Where to identify?

Claudius · Post by **Claudius** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 8:01 pm

I found a place to identify armor so far, but I need to identify other items now. Any ideas?

doady · Post by **doady** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 1:18 am

Temples can identify any item for 100gp. The major shops can usually identify at least some items, if not all.

Your mage can identify items if they have memorized.

Darth Gavinius · Post by **Darth Gavinius** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 1:30 am

I have been replaying BG-TUTU and used the tweak that makes getting items identified harder - the only person so far who can identify everything for 100 gp is the Wizard in High Hedge. Identity scrolls are a rare find and it is best to keep at least one mage/bard with identify in their spellbook.

Once inside Baldur's Gate you should find more people who can identify things for you.

Curry · Post by **Curry** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 3:28 pm

You don't have to identify items to use them though.

Darth Gavinius · Post by **Darth Gavinius** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 2:30 am

That is true, but Baldur's Gate has a lot of cursed items and scrolls - can be quite unforgiving to those that don't know any better!

Claudius · Post by **Claudius** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 3:10 am

Yes I had the gauntlets of fumbling in my inventory. I had identified with imoen, but anyhow. I was saving the gauntlet in case I could sell it for more than one gold somewhere. Then I found the guantlet of archery and put the wrong one on.

Good thing for the remove curse spell.

wise grimwald · Post by **wise grimwald** » Tue Aug 09, 2011 1:57 am

Curry wrote:You don't have to identify items to use them though.

To use wands, you need to identify them. You are correct about other items though.

As some cursed items, particularly in mods, can look the same as a good item, it is worth identifying before use.

There are shops at the carnival where identifying is cheaper than 100gp.