I'd rather an item be on Suneer than on the Sahuagin. Suneer can use it on the party

Rastamage, on Jun 4 2008, 08:24 AM, said:
Okay, I've tried to be a proper wordsmith and reworked the dialogue for a third draft. Please, be harsh if necessary. I'd rather take it on the chin now then have an inferior experience for a player trying this out. Here's the third draft:
Ok then, let the nitpicking begin:

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Erevain Beraskána: And so, at last, my choice to continue on Faerûn as a member of the undead proves correct.
I see no need for this line at all... The player should know he's undead from looking at him and from him calling himself a baelnorn.
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Foolish mortal, how dare you seek to claim my magical accoutrements!?
Accoutrements seems a little forced. Equipment? Items?
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these items that are worthy of any archmage.
these items, each worthy of an archmage (emphasize they were supposed to be seperated)
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I then scattered them all around the Sword Coast amongst the most nefarious of villains to prevent them from ever being gathered together in one place again.
Why exactly wouldn't he keep them? Explain please.

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Doing so allowed me to become a baelnorn, an elven lich, without the need for a phylactery.
Why? There are no other phylacteries in
BG2 so I say remove the "without the need for a phylactery. "
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But no mage was ever meant to wield all of the Magi items but myself!
But I was supposed to be the only one to ever collect the Magi items!
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The fact that it should be one of the nefarious Bhaalspawn only further proves the validity of my plans.
I don't like this line at all...
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Only the most vile of villains could be able to trump all the others and take control over all of the Magi ensorcelled paraphernalia.
Ensorcelled paraphernalia? How about "my enchanted items" ?
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Now my studies into the prophecies of Alaundo the Seer demonstrate their truth.
I say we do NOT say Alaundo was right before the end of
TOB (when the PC will know for sure)
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I cannot let an impertinent one with a tainted bloodline such as yourself, Bhaalspawn, wear them now. Give them over lest you face your doom!
What if Aerie, Kelsey, Edwin, Minsc with the Minsc Sorcerer Mod (I so want to make that) or Tashia is using the items?
Why not just change the whole thing to:
"I cannot allow one mage to collect the items. They were never intented to benefit a Bhaalspawn!"
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Cespenar: Ooh, Master never told me about these shiny ones! Master has a new set of shinies? Now why didn't Master tell Cespenar so Cespenar could check his recipes?
This line is awesome
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Charname: 1. Tainted bloodline? This from a member of the undead? Well, Erevain, you can see yourself away from my pocket plane and back to whatever little hidey hole you crawled out of.
Charname: 2. I see, oh noble baelnorn. Of course I will return your treasures to you. Here, take them and return from whence you came.
Charname: 3. Thanks for visiting my pocket plane. I'll be sure to search your corpse for more treasure to add to my growing collection!
These are great too.
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If Charname 1 then:
Imoen: You've got a lot of nerve pointing out a Bhaalspawn's tainted bloodline when you willingly became undead! I'm with you, Charname!
Also good
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Aerie: I'm not so sure of this. I know I was raised by gnomes but I think baelnorns are actually good. Are you sure you want to provoke him, Charname?
Should be changed to something like:
Aerie: I'm not sure about this. I think baelnorns aren't actually evil. Are you sure you want to provoke him, Charname?
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Jaheira: The undead are an abomination of Nature. Truly, whether this creature is good or evil, Balance will be served by its destruction.
Without Aerie's interjection Jaheira's "Truly, whether this creature is good or evil" doesn't fit. Also, change Balance will to Balance would, because we still have a chance to back out
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Viconia: And so we see the dark side of the so-called "noble" surface elves. This walking corpse claims nobility for breaking his phylactery into multiple parts? The dirthiir are no better than the drow.
If we remove the phylactery line above this should be changed.
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Anomen: As part of my training with the Order of the Most Radiant Heart we learned much on the nature of the undead. I consider myself schooled in the ways of the restless spirits who haunt the world as unliving... creatures. But I have never heard of a noble lich. Be wary, Charname! It's rotten tongue may be trying to deceive us!
I don't see this as pompous and arrogant enough for Anomen, and remember, he might fail his quest and be evil now.
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Edwin: That's the spirit, Charname! Let us show this lich what for! (For surely you simians are destined to pass these items on to me.)
Let us show this lich how a fireball feels!
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Jan: Whoa! This fellow looks just like he made a deal with Old Scratchy... It reminds me of.. this is just like that time I... hmm. I don't think anything like this has ever happened to me before... I think this fellow would have done better to eat his turnips than to become a lich.
Change Whoa! to Hmm... so it fits better with the rest.
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Valygar: Even my ancestor Lavok didn't sink to the level of becoming undead. Sure, he preyed on his family. But choosing to become a rotting, unliving yet undead corpse? Filthy magic indeed.
remove the words "my ancestor"
change "Sure, he preyed on his family. But choosing "
to "Sure, he preyed on his family, but choosing "
remove ", unliving yet"
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Minsc:
Change to:
Minsc: What?! Boo says that if it smells of the grave it must be evil. We should deliver a proper buttkicking for justice!
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Erevain Beraskána: Bah! How little you younglings know, 'tis true.
remove ", 'tis true"
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I give you one last chance to return my belongings.
This is ok.
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Will you part with my paraphernalia or must we do battle?
part with my gear
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Know that I have studied the Art through the fantastic branch known as wild magic since before your mother's mother was even conceived.
remove "the Art through"
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My power cannot be denied nor my righteousness.
remove: nor my righteousness
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You face not only a High Mage, an elven archmage,
remove ",an elven archmage,"
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but also one who is a master of wild magic as well.
remove either "also" or "as well"
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As a mortal I knew no equal in the Art of the Weave's chaotic side and my powers have only grown since my passage into undeath.
this is good
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Charname: 1. I am on a quest to end the strife of the Bhaalspawn. You should have passed on to your final resting place, Erevain. If you still lay claim the gear of your mortal lifetime you must take it by force. {Queue battle}
The "I am on a quest to end the strife of the Bhaalspawn." won't be every character's goal. Maybe just delete that part?
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Charname: 2. Noble spirit, I did not know that you were still inhabiting Faerûn. Since you proclaim need for yourself, I gladly return your belongings. Fare thee well, High Mage. {Items removed from inventory. Quest experience gained (but how much?)}
This dialog should link to Charname2 below, not a separate thing (that way you still get the scrolls)
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If Charname 2 then:
Erevain Beraskána: It is good to see the work of my lifetime restored to me. Here, take these scrolls. May they serve you well. {Add scrolls and scroll box to inventory. Quest experience gained (but how much?)}
10000 quest
xp (10000 per party member)
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Imoen: Whoa. I don't know if I could have done that, Charname. The stuff of that mage sure was potent! It may be a remnant of my rapscallion days back at Candlekeep but I don't know if I could have returned those magic items if it were up to me.
Imoen calling herself a rapscallion?

Why not just remove that word?
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Cespenar: Master didn't keep the shinies? But think of the beautiful items that could have been wrought with that stuff of the magi and Cespenar's recipes? Oh well!
Your cespenar lines are good

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Aerie: That was well done, Charname. You may miss the power of the stuff of that High Mage but you did what was good and righteous!
Maybe we should change it to "You may miss the power of the stuff of that High Mage but you made the right choice"
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Edwin: You are an imbecile for giving away such relics of power! (If it were up to me I would make certain you one day regret this decision. I could have used those items!)
Change the parenthesis to (You will regret having made this decision. I wanted to keep those items!)
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If Charname 3 then:
Erevain Beraskána: And now you learn the power that was behind the crafting of these items. Now, young mortal, you will die. {Queue battle}.
This is good.
Phew, sorry for taking your dialogue apart. Tell me what you think about the revisions. (feel free to paraphrase any of my changes)
Edited by kevmus, 04 June 2008 - 09:54 AM.