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Right past the first chunk of mithral ore (after the animated armor), there's a perception check that I just can't make. I tried enhance ability, guidance, and several reloads, but can't do it. Does anybody know what it's for?

could be a chest or the mephit ambush... also perception is one of Astarion skills so go get him and come back to take another look

On early level, Astarion and Shadowheart both have +3 in Perception. Astarion has proficiency bonus (+2 until Level 5) and +1 Wisdom. Shadowheart has +3 Wisdom.
However, after the ASI at Level 4, since Shadowheart is a Cleric (class that uses Wisdom to cast), Shadowheart could have +4 Perception (while Astarion is still at +3 total).


In addition to what you've listed, try and take your character(s) with the highest Perception skill (not Wyll or Gale) in priority.
Every characters get to roll the dice I believe. So sometimes, I would go to camp and switch companions. It was sometimes quicker then reloading OO
I don't have any better advice than that, I'm afraid 😅
Good luck (literally)!

I figure it's a chest - it's the first ore chunk, not the one with the mephits. I reloaded six times and used all of my party each time, including Astarion with guidance and Shadowheart with guidance and enhance ability. Maybe if I get bored I'll go back to the save and try again.

thanks...that's interesting

you need to roll a 23 to pass this check. It is a chest. Not sure why it is so high since the loot isn't [/I]that[i] good.

I believe for the chests you can stand on the spot, right click a Shovel and dig without being able to see the exact location. Might need a few tries to locate the chest exactly, but I've done this in my most recent playthrough for checks I failed.

I found out through digging randomly, it's the scroll of blinking

Reminder: If you have the Summon Scratch ability, bring the dog along! Scratch has a Scratch and Sniff ability that will point you at buried chests. You can dig even if you fail the survival/perception check, just dig a few feet in front of where he points until you find the chest.