ok i'm confused

Baxyratty

I just got jumped by shapeshifting assassins that shape shifted into my party. they said something about needing me captured because someone wanted to meet me. i killed them but they didn't drop anything to let me know what they wanted or who sent them. is this new in BG2 EE or am i missing something?

Noon

Ok, i'm confused too. Where were you (or where were you going) ? Which chapter ?

Heindrich

Ah... yes... I saw this too. And I also have no idea what it was about. (Chapter 6 for me)

Is the mystery resolved in Throne of Bhaal? If so, I don't wanna be spoiled. If it's something in SoA or if it has no real resolution, I'd also appreciate it if somebody satisfies my curiosity.

Baxyratty

@noon i just killed bodhi and was going to resurrect viconia

GemHound

If you notice, they are you.

Edit: it was the first time I noticed them though. Maybe the encounter was supposed to appear, yet was bugged and so did not?

Luigirules

No, this was in the original game.

And no, you never hear anything about it again.

mjs

while we're on the topic of encounters i never got to the bottom to: who are the dwarf and human outside the copper coronet who attack if you provoke them and say "Mr.F isn't going to like this"

the only F I can think of is Firgraak...and who does Tor'gal refer to when he's talking about the Stronger?

and what are the Illithids doing in the Temple Sewers?

Erg

Luigirules said:

No, this was in the original game.

And no, you never hear anything about it again.

Yes, it's just a random encounter in Chapter 6.

I'm a pathological completionist, so in every playthrough I usually keep travelling between areas in Chapter 6 until they spawn

Erinne

mjs said:

while we're on the topic of encounters i never got to the bottom to: who are the dwarf and human outside the copper coronet who attack if you provoke them and say "Mr.F isn't going to like this"

the only F I can think of is Firgraak...and who does Tor'gal refer to when he's talking about the Stronger?

and what are the Illithids doing in the Temple Sewers?

And what was promised to Kalah, and by whom?

Madhax

Erinne said:

mjs said:

while we're on the topic of encounters i never got to the bottom to: who are the dwarf and human outside the copper coronet who attack if you provoke them and say "Mr.F isn't going to like this"

the only F I can think of is Firgraak...and who does Tor'gal refer to when he's talking about the Stronger?

and what are the Illithids doing in the Temple Sewers?

And what was promised to Kalah, and by whom?

I know for a fact that this particular quest was handled via the Unfinished Business mod. It involves more genies, and was quite interesting.

Not sure if the other encounters of this thread were addressed in that mod, because my vanilla BG2 game that ran it got bugged up and I gave up on the file. I'll be giving the mod a shot with EE if it's compatible, though.

Personally, I was always confused by the Armored Compound encounter, where you get Celestial Fury. I read somewhere that it's supposed to somehow tie in with the slaver quests in Athkatla, but I don't know if anyone ever finished the quest.

mjs

ANNNNND what's the deal with the people arguing in the Crooked Crane Inn and telling me it's none of my business?

abacus

All of this... I've played a lot more bg2 than bg1 so assumed they were nods to back story, but never found out...

Drugar

Baxyratty said:

I just got jumped by shapeshifting assassins that shape shifted into my party. they said something about needing me captured because someone wanted to meet me. i killed them but they didn't drop anything to let me know what they wanted or who sent them. is this new in BG2 EE or am i missing something?

I have no idea. There were a lot of sidequests that were dropped.

mjs said:

while we're on the topic of encounters i never got to the bottom to: who are the dwarf and human outside the copper coronet who attack if you provoke them and say "Mr.F isn't going to like this"
the only F I can think of is Firgraak...and who does Tor'gal refer to when he's talking about the Stronger?
and what are the Illithids doing in the Temple Sewers?

That sentence... "Now now Khorvaire, you know Mr F. don't like you killin' people in the streets!". It always buzzes around in my head for at least a day when I hear it. No idea why. Good voice though.
Regardless, I don't think they have any greater meaning, just random burly dudes out for a fight. They're not specificly out to get you.
Tor'gal's stronger has never been revealed. People assume it has to do with the Roenalls but I doubt Tor'gal would see a snooty noble as 'stronger'.
The illithids in the sewer supposedly had something to do with the Hidden, a fellow you run into during Jan's personal quest, who is also an illithid. You'll find that a combination the Hidden, the Roenalls and the Twisted Rune is allegedly responsible for almost every cut quest in the game, if forumers are to be believed.

mjs said:

ANNNNND what's the deal with the people arguing in the Crooked Crane Inn and telling me it's none of my business?

'Restored' content tells us that the two children in love on the first floor are actually dangerous psychopaths who incite eachother to do constant violence to prove their love for eachother. That's why everyone was so happy they'd broken up.

Madhax said:

Personally, I was always confused by the Armored Compound encounter, where you get Celestial Fury. I read somewhere that it's supposed to somehow tie in with the slaver quests in Athkatla, but I don't know if anyone ever finished the quest.

I think Unfinished Business adds a line or two but no real quest was ever attached.

nano

The shapeshifters are rakshasa, apparently. Not much to go on but it makes sense that they'd be up to something of that sort. My guess is that they wanted a Bhaalspawn but after you and your party kicked their asses back to their native plane they decided to go after a less dangerous one.

Schneidend

Perhaps those rakshasa shapeshifters are after the Flail of Ages?