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  • abazigal5abazigal5 Member Posts: 290
    Did you know that Drizzt Do'Urden is actually Jon Irenicus in disguise and, if you kill him, you will skip the entirety of SoA?
  • ShinShin Member Posts: 2,345
    elminster said:

    The 208 Ziose gems found in Baldur's Gate represent the 208 souls lost during the Battle of Ardeep Forest. Areana has stolen them from the City of Waterdeep, and Cyrdemac has been blackmailing her as long as she has them in her possession.

    That is interesting if true, and would actually count as something I didn't know. Any evidence for this, especially that it was any kind of design intent? Online details about the whole thing seem scarce.
  • TymakerTymaker Member Posts: 105
    edited December 2015
    Kagain is awesome even though he will still slit your throught in the end.
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  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,315
    edited January 2016
    You can find the Ogre Mage Aoln and his party killed (as well as the corpses of his party) on the Ulcaster map. It's just south of Ulcaster's ruins.
  • NonnahswriterNonnahswriter Member Posts: 2,520

    Montaron doesn't hate Xzar. He's just a tsundere.

    Does that make Xzar yandere?
  • semiticgoddesssemiticgoddess Member Posts: 14,903
    All NPCs in BG2 were supposed to be romanceable, and each one was designed according to the theme of a niche fetish. Aerie, Imoen, and Cernd were the star examples, but the others also had more subtle themes.

    I'd elaborate but the backstories are a little graphic and I'm already on thin ice with the moderators ever since my argument with @Blackraven about how Bounty Hunter traps work.
  • JuliusBorisovJuliusBorisov Member, Administrator, Moderator, Developer Posts: 22,725
    elminster said:

    Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast mentions that there may be a secret passage at the back of the Red Sheaf Inn in Beregost. According to Volo local legend says that it actually leads down to an old smugglers warehouse. The interesting thing is that if you are patient enough you can actually even see the secret door's outline in the game.

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    Only if you call your charname Abdel and choose a Mike Sass portrait for him.



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  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,315
    The diggers at the Archaelogical Site in BG1 mention that Astor went missing. In reality he fled after realizing who Kozah really is. You can find him in the Nashkel Carnival (no doubt recovering from his ordeal).
  • Montresor_SPMontresor_SP Member Posts: 2,208
    Actually the "Elminster" in the BG series is his stunt double. The real @Elminster didn't have time to appear, because he was busy finishing chapter 267 of his memoirs.
  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,315
    If you break Perdue's short sword he'll turn hostile towards you when you next talk to him.
  • JuliusBorisovJuliusBorisov Member, Administrator, Moderator, Developer Posts: 22,725
    If you're lucky enough, you can get a "gnoll's head" as a random drop on gnolls. The chance is 1/1000 percent. If you have this item in your inventory while talking to Perdue, he'll give you 1000 XP.
  • PantalionPantalion Member Posts: 2,137
    Did you know that while selling your items in a shop, you can use the mouse wheel instead of the +/- buttons to quickly and easily sell multiples?

    Likewise, if you hold shift while clicking an item, you'll default to selling the whole stack, saving you even more time.
  • KamigoroshiKamigoroshi Member Posts: 5,870
    Have you heard about the hidden item Life Ring? Wearing it enhances ones Saving Throws! Rumours has it that the ring was created by Aec'Letec, who suffered aquaphobia ever since visiting one of Demogorgon's birthday parties.
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