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Penny Pincher achievement in Baldur's Gate 3

Penny Pincher

Defeat the Toll Collector without her using gold against you - excellent budgeting.

Penny Pincher-32.0
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How to unlock the Penny Pincher achievement

  • Darth TigoreDarth Tigore
    Locked 14 Dec 2023 14 Dec 2023
    The developers of Baldur’s Gate 3 designed most questlines so that they may be completed in multiple ways. Thus, giving the players more freedom in how they approach situations. This guide represents one method that is confirmed to unlock this achievement.


    When you reach the Tollhouse in Act 2, you will see a large golden figure patrolling the area. Save before interacting with her.

    Then, walk up and talk with the Gerringothe Thorn, Accursed Keeper of Coin.
    • Who are you?
    • If I give you gold, what do I get in return?
    • Toss the creature a gold piece.
    • I don’t hand out so much gold for so little in return.
    At that point, you need to persuade the Toll Collector to reflect on what she has been doing. This can be done with class specific responses like the monk’s: “The happiness gold grants is temporary at best. Do not let your need for gold trap you here.”

    After which, you need to continue helping the collector see what has happened to her with something like “Says who? Seems to me there’s no one her to oversee you.” At which point the collector will destroy herself, unlocking the achievement, and leaving you with your prize.
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  • MGaskellMGaskell
    13 Dec 2023 13 Dec 2023 13 Dec 2023
    The Toll Collector or Gerringothe Thorm can be found in act 2.

    Enter the Toll House (don’t worry the skulls won’t attack you) and on the top floor of the you’ll find The Toll Collector.

    The way I handled this was to allow her to take all of my gold (though I’m not sure if this is necessary), wait for her to walk close to the opening in the wall, save, and then enter turn based mode and use thunder wave to send her flying outside.

    She should either outright die, or be essentially one shot (I had to hit her with an Eldritch blast). If done correctly the achievement should pop.

    The Skulls should disappear when she dies

    There are a few other ways though!

    You can kill the skulls, preferably from stealth, and for each skull killed you’ll weaken her. Kill enough and she’ll be exceptionally weak.

    You could also polymorph her, then kill the skulls.
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