All you wanted to know about Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear ("Adventure Y" previously)
JuliusBorisov
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Now with BG2:EE released and we all know about Hexxat at last it’s time to anticipate something new.
So I think the discussion about the “Adventure Y” is going to be the next hit.
There’ve been several threads on this forum about this topic but I will try to gather EVERY piece of information and update it when something new is known. I hope @TvrtkoSvrdlar and others who started topics about the Adventure Y in the past excuse me
A little bit of history first.
Tweets by Trent Oster, 12 May 2012
Adventure X is going to be standalone. Keep your ears peeled for Adventure Y, which is intimately linked to the Bhallspawn storyline
Adventure X is a side adventure, while Adventure Y is an optional storyline piece in the Bhallspawn series
Tweets by Sam Hulick and Trent Oster, 23 May 2012
SH: Listening to the #BGEE Adventure Y main theme on repeat while doing paperwork. Never has something so mundane felt so heroic & adventurous.
TO: I do the same. It can become a liability when the #bgee Adventure Y theme is going hard and you are trying to do contracts.
Later PhillipDaigle tweeted that the Adventure Y can be set at or near Boareskyr Bridge, accidentally the place where Cyric killed Bhaal.
Dee in November 2012 said (http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/comment/142403/#Comment_142403) the "Adventure Y" hasn't been finished yet, and will likely be released post-ship.
Here (http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/comment/369710/#Comment_369710) is said the Adventure Y has been confirmed for after BGE2:EE (release). This post (9 October 2013) is promoted by LiamEsler.
Basically there were no news at all after that.
All of a sudden PhillipDaigle here on the 30th of November 2013(http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/comment/418768/#Comment_418768) said something that can be interpreted as:
1) it’s wrong to think that the Adventure Y is planned for after BG2:EE, or
2) it’s wrong to think that the Adventure Y in not going to be released in the next patch, or
3) it’s wrong to think that the Adventure Y is set after BG2:EE.
We know elminster (a Beta Tester) (http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/comment/346026/#Comment_346026) said the Adventure Y will cost money although in the past Tanthalas (also a Beta Tester, Private Beta Moderator) (http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/comment/14040/#Comment_14040) had thought about the Adventure Y as a part of the new content for EE and not a DLC.
So, we know the Adventure Y is tied with the Bhaalspawn plot and has its own theme.
Taking into account those words about money and realizing the Adventure Y has not been definitely released before BG2:EE it seems reasonable to agree with the 3rd variant and say the Adventure Y is set somewhere before the story of the Bhaalspawn ends.
Moreover, I think it’s safe to conclude from PhillipDaigle’s post the Adventure Y is meant to be content for BG:EE, not BG2:EE.
There’s an idea that the Adventure Y takes place after Sarevok's defeat and shreds some light on those “circumstances much darker than anyone would have thought” under which the Bhaalspawn left for Amn. So this adventure would probably take place between the two games and end with the Bhaalspawn getting captured by Irenicus.
It’s interesting to take into account that TrentOster - after looking (6 September 2013) at a feature request of an interlude chapter that narrates the happenings between Sarevok's ending and the capture of the Bhaalspawn by Irenicus - said “Sounds kind of adventurey. Could be a fun concept.” (http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/comment/350159/#Comment_350159)
One can interpret “adventurey” as “adventure y”.
So, right now it's everything from what has been confirmed.
So I think the discussion about the “Adventure Y” is going to be the next hit.
There’ve been several threads on this forum about this topic but I will try to gather EVERY piece of information and update it when something new is known. I hope @TvrtkoSvrdlar and others who started topics about the Adventure Y in the past excuse me
A little bit of history first.
Tweets by Trent Oster, 12 May 2012
Adventure X is going to be standalone. Keep your ears peeled for Adventure Y, which is intimately linked to the Bhallspawn storyline
Adventure X is a side adventure, while Adventure Y is an optional storyline piece in the Bhallspawn series
Tweets by Sam Hulick and Trent Oster, 23 May 2012
SH: Listening to the #BGEE Adventure Y main theme on repeat while doing paperwork. Never has something so mundane felt so heroic & adventurous.
TO: I do the same. It can become a liability when the #bgee Adventure Y theme is going hard and you are trying to do contracts.
Later PhillipDaigle tweeted that the Adventure Y can be set at or near Boareskyr Bridge, accidentally the place where Cyric killed Bhaal.
Dee in November 2012 said (http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/comment/142403/#Comment_142403) the "Adventure Y" hasn't been finished yet, and will likely be released post-ship.
Here (http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/comment/369710/#Comment_369710) is said the Adventure Y has been confirmed for after BGE2:EE (release). This post (9 October 2013) is promoted by LiamEsler.
Basically there were no news at all after that.
All of a sudden PhillipDaigle here on the 30th of November 2013(http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/comment/418768/#Comment_418768) said something that can be interpreted as:
1) it’s wrong to think that the Adventure Y is planned for after BG2:EE, or
2) it’s wrong to think that the Adventure Y in not going to be released in the next patch, or
3) it’s wrong to think that the Adventure Y is set after BG2:EE.
We know elminster (a Beta Tester) (http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/comment/346026/#Comment_346026) said the Adventure Y will cost money although in the past Tanthalas (also a Beta Tester, Private Beta Moderator) (http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/comment/14040/#Comment_14040) had thought about the Adventure Y as a part of the new content for EE and not a DLC.
So, we know the Adventure Y is tied with the Bhaalspawn plot and has its own theme.
Taking into account those words about money and realizing the Adventure Y has not been definitely released before BG2:EE it seems reasonable to agree with the 3rd variant and say the Adventure Y is set somewhere before the story of the Bhaalspawn ends.
Moreover, I think it’s safe to conclude from PhillipDaigle’s post the Adventure Y is meant to be content for BG:EE, not BG2:EE.
There’s an idea that the Adventure Y takes place after Sarevok's defeat and shreds some light on those “circumstances much darker than anyone would have thought” under which the Bhaalspawn left for Amn. So this adventure would probably take place between the two games and end with the Bhaalspawn getting captured by Irenicus.
It’s interesting to take into account that TrentOster - after looking (6 September 2013) at a feature request of an interlude chapter that narrates the happenings between Sarevok's ending and the capture of the Bhaalspawn by Irenicus - said “Sounds kind of adventurey. Could be a fun concept.” (http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/comment/350159/#Comment_350159)
One can interpret “adventurey” as “adventure y”.
So, right now it's everything from what has been confirmed.
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Bump!
I have a question: If adventure Y is set between the current games, won't it mess up the xp-scaling for BG2:EE? I remember the devs used the start of BG2:EE as an argument against raising the xp-cap in BG:EE.
How do you guys think they will solve that regarding adventure y?
*puts on captains hat*
Moreover, that discussion was not useless - we came close to foresee the special race for Hexxat and got many arguments about the positive sides of having a not neutral NPC and a pure thief. I'm sure that discussion was good. The whole werecapybara thing was so amusing;)
So I think it's great when anyone can suggest what he (she) sees possible or (and) fun.
In the same time I will try to focus on facts when posting updates.
Anyway, I reckon that Adventure Y might be set between the first and second games, but its tricky to tell for sure. Possibly with Irenicus' capture of you, but possibly just as an adventure that takes place prior to your capture. While it is implied that you were captured not that long after leaving Baldur's Gate there isn't any fixed time period, and it could easily be a few weeks or a month or two. I think its more likely to just be an adventure set between the games and not actually deal with your capture at all, but probably with you as a Bhaalspawn and what that means (since you visit the site your divine father died, perhaps searching for some kind of answers).
I do *not* think, as others have posited that it will somehow explain how you end up with the 'canon party'. I think this kind of thing (if you choose to not play with them) is best left to player imagination, and I think especially if it were paid DLC this kind of move could alienate a number of potential customers. I, for one, would not buy it if this were the case.
That said, I had a realization: it can be tied to the main plot but not necessarily CHARNAME. Like I said, I find it interesting, but am not losing sleep over it, largely for the gear/xp question, which books down to (for me) 'what is the point?'
I don't think I buy into the "set between BG1 and BG2" thing. For one, I think the games are too close together to get a real adventure in. And it also seems like you'd have to play with the canon party and I can't see them forcing us to do that.
Maybe it will be using the EE NPCs (and/or some new ones?) to investigate something related to Bhaalspawn. Just because it's related doesn't necessarily mean it stars CN. Or maybe there's a new Bhaalspawn CN?
This is made by John Gallagher, an artist which also worked on the original BG back in 1998.
Considering that Adventure Y is near Boareskyr Bridge, and Dragonspear castle is a little bit north, I would say its a calculated guess..
Adventure X was the Black Pits.
Best,
-Trent
https://mobile.twitter.com/TrentOster/status/402617685478895617
https://mobile.twitter.com/TrentOster/status/408737106086088705
I can see why Jennifer Hale would be expensive, given her resumé.
Alternately, they want to do new content for Mazzy
If I wore glasses it would be at this point that I would adjust them and sniff dismissively.