I was looking at a few other threads which were referencing some hidden stuff that I was never aware of. A good example is the animal noises thread... I had no idea about clicking cows and bears and chickens!
It gave me the idea to set up a thread where you guys can post any weird and wonderful (or mundane... mundane is good, too) secrets in Baldur's Gate 1 and 2?
A few examples to get the memory ball rolling:
1. Diamond in Lion's Way in the tree
2. Ring of protection in the crossroads S of Friendly Arm Inn
3. Ankheg Armour in Nashkel
4. Noober... in general. (What? I killed him the first 20 or-so times!)
5. Semaj (at the end-game) was a reference to James backwards (can't remember surname) who was dungeon designer
6. Tazok appearing in BG2... or: "I knew I owed somebody a punch from the previous game"-guy
7. Gromnir from TOB was apparently based on a forum goer who would debate with everybody, including the dev's. Ending his arguments with "Ha! Good fun!"
8. Ajantis reappearing (read: dying by my hand muahaha) in BG2 and Keldorn being in his biography in BG1
9. The genie bottle you could pickpocket from the guard of the genie camp in trademeet
10. Imoen was apparently also mashed together from old script and voicework in BG1. Not originally an intended character (rumour? truth?)
11. Charming the spider-cloakwood-thing and getting the name "Jon Icarus" as in "Jonaleth Irenicus"
12. Prism was inspired by the Elf Queen (Ellisime?) from BG2
13. The original DnD Cartoons (I think it's them?) in the Adventurer's Mart in BG2
14. There is a mage in Baldur's Gate city who is referenced in the R.A. Salvatore books. I forget his name.
15. The whole "golden pantaloons" thing.
16. Casting heal on Yakman (also another forum member's name originally, I believe) in TOB gives unique dialogue.
Aaaaaand my brain hurts.
It gave me the idea to set up a thread where you guys can post any weird and wonderful (or mundane... mundane is good, too) secrets in Baldur's Gate 1 and 2?
A few examples to get the memory ball rolling:
1. Diamond in Lion's Way in the tree
2. Ring of protection in the crossroads S of Friendly Arm Inn
3. Ankheg Armour in Nashkel
4. Noober... in general. (What? I killed him the first 20 or-so times!)
5. Semaj (at the end-game) was a reference to James backwards (can't remember surname) who was dungeon designer
6. Tazok appearing in BG2... or: "I knew I owed somebody a punch from the previous game"-guy
7. Gromnir from TOB was apparently based on a forum goer who would debate with everybody, including the dev's. Ending his arguments with "Ha! Good fun!"
8. Ajantis reappearing (read: dying by my hand muahaha) in BG2 and Keldorn being in his biography in BG1
9. The genie bottle you could pickpocket from the guard of the genie camp in trademeet
10. Imoen was apparently also mashed together from old script and voicework in BG1. Not originally an intended character (rumour? truth?)
11. Charming the spider-cloakwood-thing and getting the name "Jon Icarus" as in "Jonaleth Irenicus"
12. Prism was inspired by the Elf Queen (Ellisime?) from BG2
13. The original DnD Cartoons (I think it's them?) in the Adventurer's Mart in BG2
14. There is a mage in Baldur's Gate city who is referenced in the R.A. Salvatore books. I forget his name.
15. The whole "golden pantaloons" thing.
16. Casting heal on Yakman (also another forum member's name originally, I believe) in TOB gives unique dialogue.
Aaaaaand my brain hurts.