The question is simple: how would you have handled it? What stats would've gone up? Where would they have spawned? What would their quest be? Would they be romancable, and if so, by who?
I'll start this off with an NPC that could've easily been in: Montaron
Montaron was better than everyone would think. His stat spread is more than viable with 16 Str, 17 dex and 15 Con. Str is not an issue with belts everywhere and his con gives him shortie saving throws that are much desired. A transition granting +1 Dex and +2 Con would more than help, and his other stats are irrelevant. He has enough Int for Mind Flayers anyway.
Montaron's availability would be via the Harper Quest. His corpse is handed to you by Xzar's killer, saying it's still fresh and suggests that prays for his soul. Whatever god she says is the temple that will revive him.
Monty's skill spread would be with Short Swords and some missile, either slings or Crossbows, maybe both? Monty might not have much in the way of quests, other than being hounded by both Harpers and Zhents. With Xzar now dead, he no longer feels tethered to them and would rather not risk his hide for them. He does feel some debt for you saving his life.
Monty would probably be a viable romance choice for females who are any race that isn't an elf. No care about stats or alignment (because those restrictions... I hate them so much! So much hate!)
Tensions would be very high with Jaheira and any animosity he has towards Korgan only really exists if Mazzy's in the party. The Harper is the only person he'll ever potentially fight, but only if the angry Harpers don't try to kill you first.
He won't come to blows with anyone else, but he might harass the goodlier folks as foolhearty.
Redemption might be a possibility either through Mazzy or Jaheira, but it'd be nice to keep some more folks evil, especially a thief that WON'T piss off all your knights.
Sadly, Monty wants you to sleep lightly, meaning you'll need to focus most of his skill points into the utility he's been shirking in favor of backstabbing power. I mean, he won't be worthless, but you'll need to spend about 2 or 3 levels on disarming and locks.
In battle, Monty's easy to use with the right Sling, Short Sword and whatever weapon you go for next... I believe the canon choice was axe?
So... go ahead, have fun. You get bonus points if you can rewrite a character added via mod too.
I'll start this off with an NPC that could've easily been in: Montaron
Montaron was better than everyone would think. His stat spread is more than viable with 16 Str, 17 dex and 15 Con. Str is not an issue with belts everywhere and his con gives him shortie saving throws that are much desired. A transition granting +1 Dex and +2 Con would more than help, and his other stats are irrelevant. He has enough Int for Mind Flayers anyway.
Montaron's availability would be via the Harper Quest. His corpse is handed to you by Xzar's killer, saying it's still fresh and suggests that prays for his soul. Whatever god she says is the temple that will revive him.
Monty's skill spread would be with Short Swords and some missile, either slings or Crossbows, maybe both? Monty might not have much in the way of quests, other than being hounded by both Harpers and Zhents. With Xzar now dead, he no longer feels tethered to them and would rather not risk his hide for them. He does feel some debt for you saving his life.
Monty would probably be a viable romance choice for females who are any race that isn't an elf. No care about stats or alignment (because those restrictions... I hate them so much! So much hate!)
Tensions would be very high with Jaheira and any animosity he has towards Korgan only really exists if Mazzy's in the party. The Harper is the only person he'll ever potentially fight, but only if the angry Harpers don't try to kill you first.
He won't come to blows with anyone else, but he might harass the goodlier folks as foolhearty.
Redemption might be a possibility either through Mazzy or Jaheira, but it'd be nice to keep some more folks evil, especially a thief that WON'T piss off all your knights.
Sadly, Monty wants you to sleep lightly, meaning you'll need to focus most of his skill points into the utility he's been shirking in favor of backstabbing power. I mean, he won't be worthless, but you'll need to spend about 2 or 3 levels on disarming and locks.
In battle, Monty's easy to use with the right Sling, Short Sword and whatever weapon you go for next... I believe the canon choice was axe?
So... go ahead, have fun. You get bonus points if you can rewrite a character added via mod too.