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Favorite Gnome?

AtlanticAtlantic Member Posts: 44
edited August 2012 in Archive (General Discussion)
Firstly, sorry if this has been done already. Second, out of the three Gnome characters in the un-modded BG saga, which one do you guys think is the most interesting/fun to have in a party? (Gameplay considerations can be used as reasons)

I ask out of mere scientific curiosity, as well as a love for all things Gnome ;)

I have a feeling Quayle might not win this one...
  1. Favorite Gnome?93 votes
    1. Tiax
      35.48%
    2. Quayle
        7.53%
    3. Jan Jansen
      56.99%
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  • SceptenarSceptenar Member Posts: 606
    No competition.
  • AmardarialAmardarial Member Posts: 270
    edited August 2012
    Sceptenar said:

    No competition.

    Jan Jansen, I could never keep him in group, he always ended up dead...*Nods*
  • mch202mch202 Member Posts: 1,455
    Tiax rules!!
  • AtlanticAtlantic Member Posts: 44
    Its going to be head to head between those two... I should have included a fourth option for people who hate/ never use Gnomes
  • XzarXzar Member Posts: 215
    Never played with Tiax, and it looks like I wont do that again in my canon BGEE playthrough, because of Dorn's inclusion.
  • DazzuDazzu Member Posts: 950
    I like the Great Kalah!
  • moody_magemoody_mage Member Posts: 2,054
    I quite like Gnomes, however I hate their implementation in BG... So best of a bad bunch is clearly Tiax.
  • BjjorickBjjorick Member Posts: 1,208
    well, my favorite char is thanks to quayle's kindness. But tiax rules.
  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,317
    mch202 said:

    Tiax rules!!

    Tiax doesn't just rule. Tiax rules all!!!
  • MathuzzzMathuzzz Member Posts: 203
    I used to like Quayle first, don´t know why.
    Tiax of course rules, but I wonder who took him into the party gameplay wise.
    So Jan Jansen wins, because he was really usable character and funny also. Even though I hated that sound he made when got hit.
  • KonabugaKonabuga Member Posts: 135
    Only good Gnome is a dead Gnome.
  • IchigoRXCIchigoRXC Member Posts: 1,001
    "Tiax will rule all!"
  • masterdesbaxtermasterdesbaxter Member Posts: 51
    When Tiax rules, britches will not ride up so wedge-like.
  • g314g314 Member Posts: 201
    C'mon, let's save the poor sod from Irenicus' madness!
  • AtlanticAtlantic Member Posts: 44
    Yeah, I always wished he survived that battle in Spellhold :'(
  • WinthalWinthal Member Posts: 366
    When he rules, this entire forest shall be cut down and fashioned into a single leg of his grand throne!
  • SceptenarSceptenar Member Posts: 606
    Tiax belongs in an asylum (which is exactly where he ends up)...
  • JolanthusJolanthus Member Posts: 292
    Jan Jansen. I love his turnip stories. And when he tells the story about the Flesh Golem.
  • QuartzQuartz Member Posts: 3,853
    1. Quayle
    2. Tiax
    3. Jan Jansen

    Jan Jansen was just too stereotypical gnome for me personally.
  • seekaseeka Member Posts: 53
    Wow a lot of love for Jan... I never could finish a playthrough with him. Tiax was a riot of fun.
  • gloinunitgloinunit Member Posts: 25
    You are but grease for the wheels of his rule! Silence the squeaking of those that protest!
  • Permidion_StarkPermidion_Stark Member Posts: 4,861
    I voted for Jan but I'm not a big fan of gnomes. I've got Jan in my party at the moment but only because I need a thief and he was the only option left. I've managed to get both Nalia and Yoshimo killed off and Imoen is still stuck in Spellhold.
  • AtlanticAtlantic Member Posts: 44
    Yeah the game tries to force you into Jan if you are playing evil, needs another evil thief
  • LordsDarkKnight185LordsDarkKnight185 Member Posts: 615
    cant we make this a "short folk" discussion?

    <.< Then i can vote for Mazzy
  • BjjorickBjjorick Member Posts: 1,208
    @lordsdarkknight185 was actually wondering if we could make this a 'short joke' discussion.

    am i only one thinking this?
  • DjimmyDjimmy Member Posts: 749
    edited August 2012
    I choose Jan. He never lasted much in my party, though.
  • Sir_CarnifexSir_Carnifex Member Posts: 47
    Jan, but only because I've never had the other two in my party for longer than time to check their stats and equipment. Also, I didn't like their portraits and when I first started playing BG, anyone with a portrait I didn't like didn't make it in my party. When I try out BG:EE, I'll definitely be checking out all the NPCs I ordinarily didn't use.
  • Jedi_GnomeJedi_Gnome Member Posts: 92
    As a big gnome fan, I never cared how they were portrayed by the NPC's in BG1. I much prefer Jan. He was my main thief, had some decent spells, and enjoyed his banter!
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