Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition - Canon Party?

SCARY_WIZARD

So the Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition website's background image has Minsc (and Boo!), Edwin, Rasaad, Dorn, and Neera. Do you think they could be the canon party for BG II: Enhanced Edition? Does this mean that CHARNAME is maybe a Cleric or a Druid huh huh huh?!

Ultimately, I'm just making fun of speculations that are based on next to nothing (sort of like those people that'd go "Cubone is an orphaned Kangaskhan!"), but I figured something fun could come of this. I JUST WANT TO FEEL IMPORTANT ;___;

blackchimes

Neera is CN, but I find it hard to imagine Minsc working along Dorn. Or Edwin.

shawne

Yeah, it's a rather awkward party - there's no way Rasaad and Dorn could co-exist in the same party, you'd constantly have to choose either the LG way or the NE/CE way. Besides, that poster doesn't even include the fourth NPC, and you have to figure she'd be just as important as the other new characters.

SCARY_WIZARD

shawne said:

Yeah, it's a rather awkward party - there's no way Rasaad and Dorn could co-exist in the same party, you'd constantly have to choose either the LG way or the NE/CE way. Besides, that poster doesn't even include the fourth NPC, and you have to figure she'd be just as important as the other new characters.

Maybe she's hiding. Shh.

Coutelier

There's no game without Imoen.

Corvino

@Coutelier BGII very nearly contained 99% less Imoen...

Coutelier

Corvino said:

@Coutelier BGII very nearly contained 99% less Imoen...

Yeah... that was a near disaster.

Mathmick

sacry wizerd pls

KidCarnival

Who is Imoen?

Coutelier

You'd only know her if you've ever played the game.

ajwz

Woooo! Cannon party! Sounds fun, I'll be there.





wait... I might have read the title wrong.

KidCarnival

Coutelier said:

You'd only know her if you've ever played the game.

Currently playing. Didn't meet any Imoens.

Coutelier

KidCarnival said:

Coutelier said:

You'd only know her if you've ever played the game.

Currently playing. Didn't meet any Imoens.

You're probably playing another game, like Icewind Dale or Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk.

ajwz

KidCarnival said:

Coutelier said:

You'd only know her if you've ever played the game.

Currently playing. Didn't meet any Imoens.

There is a horde of them in the sewers

KidCarnival

ajwz said:

KidCarnival said:

Coutelier said:

You'd only know her if you've ever played the game.

Currently playing. Didn't meet any Imoens.

There is a horde of them in the sewers

Ah thanks, that helped. I'm not in the city yet, that's why I haven't seen any.

BladeDancer

The canon party won't change, it's just that Neera, Dorn and Rasaad need to be seen in the spotlight too.

Southpaw

Imoen, eh? Aye, that be her name...

SCARY_WIZARD

ajwz said:

KidCarnival said:

Coutelier said:

You'd only know her if you've ever played the game.

Currently playing. Didn't meet any Imoens.

There is a horde of them in the sewers

*entering the Sewers*
"HEYA, IT'S ME, IMOEN!" "HEYA, IT'S ME, IMOEN!" "HEYA, IT'S ME, IMOEN!" "HEYA, IT'S ME, IMOEN!" "HEYA, IT'S ME, IMOEN!" "HEYA, IT'S ME, IMOEN!" "HEYA, IT'S ME, IMOEN!" "HEYA, IT'S ME, IMOEN!" "HEYA, IT'S ME, IMOEN!" "HEYA, IT'S ME, IMOEN!" "HEYA, IT'S ME, IMOEN!" "HEYA, IT'S ME, IMOEN!" "HEYA, IT'S ME, IMOEN!" "HEYA, IT'S ME, IMOEN!" "HEYA, IT'S ME, IMOEN!"
"I'm disowning you. All of you. "

blazeheroic

If I recall correctly, the BGII "canon" party was Charname(Fighter) Imoen, Jaheira, Aerie, Minsc and Keldorn

With Keldorn to be replaced by Sarevok in ToB

, so Imoen is naturally in the party.

Mortianna

Or maybe the background image is a scene from the alternate, eeeevilll Canon party, where Dorn teams up with the Beholder and slaughters everyone before joining up with Charname, Korgan, Viconia, Hexxat (if that is her name), and Edwin.

CoM_Solaufein

The usual canon party.

bill_zagoudis

hi! this is me,my Harper friends,my little sis and my blackguard who kills to appease a demon patron!

Paulg

lol, well that is an odd mix. minsc would never go with edwin. yosimo is lame, and you dont need a good thief in BGII anyway, just a good enough one. so i usually just use jan or nalia. and rasaad is useless in bg. and dorn needs more Con stat.. its awkward seeing khalid outlast him in a forced attack raw duel. lol. so in summary, i cant even vote on this.

recklessheart

To be honest, I was always of the opinion that the canon party for BG2 would have Imoen, Jaheira, Minsc, Viconia and Edwin. You know, the characters from the original that you cross paths with once more in Athkatla. Yes Minsc is inclined to try and kill Edwin, but with there being so many NPCs there clearly isn't supposed to be 1 correct, canonical party. If there were, this is simply the one that I find to be most coherent.

For BG2:EE it is hard to say. I would simply say Imoen, Jaheira, Minsc, Viconia and Edwin again, because as much as a love EE, it is all additional, and in no way imperative, nor technically is it canonical with the original story and characters.

Night_Watch

Char name
Imoen
Sarevok
Irenicus
Amelyssan
Biff the Understudy

There seems to be a theme of your defeated enemy becoming your ally. Seems legit

DarkDogg

c'mon barbie let's go party .. heh?!?

hate this song!!1

Kaltzor

I don't think there's a canon party in BG2... Mostly just Yoshimo until Spellhold and then getting replaced by Imoen...

Minsc and Jaheira make sense since they're in Irenicus' dungeon.

Tome

I actually love the idea of having a party with strongly differing worldviews, it's fun trying to imagine you're a leader who has to manage such opposing temperaments and beliefs. I tend to only allow CHARNAMEs with 16+ Charisma to have them though for immersion's sake.

CoryNewb

Option 4 is tempting, but a party withe Edwin and Minsc isn't happening in anything other than fantasy drawings. I ha e grown quite fond of Neera though.

rdarken

I noticed in the trailer there appeared to be two groups of parties , so I think that's where the images on the site came from.

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Tome said:

I actually love the idea of having a party with strongly differing worldviews, it's fun trying to imagine you're a leader who has to manage such opposing temperaments and beliefs. I tend to only allow CHARNAMEs with 16+ Charisma to have them though for immersion's sake.

This is something that I haven't experimented with nearly enough, as I usually prefer to not have to manage my reputation to keep Evil party members from leaving.