According to Monstrous Compendium (Volume I) the average kobold tribe has 400 kobolds in it (which itself is comprised of ten bands of 40). So for all those who despise going through the Nashkel Mines and facing off against kobolds, just think of how worse it could have been!
They're that neatly organised? Just how smart are Kobolds?
According to Monstrous Compendium (Volume I) the average kobold tribe has 400 kobolds in it (which itself is comprised of ten bands of 40). So for all those who despise going through the Nashkel Mines and facing off against kobolds, just think of how worse it could have been!
They're that neatly organised? Just how smart are Kobolds?
Their intelligence is listed as "average". So 8-10.
They also apparently have an average lifespan of 135 years. So I guess they each have lots of time to gain experience and get organized
Did you know that during Edwin's personal quest in BG2 (when he's Edwina) that if you have him talk to the woman in charge of the Copper Coronet's 'backrooms' she treats him just like Charname in that she offers 'companionship' to him, albeit with that male concubine instead of the female one and interestingly enough, Edwin doesn't seem to object.
I think the idea is that they are dog-headed in 2e, but 3e changed them to the more traditional scaled goblinoid. That's just speculation though.
Er... As a Pathfinder expert, I can tell you this: in 3.X and beyond Kobolds are not goblinoids, but draconic in nature - So much that several strategies abuse their draconic heritage to break the game, be it through the Dragonwrought template, Dragon Herald archetype or whatever fancies the individual munchkin.
Did you know that during Edwin's personal quest in BG2 (when he's Edwina) that if you have him talk to the woman in charge of the Copper Coronet's 'backrooms' she treats him just like Charname in that she offers 'companionship' to him, albeit with that male concubine instead of the female one and interestingly enough, Edwin doesn't seem to object.
Didn't know that!
If you have himher speak to Salvanas (the horny elf standing at the bar), it ends with Edwina attacking Salvanas. (Don't try this without a recent save, as it may cause the entire Copper Coronet to go hostile!)
Speaking of Salvanas, if you speak to him with a female CHARNAME and try to take him up on his "offer", he chickens out and runs away. :-)
If you are experiencing some sort of strange desire to hoard weapons the best targets (besides generic stores) for stealing normal weapons are amnish soldiers. They always have at least a bow and a long sword. So you should be able to steal one of these if they haven't gone hostile.
... The priests are pretty strange in Baldur's Gate. The priest of Gond has a very funny soundbite where he says that "my friend Oppenheimer's got some cooool invention cooked up". Oppenheimer was also the one who said the Xzar quote "I have become death, destroyer of worlds". Another Priest in the Candlekeep Library is doing the hokey pokey... ...
Although the quote "I am become death, the destroyer of worlds", in Baldur's Gate, may in fact be inspired by Robert Oppenheimer's use of it, it is not original from him. Oppenheimer was quoting from Hindu religious writings (one of the Vedas?). It is a statement from the origin story of Shiva, Lord of Death and Destruction. It is also the source of the series title and quoted in almost every one of the Destroyer series of pop adventure novels, featuring the quasi-government assassin Nemo Williams. This series of books was highly popular (like in every grocery store and drug store book rack) from the seventies into the nineties. Some of them are actually still in print today.
Silence's inn in Baldur's Gate charges you to stay the night if you've got a good reaction, and won't let you stay at all if you have a really bad one. In chapter 5 only. By chapter 7, she isn't charging anyone.
Actually, if you have a high enough rep and reaction, Silence rarely charges you for rack time even in Chapter 5. About once a week. Its my favorite base in BG. Note: you may need to have been accepted by the Thieves Guild before she starts giving you free accommodations.
Oppenheimer's quote is from the Bhagavad Gita. The full quote (from Wikiquote):
We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita; Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and, to impress him, takes on his multi-armed form and says, "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." I suppose we all thought that, one way or another.
Speaking of Backwards names, Nanoc the Barbarian (one of the three adventurers you can hire to retrieve one set of the Pantaloons) is "Conan" backwards.
"These Boots are Made for Walkin' and that's just what they'll do." the line from Dynaheir, is from the Nancy Sinatra Song, "These Boots are Made for Walking".
One of Khalid's lines if you click on him repeatedly is "Th-th-th-that's all folks!", which is the line from Porky Pig. He also likes pottery animals as one of his lines is "Ch-ch-Chia!" (from the Chia Pets commercial).
Lachluger, a guy in the Red Sheaf Inn, says, "Oh, I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay, I sleep all night and I work all day." From Monty Python
Quayle's "I am smart. SMRT." is from the Simpsons, the episode where Homer goes back to college.
Minsc's "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice- Watch it, I'm huge!" is from MSTK, "The Cave Dwellers"
Garrick also quotes Mr. Rogers, "It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood."
Xzar channels Hannibal Lecter, "I ate his liver with a nice Chianti and some Fava Beans."
Tiax also channels Forrest Gump, "TIAX is as TIAX does."
Alora has her own song-based lines, "Come on people, now, smile on your brother. Everybody get together right now." From the song, "Get Together" by the Youngbloods.
And one of Montaron's rarely heard lines is, "I warrant your attention? Oh frabjous day, calloo cal lay!" This is from Lewis Caroll's famous nonsense poem, "The Jabberwock".
The pictures you see upstairs in the Adventurer's Mart are pictures of some of the characters from the Dungeons and Dragons Cartoon. The barbarian and the Unicorn are Bobby the Barbarian and Uni the Unicorn. The Ranger is Hank. The legend says they died fighting Tiamat, who they did face off with in the show. Frank Welker, who did the voice of Elminster and Xzar, among others, voiced Tiamat in the cartoon.
Denise sells items from Planescape and there is another man in the Copper Coronet who will sell items from IceWind Dale. You used to need a special edition of the game to get this, but EE changed all that.
The Spell that Thalantyr casts on Melicamp is called, "Antichickenator". And even after Melicamp is turned back to human, he still makes random chicken noises.
Oh, and Coran's line, "Luck be a Lady" is also a song, by Frank Sinatra.
Peter of the North, is not only based on a porn star, but the code to summon/create him is "coksmth".
"Luck be a Lady" is from the Musical "Guys and Dolls". First performed by Robert Alda as Sky Masterson.
Frank Sinatra COVERED an arrangement of it years later, when he sang the title cover for the movie of Guys and Dolls, in which he appeared as Nathan Detroit. It became one of his signature tunes thereafter.
Coran is a bit more like Sky than he is like Nathan.
Garrick's lines are full of references. "Once More Unto the Breach, Dear Friends!" is from Shakespeare's Henry V. "I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree" is from the Poem "Trees" by Joyce Kilmer (who is portrayed in "The Longest Day"). "Love Makes the World Go 'Round" is a song from the play/movie "Carnival".
"Music has charms to soothe the savage breasts" is a quote from a play by William Congreve, "The Mourning Bride". It was also responsible for the "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" quote.
Kagain's "Show me the Money" quote was said by Cuba Gooding Jr. (among others) in "Jerry Maguire".
Quayle's "I wile away the hours, conferring with the flowers, consulting with the rain…" is a line from "If I only had a brain." from "The Wizard of Oz".
Shar-Teel's "I don't have time to bleed", is a quote from the movie, "Predator".
Xzar's "tell me about the rabbits" is a line from "Of Mice and Men". "Those whom the Gods would destroy they first make mad" is a quote from Euripides.
One of Yeslick's lines is "Keep your straw and sticks, only stone protects pigs" is taken from the Fairy tale of the three little pigs.
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They also apparently have an average lifespan of 135 years. So I guess they each have lots of time to gain experience and get organized
Edit: Ninja'd by Big L, amusingly enough.
If you have
himher speak to Salvanas (the horny elf standing at the bar), it ends with Edwina attacking Salvanas. (Don't try this without a recent save, as it may cause the entire Copper Coronet to go hostile!)Speaking of Salvanas, if you speak to him with a female CHARNAME and try to take him up on his "offer", he chickens out and runs away. :-)
Did you know that bears are afraid of fire? If you hit a bear of any type with fire damage it will stop attacking and run away for a bit!
Even a veteran like me can still learn neat stuff about the game!
Oppenheimer was quoting from Hindu religious writings (one of the Vedas?). It is a statement from the origin story of Shiva, Lord of Death and Destruction.
It is also the source of the series title and quoted in almost every one of the Destroyer series of pop adventure novels, featuring the quasi-government assassin Nemo Williams. This series of books was highly popular (like in every grocery store and drug store book rack) from the seventies into the nineties. Some of them are actually still in print today.
We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita; Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and, to impress him, takes on his multi-armed form and says, "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." I suppose we all thought that, one way or another.
"These Boots are Made for Walkin' and that's just what they'll do." the line from Dynaheir, is from the Nancy Sinatra Song, "These Boots are Made for Walking".
One of Khalid's lines if you click on him repeatedly is "Th-th-th-that's all folks!", which is the line from Porky Pig. He also likes pottery animals as one of his lines is "Ch-ch-Chia!" (from the Chia Pets commercial).
Lachluger, a guy in the Red Sheaf Inn, says, "Oh, I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay, I sleep all night and I work all day." From Monty Python
Quayle's "I am smart. SMRT." is from the Simpsons, the episode where Homer goes back to college.
Minsc's "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice- Watch it, I'm huge!" is from MSTK, "The Cave Dwellers"
Garrick also quotes Mr. Rogers, "It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood."
Xzar channels Hannibal Lecter, "I ate his liver with a nice Chianti and some Fava Beans."
Tiax also channels Forrest Gump, "TIAX is as TIAX does."
Alora has her own song-based lines, "Come on people, now, smile on your brother. Everybody get together right now." From the song, "Get Together" by the Youngbloods.
And one of Montaron's rarely heard lines is, "I warrant your attention? Oh frabjous day, calloo cal lay!" This is from Lewis Caroll's famous nonsense poem, "The Jabberwock".
The pictures you see upstairs in the Adventurer's Mart are pictures of some of the characters from the Dungeons and Dragons Cartoon. The barbarian and the Unicorn are Bobby the Barbarian and Uni the Unicorn. The Ranger is Hank. The legend says they died fighting Tiamat, who they did face off with in the show. Frank Welker, who did the voice of Elminster and Xzar, among others, voiced Tiamat in the cartoon.
Denise sells items from Planescape and there is another man in the Copper Coronet who will sell items from IceWind Dale. You used to need a special edition of the game to get this, but EE changed all that.
The Spell that Thalantyr casts on Melicamp is called, "Antichickenator". And even after Melicamp is turned back to human, he still makes random chicken noises.
Oh, and Coran's line, "Luck be a Lady" is also a song, by Frank Sinatra.
Peter of the North, is not only based on a porn star, but the code to summon/create him is "coksmth".
Frank Sinatra COVERED an arrangement of it years later, when he sang the title cover for the movie of Guys and Dolls, in which he appeared as Nathan Detroit. It became one of his signature tunes thereafter.
Coran is a bit more like Sky than he is like Nathan.
"Music has charms to soothe the savage breasts" is a quote from a play by William Congreve, "The Mourning Bride". It was also responsible for the "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" quote.
Kagain's "Show me the Money" quote was said by Cuba Gooding Jr. (among others) in "Jerry Maguire".
Quayle's "I wile away the hours, conferring with the flowers, consulting with the rain…" is a line from "If I only had a brain." from "The Wizard of Oz".
Shar-Teel's "I don't have time to bleed", is a quote from the movie, "Predator".
Xzar's "tell me about the rabbits" is a line from "Of Mice and Men". "Those whom the Gods would destroy they first make mad" is a quote from Euripides.
One of Yeslick's lines is "Keep your straw and sticks, only stone protects pigs" is taken from the Fairy tale of the three little pigs.