Neutral Evil Mage\Thief RP Playthrough
ga_j
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Hi everyone!
I've been playing Baldur's Gate for a long, long time now. I recently stumbled across the playthrough and challenges forum here, which has inspired me to try an RP playthrough of my own. I've never done this before, so bear with me! Here is my character -
I actually rolled a 92 after about a dozen tries or so, but I also used Shadowkeeper to edit a couple things. First, I took a point from strength and added it to intellect - I really wanted to shine in terms of dexterity, charisma, and intellect. I figure it fits for a young Elf Mage\Thief to be quick, smart, and good-looking, though not particularly strong, or wise. I also changed his paper doll to the elf mage model. Finally, I added +1 memorization for level 1 spells. I made these tweaks simply from an RP perspective, and to make it that much more fun to immerse myself in this character.
Here is his biography -
I tried to really highlight his strengths while also talking to the fact that he was evil. I also wanted it to fit somewhat with the story (not knowing his heritage, etc).
I plan to update the in game journal and post frequently about his adventures! I have no preset plan as to what party I will run with, and I'm only going to allow myself to explore and do things that actually fit with what the character would do in a given situation. Oh, I'm also playing on the hardest difficulty, but have no restriction on the number of reloads from deaths. I won't be reloading for less than optimal dialogue choices though. Hopefully others will get at least a fraction of the enjoyment from reading about Saeros, as I get from playing him.
I've been playing Baldur's Gate for a long, long time now. I recently stumbled across the playthrough and challenges forum here, which has inspired me to try an RP playthrough of my own. I've never done this before, so bear with me! Here is my character -
I actually rolled a 92 after about a dozen tries or so, but I also used Shadowkeeper to edit a couple things. First, I took a point from strength and added it to intellect - I really wanted to shine in terms of dexterity, charisma, and intellect. I figure it fits for a young Elf Mage\Thief to be quick, smart, and good-looking, though not particularly strong, or wise. I also changed his paper doll to the elf mage model. Finally, I added +1 memorization for level 1 spells. I made these tweaks simply from an RP perspective, and to make it that much more fun to immerse myself in this character.
Here is his biography -
I tried to really highlight his strengths while also talking to the fact that he was evil. I also wanted it to fit somewhat with the story (not knowing his heritage, etc).
I plan to update the in game journal and post frequently about his adventures! I have no preset plan as to what party I will run with, and I'm only going to allow myself to explore and do things that actually fit with what the character would do in a given situation. Oh, I'm also playing on the hardest difficulty, but have no restriction on the number of reloads from deaths. I won't be reloading for less than optimal dialogue choices though. Hopefully others will get at least a fraction of the enjoyment from reading about Saeros, as I get from playing him.
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His journal prior to speaking with Gorion -
So last we left our evil little elf he was ready to leave Candlekeep with Gorion. Well, unfortunately we all know how that goes. Here's Saeros' journal from the fall out -
He allowed Imoen to accompany him knowing she would not be allowed back into Candlekeep, and honestly just preferring not to be alone at the time. They made their way to the Friendly Arm Inn and met up with Khalid and Jaheira -
Saeros recovered fairly quickly from the events on the road and began sneaking around true to his cunning opportunistic self. He picked the place as clean as he could, and also attempted to uncover any information around his pursuer, the letter he found on Gorion's body, or this E character.
The party actually stumbled across Viconia while looking for the ogre Unshey was talking about. They had gotten admittedly a little lost, but it was clearly to their advantage! Also, Saeros seems a little smitten with Viconia right from the start.
More to come - I plan to clean up the screenshots a little going forward so they are not huge and only really show what I'm focusing on, not the entire user interface. I'm also playing with how exactly I tell this story, in terms of what I actually write here in the post and what Saeros enters into his journal - hoping to sort of fuse the two and make the story that much more fluid. Hope you enjoy this latest installment!!
*Note* I had to make a couple edits to my earlier journals, specifically around the note on Gorion's body - hence the reason Khalid, Jaheria, and Viconia are already in party. Doh!
Slight typo in the last part of the journal, fixed in game, but too tired to run back and grab another image. Now we wait for nightfall!
I think I want to take it from the top before I get too far in, lol. Not sure if it will be the same character, but with a more indepth back story and progression, or someone totally new...
Unless I would be violating something somewhere, I think I will start anew once I have really had time to develope where I want this to go. It'll get easier after I get past the mines because I haven't really taken too many characters from there on... and I have only played through BGII once, so I really think it'll come into it's own then!