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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!

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
