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At the end of ToB what did you choose? Live as a god or a mortal? Personally I chose to live as a mortal.

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For me, this depended a great deal on who was in the party and if there was a romance going on. So it has varied. Though, I didn't like all the "epilogues," for instance, I thought that the PC and Imoen would probably party on together for a long time (why would they separate after this point?). It would have been better to have different epilogues for all the NPCs in relation to whether the PC left or stayed, IMHO. Oh well...

When you come to a fork in the road, you take it

Well, Yogi Berra-isms aside, I ascended. Then reloaded and took the mortal choice. I think Ascension is definitely the evil choice, if the RP matters to you.

Really? When I did ascend (I've always played a good party) and later compared to remaining mortal, I really don't think it makes a difference (especially to the other party members); your alignment tells you whether you're a great force for good or blahblah. The only times it makes a difference is in the romances, I think. So without that, either choice doesn't really count as good/evil outside the context of your own PC's alignment... (I still think they needed more alternative epilogues - c'mon, just a bunch of text )

God, mortal, good, evil. Tried 'em all. Nice touch to the game, too.

My memory is fuzzy but from what I remember from reading the books in NWN, Bane is slain by Myrkul or some other god during the time of strife and I think his portfolio was passed on to a mortal and then eventually to Cyric. I'll go look it up if I ever find the time but I'm tired as hell atm.

EDIT: Oh, I was never happy with the ending either. It really did leave things hanging. I'm glad that they dealt with each NPCs, which unfortunately Planescape: Torment never did. But it would have been really nice to have more endings for each character, especially main character, that is determined by the choices you make during the game as in Fallout 2.

Ugh, this rambling has to stop, too tired...

I played through both God and Mortal endings. The former is definitely the more satisfying for me, after all the adventures that I have been through since Sarevok at Candlekeep. There was not much difference in narration though, which I found odd.

Originally posted by Thanatos
EDIT: Oh, I was never happy with the ending either. It really did leave things hanging. I'm glad that they dealt with each NPCs, which unfortunately Planescape: Torment never did.

That was in part because there were plans to reuse some of the PS:T party NPCs in the next game in the series, which was clearly planned. What a shame Interplay's accountants gave the Nameless One his final death!

But it would have been really nice to have more endings for each character, especially main character, that is determined by the choices you make during the game as in Fallout 2.

Agreed. I would think this especially applies to party NPCs like Saverok, Viconia, and Anomen, whose alignment is strongly affected by choices of dialog that you make. And after all, if you don't help Jan, Edwin or Korgan, who's to say that their own personal adventures would have produced the same results? I could see Jan being killed by that nasty gnome boss he confronts (though Jan's damned resourceful), or Korgan being destroyed by ambushing enemies in some dark corridor or doom-laden dungeon.

Or Cernd being lynched by the villagers of Trademeet

Korgan died/disappeared anyways didn't he?

Personally it depends on what race I was. Human/Dwarf I ascended. Elf/half-elf stayed mortal.

In the role of Zedarion, Human Fighter/Mage multiclass (SKed half elf into human), Chaotic Evil to the bone, yet also smart enough not to go overboard, ascended, despite his romance with Viconia. I just used her for the sex

Rav

I had TDD installed so I was playing as a Chaotic Evil Erinyes Tiefling. I definetly took the Throne. Speaking of Viconia, I was wondering if she can become the PC's first Cleric. After all, she is at max level, and she can brag to all the other female clerics that she made love to the god they now worship.

Originally posted by fable
That was in part because there were plans to reuse some of the PS:T party NPCs in the next game in the series, which was clearly planned. What a shame Interplay's accountants gave the Nameless One his final death!

Everytime I think about that, I almost break down in tears.

I've finished both ways, but I prefer to end it as a mortal. Seems like a more complete, less open ended ending than the other.

PS:T

Originally posted by fable
That was in part because there were plans to reuse some of the PS:T party NPCs in the next game in the series, which was clearly planned. What a shame Interplay's accountants gave the Nameless One his final death!

I second! Same feelings of frustrations and disappointment here. It would be ideal if someone would think of buying the rights, hire those people who wrote it, and create a continuity to the original game.