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[Sam.]

'Ere. (Pokes project a bit.) It says it's not dead. It doesn't want to go on the cart.

LOL

 

And we wouldn't ask for cash, but I don't know if we'd frown on it (well, I might, but then I'm always frowning; it means nothing...

How about a bottle of Scotch?
 

seriously, maybe a Kickstarter is what this project needs).

I'd give to a kickstarter if it got you back into modding!

 

Just to give you an idea, there are approximately another eighty internal and external areas, seventy-plus cres and about thirteen hundred lines of dialog already created for this.

Not sure what you drink, but you definitely deserve a bottle of something great! PM me an address and what tasty drink strikes your fancy, and I'll pass around a hat and send you guys something for Christmas

[Miloch]

I've been drinking some very expensive bottles of whiskey just recently ($300+). I also have one in the utility room that I brought home with me from Himchal Pradesh in India which is very nice and cannot be bought outside that state.

Fancy. And here, I would've settled for something cheap like Glenfiddich 21-year or Ardbeg Perpetuum.

[Sam.]

Sam: I've been drinking some very expensive bottles of whiskey just recently ($300+). I also have one in the utility room that I brought home with me from Himchal Pradesh in India which is very nice and cannot be bought outside that state. Perhaps you'd like to revise the offer?

 You sound like my old roommate .  And I did say I would pass around a hat...  Since you like whiskey and are interested in rare stuff, I could get you a bottle of 17-year George Dickel Tennessee Whiskey that was made by accident and will never be made again.  As far as I know, it is only available from the distillery itself.  Not $300, but it's still kinda cool.
 

I've been drinking some very expensive bottles of whiskey just recently ($300+). I also have one in the utility room that I brought home with me from Himchal Pradesh in India which is very nice and cannot be bought outside that state.

Fancy. And here, I would've settled for something cheap like Glenfiddich 21-year or Ardbeg Perpetuum.

Ooh, I like me some Glenfiddich .  You have good taste!

Edited by Sam., 11 October 2016 - 03:16 PM.

[Yovaneth]

 You sound like my old roommate .  And I did say I would pass around a hat...  Since you like whiskey and are interested in rare stuff, I could get you a bottle of 17-year George Dickel Tennessee Whiskey that was made by accident and will never be made again.  As far as I know, it is only available from the distillery itself.  Not $300, but it's still kinda cool.

Sam: you've got my attention. Would you be kind enough to PM me with a price? Although with the oh-so-clever Brexit vote recently and the consequent exchange rate crash, it might be a bit out of reach ATM.

 

-Y-

[WithinAmnesia]

If anyone is interested I have created items with custom B.A.M.s and I have also worked on the Dark Side of the Sword Coast Enhanced Edition Non-Player Characters. Most of my work is archived for one mega release. I have free time and I want to improve this project if I can.

 

I only try to produce Bioware+ quality items / content.

 

If anyone is curious here is an item archive with most of my unreleased items: http://withinamnesia...dyssey?offset=0

 

Also I over-do my item descriptions and I figure to share a couple of examples of my work if anyone likes this kind of writing:

 

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Ring of Dispossession - Item Description:

This ancient heavily enchanted immaculate ruby studded golden ring once belonged to none other than that of the last Ruamathari prince and last heir to the now fallen Raumathar Empire. This magical ring was gifted to the Raumathari prince by the royal smiths located in the now ruined castle of Winterkeep on prince's fifteenth name day. This regal ring's purpose is said to be of that of a warding against any ill-begotten curses laid upon the prince on his wedding day come his eighteenth name day. Most all of the royal records of the ancient fallen empire of Raumathar are now destroyed along with their once great empire in war known as Great Conflagration of -160 DR. Although there is one very old surviving insightful document on this matter located within the archives of the Rashemen capital city of Immilmar that was transcribed from an ancient now lost Ruamathari manuscript that states that there was great unease within the Ruamathari royal court upon the their prince's choice of his controversial bride to be. Little else has been saved over the last nearly two thousand years of this controversial marriage to be and even whom the bride in question was to be has been lost to the ebb and flow of history. The extent of the historical record degradation is so severe that even the very assured name of last Raumathari prince is too lost. As too his true linage and that of his parents having been lost also within the annals of time paramount. In spite of these lost records what can be discerned is that the Raumathari royal family gave their prince and heir to their ill fated empire this very gem studded ring inlaidened with the finest of rubies and cast of the purest of gold in all of the Raumathar empire. This exquisite jeweled loop was to be worn on the prince's right hand as a safeguard in case of any treachery that should befall their young prince upon donning his wedding band wrought from within his supposed bride's land that time forgot. It is rumoured that the bride was to receive her marriage ring from the prince's family although little knowledge survives of the Raumathari marriage customs to make certain of this claim. The marriage of the prince and the time forgotten bride never came to be for upon the prince's seventieth name day a great war broke out with the empire of Raumathar and the empire of Narfell within the ensuing decade long war that came to be know as the Great Conflagration that subsequently brought about the ruination both empires within its wake. It is known that upon the ninth year of the epic scaled war named the Great Conflagration that the last Raumathari prince was struck down in his prime by a warrior mage princess of the empire of Narfell whilst dueling the said Nar warrior mage princess in single combat for at a minimum of three hours. The brutal duel is sung in many old traditional bard songs of the Nar people that tell of a truly awe striking violence that completely obliterated a small town within the struggle for life and death as it pitched back and forth. Such a historical event has been immortalized by the Nars and they sing first of a magical assault that tore up the lands and razed a town to ruins until finally the ashes painted the warrior wizards grey with soot as both party's magical energies had been utterly expended unto each other and the lands that ached under their awful power. Then with many variants of the Nars bard's song then come to conflict herein with some versions sung secondly that forthtell that the royal duel was over rather quickly after the Raumathari prince's magic had been depleted from himself. Intriguingly their exists other more extended variants of this bard song that are sung out side of the Nar lands and of which can usually be found sung within the lands of Thay and Rashemen. These other more long winded iterations of the Nar's bard song tell of a ravaging melee of the two royal combatants spilling each other's blue blood upon the field of battle until the noble prince was finally rent asunder. As a true champion of his empire the prince's final conflict of battle was in the name of his kingdom and for defending what was left of his crumbling empire. Yet the entirety of Raumathari prince's stoic struggle and battle spirit was all for naught after the field of battle burned black and the small town raised to the ground unto fire and ash. For with a great might from the Nar Princess that she smote down upon the battle-worn prince as she cast downward her edge of a flaming blade that was rent through the prince's guard and continued down through to his right shoulder and unto his spine nearest from his hips. The song herein is most always sung in a fever pitch as where the lyric's details all share a common thread in that they proclaim that magical flames of the warrior wizard princess's blade then proceeded to set ablaze to the Raumathari prince's spell and blade battered combat wear. The bards then usually slow the pace of the song for dramatic effect and slowly raise the tempo up and up as they sing of prince's armour so heavily enchanted from the late Raumathari emperor so worried of his son's safety that as the magical flames engulfed the nearly halved prince that his armour then exploded in a great inferno upon the sudden destruction of their wards. It is said that the prince was left to burn in his own armour until his body was charred black. The bards of Rashemen usually scoff at and crack belittling jokes of the Nar bards with great effect within the Rashemen Taverns. The humorous proclamations of the Rashemen bards usual hinge around the Nar bards leaving out the details of the explosion of the the prince's armour death wards that mortally wounded his foe. With some of the bards boasting that the explosion was so devastating to the Nar princess that in spite of the royal Nar priests' most powerful spells of faith laid forth upon their devastated princess that they could not save her and she too later perished from that day when she picked a duel with the last prince and heir of the then imploding Raumathar empire. Upon the death of the last prince of the empire of Raumathar the tides of war shifted and both sides would come to be consumed by their own blood lust as their once wondrous empires too became victims in their great war. It is rumoured that this ring was slipped off of the prince's charred right hand by the captain of the Raumathari royal guard to give back to what was left of the Raumathari royal family after the terrible war. Although that plan for this ring too never came to fruition for the then captain of the Raumathari royal guard would later hear a fortnight after his prince's death from within a front line Raumathari war camp that the remaining Raumathari royal family had all been slaughtered just half a week prior. It is believed that the royal guard and counter spies of the Raumathar empire that had been tasked to ward the last surviving Raumathari of royal blood had failed their duty. It is all but nigh completely believed that the true events that extinguished the Raumathar royal line was that the royal family was snuffed out of existence in one night by a swarm of summoned fire elementals that laid a successful siege to a far-flung stronghold of the then beleaguered Raumathar empire. The castle became ravaged by the fires spread by the intruding far summoned fire elementals to such a degree that the entire keep collapsed in onto itself after nearly all of the keep's wooden support pillars were all but burnt away by the inferno set ablaze within the keep's lower levels. Thus from within the stronghold's collapse all of those whom that were not slaughtered outright were trapped within the burning rubble left to their fates to presumably burn alive. The captain of the Raumathari royal guard was said to have worn this golden ring in the final weeks of his long and bloody campaign against the battered Narfell empire where he still held true to his resolve and the oaths that bound him to protect what little was left of his once proud, prosperous and strong empire. This same captain of the Raumathari royal guard would go on to be promoted and hold the rank of High General of the Raumathari Empire and to take charge of the last surviving contingent of Raumathari Battle Mages of his now all but defeated army mere weeks before the end of both the great war and the empires of Narfell and Raumathar. It is said that upon the last battle of the Great Conflagration that the Raumathari High General devised a great illusion of each man and woman who bore arms and that the he had also ordered summoned beings to fight their opposing forces while what was left of his battered army fled to what is now known as lands of Rashemen to save what little legacy that was left of the now defeated Raumathar empire. Tragically it is believed by most all leading scholars and historians of the Raumathari Empire that the Raumathari High General bore no children and died of alcoholism nearly twenty years later after saving the last of his empire's greatest soldiers. Yet the legacy of the late Ruamathari High General's actions live on and can still be found immortalized as what would now become to be known as the Ruamathari Battle Mages that still defiantly survive to this day as the late Raumathari High General's living legacy of his heroic service to the Raumathari empire.

STATISTICS:

Special Abilities:
- Once per day cast remove curse upon the ring's wearer

Equipped Abilities:
- Saving Throws: +3

 

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Helm of Discipline 'The Visage of Gilgeam'

This magical near entirely gold plated helm is of incredible strength considering that it is smithed from a bronze and iron alloy that most all venerable smiths of the common day would shy away from. It is readily believed by most of the armour smithing profession that such a mixture of metals to be used as a safeguard against cranial impact given the softer nature of bronze is not advisable for all but ceremonial purposes. Alas this helm provides the strength necessary to shield the wearer from all but the most determined of blows struck upon the skull. Given the unexpected metallurgic nature of such a helm one might assume that magic were at play for such a solid composition yet surprisingly no such magic is used to strengthen helm's uncommon alloy other than to prevent the decorative gold plating of the helm's exterior from scratching off. Upon further divination it is found that this helm heralds from the lands of the old empire of Unther within the East of Faerûn. Although as peculiar as the Unther smiths' metal trickery of this helm is, most will agree that it still fails to intrigue to the same manner as that of the blessing gifted upon this helm by none other than the God-King of Unther himself known as Gilgeam. This helm bears the mark of an elite legion of the Unther empire and more specifically the rather difficult to decipher Untheric runes that proclaim the following: "Awarded from the God-King Gilgeam himself as gratitude towards the merits of outstanding discipline and superior command." It is believed that such a blessed helm will only be given to the most stoic and devastating of elite legionaries of the legions of Unther. Additionally it is also believed that these enchanted varieties of helm from within the old empire of Unther are also known as 'The Visage of Gilgeam'. It is told that such helms are given as promotions to the most deadly and subsequently elite of Unther legionaries as a safeguards to keep them from turning on their own soldiers in case of a berserking curse were to be laid upon them by an opposing force. It is rumoured that Gilgeam 'Father of Victory' was deeply embarrassed when one of his most prized elite legions was all but wiped out by a group of Mulhorand spell casters. To put salt in Gilgeam's wound, his elite legion was struck down by their own blades after a clever band of Mulhorand spell casters broke the ranks of the elite legion nicknamed 'Gilgeam's Pride' with a series of berserking curses while being completely unscathed by the legion in the process. The curses were later found out by a interrogated Mulhorand priest to have been laid on the legion's own swords the night before they slew themselves while the legionaries were distracted by prostitutes hired by the Mulhorand spell casters. As to how such a prized and treasured item from both within and abroad of Unther found its way into your possession is unknown. Although one may happen a guess that if such an item was stolen from its owner then there would likely be those incentivized by large amounts gold and other such likely rewards to search for the helm's unmistakable golden exterior and deep red plume. Then again one may come across a rich collector avid to purchase the prized helm to further expand their collection of rare and highly sought after elite Unther legionnaire equipment. It is said that such items as these are relics of an older and more grander time of the Unther empire and thus fetch a very high price from private collectors of the like. With anyway that one looks at this helm, one can be certain of at least of one thing and that is if one were to don this helm in the lands of Unther within the gaze of many a Unther legion - it would surely be removed in quick succession from one's shoulders along with one's own head.

STATISTICS:

Equipped Abilities:
– Protects against critical hits
– Wearer is immune to Berserk

Weight: 3 lbs.

 

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Edited by WithinAmnesia, 12 October 2016 - 11:03 AM.

[Yovaneth]

Sea Tower doesn't add any new items but I really do appreciate the offer. If that changes, I'll get back to you.

 

-Y-

[Crevs Daak]

Is there any help required on the mod? I can do almost anything except for graphics and cooking without burning something.

[Yovaneth]

You're not being ignored - we're trying to decide how/if to divvy up this mod to get it finished. I will get back to you.

 

-Y-

[Crevs Daak]

You're not being ignored - we're trying to decide how/if to divvy up this mod to get it finished. I will get back to you.
 
-Y-

OK, nice!

[Sam.]

Hey Yovaneth and Miloch, hope you have had a good Christmas and New Years!  Just wondering if you've found any motivation to put in a few minutes on this project now and again over the past couple of months?

[WithinAmnesia]

Eh! What is going on here? Are there any recent developments? I made a discord channel for the community together ('how to' guide): http://www.shsforums...e-channel-join/

[Miloch]

Just wondering if you've found any motivation to put in a few minutes on this project now and again over the past couple of months?

Last I heard, Yovaneth was diligently at work... he said something about adding whisky to the drinks list at the Elfsong. But seriously, he did say something about the Elfsong. I think we have a quest that fits into it somehow. If only we both had more time...

[Falagar]

Elfsong you say? By the way if someone ever does, I would love to see the actual song of the Elfsong Tavern be put in as a small mod for nostalgia purposes.

 

Also when it comes to graphics...have you all tried contacting graphic artists over at the Unreal Engine Forums? Usually that is where most of the talent is currently located, and I believe their asking price to do animations, and art would be minimal for something like this.

 

Just a idea, I don't know if they would really do it.

Edited by Falagar, 13 March 2017 - 08:43 PM.

[Sam.]

Elfsong you say? By the way if someone ever does, I would love to see the actual song of the Elfsong Tavern be put in as a small mod for nostalgia purposes.

Do you have an audio file you think is appropriate?

[Falagar]

I don't have the song itself, and I'm not too familiar what kind of setup the Infinity Engine needs to allow new audio to be played, I think it needs to be in .acm or .mus form correct? I imagine if you were to convert the MP3 format to those formats that it would only take a few minutes to do.

Edited by Falagar, 14 March 2017 - 12:21 PM.

[WithinAmnesia]

Is there not a cut Elfsong Tavern cut scene in the Original Baldur's Gate; which was restored by Unfinished Business?

[Sam.]

Just wondering if you've found any motivation to put in a few minutes on this project now and again over the past couple of months?

Last I heard, Yovaneth was diligently at work... he said something about adding whisky to the drinks list at the Elfsong. But seriously, he did say something about the Elfsong. I think we have a quest that fits into it somehow. If only we both had more time...

I love the idea of adding a specially named well-aged scotch and whisky to the Elfsong!  Maybe add a tobacco pipe that increases one's Intelligence by 1 while equipped, because don't all wise old men sit around smoking and sipping fine liquor?

 

Is there not a cut Elfsong Tavern cut scene in the Original Baldur's Gate; which was restored by Unfinished Business?

Yes, here is the topic.  As of February 2015, BG:EE Classic Movies restores it as well.  The original movie had no audio at all, and although I have restored some audio, no one has yet to produce a suitable audio clip of the famed "female elven voice".