My first NPC, come and see
Started by Oni, Jul 30 2004 08:26 PM
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Posted 30 July 2004 - 08:26 PM
Well, she might talk nicely at first, but only if she was insulting him in drow during the conversation. Think of it, her talking to him about the weather or something and all the while calling him a 'long-eared tree-hugging twit' in drow with a completely strait face.
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Posted 31 July 2004 - 02:36 AM
Well, Viconia tries to be nice to Kivan in BG1...
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Posted 31 July 2004 - 04:10 PM
Heya,
Be that as it may, this is BG2 we're talking about. The fact remains that she won't romance a male PC elf in BG2. Why would she romance a male NPC elf in BG2? (Being nice to someone does not equal romancing them.)
I noticed the link to the Kivan mod in your sig, Nightmare, and my initial reaction to the Kivan/Viconia romance idea was exactly the same as my reaction here. You must have a very good reason for it to work. (Especially since Kivan is a devotee of Shevarash. The Black Archer is not the kind of deity that would take his worshippers consorting with drow very lightly, since he's mostly focused on killing every single one of them (yep, he's the closest thing the surface elves have to an outright evil deity, and he allows Chaotic Evil clerics (as well as CG and CN) in his clergy. But this is not the place for that discussion!)
(The solution to Viconia romancing an elf NPC is simply to remove the restriction against romancing a PC elf (which then means that your version of Viconia does romance elves)... which then means said NPC elf gets competition from PC elves.)
Well, Viconia tries to be nice to Kivan in BG1...
Be that as it may, this is BG2 we're talking about. The fact remains that she won't romance a male PC elf in BG2. Why would she romance a male NPC elf in BG2? (Being nice to someone does not equal romancing them.)
I noticed the link to the Kivan mod in your sig, Nightmare, and my initial reaction to the Kivan/Viconia romance idea was exactly the same as my reaction here. You must have a very good reason for it to work. (Especially since Kivan is a devotee of Shevarash. The Black Archer is not the kind of deity that would take his worshippers consorting with drow very lightly, since he's mostly focused on killing every single one of them (yep, he's the closest thing the surface elves have to an outright evil deity, and he allows Chaotic Evil clerics (as well as CG and CN) in his clergy. But this is not the place for that discussion!)
(The solution to Viconia romancing an elf NPC is simply to remove the restriction against romancing a PC elf (which then means that your version of Viconia does romance elves)... which then means said NPC elf gets competition from PC elves.)
Edited by Zandilar, 31 July 2004 - 04:12 PM.
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Posted 31 July 2004 - 08:58 PM
If you're looking for a way to get around Viconia's elf hating, she could just find him particularly attractive. It's not that big a deal, really. So she doesn't like elven charname; that doesn't mean she can't fall for some other elf. It's a biological thing.
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Posted 31 July 2004 - 11:48 PM
hey, im planning on doing an NPC for BG2:soa. This will be my first ever mod, so I need to learn coding etc, so if anyone could give me a link, or some help with the coding, it would be gr8.
Basically, my character will be a Male elf Fighter called Kane. He is a strong elf who favours the two handed sword. He will have a couple custom items.
his bio is as follows
When asked of his part, Lotherlian looks upon you with a look of surprise and tells you that history does not really matter, but only what is done at the present moment does. However, he does agree to tell you a little of his story.
He was born to a wood elf father, and moon elf mother. However, this had little bearing on his life. He was brought up in the moon wood in the spine of the world. However, a little before his first century, he left the moonwood, to adventure Faerun. His fighting style was quite unique amongst his kind he says, as his favoured weapon is a two handed sword, while most elves wield long sword, which are much more nimble weapons. He states that his sword is the reason for his strength, and his strength the reason for his strength. THis makes no sense to you, but you listen intently to his story.
His journey across faerun ends in Athkatla, where he arrived on the seas. His sword carved him a mighty reputation on the seas, and pirave vessels were weary of crossing a ship rumored to have him as one of the crew. He was resting when you found him, however, your quest seems to have struck a chord in his soul, and that is why he now joins you.....
wot u think of the background? This type of character may be a little cliched, but hey, its my first one.
I have also written a little dialouge with viconia, which is
(1)=Kane (2)=Viconia
(2) Kane, why do you distance yourself from me so
(1) Do not speak to me drow! your kind has raided my home, and killed my freinds and family..#
(2) But I was not a part of that, I do not do as my kind
(1) But they are still your kind, your kin, and...and I cannot just let you off becuase you are slightly different from the rest, you are still an evil drow!
(2) Such narrow mindedness is not a trait you suit Kane, I will let you ponder this for a while, and maybe then, we can talk
(1) .....
do u like? if not what should I change. I plan to make this a series of banters with viconia, and maybe even a romance, between two NPCs, however, scripting comes into it, and I dont know how, so that is really a main point id like help with.
thanks in advance for any replies.
Kane? Kane is just not an elven name. And I agree on the Viconia romance thing. It would take very good writing to make me convinced that she could fall for an elven NPC when she couldn't fall for an elven PC. (One of the things I always really hated about the game, since I like to play elves). 
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Posted 01 August 2004 - 02:56 AM
It's not a romanceI noticed the link to the Kivan mod in your sig, Nightmare, and my initial reaction to the Kivan/Viconia romance idea was exactly the same as my reaction here. You must have a very good reason for it to work.
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Posted 01 August 2004 - 05:27 PM
It's not a romance
Well there you go. *blushes and goes and hides in a corner*
