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Beggers

Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2001 4:10 am
by Burt0n
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'?

Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2001 4:14 am
by Draupner
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...

Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2001 4:43 am
by Sabre
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.

Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2001 5:36 am
by Pebz
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)

Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2001 6:31 am
by Daniel
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?

Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2001 6:48 am
by BilboTheHobbit
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?

Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2001 6:54 am
by mikeheitz
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! :) :mad:

Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2001 9:14 am
by fable
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. :)

Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2001 9:20 am
by Pebz
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 :D