Monster Mash Up... (with gravy)
Anduin
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Okay... Here is my thinking...
Since I have changed my avatar picture to that of a mummie, I have come to realise that there is a lack of mummies in BG:EE.
I now find this as not only a shame, but as a detriment to the game as a whole.
Now we do find mummies in BG2 and we are most gladsome in this... But if we did have the power to bring the mummification process into BGEE and bring about the chance for CHARNAME to die at the bandaged hands of a mummie, surely the game would be greater in its appeal?
As you can see, this is some very narrow minded thinking on my part. Please don't be harsh, they remove your brain as part of the mummification process early on as it is moist... And we mummies detest moisture! But excuse me for spouting rot... Back to the question in hand... I realised that I was biased and needed to expand the possibilities.
Below is a list of monsters. I have tried to choose monsters that could be met and defeated by a character below level 10. I have tried to keep it fun... But perhaps you have a pressing need to kill more of something. Let the community know. I have also included the blessed 'other' option, please state the monster and your reasons and cause of personal obsession below...
So... What Monster or monster type would you like to see more of in BGEE?
Since I have changed my avatar picture to that of a mummie, I have come to realise that there is a lack of mummies in BG:EE.
I now find this as not only a shame, but as a detriment to the game as a whole.
Now we do find mummies in BG2 and we are most gladsome in this... But if we did have the power to bring the mummification process into BGEE and bring about the chance for CHARNAME to die at the bandaged hands of a mummie, surely the game would be greater in its appeal?
As you can see, this is some very narrow minded thinking on my part. Please don't be harsh, they remove your brain as part of the mummification process early on as it is moist... And we mummies detest moisture! But excuse me for spouting rot... Back to the question in hand... I realised that I was biased and needed to expand the possibilities.
Below is a list of monsters. I have tried to choose monsters that could be met and defeated by a character below level 10. I have tried to keep it fun... But perhaps you have a pressing need to kill more of something. Let the community know. I have also included the blessed 'other' option, please state the monster and your reasons and cause of personal obsession below...
So... What Monster or monster type would you like to see more of in BGEE?
- Monster Mash Up... (with gravy)56 votes
- Kobolds. What! Are you some kind of Kobold Killing Sadist! Surely you would not want MORE Kobolds?1.79%
- Goblins. The classic low level monster fodder that we all know and love. Eat yer greens. They are good for you. Or just leave there bloated rotting corpses for the crows...7.14%
- Orcs. We now have a goblin war camp... How about an Orc war camp. Or Waaaaagh! Camp.19.64%
- Wolves. We have no fire variety... Yet anyone can set a dog on fire? (Comedic value only! Do not set fido on fire!)0.00%
- Diseased Dragon. A Dragon in full health should wipe the floor of any character not cheating in BGEE. However a Dragon that has eaten a Gibberling that tasted odd...12.50%
- Mummies. The only monster to carry the 'wrapped in bog roll' look with style and finesse.12.50%
- Dopplegangers. Problem is... you would never know if more were put in the game...1.79%
- Werebear. Everyone loves these little cuddly Drizzt eating lovelies. Perhaps they should replace those Gnolls that Drizzt was supposed to be having problems with...19.64%
- Ethereal Filcher. Everyone wants to lose their favourite weapon!0.00%
- Other. Your chance to make an educated and sensible decision.25.00%
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Come to think of it, mummies would be great as well, and would make the Cure Disease spell more relevant.
Overall, I'd like to see a greater variety of undead in the game.
I know there is ONE in BG2, but I think it'd be cool if there was actually some random house in the city of baldur's gate that comes alive when the party goes in to loot it. Only to have the owner come back in once they're all destroyed saying how the party just destroyed all of his new furniture he got delivered just last weekend.
A troll would be damn funny in bg1, no flaming +1 sword! Hope you brought fire arrows
Gimme Werebears. Just a game where you're Drizzt, and out to defend yourself against Werebears.
Drizzt Do'Urden waited. The sun above him blinked and went down. There were werebears in the forest. He didn't see them, but had expected them now for years. His warnings to Bruenor Battlehammer were not listenend to and now it was too late. Far too late for now, anyway. Drizzt was a ranger for one hundred and fourteen years. When he was young he watched the adventurers and he said to dad "I want to be on the surface daddy."
Dad said "No! You will BE KILL BY WEREBEARS"
There was a time when he believed him. Then as he got oldered he stopped. But now in the forests of the surface he knew there were werebears.
"This is Battlehammer" the sending stone hummed. "You must fight the werebears!"
So Drizzt gotted his potion of explosions and blew up the wall.
"HE GOING TO KILL US" said the werebears
"I will swing at him" said the werebear and he swung the claws. Drizzt swung at him and tried to cut him up. But then the ceiling fell and they were trapped and not able to kill.
"No! I must kill the werebears" he shouted
The radio said "No, Drizzt. You are the werebears"
And then Drizzt was a lycanthrope.
An additional adventure with some eastern treasure. Genie granting your wishes, beautiful art and music. It would be amazing to hear an ominous laugh followed by "State your wish, mortal" in BGEE.
http://www.somethingawful.com/d/dungeons-and-dragons/fiend-folio-2.php?page=4
Other than that I'm all ears for including female centaurs, female driders, foxwoman, harpies, one or two hags, nagas, (wo)manscorpions, medusas, merwoman, gynosphinxes, selkies, and sylphs. C'mon, throw a ball to the lonely monster dudes already!
Is anyone aware of some kind of Amnish history that supports that? And, could you count things like Bog bodies as potential mummies?
Athkatla was settled over a thousand years before the period that Baldur's Gate 2 is concerned with. It was settled by Calishites (people who came from the desert and swamp lands). I guess its possible that they brought that kind of Egyptian-esque architecture, art, and tomb construction with them when they came to settle the area. Overtime, due to mud slides or the area simply being appealing enough for people to want to live there people simply built overtop of older structures. So any of their structures that were still remaining (along with their tombs) became underground.
They look like a huge blue mouth with 3 filching hands to grope and purloin artifacts from adventures...
Yes it does sound wrong.
This is the kind of insightful wonder comment that makes deranged monster threads worthwhile. Super comment! Plus I am going to accept your answer as half a mark for the mummies... I think a single troll would make a good end boss somewhere... Perhaps somehow slowed... Or entangled on the same map you find the red wizards? They die in so much style they erect vast Pyramids above us to mark the spot!
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Great stuff! The Werebear's are winning, it could also be implemented as there is a sprite/animation for it! The other option is doing well also with some great ideas. I would be very afraid of a rust monster @FinneousPJ Perhaps it could eat the helmets of adventures before the main attack monsters would crit the adventurers to death... However, I am unsure if a sprite/animation exists
Keep them ideas rolling... And remember a free cookie to anyone who votes mummie! Remember they are the only monster with their own day in the calender!
To compensate I added greater restoration spell to big temples like Song of the Morning. Oh and Erdane sells a couple restoration scrolls outside Durlag.
I also added a spectre near each treasure coffin in Candlekeep catacombs. I copied the cre file from bg2. It is fun and creepy, spectres are more powerful than wraiths, and they resemble ghostly human mages..perfect for them to be guarding their tombs and treasures. Got the spectre touch item file from bg2 too, so they can have their fearsome energy draining touch that steals 2 levels/hit. (Very scary in bg1 lvls!)
I added a few mummies to Ulcaster school, got the cre file from bg2. They are the ancient and revered teachers corpses that were preserved well in the dusty halls. Mummies are suprisingly challenging and give plenty of xp for bg1 lvls. I even gave them a script to cast hold person once, to simulate the pnp paralysing fear effect. Got the mummy weapon item file too, so they have that horrible mummy rot touch attack. Still they are not that difficult if you have a wand of fire and plenty of magical ammo.
Finally I've added a few gauths and a beholder to the twists and turns of the final thieves maze under bg, I've found that area rather dull and straight forward before.,now it is both very challenging and fun. You turn a corner and come face to face with the many eyes of a beholder:zapppp! It's the final thing you see before your body is disintegrated into a pile of rancid dust by a magical ray.
But hey, free cookie!