancy of thay disappeared from my inventory when I went to prison, searched every single possible place and couldn't find it..
I don't know if it's meant to be or a bug, but I'll be saving this for my next game. sigh...
This book mysteriously disappeared too, now I'm worried about progressing to acts 2 and 3 without completing the book's quest.
@@patrickpimenta oh it disappeared for you in act 1? for me I went back to all my save files, it was the prison in Baldur's gate itself in act 3.. I finished that game and I'm still upset about it, haha.
@@larasulie Yes, it disappeared in act 1 and I don't know how it happened. I reached act 3 of the game and went to the dungeon to continue the quest but unfortunately I had figured out that the book was lost... I'll have to create another save, it's good that I save minthara lol
@@patrickpimenta I hope they fix this because I was really excited to finish that quest and I never got to, in my current game I keep checking on it every time I long rest lol, it made me paranoid! And I still haven't tried saving her, maybe this time I should.
Hey how did you turn off the turn by turn feature after getting the book? I can't figure that out. It's like I'm still in a battle while the fire shoots over when the book was. Thanks
I'm stuck on ps5 trying to get out of the turn based phase I replaced the book with another but still can't get out of it :/ please help
Uh oh... I'm sorry I play on PC, not sure how to fix that bug!
Were you able to solve it ? I'm stuck too😢
Great video
Thanks!
When I grabbed the book, I placed a pickaxe where the book was & it stopped the turn based event! 💡
Well i really screwed this one up too.
I read it with my fighter and failed the middle one check on the first reading but continued anyway.
I got the debuff but I had it removed with that remove curse spell.
Too late to go back now.
Lol that does happen.
your audio is INCREDIBLY low... incredibly. I thought that for some reason i muted or lowered volume on video, so i open new video and everything is cool with my volume lol.
turn up that microphone pls.
Yea sorry about that, there is a better audio version pinned!
Is it possible to give the final spell to a companion? I have Gael as Necromancer
sorry, newbie question, will it break paladdin's oath? im runninig paladdin oath of vengence build
I don't belive so, but if it does break it you can use gold to take the oath again if needed.
Vid is great, thanks for the info man. Only note is to get a higher quality mic. Other than that you’re doing great!
Good to know.🎉
Thanks for this guide. So it seems like it's better to keep the book rather than destroy it after reading them?
Yea, from what I have gathered, destroying the book just gives you a small boost in approval from companions. The final spell (6 undead) is very strong.
thank you for sharing! could barely hear ya
(ah you uploaded a it with better audio, thank you lol)
No problem!
You can skip talking to the mystic entirely
U can actually break the stone door with owner form
Thanks for the help, you earned my subscription!
I still have a question: I somehow lost the dark amethyst (sold it or something) after I read the book in act 1. Do I need to get it to process the quest? Or is it optional after I read the whole book in act 1?
Once you open the book, the amethyst should actually be in the book (if you have the book in your inventory, the book icon should have the gem in it's mouth).
Glad it helped!
Great. Thank you
You're welcome! Glad it helped.
thanks and nice vid bro keep it up pls
why is the volume on this video so low?? you could turn the mic vol up a bit??
Yea sorry this was my 2nd video and the audio wasn't very good. Here is a link to my better audio version ruclips.net/video/RbmruJcvkKY/видео.html
What forbidden knowledge do you learn
Any ideas on curing that curse with shadowheart gone?
Anyone with remove curse should be able to. Withers can help you respec if you need the spell.
is it ok for quest if I spoke with dead guy in act 3 and then killed him
Yep! He is just some extra flavor text for the codex.
good to know for when I play a evil necromancer... going to recruit minthara, asterion and no idea who i should use last probably lie'zel since she doesn't seem to care much about evil choices as long as it benefits her quest to find a cure.
Make sure to do the hag questline in Act 1 to grab Connor as an undead minion as well! All the zombies!
i passed the checks but it still shut and didn't give me the buff
Might have to reload, someone had protection from good and evil on and it messed up the buff so try removing buffs just to be safe.
the volume seems very low. tbh it could be my speakers, especially if no-one else has this issue. but worth mentioning maybe
It isn't your speakers, I updated the Audio on my channel for this video. Sorry about that!
great guide
I'm playing a Ranger/Rogue half-elf, passed all the saving throws and got no buff...
Class shouldn't matter so if you passed the first 3 skill checks you should have speak with dead and that wisdom save buff... if not try reloading and do it again. It's worked on every character for me so far (Fighter, Warlock, Bard, Rogue).
@@I3GPYeah, it worked after reloading, I'm not sure, but I had protect against good and evil during the first try, so maybe it was that.
@@Vorador-8 That is weird, but glad it worked out!
I couldn't reach this place I was stuck with the gauntlet of shar when I entered this quest It cancelled the book quest any suggestions?
Are there any negatives for reading the book? I’m playing as a cleric and passed all the saving throws, completely read the book, got the spell. But the narrator made it sound like I fucked up lol
Your audio volume went down to the point where my phone is at max volume and held up to my ear just to try and hear you speak.
I had this issue early in my RUclips journey, just make sure that when you are splicing all audio tracks in post production that you are cognizant of db levels
Yea sorry about that. I re-uploaded a better audio version after the feedback hoping that would help. Thanks for the tip though!
@@I3GP all good. You probably already worked through your volume issues with the newer video, but just incase what I did to troubleshoot my own videos is create a test RUclips account, and upload videos. What I would do is test their audio playback on both phones, tv's, and desktop pc's to find a happy balance for all 3 viewing types. Once I fine tuned the right levels, I always adjusted all future videos to those levels.
@nextlevelbricks7334 Oh dang, that's a good idea! Thanks, I'll give it a shot for future videos!
I opened the book myself but it won’t pop up in my inventory during act 1 and now I’m on Act 3 with the Tharchiate codex and I can’t find the Book of Thay at all?
i have the same problem i was looking for this in the comments
@@panpawe5474 I figured it out that if hou you opened the book in Act 1 but you didn’t pick it up, then it won’t pop up in ACT3! 😅
Good video, but i would suggest increasing the volume
I tried with Gale (12 wisdom) and I passed all the dice rolls but it still didn't give me the buff lol
i think I missed it but if you fail the saves can you still get the rest of the book or no?
Yo I came to the room nd I didn’t see that statue what’s goin on?
Gale: Or I could cast 'KNOCK', duh.
Can you even finish baldurs gate without a lockpicker
I never want to find out 😂
Im really getting mad at chapter 3 where every fuking damn place for side and main quest is behind a red locked door. FFS and 90% of chest are locked. I wish there is an internal fast roll so i dont have to cinema 1000000 of time opening chest and traps.
@xcenic yea hopefully they add an option to remove the dice roll clip
get the knock spell
Just klick on the dice and it skips the animation @@xcenic
Voice volume is 30% of most other YT videos
Yeah I have upped the mic on all my future videos so hopefully it isn't this quite anymore!
Couldn't hear much even at maximum volume. Boost the volume please
Yeah sorry, I have a improved audio version on my channel!
interesting)))) I destroyed that book, elt me try to read this time) thank you for the video)
My pleasure!
So if I didn't grab that gem in act 1, am I just screwed?
Yes
Do I have to talk to the mystic carrion or can i just go and take the tharchiate codex straight away?
I didn't talk to the mystic carrion,i talked to the book hoarder and she mentions you having the book of thay, if you ask about the codex. I went from there but I wonder if I lose anything for not talking to the carrion
Would we lose the buff if we destroy the tome after reading it?
Do you need to keep the book of Thay?
Would it be good to have SH learn the forbidden knowledge? My Tav is a sorcerer so she won´t really benefit from the bonus(?)
Up to you! Min max it probably wouldn't hurt for the cleric to have better saves and the spells but I'm kind of greedy and always put it on my tav
Thank you
Quindi per la seconda parte bisogna andare a baldurs gate ?
Yes, you need to be in Baldurs Gate to read the last pages.
Use mage hand to get the book.
That could work too. I am terrible at using mage hand to it's full power.
@@I3GP it does work because I used it to get the book.
@christinehede7578 oh nice!
My sorclock has knock
I used that got right in haha
You don’t need to speak to the carrion though
I left the book it reminded of evil dead book and I know nothing comes good so I left it saw this video I went back and took it lol
Never turn down free books of power! Glad it helped change your mind!
I passed all the checks and I didn’t get the buff
Pass all 3 checks and then go to character sheet, then characteristics and scroll all the way down and it should say you have the forbidden knowledge
Voice volume needs about +12 db
Yeah I bumped it up like 20 haha. Still getting used to the program.
If i give it to gale it dosent get any of the buffs? Like it actually jist eats it and thats it?
So things that can happen: 1. You give it to Gale and he consumes it to help with his "issue" 2. You can have it in his inventory and, while controlling him, have him read it and do the skill checks, however this was bugged before and he didn't acknowledge reading the book when I interacted with him, and I couldn't get him to do the final part. This may have been patched so feel free to try again. I also wasn't playing as Gale from the start of the game so that might also make things different.