Great Wondered Questions of Baldur's Gate [ADD] Extreme SoA & ToB Spoilers

[Gangrell]

Hmmm, no. When I defeated Demogorgon and sealed him up tight i sttill got 100,000. Or maybe my game is bugged in a good way [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ 02-02-2003, 02:20 PM: Message edited by: Gangrell ]

[Judas Maccabeus]

Originally posted by Tag: Hi all *wave* I've got a free download book from www.wizards.com that names the Council of Six (it's called 'Lands of Intrigue' and has a fair bit on Amn). Apparently they are/were: Erlranther Alibakkar Phaan Colwyvv Qar Jysstev Rhinnom Dannihyr Tyrda Q'Helvor Pehllus Tanislove.

Oop... looks like, according to the laws of Amn, we're going to have to subject you to slow torture and death. Sorry.

[Tag]

Originally posted by Judas Maccabeus: Oop... looks like, according to the laws of Amn, we're going to have to subject you to slow torture and death. Sorry.

*casts Improved Invisibility*
*scarpers*

^_^

[mrxian]

(SoA#1)Why is it a cleric can use a great and powerful weapon like Crom Faeyr but can't use a butterknife?
clerics are not allowed to shed blood, thus they have to rely on chrushing weapons.
(SoA#2)Why is it that a Dragon Slayer has the hardest time of his group slaying a dragon?[/b]
because as a weapon there are better ones around? or are you talking about the class dragon slayer or the paladin dragonslayer type? well, the paladin type has no more problems with slaying dragons than anyone.
(SoA#3)Is Irenicus really a true sorcerer? The way he battled the demons in the end, he's kinda pumped to be a wizard. Could he be a ...monk?
irenicus ain't no sorceror, he's a fighter/mage, and quite a special one at that. at first, he has no soul, then he has (part of) a divine soul. lastly, even if he was a single classed sorceror or wizard, then he still would defend himself to his best abilities, wich, when you are unarmed and unable to use magic, is best done with your bare hands.

(ToB#1)Bhaal had all of these children, but how did he sleep with a dragon?
now, in the time of troubles, the gods roamed on the earth as mortals. note that they still had large amounts of their divine powers. Bhaal would have had no problem whatsoever in polymorphing himself into a dragon. on the other hand, all dragons possess the abilities to polymorph into a human, and dragons can conceive children with most creatures.

(ToB#2)Wouldn't a character truly be considered to be god-like to defeat a monster like Demogorgon that not even Helm could vanquish?
note that the character does not kill demogorgon, he merely kills a carrier for a part of demogorgon, and one that has been captured for quite some time, and thus pretty much weakened.

(ToB#3)What really determines the outcome of a battle like at the end of ToB? Muscule or Strategy? (Melissan, Irenicus/Bodhi and the Five)
a comnination of the two, you need a good strategy to defeat them, and for the most, you need a lot of muscle to effectively carry out the strategy.

(*Bonus*) Are drow really evil, or do they act as they do out of fear of Lolth?
they are truly evil. they went to worshipping the spider queen after turning evil, and there are quite a lot evil drow worshipping other gods. good drow are rare to say the least.

[Tancred]

Originally posted by Tag: Hi all *wave* I've got a free download book from www.wizards.com that names the Council of Six (it's called 'Lands of Intrigue' and has a fair bit on Amn). Apparently they are/were: Erlranther Alibakkar Phaan Colwyvv Qar Jysstev Rhinnom Dannihyr Tyrda Q'Helvor Pehllus Tanislove So there you go ^_^ Nasty bunch actually, four of them are some flavour of evil.

Wow! There's a Jysstev Estate in Athkatla. If I'd have known he was a Council Member, I'd have wiped my feet.

[Tancred]

Originally posted by Gangrell: Great Wondered Questions of Baldur's Gate [ADD] Extreme SoA & ToB Spoilers Continued... (SoA#A2)Why is it all of the members of the Noble Order of the Most Radiant Heart are human?

I don't think you be a non-human Paladin in the BG2 2nd Ed. world.

[Gangrell]

Yes, by why can't a halfling or an elf be a paladin?

[LennonCook]

Originally posted by Gangrell: (SoA#A1) For any class, is there is naturally attainable abilities to defend against the mind flayers intelligence drain? (Naturally, not brine potion or greenstone amulets) Kill 'em before they can hit you [img]tongue.gif[/img] (SoA#A2)Why is it all of the members of the Noble Order of the Most Radiant Heart are human? Because of one of the Order's rules. It doesn`t make sense, but that`s how it is. (SoA#A3)In the new game extension called The Darkest Day, why can't any of the new classes obtain the same abilities that their counterparts do. For example, a Dragon Slayer or a Blademaster cannot obtain the whirlwind attack. Why is this? TDD is hardly "new" [img]tongue.gif[/img] The reason is that High-Level-Abilities are a TOB-only phenomenum. TDD is designed for SOA, and the TOB version is merely *compatible* with TOB, but doesn`t include the additional stuff that TOB brings in. (ToB#A1)Is it really worth it fighting Demogorgon considering that he has no items when you beat him? Plus you still gain the same amount of experience when you just seal all the ruins in Watcher's Keep? From what i`ve read, sealing him in seals the helmites in aswell, whereas if you kill him, they stay there and keep on selling stuff.

[Tancred]

Originally posted by Gangrell: Yes, by why can't a halfling or an elf be a paladin?

I think there's two things - one, the general mindset of halflings and Elves doesn't have much room for the frothing zeal of the Paladin; and, second, Elves and Halflings have their own gods, and the Order of the Radiant Heart seems to be limited to followers of Helm and Torm. Halflings have Arvoreen, their war goddess, and halflings in her service are named Trueswords, which is about as close to Paladin without actually being one. Mazzy Fentan is one.

[Gangrell]

Not nessarily. Halflings and elves can worship Helm and Torm. Don't forget, Aerie worships the gnome god remember?