The Flying Scotsman Portrait Pack
darko1beamdog
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Ahoy there!
It's finally here, folks! The Flying Scotsman Portrait Pack!
This is a compilation of portraits I've made after searching the internet for stylistically similar artwork to that of Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition.
While similarities vary from piece to piece, it is my humble opinion that the portraits fit Baldur's Gate rather nicely.
I have optimised the works of the talented artists for use in the game, and credited them accordingly.
I would be pleased if you judged the quality of the art yourself by downloading the zip, hopefully using the ones you like in-game, and last but not least, putting your opinions in the comments!
Thank you.
Preview samples:
(I've included whole-bodied versions for many male and a couple female portraits)
FEMALE
MALE
It's finally here, folks! The Flying Scotsman Portrait Pack!
This is a compilation of portraits I've made after searching the internet for stylistically similar artwork to that of Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition.
While similarities vary from piece to piece, it is my humble opinion that the portraits fit Baldur's Gate rather nicely.
I have optimised the works of the talented artists for use in the game, and credited them accordingly.
I would be pleased if you judged the quality of the art yourself by downloading the zip, hopefully using the ones you like in-game, and last but not least, putting your opinions in the comments!
Thank you.
Preview samples:
(I've included whole-bodied versions for many male and a couple female portraits)
FEMALE
MALE
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Comments
Anyway thanks again, I like my new character.
There're several ways to pick stats, let me share mine:
- take rolls as they come, without any adjusting
- you might opt to limit the amount of re-rolls (10, 50, 100, for example)
- you might let yourself adjust stats but only by switching digits, for example, if you roll 11 STR and 17 DEX, you might switch 11 and 17
- you might base your stats on stats of NPCs that are already in the game, considering their classes and races, see https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/comment/681589/#Comment_681589 and https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/comment/681590/#Comment_681590
- you might limit only one 18(19) stat, only two 17 stats, etc
There're other suggestions here - https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/30243/your-method-for-distributing-stats-other-than-min-maxing/ , and I would also like to know the method @Mush_Mush uses
Yea I lean far more towards roleplay than power gaming. Generally I try to make the stats match the character as much as possible. That being said they always have at least one strong trait that's relatively high in this case its her dexterity
I usually know what sort of stat ratio the character has before I get there then I roll for somewhere in the mid 80s and just tweek and shuffle each stat to suit the character and his/her persona. Her charisma is a little higher than I had initially intended but I rolled 87 and so I put the last 2 into charisma because it fit well enough with her profile (if charisma was more strength of will rather than personal magnetism it would be a better fit...if there was a willpower stat that would be 16 and charisma would be 14 and that's largely because shes attractive and unusual with a friendly disposition rather than manipulative, witty or particularly charismatic.) So yea I'll have a general idea of the character and base the stats on that.
Brief description of Raven:
Raven is a quiet and troubled half elf who likes to lose herself in her art (which she often enhances using magic) but is also friendly and respectful when in company of others. She's close with Imoen but not quite as smart but perhaps more composed. She has an unusual grey tint in her eyes that she has had since birth which should by all rights cause severe sight impairment but due to some innate enchantment she is able to see perfectly well and in actual fact better than most others...(a trait that Imoen likes to take full advantage of...if there was a perception stat that too would be high than avg.) She was most likely named "Raven" due to her exceptional and somewhat miraculous sight. Being a dark haired baby with silver eyes found wrapped in a black blanket may have also have contributed.
Thank you for the kind words, @reVenAnt. Glad you like the portraits!
I've posted the portrait pack on 2 locations in hopes of reaching as many people as I could, @Mush_Mush.
I'm happy to see you using one of the portraits ingame. Oh, and thank you for taking the time to share intel on your character!
I'd also like to thank everyone else who shared their opinions and knowledge here! BIG THANKS!
But those look nothing like Jackie Stewart!
Seriously, though, these look good and I'm looking forward to adding them this weekend.
You'd probably be shocked at the actual work behind the reference "The Flying Scotsman", @tbone1.
Anyways.. pleased to hear the portraits will be part of your collection! Enjoy!
Hehe. Nice pick, @reVenAnt. Have fun!
Happy to hear that, @profanitywarning! Thanks for checking the portraits out!
Nice job!