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| description = Golbraith is a human NPC loosely based on a fan of the game.
| description = Golbraith is a human NPC loosely based on a fan of the game.
| image = Golbraith.png}}
| image = Golbraith.png}}
{{Infobox character
{{Infobox creature
| name = Golbraith Stredivas
| name = Golbraith
| full name = Golbraith Stredivas
| class = [[Wizard]]
| class = [[Wizard]]
| subclass = [[Evocation School]]
| subclass = [[Evocation School]]
| image = Golbraith.png
| image = <gallery>
Golbraith.png|In-game
Portrait Golbraith Stredivas.png|Portrait
</gallery>
| race = [[Human]]
| race = [[Human]]
| family = Unnamed son
| family = Unnamed son
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| voice = Ben Crowe
| voice = Ben Crowe
| level = 12
| level = 12
| modules =
{{Infobox statistics
| child = yes
| size = Medium
| size = Medium
| type = Humanoid
| type = [[Humanoid]]
| armour_class = 11
| ac = 11
| hit_points = 135
| hp = 135
| movement_speed_meters = 9
| movement m = 9
| movement_speed_feet = 30
| weight kg = 75
| weight_kg = 75
| weight_lb = 150
| hiddenlevel = 12
| str = 14
| str = 14
| dex = 12
| dex = 12
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| wis = 16
| wis = 16
| cha = 14
| cha = 14
| int_save_proficiency = y
| int save prof = y
| wis_save_proficiency = y
| wis save prof = y
| feature1_name = Opportunity Attack
| passives = Opportunity Attack, Sculpt Spells, Tough, War Caster: Concentration, War Caster: Opportunity Spell
| feature1_description = Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
| athletics = 2
| feature2_name = Sculpt Spells
| acrobatics = 1
| feature2_description = Allies do not take damage from your evocation spells.
| perception = 3
| feature3_name = Tough
| feature3_description = Hit Point maximum increases by 2 for every level you have gained.
| feature4_name = War Caster: Concentration
| feature4_description = Advantage on Saving throws to maintain Concentration on a Spell.
| feature5_name = War Caster: Opportunity Spell
| feature5_description = Use a Reaction to cast Shocking Grasp at a target moving out of melee range.
}}
}}
}}
'''Golbraith Stredivas''' is a [[human]] who can be found on the first floor of [[Golbraith's Cellar|his house]] in the [[Lower City]]. He is loosely based on a fan of ''Baldur's Gate 3'', who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
'''Golbraith Stredivas''' is a [[human]] who can be found on the first floor of [[Golbraith's Cellar|his house]] in the [[Lower City]]. He is loosely based on a fan of ''Baldur's Gate 3'', who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.{{cite web
{{ref|Forum post: Solfaila (2020-10-26). [[https://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=717519 Thanks Larian - Keep it up]]. Larian Studios Forum. [[https://web.archive.org/web/20231126112916/https://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=717519&Searchpage=1&Main=93481&Words=Solfalia Archived]] from the original on 2023-11-26.}}
|work = Forum post
{{ref|Forum post: Solfaila (2023-09-03). [[https://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=890963 Golbraith Stredivas - Thank you Larian]]. Larian Studios Forum. [[https://web.archive.org/web/20231126112736/https://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=890963 Archived]] from the original on 2023-11-26.}}
|author = Solfaila
== Overview ==
|date = 2020-10-26
|url = https://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=717519
|title = Thanks Larian - Keep it up
|publisher = Larian Studios Forum
|accessdate = {{CURRENTDATE}}
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20231126112916/https://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=717519&Searchpage=1&Main=93481&Words=Solfalia
|archivedate = 2023-11-26}}{{cite web
|work = Forum post
|author = Solfaila
|date = 2023-09-03
|url = https://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=890963
|title = Golbraith Stredivas - Thank you Larian
|publisher = Larian Studios Forum
|accessdate = {{CURRENTDATE}}
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20231126112736/https://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=890963
|archivedate = 2023-11-26}}
 
== Background ==
Golbraith is a retired [[mind flayer]] hunter, and leading expert on mind flayers and counter-illithid strategies. He is currently dedicating his time to tracking those that have infiltrated the city, having passed the mantle and illithid-hunting responsibilities down to his son.
Golbraith is a retired [[mind flayer]] hunter, and leading expert on mind flayers and counter-illithid strategies. He is currently dedicating his time to tracking those that have infiltrated the city, having passed the mantle and illithid-hunting responsibilities down to his son.


== Involvement ==
== Involvement ==
Golbraith is found on the first floor of his home, a building north of [[The Blushing Mermaid]] {{coords|-148|-60}}. If the player reassures him that they know how to deal with mind flayers, he will give them a shield originally gifted to him by Abdel Adrian, [[Abdel's Trusted Shield]].{{note|Apparently, Golbraith was a friend of {{FRWiki|Abdel Adrian}}, the canonical identity of Gorion's Ward, the main character of the previous installments of the ''Baldur's Gate'' series. Some details about this can be read about in the book [[Confidant of a Duke]] found on a bookshelf beside Golbraith. However, neither Golbraith nor this shield appear in any previous games.}}
Golbraith is found on the first floor of his home, a building north of [[The Blushing Mermaid]] {{coords|-148|-60}}. If the player reassures him that they know how to deal with mind flayers, he will give them a shield originally gifted to him by Abdel Adrian, {{SmRarityItem|Abdel's Trusted Shield}}.{{ref|Apparently, Golbraith was a friend of {{FRWiki|Abdel Adrian}}, the canonical identity of Gorion's Ward, the main character of the previous installments of the ''Baldur's Gate'' series. Some details about this can be read about in the book {{SmRarityItem|Confidant of a Duke}} found on a bookshelf beside Golbraith. However, neither Golbraith nor this shield appear in any previous games.}} However, if the party tells him ''"You should be out there fighting- not hiding in here!"'' Golbraith will lament his inability to help his son (due to his age) and demand that the party leave his house.


There is also a locked chest on the first floor with some (not-detailed) correspondence between him and his son, and a book inside a chest in the heavily-trapped basement titled [[Confidant of a Duke]], which recounts his first encounter with Abdel on the [[Elfsong Tavern|Elfsong's]] terrace.
There is also a locked chest on the first floor with some (not-detailed) correspondence between him and his son, and a book inside a chest in the heavily-trapped basement titled {{SmRarityItem|Confidant of a Duke}}, which recounts his first encounter with Abdel on the [[Elfsong Tavern|Elfsong's]] terrace.


Golbraith's mail box also has a letter from [[The Lodge]], asking for a consult on illithids, and some fanmail from someone who used his techniques to best an illithid.
Golbraith's mail box also has a letter from [[The Lodge]], asking for a consult on illithids, and some fanmail from someone who used his techniques to best an illithid.


==Notable loot==
==Combat==
=== Attacks and abilities ===
{{Feature box|Blindness}}
{{Feature box|Cone of Cold}}
{{Feature box|Conjure Elemental: Fire Elemental}}
{{Feature box|Disintegrate}}
{{Feature box|Fireball}}
{{Feature box|Ray of Frost}}
{{Feature box|Shield (spell)}}
 
===Loot===
* {{MdRarityItem|Abdel's Trusted Shield}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Abdel's Trusted Shield}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Elixir of Barkskin}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Golbraith's Hatch Key}}
== Authored literature ==
* {{MdRarityItem|Bundle of Letters}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Confidant of a Duke}}
* {{MdRarityItem|On Psionic Manipulations and Countermeasures}}
== Related literature ==
* {{MdRarityItem|Concerning the Future of Baldur's Gate}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Letter of Thanks}}


==Footnotes==
==Notes and references==
{{notelist}}
{{notelist}}
{{reflist|url}}
{{reflist}}


== External links ==
* {{FRWiki|Golbraith Stredivas|long}}


{{Lower City}}
{{Lower City}}

Latest revision as of 07:14, 11 November 2024

Golbraith Stredivas is a human who can be found on the first floor of his house in the Lower City. He is loosely based on a fan of Baldur's Gate 3, who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. [1] [2]

Overview[edit | edit source]

Golbraith is a retired mind flayer hunter, and leading expert on mind flayers and counter-illithid strategies. He is currently dedicating his time to tracking those that have infiltrated the city, having passed the mantle and illithid-hunting responsibilities down to his son.

Involvement[edit | edit source]

Golbraith is found on the first floor of his home, a building north of The Blushing Mermaid X: -148 Y: -60. If the player reassures him that they know how to deal with mind flayers, he will give them a shield originally gifted to him by Abdel Adrian, Abdel's Trusted Shield.[3] However, if the party tells him "You should be out there fighting- not hiding in here!" Golbraith will lament his inability to help his son (due to his age) and demand that the party leave his house.

There is also a locked chest on the first floor with some (not-detailed) correspondence between him and his son, and a book inside a chest in the heavily-trapped basement titled Confidant of a Duke, which recounts his first encounter with Abdel on the Elfsong's terrace.

Golbraith's mail box also has a letter from The Lodge, asking for a consult on illithids, and some fanmail from someone who used his techniques to best an illithid.

Combat[edit | edit source]

Attacks and abilities[edit | edit source]

Blindness.webp
Blindness Blindness ()
Limit a foe's sight range. It is easier to hit, and the creature will miss more often. Attack rolls against it have Advantage Icon.png Advantage and the foe attacks with Disadvantage Icon.png Disadvantage.
CON Save
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Cone of Cold.webp
Cone of Cold Cone of Cold ()
D8 Cold.png 8d8 (8~64) Damage TypesCold

Make a flurry of frost, crisp air, and condensed snow crystals erupt from your hands.

CON Save
 Range: Self
AoE: 9 m / 30 ft (Cone)
Conjure Elemental Fire Elemental.webp
Conjure Elemental: Fire Elemental Conjure Elemental: Fire Elemental ()
The fire elemental can use Smouldering Touch Smouldering Touch, Erupting Cinder Erupting Cinder, and can make your foes Burn Burn.
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Disintegrate.webp
Disintegrate Disintegrate ()
D6 Force.png 10d6 + 40 (50~100) Damage TypesForce

Shoot a thin green ray from your finger. If the spell reduces the target to 0 hit points, it disintegrates into a crumbly ash.

DEX Save
 Range: 9 m / 30 ft
Fireball.webp
Fireball Fireball ()
D6 Fire.png 8d6 (8~48) Damage TypesFire

Shoot a bright flame from your fingers that explodes upon contact, torching everything in the vicinity for 8d6Damage TypesFire damage.

DEX Save
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
AoE: 4 m / 13 ft (Radius)
Ray of Frost.webp
Ray of Frost Ray of Frost ()
D8 Cold.png 1d8 (1~8) Damage TypesCold

Reduces the target's Movement Speed by 3 m / 10 ft.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Shield spell.webp
Shield Shield ()
When you are about to be hit by an enemy, use your Reaction to increase your Armour Class Armour Class by 5. You also take no damage from Magic Missile Magic Missile. These effects last until the start of your next turn.
 Range: Self

Loot[edit | edit source]

Authored literature[edit | edit source]

Related literature[edit | edit source]

Notes and references[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Forum post: Solfaila (2020-10-26). [Thanks Larian - Keep it up]. Larian Studios Forum. [Archived] from the original on 2023-11-26.
  2. ↑ Forum post: Solfaila (2023-09-03). [Golbraith Stredivas - Thank you Larian]. Larian Studios Forum. [Archived] from the original on 2023-11-26.
  3. ↑ Apparently, Golbraith was a friend of Abdel Adrian, the canonical identity of Gorion's Ward, the main character of the previous installments of the Baldur's Gate series. Some details about this can be read about in the book Confidant of a Duke found on a bookshelf beside Golbraith. However, neither Golbraith nor this shield appear in any previous games.

External links[edit | edit source]

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