Did you know... That the Rapture is actually a biblical term?
"In Christian eschatology the rapture refers to the belief that either before, or simultaneously with, the Second Coming of Jesus Christ to earth, believers who have died will be raised and believers who are still alive and remain shall be caught up together with them (the resurrected dead believers) in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air."
"Since the origin of the concept, many believers in the rapture have made predictions regarding the date of the event. The primary scriptural reference cited against this position is Matthew 24:36, where Jesus is quoted as saying; "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.""
Did you know that the Candlekeep library has a kitchen. Apparently readers there are so hardcore about staying in the library to read that they won't even go to Winthrop's for something to eat.
Did you know that the Candlekeep library has a kitchen. Apparently readers there are so hardcore about staying in the library to read that they won't even go to Winthrop's for something to eat.
Did you know that the Candlekeep library has a kitchen. Apparently readers there are so hardcore about staying in the library to read that they won't even go to Winthrop's for something to eat.
Did you know that the Candlekeep library has a kitchen. Apparently readers there are so hardcore about staying in the library to read that they won't even go to Winthrop's for something to eat.
Winthrop's isn't clean enough for them.
Does winthrop even have a kitchen?
He has a pocket plane where everything is just kitchen tools.
Did you know that the Candlekeep library has a kitchen. Apparently readers there are so hardcore about staying in the library to read that they won't even go to Winthrop's for something to eat.
Winthrop's isn't clean enough for them.
Does winthrop even have a kitchen?
He has a pocket plane where everything is just kitchen tools.
Did you know that the Candlekeep library has a kitchen. Apparently readers there are so hardcore about staying in the library to read that they won't even go to Winthrop's for something to eat.
Winthrop's isn't clean enough for them.
Does winthrop even have a kitchen?
He has a pocket plane where everything is just kitchen tools.
And customized helmets for every race and size.
Plus customized armor for every race and size. Its amazing how the exact same chainmail fits on both a halfling and a half orc
Did you know that the Candlekeep library has a kitchen. Apparently readers there are so hardcore about staying in the library to read that they won't even go to Winthrop's for something to eat.
Winthrop's isn't clean enough for them.
Does winthrop even have a kitchen?
He has a pocket plane where everything is just kitchen tools.
And customized helmets for every race and size.
Plus customized armor for every race and size. Its amazing how the exact same chainmail fits on both a halfling and a half orc
That is simple... Magic... Kind of @elminter's specialty actually
In the ARE file for the first floor of the elfsong tavern (AR0705) there is mention of a "wailing" ambient sound that is supposed to play only at night time. It may have been that bioware was considering putting in an instance in reference to the ghost of the elfsong tavern, though in this case it appears as though only a sirines voice is used (and testing it seems like its either too quiet or does not work).
When you return to Brynnlaw after Spellhold, you can enter Desharik the Pirate Lord's house and loot it for a few healing potions, a magical bow and crossbow and some enchanted arrows and bolts. He will just stand around doing nothing.
In Sword Coast Strategems, Desharik is a nice source of potions. Kill him when you're stealing his ship (you can actually escape without attacking him) and he may drop some excellent potions.
The wolfweres in the Windspear Hills outside of Firkraag's lair also drop a bunch of potions automatically when they change form. And if you lure some Shadows into the Sun Gem room in the Temple Ruins, they will automatically die, and therefore drop some good potions they otherwise would have used at the start of combat.
Find the greater wolfwere in Balduran's aisle too hard? The wand of polymorphing turns him into a squirrel, reducing him to (I think) 9hp and removes all of his immunities.
I know this post is around a year old now but I'm just making my way through the thread and lots of fun and interesting stuff to read. I just saw this it was surprising to me to see the model Viconia's portrait was based off as I had always thought/wondered before if it had been inspired at least a little by Jeri Ryan of Seven-of-Nine fame from Star Trek: Voyager. Guess I was definitely wrong, but great to see the original inspiration for Viccy BG2 look .
Did you know that Tyr is actually a plagiarized Nordic god of justice... Tyr? And Kezef is based on Fenerir. And Tyr sacrificed his hand to Fenerir, too.
Sharess is basically the Egyptian Bastet (even in FR, she was the Mulhorandi Bast).
Sune is basically Aphrodite. "Ed Greenwood created Sune for his home Dungeons & Dragons game, stating that she was merely the Greek deity Aphrodite renamed."
Chauntea, same with Sune, based on Demeter. "Ed Greenwood created Chauntea for his home Dungeons & Dragons game, loosely inspired by the Greek deity Demeter."
Mielikki is a Finnish goddess. "Ed Greenwood based Mielikki on a historical Mielikki from Finnish mythology"
Gond was based on Hephaestus. "Ed Greenwood created Gond for his home Dungeons & Dragons game, inspired by the Greek deity Hephaestus."
Oghma is Celtic. "Ed Greenwood created Oghma for his home Dungeons & Dragons game, based on version of the Celtic mythological figure Oghma"
Loviatar is also Finnish. "Within the D&D cosmology as a whole, Loviatar is explicitly the Loviatar of Finnish mythology".
Talona is also Finnish. "Ed Greenwood created Talona for his home Dungeons & Dragons game, which Greenwood states the version of the Finnish deity Kiputytto"
Mask was inspired by Hermes (greek god) though only loosely.
"Waukeen was created by one of Jeff Grubb's players, and added to the Forgotten Realms by Grubb. She was named after the Walking Liberty Half Dollar."
Talos is actually the name of a Greek bronze golem basically. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talos) Though the deity probably was inspired by Zeus. White hair, white beard and throwing lighting bolts.
Red Knight might have been loosely inspired by the Greek goddess Athena, which is also a goddess of strategy and law. Being a counterpart to Tempus/Garagos which is pretty similar to Ares. Destructive god of war.
I was about to correct you and say that Silvanus is actually Celtic before I did a bit of digging. Turns out, he was Roman first, and became associated with the Celtic pantheon after the Romans conquered Celtic lands.
There's a Bioware team picture as a hidden photo on the map screen during the Spirit Warrior quest on the 5th floor of Watcher's Keep (one of the three needed to open the last seal in the Watcher's Keep);
According to Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast Ramazith is Chaotic Good, not Lawful Evil (which is what he is in the game). He's also apparently an expert in marine life and is also an excellent swimmer.
I don't remember if they've changed this in the enhanced edition, but did you know that when the Lesser Demon Lord kills Ardulace and Phaere, the demon doesn't cast Flame Strike on the drow; they cast it on themselves! Now why would they do that?
I'd be surprised if anyone didn't know this, but did you know that a bunch of chanters to the left of Candlekeep flat out sing 90% of the plot of the Trilogy to your face.
Did you know that according to Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast Ragefast is supposed to have one of the most extensive libraries in Faerun regarding magical lore, rivalling that of Candlekeeps.
In BG1 he doesn't have a single book in his home. Go figure!
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Did you know...
That the Rapture is actually a biblical term?
"In Christian eschatology the rapture refers to the belief that either before, or simultaneously with, the Second Coming of Jesus Christ to earth, believers who have died will be raised and believers who are still alive and remain shall be caught up together with them (the resurrected dead believers) in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air."
"Since the origin of the concept, many believers in the rapture have made predictions regarding the date of the event. The primary scriptural reference cited against this position is Matthew 24:36, where Jesus is quoted as saying; "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.""
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapture
Rapture of the Father.
EDIT: To make it clearer, "Rapture of the Father" is a spell used by Irenicus for story purposes and it remained a mystery why it was called that.
Of course you should check for traps...
The wolfweres in the Windspear Hills outside of Firkraag's lair also drop a bunch of potions automatically when they change form. And if you lure some Shadows into the Sun Gem room in the Temple Ruins, they will automatically die, and therefore drop some good potions they otherwise would have used at the start of combat.
#shotsfired #run
And Sylvanus is the Roman god of nature. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvanus_(mythology))
Sharess is basically the Egyptian Bastet (even in FR, she was the Mulhorandi Bast).
Sune is basically Aphrodite. "Ed Greenwood created Sune for his home Dungeons & Dragons game, stating that she was merely the Greek deity Aphrodite renamed."
Chauntea, same with Sune, based on Demeter. "Ed Greenwood created Chauntea for his home Dungeons & Dragons game, loosely inspired by the Greek deity Demeter."
Mielikki is a Finnish goddess. "Ed Greenwood based Mielikki on a historical Mielikki from Finnish mythology"
Nobanion is Aslan from Narnia. (http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Nobanion)
Gond was based on Hephaestus. "Ed Greenwood created Gond for his home Dungeons & Dragons game, inspired by the Greek deity Hephaestus."
Oghma is Celtic. "Ed Greenwood created Oghma for his home Dungeons & Dragons game, based on version of the Celtic mythological figure Oghma"
Loviatar is also Finnish. "Within the D&D cosmology as a whole, Loviatar is explicitly the Loviatar of Finnish mythology".
Talona is also Finnish. "Ed Greenwood created Talona for his home Dungeons & Dragons game, which Greenwood states the version of the Finnish deity Kiputytto"
Mask was inspired by Hermes (greek god) though only loosely.
"Waukeen was created by one of Jeff Grubb's players, and added to the Forgotten Realms by Grubb. She was named after the Walking Liberty Half Dollar."
Talos is actually the name of a Greek bronze golem basically. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talos)
Though the deity probably was inspired by Zeus. White hair, white beard and throwing lighting bolts.
Red Knight might have been loosely inspired by the Greek goddess Athena, which is also a goddess of strategy and law.
Being a counterpart to Tempus/Garagos which is pretty similar to Ares. Destructive god of war.
Kezef (http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Kezef_the_Chaos_Hound) is basically Fenrir which also bit Tyr's hand.
Cyric is basically Loki. Illusionist/assassin and trickster.
Bahamut is Arabian. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahamut).
Tiamat is Mesopotamian. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiamat)
Dagon, demon prince of the Abyss is from Lovecraft.
Demogorgon (not Demongorgon) is based on Biblical demons as well as Mephistopheles, Asmodeus, Baalzebul etc. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demogorgon)
And Illithids/Mind Flayers were pretty much based on Cthulhu.
There are probably a lot more references from mythology. Nevermind all the monsters.
I learned something new!
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/baldursgate/comments/39twm2/bioware_team_picture_hidden_photo_on_map_screen/
In BG1 he doesn't have a single book in his home. Go figure!