How long would you survive? (spoilers!)

Permidion_Stark

So if you were Gorion's ward, how far do you think you would get in the adventure before the creepy music started and all the flesh was blown off your upraised hand?

I figure I would do okay with the fetching and carrying in Candlekeep and would survive the attacks from Carbos and Shank (because I'd run a mile as soon as I saw them). I would, however, miss out on 5GP because I couldn't clear out Reevor's storehouse (scared of rats)

Having seen Gorion killed I would probably be a gibbering wreck but the sight of Imoen would cheer me up and make me attempt to be brave. Unfortunately, I have no sense of direction (and being a man do not ask for directions when I am lost) so I doubt I would find my way to the Friendly Arm Inn. I dare say Imoen would know which road to follow but by this point I would be putting on my decisive big brother act and I would assure her I knew where I was going. So we would end up in High Hedge where I figure I will either get killed by a knife-throwing skeleton or the gnoll who stole Perdue's sword.

So that's me. Dead before I even get to level up. How far would you get?

O_Bruce

Let's be realistic. I probably wouldn't survive first encounter with hungry wolf.

Heindrich

ZelgadisGW said:

Let's be realistic. I probably wouldn't survive first encounter with hungry wolf.

Well to be fair, the wolves of the Sword Coast are much more dangerous than the wolves of our world. I think of them as gigantic nearly horse sized monsters, and they are lethal to a lv1 character, especially a non-warrior.

Back to the thread. To be entirely realistic, I'd probably die at the hands of Shank. I'd also try to run from a random maniac with a knife. Unfortunately, I can't run very fast, or far, so it entirely depends on how close the nearest guardsman is. lol

Kamigoroshi

First I'd salvage Gorion's corpse and use it as both bait and meatshield to counter any wolves, bears or gibberling encounters. And when my Gorion Meat Towershield (+1 against Harpers) ain't useable anymore, I'll simply search for the next best sack of flesh and bones to arm myself with. Having said that, it's highly unlikely that I would follow this whole iron crisis plotline of Baldur's Gate due to a lack of interest on my part. I was always for a more open-world approach in Forgotten Realms anyway. :P

Since I would probably be either a fallen ranger or a druid of Malar, I would stalk the wilderness in an extreme survival lifestyle without any regard of possible joinable NPC's. Crafting my own armours and weapons out of wood, bone and other organic materials is way more fun and challenging than buying them from shops anyway.

CaptRory

I'd be the only level 10 Bard that got there by grinding XP on squirrels and helpless animals. XD

Tyranus

I would survive up until the point where I said "well, lets go to the circus before we try and solve this whole 'Iron Crisis' nonsense." then be promptly slain by the angry Ogre. Much like how my first playthrough went!

zur312

it would be fun to make a "hardcore" or "iron man" baldur's gate version for all the newbies and see who can go the farthest ;P

i doubt any "normal" human being would survive wolf attack not even monster wolfs like in bg world

CaptRory

My friend not only survived a wolf attack as a child, he killed it with his knife, bandaged his arm up, then helped his friends trek back to civilization. He's the sort of guy that'd make BG his bitch.

Tresset

If I had great strength, magical powers, and no qualms about killing just about everything I met then yes; I would probably make it pretty far. Unfortunately I have none of those irl.

elminster

I'm actually good with directions so I'm sure I would get to right in front of the friendly arm inn. Tarnesh's magic missiles I think would likely be the last thing I ever saw (I'll see them while totally panicked from horror).

CaptRory

I have THE WORST sense of direction. EVER. But I've played the opening of Baldur's Gate enough I'd be able to grab the diamond and make it to the Friendly Arm's Inn, and maybe recruit Viconia, before dealing with the assassin out front.

DJKajuru

Well, let's consider that , as Gorion's ward, you did have good training (be it military, arcane , divine or thievery) - that would make a difference, wouldn't it?

Schneidend

Heindrich1988 said:

Well to be fair, the wolves of the Sword Coast are much more dangerous than the wolves of our world. I think of them as gigantic nearly horse sized monsters, and they are lethal to a lv1 character, especially a non-warrior.

Sword Coast wolves are just wolves, or at least the normal grey ones are normal-sized. Wolves are super dangerous in general. Their jaws are powerful enough to easily snap bone, and they're proportionally much stronger than a human.

TJ_Hooker

Well, I could be wrong, but I don't think that real life wolves are necessarily prone to attacking humans, whereas Sword Coast wolves seem to exist solely for the purpose of killing low level characters. So they're more dangerous because of their murderous intent, rather than their size.

sarevok57

i would be a monk and wreck shop, against all baddies no sweat, stunning fisties everybody, and then kicky choppie all baddies, and then one day, quivering palm, and boom i rule

taltamir

Would I be trying to survive with my own IRL abilities (die real fast, can't even cast magic or gain XP) or would I be boosted with demigod powers?

SharGuidesMyHand

elminster said:

Tarnesh's magic missiles I think would likely be the last thing I ever saw (I'll see them while totally panicked from horror).

I have anger management issues, so the sight of Tarnesh would cause me to become enRAGEd, giving me immunity to his horror spells. ;-)

sarevok57

i would use montaron and xzar to soak up his magic missiles, you know like how i do it in the actual game

Fubby

I would starve crying outside candlekeep in a desperate attempt to let them get me back in

lunar

If it were real life like, I think Shank and Carbos would have slain many, including me. Think about it, some random guy approaches you and initiates conversation while you are busy running errands, then as he is close to you all of a sudden he stabs you with a hidden dagger. Now, unless you are a trained martial artist and/or have lightning reflexes or a lot of luck, that sort of thing is almost always fatal IRL. Daggers don't do 1-4 damage in real life, really.

CaptRory

@lunar OR you're paranoid like me. I sort of expect any random person to try and stab me for whatever reason. The reason isn't really important from the perspective of the stabee.

lunar

@CaptRory heh, yeah some people do have bigger personal space issues and get mighty annoyed if some stranger stands too close to them.

Still, if a man of my size and strength (read:average) lunged at me with a dagger in a small room, I don't think my chances of survival would be good. One stab to abdomen or leg would have any normal person staggered and unable to defend himself, and then the attacker will stab again continously, or just slit the victim's throat. No 'I made one attack and now have to wait one round, which is like six seconds, before attacking again.' rule.

IRL most killers with a dagger or knife would make wild, multiple stabs and the pain and shock would prevent most victims from defending themselves, except in the case of 'defensive wounds', they are cuts seen on the murder victim's palms and hands as the victims instinctively try to protect themselves:they still end up dead in most cases, though.

blackchimes

Well as long as you stick to roads you're safe from wolves and other baddies. So I'd get to FAI just fine and grab Khalid and Jaheira. I would probably skip Xan and Montaron because I wouldn't even talk to them - IRL I don't have a habit of chatting with every person I see.

So now my life is in the hands of Khalid, Jaheira and Imoen. In other words, I probably would die to the two Ogrillions S of Beregost.

CaptRory

@lunar Yeah~ Although consider Candlekeep. They don't get many strangers there, so some random guy coming up to you alone would probably immediately put you on edge at least a little bit. Shank and Carbos aren't really the smartest or toughest guys around. Although, my friend rolled a mage for his first ever character and was actually assassinated by one of them. XD

Schneidend

lunar said:

If it were real life like, I think Shank and Carbos would have slain many, including me. Think about it, some random guy approaches you and initiates conversation while you are busy running errands, then as he is close to you all of a sudden he stabs you with a hidden dagger. Now, unless you are a trained martial artist and/or have lightning reflexes or a lot of luck, that sort of thing is almost always fatal IRL. Daggers don't do 1-4 damage in real life, really.

Oh, daggers do 1d4 damage IRL. We just all have less than 6 HP. That's right, fools, we're the NPCs!

lunar

Schneidend said:

lunar said:

If it were real life like, I think Shank and Carbos would have slain many, including me. Think about it, some random guy approaches you and initiates conversation while you are busy running errands, then as he is close to you all of a sudden he stabs you with a hidden dagger. Now, unless you are a trained martial artist and/or have lightning reflexes or a lot of luck, that sort of thing is almost always fatal IRL. Daggers don't do 1-4 damage in real life, really.

Oh, daggers do 1d4 damage IRL. We just all have less than 6 HP. That's right, fools, we're the NPCs!

Righto. Commoners do have 1d4 hit points in PnP IIRC, unless they have a job that requires greater than normal pysical effort. Like, a commoner blacksmith might have 1d6 hit points. Then again, if you are unarmed (like we usually are in real life) any weapon attacking you gets +4 to damage bonus, which is very scary! (True in bg:ee as well)

Even then, 1d4 damage from a dagger does not corelate that well with real life. There are factors like pain, blood loss, shock, losing the ability to move your limbs due to cut tendons, etc. Example:if you get stabbed by a dagger on your arm or leg or stomach for a measly 1 damage, in the game nothing is wrong, you go on fighting at full strength. Whereas in real life your ability to continue fighting or even escaping would be hindered greatly. The pain and shock of the wound would be too much, and the killing strike would come quickly after.

I watched Evil Dead remake and in there, people who had their hands smashed, arms cut off, heads bashed in, chests stabbed etc. did continue to try to escape and even fight. There was even one guy who suffered so much abuse and so many great injuries yet he continued to fight on, I was like 'come ooon!'. It is unrealistic to the extreme, any person would enter shock and hypotension from wounds and blood loss of such scales, and die quickly. 'Course it's a movie about evil spirits and possesion so it is all good gory fun. ^^ Just like our epic heroic fantasy role playing game bg:ee is fun!

sledgefang

Well i'm a resourceful fellow, so I would survive till Friendly Arm Inn. I would most certainly be a paladin but not a self righteous one but more the down to earth paladin that would turn a blind eye to imoen pick pocketing people and opening chest because, well, i'm dirt poor, hungry, tired, and need some money to get back on my feet. As for the mage in Friendly Arm Inn, since he always walks up to you before attacking, i would make sure to bear hug him hard enough to keep him from casting spells while Imoen shoots an arrow at him and hopefully doesn't hit me. If that is successful I would then recruit Jaheira and Khalid. From there i should be alright if i keep to my cautious nature and avoid fights i cannot handle in the beginning.

Drugar

I'd probably end up getting shanked by Shank.
If I survived him, I'd get eaten by wolves in the woods while looking for my father.
If I survived that, I'd manage to find my way to the Friendly Arm Inn (just follow the road people) and get killed by Tarnesh.

If I'd survive even that, I'd probably just spend my days in the Inn, in a room, with the door barded, rocking back and forth.

I'm no hero material.

rdarken

I think I'd make it pretty far, assuming we followed D&D rules (and no one had anything like Imprisonment or Flesh to Stone - though, it's likely my party would free me from this).

I think my stats would be pretty good and I'd probably choose Fighter class. My stats would be pretty good. My wis and dex wouldn't be that stellar, but they'd probably be between 10-12, so not bad. Intelligence would be above 10, too.
Con and Str would be okay. Nothing amazing, but probably 14-16. Charisma would be my highest stat, probably.

Assuming I was raised in a D&D world, I'd probably spend my time practicing swordplay and stuff - I'm pretty active in real life and sort of a gym rat.

I think I'd do okay. Maybe I wouldn't be able to take out Sarevok or Irenicus, but I'd make it far enough.

element

could i have my dog as a animal companion?

artificial_sunlight

I would survive Candlekeep. See trough Tarnesh mirror image and disrupt his spellcasting (the guards take him down). Then I take a hin on Jaheira walk with them to Naskel and help Minsc to safe Dyna.

Then at night when I "sleep" with Dyna... Minsc or Jaheira ends the story of my life (no resurruction posible because of low CON... I will be chunked on the first hit)

element said:

could i have my dog as a animal companion?

Yes I will take two cats But the have the same slow walk bug as BGEE has