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Cheese's Fandom Hell [Spoilers, probably]

March 29, 2016, 3:09 am
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Heyo, my dear fellow Forumitians.

In this thread, I am just gonna share all that neat Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale and Dungeons and Dragons related stuff I find across the webs and feel like you guys would enjoy as well and doesn't fit into the meme thread :P
So, mostly fanart, jokes, maybe some videos, who knows!

Feel free to share your own finds as well of course (and for the love of Bhaal, properly source it).

So yeah, enjoy fandom hell with me!

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Let's start off slow.

Here is a sexy old ad for BG:
Source: f***yeahbaldursgate
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Some gorgous BG ladies by artist nklerwjrejhshaasl (weird name tho, might be fake?)
F.l.t.r.: Imoen, Neera & Jaheira
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And last but not least, this adorable request art of Montaron and Alora celebimber drew for me <3
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Your favorite quote (Spoilers)

June 16, 2012, 12:08 pm
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I'm sure we all agree Baldur's Gate is loaded with highly memorable quotes. Which one is your favorite?


"A cutthroat in every alley, but I’ll not let them take us alive!" As remarked in urban environments by my favorite bats**t insane necromancer in world, Xzar:3

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[BG2 Spoiler] Ever wondered what Irenicus was like *before* ...?

April 10, 2016, 5:39 am
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When will Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear be released?

April 10, 2016, 8:05 am
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Hello!

When will Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear? What is the expansion? What does the expansion pack contain? Follow ups from the original BG1 or another follow-up form BG2 aswell? :)

Regards!
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Custom NPC Portraits Masterthread [Spoilers, obviously]

November 23, 2015, 6:04 pm
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Hello everyone :)

First of all, I am aware, that there already exist some threads about custom NPC portraits but I found them all to be rather confusing, so here is my attempt to make a proper masterthread where everyone can easily find whatever portrait(s) they want to use for their game.

This thread is under constant construction!
That's why I highly encourage you to post your own works and finds here (don't forget to source), so that I can add them to the startpost. So check back once in a while, in case there may be the perfect portrait you have always been looking for ;)

Here are a few highly subjective* "quality ensurance" guidelines:
1. The portraits shouldn't clash too much with the in-game art styles (i.e. too cartoony, cell-shading, b/w, etc.)
--- Exception: Complete packs with portraits for most/all NPC companions
2. No simple "facelifts" (meaning that they are only mildly photoshopped versions of the official ones; it would be nice though if someone else could make a different masterthread for these)
3. No obvious "facesteals" (i.e. popular actors, characters from other media, etc.) and joke portraits
4. They should resemble the original designs to at least some degree (i.e. don't just suggest any random drow portrait for Viconia)
*that means that there are almost certainly going to be folks who will disagree with my decisions on wether an image goes into the gallery or not

Depending on how this thread goes, I might sharpen or lighten the guidelines on the go.



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I think it's apparent which characters got the most dedicated fans ;)
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More diverse views on Zhents, please!

April 10, 2016, 7:52 am
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It is time the prejudiced views of the Zhentarim are challenged. We are given archetypical Zhent NPCs in the games, one abusive and rude and the other mentally disturbed, and I think it is time the negative generalization about Zhents face opposition from true warriors of social zhentarim justice.
I mean, it's not THEIR fault that the Zhents are associated with hatred, tyrrany and fear just because their main deity is (it also unfair against Bane, he of course has redeeming qualities like every person does!).
It's so biased; in BG2 we are given the impression that harpers are good guys. But then they turn on you.
What if it is the Zhents who actually are the good guys?
We need to battle this view of the Zhents as agents of evil just because they e.g. deal in slaves and time and time again try to gain control of the Dalelands. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. The Dalelanders should learn to live in peace with their neighbors.

(yes, this is sarcasm)
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The Knights Who Say "Coo"

April 10, 2016, 8:52 am
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Ioun Stone Nerf :(

April 9, 2016, 7:09 pm
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Now that Ioun stones no longer provide crit protection how are non-armour wearing classes supposed to protect themselves? This seems like an unfair nerf to classes that are already fragile. My kensai/mage is especially unhappy about this and demands blood! And yes I know this is the same mechanic used in IWD, but IWD is rubbish and I'd rather the Baldur's Gate:EE series didn't emulate it. *sulks*
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powergaming party (BG2 TOB,NPC and multiplayer)

April 15, 2013, 4:41 pm
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What is the most powergaming party that you can think of?

two different groups of posts
1) multiplayer created party by player. What classes/races (and items)
2) charname + npc's. What npc's
-this is not 1 vs 2 but creating 2 different threads for 1 purpose is silly
-bg2 tob exp limit
-no mods

and why is this the most powergaming?


for example
F/M/T half-elf - like kensai mage but +100dmg with backstab
Kensai13/Mage - i think everyone know why kensai/mage
cleric/specjalist mage - healer who is almost immortal
mage slayer13/mage - antimage
edwin - most spells

npc's
F/M/T op op
sarevok dualed to mage op
edwin - op op op
aerie - op multi
keldorn - op dispell
Cernd - SS f yeah

like you can see I prefer magic :)
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You know you're playing too much Baldur's Gate when...

March 6, 2014, 9:13 pm
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1. You complain to your family about having to live in "such a pissant town"
2. You search for objects at the base of every tree you see.
3. You walk into a complete stranger's house and start rummaging through his drawers.
4. You go into your basement to kill spiders.
5. You buy an Irish wolfhound and name him 'Ruffie'.
6. You tell your boss, "I don't like the way this company is working out. Perhaps better leadership would help."
7. You try to pawn severed heads.
8. All your friends have green circles around their feet.
9. You have a collection of odd-looking sticks which you believe contain magic, but haven't been identified yet.
10. On your resume, your education is listed as 'lore'
11. You demand discounts on the grounds that you are a hero for getting a cat out of a tree.
12. You rest for exactly 8 hours every night.
13. You refer to your luxury car as an 'automobile +1'
14. You divorce your wife for 'incompatible alignments'
15. You find a ring and carry it with you for your entire life in the hopes
that you will meet the person to whom it belongs and return it.
16. You've been wearing a cloak around the office lately.
17. You scan every square inch of the ground looking for hidden objects when on the way to the store.
18. Your wife says, "Something smells. Have you been hanging around in the sewer again?"
19. You're fired from your job for 'laying hands' on the other employees.
20. You are deathly afraid to kiss women you meet at the beach, especially ones with bluish skin.
21. You have nightmares about your 4th grade teacher screaming, "You WILL Learn!!!"
22. You have bite marks all over you from trying to charm squirrels.
23. Your playing sessions end when you say, "Ooops" as you notice the sun coming in the window.
24. You now hesitate or are paranoid about putting on a belt.
25. When you leave your house and want to get back in you need to give a book worth 50 USD.
26. When you're going to the basement you refer to "The Naskel mines."
27. You feel like being controlled by an omnipresent authority figure.
28. Your boss gives you a new assignment and you reply disdainfully, "A waste of my talent..."
29. You order a large steak in a resturaunt, then grab your knife and cry out "My blade will cut you down to size!"
30. Everytime you see a huskie you cry "vampire wolf!" and run.
31. You are trying to change your appearance, but you cant find the "customize" button any where.
32. You buy a hamster for the sole purpose of naming it Boo.
33. When it starts to snow/rain/thunder&lightning out, you complain that you can't find the gameplay menu to disable weather.
34. When something catches the corner of your eyes and you frantically try to hit the .
35. Everytime you dream you wonder why you didn't get a special ability.
36. You start talking to chickens to see if they can talk.
37. You leave a friend at the mall and, upon returning there the next day on another errand, are confused and annoyed he isn't standing right where you left him waiting for you.
38. On your way to school/work you get waylaid by enemies and have to defend yourself.
39. You stand up in the middle of a meeting and start yelling "Less talk and more fight".
40. You are in your car looking at a street map and you can't figure out where to go, because no other sections are highlighted.
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If it Aint Broke Don't Fix it. (2.0 Char Sheets)

April 10, 2016, 10:51 am
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Title says it all. The new character sheets are a disjointed mess. It's no longer possible to get an at a glance look at your characters. This boggles the mind, as in the last build the character sheets were just about perfect. I honestly find it easier now to go to the inventory screen to get the info I'm usually looking for. I wont even start on that tiny little box you put in for active character effects other than to say it's horrendously designed.

Not only that, but now one must dig through more screens with more clicks and more tedium to get LESS information. Yep, that's right, less info. Weapon style bonuses (at least for 2 handed) are no longer displayed any ware. I may have missed it, but believe me when I say I looked real hard before coming here to post. The only useful info I have found to be added is now your mages can see what the max spell level they can comprehend is and the max number of spells per spell level they may have in their spell books. I still have the original manuals that came with the original games, but I can see some people getting at least some use out of this info.

If you were going to spend time and resources overhauling the character sheets instead of using that time and those resources adding something that actually enhances the experience then why not add information that actually matters? Best idea I have is effects of reputation on your party. As I already stated, I have the original manuals and this is by far the info I go to the books for most often. It's very useful information and totally worth adding to the character sheet, at least for the protagonist.

I know somebody put time and effort into this and the nice guy in me feels bad tearing it down, but I want this game to be the best it can possibly be. I sure wouldn't spend my valuable free time giving this type of feedback if I didn't.

Thanks for listening, and keep up the (for the most part) good work.
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Baldur's Gate: Gold Edition Big Box

October 1, 2015, 8:03 pm
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Something I have been wondering, way back i got a box of pcgames and it had a mint baldurs gate gold edition big box and contents. Is this apparently a rare pc big box game? Checking around I see it not listed anywhere or for like $300+? I also researched that it came with both TotSC and a copy of fallout 1? I dont see a fallout 1 disc so i have idea if it is true or totally complete. I am just surprised because you can find mint BG2 collectors editon for like $25 bucks... And it was similar but more contents.

Anyone here have this BG gold edition box set?
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When do you find out that you are a b********* in the game? [SPOILERS]

April 11, 2016, 7:19 am
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Does anyone remember when the player finds out he is a bhaalspawn? Is Savevok's diary the first to mention this? If anyone remembers exactly, please do tell me :smile:
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Which game had the better portraits? - Edwin, Imoen, Jaheira, Minsc & Boo and Viconia

March 14, 2015, 3:21 pm
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Hello everybody :)

From all the companions from the first Baldur's Gate, only five (well, six ;) ) return for the sequel:
Edwin Odesseiron, Imoen, Jaheira, Minsc & Boo and Viconia DeVir.
They all get new portraits and I would like to know which you prefer: The original ones or the sequel ones.

Here for comparision:
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Swashbuckler or Fighter/Thief Multiclass

April 11, 2016, 9:19 am
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Which would you recommend to take for a main character (a halfling) throughout the whole series? They both fill relatively the same niche, if through a slightly different way.
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Named Cowled Wizards, alive or dead, Full list

April 11, 2016, 8:40 am
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I am trying to find all the named Cowled Wizards mentioned in the game or in canon sources. Please feel free to comment for additions if you remember/find out more. Here are the ones I have found this far:

Books:
Zallanora Argentresses (N/NE ef Nec36)
Meisarch Thyze Selemchant (deceased; CN hm W12)
Tarkas Thallavv the Gemayor (N hm W9)
Sendak Whitebrow (LG hm Conj7)
Lady Varytha Gheldieg (CE hf Nec9)
Alisar of Esmeltaran (deceased; first Cowled Wizard)

Game:
Tolgerias (CG hm W21?), Planar Sphere quest
Corneil (LE hm Conj12), Government building
Wanev (N hm Conj18), Spellhold
Teos (LN hm Conj14), Planar Sphere stronghold quest
Jermien (LN hm Wiz14), Umar hills
Rayic Gethras (LE hm Wiz14), Docks district
Perth the Adept (LN hm Wiz18?), Brynnlaw
Lonk the Sane (LE hm Conj18?), Spellhold?
Khollynnus Paac (LE hf Conj17), Planar Sphere quest
Zallanora (LN ef Conj30, see above for canon info), Appears if you piss off Cowled Wizards
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SIngle class clerics and dual wielding.

April 11, 2016, 12:49 pm
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So clerics, along with druids, are one of my favorite classes, however only being allowed one pip has prevented me from trying one that dual wields. The penalty for dual wielding with only one pip is -2/-6 thac0, admittedly pretty steep. The plus side would be that the extra attack is way more significant for a cleric since it effectively doubles their number of attacks.

However let's say I would start with a Half-Orc cleric and 19 strength. The extra strength should cover the penalty of dual wielding with only one pip and result in a thac0 the same as a non-orc 18 strength cleric. Of course other races would get this bonus as well once they receive the tome.

I guess I'm wondering just how effective a straight(kitted) cleric would be when dual-wielding. Definitely not as good as a fighter or fighter/cleric, but are they still going to be hitting stuff on a consistent basis with only 1 pip in dual wield? A dual-wielding Priest of Talos would be especially awesome.
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Enough begging yet?

April 11, 2016, 12:56 pm
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Have there been enough pleading, begging requests yet to assure that the SOD NPCs will be entering BG2? I've never finished BG2 because I don't like most of the NPCs. Either the personalities or the abilities of the characters leave me cold so I typically quit. I'd love to get the new NPCs in the mix to give me a viable blend for a party to finish the series for once
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Why Modmerge's existence sucks

April 10, 2016, 8:10 pm
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First... Don't get me wrong.
Modmerge is a great tool and @ScottBrooks a god.
However...
Why was it needed in the first place?
Why haven't beamdog made an oficial statement? This is needed. let me tell you why:
I feel this was intentional from beamdog to boost sales from their site and get 100% earnings.

I've been feeling beamdog is pushing me to rebuy from their site since preorder for SoD was opened...

When preorders were announced i intended to buy them on day one to support the devs (I NEVER preorder). I assumed steam to be an option (i can only buy trough steam because of my local currency and exchange rates).
When I found myself mistaken I felt bad and like beamdog was telling me i had to buy it from them if i wanted to support them (hell... It even said something along the lines of "Want to support the devs? Buy directly from us") however I said to myself "Ok, ill buy it on day one". Not because I intended to play it on day one, but to give my support (I'm intending to wait until BGEET is released for my first run).

Then I learn that mod would be almost impossible with steam and GOG versions... but with beamdog's? No biggie...
But then again i told myself that it didn't matter, surely soon there would be an announcement or a silent patch fixing that mistake... "it was a mistake surely"... HA... Innocent, idiotic me.
But what did we get? radio silence... And then we got Modmerge, an unofficial tool, with no warranties, that will make modding cumbersome. (But at least possible).
AND AS AN ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE FORUMS!!!!

This at least to me, tells that beamdog seems that the issue is resolved... That there are no plans to fix the issue. And since the tool is unofficial, they can wash their hands.

So what would i have to do to be able to play BGEET when released? Rebuy EVERY BGEE game but FROM BEAMDOG. At HUGE exchange rates.

Maybe it's the anger but i really feel like this was intentional from beamdog... The silence, the release of the tool categorized as an announcement in the forums, the beamdog preorder exclusive, the "support the devs" line in beamdog's website... It's all fishy to me. And that is why i want an official statement on the issue.
After all... Modding is what kept this game alive all this years.

You all have a great evening.
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Gnome builds.

April 11, 2016, 10:38 am
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Hey folks. I'm considering playing as a gnome in my next BG play through. I've never played a gnome before and the only experience I have of the class is having Jan Jansen as a companion in BG2.

Can the good people of the forum suggest some gnome builds for me?


Cheers :)
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