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Baldur’s Gate 3: Where to Find the Smokepowder Reserve in Grymforge (Philomeen’s Location)

The Smokepowder Reserve is a hidden cache near the Grymforge docks; Philomeen’s Runepowder hideout is reached through a separate concealed passage.
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The Smokepowder Reserve and Philomeen’s hideout are two separate hidden locations in Grymforge. To find Philomeen, start at the docks and follow the concealed passage north. To find the reserve, search the room below and left of the dockside stairs for a hidden wall button; the cache holds two Smokepowder Satchels and a heavy chest.

Where to find the Smokepowder Reserve in Grymforge

  1. From the docks, go to the room below and to the left of the nearby stairs.

  2. Search the dead end until a Perception check reveals a button in the wall. Interact with it to open the concealed room.

  3. Loot the two Smokepowder Satchels and the heavy chest inside.

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This cache is separate from the Runepowder Barrel associated with Philomeen. A hand-drawn map near her campfire marks the reserve, but you do not need to mistake her hideout for the cache itself. [Grymforge area guide]

How to find Philomeen in Grymforge

  1. From the docks, head east and then north toward the duergar handling dead gnomes. The community quest guide places this area around X:-608, Y:407.

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  2. Look near the northern wall for a Perception check that can reveal a button around X:-584, Y:416. Use it to open a concealed passage.

  3. Follow the passage, deal with the Ochre Jellies, climb the stairs, and jump across the rocks near X:-562, Y:427.

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  4. At the door to Philomeen’s hideout, pick the lock with a DC 10 Sleight of Hand check or use the gap in the western wall to get through.

These coordinates and route details come from community game-reference pages, not a first-hand gameplay test. Camera angle and party positioning can affect how useful the coordinates are as navigation cues. [Find Explosives quest guide]

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Philomeen’s hideout and the reserve are different destinations

Location How to reach it What it contains or leads to
Philomeen’s hideout From the docks, find the concealed passage by the duergar handling dead gnomes, then cross the rocky route. A Runepowder encounter. If calmed, Philomeen may offer a Runepowder Vial while keeping the Runepowder Barrel.
Smokepowder Reserve Search the lower room near the dockside stairs for a Perception check that reveals a wall button. Two Smokepowder Satchels and a heavy chest.

The Runepowder Barrel is not part of the Smokepowder Reserve cache. [Philomeen character guide]

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Quest timing can affect whether Philomeen is there

The Find Explosives quest can begin through Brithvar or Lunkbug. Lunkbug and Laridda can explain that Philomeen fled with explosive powder, and successful dialogue may point you toward her likely hiding place. However, resolving the rubble before speaking with Philomeen can make her unavailable in Grymforge; resolving the Nere situation first can also lead to her leaving for Act Three. Quest state affects the encounter, so a marker or conversation may not appear in every save. The reserve is described separately from this encounter. [Find Explosives quest guide] [Philomeen character guide]

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