Beggers

Burt0n · Post by **Burt0n** » Tue Jul 03, 2001 4:10 am

Has anyone actually given all the beggars in bgII money? If so what happens? Or are they just there to make the place look 'rough'?

Draupner · Post by **Draupner** » Tue Jul 03, 2001 4:14 am

I've tried giving them a few GP but nothing happens. Perhaps if you give them gold very often your reputation will increase! I don't know...

Sabre · Post by **Sabre** » Tue Jul 03, 2001 4:43 am

I always give money to the beggars, nothing happen at all, except you give away some money. It's just a role playing thing, and yes I do believe they are there to 'make the place look rough' - as you put it.

Pebz · Post by **Pebz** » Tue Jul 03, 2001 5:36 am

It has something to do with NPCs i think, as Viconia says you are weak if you give gold to the beggars, and im quite sure aerie or/and Keldorn says something aswell.

No effect on gameplay however (i think), just for the roleplaying thing (as Sabre pointed out)

Daniel · Post by **Daniel** » Tue Jul 03, 2001 6:31 am

Well, I remember I gave a GP to one of them, and Nalia told I should give more! Another NPC told her that I couldn't give thgem all I have! But if you don't give a thing and yell at them (did it once, when I was pissed off), NPC will tell you you did a very bad thing. But, hey, I got enough money, why not share a bit?

BilboTheHobbit · Post by **BilboTheHobbit** » Tue Jul 03, 2001 6:48 am

Beggers suck, I pumped one with over 100 gp, he still says he hasn't eaten... What can't 100 gp buy him a bread?

mikeheitz · Post by **mikeheitz** » Tue Jul 03, 2001 6:54 am

Well, I am SERIOUSLY considering taking a Chaotic Evil character through from the start of BG1, and killing EVERY single beggar I can find! I'll get all the evil NPC's, and just wipe out every little lowlife beggar on the streets of every town!!! Now THAT sounds like fun!

fable · Post by **fable** » Tue Jul 03, 2001 9:14 am

No offense, but just what did you *think* would happen when you give a beggar a coin? Did you think they'd turn into a phoenix and reward you with an artifact that shoots lightning bolts out your bum?

The beggars are beggars, just as the merchants are merchants, and the waitresses are waitresses. Most of 'em are there to try to create a sense of verisimilitude, of life going on normally while you tend to killing liches, dragons, etc. That's it.

Pebz · Post by **Pebz** » Tue Jul 03, 2001 9:20 am

Some of the beggars say: "A pearl for you" or something like that if you give them gold... once i actully got a pearl from one of the beggars.. really made up for that 1GP i gave him