...get used to Minsc's "In the eyes, Boo! In the eyes! RHAAA!" battle cry (in German). It seemed to take longer than some of the battles and was *so* unnerving. 15 years later I am still modding this game. o_O
. . . think Skie was a really great NPC and wish I could have her in my party again.
"Oh, my feet hurts." "Aw, I broke a nail." "Do you like my perfume?" "Let's go shopping!" "I wanna go home."
You sure you want her again?
She gets quite feisty in SoD. And anyway, I like going shopping.
I could see her getting quite a bit more attn in BG if she had that SoD 'I ain't takin lip from NObody' attitude. I've had her in a group a few times, she plays the spoiled brat perfectly in BG. Even though I rarely play her for long, to me, she still has one of the best foreshadowing moments in the whole darn series as I recently mentioned on the BGNPC project thread (wasn't sure if it was vanilla or mod content).
I always want to take Skie into my party in BG1 but the problem is she comes so late in the story and I feel like you really need to take Eldoth and Garrick as well. So I will start a playthrough intending to take all of them but when the time comes I always seem to change my mind (and I'm incapable of throwing Imoen out of the party and a party with two bards and two thieves seems to have a few too many rogues in it).
I loved what they did with her in SoD though. I thought she was a great character. The dialogue and voice acting when she comes to wake you up is brilliant.
I never thought I would stop rolling my stats trying to get that damned 18:00 strength. Seriously, I think I must have spent most of the 1st day I owned Baldur's Gate clicking the re-roll button!
I never thought I'd still be playing nearly 20 years later while listening to even older music as a soundtrack. Aside from the fact that I'm playing enhanced editions (thank you, Beamdog!) and streaming the music, you'd think I was still partying like it was 1999. Hopefully I've experienced at least some personal growth since then...
Never though I'd play it again 10 years later. Never though I'd kill Gorion, Tethoryl, Elminster, or Drizzt when I was younger (probably thought they were unkillable) Never thought I'd actually be able to play it Multiplayer. Never knew how much hidden mechanics the game actually has when playing it as a kid, as well as hidden items.
Learn to use all the awesome mods. Sounds simple but if your computer skills are as about as advanced as turn the computer on or plug it in and play, well... I actually found that taking the leap was easier than I thought, esp. the way modders have made installation easy over the years. Now I'm like a kid trying to pull out too many cookies from the cookie jar. Seeing an interesting new mod is like it was when I was young and waking up on Christmas day, rushing downstairs to check for prezzies (or back to the starting point of BG again to try it out). *cough* ol dawg, new tricks *cough*
Learn to use all the awesome mods. Sounds simple but if your computer skills are as about as advanced as turn the computer on or plug it in and play, well... I actually found that taking the leap was easier than I thought, esp. the way modders have made installation easy over the years. Now I'm like a kid trying to pull out too many cookies from the cookie jar. Seeing an interesting new mod is like it was when I was young and waking up on Christmas day, rushing downstairs to check for prezzies (or back to the starting point of BG again to try it out). *cough* ol dawg, new tricks *cough*
Perhaps you’re not the ol dawg after all
Mods are really the icing on the muffin. The muffin is good, but the icing is the best. Each mod can flavour the game - so each can enjoy the game they like it. Never thought I willfully would change premade software content.. but its Christmas for me as well
BTW. Glad that you made it into the SoMe. A shame to have missed out on the Zaghoul
The first time I played Baldur's Gate I never thought I'd find Dynaheir.
I went to the gnoll fortress. I killed all the gnolls and then I looked everywhere. I didn't realise you actually had to go down into the pit to see her. So I scoured the whole map over and over again and was convinced there must be a door into the gnoll fortress that I just couldn't find. Eventually I gave up and left thinking I must be on the wrong map altogether. And then Minsc got mad and attacked me and I'm shouting at him "Give me a break! I don't know where she is! You're the one that lost her!"
Now I know where she is I find it hard to believe that I didn't see her.
But I still wish there was a door into the gnoll fortress.
I never thought I would worry about kobolds. Then I went to A Certain Bridge ...
Heh, the lil folk may be small, and maybe not so strong, but they got guts, and sometimes guts is enough. I hate to say they are like the cockroaches of the Forgotten Realms, cause I like kobolds, but darned if these lil guys aren't survivors A-number-1, just like the aforementioned insect.
That movie has always been my reason for stumbling across something 'hidden' rightt near there. As the picture clearly shows the two cottages on the right side of the river in Nashkel, I always want to go hunt for those lil sneaks around that house. Well, if I happen to stub my toe on something, pokin round rabbit holes in the gardens there...
This one, the gnoll fortress, the wyvern, sewers, Elfsong, palace treasure room, etc., all add a lot of character to the game. Classic Movies mod is great, you can add just the missing ones or replace them all with the older versions.
... I never thought I would complete the game 12 times, complete Shadows of Amn 3 times.
... I never thought I would like the game so much that 9 years after playing it for the first time, I'd have 4 Charnames busy with BG and 6 Charnames busy with Shadows of Amn at the same time.
... I never thought I would create a 2nd up till 6th extra Windows account for myself, just to play another campaign of Baldur's Gate in parallel
I never thought that this game series (and icewind dale 1) will be like going to warm loving home to me. I play it every year from its release and somehow it is still so great and enjoyable for 35 old cynical and sceptical version of me. And to find this forum full of all you BG lovers is even better!
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"Aw, I broke a nail."
"Do you like my perfume?"
"Let's go shopping!"
"I wanna go home."
You sure you want her again?
I loved what they did with her in SoD though. I thought she was a great character. The dialogue and voice acting when she comes to wake you up is brilliant.
EE specifically, never thought I'd dare to solo a bard, was a bit surprised how easy it was though.
Never though I'd kill Gorion, Tethoryl, Elminster, or Drizzt when I was younger (probably thought they were unkillable)
Never thought I'd actually be able to play it Multiplayer.
Never knew how much hidden mechanics the game actually has when playing it as a kid, as well as hidden items.
Now I'm like a kid trying to pull out too many cookies from the cookie jar. Seeing an interesting new mod is like it was when I was young and waking up on Christmas day, rushing downstairs to check for prezzies (or back to the starting point of BG again to try it out).
*cough* ol dawg, new tricks *cough*
Mods are really the icing on the muffin. The muffin is good, but the icing is the best. Each mod can flavour the game - so each can enjoy the game they like it. Never thought I willfully would change premade software content.. but its Christmas for me as well
BTW. Glad that you made it into the SoMe. A shame to have missed out on the Zaghoul
Now I know where she is I find it hard to believe that I didn't see her.
https://codeload.github.com/Sampsca/BGEE-Classic-Movies/zip/master
This one, the gnoll fortress, the wyvern, sewers, Elfsong, palace treasure room, etc., all add a lot of character to the game.
Classic Movies mod is great, you can add just the missing ones or replace them all with the older versions.
... I never thought I would like the game so much that 9 years after playing it for the first time, I'd have 4 Charnames busy with BG and 6 Charnames busy with Shadows of Amn at the same time.
... I never thought I would create a 2nd up till 6th extra Windows account for myself, just to play another campaign of Baldur's Gate in parallel