The blood of the gods runs through you! Well, one god anyways.

[Thadius]

So I found myself with a lot of free time. And ever since the new DF update, our LP of it sorta... withered and died, to be honest. (Boy howdy, the things I touch tend to do that.) And to offset the pokemon LP's that we seem to have created a mass hydra of (And to nurse my resent of POS' Milotic) I decided to do something I was good at.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Intro.png

Then I realized I never shared my love of this game with you all.

Made back when windows 95 was cutting edge, (Which means it's been about, oh, 15 years. Probably.) this game is one of the ones I still remember. It was game of the year in '98, and its successor (Which I might do as well if you all don't make me hate the original) won a helluva lot of awards in '01. To date, it remains my favorite game.

Let's see if you all can change that, eh? Go on, pick a race...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/race.png

...character class...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/class.png

...and alignment you'd like to see me play as.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/alignment.png

Of note, humans cannot multi-class off the bat, whereas nothing else can be a paladin. And there are some alignments some people just can't be. As depicted, thieves cannot be lawful-good, (cause if they were, they'd turn themselves in).

I figure you lot got, oh, four, five days before I go with the majority and start rolling beneficial stats for our luckless character.

[Shyria Dracnoir]

Evil Gnome Druid. It doesn't matter if the other guy is bigger or stronger than you if he's COVERED IN BEES.

[Flarecobra]

Chaotic Evil Dwarf Fighter.

[Loyal]

CN Halfling Bard.

[Grimpond]

EDIT: Evil Gnome Druid. It doesn't matter if the other guy is bigger or stronger than you if he's COVERED IN BEES.

Actually, Shyria's idea sounds way better.

[Token]

Evil Gnome Druid. It doesn't matter if the other guy is bigger or stronger than you if he's COVERED IN BEES.

Seconding this.

[Vauron]

Stupid Evil Dwarf Ranger

[Solid Snake]

We'll go Evil Gnome Druid.
Can I request lawful evil gnome druid, just as a twist, though? Or at least neutral. Chaotic seems so typical for a druid. Better to see a nature-wielding gnome who wants to establish his own "nature-lovin'" version of the Empire from Star Wars.

[Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope]

True Neutral Elven Mage/Druid Multiclass

[Wigmund]

Evil Gnome Druid. It doesn't matter if the other guy is bigger or stronger than you if he's COVERED IN BEES.

I support this motion.

[Mr.Bookworm]

Druids can't be Evil.

The also can't be Good, Lawful, or Chaotic.

Soooooo, yeah.

Hmmm. I'll go with a Paladin (there's only one race and alignment choice here), because I can't remember the last time I saw an LP like this where the PC wasn't a tremendous cockmonger.stabilized!

[Thadius]

Dammit Bookworm you're not supposed to tell them now. Only when it's the majority opinion the character be a druid and it's too late to change.

And technically there are evil druids. It's just, yeah, we can't gen an evil druid to be the main character.

[Corel]

Druids can't be Evil.

The also can't be Good, Lawful, or Chaotic.

Soooooo, yeah.

Hmmm. I'll go with a Paladin (there's only one race and alignment choice here), because I can't remember the last time I saw an LP like this where the PC wasn't a tremendous cockmonger.stabilized!

Oh dear, it would like be watching The Tick running around the Forgotten Realms.

The only thing I ask you do it to insult the giant fat spider lady for being so fat. Anything else is good.

You know if you wanted to, you could make your own NPC's who could join the main party at later stages of the game if you want to introduce new characters.

Heck, make your own portraits and the like too!

[Shyria Dracnoir]

I'd suggest double checking what combos are and aren't possible and letting us know. Wouldn't want any more confusion if we need to re-pick.

[Loyal]

I thought the only limitation on druids is that they had to be Neutral-something or something-Neutral?

[EVILNess]

I thought the only limitation on druids is that they had to be Neutral-something or something-Neutral?

This is AD&D. Not third edition.

[Thadius]

For the record, in case it wasn't obvious, I love this game more than I hate you all.

Okay so first let's go by race!

Human
-Can be everything but a multi-class character. At least, at the start.

Elf
Can be:
-Fighter
-Cleric
-Mage. Can specialize in being a Diviner or an Enchanter.
-Thief.
-Multi-class character of a Fighter/Thief, Fighter/Mage, Mage/Thief, or if you really want to go for overkill, a Fighter/Mage/Thief.

Half-Elf
-Can be anything but a Paladin.
-Mage specialties are Conjurer, Diviner, Enchanter, and Transmuter.
-Multi-class characters are:
-Fighter/Thief
-Fighter/Cleric
-Mage/Thief
-Cleric/Mage
-Fighter/Druid
-Cleric/Ranger
-Fighter/Mage/Thief
-Fighter/Mage/Cleric

Gnomes
Can be:
-Fighter
-Cleric
-Thief
-A Mage, but only if they're Illusionists.
-Fighter/Thief
-Fighter/Cleric
-Fighter/Illusionist
-Cleric/Thief
-Cleric/Illusionist
-Illusionist/Thief

Halfling
Can be:
-Fighter
-Cleric
-Thief
-Fighter/Thief

Dwarves
Can be:
-Fighter
-Cleric
-Thief
-Fighter/Cleric
-Fighter/Thief

Now as for the classes themselves. Each one comes with some alignment restrictions. Or not.

Fighters - Can be whatever they damn well please.
Rangers - Can only be LG, NG, or CG.
Paladins - Only LG. *Sigh*
Clerics - Whatever they want to be.
Druids - Only ever TN.
Mages - Whatever they want to be, including all their various subsets.
Thieves - Can never be LG.
Bards - Can be NG, LN, TN, CN, and CE.

Now what happens when you mix and match classes? Well, the alignment restrictions from EVERY class apply. So don't be surprised when I tell you what's next...

Fighter/Thief - Can't be Lawful. Ever.
Fighter/Mage - Can be whatever you want it to be.
Mage/Thief - Can't be Lawful.
Fighter/Mage/Thief - Still can't be Lawful.
Fighter/Cleric - Can be any alignment.
Cleric/Mage -Can be any alignment.
Fighter/Druid - TN. Yeah you saw that coming.
Cleric/Ranger - LG, NG, or CG.
Fighter/Mage/Cleric - Anything.
Fighter/Illusionist - Anything.
Cleric/Illusionist - Anything.
Illusionist/Thief - Can't be Lawful.

Now if I know you lot you're going 'Wait mage subsets? Illusionists? The hell?' Or maybe not. Still, they're important things to know. Probably. The interface gives jack-all info about them during the selection screen, so guess what's going here?

Abjurer - Specializes in protective magics.
Conjurer - Specializes in creating things to protect himself.
Diviner - Specializes in detection magic.
Enchanter - Specializes in manipulating the minds of his opponents.
Illusionist - Specializes in confusing foes through use of a carnival hall of mirrors.
Invoker - Specializes in manipulating energy by stealing your cable.
Necromancer - Specializes in death magic, wearing black, and writing shitty poems/books.
Transmuter - Specializes in altering the very fabric of reality and feelings of omnipotence.

Each specialty class cannot learn one class of magic during the course of their adventure. Which one hates which escapes me at the moment. Though if you lot somehow pick the one that hates the spell Identify Item, I will hunt you all down in the dead of night.

[Solid Snake]

So we could be a Gnome Lawful Evil Fighter/Illusionist?

Because that sounds awfully ideal to me. Imagine a tiny opponent who'd kick your ass in a fistfight, then deceive you into thinking there are twenty of him (or deceive you into thinking a hot chick is nearby.)

All in the process of building the next new Babylonian style slave-operated Empire. (Is it possible to enslave our enemies in this game? Because I want this guy to enslave everyone. Better yet, can gnomes be female?)

[Yrcrazypa]

I have a Fighter/Mage/Thief in my Icewind Dale playthrough. He is the deadliest character in my party. Seriously, his strength managed to be 18/91 or so.

[greed]

Human paladin. For Bookie's reasons, RPG LPs are almost always neutral or evil mages and thief types, a goody goody paladin would be different. Plus in 2 Inquisitors are just fun. Plus playing as human/elf/half elf gives you the ability to do the romance sidequests in 2 and more sidequests is always good for an LP.

Oh BTW how you running this LP? Just OOC commentary and let the game do the dialogue, or you going to add the character's internal monologue or you actually gonna make some dialogue of your own?


Actually I know how to make you hate this. Everyone vote for him to play a girl so we can vote for him to romance Anomen when we get to Baldur's Gate 2.

[Thadius]

First of all every secret I can get will be gotten. Some will be easy, others will be a challenge, and others yet will be annoying beyond your wildest imagination, requiring me cheat just a little bit in order to succeed at the pixel hunt without waiting an hour.

Whatever race/class/alignment you all end up picking is how I'll write it, and believe me, I can write. Oh, I can write. Something tells me I'll be using the character portraits a whooooole lot during this thread. There will be OOC commentary for truly WTF moments or to explain things the character himself could not possibly understand, but we do. I'll try to stick to the game dialogue when applicable, and whenever we pick up actually interesting books/scrolls, I'll transcribe them as much as needed. :crying: My poor fingers...

One thing I've learned during my little revisit on another file is that you should not expect me to progress along the main quest quickly. Progressing quickly along the main quest leads to fiery death. No matter the character class, no matter the character race, fiery death is yours if you rush in. Being evil in general means doing things the 'wrong' way and that leads to a fiery death. In fact the noble sidequest is the only way we're going to grow to a state where we can kick any amount of ass at all without dying fiery death. The more you make me kill myself, the more I will grow to hate you all, and the greater chance that I'll NOT do Baldur's Gate 2.

Choose wisely.

[Geminex]

So if we're evil, we're going to have to be intelligent, self-controlled evil?
Bah. Boring. I was hoping to go for a mage whose only agenda is to burn everything in sight. But perhaps sophisticated evil works too...

[Vauron]

Right, so Stupid Evil, and most likely Chaotic Stupid, wont work then. Stupid Good Half-Elf Ranger than.

[Osterbaum]

CN Human Mage.

[Terex4]

LN Dwarf Fighter/Cleric

[Naqel]

Necromancer. I don't care which of the limited selection of available races it'll be. Count that as a vote towards a female character in case there'll be a draw.

[DFM]

Lawful Evil Fighter/Illusionist and put all your points in charisma because that's the most important stat.

[krogothwolf]

Lawful Evil Rogue

[The Argent Lord]

Necromancer. I don't care which of the limited selection of available races it'll be. Count that as a vote towards a female character in case there'll be a draw.

Lawful Good Human Necromancer, Female.

[Ravashak]

Lawful Good Human Necromancer, Female.Seems like an interesting combination, seconding this vote.

[Shyria Dracnoir]

Lawful Good Human Necromancer, Female.

Well, shit. May have to change my vote just to see how you rationalize that out :D

[Flarecobra]

...Suddonly I'm reminded of a certain character from Order of the Stick...

[Ravashak]

Pretty sure that if you look long enough, you can find every combination possible somewhere

[Corel]

Oh, I suddenly remembered that you can summon a ridiculous amount of skeletons in BG1. Was quite a pain when navigating small corridors.

I shall add my vote to Lawful Good Human Necromancer, Female.

[Yrcrazypa]

Oh yes, summoning spells are definitely powerful in BG1. I beat the final boss by casting summon monster 2 once, and summon monster 1 twice. Or whatever that summoning spell was called. I made my own party and had two wizards. The beginning was crazy hard, but once my wizards could actually cast more than 4 spells between them, they were a force to be reckoned with.

[Grimpond]

I second Lawful Good Human Necromancer, Female.

[Funka Genocide]

Chaotic Good Male Halfling Fighter.

Become the cannon ball.

[Thadius]

Okay so the consensus seems to be that of a Lawful Good Human Female Necromancer. Unless there is a sudden, dramatic shift in the next few days, I'll roll with that and start rolling some stats for our character.

...Shoot. Um, I could use a name. The person that posts the most appealing name will end up with it being chosen.

[Overcast]

Kamia Snyders
Emilisa Hollows
Talia Ders
Eliah Amraphel

let me go onnnn, but seriously currently my brain is running low. Trying to keep on the setting and so most of my typical are running from me.

[Shyria Dracnoir]

Lucillia Keres

[Vauron]

Delenda Est

[Krylo]

Mary Worth.

Definitely Lawful, if not good, and definitely full of dark powers.

[Solid Snake]

Mary Worth.


I support this name if only because it's so anachronistic.
The traditional "indecipherable lengthy name intended to reflect she's from a fantasy world unlike our own" shtick runs old fast. Especially when they start throwing around the apostrophes like they're candy. Better to use a standard name and make the character's personality the focal point of innovation.

[Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope]

Kalie Thuzad!

I hate myself for invoking rule 63, but the idea of a necromancer calling herself Kalie makes me giglle.

Failing that, Blossom Sugarplum!

[Overcast]

I'll be honest the reason I made so many names is because they barely matter. Even in reality I usually end up summing people by their impression and completely forget their names.

[Flarecobra]

Tila Tequila.


Mary Worth is also good. :D

[RobinStarwing]

Lina Inverse ^_^****

Hey, Necromancers are feared...might as well have a reason for people to run when they see her...as well as jokes involving certain things (if you know Slayers, you know what I speak of).

Just inputting my thoughts.

[Grimpond]

Mary Worth is a good one.

[Great Cartoonist]

Now, I don't know about the original Baldur's Gate, but in the sequel, you could exploit the multiplayer system to have a single-player game with up to 6 user-defined characters in the party (sorta like in Icewind Dale).
Would make for some interesting inter-party banter if that were to be done here.

Also, people really love those dumb good brutes, don't they?

[Thadius]

Presenting the wonderful Mary Worth in all her pre-adventure glory!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorth.png

It actually didn't take me all that long to get those stats, surprisingly. Of course, the downside of being a female with 18 charisma will soon kick me in the teeth, I'm sure. Anyway, time for a plot-dump.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/001.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/002.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/003.png

Welcome to Candlekeep! (We won't be staying all that long.)

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/004.png

And now we get a good look at our- wait a tic, is she wearing PINK?!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Hi everyone!

No. Nonono. It's bad enough you're wearing pink, but you leave that fourth wall ALONE.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Too late!

(More to come later. I'm melting right now and I've got a headache, but once it's cooled off and my medication kicks in, Candlekeep shouldn't take all that long.)

[Shyria Dracnoir]

It looks like her game sprite went a got a hair dye job as well as a clothes one.

[RobinStarwing]

SEE! She should of been named Lina Inverse! Lina's sorcerer name is Lina The Pink! =P Kidding but Mary Worth does well it seems. ^_^

[Flarecobra]

Let's get a quest before the good ones are taken!

[Thadius]

Okay, look, you're going to have to get back behind that wall.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png It's a little late for that.

Argh. Fine, at least get in that inn.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/005.png

Hey that's Winthrop! Go get a sling and a full compliment of bullets off him, whydon'tcha?

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Why?

Because while I respect your Magic Missile, you can only cast it once. Regular missiles will be slightly more numerous for the time being.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/006.png

Better. Hey, who's that chap in the corner?

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/007.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Some wandering mage by the name of Firebeard or somesuch.

Well go talk to him. Might have something for you to do.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/008.png

Whaddya know, busywork for you! 's a matter of fact, you go take a jog around the place and get some odd jobs from people.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Why, what are you going to do?

I've got a splitting headache at the moment. You're not helping it, to be honest. I'm going to figure out what you did to the fourth wall and fix it if I can.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Aww, that's no fun!

Shaddup and jog.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/009.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Sure thing!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/013.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Wait, so her missing book is here and the cow hasn't eaten it yet?

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/016.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Um, isn't that why you have cats around?

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/017.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Oh geeze, not another one. Hey, what happened to the first guy, anyways?

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/021.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Well something tells me that this bed set apart from the others, or rather, the chest in front of it has Hull's things in it.

That'd be logic.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Hey, you're back!

Yup, and you're not dead. I thought for sure you were going to get some excitement by now. Maybe I could start anew with a thief or someone with a few less morals. In fact, I'm pretty sure you were supposed to see some action by now...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Um...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/010.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/011.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/012.png

Yes, she actually stabbed a guy with her staff hard enough to cause a small fountain of blood...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/019.png

...twice. Both times were one-hit kills.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png I don't know what you're talking about. It's been fairly boring for me so far.

Ah well. What's your to-do list look like anyways?

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png First I have to get that scroll still. Then there's this lady who lost her book, a guy who found her book in a haystack by his cow, a guy who's hungover and needs his sword because he can't leave his post, and he kindly dropped a hint I'll be needing the antidote potion in the same location I find his sword in. There's also a building full of rats, but I'm pretty sure that's not my problem.

Wrong. Everything is your problem. We'll try to work in reverse order. Grab the sword and potion, then hustle over to the soldier.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/022.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Next?

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/023.png

Get your behind over here and grab that book you talked about.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/024.png

Is that who I think it is? And if so, how did you trigger her?

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Um...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/025.png

Are you kidding me? You went in the main grounds to get to the hay bale? Ugh. She has the most annoying voice...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Hey! Unlike you she's a lovable rogue!

Whatever. Be kind if you have to, but get rid of her.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/026.png

Asdfgh! You practically invited her along with you! This is gonna bite you in the ass, you know.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png I fail to see how this could ever turn out to be a bad idea.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/027.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Um, why were you facing the wall...reading the scroll...of... I probably don't want to know, do I?

:knowledge: If I pay you a few gold, will you run along?

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png YES.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/028.png

Finally. God, for someone with a wisdom of 18, you do take the most convoluted routes to get somewhere.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Clearly your wisdom is a scant three, otherwise you would know better than to argue with me.

Hey, just take the oddly-placed key item and take it to where it needs to be. While you're at it, return the scroll as well.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/029.png

Score! Money! Go sell that puppy!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Have you no heart? This is probably one of her most cherished possessions!

Not where money is concerned!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/030.png

FUCK. I forgot he was the one to do that.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Now what, O omnipotent one?

You want to play that game? Really? Okay, pick up a quarrel of bolts from ol' Windy there.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png But I cannot use-

NO ARGUING.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/031.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png But I already did-

Just talk to the deaf farmer again. He probably was fishing some wax out of his ears.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/032.png

See? Money and experience. Now head back to the bunkhouse.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Why do I need to-

NO QUESTIONS.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/033.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Huh.

See?

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Okay, I'm slightly sorry I doubted you.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/034.png

Very nice. Take a look at that dagger, whydon'tcha?

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/036.png

I'm not sure if it has to do with your charisma, your gender, or what. I don't think I got this dagger on my other playthroughs, but it's the first magic bit of equipment we've gotten so far.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Oooh, shiny dagger. I assume you want me to sell i-

Nah, keep a hold of it. But in the meantime you are forgetting something, aren't you?

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Oh no. You can't be serious.

Get in there.

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Okay, four-

Five. You can't see one right now, but he's there.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png SIX rats. This shouldn't be too hard.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/038.png

Whaddya know, it wasn't!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png One's still alive. Hold still.

Methinks there's something else you're forgetting. Isn't there a house of healing in the southeast corner?

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/039.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Yeah? So?

Go charm them out of a potion. You'll be needing it, trust me. And it shouldn't be too hard.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/040.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Huh. Something tells me to be offended at how easily they gave this up to a pretty smile, but hey, free potion. Are you done running me around yet?

Yeah I think it's nearly time.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/043.png

Prepare to kiss your home good-bye.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Did you ever figure out what happened to that wall anyways?

Yeah I patched up what I could. Unfortunately you'll still be able to talk to me directly, but I doubt anyone else ever will be.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Fine by me.

Next time on Baldur's Gate: Death.

[Grimpond]

Oh man, looking good!

[Yrcrazypa]

Huh, figured I could skip the screenshots, given how many times I've played through the opening, but you showed me a few things I've always missed. Like the +1 dagger.

[Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope]

Oh...oh god.

She looks likes Mauve.

[mauve]

Oh...oh god.

She looks likes Mauve.

Haha, she does, sorta! XD

Liking this so far, Thad!

[greed]

So you're doing this without Tutu or Trilogy? Huh. Man the walking speed alone would do my head in.

Anyway, liking it so far.

[Osterbaum]

She should've totally been named 'Menkat'. Props to anyone who knows/remembers what that means.

[Thadius]

Right, go talk to Gorion, get this thing over with.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Can do! Hey foster dad, what's all this about?

:knowledge: Are you done in your studies, my child? Have you said farewell to everyone, done your chores, and brushed your teeth?

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Well, yes. But what does that have to-

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/044.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Damn. He's not kidding is he?

Never does.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/045.png

It's a-

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png I feel as though if you finish that sentence I will have to hurt you.

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Dad, no!

Run.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png What? I can help, I can fight! I've killed rats before, he's just a big one in a suit that's compensa-

RUN GODDAMNIT!

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png I...I could have helped. I should have helped.

And then his sacrifice would have been in vain. At least this way you have a chance to live and avenge him.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png I...suppose so.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/049.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png How did she follow? I thought the rules were very strict there.

Oh I know I complained before, but I cannot help but say she is a sight for sore eyes.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/050.png

See? Free thief!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Surely that's not the only reason you're glad to see her.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/051.png

Welcome to the real first area of the game. It's actually kinda easy here, with no real penalties if you decide to explore around. This also explains why I haven't cheated up a full map of the place yet, I can get it easy enough wandering around. First objective is to get to that area north of us and see what there is to see.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/052.png

Also, say hello to Imoen! With a max dexterity score and decent intelligence, constitution, and charisma, the only real downfall of having her around is she can't do any heavy lifting. Most people dual-class her into a mage\thief as soon as it's feasible.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/053.png

She comes with a magic stick that fires small bolts of death, a bottle of coffee, and a few more healing potions for the stockpile. Naturally we'll stick all of those on Mary. Imoen will be getting the magical skinning knife in case we get in melee combat.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/054.png

Imoen will also be standing in front of Mary to take the brunt of any attacks while the two of them get over here to loot the bodies of last night's events.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png But that's inhuman! One of those bodies is my foster father!

Who, might I remind you, died so that you could escape. It would be a shame if he was carrying vital information that detailed what the hell that was all about that you decided to skip out on because heaven forbid you disturb the dead, even though you're a necromancer and that's kinda your job.

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Satisfied, monster?

Oh yes. Oh yes I am.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/058.png

This ring. This is the best ring. It fetches the best price in shops and I will be selling it first chance we get. For now let's tool around a bit.

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First, Imoen tells this guy off, and sadly we get no experience for it. Funnily enough, no matter what way you choose, he lives and you get no experience for it. I think it was meant just as a morality test.

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We run into some deceased gibberlings...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/061.png

Diseased gibberlings...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/062.png

And a wholly unhelpful messenger.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/063.png
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/064.png

This guy, at least, is sympathetic if not helpful. Hey, Mary, go check out the rest of the area. Might find something of worth.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Har-de-har. Fine.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/065.png

Fuck. A wolf. At our level it could easily wreck us. Well we have missile weapons and Imoen has that dagger. Maybe we can smite it before it reaches us.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/066.png

Shit. Okay still salvageable. Mary just needs to back off and Imoen needs to close with her dagger to distract it before-

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Oh god! The teeth!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/067.png

SHIT. That has to be the most badass wolf I've ever encountered. It went on after this was taken and bit Imoen to death as well! Still, I have to do all that again? Ah well, reload and-

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png What the hell just happened?!

Ah, you died. I just rewound time so that we could avoid that next time.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png ...To a wolf, right? Let me at him again, I dare you.

Mary, no what are you do-

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/068.png

Mary I admire your fighting spirit but-

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Imoen, go stand between me and him and stab his brains out.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Imoenportrait.png Not a problem!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/069.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Imoenportrait.png Teeth, ow. Don't suppose you could give me a potion after this?

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Kill him first, potion later.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/070.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Imoenportrait.png HiiiiiiiYA! Potion please.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Sure thing!

If you're quite done with your little vendetta, Mary, you've an entire area to explore.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/071.png

FUCK. Bears are big and lumbering, and unlike most wild animals, aren't openly hostile at first. If you get too close, though, they go from big and cuddly to big and hungry. They can wreck our shit faster than wolves can, so we're going to steer well away from this one. And every other one as well until we're bigger and have a few more meatshields to hide behind. We might be able to kill it with magic missile, the wand, and liberal amounts of bullets, but Imoen would definitely be bear chow by then.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/072.png

Imoen dispatches another wolf and gets another potion for her troubles...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/074.png

And with that, the area is explored!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/073.png

Hey, Mary, go turn your charm on those guys. Might be able to get another potion off them.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png If you say so. You've been right so far.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/075.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Score!

Hey, that's my line!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/076.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Hmm. It would only be ri-

No. They're evil and you don't want them with you. That guy you're talking to is nearly your polar opposite for crying out loud.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Suddenly I am filled with an urge to not have you travel with me, my good man.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/077.png

Ah well. Hey Mary, go up the road a little bit and-

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png No. I'll send Imoen, but I have something to attend to. Imoen, give me your knife for a minute. I'll give it right back later if you'll wait for me further up the road.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Imoenportrait.png Sure thing, here you go.

Mary, what are you...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/078.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Kill me, will you? I'll show you what we do to wolves...

Mary, no! That is not the proper technique or particularly appealing!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/079.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png I don't have quite enough yet...

I need a bucket! *Hurf*

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/080.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png This is remarkably warm and cozy! Imoen will be wanting her dagger back now, probably.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/081.png

Bonus time! Spot the hidden container and win a prize!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/082.png

If you said 'Halfway up the tree nearest to Mary,' then congratulations, you win your very own diamond on your own file!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/083.png

With that, let's get the hell out of here before Mary decides the bear would make a better coat.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/084.png

Ah, the map system, how I loathed it. In order to get to another area in BG1, you have to actually walk across the entire fucking world to your destination at least once. As you can see, I've already taken the liberty of putting High Hedge on our map, and we'll be there later. For now, we have to get to the inn, and than means the crossroads. I won't bother putting up a map screen for it, because it WILL punish me for nosing around, and it WILL kill me faster than the wolves or bears could.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/085.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/086.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png So wait, how did he know I was going to the inn to meet some friends?

Crazy old wizard don't have to explain. For now, run along that road. Screaming is optional.


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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Which fork?

The one you're currently on, now move it!

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Ogre...mage?

Oh yes. And did I forget to mention there's an ogre around here? He will kill you faster than the bear could if you don't move it!

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Made it!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%201/090.png

Welcome to the Friendly Arm Inn!

Next time on Baldur's Gate: The most annoying druid in the world, yes it's true, oh it's you...

[RobinStarwing]

I think I know who the old wandering mage was...It is a certain old mage from Shadowdale who just happens to be one of the most powerful Archmages in Faerun and is one of the servants to the Goddess of Magic.

Please DO NOT READ the spoiler section if you don't want anything ruined. Besides, it's just a theory. Playing it safe.

[Shyria Dracnoir]

I have a feeling Mary's going to make it a personal objective to hunt every down every fuzzy dangerous animal in the game and make clothes out of them.

[RobinStarwing]

I have a feeling Mary's going to make it a personal objective to hunt every down every fuzzy dangerous animal in the game and make clothes out of them.

And in front of a Druid no less....Jaheria is going to lose her mind...:3:

Ah well, she is a Necromancer and even Lawful Good Characters can be weird and insane.

[Shyria Dracnoir]

Trying to bump things up so Thad can get a whole new page started with ze next LP update.

[Flarecobra]

Yep. Or at least every wolf.

Be interesting if she meets a werewolf.

[Thadius]

*Evil giggle*

The best part of this LP is writing it.

Especially that far in advance.

[Shyria Dracnoir]

Yep. Or at least every wolf.

Be interesting if she meets a werewolf.

Well at least it'd come pre-fitted...

[Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope]

For every Werewolf killed is a victory for the Horde! [/WoW Nerd]

[RobinStarwing]

For every Werewolf killed is a victory for the Horde! [/WoW Nerd]

It also means less extras for any future Twilight movies. Hurray!:dance:

Now we just need to worry about the Vampires next.

[Ravashak]

For every Werewolf killed is a victory for the Horde! [/WoW Nerd]That means every wolf killed is a victory for the Alliance.

Then again, who cares about either side as long as my beloved Kul Tiras is missing in action xP

[Thadius]

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png We made it! A good night's sleep, here we come!

Ahem. Run over to the east a bit will you? You'll like it, I assure you.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Oh fine, but it better be good.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%202/001-1.png

Now where is that...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%202/002-1.png

Bingo! Mary loot it!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Oh? What have we here?

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%202/003-1.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Some sort of magical ring. I'll just cast Identify and-

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%202/004-1.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png This is the best ring ever. I'm never taking it off.

Never said you had to.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%202/005-1.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Just around this corner, relaxation awaits!

Hold it.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png What?

There's a guy up there who WILL kill you or Imoen before he falls if you're not careful. Get over there by those trees, and wait for some guards to show up.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%202/006-1.png

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png This enough?

Yeah now send her up the stairs, and when the guy starts talking, tell her to come back a ways.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Imoen, you ready to be bait?

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Imoenportrait.png So long as the one that springs the trap gets bitten, not me.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Chapter%202/007-1.png

And in a matter of seconds...

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Imoenportrait.png Hey that was mine! Stupid guards stealing my kills.

Normally this battle is a bit harder than it looks because he casts Mirror Image, and then for a few turns he takes no damage while his illusions slowly dissipate and he blasts you away with Magic Missile. However, somehow, via incredible luck and timing, Mary managed to get her own Magic Missile off that interrupted his Mirror Image from ever getting cast. Considering that both spells take half-a-round to complete, that's some damn fine luck.

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png It, uh, appears that I'm wanted by the bounty hunter guild. Huh. That's less gold than I have on me. Frankly I'm offended.

He also had some minor spell scrolls that Mary decided to write to her book. Writing spells is more annoying than it sounds like because if you fail, the scroll is destroyed. And in some cases the scrolls for a particular spell are few and far between. I'm not sure if it's luck-based or skill-based, or which skill it might be based on, but it didn't take her too long, and that's what matters.

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Another bit of plot dumped on us...

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And this is the innkeeper of the Friendly Arm Inn. Also known as one of the most badass dwarves in the world. Along with the best fence in the world. He will take almost anything you have to sell.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Guess this means it's his lucky day then, cause we've got a few very shiny items for him.

Indeed. And if we live long enough, he'll be one of the richer dwarves in the world.

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This is where you find Jaheria and Khalid.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Considering they're the only armed and armored people here, I don't know how you couldn't find them.

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Well?

I'm going to regret this. Several times. But yes, take them with you.

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Say hello to Jaheria. She's not really a cleric, but she'll do. Actually she's better in most ways because not only can she take a hit, she can give one.

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Also, say hello to her husband Khalid. He's rough, he's tough, he's not particularly bright, and he's uglier than he really should be. But hey, he's a meatshield.

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Jaheria comes with a potion of invisibility. Very handy. Imoen will be getting that.

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And Khalid comes with everything metal he could lay his hands on. Which means that for now...

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He'll be taking point. Jaheria stands behind him, and Imoen-

Wait where is Imoen going?

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png She said she wanted to do some 'shopping' and that she'd be back soon.

A few minutes later...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Ah, there you are. How was it?

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Imoenportrait.png Met a few dwarves that had to-do lists for us.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png I se- what are you holding?

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Imoenportrait.png I can explain. See, there was this nobleman...

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png And so you just took them? Ah well. I'll identify them in the morning.

Night passes and upon Mary's awakening...

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png I feel silly. Let us never talk of these things again. Maybe someone somewhere wants them.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Imoenportrait.png Seconded.

Oy, pick up a copy of 'The history of the Fateful Coin' while you're here. You'll need it later.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Check. How else shall I clutter my inventory?

Eh, you're good for now. But you want to run to Nashkel. There's someone you should meet there.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png That's quite a ways away. How about we stop in Beregost first?

Agreed. Just go!

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Oh hey, open house. Imoen?

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Imoenportrait.png On it.

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Imoenportrait.png Okay, I'll tell my friends and we'll go snag your ring.

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Sure enough, north of the inn we find Hobgoblins. With Jaheria and Khalid at the front, they die in two, three rounds.

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This is Joia's Flamedance ring. There are many like it, but this one is her's. It also looks exactly like every other ring, so you should be careful if you're doing a mass-jewelery dump so that you don't sell it. What do you get for returning it?

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A warm fuzzy feeling. Onwards!

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On the road to Beregost, we find a bandit. All bandits have bows and swords and can use both with ease. One on his own isn't a big deal, we just have the meatfighters close with him and whack him to death. If there had been two more, we would have had a problem.

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We also find a kobold and his friends.

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They die as quickly as you'd think. Even in large groups these guys aren't trouble. Much.

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Another worthless messenger later...

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Welcome to Beregost! If we can help it, we'll spend less waking time here than we did at Candlekeep. For now anyways.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png I don't suppose you could find an inn for us?

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This looks like a reputable establishment.

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png You utter ass. You're trying to get me killed.

No, I'm trying to get Jaheria wounded.

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One quick battle later, we find it was another bounty hunter and the bounty's gone up.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Still less than I have on me. They aren't serious yet, I don't think.

A quick stay overnight and we're ready to exit via the south gate.

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Imoenportrait.png Hey, I hear chittering noises. Might be worthwhile.

NO. Spiders are a little too much right now.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Maybe another time.

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On the road south, we run into this guy. Half-man, half-ogre, he's not that much of a problem on his lonesome...

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...But when his friend comes along as well, it becomes interesting. Still, they both die and we keep rollin'.

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This man quickly sees the light of reason, and before we leave we decide to read the letter one of our friends left us.

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He may have been trustworthy but he wasn't very hardy.

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More hobgoblins. And while where there's one there's a pack...

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...All fall before us when we use superior tactics.

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After a pointless noble spouts gibberish at us...

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And a mysterious plot dump from nowhere have their way with us...

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Welcome to Nashkel! We're going to try to spend very little time here. Our real goal lies to the...

West. Yes, the west. But first we have to head along main str-

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Damn guard. Okay now let's go down main st-

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Friggin' mayor.

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png I'm a woman! Stupid civic servant.

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Yes yes yes! We'll look at his stats in a minute. For now, send Jaheria over the bridge. We need a...distraction.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Can do! Hey, Jaheria, go cross that bridge for no reason.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/JaheriaPortrait.png I see no reason why not.

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That wasn't the reason...

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There we go. Meet Noober. The most annoying NPC ever. No really. I sent Jaheria to be pestered by him for a reason...

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Namely so that Imoen wouldn't be pestered while she looted this hollow dead tree. Anyways, now let's look at the new guy.

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Say hello to Minsc. Despite what it says there, he's not a ranger. No, he's the best meatshield ever. He's also the best pack mule ever. And he's about as intelligent as a brick. Wait, that's doing bricks a disservice. But how'd he get that armor class of 0, you may ask?

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He comes with literally nothing but his sword and his pet. So what's that he wearing?

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Only what Imoen looted from the tree. Oh, wait, you'd like to look at his pet? Sure.

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And if you try to take it?

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Nothing can properly capture the cute little squeaking noise, though. I could sit here for hours clicking on the little guy. Anyway, time for some rest. We'll need it.

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Bring it! We've got a meatshield!

Okay now something very odd happened during this fight. The assassin was a warrior cleric and she blasted Jaheria into a state of confusion. We killed her easy enough and looted the body, but Jaheria was still trippin'. So everyone else fled, and when Jaheria came to...

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Yeah we're not allowed back there anymore.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/JaheriaPortrait.png I thought he was a kobold, I swear!

So we left for the wilds, hoping to find somewhere safe to make camp on our quest for the Gnoll stronghold.

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This guy disagreed with us, and was promptly killed. We're saving his pelt for later.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png It would make an excellent sash!

Random encounters are, you guessed it, random. I think every time you go from one area to another, a die is rolled behind the scenes, and if it lands on an unfavorable outcome, things like this happen. The further you go, the more die are rolled. We've actually been lucky to not get one until now.

Anyway with the horrible wolf of winter dead, we found a somewhat safe place to make camp.

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Doing so brought on a freaky dream sequence...

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And now Mary can cast a minor healing spell in half a round. Useful if not for the fact that she should never need to cast it in the first place.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/JaheriaPortrait.png I knew I should have never answered your questions on magic theory, child.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png The power of the gods in the palm of my hands...

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The closer we got to the fort, the more Gnolls showed up...

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And not all of them were hostile. (I find it utterly hilarious this guy is talking to MINSC about the woman in the fort. Like he doesn't already know.)

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Welcome to Level 1 party hell. We're doing this quick and dirty, only killing a few things if we can't avoid it.

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We could have avoided this, but didn't. Why?

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Hell yes. With these on Mary's AC just went from 10 to 6. Plus she now has 4 max stats.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png More power! Ahahahahahem. Yes, these suit me well.

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Charging boldly on, we got to here and Imoen eventually went in first to determine if the fight would be hard.

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It wasn't. And now we've a full party. Of course, the real question is always, can we get out again?

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Say hello to Dynaheir. She's actually a worse mage than Mary is.

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She comes with nothing, not even a memorized spell. The question is, can we get her out of the fort and to the Friendly Arm Inn so that we can change that?

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Oh sure, since I'm doing it for an LP, my first run was flawless. Well the random encounters could always kill us, right?

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...I'm sorry, but that was just too improbable for me.

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Okay people, here's our map as it stands. (I apologize for the black bar, I really do.) We could do a variety of things.

1) Go ogre-slaying for the guy who wants his belt back.
2) Go spider-slaying for the lady who wants her house back.
3) Explore an area that we haven't previously looted for all it's worth.
4) Main quest CLOSED UNTIL WE ARE HIGHER LEVEL.

What will it be?

[Shyria Dracnoir]

Go exploring. We ain't no ones' errand boys/girls/hamsters.

[RobinStarwing]

I say Spider-slaying. They aren't as bad as one thinks and besides, you team could use the gold and experience. Sooner out of Level 1, the better!

Oh and yeah, keep up the good work Mary! Make sure Minsc gets his daily dose of Justice-dealing.

[Great Cartoonist]

I like how in Baldur's Gate and its sequel you can easily get some very powerful items at early points in the game if you know where to look.

Also, Minsc is the best character in the series. Also, his racial enemy changes to vampires in the sequel for some reason. And his alignment gets changed to a more fitting Chaotic Good.

Also also, farm them Ankhegs for loot and experience!

[Flarecobra]

I vote 1.

[Wigmund]

The ogre has committed the sin of being a belt fetishist outside of a Final Fantasy game, it must die. Horribly.

[RobinStarwing]

The ogre has committed the sin of being a belt fetishist outside of a Final Fantasy game, it must die. Horribly.


Okay, I need to ask...

WHAT? *needs translation*

[Loyal]

Square-Enix's go-to guy for character designs has a tendency to put in a lot of zippers and belts in places that they have no place being. As such there's a bit of a memetic stigma regarding belts and zippers on a character's costume, particularly on this forum and doubly so when a new Squeenix game is announced.

Nobody said it was funny, but there's your translation.

[Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope]

I vote we loot and pillage! For the glory of the miniature giant space hamster.

[RobinStarwing]

I vote we loot and pillage! For the glory of the miniature giant space hamster.

Minsc: "Pillage and Loot though does not further justice!" Boo: "Squeek Squeek" Minsc: "See! Boo agrees with Minsc!"

[Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope]

Minsc: "Pillage and Loot though does not further justice!" Boo: "Squeek Squeek" Minsic: "See! Boo agrees with Minsc!"

The Minsc has joined up with the wrong group.

I dub him the Fighter. Why do I see Boo making all the major decisions in his life?

[RobinStarwing]

The Minsc has joined up with the wrong group.

I dub him the Fighter. Why do I see Boo making all the major decisions in his life?

Probably because Boo is the smarter of the two?

[Thadius]

Mary, the people have spoken, and-

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Wait, there's MORE of you?

Shush. Anyway they want you-

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png And you let them decide what you would do with me today?

Yes. They want you to explore and kill stuff. In no particular order. Fortunately for you I will impose one, if a bit haphazardly.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Oh joy. I can hardly contain my excitement.

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Welcome back to the crossroads. Now that we have a full party, this area isn't so deadly. First up...

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This rock. Why this rock?

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Like many things we've met so far and will continue to meet, it is really an item holder. What did we find?

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Just another ring Mary will never take off.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png At least, until we find something better.

Quite. Next on the list...

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We begin searching for the belt-ogre. The area I have highlighted is where most people start searching.

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He is, of course, hiding near the east edge of the map and dies quickly now that we have multiple meatshields and magic missile launchers. Sadly, we've already burned our ID Item spell today, and cannot identify either of the magical belts he was wearing. Soooo...

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We head to Beregost. Mary, you've got some running around to do.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Can do. Where's my first stop?

The house right behind you. An old friend is there.

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Huh. How convenient that I happen to have a copy of that book.

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png What is he, a wandering book-exchanger? Ah well, the experience is always nice. Where to next?

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This house allll the way over on the east side. You've another delivery to make.

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Certainly. Let me fish the scroll out of my plot-item cluttered backpack...

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Now I REALLY wish I had another ID Item spell handy.

Go up a level and I'll consider it. Anyways, rejoin your party and go in the inn.

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png And that is how you talk a drunk out of a fight.

Technically, you CAN fight him. But eh, let's stick to the party alignment for the playthrough.

Okay now let's get a good nig-

Is Imoen running off again?

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Yup, more 'shopping.'

A few minutes later...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png So what creepy article of clothing did you come back with this time?

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Imoenportrait.png See, I thought this cloak was magical...

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Imoenportrait.png Seeing as how the fat guy it was on wasn't particularly attractive. The cloak was, though!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png You will be the death of this party's alignment, I'm sure. Anyways, let's rest a while.

A good night's rest later...

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Well hello. Outside of adventurers, you don't see many well-armed folk in towns.

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Should I even ask by now?

You'll like it, really you will.

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The game actually moves you to where you need to be for the next bit. It's as though they were afraid you might wander off and do something else. Anyways-

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/JaheriaPortrait.png This smells of a trap. Shall we arrange ourselves accordingly?

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Indeed.

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Literally ten seconds later-

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png You do realize you've chosen poorly, right? You're surrounded by people in metal armor wielding metal weapons. And off to the side you have three people with missile weapons. Two of them mages.

:mad: Oh balls. I hadn't thought of that.

The battle was over sooner than it had begun. Of the spoils, we got a potion, a handful of coins, and...

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png MINE.

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These people, grateful we saved their lives, give us their intended shipment...

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And we dismiss the bard from our sight. Hopefully for good. Anyways let's go check out that inn the bard was originally standing in front of.

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Damnit, Imoen. Why couldn't you realize he was distracting you?!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png You are a pretty bad thief if even he can pull a fast one on you.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Imoenportrait.png I wouldn't be so sure. After all, now I know how to do it to other people.

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In our ongoing quest to drink every tavern in Beregost dry, we hit up this one.

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Hello, another potential party member?

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Even better, a quest!

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Two quests! Wait, cloaks...that reminds me, Mary, ID that cloak Imoen snagged.

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png Well I already have an 18 in Charisma, Imoen, you want it? Might help distract people.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/Imoenportrait.png Oh indeed. Especially considering that charm ability.

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Spider house, take two. Allons-y!

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...That was faster than I thought it would be. No severe cases of death and only a mild case of poison. But it was on Jaheria, so nobody cares.

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Imoen quickly loots the place, and it is at this point that I realize we're kinda low on magic power and flush with funds.

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Welcome to-, wait, fuck, I did it wrong. Quick, back to Beregost, we forgot something back in the Red Sheaf.

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That's better. Now stay the night and we'll try that again.

Night passes, and in the morning...

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png This is a nice belt. It's a pity we have to give it back to the dwarf who it belongs to.

Well no, we don't have to, per se, but you're probably going to give it back. Even though it would save our asses against arrows.

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Anyway, yeah, welcome to High Hedge. The place has a mild infestation of Gnolls and nothing of real interest besides the giant mage house in the middle of it. Also, just like Joia's ring, there are many swords like Perdue's. Try not to confuse them.

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This is the most awesome house ever.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png I'm going to scribe like it's 999!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/DynaheirPortrait.png I believe I shall join you in that!

It is a pity this guy doesn't sell the Knock spell. You could use it, seeing as Imoen sucks at lockpicking.

One orgy of spell scribing later, we end up with a spare ID item scroll. I figure, why not...

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png This is worse than the golden pants. Nobody wants this, right?

Yeah, so we'll sell it to our fence after some minor business.

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Meh. It's a good reward for five minutes of trekking back and forth.

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Say goodbye to the belt of stopping arrows. This will bite you in the ass later, I guarantee it this time.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa45/Thadius0/Baldurs%20gate%20LP/MaryWorthportrait.png The last time you said it you were completely wrong.

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And as you noticed by now, Imoen finally gets a level and becomes a mildly better thief.

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And with that, another hard day of adventuring is done with.

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And looky here, this time the map isn't fubared!

Okay the list this time is similar to the last time.

1) Hunt down the half-ogres. Not that hard, we can have that area on our map with five minutes of walking through another.
2) Hunt down the missing cloak. Would be interesting, since we don't know where the Cloakwood is.
3) Hunt down the missing boots. We have that area on our map, and in fact we've been there before.
4) Explore one of the areas we haven't looted for all it's worth. I'll probably end up doing this to some area anyways, pick one to direct my looting rampage.
5)Main quest YOU NEED ADDITIONAL LEVELS TO UNLOCK THIS OPTION.

What will it be?

[Flarecobra]

Option 1!

[RobinStarwing]

I would so go in reverse order> 4, 3, 2, 1

But Flare's suggestion is also good.

[Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope]

Ogre's suck. Half Ogres are an abomination.

Slay the Ogres.

[Shyria Dracnoir]

Wait, if we got the Masculinity/Femininity belt off the ogre, does that mean that he was really...

Wow, the Final Fantasy parallels just got a whole lot bigger. And just for that, I say we massacre every other ogre on the continent.

[Great Cartoonist]

I wouldn't quite say that all ogres are bad... In the sequel, you can get an awesome magic shield from one if you befriend it.

Also, go north of Friendly Arm Inn to kill some Ankhegs. The shells can be turned into armor, which is a fairly good armor as you may have seen already. Or you can sell them for a good amount of coin if that's what you like.

[Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope]

I wouldn't quite say that all ogres are bad... In the sequel, you can get an awesome magic shield from one if you befriend it.


No GC. All Ogres are disgusting freaks and deserve nothing but eternal torture. They should never have been part of the Horde. Ever.

Are we talking about the same Ogres?

[Loyal]

Thadius, why in gods name have you been hosting this stuff on Photobucket?

[Ravashak]

Because everyone likes bandwidth exceeded pics, i guess?

And Mac, nothing a few retcons can't fix!

[Thadius]

ErrrrrrrrrrrrrORR:Imagehost bandwith exceeeeeeeeeeded.
SwiiiiiiitchING to ALTernate imageHOSTer.
Switch successfuuuuuuuuuuuuuuL.
Thadius.exe innnnnnnnfeeeeeeeeeeected.
Purge infection.
Purgepurgepurgepurgepurgepurge-

Mary, have you been practicing your curses?

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Why would you say that?

Because it felt like I had explosive diarrhea.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Really. I can honestly say that I am not the direct cause of that.

Ah well. To make up for it, you're going on a looting spree.

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This area is directly south of High Hedge. There are a few things to do while we're passing through.

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First thing's first, we go up here...

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Kill off another wolf...

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And find breakfast! Wait, is...is it talking?

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Well. I guess we could still eat him if we could ignore the screaming...

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Ahem.

Oh fine. But to make up for it you will dance for my amusement.

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Down here is the main attraction in this area, chicken be damned. Why?

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Here's why. Meet Bassilus, the craziest evil priest you ever did see.

http://i49.tinypic.com/1zbb5e9.jpg What in the name of...

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Screwing with his brain is well advised. It's like a high-level Turn Undead effect takes place for one round. Any of his undead that haven't wandered off collapse back unto dust, making the fight marginally easier...

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...And of course I beat him the first time. On an alternate playthrough, this bastard poisons. And we aren't exactly equipped to deal with poison right now, so it's a good thing we avoided it. What'd we get from him?

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When all you have is a hammer, everything is a nail. Oh Kahliiiiiiiiiiid...

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http://i48.tinypic.com/rtncqw.jpg I AM THOR, GOD OF THUNDER!

Wow. He's even worse than you.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Thanks, I guess.

And to prove we killed him?

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Ta-da! Too bad we'll not be 'using' it for a bit. Now let's go south and take care of those ha- OH WHAT THE HELL?

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Huh. It's only one right now. Bum rush!

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And this is why you always DON'T do that, boys and girls. He had three friends and a random skeleton walked by and started killing us faster. Fortunately we have a rewind function along with Smart Thinking (tm) to see us through. We back up to when we first came in, lure the guy closer, kill him and his buddies, and scratch another quest off the list.

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Anyways. Welcome to this lake. There are, again, few things to do while we're here, but damn if we're not gonna do them.

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Sadly, this bastard, his girlfriend, and their Elite Hobgoblin pet are on the list of attractions. Man they really should revise that. 'Come to the scenic lake! Enjoy a wonderful sunset with a side of BANDIT DEATH.'

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg What's so bad about an elite hobgoblin or that guy's girlfriend?

She's a mage, the hob has the ability to poison his arrows.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg ...This is gonna suck, isn't it?

Multiple tries later, I figure out the sequence of slaughtering them. And soon enough...

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg It's official. Bandits have pissed me off and all must die.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I would feel bad about taking her clothes, but I've been walking around in naught but my wolf-skin robes. A simple alteration spell should see to it these robes take on a similar hue and possibly even texture. Dynaheir, would you like my handcrafted wolf robes?

http://i46.tinypic.com/2m7wynd.jpg I do believe I'll pass for now. Should we ever enter freezing climes, though, I will keep it in mind.

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http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg Is...Is that Drizzt Do'Urden?

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg ...Why?

http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg I am his biggest fan. Does my hair look alright?

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Look, let's keep him alive first, you can fawn over him later.

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Actually, he did most of the work. Which is good, we were still weak from that freakin' bandit ambush.

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http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg Thank you very much, and I wish you safe journey.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Imoen, are you okay?

http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg HE TALKED TO ME! I can die happy now.

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This is the xvart camp. Not much of a challenge for a full party, even at level one. Just assume that everything that happened from there...

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...To here was us killing little xvarts that scream in interesting ways. This joker summons a BEAR on us, and both it and him quickly die. We didn't quite come here for them.

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This guy. This guy sells NOTHING but cursed items. As such? He must die before he causes misfortune to befall a less hapless adventurer.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg He does look to be some sort of mage-thief, though. This might take a minute or two.

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No it won't. See?

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Editor's note: Yes. Yes it did.

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This is a BEAR CAVE.

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There was a BEAR here.

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It's gone now.

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Welcome to yet another hellhole we'll not be coming back to. That northern bridge? Is guarded by TWO ogre BERSERKERS along with THREE ELITE Hobgoblins. Take my advice: Go the southern route if you HAVE to.

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See? It's already easier, it's just a bear on the other side!

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Granted it looks a bit like a Coca-cola bear. Man we are just slaughtering us some bears today aren't we?

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However Uricide does have its rewards.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Need...more...identify...spells...

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This is the silliest ogre ever. Wait, that reminds me of something... (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0214.html)

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After agreeing to, and then actually managing to hunt the little fuzzy bastards down...

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...Weeeee get nothing for our trouble. Whelp. Next hellhole!

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Surgical strike team. In here, grab what we missed, out.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg In truth, it's just a women's magazine. Now if you'll pardon me, I have to go study it.

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By this point these little areas don't mean enough for me to care where they are anymore. As such, I've forgotten where this one is.

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Is...Is that a dead cat?

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Indeed it is.

And you're taking it why?

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Necromancer has to practice on something. Might as well be this.

No, it's got a collar on, it's someone's pet. Plus the idea of you having an undead cat minion just gives me the willies. Figure out who it belongs to and return it.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Ah. It would be rude to rob a fellow necromancer of his favorite test subject.

Let's...just keep going.

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http://i48.tinypic.com/rtncqw.jpg Of course I will act to defend nature! How was that dear?

http://i49.tinypic.com/1zbb5e9.jpg Good, love, very good.

http://i48.tinypic.com/rtncqw.jpg For I am THOR, GOD OF THUNDER!

http://i49.tinypic.com/1zbb5e9.jpg *Sigh*

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This time they didn't even need to hold your hand, she generally appears right freakin' there.

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Aaaaand another two morons fall...

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The potion? Antipoison. HELL YEAH. Now we can cure one thing of poison. Useful, but not overtly so, sadly.

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Ah, this. This is south of Beregost. There's one reason for being here.

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One of the guys wandering around here has these. Sadly, Mary will probably return them too.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Hey, Imoen keeps stealing clothes, so someone has to return them.

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Ah, the area south of Nashkel. There's one reason for us being here.

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One very good reason.

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Cloudkill. It is the best spell in this game. You get it, you scribe it, and you hardly ever have an excuse to use it.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!

And suddenly I am very grateful for that. Let's, uh take that chicken back. Now. Oh and on your way, pick up a skeleton skull. You'll need it.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg How fortunate the demigod of Plot pointed out I'd be needing one of those. Here, have a skull old man.

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He then proceeds to cast the most awesome spell in the game except for Cloudkill. Antichickenator.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg What?

Yes.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/a13gol.jpg

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg That was nice and all, but no reward?

I can fix that. Go to the temple.

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Welcome to the temple. We're here for one reason and we'll be here for another.

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C'mon...

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What does the scanner say about her-

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg NO.

Fine. Back to Beregost to collect your rewards, then?

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Kahlid gets a nicer shield since he's the only one using one. Conversations like this one happen all the time. Supposedly. In another file they never happened, so when they happen I'll be sure to grab them.

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We get our money back, and we call it a night. And no, I don't believe what is underlined, for there was no honor among thieves.

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And now for a new, improved map! With a key! Red signifies an area where there are massive quantities of Plot detected. Green signifies subquests and/or loot to grab. Any area that's outlined in blue is somewhere I haven't been. If an area is circled I will go there if enough people ask for it. If an area is crossed out I will NOT go there at this time no matter how hard you beg. To rectify this, suggest other things that will level up the party. As you can see, at this point I am confident in our ability to take on the mines. So is that what you all want?

[Shyria Dracnoir]

I'm assuming the empty green circles mean unexplored areas. May as well fill those in.

[RobinStarwing]

Wagons...EVERYWHERE!!!!! *laughs maniacally*

I have the second game and I so loved Aerie in my party though my PC was a Paladin Inquisitor as well...CARSOMYR FTW!

[Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope]

I vote we go to the temple...of doom *evil laughter* *thunder claps* *lightning*

[tacticslion]

I voet we go to the temple and the forest (the places we already know of) before we progress with the real plot. I then vote we go to the places that aren't plot-relevant and work those out. Followed by going to the mines of doooooooooom.

Noted exceptions: if there is a location that becomes plot-relevant later, and we can perform the sidequests there at that time (in other words, we don't miss the stuff), I vote we skip that for now, and do that stuff then. Otherwise, do the extraneous stuff to become as POWERFUL AND DIVINE-LIKE AS POSSIBLE!!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!

... I also vote that (when possible) the older archives be moved, as I'm missing the last one or two photobucket updates (my computer was deadified by viral activity at the time). No real hurry, though.

Oh, and this LP, and the concept of Mary Worth (and how she relates the Baldr's Gate story) in particular, has started me thinking of some great ideas for a campaign. So, thanks for that, Thad! As a final question, I was looking up Mary Worth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Worth) the other day. What were you guys thinking of in specific when you voted on the name? Mary Worth, the cartoon character, "Bloody Mary" Worth (the spooky myth/game), or Mary Wroth the poet? I'm presuming the second, but given that our Mary here is a necromancer (you know typically creepy-looking pale people who dress in black and are obsessed with death) I found the last fairly funny.

[Flarecobra]

The comic character Mary Worth.

[Thadius]

Tact, your vote contradicts itself. How can I go to the temple and the non-plot relevant woods, progress the plot by going to the mines of doom, go looting, and then go back to the mines of doom?

Also, the issue with the photobucket images should work itself out in like three, four days. And if you seriously think that I'm moving that many images to tinypic, then I've got an ocean-spanning bridge in Kansas I could sell you...

[tacticslion]

Tact, your vote contradicts itself. How can I go to the temple and the non-plot relevant woods, progress the plot by going to the mines of doom, go looting, and then go back to the mines of doom?

Also, the issue with the photobucket images should work itself out in like three, four days. And if you seriously think that I'm moving that many images to tinypic, then I've got an ocean-spanning bridge in Kansas I could sell you...

I would pay handsomely for a bridge such as that (http://www.nuklearpower.com/2009/10/24/episode-1188-the-mark/)!

Also, my vote wasn't clear (for which I apologize): basically do the non-plot-relevant stuff (especially any 'time sensitive' side quests) first, the plot relevant stuff. Effectively don't visit the same place twice if you can avoid it, (for your sake, mostly, to make things smooth and easy). Also, see you next week!

NINJA EDIT (twelve hours later, but still ninja!):
First, when re-reading, I don't think I suggested we go to the mines twice. We know of the temple and the forest, so I suggested doing what we know first to eliminate those as future possiblities. Follow this up by striking into the unknown (insomuch as it's main-plot irrelevant) to gather power, supplies, and information (this is us striking blindly into the unknown to figure out what's going on and eliminate possibilities. We might not find what we're looking for, but we'll give it our all!). Finally, once we've done the all the havoceroism we can, we proceed with the main quest and continue onward.

So: forest, temple, old castle, random rocks, carnival, empty circle below Burlag's Tower, empty circle above Burlag's tower, and other empty circles above that. Notable exceptions to my vote (as I've never played this game, I don't know when something will become plot-relevant) being those locations I've mentioned that later become plot-relevant (will eventually be in red circles) so long as we can also do the non-plot-relevant things there at that time - I have no problem temporarily skipping locations that are plot-relevant later, as long as we don't miss side quests, so those we can avoid for now before going to the mines. Does that make it clearer?

[Thadius]

Huh? Oh, we're back? Whelp, best get a move on! First of all, Mary, head to Nashkel and hit up the general store, we're gonna need supplies.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Huh? Wha? Oh, you're back. It felt like I was in Limbo or something...

Kinda-sorta, but I didn't forget. The moment I could, I came back. Now, store.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg What? Oh no! My sash!

Sweet, 500 gold! Yeah I don't know why he wants the pelts either, but he does pay handsomely considering the effort it takes to slay a winter wolf is negligible.

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Aaaaand there she goes again. What is she up to this time?

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg She said something about 'side-quest sense tingling' and just ran off.

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It actually is possible to lose this quest if you don't answer JUST SO. Which will annoy you to no end because the ring is easily found, and if you didn't do it right, you can't turn it in.

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Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, welcome to the circus! There's not a lot to do here, but we'll do/avoid it nonetheless.

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First up we have a poet. That's...actually foreshadowing. For later. Much later.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg This promises to be interesting.

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Meet the ogre.

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It does, in fact, explode.

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Almost always, it appears in a flash of green...

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And then blows up for you. But if you push the ogre too far...

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Oh dear oh dear.

Be a good sport and put him out of his misery will you?

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Indeed.

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You can't tell it from these stills, but this guy actually glows all the colors of the rainbow.

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He's just Faaaaaaaaaaaabulous!

Anyways, after we deal with that queer fellow, we head into a small tent. Maybe we can get our fortune told!

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I foresee much death in your future, mage-man.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/2m7wynd.jpg Oooh. I don't suppose...?

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Go ahead, I've already got a set.

http://i46.tinypic.com/2m7wynd.jpg Why thank you!

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Huh. Simple feud. Good thing you hopefully put an end to the bloodshed.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Yes, well, something tells me it won't stay that way.

Yeah, you're done here. Head back to the area south of the town. There be loot to grab there yet.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Why wouldn't I help him?

Uh, you sure abo-

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I'm telling you you're going to regr-

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Nonsense, only good can come of this! Let's have a look at that toy...

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg This is not what I was expecting.

I told you. Well go wander around looking for his pet. Just be careful you don't run into...

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...Her.

This battle. This fucking battle. With our newbie party it was causing me so much hate. She doesn't go down easy and she has two archer buddies. Really in order to beat her you need SmartThinking V2.0 (tm). Lure her in, lure her AWAY, kill her, HEAL, and then go for her buddies. Why are you fighting her, you may ask? For one...

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...Sweet new armor for Imoen is a part of the loot.

http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg That looks valuable. And protective. And like it's mine.

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Hey, I think I heard something over here. Go take a look.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg On it.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg ...It's a wolf.

A wolf that won't attack you.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I WANT TO KILL IT SO BAD.

No! Bad PC! Put that staff down!

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Oh sure another one. Just what I wanted. SO THAT I CAN NEVER FORGET THIS. GEE, THANKS.

Actually he doesn't give you one. I assume your character tosses it right after they get it.

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Mary? Mary?

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg ...

Uh oh. I think she's broken.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

No, wait, not that way! That's to the...

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...Mines...

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Welcome to the mines! We may be here a while, or for an ungodly amount of time. It's up to you! First thing's first, there appears to be a...face in those hills to the south. Go check that out, Mary.

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Huh. A sculptor, I assume. Whelp ask him what he's carving.

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Ah, so it's not done yet. Of course we'll keep him safe. But Greywolf, that name sounds familiar...

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg WOLF!?

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg KILL THE WOLF! KILLKILLKILL!

Right conclusion, but all the wrong reasons.

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And after this he just dies. I guess he overclocked his heart just a little too much. But hey, what was his is now ours!

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And what was the 'wolf's' is now ours as well. Khalid is the master of the elements. Or at least ice and lightning. Anyway we tool around a bit...

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...This guy pops up, followed by a pack of kobolds, followed by a hearty helping of Death all around to everyone but us. Now remember, you must not eat any serving of Death yourself, merely serve it to your foes!

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Say hello and goodbye to Captain Obvious. Anyway before we go any further I decide to check if there's any loot just lying around and sure enough...

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This withered old tree in the upper-left...

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Has something for us! What exactly?

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Only a cool wand. Anyway now we're going to head back to Nashkel with the emeralds from the sculptor that we looted from his corpse.

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Mainly so we can reassure the bounty hunter/civil servant that the sculptor has been dealt with. Sort of.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I can't help but feel there was a more profitable way to do this.

It would also be a more evil way.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Moving on then!

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And here's the owner of the Nashkel mines. Note, if you're too ugly, he'll actually say 'Ye've got one day. Then I'll start diggin' a ditch for ye.' I don't know if he does or not, but I don't want to test his patience.

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Anyway, this is level 1. It's, eh, mostly safe.

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Talking to the miners...

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...reveals nothing...

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...we couldn't have or didn't...

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...already guess.

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This guy just confirms it really. Hey if anyone knows where the webpage is that details the most evil and satanic kobolds in a D&D game ever, I would be very appreciative. I might even do something for you!

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Considering these are kobolds, that dagger might as well be a sword. Okay I lie, it would have to be enchanted for that.

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Welcome to level two. There are more monsters but it's still somewhat safe. We're going to that large chamber on the west side first.

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But first another serving of Death all around. Sadly. I don't think you can ever save this guy.

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Anyway yeah that was the shortest sub-quest in this game. Get used to it, cause the rest are loooooong.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Hey you might wanna get out of here while the tunnel's still clear. Just saying.

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The kobolds down here have a new item for us. One that only appears down here, and really serves no purpose beyond a giant Plotbat upside the head. I actually find it utterly hilarious that you can order your characters to drink this stuff, but I never did.

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Welcome to level three of the mines. Also known as level one party hell. Especially if your party thief also holds that level. All along that main path? Traps. Traps everywhere. If you've gotten a few levels since the start of the game, then you've got a shot of spotting and disarming the traps before they hit.

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First things first, grab this. It's right there, you really can't miss it. Afterwards we head down the path...

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And run right into a spider cave. At our level these are still dangerous because SOMEONE doesn't know slow/cure poison.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I have a new despised enemy, and it has more limbs than I do.

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Hey, remember how I told you all that we would die a fiery death if we didn't level up before we came here? This is it personified. Why?

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THIS. THIS IS WHY. THEY NEVER RUN OUT AND ONLY LEAVE TWO WHEN THEY DIE IT ANNOYS ME SO GODDAMN MUCH ARRRRRRRRRGH!

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg And he says I have problems.

Deep cleansing breath...

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Anyway yeah. Level one thieves could never disarm this, but appears Imoen is competent enough to let us proceed. What a shocker.

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Welcome to level four. Gee I wonder what's going to happen here? After we clear up some pests on the outside, we proceed within the giant rock...

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg This guy.

Yup.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg He's responsible for all that hell we just went through.

Yup.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg He doesn't look smart enough to bang two stones together!

You're remarkably perceptive. Go beat him to within an inch of his life.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg With gusto!

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Is it my fault he's a traitorous bastard half-orc? I tried to let him live and he swarms us with more of his minions. Might I kill him now?

Since when did you need MY permission to kill morons and fools that think they can oppose you?

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Although I'm pretty sure Cyric won't be too pleased we're killing off all his priests...

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg He can bite me. Half-orc had it coming.

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Wait, so that's a ring of Making Jaheira Useful?

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Looks like.

http://i49.tinypic.com/1zbb5e9.jpg If I may?

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Sure thing.

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Kahlid is becoming an elemental monster. And with this...

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Chapter two of the plot is done and dusted...

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An elf is freed and a choice is put to the people. We can crawl our way back out of the mines and revel in all the glory the owner is sure to shower us in, or we can walk out the secret back way.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Which way is less painful?

Neither. Which is why no matter what they choose, I shall hate them.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg You should stop that you know.

[RobinStarwing]

Go the back way! Healthy servings of Death to all but us!

[Flarecobra]

Stay there and form your own cult.

Or go back the way ya came.

And I'm surprised Mary or one of the other girls didn't make a comment when the one NPC said "We need more fighting men" to a party that is 2/3 female.

[Wigmund]

Take the secret path out of the caves, no idea what's down there but it should be fun for us no matter what.

And I'm rather disappointed Lord Binky the Buffoon didn't shriek "HEY KIDS!" at your party.

[Vauron]

Stay there and form your own cult.

Or go back the way ya came.

And I'm surprised Mary or one of the other girls didn't make a comment when the one NPC said "We need more fighting men" to a party that is 2/3 female.

Perhaps Minsc counts as four or five men?

Always go the secret route. Always

[Grimpond]

while the FORUMS WERE DOWN I borrowed this from a friend and plowed thorough it in a week, although apparently I still missed a lot :mad: I say secret way, because if you REALLY wanted to you could take the long way back to the dungeon just to hate yourself a little more.

Are you planning on continuing to BG2? please say yes!

[Thadius]

A week?

Man you're slow. I could do it in five days. Hell I DID it in five days on an alt file grabbing everything I could.

And I dunno if I'm continuing on to BG2. It depends on the ratio of Fun to the ratio of Loathing For All Things at the time this finishes. Although I am cautiously optimistic that the finale will indeed be Fun. For me.

[Grimpond]

When I said week, I meant five days as well. THe only things I didn't thoroughly destroy was ulgoth's beard and durlag's tower, cuz my final save wasn't teleporting me to beard town like it was supposed to, and forget walking back.

[Shyria Dracnoir]

The adorable little angels you were talking about are Tucker's Kobolds (http://www.tuckerskobolds.com/)

Go back the way you came and accept ze glories of success.

[Flarecobra]

Take the secret path out of the caves, no idea what's down there but it should be fun for us no matter what.

And I'm rather disappointed Lord Binky the Buffoon didn't shriek "HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYY KIIIIIIIDSSSSS!" at your party.

Fix'd.

And hey, you can also put down a "What I did on my summer break" intermission in case things get slow and an update is needed. :P

[Thadius]

It will never get slow again. That is, so long as you lot actually provide enough responses to bump over the page counter to the next one. I may take an occasional break just to rampage around some lands in a completely different game, but I WILL return to post. Provided that there's another page.

Anyways. Update...within the next two days. Y'know, so that everyone else can come flooding back to give me their replies as well.

[tacticslion]

As always, I'm here to complicate things!

First: can you gain the rewards of a job well done after going the secret way?
Second: is there any special (super ~, or just plain ~) item(s) that you miss by going either the secret way or the front way?
Third: can you re-enter the dungeon reasonably?
Fourth: can you (semi-reasonably) go both ways?
Fifth: will you please not hate us?

If the first three are true, I vote go the secret way, collect the rewards up front and get what's inside (clearing it out).

If the first is not true, but the second two are, I vote going out the front way, but then returning to clear out the back.

If the second is irrelevant, but the first and third are true, then I vote secret way, and re-entering only if you want XP/revenge.

If the third isn't true, but the first two are, then I vote going (almost) all the way out of the secret way, then stopping, and going back out the front, if this is possible (basically to but not beyond the "point of no return", then turning around)

If the second and third are not true, but the first is, then the secret way.

In short: I lean towards the secret way, excepting there is a valuable/viable reason to go out the front.

[Thadius]

First: can you gain the rewards of a job well done after going the secret way?
Second: is there any special (super ~, or just plain ~) item(s) that you miss by going either the secret way or the front way?
Third: can you re-enter the dungeon reasonably?
Fourth: can you (semi-reasonably) go both ways?
Fifth: will you please not hate us?


First: Yes.
Second: No.
Third: Not from the second way. Once you go out the second way once, it closes. Forever.
Fourth: Either way I plan on exploring everything eventually. This is just really choosing which order I do it in.
Fifth: My hatred of all things will be infinite until we get to Baldur's Gate. Then it will taper back into a positive, non-infinite number that will gradually have the amount of Fun catch up to it. Perhaps even surpass it.

Also, I forgot to say this, but while you weren't looking, Mary and Daynaheir graduated from the High Hedge school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Except for one thing, we never have to go back there again, and that'll cost a lot of gold even then.

And we still don't know Knock. I only know of one pre-Baldur's Gate location where I'm GOING to get it.

[Ravashak]

Go through the secret exit, no reason to wander all the way back through the corpses you left behind.

A question, are you going to keep this party, or are you going to substitute people?

[Grimpond]

I'd vote to keep the party, because any other setup is doomed to fail. DOOMED I SAY

[RobinStarwing]

Not really doomed, just going to be a tad harder.

And hurray for graduation! Baldur's Gate School of the Arcane Class of 2010! Go do Mystra proud!

[Grimpond]

I voted Mary Worth as Most Violent

e: ororor Most Likely to SNAP

[Loyal]

So when exactly do we get to see Mary do any actual Necromancy?

I mean we go through the effort of selecting a LG Necromancer for the ironic jollies and we've yet to see any ensuing substance from that unholy union. What gives?

[Grimpond]

I think the animate dead spell is.....like 6th level? maybe? I need to double check. Summoning was waaaaaaaay scaled down in BG2 so I don't use it anymore

e: by which I mean I don't use it on my main. Viconia goes crazy with it.

[tacticslion]

First: Yes.
Second: No.
Third: Not from the second way. Once you go out the second way once, it closes. Forever.
Fourth: Either way I plan on exploring everything eventually. This is just really choosing which order I do it in.
Fifth: My hatred of all things will be infinite until we get to Baldur's Gate. Then it will taper back into a positive, non-infinite number that will gradually have the amount of Fun catch up to it. Perhaps even surpass it.

So, go the secret way!

So when exactly do we get to see Mary do any actual Necromancy?

I mean we go through the effort of selecting a LG Necromancer for the ironic jollies and we've yet to see any ensuing substance from that unholy union. What gives?

Well, she apparently practiced it at Candle Keep, at least? Also, there was that one time she almost had a good test subject, but it was snatched from her fingers!

[Grimpond]

Oh hey lookit that it's a new page.

[Thadius]

My very computer seems to have evolved sentience and is fighting my making an update. I am countering with liberal amounts of persistence, ice cream, and soda. God Murphy willing, I will have this update delivered unto the people tonight.

[RobinStarwing]

My very computer seems to have evolved sentience and is fighting my making an update. I am countering with liberal amounts of persistence, ice cream, and soda. God Murphy willing, I will have this update delivered unto the people tonight.

I sense it! The Murphy is with you!

[EVILNess]

Be aware, pouring Ice cream and soda on a computer is apt to make it more rebellious.

[Grimpond]

THe only feasible solution is to ===>ice cream || Soda. And down THat in one gulp

[Loyal]

So you want him to make a root beer float.

It's okay, you can say "root beer float".

[Grimpond]

rooooooot beeeeeeeeeeeeer flooooooooooooooooooooooat

[Thadius]

And now for the secret exit to the mines!

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Not so secre- is that a slime?

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Technically I think it's just an ooze of some sort.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Oh great it has a friend. Just what we needed.

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Anyway the exit is right here. It's sorta tricky in that you wouldn't think it was an exit, what with the lack of proper lighting and all.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Fresh air! Finally! Wait, where are we?

Let me check my map.

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This...tells me nothing. Let me check my other map.

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Huh. You're north-east of the mines and south-east of that gawdawful tower. Wait, I'm recalling something about danger...

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Oh bloody hell.

Fuck this battle. Fuck it hard with a poleaxe. It is designed so that if you are leaving the mines via the secret way and just want to get OUT OF THERE, these people will find you and kill you. And considering all the hell we went through just to get here we are low on supplies and patience.

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I only count three bodies. I was fairly sure there were four of them. Mary what did you do to the fourth one?

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg The same thing I did to the second and third one, ordered everyone else to kill them. The first one, however, helped me field-test the awesomeness of the wand of ice.

That's...brutally efficient. I think I'm rubbing off on you too much.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Commencing retest of the wand of ice.

Mary, really. You can't freeze all your problems. You'll get no loot that way.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Graves! Bodies! A return to actual necromancy!

Mary that seems a little evil even for me.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Oh hush. All Lawful/Good necromancers take a vow to return the bodies to the state they found them in once their experiments are complete.

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Unlike the guy who was here beforehand, apparently.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Man the evil necromancers abound today, placing curses and hexes on all the bodies.

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She's quite persistent in the destruction of the undead isn't she?

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg It looks like everyone on this team has some sort of problem.

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Yours seems to be laughing manically whenever you find a new toy.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! Wait why didn't we give the dagger to him in the first place and save ourselves some trouble?

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Iiiiiiiimoen kinda sorta claimed it. Now let's poke around south.

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Welcome to the area east of the mines. It's actually very peaceful here. I don't think there's anything that can kill us here. I mean, there are things that will try, but they won't succeed. We're here for three things.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Confession is good for the soul and conscience and all but he wasn't a priest at all. Why did I talk to him?

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Un.

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Loot this will you?

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Ye gods how many things does Kahlid need?

Duex.

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Trois.

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This is a speed mission. The use of getting the fuck out of here is required. Problem is if you mess around too long, he dies. And I'm not sure you're ever notified of that fact.

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Look at that. Look at the insane amount of time that we managed to keep a wounded man alive while we were running all the way here, non stop. It boggles the mind.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Jaheria can barely manage to keep US patched up on a regular basis, much less a man near death.

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Of course, all problems are solved at the Friendly Arm Inn. Even dying. Or lack of rest. Hey go rent a room.

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Freaky dreeeeeeam seeeeequence...

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http://i49.tinypic.com/1zbb5e9.jpg Child, it is beginning to worry me how quickly you are beginning to develop these powers. And also how.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Hey if I ASKED for them I would be laughing. I'm worried just the same as you are.

On the road again...

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This is south of Ulcaster. There are a few semi-important things to do while we're here.

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It seems even the half-ogres have taken to banditry lately. One group of them later...

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...Minsc has a new toy.

http://i45.tinypic.com/im1mp0.jpg Is difficult to choose between swords and magic sometimes. But when you have a sword that is magic, is not difficult at all!

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Just because you have a name doesn't mean you won't die just like the rest.

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I never knew xvarts were cattle hustlers. Man someone should draw that.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Maybe they were just hungry?

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Ogres. Minsc loved testing his new sword against them.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I never knew murder was so profitable.

Murder? That would be if you were...huh. You've done that too. Still, these are ogres. It's more like putting down the criminally insane.

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Welcome to Ulcaster. This is the home of our first optional dungeon. Naturally we'll do it too. But first, a small matter.

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One of these hobgoblin corpses has something it shouldn't have.

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Namely a set of boots for Imoen to use that we DON'T have to give away!

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Plot hook activated! Let the pain begin.

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Welcome to the dungeon of Ulcaster. Y'know I have to wonder, who designed this place?

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I mean you've got your giant spider room. Who would make that a feature of dungeons at all? Hell how do you do it without getting eaten yourself? (Oooh, new level. We'll be making use of that probably very soon.)

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And then you've got your red wolf room...

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Right next to your grey wolf room. How do you stop the infighting? Sheesh this dungeon was not planned out at all.

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I mean seriously. A trap next to a corpse? Even Imoen could spot that one!

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Ah now this I can respect. Apparently the vampire wolf had himself a few victims.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I'm gonna touch it.

http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg No wait I haven't checked it over!

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Fireball! Owwwww...Oh hey a healing potion. Good thing too because now I need one.

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Hey where are they going?

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg They said something about making sure the dungeon was cleansed.

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Oh giant animate piles of jello, what dungeon crawl won't you make horrible for this underleveled party? Hey Mary, what would you say was the best part of this crawl?

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I'm gonna have to go with a wand that shoots fire. Dynaheir would you like this wand of magic missiles?

http://i46.tinypic.com/2m7wynd.jpg Yes but I would prefer the wand of fire.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Funny, so would I. Listen, next one we get is yours, okay? Promise.

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And now the wraith can move on! Well that was a learning experience. And nobody got seriously hurt.

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Whelp as you lot can see we've got really only two choices now: Loot and Plot. Oh and someone fetch GC, he'll see I'm ready to do the damn Anehkegs now.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg That sounds slightly ominous.

It should, Mary. It should.

[RobinStarwing]

I will tell you what you told me so long ago in one word...

LOOT!!!!!

[tacticslion]

LOOT!!!!!

Seconded! Perhaps preceded by gaining your reward for a dungeon well-cleansed?

[mauve]

.....is looting EVER the wrong option???

I think not!

[Grimpond]

.....is looting EVER the wrong option???

I think not!

Just loot it.

[Shyria Dracnoir]

PHAT LEWTS

[Roland]

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[Grimpond]

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Pretty good

[Thadius]

The people want loot, Mary.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Frankly, so do I.

Right. Well, step one is to go gather pending rewards.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg That was not a reward.

Ah well. Nashkel proper is bound to have something for us.

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First of all, we get a warm fuzzy feeling from telling this lady her husband is dead. Wait how does that work?

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Simple, I also told her we couldn't find his body, so that means no other necromancer could have either.

Whatever...works. I guess.

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That's what I'm talking about! Plot-related XP is the best XP.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Oh dear. They've stepped their game up. No more random assassins, this time they're just sending the best they have at us.

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And yet he dies in the first round. I swear it is not my intention to make these fights easier on myself. For some reason the AI seems to think standing RIGHT NEXT TO OUR FIGHTERS and then attempting to cast Mirror Image is a viable strategy.

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Huh. So he could see in the dark. Interesting, I suppose.

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And new boots for Jaheria.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Wait what?

Well think about it. That ring makes her somewhat useful. Plus she went up a level recently and can finally Slow Poison. And she's almost always on the front lines, meaning enemy archers usually see her first. Keeping her alive now that she's finally living up to the cleric part of her multiclass is really the smart thing to do.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Huh. When you say it it makes sense.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Well it looks like we have a lead on who sent this guy. I'm going to pour over the plot-important letters when I have time to figure out where his employer is.

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Welcome to the gods-damned Ankheg farm. Let's see how long it takes for us to die.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Something tells me that you do not care for this area.

In a few minutes, neither will you. First head to that collection of buildings in the west.

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The fisher-farmers ask for us to 'take care of' a problem they have. We'll get back to them on that.

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Meet the Ankheg.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I can't see it.

Here, let me fix that.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg OH GODS WHAT THE HELL?!

I swear if I see any references in the thread I will hunt you down and gouge your eyes out with a spoon. These things wait for you to walk by, rear up, and then spit...something at you for a ranged attack that does painful amounts of damage. And somehow they continue to spit at you even when you're standing next to them. And don't even think of running, they can tunnel and pop up right next to you while you're recovering. Thankfully we've only got the one to deal with. We kill it and take its shell for later.

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Gee, I wonder what his problem could be, really.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Could it be the large sinkhole he has for a back yard?

It might very well be that. Now, I have a cunning plan.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg This...does not bode well...

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Welcome to the Ankheg cavern. We're probably never coming back here for a few reasons. As you could probably guess, there are Ankhegs all over the damn place. They don't drop all that much, really, and I don't know if they respawn every day-and-night cycle like their kin up above. Frankly, I don't feel like testing it. Now, my cunning plan originally involved sending Imoen over to the north-east corner, then having her drink one of her potions once she'd snagged everything. Sadly, that didn't work for two reasons. One, she's no heavy lifter, and two, she's full of arrows. So, I had to improvise.

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http://i45.tinypic.com/im1mp0.jpg Magic potions make sneaking up on evil that much more fun!

Once we'd looted the Ankheg loot, it was time to leave this hellhole and never look back unless we were higher level. Like, much higher level.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Is there...nothing we could do for him?

Why yes there is. Talk to him again.

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And there is our good deed for the day.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Only one?

Well it's to justify all the slightly wrong things we'll be doing later.

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Funny note, she doesn't actually keep track of all the Ankhegs you kill. I mean, how could she? So once we've hunted a few more down...

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We get a pittance for our trouble and keep going north.

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Welcome to the Baldur's Gate Bridge! The city is actually closed right now, but hey, we don't need to go in anyways. No, right now, we're still going north.

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http://i49.tinypic.com/1zbb5e9.jpg Child, I only wish to talk to-

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I think she took offense at you calling her 'child.'

http://i49.tinypic.com/1zbb5e9.jpg Perhaps.

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A quick love-tap sets her mind right, and it looks like she's the victim here. Hands up, everyone who didn't see this coming.

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So naturally Jaheria agrees to set things right between the gods. I mean, really. WHY ARE YOU MEDDLING?

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We find that this lady has the same problem as our farmer friend...

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...And that the Ankheg apparently ate someone named Nester. And what do we find further north?

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Welcome to a random, zombie-infested farm! There are 20 zombies here.

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Number one appeared right next to us. Let's count the rest as we find them.

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Two, three, four, and the meaty bits of five and six.

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Seven, eight.

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Nine, ten.

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Eleven.

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Twelve, thirteen, fourteen, and the bits of fifteen and sixteen.

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Seventeen, eighteen, and nineteen. At this point I begin a frantic search and finally find...

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Twenty! Twenty zombies, ah ah ah!

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That was a nice diversion. Jaheria got to indulge her undead-destroying compulsion, and we even got paid for it. But we have something to attend to back in Ankheg-land.

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Namely these guys.

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I was unaware Jaheria was part Hulk.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg It would explain a few things...

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http://i49.tinypic.com/1zbb5e9.jpg I think not, gentlemen. This is my beatstick, and you are all on the wrong end of it.

:( Oh balls.

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Well now that we've played with/been played with by the gods, we've got things to grab elsewhere.

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Welcome to the area north of the lighthouse. I think there's...three things? To do here. Two quests and a random person.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg A nereid!

Yeah go tell Imoen to talk to it. Not yourself. There's a reason for it.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Well that was interesting. And if Imoen had lived, it might have even made for interesting blackmail material.

Yeah when you've got the kiss of death you don't tend to mess around. Go beat her up but refrain from killing her.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Well that was fast.

The only problem is she's still standing on Imoen's things, sorta, so you'll be fighting the next guy without any ranged support from her.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Yet again with ogres. This area sure loves to throw them at us.

Anyway, he falls as quickly as the rest and we find amongst his things...

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A nice new helmet for Jaheria.

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Finally, we send the nereid on her way and get Imoen's things back where they belong.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Should I really be trusting a guy named Mad Arcana?

For a few minutes, yes. The ring is in the boat to the west and it won't hurt you unless you decided not to listen to him.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Ye gods, what is this ring made of?

Kryptonite.

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Hey, not bad. Until we actually enter Baldur's Gate, those things are rare.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Now if only everyone was this nice.

Then there wouldn't be a need for any adventurers.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Statement retracted.

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Welcome to the area south of the lighthouse. Why no, I'm not putting off the lighthouse for any reason, whatever gave you that idea? There are two things to do here.

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The first involves this man and his archeological dig...

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Along with his less-than-trustworthy partner.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Ooh, this should be interesting! Ancient corpses!

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Um. I suddenly am filled with an urge to flee.

Interesting note here: if your characters are dumbasses and not a one of them gets in there before the miners go mad, then, well, you get nothing for it. Sadly.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Oh well this just reeks of happiness, sunshine, and rainbows.

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Insane in the mem-

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Please don't.

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Check out the big brain on Kahlid!

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Yeah opting to take him to the temple is the best choice, really.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Oh?

He's already broken, this way he can try to rebuild himself.

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Plus, this way, the temple likes you and you get a lot more money.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I can go for that.

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This is a sword Minsc won't be touching.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I don't suppose we could take a small trip to High Hedge?

Knock yourself out.

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http://i49.tinypic.com/1zbb5e9.jpg We have been waiting out here for some time. Where is that child?

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg BEHOLD.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg MY AWESOMENESS.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg AND WEEP.

[RobinStarwing]

Oh god, save us all. Mary Worth has exploded into the realms of the Archmage. O_O I will say looking good though hun! Wanna go to a local tavern?

[Shyria Dracnoir]

So, awesomeness aside, what are our options for continuing? Or do you already have a plan in mind?

[Thadius]

There will be a part two with more loot later this week.

Yes, you read that right. We got so much loot I couldn't fit it into one update.

[Shyria Dracnoir]

There will be a part two with more loot later this week.

Yes, you read that right. We got so much loot I couldn't fit it into one update.

:eek:

[Grimpond]

:dance:

[tacticslion]

There will be a part two with more loot later this week.

Yes, you read that right. We got so much loot I couldn't fit it into one update.

:aaa:

:D

[Ravashak]

Get to more looting, pillaging and necromancy, in a lawful good manner, naturally (I suggest starting with the burning of houses of the innocent and pure)

[tacticslion]

Get to more looting, pillaging and necromancy, in a lawful good manner, naturally (I suggest starting with the burning of houses of the innocent and pure)

... that... hardly sounds lawful and good.
I think we should avoid that idea.

[Ravashak]

At least I didn't suggest to destroy the world (or multi-verse)!

[Yrcrazypa]

When you think about it, when you destroy the world all you are doing is ending suffering. That's good, right?

[tacticslion]

That's good, right?

That word. You keep using it. I do not think it means what you think it means.

[Ravashak]

Alternatively, Yrcrazypa knows too well! xP

Then again, I never went too much into D&D alignments.

[Thadius]

http://i46.tinypic.com/2m7wynd.jpg Now those are some nice robes. I don't suppose they have one in my size?

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Sadly they only had the one set, but I got you a wand of flame to make up for it.

http://i46.tinypic.com/2m7wynd.jpg That'll do.

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Welcome to the Lighthouse area! No, I don't know how we entered from the north, shut up. We're here for one thing right now. Yes, I am aware there are two things to do here, but since one gives crappy rewards and isn't really timed, guess which one we're doing?

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First we encounter a wholly unhelpful prophet. Well, not unhelpful, really. Maybe irritated is the right word.

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Ahahahah. Meet the Sirine. Contrary to what you may think, these sirines do not just charm the men in your party. No, they can Dire Charm anyone. Some people like to send Minsc berserk and then let him at them, but I've had mixed success with that.

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Once her friends are dead, Sil, the local Sirine Queen, shows her aggression and gets ganged up on by the wolves Mary's wand summoned.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg ...I think I hate this wand.

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Anyway, what loot did the Sirines have in their cave? Let's find out!

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Huh. All on a table. I guess that works. So what is it?

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Another permanent stat-booster. Vera nice.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg GET THIS THING AWAY FROM ME.

http://i49.tinypic.com/1zbb5e9.jpg *Yoink*

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Did...you just take that robe?

http://i49.tinypic.com/1zbb5e9.jpg Do you have a problem with that?

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg ...Keep away from me...

Anyway, something I forgot to mention. The way here was filled with goblins and sirines, and we sorta burned up Mary's wand of flame on them all.

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This, however, is a viable substitute.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!

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Welcome to the area east of the temple! Also known as Basilisk land. The area I have my cursor over is their nest. Fortunately, we memorized enough spells to deal with them all today.

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Say hello to Korax the ghoul. He's only useful here, so thankfully they put him here. The big upside of having him around is that he can't be turned to stone.

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Which proves very useful almost instantly. The fighters take on the basilisks, the rangers take out the mage, and Korax gets his brains.

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To the south-east we find these people that you have to be rude to in order to get them to fight you. Why are we doing this, you may ask?

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Well another piece of equipment for Jaheira is always a good thing. However, we're quite wounded and need to rest. Fortunately, Korax never needs to and volunteers to keep watch.

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Then he gets hungry and we have to put him down.

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Welcome to Gullykin! Ahahahahah. I hate this place...

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg It hasn't even done anything to you yet!

Just wait for it.

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This is the rough approximation of the head halfling. Now if you pester him a second time...

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Behold! Possibly the most deadly quest for a low-leveled party to ever exist if you do it wrong! No matter what way you go about it, the ruins are full of kobold commandos. There is only one way to do this that won't involve us dying, and you'd better believe we're going to use it.

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Right across from the winery is this house. You want to go into this house, and then into the basement.

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He never really was on your side.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Okay, that's enough.

The hell?! Did you just magic missile me?

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Want a repeat demonstration?

No no, that'll be fine. Anyways, the bookcase holds a secret passage...way...

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Now what?

"Put...Ze candle...Back!"

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Clearly I need to do it again.

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Welcome to the Firewine Bridge Ruins! We're here for this guy and one other, both of them mages.

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The second guy falls quickly enough to a few spells. We rob him and get out, because even though we've killed the plot-bearing 'boss' of the ruins, there are still kobolds everywhere. We're never coming back, so no need for the map screen this time around.

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Oh now he's doing it on purpose. Anyway going further south reveals...

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Le yawn. I'll just use my wand of...summoning...Crud.

No lie, it actually broke here. But hey! No more assassins. Ever, I think, until we get to Baldur's Gate.

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Welcome to the Firewine Bri- Wait. A bridge over a dry riverbed.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Looks like.

In what I could roughly assume to be Kansas.

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Too bad you don't know where the deed to this place is...

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Oh no. Please no.

Payback for the magic missiles. Hell yes, you WILL listen.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I wonder when he'll realize I paid him to GO AWAY.

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Greatest warrior ever? I think not.

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For now that title belongs to Minsc.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Wait I thought that would go to Kahlid.

Minsc is on the front lines swinging his sword, doing critical hits and double digit damage 9 times out of 10. For a job well done, he gets the gauntlets.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Crazy lady.

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Dead lady.

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This could be trouble. The mightiest ogre mage ever sounds tough.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Oh hush up and watch.

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You just froze him to death AND preserved the loot. I am in awe.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I am awesome.

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Welcome to Lars- FUCK. We don't want to be here now, there's Plot here. Okay let's scoot along the south and then make our way to the standing stones.

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Sadly the mad druid has to die...

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...So that we can kill the evil one. After that we head east.

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Welcome to another random area. Here is a stone platform with four red mages on it that are all evil. In this Mary was like some sort of freaky mage-ninja, using her wand of paralyzing to stun them, then Magic Missile'd them to death.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Sadly I was too good for the cameras to focus on me without exploding.

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She did manage to pick this up though. Not a bad little hidden weapon.

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What, is he some sort of Forgotten Realms hippy? Sheesh. We've already got Jaheria telling us to be one with nature, not mercilessly slaughter wolves.

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It's not even anything like a dire ettercap! Although ettercaps, in large swarms, are dangerous on their own. Due to their poison.

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That confirms it, he's a hippy. Oh well, it's sure to be a good scroll.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Ye of too much faith. There was a reason he was giving it away.

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Welcome to Pedvale! There is literally NOTHING to do right here. So you know what this means Mary?

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Relaxation! Finally!

Yes, and next time will be all Plot.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Best get out my walking shoes, I suppose.

[RobinStarwing]

And the Traveling Circus that is Mary Worth's band of Heroes continues on!

[Grimpond]

the forest of PLOT-ADVANCEMENT

[Shyria Dracnoir]

That ghoul certainly brought you good luck during that quest. However, it could not accompany you any further and, sadly, had to be euthanized

[Thadius]

Well I guess there's only one place left to go. Time for Beregost and the Plot that awaits us there.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I'm famous?

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No, he's famous. You're just well-known at this point.

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And now you get to play exterminator.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg They're bandits, how bad could they possibly be?

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Silly boy. You're surrounded. And you're going to die very quickly.

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He did so, but look at that. Look what Minsc did to that poor man. Remind me to never get on the wrong end of his sword.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Which, I assume, is the side that points towards his foes.

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Are you keeping track of the organizational ladder here? Cause I'm lost.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I'll try.

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Oh yes. We'll be wanting that for Kahlid.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Wait what? What happened to protecting Jaheria?

Jaheria can wear plate mail without getting winded. Kahlid, despite being a fighter, doesn't have much in the way of heavy lifting. I put plate mail on him, and he's gonna get real tired real quick and not be able to carry much else. Ankheg armor doesn't have much weight to it, is very protective, and as such is one of the better armors out there.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Darn you and your logic.

Anyway while we're here let's do a bit of shopping for Imoen.

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First let's snag the best armor she could wear...

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Followed by a nice little dagger.

http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg Well this is a welcome change of events.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg But now we're broke. Let's go change that.

Easy enough, head to the crossroads.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Now what?

This way, towards the downed caravan.

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A CHALLENGER APPROACHES!

MARY WORTH
VS.
BANDIT PARTY

FIGHT!

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MARY WORTH WINS!

FLAWLESS VICTORY!

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg They weren't here before, what gives?

Hey I don't pretend to understand, all I know is that after you talked to the officer, there they were. Now let's head to the Plot.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg So where is it?

Right about here.

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Yes, no matter how many people are attacking you, he will talk to you and rescue you from your current situation and whisk you away to the bandit camp. I imagine everything else there goes 'huh?' after you vanish into thin air.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I'm more worried about what Minsc will do. Killing the leader wouldn't look good.

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Not to worry, it looks like he does have something resembling a brain.

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Welcome to the bandit camp! It won't be here for much longer. Our goal is the biggest tent around.

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We kinda already suspected there was something inside anyways.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I don't suppose you mind that we cast a few protective spells before we go in?

Not at al- Am I seeing multiple Dynaheirs?

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Dynaheir, I know it's just the mirror image spell, but it's freaky all the same. Please don't do it again.

http://i46.tinypic.com/2m7wynd.jpghttp://i46.tinypic.com/2m7wynd.jpghttp://i46.tinypic.com/2m7wynd.jpghttp://i46.tinypic.com/2m7wynd.jpg Very well.

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This is gonna be very satisfying, despite the hobgoblin elite in the back.

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Nice bow. Pity Imoen can't use it. Hopefully we'll figure out a solution for that soon.

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One plotdump later, we know where the Iron Throne's main operations are. We'll be there very soon.

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For now, chapter three is done. You know what time it is, Mary?

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Bandit time?

Bandit killing time.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Sorta what I mean.

Anyway, after you kill off the lackeys in the tent, all the other bandits are supposed to get mad at you. But guess what? They don't! Meaning we can pick our targets and rest still.

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The target we pick is this guy. He's the most heavily armored and armed guy here. Nothing a few spells can't cure.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Namely, magic missile. Oh I do love this ring.

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These hobgoblins are unique. They can be scalped. You'd better believe that after...

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Jaheira is civil to them we slaughtered them for profit.

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This looks like a nice little cave.

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http://i49.tinypic.com/1zbb5e9.jpg Oh this is going to hurt.

Oh balls. Flinds. Flinds are like Gnolls on steroids. They're the only thing you shouldn't take lightly in the Gnoll family. We somehow manage to kill everything so we can rest in the cave.

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Freaky dream sequence...

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Oh we'll be needing that. There be poison ahead. Anyway afterwards we send Imoen on a looting spree of the camp, since we never want to come back here ever again...

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And this little gem turns up. The rest of the Plot might be possible now!

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg FEAR ME! AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!

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Welcome to Clo- Wait this is the lighthouse. What the hell are we doing back at the lighthouse?

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg You said there was something else to do here, so we're here to do it.

Yeah there are also roaming siriens in this area. This was not a bright idea on your part Mary!

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Is this it?

Not really, but she's still something to do while you're here.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I just asked a question. Why does she have to go psychotic on me?

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There we are. Short little chore for you.

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Man I almost wish I could warn these worgs of what happens to things Minsc hits.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg And another good deed for the- you're going to make me do horrible things now, aren't you?

Not this time. Actually you should get back to Beregost, check up on that armor you commissioned.

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That is probably the most annoying phrase to hear. Ah well, go stay for a day in the Jovial Jester or whatever it's called. Maybe it'll be done then.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Why are we waiting for it?

We are NOT going into the Cloakwood proper without that armor.

One day passes, and sure enough...

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http://i48.tinypic.com/rtncqw.jpg Armed to the teeth and armored like a tank. I approve of the direction this party is headed.

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Welcome to the Cloakwood! There's not a whole lot to do here, but what is here is worthwhile to be doing.

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Hey didn't we hear something about how one of these blighters stole a cloak around here? We should probably get it back.

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http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg Mine mine mine mine mine mine MINE!

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg We will have to return it to the dwarf who lost it eventually.

http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg Dwarf can bite me. I'm not letting go of this cloak!

Anyway, heading to the cabin...

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We find this respectable gentleman. Perhaps you should strike up a conversation?

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Upon my word! Ruffians and brigands have assaulted his personage? You chose wisely, Mary.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Are you...quite alright? You suddenly sound very odd.

Oh, sorry, I felt the need to speak as though I was extremely dapper. Do continue.

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http://i49.tinypic.com/1zbb5e9.jpg Those that do not listen to reason are hardly druids.

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Well hey, that'll prove useful later.

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http://i49.tinypic.com/1zbb5e9.jpg *Yoink*

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg ...You're up to something. I know it.

http://i49.tinypic.com/1zbb5e9.jpg Let us continue on, child. We have work to do.

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Who would cross the bridge of-

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Don't you dare. I'm just gonna talk to him.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Sorry, I have enough companions at the moment. Oh, and if you don't hurry, you'll be out of a bounty as well.

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Welcome to CloakSpiderwood! Oh I hate this area too.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I think I can guess why.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Oh I think I know why now.

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Rather than trust Imoen to spot these traps, I tell Jaheria to use her spell to find them. They're tricky to disarm as well. Eventually we sneak around to the south side of the map and I send Imoen to scout for traps...

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http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg Aaaaaaaaaah!

Oh sword spiders. The bane of my existence. They're fast. They can poison, just like any other spider. And they take longer to go down.

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Oh by the way, this is what happens when Imoen fails to spot a trap before she springs it. Surprise! Web stops you from doing anything, and if there are creatures around, they get free swings at you while you try to free yourself.

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Eventually we find the spider's den.

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There's a very fat thing in the middle, and lots of spiders. Jaheria goes for an Entangle spell to hold everything still, and we kill of the dangerous things at our leisure. Amongst the loot, we find the body we came here for, along with...

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A new toy for Minsc that I doubt he'll ever let go of.

http://i45.tinypic.com/im1mp0.jpg I love this sword!

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Sorry I didn't get there sooner and all. But hey, I promise I did not perform any necromantic experiments on the body.

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Welcome to CloakDruidwood! Unfortunately, everything is evil here.

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Or just plain old sleezy.

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Oh you're killin' me over here. No bridge of death references?

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg No!

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Let's keep a tally. Evil druid number one...

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Well he critically failed his Bluff roll. Now to make him fail in general.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Two evil druids so far. Mm. Plus the one way back in Larswood. Do the ones back at the beginning of the Cloakwood count?

No they do not. So we've got three evil druids total.

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Four! Four evil druids, ah ah ah!

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Welcome to CloakWyvernwood! This area is actually sorta dangerous. See, the wyverns have disturbed the wildlife, so here you'll find openly hostile bears, wolves, and hamadryads. Fortunately...

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On our way here we only fought one bear. So let's buff up and go in!

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That was fast. Normally I'd use a wand of summoning, but eh. Wand of fear and magic missile work as well. We take both heads for later and continue on our way.

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Welcome to the freakin' mines already! This is really the game's last chance to punch you in the teeth before giving you over to the city, where you WILL be punched and kicked in the teeth constantly. Let's do some recon.

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Recon over, let's attack already.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg You poor fools, you're already doomed. You're facing two wielders of the arcane arts, plus one who's skilled in the clerical arts. We could strike you down where you stand. And if we don't, you'd still have to get past the living walls that are the frontmen. But all that was pointless to inform you of, except to distract you from the poison backstab surprise.

:mad: Wha- HURK!

http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg Now are you glad you bought me this dagger?

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This has got to be the most rewarding battle yet. Why?

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This is why. New boots for Minsc!

http://i45.tinypic.com/im1mp0.jpg Minsc run like cheetah and hit like bull! Look out evil, you will not know what hit you!

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New armor for Jaheria as well. Gotta keep everyone alive, right?

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg We're close. We're so close they're running out of people to throw at us.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg If that's all he knew, I'm surprised his head didn't implode.

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I wasn't expecting this, but let's kill it anyways. We will not mention it again.

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After a paltry amount of guards try to stop us...

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We're ready for the mines.

Next time on Baldur's Gate: How to drown a druid!

[Grimpond]

Wooooo!

[RobinStarwing]

Me think Mary Worth will be doing her fair share of kicking and punching.

[Grimpond]

We STILL haven't seen concrete evidence of necromancy though

[Yrcrazypa]

There actually isn't a whole lot of low level necromancy spells, which is why.

[Flarecobra]

How's everyone's status? Levels and whatnot?

[Shyria Dracnoir]

How's everyone's status? Levels and whatnot?

Good question. I'd like to know as well if at all possible.

[Thadius]

Right. To the depths with you!

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work I go...

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Level one. Not that bad, really. Just a few guards...

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Like this guy.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Was that an alarm being raised?

Nah, nobody listens to him.

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That's just...please kill him.

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Well you were going to kill him anyways, this just gives you a greater reason to.

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Level two. Screw this level. See, we don't have any wands of flame, so our one shot of winning down here is to use covert tactics.

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First Minsc and Kahlid go through the secret passageway and free the slaves...

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And get told the same thing again. Now, for Smart Thinking (tm) Version 3.0.

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In one corner we hide Mary, Kahlid, and Jaheria. The door will be opened and the wand of fear will be used to send everyone inside into a panic, thus making it easier for the fighters to kill everything.

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In the other corner is Minsc, Dynaheir, and Imoen. Minsc will be taking care of anyone that tries to escape, Dynaheir will be aiding with her wands, and Imoen will bust out her elemental arrow arsenal. And go!

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Ahahahah. Oh that was awesome. The enemy mage cast a lightning bolt that bounced back and forth, killing him and two of his buddies. Jaheria and Kahlid got a little singed, but they'll pull through. Anyway, on to lev-

:mad: ATTACK!

http://i45.tinypic.com/im1mp0.jpg *Swing swing chop chop chop*

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Well that was annoying.

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Level three. Also known as Minsc kills everything. Highlights include:

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Clueless guards!

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A highly useful spell!

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An encounter with the invisible!

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More cluelessness!

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And a priest who doesn't hear the screams of his friends dying around him.

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Level four. Davenhorn's down here, and he's not a nice fellow.

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What a useless guard. He dies too.

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Okay there is a very easy way to break this battle: Area of effect wands. Such as the wand of fear. In fact it's preferred by a lot of people. Simply use the wand on him from far enough away that he doesn't see you, and then when he runs around like a chicken with his head cut off, the only thing he'll do is spam Dimension door. Find him then and you've got the battle in the bag. Once the mage is dead...

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Chapter four of the plot is done and dusted...

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And we've got some very valuable robes. But that's not what we came for. Not really.

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http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg I wonder what's ba-oh crud.

Once the jelly/slime/ooze is dealt with, we raid the stash.

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YEEEEEEEEES. Imoen is now redundant, but we'll give her a shot to keep proving herself. This spell? It ignores all lockpicking requirements and forces locked things to open! Unless they're sealed by more than a mere level-2 spell could penetrate.

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Freaky dreeeeeeeeeam seeeeeeeeeequence...

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I guess we never have to worry about poison ever again. Now why couldn't you pick it up back in the Spiderwood?

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg You act like I'm in control of this sort of thing.

Ah well, time to leave.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Are you sure Jaheria will catch up with us?

Yes, you'll meet up soon. Get out of here for now.

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http://i49.tinypic.com/1zbb5e9.jpg Actually, I'll do it, if you don't mind.

:ohdear: But miss, how will you escape?

http://i49.tinypic.com/1zbb5e9.jpg I'm the group's potion custodian. See, I have an oil of speed, so I'll catch up to you afterwards.

:ohdear: That may just work, but do be careful.

Wait, what? No!

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Gods DAMN IT. I wanted her to drown!

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg You are an evil bastard and I will pray for your quick and painless death.

Nothing I haven't heard before.

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But hey. You saved the slaves and shut the mine down for good.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg That does not redeem you.

Oh, I know how to get you to forgive me.

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Oh I hate this part. See, in order to get back to the closest thing resembling civilization, your characters walk through all the freaking Cloakwoods first. I don't know why. But with so much walking...

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This always happens. I know it is possible to get back without being ambushed, I've even managed it before, but doing it is like a one-in-a-hundred shot. The easier route is to find an ambush that does not include spiders and just kill them. Once you're done with one group they don't bother you again.

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After a quick stop at the inn to sell things, we hit up the temple and turn in a head for money. Not a bad start.

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Then officer Vai gets our heads that we couldn't sell as well as the last bandit scalp. Mainly so that...

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...we can send her on her way.

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After which we follow. Hey here's an idea, don't let Minsc do the talking.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg It's probably a good thing he doesn't do all that much, then.

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Finally...

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After so...

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Very long...

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Welcome to Baldur's Gate!

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Thankfully this is the last we'll be seeing of the crazy old wizard for some time. Let's go to work, Mary, there's a city before you that needs your influence!

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg This looks like a good place to start.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg A magic shop. I do believe it's time to bust out the spellbook and start scribing.

http://i46.tinypic.com/2m7wynd.jpg Time to fill all the holes in our knowledge!

And now we're going to go looking for that one house that I know you'll love me for guiding you to.

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Unfortunately...

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It takes me...

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Some time...

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To find, but I do.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Oh not again.

One set of discreet murders later...

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg This looks promising.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Ah...another? Another one?

Yes indeed.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Heh. Heheh. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! MUWAHAHAHAHAH! FEAR ME, WORLD!

Iiiiiiiiii think that's a good place to call it for now. Party update!

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Kahlid is our elemental resistance monster...

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Minsc gibs things when he hits. Which is almost always.

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Jaheria is becoming more useful by the day...

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Imoen can- wait, where'd she go? She was here just a minute ago.

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Dynaheir covers all the spells Mary can't learn...

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Which at this rate, isn't many. Okay let's see here. She's got a higher CON due to the manual we found, DEX due to her gauntlets, and CHAR is because a) a manual and B) Imoen is wearing that cloak of non-detection, so SOMEONE had to wear Algernon's cloak. Frankly I'm a little surprised the entire town isn't following her.

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Though it may have something to do with her ability to THINK things to death. She's got so many spells the book doesn't cover it anymore! She's memorized more than the page can tell! FLEE FOR YOUR LIVES!

Next time on Baldur's Gate - Baldur's Gate!

[mauve]

The party is full of killing machines, and therefore all is right in the world.

[Shyria Dracnoir]

Though it may have something to do with her ability to THINK things to death. She's got so many spells the book doesn't cover it anymore! She's memorized more than the page can tell! FLEE FOR YOUR LIVES!

Why am I suddenly reminded of the book keepers in Dwarf Fortress?

[Flarecobra]

The party is full of killing machines, and therefore all is right in the world.

When the world is in danger... a party full of killing machines is always needed.

[RobinStarwing]

Are we sure Elminster isn't schooling Mary Worth in secret from the others?

Oh, and he maybe crazy but Thadius...Elminster is probably one of the most powerful mages in the Realms. ^_^ Be wise to treat him with respect considering he is 1000+ years old.

[Thadius]

*Bump*

I'll make you a promise. I will do all the sidequests in the city and stuff it into one overly long chapter if you all will just get me another page in this thread already.

My browser already lags when I load up a page with a chapter on it, I don't want to stuff two chapters onto the same page and make my computer beg for sweet electronic death.

[Grimpond]

BUMPATSTIC

[RobinStarwing]

How about also doing a different Photo Upload place? My browser slows way down while it loads the pics. Tinypic makes my Mozilla want to hurt me.

[Flarecobra]

That's only because of having so many images loading.

[Loyal]

Compared to IHMN and I think GC's LPs, the images load much more slowly here.

Perhaps some swap tags would help. Also, consider paring your images down to the relevant bits; if you're just showing what one character says to another, merge the chatlog of the entire conversation together and post only those parts.

[IHateMakingNames]

The thing is he has much bigger pictures, so they take more to load.

Also, images within swap tags still load.

Thirdly - Done.

[Flarecobra]

IHMN is correct.

Perhaps for some of the more dialouge-heavy stuff, thumbnails can be used?

[Ravashak]

That would take excessive typing, I'd stick to the pics for Thaddius' sanity's sake xP

[Flarecobra]

Thad? Sanity?

Thad has no sanity.

[Ravashak]

That... is a very good point

[Loyal]

The thing is he has much bigger pictures, so they take more to load.

Also, images within swap tags still load.

Thirdly - Done.It would solve the issue of being unable to have more than one update per 10-post page, though.

[Thadius]

Me? Sanity? From what bizzaro world are you all from? Even considering that I might have any of that left is a sign that you're from a completely different universe.

And I'm not changing image hosters. I mean, unless you all LIKED the 'bandwith exceeded' thumbnail. I could go back to photobucket if that's what you all want to see.

Anyway, update is played out. Give me a day or so to get it all worked out as to how to properly divide it up...

(Yes there are that many images.)

[Shyria Dracnoir]

Bumping this thread for great justice and buttkicking.

[Grimpond]

Aye Aye

[RobinStarwing]

Where there is justice! There must be kicking of butt! ONWARD!

[Thadius]

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I felt...something weird in the fabric of reality. Was that your doing?

Eh, I was optimizing and condensing everything that was lying around. I was bored. Anyways, the public demands action, Mary.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg ...You're planning something to sate them and yourself, then. Will I enjoy it?

Yes indeed you will. I had a look and you're close to another level. I think I know what you're going to get.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Oh if I were evil I would be laughing right now.

First though, the city cries out for your touch.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Then let's do this.

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Sadly, 'doing this' requires you to be accosted by random people before you can do random tasks.

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And occasionally the people who give these tasks are very long winded.

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Very...

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...VERY...

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Long winded.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg The horrible part is that I'll have to talk to him again for my reward.

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Here's something more up to your tastes, then.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Simple retrieval. If I practice, I could be able to send the body through his door on its own power.

http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg Say, is that Ellimenster behind you?

:raise: What? No, I don't see any-

http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg *Yoink*

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg ...What was that about?

http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg Practicing my thievery. Nice necklace, huh?

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http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg Say, is that Drizzit in the other room?

:aaa: He's here? Oh I must go practice my-

http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg *Steal* Man people should not be wearing such nice things. It's like a blatant magnet to me!

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Not that I'm against killing thieves that are not Imoen, but is there a reason for this?

When all their best men are dead, they'll become desperate for new help.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg ...You're a cold monster.

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Here, this'll take your mind off of me. Monster to slay!

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Well that sounds promising.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg There must be something we can do for him!

No, not even Jaheria at her peak could cure this. The only option is to do it as intended.

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Hey here's an idea. Cast a Silence spell on Minsc.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I'm considering it more each day...

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Very old joke. Really. I've heard of it.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Well if this is not the warehouse with a basilisk running amok in it, then that leaves the one next door...

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And Minsc and Kahlid make short work of it once they've drunk the appropriate potions. Also, level up time for half the party.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Fireball. I have the ability to cast a fireball now. Oh I love this so very much words cannot describe it!

Moving quickly onwards...

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First we deal with the delusional...

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Before coming face to face with the invisible again. Of note is the fact that the bounty has gone up quite a price, not many could pay that amount.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I'm not a courier service, you know.

You learn one little fireball spell and suddenly the world has to bow down to your whims.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Seriously, what's the reason for killing them all?

You'll find out, I refuse to let you leave this city until you've turned over every stone imaginable.

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Such as this one! Our dear friend the merchant has indeed stumbled into something sinister and you will need to find out what shortly.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Why do I get the feeling this is something you might plan?

Oh please. I wouldn't consort with this sort of evil.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I was unaware you still made divisions between sorts.

Touche.

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These guys must be really dumb if even you can lie to them.

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Well at least someone around here has a brain. Send Imoen out to 'find' things that he might be interested in reading.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Imoen, take a look around, please?

http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg Already did, and I'm pretty sure he won't like it...

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Oh please, Dopplegangers aren't real. They're like the boogyman and what was that noise-

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg OH SWEET GODS ABOVE!

Meet the Spy Doppleganger! There are usually good indications as to when you'll encounter one, and the normal types aren't dangerous. Not with Minsc around. The ones we'll meet eventually? Oh I hate them with a passion that outshines the stars. Going upstairs to the 'party'...

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Reveals exactly what you would expect: People that try to kill you, fiery death, and no cake. The party was a lie.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg DIEDIEDIE!

Moving on, once the building is clear of the shapeshifting fiends...

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We get a blade that makes Kahild THE weapon of choice against dopplegangers. Why?

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Because it becomes the +3 weapon of kickass in the presence of Shapeshifters!

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Paranoid much?

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Oh dear, a war. I do hope they don't start drafting adventuring parties like yours. That would be the smart thing to do.

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http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg Oh, by the way, how am I supposed to get back out?

:mad: I would imagine the same way you got back in. But in any case, it's not my problem.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg He wants this cloak. MY cloak. The one that makes me devilishly attractive and can enchant people to do whatever I want.

Don't worry, I'll get you another one! A better one! But you're right, we should hold off on turning yours in until we have the replacement.

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Well at least he did SOMEthing before he turned into Ankheg-

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg NEXT trivial task if you please.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg This could be interesting.

Sure, if you find stepping carefully around the feet of gods, interesting.

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We'll get to that soon enough.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg His life is at stake now!

What about that replacement cloak?

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Five minutes.

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Very nicely done. And now, to the magic shop!

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg The best four words in Common tongue ever spoken in the same sentence.

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Well whaddya know. The jewelery does serve a purpose after all. Interesting note, he NEVER gave me a cloak. I don't know why...

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This, however, is not a lie. It is a very nice cloak, and it's a straight-up replacement for Algernon's cloak.

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Ta-da! Just the same, with the exact same abilities.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg While the level I got was reward enough, I've not turned down any gold yet.

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Eh, kid seems to be used to his paranoid mom, I say let him be.

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I question why he wanted this one. And then I stop questioning.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg No really ma'am you don't need to is that necklace magical?

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Another toy for Dynaheir. I mean, it's nice, but it's hardly a ring of wizardry.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Oh you poor thing. Imoen?

http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg On it.

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Well that was nice of you.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Did you see another good-aligned thief around?

Point. Onwards, then, to glory and riches!

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg This is hardly glorious.

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It will be in about ten seconds. That should be how long it will take Minsc to gib him.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg You win on a technicality.

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Hey you know that thing where Minsc opens his mouth and words come out? You should stop him from doing that.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Minsc, were you even thinking?

http://i45.tinypic.com/im1mp0.jpg Evil mage invite Minsc into tower. Minsc climb tower and kick evil butt. Much laughter to be had all around!

Holy shit did he just come up with a viable plan?!

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg There are some kinks, but yes, I think the world is ending.

It can't end yet, Jaheria is still breathing. Quick, do something to take my mind off of things.

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Hey if you haven't caught on to the Plot by now you might be Minsc.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Not a problem right?

Not with your meatshields, no.

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The only problem is in getting full payment, but eh, you'll live.

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Whelp, more kids are in danger. Who you gonna call?

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Me, apparently.

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We could have chosen to outsmart him, but we didn't. Why?

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As with many fights that could go either way, the reward is gauntlets! Pretty nice ones, as well.

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Another optional fight later...

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I officially become scared of Kahlid as he dons the gauntlets that let him lift things and hit like a freaking train.

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I do believe the technical term for what happened to this man in the next five seconds is 'He was Minsced.'

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg This is slightly ominous. I suppose someone wants this, so I better take it. Can we get back to saving children, now?

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Better?

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg A bit.

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Man you are just-

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-tossing all your hard-earned cash away.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I've got thousands, what ELSE will I do with it?

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And so, the Lady Tymora rolled her dice...

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And lo, the boy lives again! Although he may wish he wasn't.

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More berating later...

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We get a very nice reward! What is it?

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Okay can anything seriously hit Kahlid at this point?

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I'm starting to doubt it.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Oh this promises to be interesting.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg You can't feel 'fine,' your arm's off!

:D No it isn't!

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg You'll be stone dead in a moment!

:D I feel fine! I think I'll go for a walk!

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg At least let me try a Dispell on you!

:D I feel happy! I feel happy!

http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg Look, would you leave the invalid and come with me for a moment?

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg What is it?

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http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg I have a cunning plan.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg This does not bode well for me...

[Flarecobra]

You realize at some point you're going to have to give Mary a spot in your comics?

[Grimpond]

You realize at some point you're going to have to give Mary a spot in your comics?

and it will be THE BEST

[RobinStarwing]

Oh god....Mary Worth needs her own Thread Tag now too.

[Grimpond]

SHAMELESS BUMP because I need my worth fix

[Flarecobra]

Oh god....Mary Worth needs her own Thread Tag now too.

No she doesn't...

[Thadius]

The last thing she needs is a tag, it would just lead to a larger swelled head.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I heard that!

Oh ye gods! Run! Before she-

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg FIREBALL!

Aaaaaaagh! I'm doing something simpler, like playing 40d Dwarf fort!

[Flarecobra]

.... *Would run in the way of the fireball, but just can't be bothered right now. Instead just plays TF2 with Shyria.*

[RobinStarwing]

The last thing she needs is a tag, it would just lead to a larger swelled head.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I heard that!

Oh ye gods! Run! Before she-

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg FIREBALL!

Aaaaaaagh! I'm doing something simpler, like playing 40d Dwarf fort!

I think naming a Planet for her trumps thread tag...now that I think on it a bit.

[tacticslion]

Aaaaaaagh! I'm doing something simpler, like playing 40d Dwarf fort!

Aw, now what am I going to steal use to inspire my currently-under-development "homebrew campaign"?

[Flarecobra]

Continue doing it?

[RobinStarwing]

Continue doing it?

I second this motion!:dance: Mainly cause one can dance to it!

*does the Smiley dance*

[Thadius]

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Okay so clue me on on this cunning plan of yours.

http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg Simple. You use that Nymph's Cloak of yours to charm all the guards and the civilians, I take the telescope and we get out of there before anyone's the wiser.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg That actually sounds doable. Okay, let's give it a shot.

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http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg Darn it, she's here for...oh, not the telescope. Just other valuables.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg And you're not going to leave her either of those, are you?

http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg Hello? Thief?

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Fair point. Let's just go get the reward for this, then.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Oh, well this is interesting, what does it d-

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg...I think I may have to revoke Kahlid's privileges for shouting 'I AM THOR.'

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Imoen, do you...know that person?

http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg He's a thief. Probably a member of the Shadow Thief Guild. They're bound to have good stuff and jobs for us.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Oh well I don't know, the Sorcerer's Sundries is still pretty ni-

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg But now that I think about it I may be willing to give them a shot...

If you want the best loot in town, always find the thieves guild, because they stole it already.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg So THERE you are! Why'd it take so long for you to show up?

Other obligations. Back to work for you, though. There's plenty to do yet in the town.

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Like, for example, making Imoen an apprentice member of the guild.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg This is important?

Very.

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http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg Man guard duty sucks. It's so boring...

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One very brisk jog back to base later...

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http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg This is sounding more interesting by the minute.

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http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg Oooh, this could be very profitable...

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http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg I'm surprised that worked.

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:) I have a new name for ye, by the way.

http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg Oh? What is it?

:) The Cat Burglar!

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg This sounds like a very lucrative and dangerous task.

http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg Along with a true test of my skills.

It's all three, now get going. Unless you somehow missed the fact that there is a time limit on it?

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http://i46.tinypic.com/2m7wynd.jpg Now where was that scroll...Ah yes...

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http://i46.tinypic.com/2m7wynd.jpg Well, Mary and the owner of the statues may be disappointed, but I have done no small measure of good today.

Meanwhile, in another castle building altogether...

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http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg Too easy. Now time to go back to the guild...

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http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg Oh you son of a b-

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http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg Narlen, you wonderful ba-

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Let's just get going, okay?

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In another building, we find scared children...

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Elderly mages...

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And druids. Unable to choose a side, Mary uses a Detect Alignment spell on the mage...

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:( Oh bugger.

And it does not end well for him.

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After which we go on a toy-finding spree!

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Huh. It actually was where his scroll said it would be. But it also made reference to a cloak...

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg And if the cloak is anything like the helm, it would be well worthwhile!

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg This is a fun little wa-

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I take that back. THIS is a fun wand.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Well that was easy.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg And now we have both items of Balduran!

You assume there are only two.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg There's MORE? We must go find them, then!

...You'll regret that later...

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For now it's time to kick the other resident's mage behind. Ground floor, delusions of grandeur.

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Second floor, Mustard Slimes.

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Third floor, Ghasts/Ghouls. I honestly don't care and it doesn't really matter.

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Fourth floor, Hobgoblin Elites.

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Fifth floor, Kobold Commandos.

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Top floor, more delusions and gibs.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Mine mine mine mine MINE!

...Do you really need that many-

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg :mad:

Question hastily withdrawn.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg How very smart of you.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg More power! Yes!

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It's not a bad ring, but eh. I'd have preferred another ring of wizardry. Pick up a copy of 'History of the Unicorn Run,' while you're up here, you'll need it in a few minutes.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Well that was fast.

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And thus begins another timed quest.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg What do you mean?

Head over to the circus in the middle of town, quickly.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg SON OF A-

I know how to fix this, so just listen. Into the tent with you!

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Aw man, I was gonna ask where I could find MORE POWER, but since I've been poisoned, I guess I have to try and help the guy.

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Quickly now, to the appropriate temple and charm them out of that book!

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I'm surprised I can't charm the leaders of the city into letting me control it.

We can put it on the list of things to do eventually.

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Now quickly, find the guy and give him his cure!

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Well I was planning on killing them both for the cure, but this saves me the trouble of killing him I suppose. Now to get rid of his partner...

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...Who puts up a fight for all of two seconds before he was Minsced.

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http://i50.tinypic.com/21jdlw7.jpg New bow, awesome!

And everyone is cured. Let's head back to the Sorcerer Sundries and sell off...

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg That sounds like chanting coming from up above...

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Oh I thought you'd never ask!

:mad: WHY DOES IT BURN SO MUCH? OH GODS I WASTED MY LIFE!

Anyways let's head into the sewers now, mainly because you've exhausted everything to do aboveground.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg ...He's joking. He has to be. There is no other explanation.

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Kahild finds and decides to pick up a body. I've stopped questioning him.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I was hoping you could show me a few tips about Necromancy, I'm getting a little rusty myself.

:mad: I would, but I'm kinda busy getting my ill-defined revenge over here.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Ah, I'll leave you to it then.

We decide to rest in an inn...

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Apparently the main course tonight is Jello, followed by death. Heading to the Flaming Fist Headquarters...

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We find that someone was looking for a piece of jewelery that's not all that difficult to find, really. But hey, XP is XP. Upstairs...

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Plotdump ahoy! Interesting note: Talking to Duke Eltan before Scar makes Scar sort of...disappear. You can't get any rewards for any of his quests, but the creatures in question will remain. DON'T DO THAT.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Ye gods not more of those horrible...things...

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Yup, another spy doppleganger infestation. Kahlid gets to shine here.

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Talking to this guy reveals nothing we didn't already know.

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Especially considering that his employees are very interested in our faces.

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Sadly I do have that small issue of NOT HAVING SCAR EXIST. Back in the sewers...

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Another big ol' cluebat upside the head gets dumped on us. Onwards!

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What did Imoen DO to that Ogre Mage?

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I handed her an Arrow of Slaying. One shot, one kill.

And that is what you use it for. Unless you left the Greatest Ogre Mage or any other Ogre Mage alive. Then you use it for that.

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Anyway, time to clean out the merchant's guild. Actually, while we're on a roll...

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Let's do the Iron Throne Headquarters as well!

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The way to get through with minimal fuss is to alternate your bribery...

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...With your outright lying.

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Rinse...

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...And repeat...

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And soon enough they do half the lying for you.

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This. FUCKING. BATTLE. Without Scar in existence on my file, I was underleveled. Without the right amount of power it took me too long to do properly. These guys have too many mages/archers/priests, and they take up too wide a space. It's nigh impossible to win without dying, but that's what I did.

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Though not without scraping against Death's Doorway.

http://i45.tinypic.com/im1mp0.jpg Never before has Minsc felt this much pain...

http://i48.tinypic.com/rtncqw.jpg I'm afraid to sneeze. I might burst a blood vessel and bleed to death.

http://i49.tinypic.com/1zbb5e9.jpg It would be easier to heal the both of you if you weren't so blasted magic resistant!

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New toy for Minsc, since he loves two-handed weapons...

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New toy for Imoen, because she's the only one with free spots on her fingers...

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Go on, tell me where they are and you might live.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg That's...not...possible...

Uh-oh, I think she's broken. Again.

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Quickly we take this man's suggestion...

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...head back to Duke Eltan for our reward...

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...And Chapter Five is done and dusted!

Next Time on Baldur's Gate - No really, you can't do that. Stop trying.

[Grimpond]

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

[Great Cartoonist]

Next chapter: In which Bioware borrows plot elements from Snatcher

[tacticslion]

Huzzah!

[RobinStarwing]

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HK-47 demands more death.

[Flarecobra]

And watch as just for that, he goes and rescues people and lets them live.

[Ravashak]

But how will Necromancy come into this, we've been waiting for the non-Evil Dead for ages. (by Mary's own creation, naturally)

[Flarecobra]

I don't think she ever will...

Until she escapes the game that is.

[tacticslion]

But how will Necromancy come into this, we've been waiting for the non-Evil Dead for ages. (by Mary's own creation, naturally)

I don't think she ever will...

Until she escapes the game that is.

At that point, she can upgrade to 3.5 and thus gain the power to create undead with the greenbound template attached! So they'd be living plants... that were actually undead creatures... that are alive because they're plants... that are dead because they're corpses... that may or may not be incorporeal... um... and are lawful good! Yeah! Totally lawful and good! And neutral. And neutral evil. Huh. Being a Lawful Good necromancer is hard! Lousy blood of an evil deity of murder running through veins giving dark "evil" power, when we want to be good!

Personally, I'm curious about the justification for Mary Worth being able to perceive, hear, and even target Thaddius. She's vaguely indicated that she he may be a demigod of plot or some such, which is fascinating. I'm wondering if he's like her genus, or madness, or somesuch.

[Thadius]

When we last saw Mary Worth...

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Ah, she'd found her way home again.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Something tells me I will regret coming back.

Let's just say it's not going to be the homecoming you thought you were getting OR the homecoming a mage of your power deserves.

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Anyways, welcome back to Candlekeep! There's not a whole lot to do here (yet). First things first...

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We pay the book toll and are permitted to go inside. I...guess that makes sense.

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Good old Hull. Well at least he seems normal. That is to say, useless.

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Parda's still hanging around, offering her words of wisdom. She's also equally useless, but at least she clues us in to what's going on around here.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg You're kidding me. You have to be. There is no way those fiends could have gotten here.

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Good old Reevor still seems to think he's in the army/guard...

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...And old Windy's here as well still! This is important because hey, he buys quite a few items. He's nowhere near Friendly Arm Inn level of being helpful, but at least he tries.

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Dreppin gives us a plotbat upside the head, like almost everyone here. Seriously, do they think I have the attention span of a gnat?

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Yet another freaky dream sequence later...

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Behold! An ability I probably won't use. Ever. Mary has no reason to be in melee range at all, which is what that ability is all about.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg So Gorion was a Harper? Surely this will not come back and bite me in the ass at all.

Ye of little faith.

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Well I think that's everyone-

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Into the library then, I've a score to settle!

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...As I was about to say before you rushed in, there's still one place we've yet to pay a visit to.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Gods, no! They ARE here! Oh this cannot be good...

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg This does not bode well at all...

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Who DOES that? 'Oh hey, I'm just gonna found a library out here on the coast in the middle of nowhere so that I can have a place to rest when I'm dead.'

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Apparently Alaundo does.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I do not trust this man or his ring at all. Plus, his name. How stupid would I have to be to miss that?

I know. That's like saying, 'Hi, I'm Alucard' and expecting people to miss it.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg CHAAA-

Ahem.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg What? Why SHOULDN'T I kill them? Give me one good reason.

The rules are very strict here. You do that, you WILL be arrested, found guilty, and shipped off to Baldur's Gate for execution.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg...*Sigh* You're right. The watchers are everywhere.

Plus it's hardly GOOD to attack the heads of an organization, or Lawful to do so while they're in a guarded library.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg You made your point already, quit it.

Fine, but I want to try something. Leave Imoen here to spy on them while you go upstairs.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Oh not another one!

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Meet the Spy Snatcher Greater Doppleganger! There are more than this one, but every one of them does two things. First, they mirror image themselves. Then they haste themselves. After that, things can vary. Some come equipped with more magic, some just tear into you. As it stands, with our magic, we tore into him before he got his haste off.

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Well now, this could be interesting...

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Red added to show where the title of this thread came from. Huh. Alaundo made some prophecies, eh? Let's take a gander...

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This...tells me nothing I did not already know. Note: You really don't have to find these to progress, but I think this is the only in-game hint as to what's GOING to happen in the next 'Book.' Anyway, storytime. Let's read up on Bhaal.

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And now you see why I don't do updates with books more often. Don't worry, this is the only time I'll do it, and this is the only book I found necessary to read, ever. Granted, you don't have to, but wouldn't you want to learn why Bhaal became the Lord of Murder, of all things?

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg What? This is complete bull-

I'll stop you before you finish that because I agree with you. Imoen's seeing them still alive, so we couldn't possibly have killed them!

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Oh come ON! You told me not to, so I didn't, but this happens anyways?

Yeah, but there is a way out, remember?

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg So what, if I HAD killed them, he wouldn't show up to save me?

Eh, something like that. Hold on to your hat, though!

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To be honest, I have no idea where this small little antechamber is in relation to everything else. Or anything else we're about to encounter. But hey, we're alive.

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Welcome to the catacombs under Candlekeep. You can see the quickest way out is to the north-east. But any adventurer with a brain would want to explore to the north-west and south-west as well.

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But first, DOPPLEGANGER OUT OF NOWHERE.

http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Oh gods no! This can't be real!

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Anyway, this is what you can expect in the southwest. Traps everywhere. The only way I could find some of them was to use Jaheria, since apparently finding the traps is a bit more difficult than disarming them. We eventually got the casket open...

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Found yet another book for Mary, along with another ring of fire resistance for Kahlid. Later we can have so much fun with that...

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Dynaheir makes herself surprisingly useful and clears out the north-west with a combination of the wand of flame and the wand of cold.

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Meanwhile, frustrated by a lack of treasure in one of the coffins to the south-west, Imoen stumbles across a nest of gigantic fucking phase spiders. Mary shows up with a wand of flame to deal with them. Phase spiders are bad news. They can dimension door at will and their bite causes characters to rapidly die due to poison. They'd be like a spider ninja if not for the fact that half our party hits hard enough to gib things.

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Breaking open the casket reveals the last book in the game for Mary to use/abuse, so we get the hell out of here.

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Part two! Oh this place is a nightmare.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg Could it have something to do with faces from my past showing up as dopplegangers?

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Nah, it's like they tried to apply the mindscrew here and failed miserably.

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Oh hey, these guys could be helpful. Granted, they don't actually join, but they at least stand between you and random baddies. Just don't go into the middle for two reasons: It's full of traps (Which these guys somehow fail to set off!) and it's full of random skeletons.

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Yeah, as I was saying, it's really a failed mindscrew here.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg How can you say that? I know these people!

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Yeah, but you saw them all not two hours ago, right?

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg So you're saying that this is an attempted takeover, which I'm now thwarting, because I saw all those people hale and hearty not too long ago?

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Well it's either that, or everyone is a doppleganger upstairs, and these are just, I dunno, initiate dopplegangers learning of your life and interactions between you and these characters.

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg How stupid do they think I am? I at least offered them a chance to flee. Anyways I think I'll go with the first option.

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Good choice, because the second one brings up the question of how LONG they've been dead.

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Welcome to part three, we're almost out of here.

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First of all, for shits and giggles, Mary summons up a few dozen canids and turns an ambush into a dogfight.

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Then she flames them a few times and they fall over due to acute failure.

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Picking this scroll up and making our way past the basilisk lair, we prepare for a great test of wits.

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Well, not so much, really.

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At least chapter six is done and dusted.

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Kahlid also picked up a new toy, and- Mary? What are you up to?

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http://i46.tinypic.com/149pfn.jpg I need a drink. Bartender, one of everything. Then double it.

Next time: The end of the regular story. That is, if Mary isn't hung over.

[Flarecobra]

...I don't think I want to know what she's like pissed-drunk.

[Grimpond]

I do!

[RobinStarwing]

So do I! Being drunk and a mage is never a good thing but it's so much fun to watch...from the safety of an Anti-Magic Shell or you are Larloch.

[Flarecobra]

So do I! Being drunk and a mage is never a good thing but it's so much fun to watch...from the safety of an Anti-Magic Shell or you are Larloch.

Though in a drunken stuper... she could use necromancy to reanimate your worst enemy... or worse, your dead ex.

[Shyria Dracnoir]

Am I the only one who laughed her ass off imagining the look on the liches' faces when Bhaal and the others went Bowling for Godhood in the backstory?

[Grimpond]

Nope :rolleyes:

[RobinStarwing]

Hey, is Thadius still alive or did Mary Worth decide he was a stud and take him away from us in a month long Drunken Stupor?

[Flarecobra]

Hasn't been a page yet.

[RobinStarwing]

Hasn't been a page yet.

Well dang it! Let's make it a page!

EDIT: EPIC WIN!!! PAGE 22!

Edit: Seriously, this was on Page 22. Someone did a post delete or something as I remember a post before the last update Thadius did. :raise:

[Grimpond]

mmmmm, I'm guessing your page settings are different, since to me your still on page 21

[Flarecobra]

Same here.

We're on 22 now.

[Vauron]

22? This is page 6.

[RobinStarwing]

See my latest edit. >_>