The Paws of the Cheetah, also known as Boots of Speed, are a pair of magical boots that increase the movement speed of the wearer, making these boots excellent for scouts, and avoiding slowing effects.
These boots are available in all official Baldur's Gate games and editions, except Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear.
Description[]
| “ | Boots of Speed: 'The Paws of the Cheetah'. These enchanted boots were once the property of a deadly assassin fond of chasing down prey. He moved with such speed that his target often didn't have the opportunity to respond, even on horseback. Over time the assassin's fame spread, and though his name was never known, all knew to fear the last words heard by his victims: you can hide, but you cannot run!. | ” |
Gameplay[]
In the original edition of Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, the boots put the wearer under a permanent Weak Haste effect.
In Enhanced Editions, they modify base movement speed to 200% instead.
A player character with these boots equipped will have an icon displayed on their portrait (No. 195) "Increased Movement Rate".
Normal player character movement speed is 9, so while wearing these boots it is boosted to 18.
When these boots are worn and a Haste effect is applied to the wearer, the movement rate will be boosted to 400% of normal.
When these boots are worn with Edventar's Gift also equipped, the boots will not increase the speed to the wearer.
Locations[]
Baldur's Gate[]
Dropped by[]
- Drasus - Cloakwood Mines
- Lothander - After dealing with his quest in Baldur's Gate, you can safely kill him and take his boots, if you can catch him.
The Black Pits[]
Sold by[]
- Elan Garaq from "Tier 2" (×3)
Siege of Dragonspear[]
- Bring the Boot and a Half of Speed to Hoach Randymonk in Bridgefort and ask him to repair them. This will take a day.
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn[]
Dropped by[]
- Bounty Hunter (Planar Prison Thief)
- Mithral Token Machine - Spellhold
- Renal Bloodscalp
Unstealable item
This icon indicates an item that cannot be stolen., Shadow Thief Guildhall
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal[]
Dropped by[]
Sold by[]
Trivia[]
- Despite relating to the extraordinary speed of cheetahs (up to 70 mph), "The Paws of the Cheetah" may also read as "The Paws of the Cheater".
Gallery[]
External Links[]
- Paws of the Cheetah on the Forgotten Realms Wiki, a wiki for the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting Forgotten Realms.
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Wiki Boots of Speed (Magic Boots)