Speaking of the Golden Pantaloons

and_then_or

Time to hop into the way-back machine.

Did anyone actually, on thier very first run-throughs of BG (even before TOSC), have those pants in thier inventory as you entered the final battle?

If so can you recall your rational?

I remeber finding out in a fourm after ToB had been out that there was a use for them and being blown-away. "Who as that kind of forethought?" I afterthought(ed). I hadn't known the trilogy (BG SoA ToB) had been concieved in toto.

CutlassJack

Who wouldn't want to carry something as magnificent as the Golden Pantaloons wherever they go?

Deucetipher

First run I had the Golden Pantaloons all the way through, but I never knew about the silver. I kinda just held on to them on accident in BG1, and when they appeared in Irenicus' Dungeon, I figured that meant they were important.

elminster

Hard to say since that was over ten years ago for me. I probably did, but only because I would have seen them and thought they were sufficiently goofie to carry with me (I was probably ten or so).

and_then_or

I remeber carrying them for a bit and, as I'm a horder, stashing them somewhere to open up another inventory slot.

Then on about my third run-through, as I'm slower than 'lassas in wintertime, I got the pee joke (the interwebs was so tiney back then) and figured that was it.

People wonder why there is such a rabid following for an ancient, low-res, third person, dinosaur of a game. They have no idea.

Itstucktwice

I kept them through BG1, and I found the bronze in TOB, but never playing evil in SOA, I didn't know that silver existed for the longest time. I was just always like "...I gotta be missing something here."

Nukenin

I never actually finished BG1 until years after its release, even though I got BG1 at release and played it ceaselessly for months after (similarly, it may be months before I finish BG:EE).

Thus I was already festooned with the knowledge of the pantaloons and their import.

I have not once played a character all the way from BG1 start through to ToB. When I experimented with things, I "imported" (note sarcastiquotes) the pantaloons into my BG2 game.

Banex

CutlassJack said:

Who wouldn't want to carry something as magnificent as the Golden Pantaloons wherever they go?

No pun intended but i can never be arsed carrying them about for the whole game.

Nukenin

Perhaps if they were slightly altered to become the Golden Pantaloons of Holding?

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kilroy_was_here

One does not speak of the Golden Pantaloons. One averts their gaze and bows respectfully in their direction, then slowly backs away with head still lowered.

deltago

I just wish you could wear them as armor, even the gnome in ToB wouldn't get them.

ajwz

If I remember correctly they were my very first magic item on my first play through. I remember puzzling over why I couldn't equip them and what effect they actually had.

Nukenin

On my first playthrough I was likely still naive in the ways of the new generation of CRPGs and not talking to every single NPC in every single room in every single inn. Nor was I pickpocketing everyone, nor looting all crates and barrels. Ah, innocence! (I guess my Fallout experiences had not yet taught me these things?)

Other possibilities for giving the Golden Pantaloons some use beyond the pantaloonish:

Everfull Golden Pantaloons — creates random "murky" potion 1/day. What an interesting smell!
Golden Pantaloons of Scouting — send these pantaloons on a scouting mission to an unexplored area of the map. As they have no eyes nor any way of relaying information back to you, all they can do is run back whilst leading a gold-hungry hoard of whatever enemies were encountered along the way.
Golden Pantaloons of Explosions — light fuse and toss! Good fun! Destroys pantaloons.
Golden Pantaloons of Squirrel Summoning — eek! Squirrels in your pant(aloon)s! Will not summon dire squirrels.
Golden Pantaloons of Harmonious Discord — monk only head item. +1 AC, critical immunity, -1 THAC0, +1 attack per round, 10% chance to confuse struck opponent.
Golden Pantaloons of the Hammer — confuse all enemies 1/day. "Can't touch this!"
Starched Golden Pantaloons +3 — treated as a +3 greatsword, including +3 to hit, but -1 to damage due to being a pair of pantaloons and not a real sword.
Draped Golden Pantaloons +2 — cloak, +2 AC, +2 to all saves, flammable (increases fire damage taken by 50%).
Ripped Golden Pantaloons of Deflection — bracers, grants +3 AC versus missiles, 5% magic resistance.
Golden Pantaloons of Desire — initiate dialogue with pantaloons. Fully romanceable by all race/gender/alignment/class combinations. Can lead to loss of reputation.
Golden Pantaloons of Gnome Summoning — summon Tiax and/or Quayle once per day if not in party, will bring up party dismiss if you are already at party limit. When dismissed, the gnomes will return to their respective leg of the pantaloons to rest.

Moomintroll

Reminds of Anduin and his pants of smells











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reedmilfam

Golden pantaloons should help resist cold damage, as golden snow is generally melted a bit...

Senash

I played BG2 first, and I don't remember which was the first pantalloons I have encountered, but I have found the second and the golden one in BG after hearing about it the le great big internetz. I think I would have stashed it after a while if I would have played BG before knowing what it was for.

Michail

I think the original idea was to either sell them or give them back. If my mind doesn't deceive me, the item description for the pantallons was different back when the game first came out, before the first patches. Then they decided what to do with it and changed the description. Or my memory is failing.
And no, i didn't keep them. I gave them back.

Nukenin

Inventory space was precious with the ammo stacking limit of the time, at release. There were no garment bags to hold all the pantaloons and pantalettes you might encounter, either.

They were hard times, and we remain bitter.

Fenton

Not the first playthough I had em but after many others oh boy I kept those bad boys around. As for BG:EE my Blackguard has em and it's reminding me of my paladin having em.

thedemoninside

reedmilfam said:

Golden pantaloons should help resist cold damage, as golden snow is generally melted a bit...

I felt this comment deserved a quote, as it did not get enough attention. It was quite funny!

Rasekov

I actually got them on my first run(PC thief, extremely kleptomaniac) and carried them around all the game simply because in my mind they had to be part of some hidden quest, did the same with some other items(corrupt ore and poison from nashkel, for example).

Sad thing, after a few runs with the same(and other) PCs I decided they weren't worth carrying and didn't even bother picking them up in my final run(the one I exported, completely OP thief with several runs worth of tomes in him) just before BG2 was released...