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When you create your character inBaldur’s Gate 3, you’ll need to pick a background for them. This is your character’s backstory, and different choices you make may inspire you depending on your chosen background. This is incredibly powerful because inspiration allows you to re-roll a d20 if you roll a failure. One of the backgrounds you can choose from is urchin.
An urchin is someone who has picked up a lot of skills from surviving a poor and bleak childhood. That being said,gaining inspiration as an urchin has a lot to do with helping out the oppressed folks of Faerûn and passing Dexterity skill checks. You’ll find several opportunities to do these throughout your journey.
The Urchin Background, Explained
Urchins are described as people with street smarts thanks to a difficult past. This means that this background enjoys proficiency inSleight of HandandStealth. That being said, much of what inspires urchins have to do withgetting away with snatching things off of peopleandhelping kindred spirits.
Act One Sources Of Urchin Inspiration
Much of the opportunities to get inspired as an urchin inAct Oneoccur in theDruid Grove. In general,siding with the tiefling childrenwillinspire an urchinbecause of their past. Other inspiring events involve usingSleight of HandorDeception.
Artful Dodger
Earn Mattis' respect by taking his ring.
When you meet Mattis in the Druid Grove, you needmimic his coin trick successfullyby passing aSleight of Hand check. At the end of your conversation, make sure to return his ring to be inspired.
Born Innocent
Save the owlbear cub from the goblins.
Rescue the owlbear cubfrom the Chicken Chasin' game in the Goblin Camp.
Family Comes First
Encourage Meli totell the truthabout the amulet.
In the Druid Grove, get involved in the argument between Meli and Barth. When prompted, tell Meli to listen to Barth. Afterwards, succeed a Persuasion attempt in getting Meli to confess why he took the ring. After succeeding the Persuasion,press for an answer as to why he stole the ring.
Hero For Hire
Get some coin out of the Zhentarim survivors.
On the Risen Road, aid the zhentarim facing off a horde of gnolls. You’ll need to offer assistance for a price before fighting the gnolls in order to receive inspiration.
Hunger Never Fades
Fill your plate at Raphael’s House of Hope.
When you meet Raphael for the first timechoose to take food from the tablewhen prompted.
Idolatry
Help Mol steal the Idol of Silvanus.
Steal the Idol of Silvanus found in the Druid Grove and hand it over to Mol.WARNING: This will trigger an attack on the tieflings by the druids.
Save Arabella from Kagha and her serpent.
Paying It Forward
Give Mol money to found a guild in Baldur’s Gate.
Talk to Mol in the Tiefling Hideout in Druid Grove.Ask her about the cons they’re doing, then offer toinvest in their venture.
Protect Your Own
Protect the child who took the locket from Barth.
Intervene in the altercation between Meli and Barth in the Druid Grove. When given the option, defend Meli from Barth using Persuasion or Intimidation.
Pyramid Scheme
Convince the ogres to work for youwithout giving them gold.
In the Blighted Village, tell Lump the Enlightened to fight for you instead of the goblins. Then, succeed the Charisma check for the dialogue optionthat doesn’t involve offering them gold.
What Price Dignity?
Steal the toe ringfrom Crusher without getting caught.
Choose to kiss Crusher’s foot,then succeed the Dexterity check to slide the ring off his toe.
You Can’t Take It With You
Loot the dead gnomes in Grymforge before their corpses are thrown into the river.
At the Grymforge entrance,intervene with the duergar throwing dead gnomes into the river.Ask them if they’ve looted them properly, then perform a successful Sleight of Hand to swipe off a ring from one of the corpses.
Act Two Sources Of Urchin Inspiration
More opportunities to earn inspiration as an urchin can be found throughout Act Two. Generally,siding against the Absolute will inspire urchins.
Alley Cats
Meet both the lordly cat and the tadpole-hunting cat.
Speak to His Majesty in Last Light Inn and Steelclaw in the grounds of Moonrise Towers.
Bugging Out
Help Wulbren escape Moonrise.
Locate Wulbren in the Moonrise Towers Prison andhelp him facilitate his escape plan.
Child at Heart
Play both games of hide and seek with Oliver.
Play hide and seek twice with Oliverin the House in Deep Shadows located in the Shadow-Cursed Lands.
Gone Feral
Free the mind-controlled gnolls from their master.
Speak to Linsella in the Moonrise Towers kitchen.Use your parasite to sever her connectionwith the gnolls.
No Peeking!
Block out True Soul Z’rellfrom reading your intentions.
Distract True Soul Z’rell by passing a Charisma check and filling your mind with other thoughts.
Strength in Cowardice
Convince the orthon to spare you, for now…
Help Yurgir escape his contract with Raphael by killing the last Dark Justiciar in the Gauntlet of Shar.
Wary of Strangers
Refuse to drink the spiked wine.
Decline to drink the winethat Jaheira offers in Last Light Inn.
Will Not Be Forgotten
Escape the Oubliette.
Climb out of the Oubliette underneath the Moonrise Towers Prison using a cragged rock.
Act Three Sources Of Urchin Inspiration
There are many inspiring events for urchins in Act Three as well. Many of the occasions require you tohelp out the less fortunate of Baldur’s Gate.
Cunning Code Crackers
Discover thesecret passphraseand enter Avery’s secret workshop.
Use the password Arfur gave you to be granted access to the second floor of Felogyr’s Fireworks.
Finders Keepers
Help the squatters keep their temporary abode.
Side with the refugeesand get them to stay in Arfur’s Mansion in Rivington.
Good Intentions
Help Nina with her ritual.
Pass an Arcana check to help Ninaraise her brother from the deadin the Lower City’s Graveyard.
Part of Life
Convince the coffin maker tomake an exception.
Speak to Ulkov Sully in the Lower City’s Graveyard and convince him to accommodate the request of the grieving couple.
Proper Lodging, Finally
Obtain a room at the Elfsong Tavern.
Speak to the bartender in Elfsong Tavern andget him to give you a room.
Speak to Manip Nestor in Rivington and donate some supplies.
Through Nooks and Crannies
Enter Wyrm’s Rockwithout pass or invitation.
Enter Wyrm’s Rock by finding secret passages you’re able to jump to from Wyrm’s Crossing.
Finding Vanra
Find and free Lora’s abducted child.
Use Hag’s Bane to getAuntie Ethel to vomit up Vanra, then defeat her and return her to her mother.
