Which Playable NPC from the BG series would you like to see in BG3??

Daveron · Post by **Daveron** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 5:26 am

Hey guys just wondering who you would like to bring back from the previous baldurs gate games. I would definetly want back edwin (Because hes insanely powerful and his dialouges great) and viconia (Because of her attitude and 50% magic resitance

) Anyway just vote on which playable npc you would like to bring back it can be from bg1 bg2 and tob mods dont count.

Opalescence · Post by **Opalescence** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 5:33 am

Imoen was in BGI and BGII. Why not BGIII? She's cool, now she's a powerful archmage (archmagess?), and I'd love to see her again. Maybe not as a party member anymore (she'd probably be way imbalanced), but it'd be cool if, during a quest or something, you'd get to meet her. It would be interesting, to say the least.

Minsc and Boo! Ok, not Minsc and Boo. They deserve a well-earned break.

In all seriousness, they should quit it with the stupid Drow theme. Already, BGII is chocked with it, ToB is too, and NWN's third expansion is ALL Drow. It's been done to death, they should look somewhere else for inspiration. Take a cue from Planescape: Torment. Try some planar critters. Tieflings might be interesting. They always talk about how dangerous Rakshasa are. Show us.

Edwin, well, meh. I guess so, although I'd rather see some newer faces. How about Mazzy? I'd like to see Mazzy around.

iamweaver · Post by **iamweaver** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 5:53 am

New faces, please. I loved running with the BG1&2 NPCs, but if the story is to be new, I would rather it really be new. Unless there is a particular plot device that absolutely hinges on the reuse of an old character, I like to see characters remain in the stories that feature them. Few things annoy me more than seeing spurious repeat characters make integral reappearances in books, movies, etc. It's as though the authors are either unable to create new, interesting characters, or want to somehow "relive" the old experience again and again, and can't let it go (not very healthy, psychologically...). If you want a quick cameo appearance of an old "friend", that is one thing. Fortunately, we already know what happens to all of the playable NPCs at the conclusion of BG2, so the likelihood of any major reuse is slim.

Rob-hin · Post by **Rob-hin** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 8:33 am

I want it to be new too, here nad there noticifactions of what happened to the character. Maby a run in with one or two, but no more then that.

Volk · Post by **Volk** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 9:19 am

Absolutely none, i hope it has absolutely NOTHING to do with the previous BG series chracter or story wise, i would however want to see some of the places from theperevious series put in. thats all though.

Skuld · Post by **Skuld** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 12:10 pm

I agree. I would like to see BGIII be a completely original game having nothing to do with the previous games. All I'd like to see kept from the BG series is the land of Faerun. Anything else would be a let down in my mind. If it's been this long in waiting for an announcement they can do well enough and do something completely original.

trance · Post by **trance** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 12:46 pm

The only way I would want to run into NPCs from the first two games would be if it were a bit of random encounter; kind of like how you meet Drizzt in the first two games.

fable · Post by **fable** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 1:39 pm

Absolutely new. I would tolerate, however, having your party run across a party NPC or two from BG2, now in another role, perhaps as the giver of a couple of quests, or just making a cameo--Jan, Minsc, Keldorn, Jaheira, Viconia, Edwin: any of these and more, but mercifully kept to only one or two, and just for a bit.

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 1:45 pm

Only way I could see myself wanting to run into BG-sereis NPCs would be in a sort of tutorial role at the start.
I think it is time to go a new route, and let sleeping NPCs lie

fable · Post by **fable** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 2:54 pm

[QUOTE=Xandax]Only way I could see myself wanting to run into BG-sereis NPCs would be in a sort of tutorial role at the start. [/QUOTE]

I like that idea! Hopefully, if a sequel gets made, someone will steal it from you.

moltovir · Post by **moltovir** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 4:31 am

Hmmm.....

(spoilers ahead)

Edwin was killed by Elminster some time after the end of the Bhaalspawn saga. And if you romanced Viconia, she would be assasinated. Pretty hard to bring dead characters back to life for a cameo (although they did it with Tazok)

rebel3_6_1 · Post by **rebel3_6_1** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 4:55 am

I would want to kill the old characters

But seriously, I think that it would be cool to run into a couple of characters from BG2. I don't remember what happened to each of them after TOB, but any you do meet should be in a position of great power considering how strong you were at the end of TOB. Also, I agree that if they are used it should only be a couple of them for cameos. I hate the idea of being barraged by Npc's from an earlier game.

moltovir · Post by **moltovir** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 9:11 am

One person i want to see back: noober! And perhaps the crazy scimitar thrower as the king of a powerful country.

SP101 · Post by **SP101** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 10:13 am

The 3rd Brother of Noober and Neeber (or something like that).

Yeltsu · Post by **Yeltsu** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 10:58 am

I'd really like to meet Sarevok as a bartender or a farmer of some kind, or maybe as a protector of some small town. sort of like a ranger

SP101 · Post by **SP101** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 1:45 pm

Maybe you could just meet those retreated heroes from BG2 SoA/ToB...

A meating with the (SPOILER) Justice Fist (Minsc's New Compagny) (SPOILER) would be great

. Or maybe just discover what happened to Viconia after ToB?

Coot · Post by **Coot** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 3:19 am

Tiax! Tiax!

me0w · Post by **me0w** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 3:52 am

EDWIN + JAN!! Easily the 2 greatest characters to grace our screens!!

Although as Moltivar (sp?) mentioned, he's dead, and I forgot what happened with Jan.

A character who I'm now fond of is Coran, I've never used him till last week, and I've spent my time with him speeding accross the screens slaughtering everything solo with stealth

Why wasn't he in #2!?

Oh, also, Boo, to be honest I don't care about Minsc, but I'd be esctatic to see boo, he owns so much, giant space hampster!!

Skuld · Post by **Skuld** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 12:29 pm

IIRC Coran had a cameo in BGII along with Safana. And since I'm posting I might as well reanswer the question with a NO.

Nightmare · Post by **Nightmare** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 1:24 pm

[QUOTE=Coot]Tiax! Tiax![/QUOTE]

Tiax is dead.