@Stromael
I should take points off just for that remark, but I'm not a spiteful person.
Yes It's ANOMEN
I wanted to try to make this one a little more complicated, but I guess that 4th clue kinda gave it away
1. This is a reference to Pinky and the Brain voiced respectively by Rob Paulsen (who voices Anomen) and Maurice LaMarche (who voices Yoshimo).
2. When you first meet Anomen he (rather insensitively and impatiently) asks you if you are good or evil. He doesn't take Neutral for an answer, a sign of his need for growth and maturity
3. Anomen's alignment starts off as LN but depending on your actions he can later become LG or CN.
4. Anomen has a sidequest in which he must make the decision to either take the moral high ground and become a knight or to side with his father and forever fall to the dark side. Both are compelling, but I always choose the former.
I haven't played Anomen in years, but I've discussed this on the Unpopular Opinions thread. I completly understand all the hate that Anomen gets, but I 100% respectfully disagree. Anomen is a very interesting character with a compelling sidequest and two very distinct paths he can go through. If you choose to take the good path, Anomen's abysmal wisdom score increases to something much more passable and he begins the slow journey towards becoming a more mature and adjusted person, especially if you take Keldorn on the ride.
Could Anomen have been written better? Absolutely, but I love this character.
@ZaramMaldovar I'm sorry, you're right: he has great and gradual character development, and through his dual-class is also one of the more powerful vanilla NPCs, since he can reach godly Cleric levels but also remain relevant in melee through his Fighter abilities. My biggest problem with him is that when you meet him he's so repugnant I can't stand to bring him along! Also that he was the only vanilla romance for female Bhaalspawn was quite a let-down for many people.
But very nice riddle!
All right:
1. I could be charming, if I tried, though why I could is a mystery.
2. My potential was reduced when it should have been enhanced.
3. Another would steal my power, but wishes me no harm.
@Stromael
Yeah, Anomen is beyond arrogant when you first meet him. I didn't realize how off-putting it was until I got older because the first time I played the game I was 12.
1. He has a powerful cloak with charming capabilities, though there's no reason given for his owning it. If you attack him, however, he won't use it offensively, even though in theory he could. (Perhaps he just thinks it's a pretty cloak?)
2. The cloak was nerfed in the Enhanced Edition---originally you could use it unlimited times a day, but the EE reduced it to once.
3. The Dwarf Pheirkas will hire you to steal the cloak, but asks you to leave Algernon alive.
1) Admit it. We all want to kill that guy!
2) And in the EE we can - if we have Dorn in our party in Throne of Bhaal and scribe Saemon's name on the scroll of retribution!
3) There are two ways to get into Balthazar's fortress. Saemon is one of them.
1) Admit it. We all want to kill that guy!
2) And in the EE we can - if we have Dorn in our party in Throne of Bhaal and scribe Saemon's name on the scroll of retribution!
3) There are two ways to get into Balthazar's fortress. Saemon is one of them.
If you are not what I seek, don't bother talking to me.
If you are what I seek, please don't come on to me.
If you have a certain mage nearby, don't let him near me!
If you are not what I seek, don't bother talking to me. --> He want to talk to females
If you are what I seek, please don't come on to me. --> he gets scared if a female actually responds to him
If you have a certain mage nearby, don't let him near me! --> a female Edwin can cause quite the commotion in the Copper Coronet, hehehe (you should try it at least once, but save before)
1. You find me surrounded by madness.
2. You may think me mad too, but I know secrets. Secrets about pants.
3. You absolutely need my help to win the game.
@TheElf
Is it the Mithral Token Machine? Not really a person, but it's surrounded by madness (Spellhold) and provides you with the Boots of Speed which I doubt you NEED to win the game, but it's certainly helpful.
You find him in Spellhold.
If spoken to two times, he gives you a(n encrypted) note about pantaloons.
You have to ally yourself with the inmates to defeat Irenicus in Spellhold.
Yep. His second scroll translates to "You think i am crazy,but they want you to think that.I know secrets.Keep the pantaloons.Always keep the pantaloons."
Montresor next.
That was a good one @TheElf! And again @Montresor_SP shows of his epic skills! I'm sure that if anyone would venture to create statistics over number of correct guesses in this thread, he would come up at the top!
He was taking gong lessons.
He had his instrument sold by Vittorio for ale.
You can help him by accepting the Limited Wish quest: "I wish for an adventure like none I've ever experienced before."
1. He's the Familiar of Sorcerous Amon.
2. His friends are that hard-nut crew hanging out upstairs in...
3. The Den of the Seven Vales.
4. And his name rhymes with "rookie", though he's a tough little critter!
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I should take points off just for that remark, but I'm not a spiteful person.
Yes It's ANOMEN
I wanted to try to make this one a little more complicated, but I guess that 4th clue kinda gave it away
1. This is a reference to Pinky and the Brain voiced respectively by Rob Paulsen (who voices Anomen) and Maurice LaMarche (who voices Yoshimo).
2. When you first meet Anomen he (rather insensitively and impatiently) asks you if you are good or evil. He doesn't take Neutral for an answer, a sign of his need for growth and maturity
3. Anomen's alignment starts off as LN but depending on your actions he can later become LG or CN.
4. Anomen has a sidequest in which he must make the decision to either take the moral high ground and become a knight or to side with his father and forever fall to the dark side. Both are compelling, but I always choose the former.
I haven't played Anomen in years, but I've discussed this on the Unpopular Opinions thread. I completly understand all the hate that Anomen gets, but I 100% respectfully disagree. Anomen is a very interesting character with a compelling sidequest and two very distinct paths he can go through. If you choose to take the good path, Anomen's abysmal wisdom score increases to something much more passable and he begins the slow journey towards becoming a more mature and adjusted person, especially if you take Keldorn on the ride.
Could Anomen have been written better? Absolutely, but I love this character.
Your Turn
But very nice riddle!
All right:
1. I could be charming, if I tried, though why I could is a mystery.
2. My potential was reduced when it should have been enhanced.
3. Another would steal my power, but wishes me no harm.
Yeah, Anomen is beyond arrogant when you first meet him. I didn't realize how off-putting it was until I got older because the first time I played the game I was 12.
1. He has a powerful cloak with charming capabilities, though there's no reason given for his owning it. If you attack him, however, he won't use it offensively, even though in theory he could. (Perhaps he just thinks it's a pretty cloak?)
2. The cloak was nerfed in the Enhanced Edition---originally you could use it unlimited times a day, but the EE reduced it to once.
3. The Dwarf Pheirkas will hire you to steal the cloak, but asks you to leave Algernon alive.
Your turn, Monty!
2. Except nowadays you can ... by proxy.
3. I am one of two ways to get into a fortress.
Saemon Havarian?
1) Admit it. We all want to kill that guy!
2) And in the EE we can - if we have Dorn in our party in Throne of Bhaal and scribe Saemon's name on the scroll of retribution!
3) There are two ways to get into Balthazar's fortress. Saemon is one of them.
Your turn!
Ok.
Right!
I guessed the last riddle.
I should therefore ask a new riddle.
Who am I?
OK here goes, ahem.. let me think.
If you are not what I seek, don't bother talking to me.
If you are what I seek, please don't come on to me.
If you have a certain mage nearby, don't let him near me!
If you are not what I seek, don't bother talking to me. --> He want to talk to females
If you are what I seek, please don't come on to me. --> he gets scared if a female actually responds to him
If you have a certain mage nearby, don't let him near me! --> a female Edwin can cause quite the commotion in the Copper Coronet, hehehe
1. You find me surrounded by madness.
2. You may think me mad too, but I know secrets. Secrets about pants.
3. You absolutely need my help to win the game.
Is it the Mithral Token Machine? Not really a person, but it's surrounded by madness (Spellhold) and provides you with the Boots of Speed which I doubt you NEED to win the game, but it's certainly helpful.
You find him in Spellhold.
If spoken to two times, he gives you a(n encrypted) note about pantaloons.
You have to ally yourself with the inmates to defeat Irenicus in Spellhold.
Yep. His second scroll translates to "You think i am crazy,but they want you to think that.I know secrets.Keep the pantaloons.Always keep the pantaloons."
Montresor next.
Ahem! Next one:
I finally learned to play.
Now I miss my instrument.
Do you Wish to help me?
He was taking gong lessons.
He had his instrument sold by Vittorio for ale.
You can help him by accepting the Limited Wish quest: "I wish for an adventure like none I've ever experienced before."
Strong friends I have, though the bold fear them not.
You may find me in a den, though my home it is not.
1. He's the Familiar of Sorcerous Amon.
2. His friends are that hard-nut crew hanging out upstairs in...
3. The Den of the Seven Vales.
4. And his name rhymes with "rookie", though he's a tough little critter!
You're turn!