How would an NPC react to a given situation?
elminster
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@Quartz mentioned in the meme thread that no person in their right mind would return the girdle of piercing to Unshay (its proper owner).
Anyways, this got me thinking of an idea for a thread. A thread to discuss how you think any NPC in either game would react to a given situation (in this case returning this girdle).
I figure we start with how any particular NPC (in either game even if they don't make an appearance) would react to returning the girdle. After a day or two we can change the topic to another quest/event. I was thinking this would be more for joinable NPC's but feel free to discuss what the reaction would be from non-joinable NPCs.
For instance I imagine that Xan would see returning the girdle as being an entirely pointless endeavor (though if your character wants to keep him alive he/she would probably insist that he wear it all the same).
Edit: We are now on the Silke situation
Anyways, this got me thinking of an idea for a thread. A thread to discuss how you think any NPC in either game would react to a given situation (in this case returning this girdle).
I figure we start with how any particular NPC (in either game even if they don't make an appearance) would react to returning the girdle. After a day or two we can change the topic to another quest/event. I was thinking this would be more for joinable NPC's but feel free to discuss what the reaction would be from non-joinable NPCs.
For instance I imagine that Xan would see returning the girdle as being an entirely pointless endeavor (though if your character wants to keep him alive he/she would probably insist that he wear it all the same).
Edit: We are now on the Silke situation
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Ajantis : Goody paladin would return the belt and take no reward.
Alora: Would return the belt but help herself to something else in the room
Coran: Would probably keep it as a trophy for defeating the Ogre
Dynheir: Would return the belt and not expect anything, but would take a reward if offered
Imoen: Would return the belt but expect payment
Khalid: Would return the belt, not expect anything but would take reward
Kivan: Would question how he is to know who the real owner is and probably keep it
Minsc: Return, not ask for reward, but take one
Yeslick: Would return the belt and take no reward
Branwen: Keep the belt
Faldorn: Keep the belt
Garrick: Return it and then write a song about it
Jaheira: Would question the ownership, debate if it could be useful to her cause, then grudgingly return it
Quayle: Return it expecting a reward
Safana: Return it expecting a significant reward. Steal it back if reward isn't suitable
Skie: Keep it
Xan: Would return it only to complain to the owner of how troublesome it was to retrieve the thing
Edwin: Would keep it
Eldoth: Would return it expecting a reward then find some way to blackmail the dwarf
Kagain: Would return it expecting a large reward
Montaron: Would kill the dwarf as soon as they ask for the belt back
Shar-teel: Would keep it
Tiax: Would keep it for he rules all, even leather straps that fasten around the waist to keep his britches up
Viconia: Would keep it
Xzar: Would keep it
Aerie: Would return the belt not expecting a reward
Keldorn: Would return the belt refusing a reward
Mazzy: Would return the belt refusing a reward
Nalia: Would return the belt, accepting a reward which she would use to feed the poor
Valygar: Might just destroy the belt due to its magic
Anomen: Would keep the belt unless he gets a large reward for its return
Cernd: Would keep it
Haer'Dalis: Would keep it
Jan: Would return it and then tell a story about how one of his family members lost a belt once.
Yoshimo: Would keep it
Korgan: Would kill the dwarf for asking for it back or offering a lousy reward for it
Sarevok: Would keep it
Neera: Would keep it
Rasaad: Return it not expecting a reward
Dorn: Keep it
Wilson: ??
herhim into paying him for fetching a Remove Curse scroll and just make off with the money.And, he'd probably brag about it afterwards and get himself into trouble. ;-)
I think the rangers would try to sort things out but eventually side with the hunters mainly due to the druids not bothering to explain themselves.
Maybe a few NPC's, like Haer'Dalis, wouldn't take sides and just wait and see how it plays out.
Faldorn would side with her fellow shadow druids.
The rest I think would side with Aldeth for the reasons already given.
Montaron: TURN ALL THEM INTO XP!!!!
Neera: summons a Pit Fiend that kills both sides.
Minsc would stand confused, until Boo points him who is evil! Then he will smash whom Boo said!
By the way....they are, in my opinion, the two most underrated and underused NPCs in all of BG.
Lord Binky the Buffoon would say: "Dost thou cattest me?"
Anomen's reaction to Petrine's words: "Tis truly an adventure for the weak-willed. I've fought campaigns against the Hillgnasher giants, and slew twenty of the foul beasts. CHARNAME, should we waste time for this?"
Now, returning to the current (Petrine and Bheren) topic:-
Every Good or Neutral character would do the decent thing and fetch the ring for Petrine. Every Evil character would kill Angel.
Montaron would make a ring out of Angel's pelt and give that to Petrine - "Here's a real 'Angel skin' ring, little girl ... bwahahahaha, look at the soppy kid cry, best laugh I've had for weeks!"
Shar-Teel would kill the cat - "If it bleeds, I can kill it!", then kill Bheren - "That's for abusing your niece, male scum! ... I love bloodshed!", and then probably kill Petrine too - "I can't stand whiny kids!"