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Laddy
12-21-2011, 07:12 AM
Good evening, and well met! Today I will embark on an epic journey of heroism and adventure! However, I need YOUR help to get me through it.

I will be playing Baldur's Gate II for the PC, one of my absolute favorite games. However, instead having a solo play with recruitable NPC's, I need a six-person party to help me survive the terrible world of Amn and all its treachery. So, will "brave" "adventurers" such as yourself be able to help me out? I'll show you guys the journey as I play through it with commentary.

Baldur's Gate II is a party-based RPG, so naturally I everyone to pick a race, class, alignment, and color scheme.

Sign-Up Sheet

Name:
Gender:
Race:
Class: (Specify two alternatives so we don't get, say, four Rangers)
Alignment:
Hair Color:
Skin Color:
Primary Clothing Color:
Secondary Clothing Color:

Here are the choices...

Races:

Human
Elf
Half-Elf
Dwarf
Gnome
Halfling
Half-Orc

Classes:

Fighter-Any Race Any Alignment
Paladin-Humans Only Lawful Good Only
Ranger-Human, Elf, Half-Elf Any Good Alignment
Cleric-All Races Any Alignment
Mage-Human, Elf, Half-Elf, Gnome Any Alignment
Thief-All Races Any Alignment but Lawful Good
Bard-Human, Half-Elf Neutral Good, Neutral Evil, or any Neutral Alignment
Druid-Human, Elf, Half-Elf True Neutral only
Monk-Human Any Lawful Alignment
Sorceror-Human, Elf, Half-Elf Any Alignment
Barbarian-All Races Any Alignment

Also, there multi and dual-classes, so many combinations are possible.

Alignments:

Lawful Good
Neutral Good
Chaotic Good
Lawful Neutral
True Neutral
Chaotic Neutral
Lawful Evil
Neutral Evil
Chaotic Evil

As for colors, they have within reason.

So, here's my character to serve as a reference:

Laddy
"Male"
Half-Elf
Sorceror
Chaotic Good
Light Brown Hair
Tan Skin
Purple + Magenta

Sign-Up List
1. Laddy-Sorceror
2. Razentin-Thief
3. Nubrik-Cleric
4. MILF-Ranger
5. Pike-Fighter
6. Shads-Berserker Kit

First come, first serve. Let's get this started!

Rantz
12-21-2011, 09:15 AM
Yay :D

Name: Razentin
Gender: Male
Race: Halfling (if Bard, then Half-Elf)
Class: Thief (alternatively Bard)
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Hair Color: Dark brown
Skin Color: Pasty white
Primary Clothing Color: Silver
Secondary Clothing Color: Blue

Laddy
12-21-2011, 10:00 AM
In. You're a thief as they are insanely useful in this game.

Rantz
12-21-2011, 10:28 AM
I actually only played through a fragment of BG2. I enjoyed it, but didn't really get into it like with the original. Maybe this'll spark up my interest again!

Fynn
12-21-2011, 10:40 AM
Incredible game. Lots of fond memories. Have my character!


Name: Nubrik
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Class: Cleric (or Paladin)
Alignment: Chaotic Good (which is ironic, since he's a cleric of Torm :D)
Hair Color: Black
Skin Color: Pale
Primary Clothing Color: Grey
Secondary Clothing Color: Brownish or blue, you pick.

Have him use hammers!

Rantz
12-21-2011, 10:56 AM
If we get an abundance of male characters, feel free to make me female instead!

Madame Adequate
12-21-2011, 03:15 PM
Why is your party not Saerelith, Yasraena, Chloe, Imoen (With romance mod), and Kivan with that mod that makes him even more emo?

:colbert:

Name: MILF
Gender: Female
Race: Human
Class: Cleric or Ranger (I guess you're not playing with any mods that add classes?)
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Hair Color: White
Skin Color: Pink
Primary Clothing Color: Green
Secondary Clothing Color: Darker green

Pike
12-21-2011, 03:23 PM
Oh I am so in.

Name: Pike
Gender: Female
Race: Halfling or Gnome, depending on what class you choose for me
Class: Fighter or Mage (Halfling for fighter, gnome for mage)
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Hair Color: Reddish-brown
Skin Color: Something pale
Primary Clothing Color: Blue
Secondary Clothing Color: Violet

:raichu:

Ultima Shadow
12-21-2011, 05:22 PM
Name: Shads
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Class: Mage-subclass "Conjurer", the Fighter sub-class "Berserker" or the Ranger-subclass "Stalker"
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Skin Color: Pale/Pink
Primary Clothing Color: Black
Secondary Clothing Color: Black

Laddy
12-21-2011, 05:24 PM
I really only liked two companion mods: Keto and Kelsey. The others never interested me all that much.

As for classes, I never really wanted to get new classed since I like my BG with good ol' D&D rules, so I never really wanted new classes.

OH, and ya'll three are in.

EDIT: I got a problem. In Multiplayer all the Protocols are grayed our for selection. Considering I'm doing this with a Custom Party instead is even more infuriating. Does anyone have any help?

Madame Adequate
12-21-2011, 06:20 PM
Finch and Gavin are blatantly the best :colbert:

Also the new classes ARE D&D classes!

I have no idea about the protocols, sorry! :shobon:

Laddy
12-21-2011, 10:26 PM
Shit, the multiplayer was working a few days ago. Shit. Shit.

Laddy
12-22-2011, 04:56 AM
Yes, I know. Double posts are bad. Sue me.

So, BG2 multiplayer is smurfed up, so I want to make it to you guys. I got Might & Magic 8, another party-based RPG except way more old-school and stuff. If you want, I can make a custom party with this. Is that ok? It is ok, Laddy and we are indebted to you and your technical brilliance. Yes, that's it. Update soon. I'm so sorry this didn't pan out but I think you'll enjoy this~!

EDIT: Of course when I got it from Good Old Games it would download and install TWICE causing INTERACTION BETWEEN SAVED GAMES SO SAVED GAMES ARE FOR NAUGHT. Good god. BG2 doesn't work. MM8 doesn't work. Life sucks.

Pike
12-22-2011, 01:12 PM
Don't worry bro <3 You figure out what works and what doesn't, no rush!