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About this mod
First mod to add encounters to Act 3. Only mod to add Lair Actions to the game. Adds polished undead map encounters across all acts, including new loot and creatures. Some are bosses, some are friendly, all are prone to bone.
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Valkrana's Undead Encounters
When Valkrana, the multiverse's most awkward necromancer, dropped by your corner of Realmspace,
she left some skeletons behind... as a treat. Adds undead encounters scattered across all acts.
When Valkrana, the multiverse's most awkward necromancer, dropped by your corner of Realmspace,
she left some skeletons behind... as a treat. Adds undead encounters scattered across all acts.
The goal of this mod is to supplement existing encounters—vanilla or modded—while avoiding inundating the player with undeath or flooding the map with encounters. Includes allied, neutral, and hostile mobs with custom appearances and stats, and fully-developed bosses—replete with both Legendary Actions and Lair Actions—that drop new weapons and other magical items. Full encounter list further down.
Act 1
Boss — Anna the Potion Seller
Thousand-Armed Outlander
Special Ability: Quick Bomber
Legendary Action: Unstable Concoctions
Drops the Philosopher's Mitts and her potion stock.
Act 1 also includes
One friendly encounter
One neutral encounter
Two new combat encounters
Act 2
Boss — Yara the Planar Bladesinger
Valkrana's Final Apprentice
Special Ability: Bladesong, Planar Warrior
Legendary Action: Distinction in Applied Necromantics
Drops the Glaive of the Planar Bladesinger.
Act 2 also includes
One friendly encounter
One neutral encounter
One faction-dependent encounter
Act 3
Boss — Gilded Skeleton
Guardian of the Vault
Special Ability: Golden Hour
Legendary Action: Death Toll
Drops the Gilded Stamp Seal, Limited Edition Bone, and valuables.
Boss — Countess Mao Miraquinal
Shadow Lieutenant of the 0th Bunker
Special Ability: Simulacrum Contingency
Legendary Action: Ascendant Charm
Lair Action: Dire Sanguinolence
Lair Action: Inter in Shadows
Lair Action: Forced Shadowwalk
Drops the Veilkin Claw and scrolls from the illusion and enchantment schools.
Act 3 also includes
Two new combat encounters
Three friendly encounters
Boss — Anna the Potion Seller
Thousand-Armed Outlander
Special Ability: Quick Bomber
Legendary Action: Unstable Concoctions
Drops the Philosopher's Mitts and her potion stock.
Act 1 also includes
One friendly encounter
One neutral encounter
Two new combat encounters
Act 2
Boss — Yara the Planar Bladesinger
Valkrana's Final Apprentice
Special Ability: Bladesong, Planar Warrior
Legendary Action: Distinction in Applied Necromantics
Drops the Glaive of the Planar Bladesinger.
Act 2 also includes
One friendly encounter
One neutral encounter
One faction-dependent encounter
Act 3
Boss — Gilded Skeleton
Guardian of the Vault
Special Ability: Golden Hour
Legendary Action: Death Toll
Drops the Gilded Stamp Seal, Limited Edition Bone, and valuables.
Boss — Countess Mao Miraquinal
Shadow Lieutenant of the 0th Bunker
Special Ability: Simulacrum Contingency
Legendary Action: Ascendant Charm
Lair Action: Dire Sanguinolence
Lair Action: Inter in Shadows
Lair Action: Forced Shadowwalk
Drops the Veilkin Claw and scrolls from the illusion and enchantment schools.
Act 3 also includes
Two new combat encounters
Three friendly encounters
Notes
- Almost all mobs have custom appearances that you haven't seen anywhere else in the game.
- Bosses are full-featured, and Mao even has Lair Actions—a 5e feature not yet seen in BG3.
- Friendly and neutral encounters could end up joining your party if you play your cards right.
- Non-boss mobs don't award XP. If you want them to yield XP, download the optional XP Enabled mod when you grab Valkrana's Skeleton Crew.
- Should be safe to add to existing saves.
- A couple combat encounters only appear in the place of certain defeated humanoid encounters.
- Bosses will talk to you a few times during fights.
Requirements
Requires Script Extender, and Valkrana's Skeleton Crew as a library. If you don't want VSCrew functionality, use the Feat version of that mod. The Gilded Skeleton boss's Limited Edition Bone item includes a spell from Valkrana's Spellbook. The other features of that item will work fine without VS, but that spell won't be functional.
Full Encounter List
Spoiler:
Act One
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Act One
- Wilderness, Chapel Ruins — One long rest after defeating the adventuring party here. You'll find them reanimated as a skeletal adventuring party.
- Wilderness, Blighted Village blacksmith [belowground] — Skeletal adventuring party here.
- Wilderness, Whispering Depths — Neutral skeleton in need of aid. Escort to Moonrise for quest.
- Underdark, Festering Cove, northern dirt mound — Friendly skeleton.
- Underdark, Arcane Tower, Ground Floor — ANNA THE POTION SELLER boss fight here. Drops the Philosopher's Mitts and Elixir of Many Surges.
- Gauntlet of Shar, broken mirror — YARA THE PLANAR BLADESINGER boss fight here. Drops the Glaive of the Planar Bladesinger.
- Shadow-Cursed Lands, dirt mound north of morgue entrance — Friendly skeleton.
- Shadow-Cursed Lands, Stonemasons — Neutral skeleton in need of aid. Escort to Moonrise for quest.
- Shadow-Cursed Lands, Moonrise Tower — Faction-dependent skeletons just chilling. v1.04: Challenge yourself by escorting the "Stonemasons" and "Whispering Depths" skeletons here to complete their quest and earn your reward.
- Rivington, grave behind the Open Hand temple — Friendly skeleton.
- Baldur's Gate, Sewers — One long rest after defeating the Bhaalist firing squad. You'll find them reanimated as skeletons with class archetypes.
- Baldur's Gate, Counting House, Vaults — GILDED SKELETON boss fight here. Drops gold, valuables, Valkrana's Limited Edition Bone amulet, and the Gilded Stamp Seal maul.
- Baldur's Gate, Graveyard, Grand Mausoleum — Oathbreaker fight here.
- Baldur's Gate, Graveyard, southeast grave — Friendly skeleton.
- Baldur's Gate, Heapside Strand, coords x: 80 y: 140 — Friendly skeleton.
- Baldur's Gate, Szarr Palace, Attic — COUNTESS MAO MIRAQUINAL boss fight here. Do not fight unprepared. Drops Veilkin Claw and scrolls.
Compatibility
Encounters Overhaul — made while referencing maps to avoid conflicts. Should be compatible as far as I know.
Trials of Tav v1.6.1 or higher — Undead Encounters bosses added to spawn pools.
General Load Order
5e Spells
Valkrana's Spellbook
The Gunslingers
Undead Soul
Command Undead
DreadOverlord
DreadOverlord Add-On for Animate Dead Plus Plus
Path of Undeath
Animate Dead++
Tombstone Undead
Valkrana's Skeleton Crew Feat
Valkrana's Skeleton Crew
Valkrana's Undead Encounters
Valkrana's Skeletal Challenge
Valkrana's Limited Edition Bone
Valkrana's Skeleton Emporium
Control Undead Complete
Trials of Tav
Absolute WrathConsole Commands
Use these debug commands in Script Extender console sparingly and at your discretion as they can have unforeseen consequences.
!vue_reset will cause all VUE spawns to be repopulated upon leaving and loading into a level. Won't always clear active spawns.
!vue_clearfollowers will remove all living undead followers.
!vue_cleardeadfollowers will remove all dead undead followers.
Loot MapKeys
UUIDs for boss loot items.
"e04d69a6-9085-45e5-a794-fabba0620fac" -- Philosopher's Mitts
"60f9f10d-aeb9-4e2a-ba83-c76856405316" -- Elixir of Many Surges
"8b221407-8790-41d6-bcaf-dae8f0e83940" -- Glaive of the Planar Bladesinger
"f4e801da-3b56-4103-bde4-b0a27ba57b20" -- Gilded Stamp Seal
"20e123b0-f419-4842-b572-629d0f208bb3" -- Limited Edition Bone
"ab2c7192-db6d-4b67-8be5-c3302fdf4638" -- Veilkin ClawAnd now an ad break for a mod that works well with this one.
Absolute Wrath 2.0: Undead Rising Collaboration!
As both an infomonger and Ilyana's security detail, Valkrana rates intel the most valuable commodity. What better way to control it than to dominate the minds of those around you? Enter Absolute Wrath 2.0: Undead Rising. For the uninitiated, the Absolute Wrath mod reanimates your combat experience through intelligent application of its nearly 2000 affixes. Essentially, enemies receive semi-random enhancements based on characteristics like class, race, and other traits.
You may have already encountered the advanced skeleton archetypes released in Valkrana's Skeleton Crew 1.09. Well, these were preparations made for a thrilling new collaboration with Grimpreacher. In Undead Rising, Absolute Wrath adds a horde of new affixes that focus on livening up the creature types you'll see in Valkrana's Skeletal Challenge and Undead Encounters. Some of which have even been inspired in part by Valkrana's nature, tactics, or history! Bones alive! So whether you've accepted the Skeletal Challenge or simply wish to breathe new undeath into the Shadow-Cursed Lands, do yourself a favor and grab this latest update to AW.
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"Difficulty, Immersion, Quality" Collection
One of several "Valkrana's" series mods in this bonafide killer collection by BaldursGoonsack. Pry open a casket and crack open a brewski.
Valkrana's Spellbook — 13 new signature necromancy spells, plus more undead options.
Valkrana's Skeleton Crew — Get your very own random skeletal pal at the start of combat.
Valkrana's Limited Edition Bone — Fantastic necromancer item! Highly-reviewed by those inured to undeath!
Valkrana's Skeleton Emporium — Over 50 new Animate Dead creatures.
Valkrana's Skeletal Challenge — Difficulty mod that adds random undead enemies.
Valkrana's Undead Encounters — Adds undead map encounters across all acts.
Valkrana's Undead Champion — Equippable undead warrior with its own inventory.
Animate Dead++ — More, better, fixed necromancy.
Command Undead — School of Necromancy subclass capstone.
Control Undead Complete — Full implementation of the Oathbreaker ability.
Valkrana Companion NPC — [BG2] Add Valkrana to your Baldur's Gate 2 party!