Miraz

I'm not really sold on this thing... I'll wait for some reviews before deciding, although presently I'd be inclined to vote with my wallet and skip this one. I just don't see much going for the EE right now - there are plenty of NPC and content mods already.

The vast majority of which are far and away nowhere close to "retail standard". In fact, the large majority of fan-made content-based mods end up making the game worse. I'm glad we have them, and I know this is a mod community so I'll get flamed for pointing it out ... but the BG mod community in general has a tendancy to treat mods which wouldn't even pass the very basic stages of quality assurance as pure gold. The Flirt Packs ... geez.

This, on the other hand, is a professional job. That has me interested.

Dave Gross confirmed as lead writer for new content.

Dave first joined TSR as an editor for Polyhedron Newszine. Later he edited Dungeon and Dragon magazines, while also writing fantasy fiction on the side. His Forgotten Realms novels include Black Wolf and Lord of Stormweather. More recently he’s published Prince of Wolves and Master of Devils for Pathfinder Tales, and was a co-author for Winter Witch.

“I was sitting in a coffee shop complaining about the lack of classic RPGs for the iPad,” says Dave, “when Trent appeared in a sulphurous cloud and said, ‘Have I got a job for you.’”

While the opportunity to play his favorite RPGs on a tablet was strong incentive, Dave says the most exciting part is working with a talented team whose knowledge of games and the Realms makes him insist they take the front in marching order.

Seems to be an established writer of Forgotten Realms novels, so sure as heck will know the setting. Haven't read any of his stuff though.

I'm putting my marbles down on sometime in August, personally.

Umm.. Any hints on the date of release?

Still too early. "This summer" is all we have. Because, as Trent said ...

@HotSpotBoss As a betting man, I have enough of a grasp on the risks to know going any more detailed than 'this summer' is a bad idea

Maybe some kind of betting pool is in order?

Looking at Nat's previous works and saying "that doesn't fit" is a bit silly at this stage. Those were works for other things, with a different vision to match. He'll be producing this art for Baldur's Gate this time, and the project lead's job will be to make sure it fits into the game.