What was amn ?

Leofric the Unsteady · 06-01-2002, 02:39 PM

So, now we have all struggled through months of Bhaalspawning and got to the end of SoA, who or what or where is Amn and what are his or her shadows ? I know about Amanautor (that cursed room with the letters on the tiles, I kept getting blasted until I realised that only one character needs to cross the tiles) and I know about Amniotic fluid (though not usually in this context)but I don`t get the reference to Amn.
Leo

Ar-Cunin · 06-01-2002, 04:12 PM

Amn is the country you run around in - Athkatla is the capital

SixOfSpades · 06-01-2002, 10:49 PM

The BG series sometimes had a serious case of We-couldn't-think-of-a-better-name-itis. After all, the very name Baldur's Gate itself should have been left behind in BG1, as that's where the city IS. "Shadows of Amn" is just supposed to sound creey....oh, there's something dark and spooky moving around in Amn....Ooohhhh....

On a completely different note, wouldn't it be really funny/stupid if we were all Ilmater-spawn?
("I can be a bigger loser and suffer more pain and punishment than you!"
"No you can't! I'm an Elven Barbarian with only 9 CON!"
"Oh yeah? I'm a Half-Orc BARD!"
"Aw, man, he picked a worse character than me....")

Calaethis Dragonsbane · 06-02-2002, 06:12 AM

er I thought the title was some sort of reference to the 'taint' inside you... the darkness etc... maybe I was wrong... then again it could also have a refernce to bohdi and her vamps... well thats what I thought it meant... ah well.

Dashael · 06-02-2002, 03:58 PM

Interesting, I thought the title was more a reference to the methods and contacts you had to use to reach your goal while in Amn. You'll get no spoilers out of me, but if you think about the associations you made in the game it should be apparent.

[ 06-02-2002, 03:59 PM: Message edited by: Dashael ]

Sunden · 06-03-2002, 04:14 PM

Actually, when you come to think of it, the bodhi reference is probably the best idea of where it came from. I originally thought that the reference was about the shadow of your presence on Amn itself.

Calaethis Dragonsbane · 06-03-2002, 04:39 PM

Why thank you! you know it could mean all of those things or it could just be a 'flashy title'; or even one left open to interpriation... one of these days im gonna have to actually bother to spell 'stuff' right..

*grins* or not...

Leofric the Unsteady · 06-04-2002, 06:29 AM

Calaethis, your spellings are a delight and we look forward to them. At least it is clear what you mean, which is more than can be said for Bioware with its daft title. If they meant (as Sunden suggests) a reference to your shadow passing over Amn, then they should have called it "Shadows on Amn". To call it Shadows *of* Amn means that it is Amn which is making the shadow, and plural ones at that, which means a multiple light source. How many suns does Amn have ? I am thinking of writing an expansion mod which adds a capital D in front of the word Amn every time it appears.
Leo

SixOfSpades · 06-04-2002, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Leofric the Unsteady:
I am thinking of writing an expansion mod which adds a capital D in front of the word Amn every time it appears.

Ooo, good one. My own horrendously difficult idea would be to give the game a lisp: The lithsp would only thow up when the protagonitht ith talking; all the other thitithenth of Amn would thound perfectly fine. My protagonitht's name? Thamthon the Thithilian (he'th an Athathin.)

Alisttair · 06-05-2002, 02:06 AM

THe title is probalby linked to the fact that you have to associate with the Shadow Thieves' of Amn.

06-01-2002, 04:12 PM	#2
Ar-Cunin Ra Join Date: August 14, 2001 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Age: 54 Posts: 2,326	Amn is the country you run around in - Athkatla is the capital __________________ Life is a laugh <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[biglaugh]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/biglaugh.gif\" /> - and DEATH is the final joke <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[hehe]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/hehe.gif\" />

06-01-2002, 10:49 PM	#3
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	The BG series sometimes had a serious case of We-couldn't-think-of-a-better-name-itis. After all, the very name Baldur's Gate itself should have been left behind in BG1, as that's where the city IS. "Shadows of Amn" is just supposed to sound creey....oh, there's something dark and spooky moving around in Amn....Ooohhhh.... On a completely different note, wouldn't it be really funny/stupid if we were all Ilmater-spawn? ("I can be a bigger loser and suffer more pain and punishment than you!" "No you can't! I'm an Elven Barbarian with only 9 CON!" "Oh yeah? I'm a Half-Orc BARD!" "Aw, man, he picked a worse character than me....") __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.

06-02-2002, 06:12 AM	#4
Calaethis Dragonsbane Legion Symbol Join Date: May 29, 2002 Location: Somewhere in between Age: 40 Posts: 7,029	er I thought the title was some sort of reference to the 'taint' inside you... the darkness etc... maybe I was wrong... then again it could also have a refernce to bohdi and her vamps... well thats what I thought it meant... ah well. __________________ Skydracgrrl: Cruelty, thy name is Cal! --- There are none so blind as those who refuse to see, none so deaf as those who refuse to hear, and none so smelly as those who refuse to bathe.

06-03-2002, 04:14 PM	#6
Sunden Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: May 6, 2002 Location: UK Age: 38 Posts: 49	Actually, when you come to think of it, the bodhi reference is probably the best idea of where it came from. I originally thought that the reference was about the shadow of your presence on Amn itself. __________________ Head Inquisitor Of The Dark Order, Secret police of the Great Army of Evil<br />Co-Writer of Tamsin<br /><br />No-one calls me evil(not twice, at least)

06-03-2002, 04:39 PM	#7
Calaethis Dragonsbane Legion Symbol Join Date: May 29, 2002 Location: Somewhere in between Age: 40 Posts: 7,029	Why thank you! you know it could mean all of those things or it could just be a 'flashy title'; or even one left open to interpriation... one of these days im gonna have to actually bother to spell 'stuff' right.. grins or not... __________________ Skydracgrrl: Cruelty, thy name is Cal! --- There are none so blind as those who refuse to see, none so deaf as those who refuse to hear, and none so smelly as those who refuse to bathe.

06-01-2002, 02:39 PM	#1
Leofric the Unsteady Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: May 29, 2002 Location: York,United Kingdom Age: 81 Posts: 16	So, now we have all struggled through months of Bhaalspawning and got to the end of SoA, who or what or where is Amn and what are his or her shadows ? I know about Amanautor (that cursed room with the letters on the tiles, I kept getting blasted until I realised that only one character needs to cross the tiles) and I know about Amniotic fluid (though not usually in this context)but I don`t get the reference to Amn. Leo

06-02-2002, 03:58 PM	#5
Dashael Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: June 2, 2002 Location: Australia Age: 48 Posts: 22	Interesting, I thought the title was more a reference to the methods and contacts you had to use to reach your goal while in Amn. You'll get no spoilers out of me, but if you think about the associations you made in the game it should be apparent. [ 06-02-2002, 03:59 PM: Message edited by: Dashael ]

06-04-2002, 06:29 AM	#8
Leofric the Unsteady Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: May 29, 2002 Location: York,United Kingdom Age: 81 Posts: 16	Calaethis, your spellings are a delight and we look forward to them. At least it is clear what you mean, which is more than can be said for Bioware with its daft title. If they meant (as Sunden suggests) a reference to your shadow passing over Amn, then they should have called it "Shadows on Amn". To call it Shadows of Amn means that it is Amn which is making the shadow, and plural ones at that, which means a multiple light source. How many suns does Amn have ? I am thinking of writing an expansion mod which adds a capital D in front of the word Amn every time it appears. Leo

06-05-2002, 02:06 AM	#10
Alisttair The Magister Join Date: May 24, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 102	THe title is probalby linked to the fact that you have to associate with the Shadow Thieves' of Amn. __________________ <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[beheaded]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/beheaded.gif\" />

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