Astral Abyss Body Tattoos
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.8% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #200 of 334 Character Customisation mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Happy modathon everyone
I bring you a set of new tattoos, 3 glow tattoos and 20 body tattoos for the theme "Celestial" and 20 for the theme "Shadows".
It was nice to lean into both themes because I like both stars and creepy imagery, so these were right up my street.
These are split up into different files as I always do but there's practically double the amount of files as they're split between "celestial" and "shadows" with only one file containing both sets of tattoos.
Hopefully that's not too confusing, but please read below so you get the right file for your mod set up.
Happy July ❤️
There are two versions of the individual tattoos 1: Shadows 2: Celestials
This version of the mod contains 40 folders, one for each of the tattoos. This is for those of you that only ever use one tattoo at a time.
Typically with Unique Tav only one Body Tattoo is visible/can be installed at a time. This is usually the first tattoo in the Red Channel of the DDS file.
From the "Separated" ZIP you can choose the individual tattoo you would like and drop it into your Data folder.
For the separated versions, download the file, unzip the file, choose the folder of the tattoo number you want and drop the "Generated" folder into your "Data" folder which should look something like this: (disk:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Baldurs Gate 3\Data)
This version contains all 40 tattoos on one DDS. Unique Tav, KAVT NVP or KAVT is needed in order to use the file as it goes in the body tattoo folder of UTAV.
In order to view all 40 you will need to use either Magic Mirror Menu (MMM) or CCEE by rakor. I don't currently know of other mods that show tattoos on all three rgb channels. Tattoos 1-20 are on the Red Channel. Tattoos 21-40 are on the Green Channel.
(There's actually a new tattoo switcher in the works by EvilSnailofDestrucktion, Nzx and rakor, but I can't link it as it's not out yet)
The tattoos in this files are slightly out of order compared to the other files and the attached pictures. This is because when body tattoos overlap on the channels it can cause them to become pixelated and blurry sometimes so to avoid that I shuffled them around a little but they're all there.
These will work with with Kaz's CC tattoo selector however the colours will be off and you'll see more than one tattoo at a time so I wouldn't recommend this version when using the selector.
If you're using one of the merged versions, extract the Zip and drop the "Generated" folder into your "Data" folder which should look something like this:
(disk:\SteamLibrar
Astral Abyss Body Tattoos adds 40 themed body tattoos and 3 glow variants for character customisation. A small but focused cosmetic pack for players who want shadow and star designs. With 18 endorsements and 632 downloads, it's a niche addition for those seeking unique body art.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Decent variety with 40 tattoos plus 3 glow options.
- Recent update (August 2026) shows the author is still active.
- Niche theme that stands out from typical tattoo packs.
⚠️ Cons
- Low endorsement count (18) suggests limited community testing.
- No screenshots or detailed previews in the description.
- May require a mod manager for proper installation, but no instructions provided.
For roleplayers and character creators who want celestial or shadow-themed body art. Skip if you prefer realistic tattoos or need extensive documentation.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check if the mod requires a body replacer or texture mod for compatibility.
- Use a mod manager to easily toggle the tattoos on and off.
- Preview the tattoos in character creation before committing to a design.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Baldurs Gate 3 Mods
- Author
- MadMicky
- Version
- 1
- Downloads
- 632
- Endorsements
- 18
- Category
- Character Customisation
- Created
- 7/6/2026
- Updated
- 8/8/2026
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