#ANCIENT CURSE GLYPHS HOW TO#

Scorpio ruled really intense subjects like death and rebirth, as well as really disgusting subjects like bowels and toilets… and it was in my house of family and lineage. (Later, I learned astrologers referred to them as “glyphs.”) It had to be explained to me that the cluster of blue curlicue script, of what looked like a capital M with a little upward arrow at the end, meant I had a “stellium” in the fixed water sign of Scorpio. I didn’t know what the little symbols meant. Read below to find out how you can get that in Act 3.The first time someone showed me my astrological birth chart, I burst into tears. You also get the 'Forbidden Knowledge' buff, a permanent +1 to Wisdom Saving Throws and Ability Checks.Īfter this, the book slams shut and can't be opened again until you reach the third act, as you'll need The Tharchiate Codex found in Sorcerous Sundries.

#ANCIENT CURSE GLYPHS HOW TO#

Three successes (of three): You suffer no negative effects, and learn how to cast the Speak With Dead spell without casting a spell slot.

You also get the 'Forbidden Knowledge' buff, a permanent +1 to Wisdom Saving Throws and Ability Checks.

Two successes (of three): You gain the 'Whispers of Madness' effect (Disadvantage on Wisdom checks for 50 turns), and learn how to cast the Speak With Dead spell without casting a spell slot.

One success (of three): You gain the 'Baleful Knowledge' curse (Disadvantage on Wisdom checks until Remove Curse is cast on you), and learn how to cast the Speak With Dead spell without casting a spell slot.

Keep in mind that only one character can read the Necromancy of Thay.ĭepending on how many you pass, you'll get different results - and obviously, you want to beat them all. Opening and choosing to read the book will force the reader to make t hree Wisdom Saving Throws of escalating difficulty as they read page-to-page, the hardest of which needs you to beat a DC of 20 (though some classes and characters can get special help with these).

Remove or destroy the brain in Baldur's Gate 3 Once you have the Dark Amethyst and the Necromancy of Thay in your inventory, you can try to open the book again by selecting the old tome and 'Read (Character Name)' from the menu. On the West side of the enormous pit she circles around are some bones, with the Dark Amethyst sitting in them, glowing purple. Defeat or sneak around the Matriarch as with her lesser minions.Sneak or battle your way through the Phase Spiders to the lowest and most Western point of the Depths, where you'll see a boss called the Phase Spider Matriarch.You'll now be in the Whispering Depths, a horrible network of caverns filled with monsters called Phase Spiders.Approach the old well in the town square and interact with it until you're given the option to climb down.Head back to the surface and the center of the Blighted Village.To find it, you'll need to do the following: While the Necromancy itself is found in the Baldur's Gate 3 cellar beneath the Blighted Village, the Dark Amethyst is actually somewhere else - though not too far away. The Necromancy of Thay in Baldur's Gate 3 needs a key called the Dark Amethyst, a cursed gemstone that can be placed in the mouth of the book to open it.

Ancient curse glyphs