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Hey Rhaella!

Sorry that I am bothering you again with another question, but I figured that you would be my best bet to get a reliable answer on this matter.

As mentioned in my other thread, I am now actually pretty far progressed with Isra's SoA-romance (Chapter 6). One thing I really liked about the romance was that the LTs after the beginning of Chapter 4 didn't seem to be simply "timed" but were rather directly linked to the progression of the mainquest. To name a few there was a LT in Spellhold right after Irenicus stole Charname's soul, one after Irenicus got away and fled to the Underdark and one after returning to Athkatla for the first time after the Underdark. This is great as it tied the romance closely to Charname's personal fate/quest and made Isra's character much more interesting and believable . 

Now for the ToB-portion of the game, there are several mods which actually change the way the story progresses a bit. One of those is "Wheels of Prophecy", which I have currently installed. The - potential - problem with this is, that "Wheels of Prophecy" changes some things drastically: the player gets the opportunity to visit Balthazar even before dealing with Sendai/Abazigal, makes it possible to reason with Balthazar so he teams up with you and also makes Elminster appear a bit later in the story.

So my question is this: are the Isra LTs in ToB directly tied to the progression of the mainquest like the post-Chapter 3 LTs in SoA were? Or are they mostly "timed" like the LTs prior to Chapter 4? And if they are not just simply timed, could "Wheels of Prophecy" screw up the romance? For example, would it be problematic if I would confront Balthazar before going after Sendai and Abazigal?

I still have A LOT to do in SoA (several large Quest mods like the "Colours of Infinity"-series, the Planar Prison, Trademeet, etc.), so there would be still enough time to uninstall "Wheels of Prophecy" before reaching ToB. I just wanted to check early, so I won't be disappointed later on, if the romance would be screwed due to the WoP mod. Because to be honest, it is much(!) more important to me to have a flawless experience with your stellar Isra-Mod than having the added content from "Wheels of Prophecy" - so it wouldn't be a big deal for me to uninstall it, if you think that it could lead to problems with the Isra romance.

I hope to hear from you soon

Have a nice day!

Howdy Rhaella!

Firstly I want to say, I really enjoy the Isra NPC Mod for BG2. Great character, interesting quests, a beautiful romance and superb(!) voice-acting - arguably the best I've heard so far in a NPC Mod. So a big compliment to you, fantastic work! 

Unfortunately I believe I've ran into a (hopefully) small problem with the mod. I am currently romancing Isra and so far everything went great. My character does meet the requirements (Female Elf, neutral good, Charisma 18, Reputation 20) and I am not romancing anyone else at the moment - not even by accident, as Isra is the only romanceable NPC in my party. So I doubt that the problem was caused by any of this.

I spent a lot of time in Chapter 2, to make sure that I get all her Pre-Chapter 4 Lovetalks before sailing to Brynnlaw. And I think I have gotten them all, but unfortunately there is no way for me to check it via PID (as mentioned in the Readme) to be sure - the option to ask her about our quest has disappeared after accepting Gaelan's offer and progressing to Chapter 3 

The last LT I've got in Chapter 2 was the one were she first asked me if I will stay in Amn after the quest is over (to which I replied I would stay a lifetime) and ended with her wondering what we find when we get to Imoen. I haven't gotten any LT since, so I guess I am done for now. However, when I asked her about our mission then (note: still in Chapter 2), she said she wasn't eager working with the Shadow Thieves but saw no alternative. So I figured, maybe the PID where she said she was worried about Imoen only appeared AFTER accepting the Thieves offer and progressing to Chapter 3...but as I said above, after starting Chapter 3, the option to ask her about our mission completely vanished.

The romance doesn't seem to be broken, though. She still flirts with me a lot and all other options via PID (flirt, ask her about something personal, etc.) are still there and working great. 

So is it safe to continue to Chapter 4 and not miss out on any romance content? Or do you suspect my romance is screwed now?

Have a nice day!