Covering Baldur’s Gate. My Baldur’s Gate Writing.
Blackbɨrd
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In this thread I will post my Baldur’s Gate articles! Rather than posting links to my pieces in different threads, or making new threads, I’ll have one joint thread for all my posts. All in one place.
What do I write about?
My first post for this thread, will be Inside Baldur’s Gate II’s Minotaur Secret. What is covered:
Andorian’s backstory and scripted death. Common theories are addressed. Such as the sewer encounter being cut content due to time and budget constraints. Was the minotaur covered up by Baldur’s Gate 2’s developers...?
Linked Here: https://medium.com/covering-baldurs-gate/unfinished-quests-and-inaccurate-rumours-inside-baldurs-gate-ii-s-minotaur-secret-cd98db0b388d
What do I write about?
My first post for this thread, will be Inside Baldur’s Gate II’s Minotaur Secret. What is covered:
Andorian’s backstory and scripted death. Common theories are addressed. Such as the sewer encounter being cut content due to time and budget constraints. Was the minotaur covered up by Baldur’s Gate 2’s developers...?
Linked Here: https://medium.com/covering-baldurs-gate/unfinished-quests-and-inaccurate-rumours-inside-baldurs-gate-ii-s-minotaur-secret-cd98db0b388d
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Thankyou so much!!
Link: https://medium.com/covering-baldurs-gate/the-truth-behind-edwin-and-valygars-conflict-one-of-baldur-s-gate-ii-s-greatest-mysteries-8441400f8d22
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Well, interesting. Was this bug fixed at some point? I'd like to see those two clash actually.
Personally, I've never seen the conflict occur or been able to trigger it! I think this would make a good question for a poll!
From my article: "The Dark Triad is a psychological trinity comprised of three distinct personality traits. It consists of, narcissism, Machiavellianism and psychopathy. Amelyssan fully demonstrates the Dark Triad’s presence in her pursuit of godhood, within Baldur’s Gate II’s Throne of Bhaal expansion."
Read More to find out: https://medium.com/covering-baldurs-gate/amelyssan-and-the-dark-triad-975918fea81
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My previous article was posted elsewhere in a Return to Windspear thread and it is on Return to Windspear linked here: https://medium.com/covering-baldurs-gate/return-to-windspear-the-inside-story-of-baldurs-gate-ii-s-cut-project-exclusive-interview-c8b4dcb908bc?source=collection_home---4
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Here is a screenshot of both together on my publication! Thanks for the support everyone : )
Link: https://medium.com/covering-baldurs-gate/in-conversation-with-andrii-shafetov-fe410d222c37
Did you know the skinner in the bridge district quest, was inspired/based on an original short story of Brent's? You can read more in the full interview: https://medium.com/covering-baldurs-gate/dragon-age-neverwinter-nights-and-reflecting-on-a-decade-with-bioware-brent-knowles-exclusive-bc78c42f2eb5
Here's an interesting answer of Brent's in regards to his favourite Baldur's Gate II memory:
“Honestly, I struggle to find a single specific memory. It was very long ago! But I do remember really connecting with the party members in Baldur’s Gate 2 in a way I did not with the original game.
The quality and depth of the party members was staggering — they were more engaging and more involved in the plot. I felt that I truly had companions with actual personalities traveling along with me. What they wanted suddenly became important to me, in a way that I had not experienced with many games. I wanted to complete their quests with them and discover more about them — and I felt awful when I failed them — whether accidentally or because I had to make a difficult choice.
It just felt like what a real, experienced set of players might have made unfold at the table while actually playing Dungeons & Dragons. I remember during one of my playthroughs becoming very invested in Nalia’s subplots and rushed to help her liberate her family home from trolls. There was lots of interesting combat encounters in that area, with fire or acid being needed to kill the trolls… and I believe this is where you collected and assembled the pieces for the Flail of Ages. There was just so much to do and so much flavor built around her and her family. Made it all feel more real.
On a related note, I always enjoyed playing through other designer’s sections and we also tried to help each other, with suggestions and tweaks. However, there was maybe also a bit of rivalry when it came to boss battles. Some of those encounters went through dozens of iterations.
For example, the fight with Firkraag, a red dragon, was very frustrating to try to make it challenging enough for everyone. It went through many, many iterations, but no matter how difficult we made it, someone would also wander over and tell us how they were able to defeat it in just a few rounds and to please make it tougher. And then other people would wander over and beg us to make it easier, because it was impossible for them!
That’s a thing about combat encounters I learned. There are some players who thrive on min/maxing their combat builds and overcoming challenging encounters. They enjoy trying out many different character builds / party combinations, even just to overcome a single combat encounter in the game. Others… not so much!”
You can also find a Tweet of mine on the interview:
I've written a personal article on my Favourite Baldur’s Gate fan artists and fan-artworks. If you would like, you can read the full article here: https://medium.com/covering-baldurs-gate/my-favourite-baldurs-gate-fan-artists-and-fan-artworks-df541e4d0ca2
Something I want to highlight from the article: "This is not a list of, ‘The best Baldur’s Gate artworks’. But rather, a collection of my personal favourite Baldur’s Gate fan artists and fan-artworks — which I wish to share with readers who love the story, world and characters of Baldur’s Gate."
Thankyou for all of your support. Who are your favourite fan-artists?
I've also included a Tweet with a bit more information:
Thanks for the kind words @Aerakar