Complete Act 1 Checklist BG3

Giving you step by step guide to the most important parts of Act 1 - companions, quest t, permanent bonuses, and the best gear.

Things to Do in Act 1

The most important things to do in Act 1 are recruit companions, find quality gear, and unlock permanent bonuses. Furthermore, you should initiate certain story threads/quests that will have significant follow-ups in the later game.

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Baldur’s Gate 3 Act 1 Major Locations List:

• Ravaged Beach: Companion recruiting
  
• Dank Crypt: Unlock Withers
  
• Emerald Grove: Vendors and the main story
  
• Blighted Village: Apothecary entrance, side quest
  
• Whispering Depths: Spider boss, entrance to Underdark
  
• Goblin Camp: Main story, vendor, and gear
  
• Shattered Sanctum: Permanent bonuses, potential companion
  
• Sunlit Wetlands/Putrid Bog: Auntie Ethel, permanent bonus, side quest
  
• Underdark: Vendors, main story, side quests, travel point to Grymforge
  
• Grymforge/Adamantine Forge: Best Armour in Act 1
  
• Crèche Y’llek: Legendary Weapon, vendors, permanent bonus

Ravaged Beach
Once you recover on the Ravaged Beach, the most important step will be finding your future companions. Be careful, as although some will give you more than one chance to recruit them, you can also fail at this.

Daughter of Darkness: If you rescued Shadowheart on the ship you’ll find her first on the beach. Her personal story quest, as well as the specific gear you can get for her in Acts 2 and 3 make her worth the effort.

The Githyanki Warrior: You’ll find **Lae’**zel farther to the north, embarrassingly caught in a trap set by a couple of Tieflings. Side with Lae’zel here and when you free her, she will join you.

The Wizard of Waterdeep: You’ll find Gale embarrassingly caught in a waypoint, and he’s hoping for someone to give him a handout. Do so, and he’ll join your group readily.

The Pale Elf: Astarion is located over on the west side of the crashed nautiloid, and he’s the sort that acts first and asks questions later. A significant choice in Act 3 can give him a power boost, but it comes at a cost.

Dank Crypt
You can find the ruins just north of the crashed nautiloid, and the most important thing to do here is to find an NPC named Withers.

Quests
Explore the Ruins
Book of Dead Gods
Soul Coins

Gear
Amulet of Lost Voices
The Watcher’s Guide

Emerald Grove
The Druid’s Grove plays a pivotal role in the Act 1 story and you'll also have another companion to recruit and important NPCs to meet for the first time.

Companions
The Blade of Frontiers: You may recognize Wyll, as he just assisted with the fight against the goblins at the gate.

Quests
Save the Refugees
The Hellion’s Heart
Strange Ox
Save the Goblin Sazza
Investigate Kagha
Volo
Nettie
Mirkon and Harpies

Gear
Hunting Shortbow
Safeguard Shield
Gloves of Missile Snaring
Rain Dancer
Ring of Flinging
Spellthief

Forest
The Forest in our Baldur’s Gate 3 Act 1 Checklist is a small section of the map where you can find a couple of potential animal companions, a very helpful necklace, and also pick up another tadpole.

Quests
Owlbear Cub
Scratch
Edowin’s Tadpole

Gear
Silver Pendant
Moondrop Pendant

Blighted Village
The Blighted Village has a lot going on, with resident goblins lying in wait to ambush you before you can get a chance to search the Apothecary, Blacksmith Forge, and Whispering Depths found inside.

Quests
Finish the Masterwork Weapon
Lump the Enlightened
Rescue the Gnome
Search the Cellar

Gear
Haste Helm
Speedy Lightfeet
Warped Headband of Intellect
Bracers of Defense

Permanent Bonuses
Shovel Summon

Necromancy of Thay

Whispering Depths
The Whispering Depths in our Baldur’s Gate 3 Act 1 Checklist is an underground cave area filled with spiders, but you’ll want to come down here for a gear piece and an important item.

Quests
Underdark Entrance
Spider Matriarch

Gear
Spiderstep Boots
Poisoner’s Robe

Permanent Bonuses
Dark Amethyst

The Risen Road
The Risen Road is an area directly north of the Blighted Village, and here you will find another potential companion.

Quests
Hunt the Devil
Toll House
Find the Missing Shipment
Zhentarim Basement Password

Gear
Sword of Justice
Gloves of Heroism
Speedy Reply
Smuggler’s Ring

Companions
Our Fiery Friend: The Risen Road is where you will find the Tiefling Karlach, the supposed ‘devil’ that Wyll is hunting and whom Anders also sent you to kill.

Waukeen’s Rest
Waukeen’s Rest is found to the west of the Risen Road and you’ll want to initially bring Wyll along for a story quest related directly to his past.

Quests
Rescue the Grand Duke
Free Benryn
Zhentarim Basement

Gear
Hamarhraft

The Sparky Points**,** The Joltshooter**, or** The Spellsparkler

Zhentarim Basement
The Zhentarim Hideout is in a surprisingly large cave, and you can find/purchase a variety of good gear if you played your cards right back at the cave along the Risen Road.

Quests
Find the Missing Shipment
Free the Artist

Gear
Titanstring Bow
Harold
The Jolty Vest
Giantbreaker
Gloves of Hail of Thorns
Rupturing Blade

Mountain Pass
Encounter a group of Githyanki and discover a path to the Creche and Act 2.

Quests
Githyanki

Gear
Silver Sword of the Astral Plane

Goblin Camp
The Goblin Camp is a major part of the Act 1 storyline, and leads directly into the Shattered Sanctum.

Quest
Grat the Trader
Volo
Owlbear Cub
Crusher
Poison the Goblins

Gear
Gloves of Archery
Boots of Aid and Comfort
Hide Armour +2
Glowing Shield
Crusher’s Ring

Shattered Sanctum
Next is the Shattered Sanctum, where the leaders of the Goblin horde reside. Inside you’ll find two potential companions, a couple of permanent bonuses, new NPCs, and some good gear.

Quests
Roah Moonglow
Liam
Abdirak
Volo
Priestess Gut
Defiled Temple
Dror Ragzlin
Minthara

Gear
Bow of Awareness
Amulet of Misty Step
Hunter’s Dagger
Gloves of the Growling Underdog
Absolute’s Warboard
Blazer of Benevolence

Permanent Bonuses
Brand Of The Absolute
Loviatar’s Love

Companions
Decide Minthara’s Fate
Defeat the Goblins (Find Halsin)

Sunlit Wetlands
There are several noxious secrets to uncover in this seemingly beautiful, sunny area to the south of the Act 1 map.

Quests
Kagha Letter
Gandrel
Auntie Ethel
Save Mayrina

Gear
Staff of Crones
The Sparkle Hands
Wood Woad Shield
Corellon’s Grace

Permanent Bonuses
Paid The Price
Auntie Ethel’s Hair

Underdark
The Underdark is a large underground area below the main overland Act 1 map, and there are four different ways to enter.

Gear
Bloodguzzler Garb
Phalar Aluve

Permanent Bonuses
Boooal’s Blessing

Ebonlake Grotto
Ebonlake Grotto is an area of the Underdark that is home to the Myconid Colony, a community of humanoid mushrooms that serves as one of the quest and equipment hubs underground.

Quests
Find the Missing Boots
Defeat the Duergar Intruders
Sovereign Glut

Traders
Blurg
Help Omeluum Investigate the Parasite
Derryth Bonecloak

Gear
Boots of Speed
Shadow of Menzoberranzan
Melf’s First Staff
Circlet of Blasting
Caustic Band
Cinder Shoes
Boots of Genial Striding
Psychic Spark
Sunwalker’s Gift
Amulet of Restoration
Gloves of Hail of Thorn

Permanent Bonuses
Survival Instinct

Selunite Outpost
While you won’t find any NPCs, traders, or quests here you’ll still want to swing by and grab several very good gear items.

Gear
Luminous Armour
Helmet of Smiting
Blast Pendant
Drow Studded Leather Armour

Arcane Tower
The Arcane Tower is located in the southwestern corner of the Underdark map, and this mysterious place holds a lot of secrets and also some great loot.

Quest
Investigate the Parasite

Gear
Club of Hill Giant Strength
Staff of Arcane Blessing
The Sparkswall
Light of Creation

Grymforge
Grymforge is an essential area all players should visit because of all the additional NPCs, quests, and powerful new gear you can find.

Quests
Corsair Greymon
Free True Soul Nere
Philomeen
Sergeant Thrinn

Crafting Items
Various Weapon and Armour Mould

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