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Completed Let's solo Baldur's Gate 2 on Insane (feat. The Codex)

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cmon mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn... I need a hit!
 

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I could use one too.
I have had very little time for gaming in the last month, and had no opportunity to play BG and take screenshots. But if I had the screenshots, it would not change much, because of a rough time at work = no time to write updates anyway.

I will try to post an update next week. Wish me luck.
 

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MicoSelva is too busy being a celebrity on live streams to update LPs for his proletarian brothers :rpgcodex:
 

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MicoSelva is too busy being a celebrity on live streams to update LPs for his proletarian brothers
Yeah, that too. Although this is mostly the case of me being a whipped husband. Wifey might give me break when I have the opportunity to talk to devs of the game she likes, but not to make an LP for a bunch of neckbeards on an internet forum. ('But honey, I am doing this for myself!')

Honestly, she would probably prefer if I started writing Dragon Ball fan fiction again.

The good news is I was able to play through illithids section yesterday. Managed to do it naked (no, not like that) and it went better than expected, although there were a few deaths due to armor deficiencies.
 

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MicoSelva is too busy being a celebrity on live streams to update LPs for his proletarian brothers
Yeah, that too. Although this is mostly the case of me being a whipped husband. Wifey might give me break when I have the opportunity to talk to devs of the game she likes, but not to make an LP for a bunch of neckbeards on an internet forum. ('But honey, I am doing this for myself!')

Honestly, she would probably prefer if I started writing Dragon Ball fan fiction again.

The good news is I was able to play through illithids section yesterday. Managed to do it naked (no, not like that) and it went better than expected, although there were a few deaths due to armor deficiencies.
Why can't you just play at work like you always did?
 

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I never did that. I wrote (and still will) updates at work, after uploading the screenshots to dropbox or something like that.
 

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Pretty much impossible. I am hoping to be able to finish the LP before our afternoon shifts are cancelled and I am not able to even write at work any more.
 

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I could use one too.
I have had very little time for gaming in the last month, and had no opportunity to play BG and take screenshots. But if I had the screenshots, it would not change much, because of a rough time at work = no time to write updates anyway.

I will try to post an update next week. Wish me luck.
Good luck with that MicoSelva! We count on you :)

Pretty much impossible. I am hoping to be able to finish the LP before our afternoon shifts are cancelled and I am not able to even write at work any more.

Also, thanks for sacrificing your "sleep at work" shifts for us!
 

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Last time on Let's Insane Solo Baldur's Gate 2:

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The funny thing is, we actually survived this one.

Update #67: Neighbourly Visits, part III - The Ugly

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And once again I am doing this naked...

And there were complaints about your performance last time, so try to keep it up, ok?

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It is somewhat suspicious that those damn mor- uh, our readers keep sending me against nasty, tentacled monsters without any clothes on.

:mhd:

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After entering the new area, we are promptly ambushed. In a cutscene, no less, which is a feature Bioware will keep perfecting over the years.

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It's not like I could have done anything.

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'Unknown'? What about those images of fighting pits and slavery? Would those not constitute a hint?

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Why am I not surprised.

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I guess I will be playing the waiting game then.

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An ogre?

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Arena fighting? How original...

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I actually am offering you your life. Because when I finally manage to escape, you're dead.

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Oh shit.

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Well, that was fast.

Death Count: 302

Load game.

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Before you start complaining, how about you first try naked wrestling against three angry bug-gorillas yourself, and share your impressions?

I will still require you to do better.

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This will hopefully give me a head start.

Obviously, being invisible does not affect the scripted ogre dialogue.

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Maybe he is wearing a ring of true sight or something.

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Being invisible - sorry, hidden in shadows - indeed gives us a few precious seconds of advantage.

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Which are important, because this spell has a very short duration.

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How do you like it now, buggers?

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This is like pouring salty water onto triffids.

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Hard counters for the win.

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Yeah, I bet you will.

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I could open the door this time, but I am now not sure I wanted to.

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We have apparently met. I don't really remember...

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Great that you repeated you hate illithids THREE TIMES. I wasn't sure after the first two.

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Oh, FFS.

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Simyaz makes us an offer we literally cannot refuse.

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Well, that depends whether the mechanism that operates those does have a traditional lock and if it is warded against simple spells.

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The only path, you say...

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Ambiguous answers aside, we of course have no choice here. Good ol' Bioware never fails.

tl;dr: We will have to escape the arena during our fight against the githyanki.

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Awww, he likes me.

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Alright, time to... Wait, where has the fish come from?

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The Death 2: Deadly Fish

Death Count: 303

Loading.

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Seriously, where did the fish come from?

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I just can't get over this fish.

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WTF? Weren't we supposed to be fighting each other? How are these kuo-toas even here? It doesn't make any sense!

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Sushi time!

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No worries, I'll get to you in a moment.

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Or maybe I'll summon a fire elemental, because you guys have magical weapons.

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Get them, firedude!

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It's always a question of finding the right means for the job.

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Time to go.

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That's my fan, the ogre jailer.

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Firedude, meet jailer.

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Jailer, meet firedude.

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Seems like you guys didn't really click with each other.

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This is the hilt of the Equalizer, which I forgot to screenshot inside the inventory.

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Not everyone remembers that vanilla BG2 did not have container highlighting - it was only added in Throne of Bhaal. Dumbing down or an essential feature? Would we even accept a game that does not have it today?

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Thankfully, I don't really want to go back into that cell.

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Not pictured: our elemental getting its brains sucked out.

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Speaking of brains, I shall withdraw to save mine.

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WTF? Maze?

The 'not dying' approach does not seem to work for us very well.

Death Count: 303

Loading the game.

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Did you know that they can cast maze?

Maybe?

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After pulling one of the illithids away from the other...

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Hyuk, hyuk.

We will need to wait for your brain to regrow. However that works.

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Thankfully I know the illithid anatomy well enough to be able to reliably strike their vital organs.

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They're not so tough one on one.

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So many unconscious people and no attractive women to ra- I mean, save.

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I think the machine is hitting on me. And doing a pretty good job of it.

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Are they trying to tell me that my mind is not powerful enough?

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Huh?

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Seriously, how did they get THAT?

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FFS.

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At least I can open SOME doors.

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Turns out I did not want to open this one after all.

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Inconceivable.

Death Count: 304

Reloading.

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It would be nice of illithids if they kept their pet fish in aquariums, instead of them running around the place armed.

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Judging from my previous fights against sahuagin princes, maybe I shouldn't take them on directly...

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Time to employ the earth-stick. Go, LEE.

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Much better.

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Oh shit, DUCK!

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The funny thing is, after stunning The Codex and his elemental, the illithd never attacked.

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Let me distract this thing...

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Teamwork!

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I'm hoping there will not be a need for me to drink this.

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Oh, and I thought LEE farted.

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I think they were planning on making their own T-1000 here. That would make them unstoppable.

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Holy shit, incoming enemies!

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Whew.

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Tempting...

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Oh, yeah, that.

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You could all become my slaves. Actually, you should expect that, since you see me as a drow...

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I could make fun of them seeking adventures in the Underdark, but I entered this illithid lair naked, so...

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Yeah it would be a huge change if I was forced to do everything at every step. :roll:

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Tell me about this cache... No? Fuck you, then.

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tl;dr: We can use illithid circlets to mind control them and open doors.

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Gold?

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Oh, wait, it's not gold it's 'alien metal'.

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Why do I keep opening these doors...?

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I do not envy the janitor here.

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Aah, my good old pal, respawning illithid!

I think you can farm this guy, if you are desperate autistic patient enough.

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Wow, you're one ugly motherfucker.

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Well, this friendship did not last long.

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WTF? More enemies spawning in the middle of combat? What is this, Dragon Age 2?

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Managed to esca-, I mean retreat, before they appeared.

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Oh, these are just the yanki guys.

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Don't forget to bring some cleaning mops when you come back. You're going to need them.

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Also, I will fucking kill you for this teleporting bullshit.

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Oh, this isn't looking good.

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Chase me, chase me, woohoo!

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Don't ask me how, but I managed to escape. *Gulp!* AndNowForAComeback.

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OneMorePotion.

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LookingGood.

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FuckYeah! ThisIsWhatICallABackstab!

Holy shit.

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However, our luck did not last long.

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ICanStillFixThis!

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Getting that first strike in is rather important, it seems.

Death Count: 305

Re-load.

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Simple bad luck, nothing else.

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ThisIsSomewhatMorePromising.

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LetsMoveAwayFromYourPanickedFriend.

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DontBeScared.

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ItWontHelp.

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EasierThanExpected.

That is how powerful consumables work.

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Yeah? AndThenDoWhatWithItExactly?

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'Potion'?

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No. JustNo. IAmNotDrinkingIllithid BirthFluid. ForgetIt.

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YetAnotherRoom.

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YetAnotherPairOfIllithidsDead.

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WTFIsThis? AnIllithidPartyWhereEveryoneIsAWallHugger?

There is an ulitharid there.

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FFS.

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WellYouWontSeeMeComplainingAboutActuallyUsingThisStuff.

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No.

Oh, come on.

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No.

It will help.

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No.

Do you prefer to die?

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Alright. FINE. I'll drink it.

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AlsoAGoodMomentToUseThisSpellIThink.

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Owned.

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IHearSomeOfYouDidNotDieFromMySpell.

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LetMeHelpWithThat.

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AndDone.

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AndWhatsThis?

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Nice.

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Oh, hello there.

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Let me try out my new item on you...

Dire charmed? I thought it was supposed to be domination?

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I hate false advertising.

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I need you to fight against this umber hulk, my new friend.

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Noooooo! Insane dwarf warrior! Don't you die on me!

Are you finished?

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Yep.

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At least he left me a keepsake.

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Fire resistance? Flamestrike? I like it!

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Oh, the last tomb/closet/whatever had this guy.

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He did not last long. And yes, I am sure it was a 'he', because priest, not priestess.

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Hey, I need to open a door for me.

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This one.

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These guys must really hate opening doors.

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OWNED by the Sword of the Mask.

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And this is how our hero got stunned, because we forgot to drink another birth-fluid potion.

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Luckily, this did not result in death.

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I think I have this area all but figured out.

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Actual lockpick on the final room? Hard to believe.

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Have I come at a bad time?

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After retreating a bit, we decide to use this, just in case.

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FFS.

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Hello, anyone here?

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Psionic blast? Bitch, please. I've drank your momma's birth fluid.

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Brain golem is incentive enough to reconsider my tactics here...

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Our hero managed to close the door just before a psionic blast incapacitated him. These brine potions have a very short duration, turns out.

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Oh, hello there. You should not leave your back exposed like this.

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This is why.

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Oh fuck, the golem.

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Immune?

Oh yeah, they are only vulnerable to magical blunt weapons. Have I forgot to mention that?

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FFS.

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Healing potion!

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Alright!

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Was close there for a second.

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Hey there, brain. Got any more defenses around?

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Turns out, you do.

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Not that I expect Kitthix to do much, but maybe he can bait someone, or something, to get separated from the rest.

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Do not disappoint me, little spider.

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Well, that was fast.

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Hey, over here! Come after me!

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Showdown!

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Huh. I kind of expected to die here.

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Are you a bad enough dude to fight The Codex?

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Apparently, you think you are.

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Our hero bravely shuts the door at the last possible second.

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Because his brain is almost gone.

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You my mommy?

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Heads up!

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Ah, fuck. You are not welcome here, hulk!

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On the other hand...

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I shall call you Another Bruce.

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And they say it is hard to find competent help. When you have staff of command, it's easy!

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Our umber hulk even managed to confuse The Master Brain, which is hilarious in a way.

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Not to mention it killed the brain in two hits.

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Stop stealing my spotlight!

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That's an awfully specific thing to be sure about.

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It was nice knowing you, but you need to go now.

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No hard feelings, right?

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And this is what we got for our efforts.

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I hope this isn't everything we got...

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That's more like it!

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Next time: The Codex' career as a drow will come to an abrupt end.

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What? Now, when I'm finally getting some respect around here? :rpgcodex:
 
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Last time on Let's Insane Solo Baldur's Gate 2:

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I guess the Illithids are now... braindead. :yeah:

Update #68: Sin City, part VII - Moping Up

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I almost forgot about you, guys. Good thing you moved over here.

These people do not really treat you like a drow at all. The reputation increase also makes absolutely no sense.

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Whoa? 45K XP? Not exactly complaning, but for what?

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Thief level up should happen very soon.

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Good to see our saving throws back in shape.

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That magic resistance should actually be higher.

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Firkraag forever?

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The Codex is wearing Ring of Gaxx, Ring of Fire Control (+50% fire resistance) and Cloak of Protection +2 for the moment, but I will welcome hints for rings/cloak combo you consider the best.

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Oh, shit. Sharik! I forgot about you.

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Does not give you the right to get all pissed off at me, though.

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I should git a refund. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! Three of yo' creatures tried ta bust a cap up in me eventually.

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Maybe I can buy myself some better slaves...

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Looks like I be now a funky-ass big-ass deal up in dis place. Pimpin'

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Is you tryin ta rip me off?

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Cool, I now have my own peasant army, like in Mount&Blade!

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The possibilities are endless!

Actually, no. You can either kill them or set them free.

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What? That's it?

Pretty much.

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:decline:

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Then I don't want them.

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And their tale about a merciful drow will magically reduce shop prices in Athkathla, due to overall increase of happiness in the society.

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I guess I might as well turn in the quest...

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Do I git a funky-ass bonus fo' brangin all three?

Nope.

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What was the fucking point, then?

Seeing you die, seeing you naked and seeing you die naked?

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I hate everyone.

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Seal tha hood, biatch? Do you even have tha authoritizzle ta do that?

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Oh, fo' fuckz sake. Give me a gangbangin' fuckin break! I still have bitz of brain golems all over me!

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Ok, this does cheer me up a bit! :incline:

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Oh yeah.

Getting more thieving skills at this pint is kind of superfluous.

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:yeah:

But high level abilities are always nice.

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I hope she summoned me here for another nookie, or I will be very disappointed.

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I am even willing to dress up properly for it.

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This does not sound promising fuck-wise at all.

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These are actually sub-optimal dialogue options, which make Phaere suspicious.

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Thankfully, you can ease her doubts if you have enough charisma. A failed check results in Phaere losing trust in the player character and becoming hostile.

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Wow. Drow are real dicks. Or rather cunts.

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Yeah, peep me waltzin up in there wit a cold-ass lil cart full of fake dragon eggs. Straight-Up plausible.

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Stealth is mah middle name.

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These are much smaller than expected, if they fit in my backpack.

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This key looks pretty conventional. And I thought the treasury door did not have a conventional lock...

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Going back into the temple.

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Oh no! Teleport ambush!

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The local dragon egg forger must be having the week of his life.

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Sure.

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My old man used to say, you can never have too many fake dragon eggs.

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STEALTH it is, then.

This quest has surprisingly large number of different paths and outcomes. Bioware really did a good job here covering as many possible player chocies as they could... But they still forgot a few.

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HEY GUYS I'M NOT REALLY HERE.

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THE DOOR TOTALLY OPENED ON ITS OWN.

The guards went hostile.

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They must hate open doors or something.

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Friendly golems. This bodes well...

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Let's close the door, just in case.

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Am I putting the small eggs into the large egg, or is this symbolic, or what?

Just get on with it.

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Oh crap.

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It's been a while since my last golem gangrape. Should have rested after all.

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OR MAYBE I CAN DO IT!

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Two down!

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And that's three!

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Alright! Almost there!

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:yeah:

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Come to think of it... Do I really want these?

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Ha! I'd like to see them try to figure this one out.

We will try to maximize the XP reward here, so we are planting Phaere's fake eggs here along with the real eggs.

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So... Are we having sex now?

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Guess not.

Planting Phaere's eggs (and giving her fake Solaufein's eggs) allows us to finish her quest for 20K XP.

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I wish everyone stopped doing that.

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Yoda, is that you?

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How did even you get here? Isn't the city sealed?

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That feels much better. I feel like I could take on the whole world now. Or at least this city. *wink* *wink*

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You never told me why I am needed at the ritual.

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I mean, am I here as a bodyguard? The temple seems guarded well enough. Kind of.

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Nobody's listening to me. Ok.

Of course nobody ever mentions finding two sets of eggs in the vault, or the destroyed golems...

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Oh, this looks promising.

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The demon lord does not screw around. 'Pay up front, bitch, or else!'

I sense a hint of jealousy.

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I should command such respect too! I'm much better than him!

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Allies of elves? What? Who? Where?

You're an elf.

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Fuck, I forgot. This will be hard to explain...

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On the contrary.

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The pleasure is all mine!

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Demogorgon you ain't, bro.

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No hard feelings. My relationships with women usually end this way. But hey, at least we had sex. That counts for something, right?

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This skeleton warrior is really ruining the moment here.

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Bye, mom. Can I call you mom? I bet I can.

The famous double-double cross with fake eggs is a nice touch, and I usually do that, but leaving the real eggs in the vault allowed The Codex to kill Ardulace, Phaere and the demon lord for around 50K XP in total.

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Plus the satisfaction of ending their lives with my own hands.

You still have to survive for that.

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E-Z.

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Just in case...

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And done.

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Ardulace had some good taste.

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Cool.

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Also pretty nice, although I still prefer my red dragon plate.

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And Phaere had nothing interesting.

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Did the eggs survive?

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Ooh... Someone's going to be pissed.

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:incline:

Finally put a point in spear proficiency. Not really sure why, but whatever.

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I have a feeling this ability will be quite useful soon...

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Seems like everyone here hates my ass now.

Pretty much.

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Wait, does that mean what I think it means?

The whole city went hostile, yes.

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So... There is no reason not to kill them, then?

Uh...

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Sweeeeeeeet. :smug:

Warning: The rest of this update is unnecessary violence. A lot of it. Click the spoilertag on your own responsibility.

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Come to me, dark brothers.

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You are released fom this life.

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You can't prove anything.

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There aren't even any witnesses. :smug:

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Lol, a random wizard.

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Ouch, that gotta hurt.

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Don't feel bad. I've killed much stronger people than you today.

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This is just embarassing.

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Your quest sucked ass!

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This city is pretty crowded, isn't it? Not for long, though.

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Not even their pets will stay alive.

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House Despana does not exist any more, so you knowledge is obsolete.

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And your stories were boring.

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The bastard almost got away!

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Your services were overpriced!

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I don't like you too!

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You wouldn't have sex with me!

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You... I don't even want to remember that.

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I did not expect them to be so numerous.

It is a drow city...

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I have bad news for you, guys. This is a really bad time to be locked in a cage.

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On the other hand, you won't need to suffer humiliation anymore. In a way, I am doing you a favour.

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My arm is getting tired a bit.

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Consider this being addressed, bitch.

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Oh, yeah, resist! Give me all you got!

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I've got your friend's guts on my face now!

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The djinn wasn't worth that much!

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I've come for my refund.

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Not many of them left, I hope.

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Yeah, yeah, move along.

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This will set back their spider-breeding programme a few years.

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Oh shit, I've just realized something horrible!

That you are a mass-murderer?

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I've been taunting them in common! They did not understand anything! Quick, reload a save!

Fuck you. I am not going through all this again.

End of the update.

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Next time: Sunlight!
 
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And their tale about a merciful drow will magically reduce shop prices in Athkathla, due to overall increase of happiness in the society.

Truly visionary, BG2 already had a global happiness meter before Civilization 5! :troll:
 

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That was great :love:

As a sidenote, how do other NPCs, like visiting Illithids, slaves, etc. react to your killing spree? Also, I see much of Bhaal in the Codex :smug:

Final note: I tend to go for a double-double-double-cross here, myself. Steal Ardulace's eggs, replace them with Pahere's, give her Soulafein's and then... sacrifice the real eggs to the Daemon Lord myself. Then I LARP an agreement with the Daemon by Gate-ing one into Adalon's lair.
 
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As a sidenote, how do other NPCs, like visiting Illithids, slaves, etc. react to your killing spree?
I think the game removes all (or at least most) non-drow NPCs when the 'hostile city' flag is trigegred. I did not meet any slaves, or the githyanki, etc.

sacrifice the real eggs to the Daemon Lord myself.
Yeah, I planned to do that, but the option did not appear. No idea why. Maybe because The Codex is not evil, or some mod fucked up the dialogue.
Meh, we prefer to kill stuff anyway.

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Anyway, The Codex has left the buidling Underdark, so it is time to decide what he is going to do next.

- move on with the plot (kill Bodhi)
- check out the next level of Watcher's Keep

Vote now! I will make the roll after the next update (planned for tomorrow or Friday), or the one after that.
 

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