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NPCs in the Real World

mjsmjs Member Posts: 742
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So after the events of Baldurs Gate 1 and 2, Garrick fulfilled his lifelong dream of opening a theatre in Altrincham

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  • KilivitzKilivitz Member Posts: 1,459
    Big deal. Minsc has a whole town named after him:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minsk

    I know, they spelled his name wrong. Good thing he didn't notice.
  • BlueSorceressBlueSorceress Member Posts: 84
    Is it bad that the infamous terrorist looks friendlier than the beloved comedy sidekick?
  • KilivitzKilivitz Member Posts: 1,459
    Jan has always creeped me out a little bit.
  • TressetTresset Member, Moderator Posts: 8,268
    I spent a whole month as a god once...
  • GallowglassGallowglass Member Posts: 3,356
    I've long assumed (from his behaviour and banters) that Jan was originally intended to be Evil-aligned, but was switched to Neutral after he'd already been developed. Perhaps the original devs planned another developable Thief for Good parties, but ran out of time, and so just changed Jan to Neutral so that either alignment could use him, because they realised that it'd be short-changing the majority of players if they had no NPC who could develop higher-level Thief skills.

    I hadn't previously noticed Jan's resemblance to an infamous terrorist, but it reinforces my assumption!
  • DJKajuruDJKajuru Member Posts: 3,300
    edited March 2013
    Gallowglass said:

    I've long assumed (from his behaviour and banters) that Jan was originally intended to be Evil-aligned

    What do you mean? I've always seen him as clearly neutral.

    Besides , gnomes with beards had existed way before terrorists looked like Osama.
  • WanderonWanderon Member Posts: 1,418
    There are no N-PCs in the real world - everyone is a player...
  • mjsmjs Member Posts: 742
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  • FardragonFardragon Member Posts: 4,511
    I saw a restaraunt called "Deekin's" somewhere. I can't remember where though.
  • mjsmjs Member Posts: 742
    @fardragon

    I bet it's not as nice as Xan's Chinese and English Takeaway though! (not that i'd know, never eaten there)

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  • mjsmjs Member Posts: 742
    @bhaaldog

    yeah it is :( but the first time i saw it i gave such a double-take

    it would be awesome if it was Xan's
  • NifftNifft Member Posts: 1,065
    "Our investment is vain!"
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  • StickanStickan Member Posts: 136
    Xan's Chinese and Elvish food - "I'll do what I can, but expect very little"
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