Shadows Thieves and 'good' characters?? - Page 2

Aragorn1 · 02-08-2005, 01:23 PM

Its notjustthey they are evil, both sets include murder. Some actions, depending on exact alignment could be a case of ends justifying means, but murder means a good PC would be hard-pressed to justfy his actions.

Xen · 02-08-2005, 01:26 PM

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Originally posted by TheGodThatFailed:
Aren't lore points the things that are used to determine what you can identify without a scroll/spell/merchant? Like how much you know about culture, and artifacts or something? This is the case in NWN...

Yes. If you have higher Lore, more chances you have to ID something.

Q'alooaith · 02-08-2005, 01:40 PM

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Originally posted by Riftmaker:
Having 2 evil paths is just dumb....

No, it's extreamly clever game design..

BTW, you don't have to to murder anyone to compleat the game, totaly optional.. Now killing, lots and lots of killing yes..

You might not like having to pick an evil to support, and that's the whole point, a good charactor would feel the same way, but would have to get over it to recuse their sibbling (well she's not realy, but she did grow up with ya)

Jerr Conner · 02-08-2005, 02:16 PM

I'd have to agree. Plus, it is about who the lesser evil is. I think a good character would pick the Shadow Thieves over a sect of Soulless Blood Sucking Vampires anyday.

Link · 02-08-2005, 03:52 PM

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Originally posted by TheGodThatFailed:
Well, maybe the game designers only used 2 evil paths for a reason. The player is a bhaal spawn, and they wanted him to choose one side of evil, becuase of the heritage, or something alone those lines.

While a plausible explanation, I think it's much more a storytelling issue than anything else. The choice to make a decision between following one evil organisation and another one is, in my eyes, a brilliant way of forcing roleplaying into the player of the game.

Kestrel Daystar · 02-08-2005, 06:51 PM

I loved the idea of having to go through evil to get what you need. I also thought it was very clever.

Sometimes, the only way to get what you want is to walk the path of evil

--Kestrel--

Adamo · 02-08-2005, 09:05 PM

I was worried about going through with it because as soon as I accepted the quest from Edwin, Yoshimo and somebody else started yelping about 'doing evil things..blah, blah, blah'.

adam

SixOfSpades · 02-08-2005, 09:08 PM

SPOILER TAGS, XEN?!?

To Adamo: Working for Renal Bloodscalp (and, through him, Mae'Var and Edwin) has precisely nothing to do with the actual Main Plot. Do the quests, don't do the quests, your choice.

02-08-2005, 02:16 PM	#14
Jerr Conner Silver Dragon Join Date: January 24, 2002 Location: Mundania Age: 43 Posts: 1,634	I'd have to agree. Plus, it is about who the lesser evil is. I think a good character would pick the Shadow Thieves over a sect of Soulless Blood Sucking Vampires anyday. __________________ <b>Founder of the NPC Defender Force</b>, <b>Affiliate of the Pro-Mazzy Society</b><br />\"I hate to admit it but you\'ve earned my respect.\"--Shar-Teel (Thanks for this Illumina Drathiran\'ar)<br /> [img]\"http://userpic.livejournal.com/14048184/35120\" alt=\" - \" />

02-08-2005, 06:51 PM	#16
Kestrel Daystar Elminster Join Date: October 12, 2004 Location: The Green Pastures of England\'s Fields Age: 37 Posts: 458	I loved the idea of having to go through evil to get what you need. I also thought it was very clever. Sometimes, the only way to get what you want is to walk the path of evil --Kestrel-- __________________ [img]\"http://img116.exs.cx/img116/7517/signature1en.png\" alt=\" - \" />

02-08-2005, 09:08 PM	#18
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 47 Posts: 6,901	*SPOILER TAGS, XEN?!?* To Adamo: Working for Renal Bloodscalp (and, through him, Mae'Var and Edwin) has precisely nothing to do with the actual Main Plot. Do the quests, don't do the quests, your choice. __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.

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02-08-2005, 01:23 PM	#11
Aragorn1 Symbol of Cyric Join Date: July 3, 2001 Location: Cornwall England Age: 37 Posts: 1,197	Its notjustthey they are evil, both sets include murder. Some actions, depending on exact alignment could be a case of ends justifying means, but murder means a good PC would be hard-pressed to justfy his actions.

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Adamo Dungeon Master Join Date: October 28, 2004 Location: Boston Age: 55 Posts: 54	I was worried about going through with it because as soon as I accepted the quest from Edwin, Yoshimo and somebody else started yelping about 'doing evil things..blah, blah, blah'. adam

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