Why are the gnomes inBG2 so annoying and turnip obsessed????????

Anansi · 12-11-2001, 12:02 PM

This really tees me off! I play a serious gnome fighter illusionist rpg character, and they have turned the whole race into a set of comedy bloopers about turnips. AND gnomes don't get a romance! ! !

grumble -di- grumble

Am going to play an elf next time for sure. Or a halfling........

Sir ReGiN · 12-11-2001, 12:04 PM

Another sign of "racial-discrimination" ( [img]tongue.gif[/img] ) is that there is only one photo of a half-orc!
nad they can't have romances either

andy the assasin · 12-11-2001, 12:09 PM

they disriminate against all short characters by not giving them romances. Although there are a lot of good dwarf portraits and not many good elf ones.

Russ · 12-11-2001, 03:34 PM

You know, that reminds me of the time when Uncle Queasy (that's Mr. Quayle to you, short stuff) was bouncing around the planes sowing enough wild oats to grow enough bushels to buy a whole turnip factory and distillery in one and bumped into this beautiful vision of loveliness named Raelis... they really do wonders out in Sigil, you know, and Raelis was always very impressed with the way that Queasy could use (oh, are their ladies present? Excuse me!)

Kingenigma · 12-11-2001, 03:48 PM

Perhaps its just Jansen family that are obssessed with turnips?!

Warby · 12-11-2001, 04:58 PM

My Evil Half-orc fighter was havin a romance with vicona until I started again cause I got into the underdark and the highest lvl any of my characters had reached was 13. Ooops. Lets just say I died alot and gave up in the end to start again as a Cleric of lathanda.

Warby

Eldoran · 12-11-2001, 05:22 PM

But turnips are good! And what is wrong with a little comedy? It throws your enemies off, until you dump them off the dock with their feet encased in turnip cement!

Bwahahahaha!

But seriously, all of the game descriminates against gnomes/dwarves/halflings as the main character... It just sorta doesn't work... The mighty Ward of Gorion, slayers of all who oppose him/her is 3 feet tall? Hmmm...

Mordenheim · 12-11-2001, 05:32 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Russ:
You know, that reminds me of the time when Uncle Queasy (that's Mr. Quayle to you, short stuff) was bouncing around the planes sowing enough wild oats to grow enough bushels to buy a whole turnip factory and distillery in one and bumped into this beautiful vision of loveliness named Raelis... they really do wonders out in Sigil, you know, and Raelis was always very impressed with the way that Queasy could use (oh, are their ladies present? Excuse me!)

haha, seems legit [img]smile.gif[/img]

Sir Michael · 12-11-2001, 06:31 PM

What...you're going to stereotype a whole race, just because of the way that the game portrays one guy? So what if he just happens to like turnips and tells a lot of irritating "funny" stories?

That would be like saying all humans (or all rangers) are as nutty as Minsc is...(of course Valygar is a direct counterpoint to that argument)

Jerhal · 12-12-2001, 12:30 AM

Maybe if you had one of Jan's special Turip brews you'd be singing a different tune.

12-11-2001, 12:02 PM	#1
Anansi Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: November 29, 2001 Location: Brussels Posts: 38	This really tees me off! I play a serious gnome fighter illusionist rpg character, and they have turned the whole race into a set of comedy bloopers about turnips. AND gnomes don't get a romance! ! ! grumble -di- grumble Am going to play an elf next time for sure. Or a halfling........ __________________ \"He could not have known her less nor loved her more\"<p>

12-11-2001, 03:34 PM	#4
Russ Manshoon Join Date: November 9, 2001 Location: Texas, baby! Posts: 163	You know, that reminds me of the time when Uncle Queasy (that's Mr. Quayle to you, short stuff) was bouncing around the planes sowing enough wild oats to grow enough bushels to buy a whole turnip factory and distillery in one and bumped into this beautiful vision of loveliness named Raelis... they really do wonders out in Sigil, you know, and Raelis was always very impressed with the way that Queasy could use (oh, are their ladies present? Excuse me!) __________________ --What? What will come out no more, huh?

12-11-2001, 03:48 PM	#5
Kingenigma The Magister Join Date: November 3, 2001 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 138	Perhaps its just Jansen family that are obssessed with turnips?! __________________ King Enigma<br />Queen Ellesime\'s lover<br />A high lvl swashbuckler<br />A manic pickpocket<br />A kidnap expert<br />Nightmare of the nobles<br />The freelancer

12-11-2001, 05:32 PM	#8
Mordenheim Elminster Join Date: October 2, 2001 Location: Icewind Dale Age: 45 Posts: 432	quote: Originally posted by Russ: You know, that reminds me of the time when Uncle Queasy (that's Mr. Quayle to you, short stuff) was bouncing around the planes sowing enough wild oats to grow enough bushels to buy a whole turnip factory and distillery in one and bumped into this beautiful vision of loveliness named Raelis... they really do wonders out in Sigil, you know, and Raelis was always very impressed with the way that Queasy could use (oh, are their ladies present? Excuse me!) haha, seems legit [img]smile.gif[/img]

12-11-2001, 06:31 PM	#9
Sir Michael Manshoon Join Date: October 2, 2001 Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA Age: 57 Posts: 202	What...you're going to stereotype a whole race, just because of the way that the game portrays one guy? So what if he just happens to like turnips and tells a lot of irritating "funny" stories? That would be like saying all humans (or all rangers) are as nutty as Minsc is...(of course Valygar is a direct counterpoint to that argument) __________________ \"You see things; and you say \'Why?\' But I dream things that never were; and I say \'Why not?\'\"<br />-George Bernard Shaw<br /><br />\"Men take only their needs into consideration never their abilities.\"<br />-Napoleon Bonaparte

12-11-2001, 12:04 PM	#2
Sir ReGiN Gold Dragon Join Date: August 11, 2001 Location: The land of blonde virgins Age: 42 Posts: 2,563	Another sign of "racial-discrimination" ( [img]tongue.gif[/img] ) is that there is only one photo of a half-orc! nad they can't have romances either

12-11-2001, 12:09 PM	#3
andy the assasin Manshoon Join Date: December 4, 2001 Location: Reading, England Posts: 168	they disriminate against all short characters by not giving them romances. Although there are a lot of good dwarf portraits and not many good elf ones.

12-11-2001, 04:58 PM	#6
Warby Zhentarim Guard Join Date: August 30, 2001 Location: England Age: 39 Posts: 345	My Evil Half-orc fighter was havin a romance with vicona until I started again cause I got into the underdark and the highest lvl any of my characters had reached was 13. Ooops. Lets just say I died alot and gave up in the end to start again as a Cleric of lathanda. Warby

12-11-2001, 05:22 PM	#7
Eldoran Dungeon Master Join Date: December 4, 2001 Location: Home Posts: 96	But turnips are good! And what is wrong with a little comedy? It throws your enemies off, until you dump them off the dock with their feet encased in turnip cement! Bwahahahaha! But seriously, all of the game descriminates against gnomes/dwarves/halflings as the main character... It just sorta doesn't work... The mighty Ward of Gorion, slayers of all who oppose him/her is 3 feet tall? Hmmm...

12-12-2001, 12:30 AM	#10
Jerhal Dungeon Master Join Date: December 2, 2001 Location: Texas, USA Posts: 74	Maybe if you had one of Jan's special Turip brews you'd be singing a different tune. __________________ Welcome to Rivendell, Mister Anderson.<p>How wonderfuly mad of you...<p>www.youhaventlived.com/kodt<br />www.hoodyhoo.com

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