Gorion's Ward can memorize any wildness s/he steps upon with one glace, but s/he is having trouble remembering the layout of Candlekeep Library where s/he spend childhood playing and run daily shores.
Doppelgangers wear the finest of dresses and the most expensive of armors. But still fight butt naked. Let's be honest, even bikini armor grants a greater AC bonus than that.
@Kamigoroshi I always assumed that Dopplegangers, like most creatures have a natural armor class. Obviously by the time you get to Chapter 5 though, you're going to shred right through that armor class.
Having natural armor doesn't make it any less illogical for them to fight butt naked though. At least grant those poor non-simian fellas some pants! Or even better: actual equipment to fight with!
Mugger Logic: Hey see that guy over there with the super cool armor and 5 well equipped guys to back him up that just roflstomped three vampires with names and also judging by the vampires' dialogue have connection with the highest level members of the Shadow Thieves.....LETS THREATEN HIM WITH BODILY HARM AND TRY TO STEAL HIS STUFF!
Mugger Logic (Chapter 6): Hey that guy we're trying to mug just turned into the Avatar of the God of Murder....oh well, let's keep stabbing him. I'm sure there won't be any further consequences.
Mugger Logic (Unfinished Business): Hey did that guy just hold his own against a Marilith? Let's ROB him!
I can see your argument, but Diaytha could just be making the point in that situation that she is the true drow, while Viconia is just a reviled outcast ...
In regard to odd logic, does anyone else find it a bit strange that you can rest for a full 8 hours in the blink of an eye, but can't take a cat nap for an hour or so? That can be annoying if you're trying to find someone (like Mrs Cragmoon) who's only there for relatively short periods that may not coincide with your appearances between rests.
Choose between peasant, merchant and nobleman rooms; all rooms look the same.
That's because no matter which room you sleep in (or even if you rest in a dungeon or in the wilderness), you need exactly eight hours of sleep to be completely rested.
It also doesn't matter whether you rested five minutes ago, or you just walked all the way from Nashkel to Baldur's Gate, taking two full days to complete the journey. Eight hours of sleep and you're as good as new.
Apparently nobody suffers from insomnia, for you can rest as often as you like.
Hangovers don't exist. No matter if you have a single ale before sleep, or you're a teetotaler, or you empty the cellars of the inn before zigzagging off to your room - eight hours later you're fit for fight!
If you are on one side of Berefost and need to go to the other, it can be quicker to go to the nearest border of the area (in the opposite direction of where you want to go), go to the area past your destination, then travel back to Beregost.
Carrying a truckload of gold, up to maybe 200,000 plus, or and arsenal of weapons, ammo, etc., like the the bunches of armor mentioned above, I mean, that stuff has bulk. I mean just imagine, tripping or getting knocked down, you'd need some serious healing.
Only 10,000 gold pieces... in a little bitty purse? You'd need a wheelbarrow. Imagine pushing a wheelbarrow of cold cash down a big city street, lawd.
@lroumen I can't say I agree. I enjoy having a game breaking amount of gold. Turning the difficulty up high enough already makes things hard enough for me, I don't need Tactics mods.
In any case here's more logic, more of an amusing anecdote than anything else really.
Irenicus: I-I do not remember your love, Ellisime. I have tried, I've tried to recreate it to spark it anew in my memory but it is gone...a hollow dead thing. For years I-
I'd like to work on my own Mod, but I'll probably be trapped in the writing phase for ages. And even after it's done I'll have to find someone to actually make it. My computer skills are even worse than my drawing skills.
Would anyone be willing to make an attempt at drawing my character? Because that would be awesome.
In any case here's more logic: Minsc is a large tattooed man that talks to his hamster and carrys a sword as big as he is.
Nobody bats an eye let alone backs away slowly.
As much as I love the hell out of Minsc, doesn't that put into question the sanity of everyone in Nashkel?
Nobody needs food or drink. You only ever drink magical potions to buff up or heal yourself, and beer and wine to learn rumors.
You can give Riggilo a lock of Kirinhale's hair to trap him in Durlag's Tower forever. If you return six months later, he is still hanging around - he hasn't starved or died of thirst. He won't notice you unless you speak to him - at which point he will attack your heavily armed party and get himself killed.
Nobody needs food or drink. You only ever drink magical potions to buff up or heal yourself, and beer and wine to learn rumors.
You can give Riggilo a lock of Kirinhale's hair to trap him in Durlag's Tower forever. If you return six months later, he is still hanging around - he hasn't starved or died of thirst. He won't notice you unless you speak to him - at which point he will attack your heavily armed party and get himself killed.
I actually think that Riggilo survives is the intent. He can not leave the tower unless he is killed. Which means that if you give him the lock, yes he will starve and dehydrate, but it will not kill him. It will just make him suffer. Forever. You may even think that after you kill him he will hount it as a ghost...
For the topic.. I know that Ulraunt is not the wisest & smartest in Candlekeep (that would be Tethtoril) but you would think he would just cast some divination speels to find out the truth instead of believing everything some random stranger said - especially considering that charname was send by the Flaming Fist (good reputation) and that the the Iron Trone has a bad reputation...
@Arcanis 1. Wise and Smart are not the same thing. It may have slipped his mind. Example: Zaram has a Int of 18 and a Wisdom of 8. He has a lot of knowledge, but tends to run headlong into danger without thinking.
Ulraunt could very be the same. He may have a lot of knowledge (INT) but not the insight (WIS) to look into CHARNAME'S intentions.
2. Ulraunt is said in the game through dreams and other dialogue to have a predetermined dislike of Gorion and CHARNAME. So he might decide not to bother.
At the very least however, Tethtoril should have done that, so your logic stands.
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I always assumed that Dopplegangers, like most creatures have a natural armor class. Obviously by the time you get to Chapter 5 though, you're going to shred right through that armor class.
Probably better, since the armor isn't going to have quite the same flawless consistency of a dragon's actual scales.
In any case, here's another piece of game logic.
Viconia talks to Diatha, Diatha still says "Fool, I am Drow. You are naught but ibilith, filth"
You can't explain that.
Hey see that guy over there with the super cool armor and 5 well equipped guys to back him up that just roflstomped three vampires with names and also judging by the vampires' dialogue have connection with the highest level members of the Shadow Thieves.....LETS THREATEN HIM WITH BODILY HARM AND TRY TO STEAL HIS STUFF!
Mugger Logic (Chapter 6): Hey that guy we're trying to mug just turned into the Avatar of the God of Murder....oh well, let's keep stabbing him. I'm sure there won't be any further consequences.
Mugger Logic (Unfinished Business): Hey did that guy just hold his own against a Marilith? Let's ROB him!
Yes, but you can't single yourself out for being a Drow when the person you are talking to is also a Drow.
In regard to odd logic, does anyone else find it a bit strange that you can rest for a full 8 hours in the blink of an eye, but can't take a cat nap for an hour or so? That can be annoying if you're trying to find someone (like Mrs Cragmoon) who's only there for relatively short periods that may not coincide with your appearances between rests.
It also doesn't matter whether you rested five minutes ago, or you just walked all the way from Nashkel to Baldur's Gate, taking two full days to complete the journey. Eight hours of sleep and you're as good as new.
Apparently nobody suffers from insomnia, for you can rest as often as you like.
Hangovers don't exist. No matter if you have a single ale before sleep, or you're a teetotaler, or you empty the cellars of the inn before zigzagging off to your room - eight hours later you're fit for fight!
I mean just imagine, tripping or getting knocked down, you'd need some serious healing.
Only 10,000 gold pieces... in a little bitty purse? You'd need a wheelbarrow. Imagine pushing a wheelbarrow of cold cash down a big city street, lawd.
Silly Zaghoul, that's not NEARLY as much as gold as I normally have :P
Hey Thunderhammer, do you take cash or credit?
And for everything else, there's Mastercard.
I can't say I agree. I enjoy having a game breaking amount of gold. Turning the difficulty up high enough already makes things hard enough for me, I don't need Tactics mods.
In any case here's more logic, more of an amusing anecdote than anything else really.
Irenicus: I-I do not remember your love, Ellisime. I have tried, I've tried to recreate it to spark it anew in my memory but it is gone...a hollow dead thing. For years I-
Zaram casts Time Stop
Zaram casts Delayed Blast Fireball
Zaram casts Delayed Blast Fireball
Zaram casts Time Stop
Zaram Casts Abi-Dalzim's Horrid Wilting
Irenicus: Clung to the memor-AHHHH!
Irenicus: Death
Zaram: There you go, problem solved.....uhh..why don't I have my soul back?
Party gets dragged down to the Abyss
Imoen: Uhh...we're are we?
Minsc: I don't think we are in the elf city anymore, Boo
Neera: Zaram...what did you do?
Dorn: If you don't explain now, I am going to murde-son of a.....
Maybe one day.
I'd like to work on my own Mod, but I'll probably be trapped in the writing phase for ages. And even after it's done I'll have to find someone to actually make it. My computer skills are even worse than my drawing skills.
Would anyone be willing to make an attempt at drawing my character? Because that would be awesome.
In any case here's more logic:
Minsc is a large tattooed man that talks to his hamster and carrys a sword as big as he is.
Nobody bats an eye let alone backs away slowly.
As much as I love the hell out of Minsc, doesn't that put into question the sanity of everyone in Nashkel?
You can give Riggilo a lock of Kirinhale's hair to trap him in Durlag's Tower forever. If you return six months later, he is still hanging around - he hasn't starved or died of thirst. He won't notice you unless you speak to him - at which point he will attack your heavily armed party and get himself killed.
It can be assumed you eat and drink when you rest.
The Riggilo thing is hillarious, though I personally never go up Durlag's Tower, only down.
He can not leave the tower unless he is killed. Which means that if you give him the lock, yes he will starve and dehydrate, but it will not kill him. It will just make him suffer. Forever.
You may even think that after you kill him he will hount it as a ghost...
For the topic..
I know that Ulraunt is not the wisest & smartest in Candlekeep (that would be Tethtoril) but you would think he would just cast some divination speels to find out the truth instead of believing everything some random stranger said - especially considering that charname was send by the Flaming Fist (good reputation) and that the the Iron Trone has a bad reputation...
1. Wise and Smart are not the same thing. It may have slipped his mind.
Example:
Zaram has a Int of 18 and a Wisdom of 8. He has a lot of knowledge, but tends to run headlong into danger without thinking.
Ulraunt could very be the same. He may have a lot of knowledge (INT) but not the insight (WIS) to look into CHARNAME'S intentions.
2. Ulraunt is said in the game through dreams and other dialogue to have a predetermined dislike of Gorion and CHARNAME. So he might decide not to bother.
At the very least however, Tethtoril should have done that, so your logic stands.
Awesome, I'll have to find my desc. I'll have to keep the colors in it of course, just to give you a reference point.