Romancing

Zidane · 02-10-2002, 04:17 AM

Hiya

I am a female currently playing the game as a male (Elven Archer called Zidane).

Originally started playing a female, but read on the boards about the male romances so I thought that it would be more interesting to play a male.

Having swapped over however and gotten far too far in the game to restart (guilty of that about 4 times) I find the romancing bit uncomfortable because the girls are coming on to me. Now I know I am a male in the game, but I can't help it.

Any girlies out there had the same problem?

BTW once I finish the game as a male, I am gonna go round again definitely as a female.

Thanks

Memnoch · 02-10-2002, 04:40 AM

I can't comment as I'm male myself

but I can say that there is a mod coming out quite soon by David Gaider (Senior Designer at Bioware) which will allow you to have Valygar as a romance option. It's not official, but it should be as good as a mod can get.

Zidane · 02-10-2002, 05:30 AM

That IS good news, power to the girls I say

Anomen is a pompous ass no girl in their right mind would romance HIM

Downunda · 02-10-2002, 07:44 AM

I tried going through as a female character for a change. I got to the copper coronet, had Anomen talk to me once and was so disgusted I've never tried doing the female thing again [img]graemlins/1puke.gif[/img]

gostmakker · 02-10-2002, 08:13 PM

Hi Z. Another option that u have is to find (or use shadowkeeper) the belt of 'gender change' correct name?? That way u could keep your same character. Shadowkeeper is a game editor-downloadable from this and other sites. Dangerous tho'- u can become as powerful as u want, and then there's that power corrupting problem...

BTW, Lady Galadrial seems to be the boards resident romance expert. I'm surprised she didn't post. You can check out her previous posts, or go to The Sorcerers Place site and use the search engine on this or any other BG topic.

GL

gost... of a chance

02-10-2002, 08:24 PM

I don't know why people even bother romancing. It is so much fun to say 'shut up and get back in line' that I don't know how anybody could pass it up. All NPCs do is whinge anyway [img]graemlins/bouncered2.gif[/img]

Jerr Conner · 02-11-2002, 01:31 PM

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Originally posted by Arledrian:
I don't know why people even bother romancing. It is so much fun to say 'shut up and get back in line' that I don't know how anybody could pass it up. All NPCs do is whinge anyway [img]graemlins/bouncered2.gif[/img]

I romance because I want to roleplay. BG2 is a role-playing game, and I feel that if I do Roleplay, I should go for every single role-playing aspect I can. Of course, I can only speak for myself.

Jerr Conner · 02-11-2002, 01:35 PM

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Originally posted by Arledrian:
I don't know why people even bother romancing. It is so much fun to say 'shut up and get back in line' that I don't know how anybody could pass it up. All NPCs do is whinge anyway [img]graemlins/bouncered2.gif[/img]

Oh also, before I forget, with certain romances you can get extra experience.

Like Viconia, if you romance her, she eventually

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attacked by a Handmaiden of Lloth. With killing her, you get EXP, a handmaiden's mace, and Dark Elven Chain. The Handmaiden's Mace does +3 damage.

Rayne · 02-11-2002, 02:06 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Zidane:
Hiya

Having swapped over however and gotten far too far in the game to restart (guilty of that about 4 times) I find the romancing bit uncomfortable because the girls are coming on to me. Now I know I am a male in the game, but I can't help it.

Any girlies out there had the same problem?

I can understand what you are saying. I try to look at it from the Female point of View (Jaheiria's or Aerie's). The other option is to drop Jaheira, Aerie or Viconia from your group and pick up someone you can't have a romance with if that would make you feel more comfortable. I agree with you that the Female/Anoman romance is a huge bust. I seem to remember a really nice Paladin in BG1 that would be interesting (obviously not that well since I can't remember his name). It would be nice if we had more then the one option for Romance, but we don’t sadly. Good luck and don’t feel bad about quitting and starting new games. I do it all the time (if only to see what benifits other races have).

[ 02-11-2002: Message edited by: Rayne ]

Nerull · 02-11-2002, 07:41 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Memnoch:
I can't comment as I'm male myself but I can say that there is a mod coming out quite soon by David Gaider (Senior Designer at Bioware) which will allow you to have Valygar as a romance option. It's not official, but it should be as good as a mod can get.

What are all of the romance mods that are in the works? I knew about Valygar, but I have also heard rumors about Imoen, Nalia, and Haer'dalis.

02-10-2002, 04:17 AM	#1
Zidane Manshoon Join Date: January 27, 2002 Location: Birmingham, England Age: 68 Posts: 241	Hiya I am a female currently playing the game as a male (Elven Archer called Zidane). Originally started playing a female, but read on the boards about the male romances so I thought that it would be more interesting to play a male. Having swapped over however and gotten far too far in the game to restart (guilty of that about 4 times) I find the romancing bit uncomfortable because the girls are coming on to me. Now I know I am a male in the game, but I can't help it. Any girlies out there had the same problem? BTW once I finish the game as a male, I am gonna go round again definitely as a female. Thanks __________________ <br /><br />You know what thought did? He only thought he did.

02-10-2002, 04:40 AM	#2
Memnoch Ironworks Moderator Join Date: February 28, 2001 Location: Boston/Sydney Posts: 11,771	I can't comment as I'm male myself but I can say that there is a mod coming out quite soon by David Gaider (Senior Designer at Bioware) which will allow you to have Valygar as a romance option. It's not official, but it should be as good as a mod can get. __________________

02-10-2002, 05:30 AM	#3
Zidane Manshoon Join Date: January 27, 2002 Location: Birmingham, England Age: 68 Posts: 241	That IS good news, power to the girls I say Anomen is a pompous ass no girl in their right mind would romance HIM __________________ <br /><br />You know what thought did? He only thought he did.

02-10-2002, 07:44 AM	#4
Downunda Set - Egyptian God of Chaos Join Date: January 7, 2002 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Age: 46 Posts: 2,975	I tried going through as a female character for a change. I got to the copper coronet, had Anomen talk to me once and was so disgusted I've never tried doing the female thing again [img]graemlins/1puke.gif[/img] __________________ \"Doing stuff is overrated, like Hitler, he did lots of stuff, but doesn\'t everybody wish he\'d just stayed at home and smoked pot?!?\"

02-11-2002, 01:31 PM	#7
Jerr Conner Silver Dragon Join Date: January 24, 2002 Location: Mundania Age: 43 Posts: 1,634	quote: Originally posted by Arledrian: I don't know why people even bother romancing. It is so much fun to say 'shut up and get back in line' that I don't know how anybody could pass it up. All NPCs do is whinge anyway [img]graemlins/bouncered2.gif[/img] I romance because I want to roleplay. BG2 is a role-playing game, and I feel that if I do Roleplay, I should go for every single role-playing aspect I can. Of course, I can only speak for myself. __________________ <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=\" - \" />

02-10-2002, 08:13 PM	#5
gostmakker Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: December 2, 2001 Location: hotmail.com Posts: 21	Hi Z. Another option that u have is to find (or use shadowkeeper) the belt of 'gender change' correct name?? That way u could keep your same character. Shadowkeeper is a game editor-downloadable from this and other sites. Dangerous tho'- u can become as powerful as u want, and then there's that power corrupting problem... BTW, Lady Galadrial seems to be the boards resident romance expert. I'm surprised she didn't post. You can check out her previous posts, or go to The Sorcerers Place site and use the search engine on this or any other BG topic. GL gost... of a chance

02-10-2002, 08:24 PM	#6
Sorcerer Alex Guest Posts: n/a	I don't know why people even bother romancing. It is so much fun to say 'shut up and get back in line' that I don't know how anybody could pass it up. All NPCs do is whinge anyway [img]graemlins/bouncered2.gif[/img]

02-11-2002, 01:35 PM	#8
Jerr Conner Silver Dragon Join Date: January 24, 2002 Location: Mundania Age: 43 Posts: 1,634	quote: Originally posted by Arledrian: I don't know why people even bother romancing. It is so much fun to say 'shut up and get back in line' that I don't know how anybody could pass it up. All NPCs do is whinge anyway [img]graemlins/bouncered2.gif[/img] Oh also, before I forget, with certain romances you can get extra experience. Like Viconia, if you romance her, she eventually . . . . .. ... . /. /. . . . . . attacked by a Handmaiden of Lloth. With killing her, you get EXP, a handmaiden's mace, and Dark Elven Chain. The Handmaiden's Mace does +3 damage. __________________ <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=\" - \" />

02-11-2002, 02:06 PM	#9
Rayne Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: August 28, 2001 Location: Toronto, ON Canada Posts: 10	quote: Originally posted by Zidane: Hiya Having swapped over however and gotten far too far in the game to restart (guilty of that about 4 times) I find the romancing bit uncomfortable because the girls are coming on to me. Now I know I am a male in the game, but I can't help it. Any girlies out there had the same problem? I can understand what you are saying. I try to look at it from the Female point of View (Jaheiria's or Aerie's). The other option is to drop Jaheira, Aerie or Viconia from your group and pick up someone you can't have a romance with if that would make you feel more comfortable. I agree with you that the Female/Anoman romance is a huge bust. I seem to remember a really nice Paladin in BG1 that would be interesting (obviously not that well since I can't remember his name). It would be nice if we had more then the one option for Romance, but we don’t sadly. Good luck and don’t feel bad about quitting and starting new games. I do it all the time (if only to see what benifits other races have). [ 02-11-2002: Message edited by: Rayne ]

02-11-2002, 07:41 PM	#10
Nerull Lord Ao Join Date: May 17, 2001 Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA Age: 54 Posts: 2,069	quote: Originally posted by Memnoch: I can't comment as I'm male myself but I can say that there is a mod coming out quite soon by David Gaider (Senior Designer at Bioware) which will allow you to have Valygar as a romance option. It's not official, but it should be as good as a mod can get. What are all of the romance mods that are in the works? I knew about Valygar, but I have also heard rumors about Imoen, Nalia, and Haer'dalis. __________________ [img]\"ubb/noncgi/smiles/new/ghoul.gif\" alt=\" - \" /><br /><br />\"The middle class pays all of the taxes, does all of the work.<br />The lower class exists just to scare the middle class.\"<br />-George Carlin

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