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===Selected=== | ===Selected=== | ||
''Out of combat'' | |||
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* One with the Weave. | * One with the Weave. | ||
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''Sneaking'' | |||
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* This really isn't my forte. | * This really isn't my forte. | ||
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''In combat'' | |||
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* Creator. Destroyer. | * Creator. Destroyer. | ||
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===Selection spam=== | ===Selection spam=== | ||
''Out of combat'' | |||
* I hope Halaster takes good care of Tara while I'm away. | * I hope Halaster takes good care of Tara while I'm away. | ||
* Sembian wine; Cormyrian boar; Waterdhavian conversation. It's the little things you miss while on the road. | * Sembian wine; Cormyrian boar; Waterdhavian conversation. It's the little things you miss while on the road. | ||
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* All the world's my stage and you're just a player in it. | * All the world's my stage and you're just a player in it. | ||
''Sneaking'' | |||
* You made me hide, don't make me come seek you. | * You made me hide, don't make me come seek you. | ||
* Gods, it's like trying to sleep with a mosquito in the room. | * Gods, it's like trying to sleep with a mosquito in the room. | ||
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* Stop it - that tickles. | * Stop it - that tickles. | ||
''In combat'' | |||
* Just go for the Magic Missile and fire away. Never fails. | * Just go for the Magic Missile and fire away. Never fails. | ||
* Don't make me go all Edwin Odesseiron on you. | * Don't make me go all Edwin Odesseiron on you. | ||
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===Moving=== | ===Moving=== | ||
''Out of combat or Sneaking'' | |||
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* It shall be done. | * It shall be done. | ||
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''In combat'' | |||
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* It shall be done. | * It shall be done. | ||
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===Hiding=== | ===Hiding=== | ||
''Out of combat'' | |||
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* Such a long way down. | * Such a long way down. | ||
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''In combat'' | |||
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* Did they see me? | * Did they see me? | ||
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* This has to be frowned upon. | * This has to be frowned upon. | ||
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=== Utility actions=== | === Utility actions=== | ||
''(Are the same for Out of combat, Sneaking and Combat)'' | ''(Referred in game devnotes as taking an action like casting Identify, Freedom of Movement, etc. Are the same for Out of combat, Sneaking and Combat)'' | ||
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* It shall be done. | * It shall be done. | ||
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<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> | <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
===Health and rest=== | ===Talking to party member=== | ||
====At low health==== | {| class="wikitable" | ||
* Weave save me. I can't take much more… | |+ | ||
* Death can't have me. Not yet… | !Relationship | ||
* I ''cannot'' die. Please, help me. | !Out of combat | ||
* Some healing for a wizard in need? | !Sneaking | ||
|- | |||
====After a short rest==== | |Negative | ||
* That hit the spot. | | | ||
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* Let's get this over with. | |||
* Fine. | |||
* How tedious. | |||
* If I must. | |||
* Yes, yes. | |||
* I'd rather not. | |||
* Ever a dull moment. | |||
* Words fail me. | |||
* Cantankerousness ahead. | |||
* Oh, bother. | |||
* Up for debate. | |||
* A word. | |||
</div> | |||
| | |||
* Let's get this over with. | |||
* Fine. | |||
* How tedious. | |||
* If I must. | |||
* Yes, yes. | |||
* Ever a dull moment. | |||
|- | |||
|Neutral | |||
| | |||
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* A word. | |||
* At once. | |||
* Up for debate. | |||
* I can do that. | |||
* Let's chat. | |||
* Certainly. | |||
* My pleasure. | |||
* With silver tongue. | |||
* By all means. | |||
* A little discourse. | |||
* Let us confer. | |||
* Yes, of course. | |||
</div> | |||
| | |||
* A word. | |||
* At once. | |||
* I can do that. | |||
* A little discourse. | |||
* Let us confer. | |||
* Yes, of course. | |||
|- | |||
|Positive | |||
| | |||
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* A friendly consultation. | |||
* A word. | |||
* At once. | |||
* I can do that. | |||
* Let's chat. | |||
* Certainly. | |||
* My pleasure. | |||
* With silver tongue. | |||
* By all means. | |||
* A little discourse. | |||
* Let us confer. | |||
* Yes, of course. | |||
</div> | |||
| | |||
* A word. | |||
* At once. | |||
* I can do that. | |||
* A little discourse. | |||
* Let us confer. | |||
* Yes, of course. | |||
|- | |||
|Romantic | |||
| | |||
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* A heart-to-heart. | |||
* Our very souls do echo. | |||
* A word, my dear. | |||
* Some pillow talk. | |||
* More than just lip service. | |||
* Gladly. | |||
* Yes, of course. | |||
* A little discourse. | |||
* By all means. | |||
* With silver tongue. | |||
* My pleasure. | |||
* At once. | |||
</div> | |||
| | |||
* A heart-to-heart. | |||
* A word, my dear. | |||
* Yes, of course. | |||
* A little discourse. | |||
* My pleasure. | |||
* At once. | |||
|} | |||
====Refusing to talk==== | |||
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''Being a player's companion'' {{ref|These banter lines appear in certain episodes while the party is in non-teleportable areas. In other similar cases, an attempt to speak with Gale prompts a single-line cinematic dialogue}} | |||
* Please. Now's hardly the time. | |||
* If you desire conversation, please do find someone else. | |||
* I'm sure you're perfectly delightful, but I can't talk right now. | |||
<div style="padding-top: 0.5em"> | |||
''Being another player's companion'' {{ref|These lines appear if Gale is another avatar's companion}} </div> | |||
* Sorry, but I'm spoken for. | |||
* Do excuse me, please. Frightfully busy.devnote | |||
* Whatever it is, I'm afraid I can't help you. | |||
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===Health and rest=== | |||
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====At low health==== | |||
* Weave save me. I can't take much more… | |||
* Death can't have me. Not yet… | |||
* I ''cannot'' die. Please, help me. | |||
* Some healing for a wizard in need? | |||
====After a short rest==== | |||
* That hit the spot. | |||
* A little respite does wonders. | * A little respite does wonders. | ||
* Patched up and pushing on. | * Patched up and pushing on. | ||
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* Whoa! I'm not your enemy! Not quite yet, anyway. | * Whoa! I'm not your enemy! Not quite yet, anyway. | ||
* Hey! Could you please redirect your no so friendly fire? | * Hey! Could you please redirect your no so friendly fire? | ||
<br><br> | |||
====Downed in combat==== | ====Downed in combat==== | ||
* Please - time is of the essence! | * Please - time is of the essence! | ||
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* A hand! | * A hand! | ||
* A little help! | * A little help! | ||
====On character death==== | ====On character death==== | ||
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* '''''Jaheira:''''' No, not Jaheira! | * '''''Jaheira:''''' No, not Jaheira! | ||
* '''''Minsc:''''' Minsc? Boo? | * '''''Minsc:''''' Minsc? Boo? | ||
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===Interacting with environment=== | ===Interacting with environment=== | ||
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** Perhaps if there were considerably less of me... | ** Perhaps if there were considerably less of me... | ||
** That's not a Gale-sized hole. | ** That's not a Gale-sized hole. | ||
<br><br> | |||
* ''(Tiny hole)'' | * ''(Tiny hole)'' | ||
** Which part of me is supposed to fit in there, exactly? | ** Which part of me is supposed to fit in there, exactly? | ||
** Far, far ''far'' too small for me. | ** Far, far ''far'' too small for me. | ||
** I'm a large man, and that's a very small hole. | ** I'm a large man, and that's a very small hole. | ||
====Identified a mimic==== | ====Identified a mimic==== | ||
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* Another mimic! You'd think I'd get better at spotting the damned things. | * Another mimic! You'd think I'd get better at spotting the damned things. | ||
* Gah! That's a frightful amount of teeth where there shouldn't be any. | * Gah! That's a frightful amount of teeth where there shouldn't be any. | ||
====Looking into a mirror==== | |||
* Looking magical, as always. | |||
* 'Doth thy mirror crack?' Apparently not. | |||
* No harm reflecting on one's appearance. | |||
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====Interacting with an item==== | |||
''Referred in game devnotes as using something like a button, a lever or a book. Same for Out of combat, Sneaking and Combat'' | |||
* Let's give this a try. | |||
* Easy enough. | |||
* Not a problem. | |||
* Might as well. | |||
* On it. | |||
* Yes, of course. | |||
* As you wish. | |||
* Consider it done. | |||
<br> | |||
<div style="padding-top: 1.2em"> </div> | |||
====Taking an item==== | ====Taking an item==== | ||
''Same for Out of combat, Sneaking and Combat'' | |||
* What have we here? | * What have we here? | ||
* Interesting. | * Interesting. | ||
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* Good find. | * Good find. | ||
* Most excellent. | * Most excellent. | ||
<br><br><br> | |||
====Opening a container==== | ====Can't use an item==== | ||
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''Out of combat | * Now's not the right time for that. | ||
* Hmmm. Maybe later. | |||
* No. I'll have to try again later. | |||
* I can't use this at the moment. | |||
<br> | |||
''In combat'' | |||
* Gods, you're distracting aren't you? | |||
* Perhaps later, when I'm not in mortal peril... | |||
* Hardly the right moment for that! | |||
* Not the time! | |||
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====Opening a container/ Empty crate==== | |||
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''Out of combat/Sneaking'' | |||
* Let's take a gander. | * Let's take a gander. | ||
* Colour me curious. | * Colour me curious. | ||
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* Very well. | * Very well. | ||
* On it. | * On it. | ||
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'' | ''In combat''</div> | ||
* Let's hope there's smokepowder inside. | * Let's hope there's smokepowder inside. | ||
* Watch my back while I take a look. | * Watch my back while I take a look. | ||
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* A quick peek will have to do. | * A quick peek will have to do. | ||
* Perhaps not the best use of my time. | * Perhaps not the best use of my time. | ||
<br><br> | |||
'''An empty crate''' | |||
* Disappointing. | |||
* Empty. | |||
* Nothing here. | |||
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br> | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
==== | ====Found a locked item==== | ||
''Something that can be unlocked from elsewhere'' | |||
'' | * Locked. Perhaps by some nearby mechanism... | ||
* | * Not budging. There must be something here to unlock it. | ||
* Can't be opened directly. Time to investigate. | |||
* | * No ordinary lock. Something else seals it. | ||
* | |||
* | |||
==== | ====Found an inactive item==== | ||
* | ''Something that can be activated from elsewhere'' | ||
* | * Hmm. Won't work from here. | ||
* | * Nothing. The activation mechanism must be elsewhere. | ||
* | * There must be some way to turn this on. | ||
* Useless, unless I find a way to activate it. | |||
====Picking a lock==== | ====Picking a lock==== | ||
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==== Throwing Scratch's ball after he is dismissed ==== | ===Successful rolls=== | ||
* Hmm. I suppose Scratch has had enough fun and games for now. | <div style="column-count:3"> | ||
* Aww. Poor pooch is worn out. | ''Investigation'' | ||
* The ballplay can wait, I suppose. | * I spy with my little eye... | ||
* Better let Scratch rest up. | * Something hidden - but not from me. | ||
* Methinks I spotted something. | |||
* What's that over there? | |||
* Intriguing. | |||
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''Spotted a trap (Investigation)''</div> | |||
* A trap... So much for the art of hospitality. | |||
* Traps! One always has to be on the alert. | |||
* Traps, eh? I've a feeling I'm not very welcome here. | |||
<br><br> | |||
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''Spotted a trap (Perception)''</div> | |||
* A trap... This place is more dangerous than I thought. | |||
* A nasty surprise... Caution is warranted here. | |||
* My, I had better be careful not to trigger that thing. | |||
</div> | |||
===Camp followers=== | |||
==== Throwing Scratch's ball after he is dismissed ==== | |||
* Hmm. I suppose Scratch has had enough fun and games for now. | |||
* Aww. Poor pooch is worn out. | |||
* The ballplay can wait, I suppose. | |||
* Better let Scratch rest up. | |||
====Throwing Scratch's ball after his death==== | ====Throwing Scratch's ball after his death==== | ||
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* Well, this is a novel use for familiars. | * Well, this is a novel use for familiars. | ||
== | == At the Epilogue party == | ||
''Feeling the player's ghost'' (same everywhere) | |||
* Curiouser and curiouser... | |||
* | * Heavens - what was that? | ||
* | ===As a mortal=== | ||
''Greeting'' | |||
* Ah, there you are! | |||
''Banter with Tara'' | |||
*'''Tara:''' Have your associates always been so ugly? | |||
*'''Gale:''' Tara! I never knew you to be so cruel! | |||
*'''Tara:''' I said it to you, not them. | |||
=== | |||
= | |||
''Greeting'' | |||
* Ah, there you are! | |||
''Banter with Tara'' | |||
*'''Tara''' | |||
*'''Gale:''' Tara! I never knew you to be so cruel! | |||
*'''Tara:''' I said it to you, not them. | |||
<br> | <br> | ||
*'''Gale:''' Nice little spot, isn't it? | *'''Gale:''' Nice little spot, isn't it? | ||
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* My knees are a little stiff. Must be a storm coming. | * My knees are a little stiff. Must be a storm coming. | ||
* Suddenly I had a spot of ''déjà vu''. | * Suddenly I had a spot of ''déjà vu''. | ||
===As a god=== | |||
''Greeting'' | |||
* Ah, there you are, my mortal friend. | |||
''Banter with Tara'' | |||
*'''Tara:''' ''Hiss!'' | |||
*'''Gale:''' Tara, did you just hiss at me?! | |||
*'''Tara:''' Sorry. It's a reflex when I clap eyes on something distasteful. | |||
<br> | |||
*'''Gale:''' Tara, you must practice acceptance. My new powers are to be utilised, not feared. | |||
*'''Tara:''' The only thing I fear is the ever-growing size of your ego. ''Gale''. | |||
*'''Gale:''' Oh, Tara. It hurts to be so misunderstood by my oldest friend. | |||
<br> | |||
*'''Gale:''' Haven't you any ambitions, Tara? I could help you, you know. | |||
*'''Tara:''' Oh? At what cost? | |||
*'''Gale:''' A prayer or two would suffice. Is that so bad? | |||
<br> | |||
*'''Tara:''' The day I pray to you, Gale, is the day up is down, left is right, and tressyms are cats. | |||
*'''Gale:''' So very stubborn. | |||
*'''Tara:''' And don't you forget it! | |||
''Other'' | |||
* Something of the sheen of Elysium missing, isn't there? | |||
* Still, I mustn't frighten them with my newfound powers... | |||
* To be a god among men... | |||
* Ah, the material plane. I'd almost forgotten what it's like. | |||
===Spectral=== | |||
* You'd think a magical apparition with an urgent message would be deserving of some attention... | |||
* I hope my spell doesn't wear off before the toasts begin. | |||
* A word, please? It's very, very important. | |||
== Location Remarks == | == Location Remarks == | ||
=== Prologue === | |||
{{SpoilerBox|nograd=1|unhide=1| | |||
{{UnderConstruction|section}} | |||
==== [[Nautiloid#Nursery|Nursery]] and [[Nautiloid#Surgery_room|Surgery]] ==== | |||
* ''(Climbed out from the [[Mind Flayer Pod]]):'' “Where the blazes am I...?” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “Whatever this place is, I think I'll take my leave of it - right now.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Best not linger here.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 3):'' “What's that commotion? Fighting?” | |||
* ''(Interacted with his own pod, 1):'' “Damn thing. Glad to see the back of it.” | |||
** ''(Interacted with his own pod, 2):'' “Cosy, it is not.” | |||
* ''(Interacted with any other intact pod in the room, 1):'' “Looks like I'm not the only live cargo on the loose.” | |||
** ''(Interacted with any other intact pod in the room, 2):'' “Another survivor.” | |||
** ''(Interacted with any other intact pod in the room, 3):'' “Another empty pod.” | |||
** ''(Interacted with any other intact pod in the room, 4):'' “Yet another escapee.” | |||
* ''(Interacted with any other ruptured pod in the room, ):'' “Burned alive. What a bleak end.” | |||
** ''(Interacted with any other ruptured pod in the room, ):'' “Another who didn't survive.” | |||
** ''(Interacted with any other ruptured pod in the room, ):'' “Incinerated.” | |||
* ''(Looked out from the hull breach):'' “The Nine Hells. Or at least one of them.” | |||
* ''(Looted a dead [[Mind Flayer]]):'' “Dead. Serves you right for abducting me.” | |||
* ''(Used the [[Restoration]]):'' “Curious. I feel like a new man.” | |||
* ''(After the first fight with the [[Lesser Imp]]s):'' “That's them seen to. Onwards.” ''(triggers only if [[Lae'zel]] or [[Losiir]]{{ref|The githyanki [[Losiir]] appears only in case when one of the players has chosen [[Lae'zel]] as a character origin}} are not in the party, otherwise their line will be played)'' | |||
* ''(Saw a dragon on the way to upper deck):'' “That dragon won't stop until the ship's destroyed. Me with it, if I don't hurry up.” | |||
* ''(Interacting with the [[Tentacle Aquarium]] for the first time):'' “Are those... brains?” | |||
** ''(After the first time):'' “I've heard mind flayers feast on the brains of their victims. Apparently they like them pickled, too.” | |||
* ''(Interacting with [[Cerebral Aquarium]] for the first time):'' “Botanical samples. Why would a mindflayer study such things?” | |||
* ''(After the first time):'' “Alien flora of some kind. From the Astral Plane, perhaps?” | |||
==== [[Nautiloid#Ceremorphosis_chambers|Ceremorphosis Chamber]] ==== | |||
* ''(Upon entering the chamber, saw the control panel):'' “And what might this contraption do...?” ''(played only if Lae'zel hasn't entered the room with the avatar, otherwise her line will be played)'' | |||
* ''(Trying to read the central sigil, [[Arcana]] failed):'' “No idea what this says.” | |||
* ''(Trying to read the left sigil, Arcana failed):'' “I haven't the foggiest, unfortunately.” | |||
* ''(Trying to read the right sigil, Arcana failed):'' “Might as well be gibberish.” | |||
* ''(Used ‘Unleash’ button):'' “Too late - they're already dead.” | |||
* ''(Used ‘Aggression’ button):'' “Hells, they've gone crazed. Because of the lever?” | |||
* ''(Try to open the [[Elaborate Reliquary]] without a key):'' “Locked tight.” | |||
** ''(Found the [[Gold Key]]):'' “A key. Now to find somewhere to insert it.” | |||
** ''(Found the key, already tried to open the chest):'' “A key. Looks to be a perfect fit for that chest.” | |||
* ''(Found a socket in [[Shadowheart|Shadowheart’s]] pod):'' “Something could fit here, and it might restore power.” | |||
** ''(Found the [[Eldritch Rune]]):'' “Interesting. This shape corresponds with the pod controls.” | |||
** ''(Found the Eldritch Rune, hasn’t spoken to Shadowheart):'' “Interesting. Let's find what this fits into.” | |||
* ''(Saw dozens of pods in the Transformation room):'' “There's a sight. Is there an abductee in every one of those...?” ''(played only if Lae'zel hasn't entered the room with the avatar, otherwise her line will be played)'' | |||
* ''(Trying to read the button in Transformation room, Arcana failed):'' “Means nothing to me.” | |||
* ''(Saw the woman in the pod transformed):'' “Gods, it's horrifying... and a touch fascinating.” | |||
* ''(Sat in one of the chairs surrounding the pod in Transformation room):'' “Strange. I hear voices...” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “I hear nothing. A hallucination, perhaps?” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Chair, nautiloid, mind flayers - they're deeply interconnected. You're hearing what they hear.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 3):'' “No sense eavesdropping further. We should go, and keep our heads down.” | |||
* ''(Picked up either [[Slave Mind]] or [[Dark Mind]]):'' “A brain. Not so miraculous outside of a skull.” | |||
** ''(Picked up the second one of these two):'' “Another brain. These jars are nothing if not consistent.” | |||
==== [[Nautiloid#Helm|The Helm]] ==== | |||
* ''(In [[Multiplayer]] regime, if another player has entered the Helm, while avatar hasn’t yet):'' “There'll be nothing left of this ship soon. No time to slow down.” | |||
* ''(On the third turn of the fight in the Helm):'' “This thing's plummeting fast - need to right it.” | |||
* ''(On the fifth turn of the fight in the Helm):'' “Ground's coming up fast - need to do something.” | |||
* ''(Mind Flayer turns on the party after killing [[Zhalk|Commander Zhalk]]):'' “A short-lived alliance, apparently. Time to get to the Transponder.” | |||
* ''(Mind Flayer died in the fight with cambions):'' “The mind flayer's dead - good riddance.” | |||
* ''(Mind Flayer and cambions dead, avatar reminds themselves of the transponder):'' “I need to get to that transponder.” | |||
* ''(Interacting with [[Nautiloid Tank]] 1):'' “And what might this be?” | |||
* ''(Interacting with Nautiloid Tank 2):'' “Another tank - not for brewing, I presume.” | |||
* ''(Interacting with Nautiloid Tank 3):'' “Another one. How unenlightening.” | |||
* ''(Interacting with Nautiloid Tank 4):'' “Tanks, but no tanks.” | |||
}} | |||
=== Act One === | === Act One === | ||
{{SpoilerBox|act=1|nograd=1|unhide=1| | {{SpoilerBox|act=1|nograd=1|unhide=1| | ||
{{UnderConstruction|section}} | {{UnderConstruction|section}} | ||
====[[Ravaged Beach]] and [[ | ====[[Ravaged Beach]] and [[Roadside Cliffs]]==== | ||
* ''(Near the docks)'' "A mighty river. There's bound to be settlements along its shores." | * ''(Near the docks):'' "A mighty river. There's bound to be settlements along its shores." | ||
* ''(Encountering Intellect Devourers in the Nautiloid | * ''(Saw dead fishers near dead [[Intellect Devourer]]s):'' “These fellows fought to the last. Between fight or flight, they picked the wrong response.” | ||
* ''(Approaching the dying mind flayer in the Nautiloid | * ''(Encountering Intellect Devourers in the [[Nautiloid Wreck]]):'' "Intellect devourers. A thinking man's worst nightmare." | ||
* ''(Approaching the dying mind flayer in the Nautiloid Wreck):'' "Approach with extreme caution. An injured mind flayer is still a dangerous one." | |||
* ''(Saw [[Losiir|Losiir's]] dead body):'' “Our guide suffered a harder landing than we did.” | |||
==== [[Dank Crypt]] ==== | ==== [[Overgrown Ruins]] and the [[Dank Crypt]] ==== | ||
* ''(Entering the crypt from the | * ''(Entering the crypt from the [[Refectory]]):'' "Such oppressive silence. Must be lonesome to be a forgotten god." | ||
* ''( | * ''(Looked at [[Jergal|Jergal's]] statue in the crypt, [[Religion]] check):'' | ||
** ''(Successful):'' "Look at that! Jergal, the Scribe of the Dead. This chapel must be ancient." | |||
** ''(Successful)'' "Look at that! Jergal, the Scribe of the Dead. This chapel must be ancient." | ** ''(Failed):'' "This must be the god they worshipped here. Can't say I recognise him." | ||
** ''(Failed)'' "This must be the god they worshipped here. Can't say I recognise him." | * ''(Saw the skeletons):'' "Sword-carrying scribes... What was so subversive about their words that they commanded protection?" | ||
* ''(After skeletons have been defeated)'' | * ''(After skeletons have been defeated):'' “Those undead did not surrender their secrets lightly. Something drove them to resist.” | ||
* ''(Found [[Book of Dead Gods]])'' "A chained-up book in a long-abandoned temple. Temptation, old friend, we meet again." | ** ''(Responding remark):'' “Let's have a look at the loot. It isn't for your pockets only.” | ||
* ''(Found a [[Soul Coin]])'' "Never seen a coin like this before. Most peculiar." | * ''(Sneaked past enlivened skeletons):'' “Bad form, isn't it? Grave robbing?” | ||
* ''(Entering the locked part of the crypt)'' "Yes, I'm getting a distinct whiff of crypt. Undisturbed too, until now." | ** ''(Responding remark):'' “Now let's have a look at the loot. It isn't for your pockets only.” | ||
* ''(Ran away, escaped from the crypt):'' “Ah, fleeing from battle. And I thought desecrating those graves was a low point.” | |||
* ''(Found the [[Book of Dead Gods]]):'' "A chained-up book in a long-abandoned temple. Temptation, old friend, we meet again." | |||
* ''(Found a [[Soul Coin]]):'' "Never seen a coin like this before. Most peculiar." | |||
* ''(Entering the locked part of the crypt):'' "Yes, I'm getting a distinct whiff of crypt. Undisturbed too, until now." | |||
* ''(Trying to press a button that deactivates an avoided-so-far trap):'' “Doesn't budge. Maybe the mechanism's broken.” | |||
==== [[Emerald Grove]] ==== | ==== [[Emerald Grove]] and [[The Hollow]]==== | ||
'''Approaching the Grove:''' | |||
* ''( | * ''(After defeating the raiding pack of goblins):'' "Live by the sword, die by the spell - that's what I always say. " | ||
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “Quite the fortifications for a wandering band of goblins to try and breach. What drove them to it, I wonder?” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' "A taste of goblins to come, I fear. There must be a horde nearby." | |||
* | |||
* ''( | |||
** ''(Responding remark)'' " | |||
'''Resolving the initial confrontation between [[Aradin]] and [[Zevlor]]:''' | |||
* ''(Aradin/Zevlor was knocked out by the other one):'' “That was a brain-rattler. He'll be nursing his head for a tenday.” | |||
* ''( | ** ''(Responding remark to any of leaders' punch):'' “Hardly the intelligent way to solve your problems. I suggest we seek out their healer, then move swiftly onwards.” | ||
* ''( | * ''(Aradin/Zevlor was knocked out by avatar):'' “You like to make an entrance, don't you?” | ||
** ''(Responding remark to any of avatar’s punches):'' “If there is a healer here, I hope they don't solve problems with your... enthusiasm.” | |||
* ''( | * ''(Reaction to Zevlor’s words about more goblins):'' “So much for finding a safe haven.” | ||
** ''( | ** ''(Responding remark):'' “We'd best deal with them, or their healer will be kept very busy indeed.” | ||
* ''( | |||
** ''(Responding remark)'' | |||
==== [[Owlbear Nest]] ==== | '''Resolving [[Sazza|Sazza's]] fate:''' | ||
* ''( | * ''(After Sazza told the party about [[Gut|Priestess Gut]]):'' “To seek some goblin priestess' help would be unconventional to say the least.” | ||
** ''(Successful)'' "An unusual place to find a shrine to Selûne, but there it is." | ** ''(Responding remark):'' “If this priestess is indeed a master in the arts of booyahg, it's not inconceivable she could be of help to us.” | ||
** ''(Failed)'' "A shrine. Looks forlorn." | * ''(Helped Sazza escape from the grove):'' “The goblin may yet prove her worth. Necessity has bred stranger bed fellows.” | ||
* ''(Near magically sealed chest)'' "A wizard sealed this chest. Wasn't an amateur either." | ** ''(Responding remark):'' “Far be it from me to second-guess your decisions, but I'm not entirely convinced setting that scamp of a goblin free was the wisest of ideas.” | ||
* ''(Let [[Arka]] shoot Sazza):'' “All's well with the world one might argue. And yet there's something unsettling about witnessing an execution - no?” | |||
** ''(Failed)'' “An ancient prayer. But why hidden back here? And what's this symbol?” | ** ''(Responding remark):'' “No one will mourn this goblin, I suppose. Let's leave it at that.” | ||
** ''(Opened the chest)'' “And there we go. Never knew prayer could be so practical.” | |||
* ( | '''In the [[Sacred Pool]] and Druids' Caves:''' | ||
* ''(Trying to recognize the ritual chanted by druids):'' “This ritual rings a bell, but its execution is... grander somehow. A great flowering in the making.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Not just altered, but... magnified. There's powerful magic budding here. ” | |||
* ''(If [[Arabella]] was killed by [[Teela]] during the trial):'' “If the errors of youth deserve an early grave, none of us would live to see a dozen summers. There is no justification for this tragedy.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “This place is a snake pit in more ways than one. That poor girl... Such sudden madness...” | |||
* ''(In [[Halsin|Halsin’s]] chamber, saw dead drow):'' “That drow's seen better days.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “Notice the tadpole too - in that jar over there.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “And yet it's that statue that commands all attention.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 3):'' “Speaks volumes as to the owner of the place.” | |||
* ''(Read Halsin’s research on tadpoles):'' “This Halsin sounds like a knowledgeable man. He studied illithid tadpoles in great detail.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Just the sort of chap to have a chat with, I reckon.” | |||
* ''(Read Halsin’s research on tadpoles, knows druid’s missing):'' “This Halsin sounds like a knowledgeable man. He may just be able to cure us.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “We know the man. We know the mission. Let's go find him.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Let's be optimistic and assume he's still among the living.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 3):'' “Speculation will get us nowhere. Let's go find him.” | |||
* ''(Opened the druids’ library with the [[Key of the Ancients|magical circlet]]):'' “Excellent. Time to uncover some secrets.” | |||
* ''(Saw a [[Sorrow|magic-imbued glaive]] in druids’ library, knows the story):'' “A dark blade. If I'm right - and I usually am - it's the glaive from the druid's notebook.” | |||
** ''(Haven’t read about the weapon’s story):'' “An exquisite blade, although its magic is a little darker than I'd like.” | |||
'''Dealing with [[Nettie]]:''' | |||
* ''(Nettie locked the party up after they refused to take [[Wyvern Poison]]):'' “A prudent reaction, if somewhat lacking in curiosity.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “These tadpoles are no ordinary ailment. It might be wiser to keep the specifics to ourselves.” | |||
* ''(Feeling sick after Nettie scratched them with a poisonous thorn):'' “I feel... sick. What in the hells did that druid do to me?” | |||
** ''(Sickness getting worse after LR without cure):'' “I grow cold, numb. I need a damned antidote now!” | |||
** ''(Almost dying after second LR without cure):'' “The poison is overtaking me. Bring me back! I must be brought back!” | |||
** ''(Cured from Nettie’s poison):'' “The antidote's working. Gods, that was too close a call.” | |||
* ''(Agreed to take Wyvern poison from Nettie):'' “Wyvern poison. Lethal stuff. Let's hope we won't have to sample its delights.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “I've read it's one of the nastiest poisons in Faerûn. Starts burning in the small intestine, and works its way through the blood from there.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “As something of a potential would-be mind flayer myself, I couldn't agree more.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 3):'' “Oh, I don't know. I can think of worse deaths than toasting to you all with a wyvern sour.” | |||
'''In the [[Secluded Cove]]:''' | |||
* ''(Charmed by a [[Harpy|Harpy's]] song, 1)'' "That voice! Ambrosia... Sing on!" | |||
** ''(Charmed by a Harpy's song, 2)'' “This music! To live for... To die for...” | |||
** ''(Charmed by a Harpy's song, 3)'' “Is that you, Mystra? It is you! Sing! Sing on!” | |||
** ''(Charmed by a Harpy's song, 4)'' “Play on! Play on and soothe my soul!” | |||
* ''(Broke the Harpy's charm)'' "Gah - villain! But I see you now for what you are!" | |||
'''Elsewhere in [[The Hollow]]:''' | |||
* ''(Saw the [[Strange Ox]]):'' "I'm not sure I care for the way that ox is looking at me..." | |||
* ''(Watching at the map in Zevlor’s cave):'' “So we're in Elturgard. That means Baldur's Gate lies west - rather far west even.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Those symbols show where gnolls and goblins were sighted. Plenty of trouble along the way.” | |||
* ''(Near a guarding statue in the [[Underground Passage]]):'' "Druid magic. Better tread carefully." | |||
* ''(Found malnourished [[Torchstalk]]s behind the [[Makeshift Prison]]):'' "Something's… off about that mushroom. Best keep my distance." | |||
* ''(Found dead tiefling children after goblins' attack on the grove):'' “We did this. Such depravity cannot be erased.” | |||
* ''(Found the vines all around the grove blocking the entrance):'' “Impenetrable. But why would we even bother?” | |||
** ''(Found the vines all around the grove, knows about [[Rite of Thorns (ritual)|Rite of Thorns]]):'' “Look at all those vines spread like vices over the grove. A sour harvest in the making.” | |||
* ''(Tried to attack the vines):'' “Useless. Like hewing granite with a spoon.” | |||
==== The [[Forest]] and the [[Owlbear Nest]] ==== | |||
* ''(Dealt with [[Andrik]] and [[Brynna]], not knowing about the cult of [[Absolute]]):'' “Well. That quite the load of gobbledygook, wasn't it?” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Whatever the Absolute it, it certainly seems to command a lot of devotion.” | |||
** ''(Heard about the cult previously from [[Sazza]]):'' “The Absolute - that's the mystery god Sazza mentioned. Eerie common ground, if you ask me.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Goblins and humans worshipping the same god? Eerie common ground, if you ask me.” | |||
* ''(Saw [[Edowin|Edowin’s]] tadpole exerting from his body):'' “ I have to say, it's one thing to have a parasite in your head, quite another not to know it's there.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “I wish mine would give up so easily. Though without requiring such extreme motivation, of course.” | |||
* ''(Found Exsanguinated Boar):'' “That boar shows no signs it was killed by wolves or hunters, and yet there's terror etched into its dead eyes.” | |||
* ''(Healed the [[Owlbear|Mother Owlbear]]):'' “Looks like she's fit as a fiddle again. Which might be somewhat dangerous, mind you.” | |||
* ''(Found Mother Owlbear killed by goblins, if the party have spared her earlier):'' “A goblin patrol, looks like. The beasts.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “She put up a fight, at least. A brave effort.” | |||
* ''(Found a shrine to Selûne, [[Religion]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' "An unusual place to find a shrine to Selûne, but there it is." | |||
** ''(Failed):'' "A shrine. Looks forlorn." | |||
* ''(Near the magically sealed chest):'' "A wizard sealed this chest. Wasn't an amateur either." | |||
* ''(Found a [[Selûnite Prayer Sheet]], [[Investigation]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “This prayer bears the same symbol as the chest. I think it might just be the key.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “An ancient prayer. But why hidden back here? And what's this symbol?” | |||
** ''(Tried to open without disarming magical seal):'' “Ow! Protective magic. Should have known.” | |||
** ''(Opened the chest by reading the prayer):'' “And there we go. Never knew prayer could be so practical.” | |||
* ''(Picked up the scroll with the [[Selûnite Rite]]):'' "Coming-of-age rites for children born into worship of Selûne. A touch drastic, no?" | |||
====[[Sunlit Wetlands]]/[[Putrid Bog]]==== | |||
'''Dealing with [[Demir]] and [[Johl]]:''' | |||
* ''(Saw [[Auntie Ethel]] disappeared after helping her against brothers):'' “You know, I think there's a little something more to Ethel than meets the eye.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “'Hag' is the word they used. If that's what she really is, she's beyond dangerous.” | |||
* ''(Found the brothers dead, haven’t met them earlier):'' “Two dead men. These are recent kills...” | |||
** ''(Have encountered them arguing with Ethel):'' “The brothers in arms have perished. Never did find their sister, I suppose.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark to either):'' “These killings were deliberately brutal. There's something near that relishes in carnage.” | |||
'''At the [[Druid Sanctuary]]/[[Decrepit Sanctuary]]:''' | |||
* ''(Read [[Kagha|Kagha’s]] recruitment letter from [[Shadow Druids]]):'' “So Kagha is involved with the Shadow Druids. That certainly explains things.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “No one in the grove will suspect their true enemy walks among them.” | |||
** ''(Read the letter before meeting Kagha):'' “Shadow Druids have taken root in these parts, and whoever Kagha is, she's their agent.” | |||
* ''(Noticed the knife-damaged tree bark):'' “There's a mark on that tree. How... intriguing.” | |||
** ''(Saw the damaged bark, knowing about Kagha’s letter):'' “A marked tree. Could be the one Kagha mentioned in her correspondence.” | |||
'''Elsewhere in the Wetlands/Bog:''' | |||
* ''(Found a sword and a helmet in the middle of the bog {{coords|-3|277}}):'' “That's a rather jaunty hat lying in the mud there - and a sword too. Someone must have been in quite the hurry to get out of this swamp.” | |||
* ''(Tried to pick a fruit from a [[Sunlit_Wetlands#Barbed_Bulrush|Barbed Bulrush]], pricked a finger):'' “''Ah''! Sharper than Malar's{{ref|Malar is a lesser deity, also called "The Beast of Beasts". More on him can be found at {{FRWiki|Malar|long}}}} fangs, these thorns!” | |||
* ''(Found a slaughtered campsite on the riverbank):'' "Blood… I don't like where this is going." | |||
** ''([[Nature]] check successful):'' “This is the work of redcaps - vicious by nature. They could already be hunting us…” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “I don't recognise these claw marks, but they're telling enough in their own right.” | |||
* ''(After defeating [[Gandrel]], stood to [[Astarion]]):'' "How thoroughly invigorating it is to stand by one's friend in the face of danger." | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “We should judge him by his actions, not his teeth. Unless his teeth are the source of the action, of course…” | |||
* ''(Betrayed Astarion to Gandrel):'' “Easy as that, is it? I hope you wouldn't give the rest of us up so easily.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Having a vampire in our midsts will only end in betrayal. I merely took the initiative.” | |||
'''In the [[Riverside Teahouse]]/[[Gnarled Teahouse]]:''' | |||
* ''(Near the fireplace in hag’s house, [[Arcana]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “That is no ordinary fireplace. There's something there, beyond the flames.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “How the flames always mesmerise the soul.” | |||
* ''(After Ethel hasn’t succeed to extract the tadpole):'' “Netherese. A portentous word. Combine it with mind flayers, and it's... unspeakable.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “The parasite is somehow infused with Netherese magic - more powerful, more sinister than it has any right to be. We must find out how.” | |||
* ''(Ethel fled from the house, peaceful encounter):'' “That was a sudden exit from the stage. Can't help but wonder where she's gone.” | |||
** ''(Ethel fled from the house escaping a combat):'' “We've got auntie on the run, but I'm sure she still has a few tricks up her sleeve.” | |||
* ''(Reached out to [[Connor Vinderblad|Connor’s]] coffin while the hag is still alive):'' “Ouch! That ''stung''.” | |||
** ''(Tried to touch it second time):'' “Blast. Even worse the second time around.” | |||
'''In the [[Overgrown Tunnel]] and the [[Ancient Abode]]:''' | |||
* ''(Chasing after Ethel through the illusory fireplace):'' “Let the hunt begin...” | |||
* ''(Entering the Overgrown Tunnel):'' “My, a veritable cabinet of creepy curiosities.” | |||
* ''(After speaking with [[Lorin]] in the [[Overgrown_Tunnel#Entrance_Gallery|Entrance Gallery]]):'' “He doesn't see the future, only the nightmares we think the future may hold.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “I say he doesn't see the future, only the nightmares we think the future may hold.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Probably another of the hag's mind games. Nothing more.” | |||
* ''(Lorin died after being forced out of his corner):'' “He just... died on the spot.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Another one of auntie's victims.” | |||
* ''(Put on a [[Whispering Mask]] and saw through illusion):'' “Well now, to see through this mask is to see through different eyes.” | |||
** ''(Failed a [[Wisdom]] save against Ethel’s mask):'' “Out of my head, hag!” | |||
** ''(Freed from Ethel’s masks mind control):'' “At last! How foul it was to have hag in the head.” | |||
** ''(Other hag’s victims act neutral when wearing a Whispering Mask):'' “No one's attacking me, eh? This mask is certainly doing the trick.” | |||
* ''(Wandered into Ethel’s lair, the hag is not there):'' “Gods, this stench of death is overpowering.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Keep your guard up. When the stench of death hangs in the air, a killer is near.” | |||
* ''(Entered [[Overgrown_Tunnel#Acrid_Workshop|Acrid Workshop]]):'' “My word, this is a place where nightmares come to die.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “The hag's handiwork - a depraved competition in viciousness.” | |||
* ''(After Ethel’s set [[Mayrina|Mayrina’s]] cage on fire):'' “The cage is burning! There isn't much time to save her!” | |||
* ''(After resurrecting Connor Vinderblad):'' “Not quite the outcome intended, but I must say - the technique was excellent.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “A pity - he's beyond even the power of the Weave to help now.” | |||
==== [[Blighted Village]] ==== | ==== [[Blighted Village]] ==== | ||
* ''(Spotted goblins upon entering the village)'' “Movement on the roofs. I sense a classic ambush in the making | * ''(Spotted goblins' ambush upon entering the village):'' “Movement on the roofs. I sense a classic ambush in the making.” | ||
'''At the [[Blighted_Village#Blacksmith's_Forge|blacksmith's house]] and cellar:''' | |||
* ''( | * ''(Picked up [[Selûnite Necklace]] in blacksmith’s house):'' “A Selûnite piece. Not magical, but charming enough.” | ||
** ''( | * ''(Found blacksmith's blueprints):'' "Weapon diagrams. Some blacksmith's passion project from the looks of it." | ||
* ''( | ** ''(Responding remark):'' "These designs are unfinished. Rough drafts, no more." | ||
* ''( | ** ''(Found another set of blueprints on the wall near the smithy):'' “Weapon diagrams. Our friendly neighbourhood blacksmith has been busy.” | ||
* ''( | ** ''(Responding remark, if already knows about adding sussur bark):'' “Conspicuous absence of sussur bark in these particular diagrams though.” | ||
* ''( | * ''(Added sussur bark to the melting forge, has read blueprints):'' “The bark's in place. Now to add a greatsword, sickle, or dagger.” | ||
* ''( | ** ''(If has read apprentice’s journal, but hasn’t seen blueprints):'' “Ready to go, but not quite. Something else is needed.” | ||
* ''( | |||
** ''(Responding remark)'' | '''In the [[Whispering Depths]]:''' | ||
* ''( | * ''(After climbing down the well rope, [[Survival]] check):'' | ||
** ''(Responding remark)'' | ** ''(Successful):'' "Better not disturb these webs. Whatever wove them would be much too large for my liking." | ||
* ''(Found a | ** ''(Failed):'' "Impressive webbing. Though I should probably worry about its creators." | ||
* ''( | ** ''(Touched the web and heard [[Ettercap|Ettercap's]] shriek):'' "We woke something. Most likely not from a beauty sleep." | ||
* ''( | * ''(Felt air motion from the deeper pit):'' “There's something ominous about such depths. I wonder how deep it goes.” | ||
'''In the [[Apothecary's Cellar]]:''' | |||
* ''(Upon entering the secret cellar):'' “A hidden laboratory full of abandoned experiments. Colour me in my element.” | |||
* ''(Found [[Necromancy of Thay|the tome]]):'' “A Thayan book about necromancy. Not for the faint of heart. All the more for the decayed of heart.” | |||
* ''(If the party knows about his needs):'' “A Thayan book about necromancy. Not for the faint of heart. All the more for the decayed of heart. Much magic to be absorbed indeed.” | |||
** ''(If the tome was destroyed):'' “It's a barbarian act to destroy a book!” | |||
** ''(If Gale has already opened the tome, and another character tries to take it):'' “Sorry, but that book is spoken for - by me.” | |||
'''The deal with [[Lump the Enlightened]]:''' | |||
* ''(Blowing [[Lump's War Horn]], if the ogres are dead):'' “Why bother? The dead can't hear my summons.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “All this horn is good for now, is to sound a last farewell for those ogres.” | |||
* ''(Blowing Lump’s Horn, while staying at the camp):'' “No response? Ogres aren't the types to enjoy a quiet night by the fire, I suppose.” | |||
* ''(Blowing the horn, if the ogres are too far away to hear it):'' “No ogres. Stands to reason the sound of this primitive tool doesn't carry very far.” | |||
* ''(Blowing the horn, if the deal with the ogres is done):'' “A pretty tune, but that's all this horn is good for now.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Useless. Those ogres are long gone by now.” | |||
'''Elsewhere in the village:''' | |||
* ''(Found a hopscotch game):'' “Game marks as faded as the memories of the children that played them. I wonder what became of them.” | |||
* ''(After killing killing [[Grukkoh]] and [[Buthir]]):'' “An ogre and a bugbear… A torrid tryst indeed.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “One moment they were embracing each other in intimacy, the next they're embracing only death.” | |||
* ''(Found the [[Curious Book]]):'' “Well, well! Come for the words, stay for the wine. The owner of this tome must have been quite the jolly fellow.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “I suppose there are worse surprises to be found inside some books.” | |||
==== [[Goblin Camp]] ==== | ==== [[Goblin Camp]] ==== | ||
'''At the gate and in the outer camp:''' | |||
--> | * ''(After any party member [[Performance|knocked a rhythm]] on a [[War Drum]] near the outer gate):'' "Word of warning: if you keep banging on war drums, you might just be drumming up war." | ||
* ''(After any party member smeared worg dung on their face):'' "Lovely. Brings out the colour in your eyes." | |||
* ''(Walking through the outer part of goblin camp):'' “Amid all this grandeur sunk into squalor, I wonder what dismal corner we'll find Halsin in.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “We should make haste. This place is making me feel stupider by the second. I mean, ''more stupid''.” | |||
* ''(Freed the [[Owlbear Cub]] and directed it to the camp):'' "The owlbear. Man's best friend - until it goes hungry." | |||
* ''(Saw sleeping drunk goblins at the platform above the entrance):'' “Never knew goblins can't hold their liquor.” ''(Also works as a Responding remark here)'' | |||
* ''(Found a loose wall at the upper platform):'' “Shabby workmanship. A strong push and this wall comes down.” | |||
* ''(Found Shadowheart's body, knows her):'' “My word - it's Shadowheart. How very tragic...” ''(this happens only if Shadowheart hasn't been recruited)'' | |||
** ''(Does not know her):'' “My word - the lady with the artefact. How very tragic...” | |||
<!--* (Defended the grove and returned to the camp, Responding remark): “Shouldn't be too much trouble. There will be plenty of bark, but little bite left with their leadership gone.”--> | |||
'''In the [[Shattered Sanctum]]:''' | |||
* ''(Noticed a [[Scrying Eye]]):'' “A scrying eye. Better be on our best behaviour - until we're out of sight, that is.” | |||
* ''(Talked to either [[Dror Ragzlin]] or [[Minthara]], and they mentioned “the weapon”):'' “So, it's a weapon they seek. Could they be referring to the artefact?” | |||
( | ** ''(Responding remark):'' “Let's hope not. If they know we have their 'weapon' they'll never give up. More's the pity.” | ||
* | * ''(Found a blocked trapdoor in Ragzlin’s throne room):'' “No getting through. More's the pity.” | ||
* | * ''(Killed Minthara):'' “How the mighty have fallen.” | ||
* ''(Killed [[Gut|Priestess Gut]]):'' “Well done. I doubt anyone will mourn this wicked mouthpiece of the Absolute.” | |||
'''In [[Worg Pens]]:''' | |||
* ''([[Halsin]] died while in bear form and reshaped after death):'' “A magic-user, disguised as a bear. I'd better take a closer look at that corpse.” | |||
** ''(Halsin died, players spoke to him previously):'' “Looks like Halsin's no more. Better see what I can glean from his remains.” | |||
* ''(Halsin escaped Worg Pens on his own, the party hasn’t been to grove):'' “Something escaped from this place, and its jailors didn't live to tell the tale.” | |||
** ''(the party does not know about Halsin missing):'' “Looks like someone escaped from this place, rather messily I might add. Could have returned to the grove if it was one of the adventurers.” | |||
** ''(the party knows Halsin was missing):'' “There were claws at work here. Magic too. Hallmarks of a druid. Our friend Halsin must have been rather keen to return to his grove.” | |||
** ''(the party met him afterwards):'' “This must be the spot they held Halsin captive. Clearly he didn't quite appreciate the accommodations.” | |||
* ''(the party know only about the [[Aradin|adventurers]]):'' “Someone left a mess on the way out. I wonder if it's one of those adventurer fellows that gave the goblins the slip.” | |||
* ''(Trying to use the tunnel left after drawing out [[Taeglyn|Taeglyn's]] body):'' “Blocked. Nothing a quick blast of magic won't clear.” | |||
'''While heading to the [[Underdark]]:''' | |||
* ''(Approaching Selûnite disc riddle, read the [[Dwarf's Poem]]):'' | |||
** ''(Successful [[Investigation]] check):'' "MSelûnite symbols. They're just like the dwarf's poem described, and from the looks of it they can be rotated." | |||
* ''' | ** ''(Failed):'' "Selûnite symbols. They're just like the dwarf's poem described." | ||
* ''(Approaching the riddle, hasn't read the poem):'' | |||
* ''' | ** ''(Successful Investigation check):'' "These plates can be rotated. Most likely for a reason." | ||
* ''' | ** ''(Failed):'' "Intriguing. What manner of device could this be?" | ||
* ''' | ** ''(After the riddle is solved):'' "Well, down it is, I suppose..." | ||
* ''' | ==== [[Underdark]] ==== | ||
* ''' | '''At the [[Selûnite Outpost]] and around:''' | ||
* ''(Approaching portcullis, saw a [[Minotaur]] killed by traps):'' "There's danger underfoot. Best be on our guard." | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “My advice would be care and caution.” | |||
* ''' | * ''(Felt the quake):'' "A bloody mess this. Something rather unpleasant went down here." | ||
('' | * ''(Approaching myconid [[Rapport Spores (Condition)|spore-guarded territory]], [[Nature]] check):'' | ||
* ''' | ** ''(Successul):'' "Fungal spores... Must be myconids nearby." | ||
('' | ** ''(Failed):'' "The air here is rife with fungal spores. Must be myconids nearby." | ||
* ''' | * ''(Approaching a group of petrified Drow):'' “These aren't statues. These are petrified drow!” | ||
* '' | * ''(Killed the [[Spectator]], Arcana check):'' “Spectators don't normally possess the ability to petrify. Something's not adding up.” | ||
* ''' | ** ''(Failed):'' “It's one thing to be sculpted, another to become the sculpture. That was a close call.” | ||
'''In the [[Ebonlake Grotto]] and [[Decrepit Village]]:''' | |||
* ''' | * ''(Met the [[Myconid]]s for the first time, [[Intelligence]] check failed):'' “I've read about these creatures. They tend to be benign unless provoked.” | ||
* '' | * ''(Looking at [[Spaw]] planting spores into a corpse):'' “I read about myconids and the manifold properties of their spores. That duergar is about to rise - undead.” | ||
** ''(Responding remark to [[Lae'zel]]):'' “Yes. Myconids are more powerful than you realise.” | |||
''( | ** ''(Responding remark to any other avatar):'' “Indeed. These creatures are mightier than they look.” | ||
* ''' | * ''(Saw a corpse revived as a Spore Servant):'' “Spores that can raise the dead... These myconids certainly are fascinating creatures.” | ||
* ''' | ** ''(Responding remark):'' “In such environs, their efficiency is to be admired. Nothing goes to waste.” | ||
* ''' | * ''(Found the remains of duergar and myconids’ battle):'' “A battleground. There are duergar and myconids among the dead.” | ||
* ''(Approached abandoned camp in the Decrepit Village):'' “A campsite. Nobody's home, though.” | |||
( | * ''(Killed [[Glut]]):'' “Glut's ambition comes full circle: from foolish inception to foolish demise.” | ||
* '' | ** ''(Responding remark):'' “A petty kingdom undone, already lost to history.” | ||
* '' | |||
* '' | '''In the [[Dread Hollow]]:''' | ||
* ''(Finding Hook Horror markings, [[Survival]] check):'' | |||
* ''' | ** ''(Successful):'' "These are territorial markings and recent ones too. There are hunters around." | ||
** ''(Failed):'' "I wonder what these grooves are. Territorial markings maybe, but I can't say for certain." | |||
* ''(Saw a Hook Horror up on the cliff, eating a gnome):'' “Hook horrors! Classification: monstrosity. Social behaviour: kills on sight.” | |||
* '' | * ''(Heard Hook Horror calling for reinforcement in battle):'' “In case you were wondering: it's calling the rest of its pack!” | ||
* '' | * ''(Saw [[Bulette|Bulette’s]] holes, [[Nature]] check):'' | ||
* ''' | ** ''(Successful):'' “These burrow holes have all the markings of having been dug by bulettes. There's trouble afoot.” | ||
** ''(Failed):'' “These burrow holes must have been dug by some creature. Most likely not a creature I'd like to meet.” | |||
* ''(Felt Bulette burrowing beneath):'' “What's that?” | |||
** ''(Succeeded [[Nature]] check):'' "A bulette... Best brace for a vicious battle." | |||
** ''(Failed Nature check):'' "Whatever that was, it looks mightily unpleasant." | |||
* ''(Bulette reappeared after hiding underground):'' “My, my. Second time's the charm.” | |||
* ''(Approaching the Sussur Tree):'' That's a sussur tree! These things drain away one's magic - shouldn't linger here. | |||
** ''(Feeling [[Sussur Antimagic Field (Condition)|Sussur Tree impact]]):'' "By Mystra, what are these accursed flowers? I can feel my magic ebbing away." | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “I had better watch your back then.” | |||
* ''(Found Myrna's [[Myrna|dog collar]] after digging out the grave at {{coords|-41|-212}}):'' “A collar covered with runes. Belonged to a wizard's pet I gather.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark, read [[Letter from Amarith]]):'' “Must have belonged to Lenore's pet, I gather.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark, hasn’t read the letter):'' “Must have belonged to a wizard's pet, I gather.” | |||
'''In the [[Arcane Tower]]:''' | |||
* ''(Approaching the entrance, saw scorched ground from [[Arcane Turret]]s):'' “Scorch marks. Hints of Weave too. There might just be trouble afoot.” | |||
* ''(Read any poem book in the tower):'' “Here dwelt a man blessed with impeccable taste in literature.” | |||
* ''(Felt Weave emanations from the [[Chest of the Mundane]], [[Arcana]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “Trickles of Weave radiate from that chest.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “I feel trickles of Weave, but what's their source?” | |||
* ''(Put an item IN the chest):'' “So this chest contains a field of transformative Weave. Delightful.” | |||
* ''(Took an item OUT of the chest):'' “Look at that: it transformed. Wonder what else it can change.” | |||
* ''(Interact with lights without activating [[Power generator]]):'' “These are no ordinary lights. Yet there must be a way to turn them on.” | |||
** ''(Activated Power generator):'' “Arcane lights. How delightful.” | |||
** ''(After powering up the generator):'' "Ingenious use of the magic in the tower's floral core. Though not ingenius enough to outsmart Gale of Waterdeep." | |||
* ''(Blocked lift in the Arcane tower, Arcana check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “This contraption is powered by magic, but its magic seems to be gone - or dormant.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “It doesn't look defective, but its magic aura is too faint for it to operate.” | |||
** ''(Try to trigger it second time):'' “It's still bereft of power.” | |||
* ''(Pressed the strange button in [[Lenore De Hurst|Lenore’s]] bedroom, doesn’t have the collar):'' “This button must have had a use once, but was it worth reaching so far down for?” | |||
** ''(Pressed the button, has Myrna's [[Myrna|collar]] in inventory):'' “I can feel the collar stirring in my pack. Something must be triggering the runes' magic.” | |||
** ''(Pressed the button, a party member wears the collar):'' “The collar stirs. Something must be triggering the runes' magic.” | |||
** ''(Pressed the button, got a [[Raw Steak]]):'' “Clever. Give a dog a magical food dispensing collar, and I'm sure it will eat.” | |||
** ''(Pressed the button second time): “This seems to have run out of food disappointingly quickly.” | |||
* ''(Put on the [[Guiding Light|ring]] obtained from [[Bernard]]):'' “Well, well, well. This ring is yielding secrets.” | |||
* ''(Sat down on the [[Stool of Hill Giant Strength]]):'' "My, not only is this chair comfortable, it imbues its sitter with power!" | |||
** ''(Got up from it):'' "Hmmm. So if I stand, the power's gone. Sedentary magic I suppose that's called." | |||
** ''(Destroyed the stool and took the [[Club of Hill Giant Strength|leg club]]):'' “Look at that. An unconventional weapon, but it might just be an effective one.” | |||
'''Collecting lore on the [[Adamantine Forge]]:''' | |||
* ''(First learned about the adamantine forge):'' “There's mention here of an adamantine forge. Such would be a rare and valuable find indeed.” | |||
* ''(Looted [[Flumph Mating Rituals|disguised book]] from [[Xargrim]], Arcana check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “A spell of sorts is masking the book's true meaning. But I'm sure there's a way around that...” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “What's this? 'Flumph Mating Rituals'{{ref|Flumphs are a sentient race that inhabits the Underdark. They are known to reproduce themselves through a budding process, hence the bemusement of party members. More on these creatures can be found at {{FRWiki|Flumph|long}}}}. Acquired taste, I'm sure, but not mine. Nor a drow's I would have thought...” | |||
** ''(If already interrogated Xargrim's corpse):'' “Aha! This must be the book that hides a book within. Let's take a closer look.” | |||
** ''(The book transformed, the party knew it was disguised):'' “The magic veil has been drawn back from the drow's book on flumphs. Let me peruse.” | |||
** ''(The party didn’t know):'' “My, my. The tome on flumphs hid truer words behind its impostor ones. What a clever feat of magic.” | |||
* ''(Looted [[Filro|Filro’s]] records, not knowing about the forge):'' “Nothing in these notes but nonsensical run-on sentences.” | |||
** ''(Deciphered the record scroll):'' “What have we here? Adamantine forge... Mysterious guardian... Mention of a 'hot hammer'... A whole adventure in a nutshell.” | |||
** ''(If learned about the forge first from Filro):'' “These papers describe an adamantine forge hidden somewhere deep below. Such a forge is a treasure vault where the treasure's for the making.” | |||
*** ''(Responding remark, successfully deciphered drow’s records):'' “An adamantine forge is very much a treasure, and any good treasure is protected by a guardian. Looks like we can defeat it with a so-called 'hot hammer'.” | |||
*** ''(Failed to decipher the record scroll):'' “The reference to a 'hot hammer' is rather puzzling though. Whoever wrote these papers must have been rather delirious.” | |||
* ''(Second mention of the forge):'' “Further mention of the adamantine forge. Someone was dead set on finding it.” | |||
** ''(The party knows about it from Filro’s corpse):'' “Plenty more were looking for the forge it seems. The drow had competition.” | |||
** ''(The party knows about it from Filro’s notes):'' “Another reference to the adamantine forge. No mention of a guardian this time.” | |||
** ''(The party knows about it from [[Dhourn]]/Dhourn’s corpse):'' “The adamantine forge again. Dhourn, too, was looking to find it.” | |||
** ''(The party knows about it from Dhourn’s [[Memory Shard]]):'' “Another clue about the adamantine forge. Unnecessary now that the memory shard revealed its location.” | |||
** ''(The party knows about it from Xargrim’s corpse):'' “The dead drow spoke of a forge. Must be the same one.” | |||
** ''(The party knows about it from Xargrim’s disguised book):'' “That enchanted journal made note of an adamantine forge as well. I must be on to something.” | |||
** ''(The party knows about it from [[Skarjall]]):'' “Further mention of the adamantine forge. The duergar were looking for it too.” | |||
* ''(Third mention of the forge):'' “Yet again the adamantine forge is mentioned. Surely I'm on the right track.” | |||
'''Dealing with [[Mushroom Circle]]s in the Underdark and beyond:''' | |||
* ''(Found dead drow at the foot of the crag, [[Medicine]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “The injuries on this drow are consistent with a fall. A very deep fall.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “A dead drow - took quite a pounding, too.” | |||
* ''(Found illusory mushroom “ladder” leading toward crag top at {{coords|67|-256}}):'' “Can't trust one's eyes in the Underdark. Can't trust these mushrooms either.” | |||
* ''(Found illusory wall on the top of the crag):'' “There's no illusion without a reason to elude. Now to find the reason.” | |||
* ''(Approaching a mushroom ring, knows its purpose):'' “This fairy ring looks disappointingly dormant.” | |||
** ''(Not knowing the purpose):'' “A perfect ring of mushrooms. That can hardly be a coincidence.” | |||
* ''(Entered a mushroom ring, knows its purpose):'' “Hmmm. I must not be doing it right.” | |||
** ''(Not knowing the purpose):'' “Well... That was anticlimactic.” | |||
* ''(Activated the mushroom ring):'' “New colours, new destinations perhaps?” | |||
* ''(Teleported from the Underdark into [[Overgrown Tunnel]], [[Ethel]] is dead):'' “The hag's lair again. Sans hag that is.” | |||
* ''(Teleported from the Underdark into Overgrown tunnel, Ethel survived):'' “The hag's lair again. Better be careful while Auntie Evil is still around.” | |||
* ''(Teleported from the Overgrown tunnel to the [[Putrid Bog]]):'' “And so I'm back in the swamp. If only I could actually pick a destination.” | |||
* ''(Teleported from the Overgrown tunnel into the Underdark, hasn’t been to Underdark earlier):'' “This is no ordinary cave, no ordinary depth in stone. Good gods, this is the Underdark...” | |||
* ''(Teleported from the Overgrown tunnel into the Underdark, has been to Underdark):'' “Magical access into the Underdark. A shortcut to death one might call that.” | |||
* ''(Teleported from the Putrid Bog into Overgrown tunnel):'' “How lovely. A shortcut into the hag's palace of perversion and pain.” ''(this line is the same regardless Ethel was killed or survived)'' | |||
* ''(Teleported from the Underdark to the Putrid Bog):'' “Out of the black and into the bog. Hardly an improvement.” | |||
* ''(Teleported from the Underdark to the [[Sunlit Wetlands]] (Ethel’s illusion is still intact)):'' “Out of the black and into the wetlands. Quite an improvement.” | |||
'''Elsewhere in the Underdark:''' | |||
<!--* ''(Looking at cave paintings, [[History]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “What interesting tableaus - clearly ancient too. [[Lolth|Lolth's]] violent descent into the Underdark depicted with vivid detail.” | |||
* ''(Failed):'' “What interesting tableaus - clearly ancient too. Driders, mind flayers... Must depict some ancient battle.” - Couldn't find the place, probably another cut-out upon release--> | |||
* ''(Entering [[Zhentarim]] storehouse from the Underdark):'' "The mark of the Zhentarim. Bound to be more to this place than meets the eye." | |||
** ''(Entering the storehouse, descending from [[Zhentarim Hideout]]):'' "This is no ordinary storage room. This depth... This feeling of incomprehensible abyss... The Underdark." | |||
* ''(Found a drow resupply stash at {{coords|71|-220}}):'' “Lolth-sworn drow passed by here, but it seems they never returned. Finders, keepers, I say.” | |||
* ''(Heard [[Baelen Bonecloak|Baelen’s]] cries for help):'' “A shout for help reverberating through the Underdark. That's going to attract the wrong crowd.” | |||
* ''(Killed all [[Kuo-toa]] in Festering cove, thus dissipating [[BOOOAL|BOOOAL’s]] magic):'' “Quite a bit less-than-divine for a god, wasn't he? With powers as fleeting as his followers' lives” | |||
==== [[Grymforge]] ==== | |||
'''At the [[Clan Flameshade]] [[Grymforge#Duergar_encampment|camp]]:''' | |||
* ''(Arriving at the Grymforge):'' “Fascinating architecture. Doesn't match the style of any Underdark civilisation that I know of.” (also serves as a Responding remark) | |||
* ''(Met a [[Scrying Eye]]):'' “That's a scrying eye. Someone's monitoring the place.” | |||
** ''(If already seen one in the Goblin Camp):'' “Yet another scrying eye. Someone's keeping a close watch on the place.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark to both options):'' “Best be on our guard.” | |||
** ''(Looted a dead Scrying Eye):'' “You'll turn a blind eye for me, won't you?” | |||
* ''(Saw drow corpses in cages near the pier):'' “Drow slaughtered like chickens in a butcher shop. Somebody's making a statement.” | |||
* ''(Looted the [[Engraved Pin]] from a drow corpse, [[History]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “That pin... she was a Harper. Strange place for her to be, even if a drow.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “That pin's design looks familiar, but I can't seem to place it.” | |||
* ''(After talking to [[Kith|Stonemason Kith]]):'' “Always a pleasure to meet a fellow academic. And what a subject - this place brims with history.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “It would have been quite something in its heyday. But even now, it has much to teach us.” | |||
* ''(Found Dark Justiciars’ skeletons):'' “Ancient dead rife with shadows. This must be the stronghold Halsin spoke of.” | |||
* ''(Saw crates with old Sharran gear at {{coords|-668|400}}):'' “Hmmm. Wear this and you'll only ever be a knight in rusted armour.” | |||
* ''(Found a crossbow in an old crate, History check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “This crossbow was exquisitely designed. No duergar crafted this... its dark grace is most definitely Sharran in origin.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “This crossbow was exquisitely designed. No duergar crafted it, that much is obvious.” | |||
* ''(Looted [[Adamantine Slag|a piece of adamantine]], knows about the forge):'' “The speckles in this slag... That's adamantine, I'm sure of it.” | |||
** ''(Doesn’t know about it):'' “There are speckles of... something or other in this slag. Could be anything.” | |||
* ''(Found defaced statue of [[Shar]], recognized the symbol of the [[Absolute]]):'' “Well, well - he symbolic triumph of the Absolute over the darkness of Shar. Petty vandalism, in my opinion.” | |||
** ''(Did not recognize the symbol):'' “Someone sought to deface Shar it seems, though not with a symbol I recognise.” | |||
* ''(If [[Nere]] died in the cave-in):'' “Nere must be long dead by now. I suppose that makes it slightly more palatable to sever his head from his body.” | |||
* ''(Looking at the [[Gauntlet of Shar|Shar temple]] down from the ruined bridge):'' “What's that down there? A temple? A palace? What a pity it's so hopelessly out of reach...” | |||
'''Exploring the [[Grymforge#Abandoned_Temple|Sharran city]]:''' | |||
* ''(Found the traces of [[Thulla|Thulla’s]] escape, [[Perception]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “Those are footprints. Let's see where they lead.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “There are some markings on the ground here - not that they tell me much.” | |||
** ''(Interacting with chains or bloodied arrows, [[Survival]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “Blood, tracks, broken shackles... The story of an escape told in tell-tale paraphernalia.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “A bloody mess this. Something rather unpleasant went down here.” | |||
* ''(Respond to Harper’s watchword from [[Undelivered Letter]], History check):'' “In that case, let there be Light.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “I don't quite see how that's relevant...” | |||
* ''(Approaching the location of the [[Harper Stash]]):'' “According to that letter, the Harper stash should be hidden close by.” | |||
* ''(Saw the Harpers’ rune, hasn’t read the Undelivered Letter, Survival check successful):'' “A Harper rune. Signals a hidden cache nearby if I'm not mistaken.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “A rune sign, but not one I recognise. Its meaning eludes me.” | |||
* ''(Saw [[Mimic|false chests]], [[Investigation]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “Left out in plain sight? I'd rate the Harpers too smart for that.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “Seek, and I shall find.” | |||
* ''(Entered a banquet hall, [[Religion]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “I suspect many a Sharran was present at this blighted Nightfall feast. An evening of merriment before the real prize - murder.” | |||
** ''(Successful 2):'' “An eerily chilling scene, this. I suspect many were present at this blighted Nightfall feast.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Food and drink, followed by murder in Shar's name. Barbaric.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “An eerily chilling scene, this. I suspect many a spectre was present at this blighted feast.” | |||
* ''(Found a loose stone at {{coords|-600|422}} through [[Perception]] check):'' “A loose stone. Perhaps a secret about to be unhidden.” | |||
* ''(Found a place where [[Philomeen]] climbed up the ledge, knows about her escape):'' “Rope, tools, marks in the rock. Our escaped gnome climbed to freedom here.” | |||
** ''(Does not know about her):'' “Rope, tools, marks in the rock. Someone made quite the daring ascent.” | |||
* ''(Found a [[Devilfoil Mask]]):'' “Interesting mask. I quite like the design.” | |||
** ''(Arcana check successful):'' “It belonged to a merregon. Infernal soldiers.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “Oh well, a minor mystery it must remain.” | |||
** ''(Arcana check successful, knows about merregons’ habits):'' “This place was rife with merregons. And they never travel without a commander...” | |||
** ''(Doubts whether the merregons’ commander is dead):'' “Merely merregons, however. Their commander might still be at large.” | |||
* ''(Tried to put on the mask):'' “It's heavier than I thought. Must have been strong creatures that wore them.” | |||
** ''(Found a second mask):'' “It's mask after mask in here.” | |||
** ''(Found the third mask (?)):'' “They unsettle somehow - as if they harbour a lingering presence.” | |||
* ''(Found the [[Idol of Shar]], the party knows [[Shadowheart]] is a Sharran):'' “This icon bears Shar's likeness. No doubt Shadowheart will be interested in it.” | |||
** ''(The party does not know):'' “A Sharran artefact, and remarkably blood-free. A rare thing indeed.” | |||
* ''(Found a bunch rusty weapons):'' “Time has rid these weapons of their bite. Must have taken decades.” ''(triggers only for the first time interacting with those)'' | |||
* ''(Interacted with the [[Orb of Darkvision]]):'' “Gods - this is pure shadow magic. To be one with the darkness and see.” | |||
* ''(Read [[Abandoned Journal]]):'' “He tried to outrun the furies of hell. Looks like he hit a dead end.” ''(triggers after finding at least one Devilfoil Mask)'' | |||
* ''(Stepped on a platform held by chains):'' “Steady... This thing looks more brittle than Szass Tam's bones.” | |||
'''In the [[Adamantine Forge]]:''' | |||
* ''(Coming closer to the Adamantine forge):'' “The heat's going from balmy to sweltering. The forge must be nearby.” | |||
* ''(Saw the forge for the first time):'' “My word, what a feat of engineering. Most impressive indeed.” | |||
** ''(Saw the forge for the first time 2):'' “This must be the forge - and what a feat of engineering it is.” | |||
* ''(Filled the crucible with [[Mithral Ore]]):'' “Filled to the brim.” | |||
* ''(Interacting with mould chamber, has at least one [[Mould]]):'' “There's an aperture in the metal's surface. Perfect fit for that mould, if I'm not mistaken.” | |||
** ''(Doesn’t have any moulds):'' “There's an aperture in the metal's surface. For a mould, I imagine...” | |||
** ''(Filled only crucible, hasn’t any moulds):'' “The forge is not budging quite yet. I must be overlooking something.” | |||
** ''(Filled only crucible):'' “Wonderful. All that's missing now is the mould.” | |||
** ''(Placed only mould):'' “A perfect fit. Now to feed the forge with the right materials.” | |||
** ''(Filled and placed both, seeking how to activate):'' “The forge is ready. Let the games begin.” | |||
* ''(The platform moves down after activating):'' “And so we descend into... more madness presumably.” | |||
* ''(Trying to forge without lava):'' “The forge is not working as it should. I must be missing some crucial ingredient.” | |||
** ''(If has already crafted one piece):'' “Any forging efforts will be in vain until I add lava into the mix.” | |||
* ''(Forged the first item, [[Grym]] appears):'' “Out of the fire... guess that makes me the frying pan.” | |||
* ''(Fighting Grym, the forge hammer doesn’t damage it):'' “This blasted hammer has no effect! But it has to - somehow!” | |||
** ''(Successfully damaged Grym with the hammer):'' “Ha! That'll knock the wind out of it!” | |||
* ''([[Magma Mephit]]s appear during the fight):'' “Mephits! Now it really is a party.” | |||
* ''(Defeated Grym):'' “It's done... It's dead... Good gods, never again!” | |||
* ''(Approaching lava lake, [[Nature]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “Something... unnatural is causing this lake to simmer and boil.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “That lava lake boils like a good stew. Lovely.” | |||
* ''(Noticed [[Lava Elemental]], Arcana check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “No wonder this lava lake is churning. It is one with the elemental inside.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “A heart and soul of molten fire... That is a lava elemental!” | |||
==== [[The Risen Road]] and [[Mountain Pass]]==== | |||
'''In and around the [[The_Risen_Road#Toll_House|Tollhouse]]:''' | |||
* ''(Saw dead gnolls on the bridge to the Tollhouse):'' “Someone made short work of these gnolls. Made it look easy too. That's someone to be reckoned with.” | |||
* ''(Saw rockfall and wreckage near the Tollhouse):'' “This place looks like a battlefield.” | |||
* ''(Agreed to help [[Anders]], but found out that his crew are [[Zariel|Zariel’s]] servants):'' “I have to say I don't know if agreeing to this hunt was such a wise idea.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Who's to say who's the real villain in this tale of devils and masquerades?” | |||
* ''(Entering Tollhouse basement):'' "Gods, this assault on the nostrils should be labelled a war crime." | |||
* ''(Stepped on a pressure plate in the Tollhouse vault):'' “A teasing sound, but to what effect?” | |||
* ''(Found the skeletal couple under the broken bridge):'' “These bones speak of some old, long-forgotten tragedy.” | |||
** ''(Successful [[History]] check):'' "Harper insignia; druidic markings - they must have fell as allies." | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “Their equipment doesn't seem to be worse for wear though, even after all this time.” | |||
'''Fighting gnolls and dealing with [[Find the Missing Shipment|missing shipment]]:''' | |||
* ''(After one of hyenas fled):'' “That hyena will be back. And it won't be alone.” | |||
* ''(Witnessed a birth of a gnoll from dying hyena, seq 1):'' “So much for the miracle of childbirth...” ''(also serves as a Responding remark here)'' | |||
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Let's not stand around. Predators like these can smell spilled blood a mile away.” | |||
* ''(Witnessed a birth of a gnoll, seq 2 - knows about gnolls’ presence in area):'' “This place runs rife with gnolls.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “I had no idea this was their mating season.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Let's not stand around. They can smell spilled blood a mile away.” | |||
* ''(Witnessed a birth of a gnoll, seq 3):'' “No wonder such violent beginnings lead to violent ends.” | |||
* ''(Witnessed a birth of a gnoll, seq 4 - knows about gnolls’ presence in area):'' “Gnolls erupting from corpses? I've not seen the likes of it.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark for sequences 3 and 4):'' “I wonder how many more newborns are around.” | |||
* ''(Found the missing shipment, [[Rugan]] dead, hasn’t met [[Zarys]]):'' “A weighty-looking chest. What treasures might that be filled with?” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Only one way to find out. Time to indulge our curiosity.” | |||
* ''(Found the missing shipment, Rugan dead, has met Zarys):'' “Looks like Zarys' missing shipment. The one she was most insistent we return unopened.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Let's hope our fee isn't worth less than its contents.” | |||
* ''(Found the missing shipment, conspired with Rugan, has met Zarys):'' “Looks like Zarys' missing shipment. It must be hiding quite the treasure.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Only one way to find out. Unless we plan to ask the Zhentarim for a shipping manifest.” | |||
'''At [[Waukeen's Rest]] and [[Zhentarim Hideout]]:''' | |||
* ''(Failed a [[Strength]] check to kick out the front door):'' “Hmmm. When one door closes, another opens. All I need to do is find it.” | |||
* ''(Walking near the burning door in the tavern):'' “That door is like a cork. Pop it and we'll be served a firestorm.” | |||
* ''(Cannot lift the fallen beams off [[Benryn]]):'' “Blast, I can't lift this.” | |||
* ''(Found [[Mirileth|Mirileth’s]] corpse):'' “Green blouse, brown hair - must be Benryn's wife, Miri.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Poor woman. Nothing we can do for her.” | |||
* ''(Saw the haystack with hidden dowry, [[Investigation]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “Look at that: there's a chest hidden in the hay.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “An untouched stack of hay. Mustn't be any horses around.” | |||
* ''(Found a secret entrance to the [[Zhentarim Hideout]]):'' “Well now - a little spectacle never hurts. | |||
* ''(Illusory wall in the Zhentarim Hideout, successful Investigation check):'' “An illusory wall. Let's find out what it seeks to hide.”” | |||
* ''(After the [[Flaming Fist]] guard refused to attack the Zhentarim):'' “So much for the law of the land…” | |||
'''Meeting with the githyanki scouts near the [[Mountain Pass]]:''' | |||
* ''(Found giant scratches near Mountain Pass entrance):'' “Look at that - rock gouged like it was nothing.” | |||
* ''(Successful [[Arcana]] check):'' “Dragon claws. Nothing else could do that, surely.” | |||
* ''(Failed):'' “What the hells could do that...?” | |||
* ''(Saw a [[Qudenos|red dragon]]):'' “My word, a red dragon. Majestic. And malignant.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “I suggest we admire it from afar.” | |||
** ''(Saw a red dragon, [[Frightened (Condition)|Frightened]]):'' “A red dragon! Gods, it must have followed us from Avernus!” | |||
** ''(Responding remark, Frightened):'' “We stand no chance against such a foe. We should get out of sight!” | |||
* ''(Picked up dead mercenary’s shield 1):'' “Still hot to the touch. When it comes down to man versus dragon, the result tends to be predictable.” | |||
* ''(Picked up dead mercenary’s shield 2):'' “Hot to the touch. The dragon's breath still lingers on this shield.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “When it comes down to man versus dragon, the result tends to be predictable.” | |||
* ''(Read a roadsign after dragon’s attack):'' “This is a sign to nowhere now. Only scorched earth ahead.” | |||
* ''(Leaving the area after [[Lae'zel]] ran off to speak with [[Voss]]):'' “Lae'zel was left behind. It doesn't feel right to abandon her.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Lae'zel's one of us now. It doesn't feel right to abandon her.” | |||
* ''(Reacting to the sight of Lae’zel’s dead body):'' “She was dangerous, but I respected her passion and ambition. Her kin have done themselves a disservice.” | |||
==== [[Rosymorn Monastery]] ==== | |||
'''Walking down the [[Rosymorn Monastery Trail]]:''' | |||
* ''(Looking at the valley vista from the viewpoint {{coords|-30|-100}}):'' “A sight to nourish the soul! Now let's sit down and nourish the stomach.” | |||
* ''(Looking at the ruined monastery from afar):'' “I would have thought the gith to be too proud to squat in someone else's ruins.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Indeed. This is all a little too shopworn for their tastes.” | |||
* ''(Recognizing [[Lathander]] depiction in the statue at {{coords|-63|-133}}, [[Religion]] check successful):'' “Lathander, I do believe. God of the dawning sun.” | |||
* ''(Tried to use the cable car, [[Strength]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “My, took quite the workout to get this moving. Must have been ages since someone last used it.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “Blast. It'd take a hundred Mage Hands or more to set this thing in motion.” | |||
* ''(Came up to a broken bridge at {{coords|-106|-184}}):'' “That bridge has long been collapsed. If only we'd arrived a few centuries earlier.” | |||
'''Exploring the ruined monastery:''' | |||
* ''(Came up to the body of a [[Corliss Undertump|cultist]] killed by the [[Add'ath|gith guard]]):'' “Seems the githyanki came to blows with the cultists. Let's hope they keep each other busy.” | |||
* ''(Approaching the statue of Lathander at {{coords|73|4}}):'' “Undead trampled to dust. Their dusk is as eternal as Lathander's dawn.” | |||
* ''(Heard the warning from speaking bust, [[Arcana]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “A Magic Mouth{{ref|An [[Illusion School|illusion]] spell that allows to transfer a voice message to anyone who activates a certain trigger. It is not available to cast or learn within the game. Apart from the monastery, active spells can also be found in the [[Thorm Mausoleum]] and in the [[Undercity Ruins]], on the path to the [[Bhaal Temple]]. More on it at {{FRWiki|Magic mouth|long}}}} spell - so that voice must be from someone long-deceased.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “Talking statues often herald trouble, in my experience...” | |||
* ''(Found the corpse with a longsword in the chest, [[History]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “A githyanki blade, no doubt.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “Skewered monk. A delicacy to someone, no doubt.” | |||
* ''(Found active [[Guardian of Faith]] spell):'' “A Guardian of Faith spell. Strong is its faith indeed to linger still in these ancient halls.” | |||
* ''(In the [[Rosymorn_Monastery#Dawnmasters_memorial|Ceremonial room]], removed the weapon from the altar):'' “The weapon's stopped glowing. Curious.” | |||
* ''(Placed the non-Ceremonial weapon on altar):'' “Looks like just any old weapon will suffice.” | |||
* ''(Heard [[Gremishka]] meowlings):'' “What's that ghastly sound? Almost sounds like weeping.” | |||
* ''(Recognized Gremishkas, ? check successful):'' “Gremishkas? They're no lovers of magic - better watch where I cast.” | |||
* ''(Used magic close to a Gremishka):'' “Better eschew magic with these creatures.” | |||
* ''(Entered a combat with drunk [[Kobold]]s):'' “I can smell the alcohol on their breath from here. Drunk and flammable - what a combination.” | |||
* ''(Pass by an inactive Lathander's Lance on the roof, knows the where crèche is):'' “Powerful-looking piece of armament. Used on those githyanki, perhaps?” | |||
** ''(Doesn’t know the crèche location):'' “Quite a potent-looking weapon.” | |||
* ''(Found a githyanki skeleton at {{coords|45|19}}, has been to the crèche):'' “Githyanki armour. Not much left of the occupant - one of the original raiding party, I'd guess.” | |||
** ''(Hasn’t found the crèche yet):'' “Githyanki armour. Not much left of the warrior inside.” | |||
* ''(The [[Giant Eagle]] calling for help in combat):'' “Ugh, a screech to shred the strongest ear drum. It's calling for help!” | |||
==== [[Crèche Y'llek]] ==== | |||
* ''(Entered the [[Crèche_Y'llek#Infirmary_and_Dormitory|Dormitory]]):'' “Not the comfiest of dormitories. The githyanki must consider sleep quite the luxury.” | |||
* ''(Read the parchment with the rules on the dormitory wall):'' “Less rules, more doctrine. Hard to disobey such a stern mandate.” | |||
* ''(Set Gremishka loose from the [[Zel'i|gith kids’]] chest):'' “Mystra's dimples! What's that?!” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “That's what was in there? Those little privy rags were tormenting it.” | |||
* ''(Looking at the devices in [[Stornugoss|Stornugoss’]] laboratory):'' “A well-equipped laboratory. This is a place for rigorous study, though I hesitate to ask of what.” | |||
* ''(Breathed in the [[Strange Gas]] in the [[Crèche_Y'llek#Hatchery|Hatchery]]):'' “That odour's left me feeling decidedly wobbly.” | |||
* ''(Looking around in the Hatchery):'' “By Mystra's mantle, what a smell. Something strange is in the air...” | |||
* ''(Saw anatomical diagrams in the [[Crèche_Y'llek#Classroom|Classroom]]):'' “Mind flayer anatomy, rendered in quite disturbing detail. The gith clearly know their enemy inside out.” | |||
* ''(Hit a training dummy in the Classroom):'' “Not sure a real mind flayer would accept such punishment.” | |||
* ''(Started a fight with [[Kethk|sa'varsh Kethk]] and his students):'' “There's no sharper foe than an ambitious student. Keep eyes on teacher and pupils alike.” | |||
* ''(Opened the apple crate in the corridor):'' “Apples? Not the bloodthirsty fare I expected to see in such a place.” | |||
* ''(Read the map in [[Crèche_Y'llek#Captain's_Quarters|Captain’s Quarters]]):'' “A map of the Sword Coast. Whatever these githyanki are planning, Baldur's Gate lies at the heart...” | |||
* ''(Killed [[Therezzyn]], reminding themselves about the Inquisitor):'' “That's the rank and file dealt with. Let's hope her commander is more amenable.” | |||
* ''(Interacted with the deactivated barrier):'' “Barrier's already deactivated. Now there's a stroke of luck.” | |||
* ''(Walking the bridge that leads to [[Crèche_Y'llek#Inquisitor's_Chamber|Inquisitor’s Chamber]]):'' “And to think I couldn't imagine this place could get any more foreboding...” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Indeed. This place makes my skin crawl - no, makes it run full pelt.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “This Inquisitor sounds like a daunting chap. But who knows? Perhaps he'll answer our questions.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 3):'' “We should be so lucky.” | |||
* ''(Try to use an inactive Planecaster, before speaking to [[W'wargaz]]):'' “Nothing.” | |||
'''Searching and obtaining the [[Blood of Lathander]]:''' | |||
* ''(Found empty altar for the fake Blood of Lathander {{coords|74|67}}):'' “So they kept the 'Blood of Lathander' here? Easy pickings.” | |||
* ''(Read the note in the Dawnmaster’s secret stash):'' “That 'blood' rings a bell - still to be found somewhere, perhaps?” | |||
* ''(Picked up the [[Strange Chunk of Amber|fake Blood of Lathander]]):'' “Hmm. Seems a touch... underwhelming.” | |||
* ''(Noticed the statues in Inquisitor’s Chamber, PER check successful):'' “Grooves beneath those statues... Perhaps they can be moved?” | |||
** ''(If the party read [[Old Maintenance Records]] at {{coords|102|26}}):'' “Hmm. That book mentioned Lathander statues that could be moved...” | |||
* ''(Failed to rotate the statue in Inquisitor’s Chamber):'' “Won't budge.” | |||
* ''(Hit the stuck statue weakly):'' “Damn, nearly had it.” | |||
* ''(Solved the statue puzzle in Inquisitor’s Chamber):'' “Nothing like a secret door to pique one's interest.” | |||
* ''(Upon entering the Dawnbreak Gate):'' “Remarkably well preserved. A little glimpse into the past.” | |||
* ''(Took the Blood of Lathander, using [[Dawnmaster's Crest]]):'' “Someone was exceedingly protective of what was kept in here.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “The tighter the security, the juicier the prize.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Looks powerful - perhaps they were wise to take extreme measures.” | |||
* ''(Managed to stop the armed Lance):'' “That could have ended very poorly.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “If I have any choice as to where I die, I'd rather it not be in the bowels of a ruined monastery.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “A little more care and attention may stand to us in future, I think.” | |||
* ''(Managed to stop the armed Lance, answering to [[Lae'zel]]):'' “Who gives a fig? We stopped it - that's all that counts.” | |||
* ''(Near the armed Lance on the roof):'' “That thing is about to blow!” | |||
* ''(Took the Blood of Lathander and got trapped):'' “Help! Get me out of this thing, before the whole place collapses!” | |||
** ''(Responding remark, avatar is trapped (not him)):'' “Hold on - we need an exit from this chamber as well.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark, a party member is trapped (not him)):'' “Hells, can't just leave them in there - someone do something!” | |||
** ''(Took the mace after destroying the barrier’s source):'' “Hells, this place is on the verge of collapse.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “Let's get out of here!” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Time to run.” | |||
* ''(Got through the portal on the roof):'' “That was too close a call for comfort. The sooner I see this place on the horizon, the better.” | |||
* ''(Ran to the right roof):'' “I need to get off this roof, and I better not dawdle either.” | |||
* ''(Ran to the left balcony):'' “Safety's within reach. Just a little further.” | |||
* ''(Jumped to the left roof 1):'' “That contraption is going to explode before I do. Away from here!” | |||
* ''(Jumped to the left roof 2):'' “Hells in a handbasket, I need to get down from here!” | |||
* ''(Destroyed the crèche with the Lance):'' “Well. I think it's safe to say we made quite an impact on that monastery.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “I hope we don't plan to destroy any further historic landmarks. One is quite enough for me.” | |||
'''In the [[Astral Plane]]:''' | |||
* ''(The avatar returned from the [[Discover_the_Artefact's_Secrets#Facing_the_prism_inhabitant|Beckoning Cave]]):'' “Tell me, what have you learned?” | |||
}} | |||
=== Act Two === | |||
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==== [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]] ==== | |||
* ''(Entering the Shadow-Cursed Lands for the first time):'' “Shrouded in no ordinary shadows. What evil lurks within such darkness?” | |||
* ''(Responding remark):'' “Moonrise Towers lies ahead. We must venture on, however bleak the path.” | |||
* ''(Looking at the distorted land within Shadow Curse):'' “The very plates of the earth have been shattered by the magic of the shadow curse. Utterly fascinating - unless you happened to be standing on it, of course.” | |||
* ''(Looking at the former battlefield):'' “The site of no ordinary skirmish. This was once a battlefield, and a bloody one too, judging by the number of bodies.” | |||
* ''(Found old war machines, [[History]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “These siege engines... it's like walking into a military history book. A century old, I'd say.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' "This stuff's ancient. Abandoned to the elements for a long time, I'd say." | |||
* ''(Found non-dousable torches):'' “Well now, this torch seems to be in strict opposition to being doused.” | |||
** ''(Recognized the spell):'' “Must have been a wizard at work. I know a Continual Flame spell when I see one.” | |||
▶'''''Note:''' Gale passes the [[Arcana]] check here automatically (as well as a Wizard avatar {{verify}})'' | |||
* ''(Found fresh flowers near [[Oliver|Oliver’s]] hovel, not knowing the story):'' “Wildflowers in bloom... A welcome sight, but a strange one...” | |||
** ''(Knowing about him from [[Halsin]]):'' “A pocket of nature, thriving in the darkness. Just as Halsin predicted...” | |||
* ''(Looking for Oliver in hide-and-seek game, [[Perception]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “Ah, I have you! Just a shame I don't want you.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “Hells. I have better things to do than seek out unsettling little children.” | |||
* ''(Met [[Rolan]] near the bridge to [[Reithwin Town]]):'' “Is that Rolan? Gods, his foolishness is enough to give wizards a bad name..” | |||
'''Feeling the effect of the [[Shadow Curse]]:''' | |||
* ''(Feeling the effect of Shadow Curse, 1):'' “The shadows... feels like they're gnawing at my very being.” | |||
** ''(Feeling the effect of Shadow Curse, 2):'' “I can't linger in this darkness - I'm weakening by the moment.” | |||
** ''(Feeling the effect of Shadow Curse, 3):'' “ Agh... I'll be sucked dry of all life if I linger here...” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “I can barely think straight... this place saps the very thoughts from your mind.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Not sure... how much farther I can go...” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 3 - looking for a solution):'' “We need to escape these shadows, while we still have the strength.” | |||
* ''(Feeling the effect of Shadow Curse, looking for light source):'' “Please... some light... dispel the darkness...” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “These shadows will be the death of me. We need light...” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Yes, light. Before we are consumed entirely.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “I need light... the darkness is consuming me...” | |||
* ''(Feeling the effect of Shadow Curse, answers to [[Shadowheart]] who doesn’t, 1):'' “They feed on me instead... I need light...” | |||
** ''(Answer to Shadowheart 2):'' “It's my spirit draining... only light drives the shadows away...” | |||
* ''(Negated the Curse with a light source):'' “Look at that. In this light there is shelter from the shadows.” | |||
* ''(A torch snuffed out in deeper curse, 1):'' “Is it too much to ask for the blasted torches to stay lit?!” | |||
** ''(Remark 2):'' “I'd gladly carry a pair of rancid britches on a stick right now, if they kept aflame.” | |||
** ''(Remark 3):'' “Can't keep anything lit in this curse.” | |||
** ''(Remark 4):'' “Damn. The curse has snuffed my light.” | |||
'''Dealing with Shadow Curse victims:''' | |||
* ''(Found the Dead Druid's Journal, [[Nature]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “Research notes - on the nature of the shadow curse. A most-fortuitous find.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “Notes on the shadow curse. I sincerely hope its effects haven't spread past this region...” | |||
* ''(Read graverobber’s note):'' “Ellie May. Passed by her grave earlier.” | |||
** ''(Read graverobber’s note, saw the grave/got the [[Family Ring|ring]]):'' “The ring must be Ellie May's. Better in my hands than those of some graverobber, I say.” | |||
** ''(Found Ellie May’s grave):'' “This grave has been disturbed. Must have been an animal, or whatever else lurks in this darkness.” | |||
** ''(Found animal tracks near Ellie May’s grave):'' “Tracks of some sort. Looks like they lead downwards...” | |||
** ''(Found animal’s burrow down the ledge):'' “My. If I'm not mistaken, someone seems to have misplaced their femur.” | |||
** ''(Saw a boar killed by the Shadow Curse at {{coords|92|159}}):'' “A withered creature, consumed by the shadow curse. A fate I hope we don't share.” | |||
* ''(Saw the dead grove tieflings, [[Investigation]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “Seems like they put up a struggle - in vain.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “Poor souls. They can rest now.” | |||
* ''(Saw the dead cursed ox, Investigation check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “Its horns bear someone else's blood. It must have put up a fight.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “Poor beast. It didn't deserve to die in fear.” | |||
* ''(Saw the dead cursed ox’s master, [[Medicine]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “Flesh met horn - and flesh lost.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “All the hallmarks of a miserable death.” | |||
* ''(Found a dead raven nearby [[Last Light Inn]], ? check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “That corpse is tainted by the shadows, no doubt. Best avoided.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “Charming. Seems like you can't even take flight to evade this shadow curse.” | |||
'''Encounters with the drider and the pixie:''' | |||
* ''(Took the [[Moonlantern]] from the [[Kar'niss|drider's]] corpse):'' “Now to make use of that lantern.” | |||
* ''(Set [[Dolly Thrice]] free):'' “My, a pixie.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “She'd put a sailor to shame with that mouth.” | |||
* ''(Set Dolly free but angered her):'' “My, what an angry little pixie. She's practically turning the air blue.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark to an angered pixie):'' “Feisty little darling, isn't she?” | |||
* ''(Found drider’s route starting point 1):'' “The origin point of the drider's caravan, it seems.” | |||
** ''(Found drider’s route starting point 2):'' “The drider's caravan must have came from here.” | |||
* ''(Responding remark, defeated the drider 1):'' “At least they won't drag any more poor souls along in chains.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark, defeated the drider 2):'' “At least they've herded their last prisoner.” | |||
* ''(Responding remark, haven’t defeated the drider 1):'' “Cages, shackles, whips... all prepared to mete out misery on captives.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark, haven’t defeated the drider 2):'' “A long march through dark, unfriendly lands. I don't envy them.” | |||
'''Leaving Shadow-Cursed lands:''' | |||
* ''(At the road to Baldur’s Gate):'' “These grounds look like they've been trampled by an entire horde of beasts. An army passed through here.” | |||
* ''(If has seen the [[Absolute|Absolute’s]] army from the cemetery cliff):'' “The army of the Absolute is gone, marching west. Sooner or later the very walls of Baldur's Gate will tremble.” | |||
==== [[Last Light Inn]]==== | |||
* ''(Approaching the Moonshield around the inn):'' “What light is that? A barrier to keep the shadows at bay?” | |||
* ''(Saw a stuffed bear upon entering the inn, [[Nature]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “Believe it or not, but I know that stuffed bear. Darkmaw the Wicked.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark to successful):'' “He terrorised everyone and everything between the woods of Cloak and Sharp Teeth. Odd place for him to end up, this.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “Impressive specimen. Better off stuffed than stalking me, I daresay.” | |||
* (Looking at the graveyard behind the inn): “A hasty burial is still a burial. A small mercy, but one these fallen would have been grateful for.” | |||
* ''(Found rocks piled by [[Marcus]], have spoken to him):'' “So this is Marcus' handiwork. That sick bastard.” | |||
** ''(Not knowing the story):'' “A Flaming Fist, her face beaten beyond recognition. There was some sick individual at work here.” | |||
* ''(Too heavy to lift rocks, spoken with Marcus):'' “Oof. Not even an ogre could move this. What are you hiding, Marcus?” | |||
** ''(Too heavy to lift rocks, not knowing the story):'' “Oof. Not even an ogre could move this.” | |||
* ''(Found bloody [[Flaming Fist]] armour on the inn roof, [[Medicine]] check):'' | |||
** (Successful):'' “Something ripped off Flaming First armour like you might peel an orange...” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “What do we have here...?” | |||
* ''(Confronted [[Meenlock]]s in the inn cellar, [[Arcana]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful 1):'' “Watch out - meenlocks.” | |||
** ''(Successful 2):'' “Meenlocks!” | |||
** ''(Responding remark to successful):'' “Their sight works best in darkness - stay with light, if you can.” | |||
** ''(Arcana check failed 1):'' “Those claws look sharp. Better stay clear - I much prefer to keep my insides on the inside.” | |||
** ''(Failed 2):'' “Hells. What gruesome creature's assailing me now?” | |||
** ''(Responding remark to failed):'' “Those claws look sharp - stay clear, unless you wish to trip on your own entrails.” | |||
* ''(Found a Selûnite shrine in the cellar, answer to [[Shadowheart]] (Sharran)):'' “Even Selûne's faithful are driven to the darkness in such a place.” | |||
** ''(Answer to Shadowheart (non-Sharran)):'' “Far better to encourage such glimmers of light amongst the darkness. Who knows where they may lead?” | |||
* ''(Saw [[Rolan|Rolan’s]] projection after he left the inn):'' “Ah, Rolan. Not the brightest decision to stride off into such darkness. He'll soon be extinguished.” | |||
* ''(Noticed the [[Strange Ox]]):'' “I'm almost certain I've seen that ox someplace before...” | |||
** ''(Defeated the Strange Ox):'' “Well, that'll teach us never to judge an ox by its cover.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “This was one of those memorable encounters I'd love to forget.” | |||
* ''(Noticed a note in [[Art Cullagh|Art Cullagh’s]] pocket):'' “Hmmm, there seems to be some kind of document protruding from this gentleman's pantaloons.” | |||
** ''(Picked up Art Cullagh’s writ):'' “Looks like he was investigating the House of Healing. In search of what, I wonder.” | |||
* ''([[Halsin]] entered [[Shadowfell]]):'' “There he goes, into the Shadowfell. Let's hope his mind and body are up to the challenges that await in that fabled place.” | |||
** ''(Defending Halsin’s portal, initial wave):'' “The shadow curse is gathering its forces. Got to protect the portal.” | |||
** ''(Defending Halsin’s portal, 2nd wave):'' “If only the curse had taken all of the Absolute's followers - we'd claim two birds with one stone.” | |||
** ''(Defending Halsin’s portal, 3rd wave):'' “Enemies popping up like weeds. Halsin better conclude his search very soon...” | |||
** ''(Defending Halsin’s portal, 4th wave):'' “Even the githyanki's finest must have succumbed to the curse.” | |||
** ''(Defending Halsin’s portal, final wave):'' “The druid's return is imminent! Have to keep foes at bay until then!” | |||
** ''(Halsin died during the ritual):'' “Rest in peace, proud druid. What a pity his death means the Sharran curse will remain alive and well.” | |||
* ''(Starting a fight against shadows that siege the inn):'' “The shadows are coming alive. We've got a fight on our hands!” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “All we can give them is a second, final death.” | |||
* ''(Saw a giant tentacle when defending the inn from shadows):'' “Gods - that is not a pretty sight.” | |||
==== [[Reithwin Town]] ==== | |||
* ''(Entering the [[Mason's Guild]]):'' “A masons' guild, it seems.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “I doubt anything's been chiselled here in a long time...” | |||
* ''(Reading the plaques on the statue at the town square):'' "Looks like these plaques make for a mechanism of sorts. I sense a secret.” | |||
** ''(Entered [[Sharran Sanctuary]] under the town square):'' “What's this place? It's been spared the shadow curse...” | |||
** ''(Trying to exit Sharran Sanctuary after waking the guards):'' “It's stuck. Nothing for it but to stand my ground in battle.” | |||
'''In and around [[Reithwin Tollhouse]]:''' | |||
* ''(Approaching Tollhouse):'' “A tollhouse. Must have collected a tidy sum, back in the day.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Perhaps some of its earnings can still be found within.” | |||
* ''(Approaching Tollhouse, saw [[Harpers|Harpers’]] prayers on the wall at {{coords|-81|-67}}):'' “Protective charms. And prayers, written by ... Harpers before attacking their enemies.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Worthless. You'd find more value in an adolescent boy's spent handkerchief.” | |||
* ''(Opened Cormyte Shipment Box):'' “Silks from Cormyr. Alas, pilfered.” | |||
* ''(Opened Dale Shipment Trunk):'' “Cheese from the Dalelands. The rats must have feasted.” | |||
* ''(Opened Thayan Shipment Box):'' “Gems from Thay. Looks like the looters were less than thorough...” | |||
* ''(Blocked door to Tollhouse’s master room):'' “Blocked from the other side.” | |||
* ''(Interact with the ‘Confiscated’ room plaque):'' “There's got to be another way in.” | |||
* ''(Saw a pile of pet collars): “'Rascal.'? 'Jagoda.'? Pet names. These must be their collars - which does not bode well for them.” | |||
** ''(Have read the poster near the brewery): “These collars are stained with blood. A gruesome end to the mystery of the missing pets.” | |||
* ''(Killed [[Gerringothe Thorm]]):'' “These shadows made her something worse than her vices. What would it make of us, if we stay here too long?” | |||
'''In the [[House of Healing]]:''' | |||
* ''(Entering the House of Healing):'' “Looks like a hospital. Or the remains of one.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Should I be in need of medical treatment, please don't bring me here.” | |||
* ''(At the Infirmary, saw [[Arabella|Arabella’s]] mother):'' “This corpse... Dear gods, it's Arabella's mother.” | |||
** ''(Saw Arabella’s father):'' “This corpse... Dear gods, it's Arabella's father.” | |||
** ''(Saw either, haven’t met them):'' “A dead tiefling. The horror of their end I daren't contemplate.” | |||
* ''(Killed [[Malus Thorm]]):'' “ I'm not doctor, but I'd say that's terminal.” | |||
** ''(Malus Thorm killed by his nurses):'' “Killed by his own nurses. Not a treatment I'd be eager to sign up for.” | |||
** ''(After Malus Thorm killed himself):'' “Nothing like giving someone a taste of their own medicine.” | |||
* ''(In the [[Morgue]], saw footprints):'' “There's significantly less dust on the leftmost door. Recently opened and closed, I think.” | |||
* ''(Looking at the army camp from the cemetery cliff, knowing about the [[Absolute]]):'' “ Enough campfires for an army - the Absolute's army. That's close enough, I think.” | |||
** ''(Not knowing about the Absolute):'' “All those campfires - there's a whole army of creatures out there. Better keep my distance.” | |||
'''At [[The Waning Moon]]:''' | |||
* ''(Upon entering The Waning Moon):'' “A distillery. A little premature for us to start celebrating, I suppose.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Hmm. Smells like wanton days as a young scholar.” | |||
* (Read the poster in front of the brewery): “'Missing: Rascal - brown puppy. Jagoda - black and white cat. Zola...' The list goes on. Bad place to be a pet, this.” | |||
** (Already noticed the collars ner Tollhouse): “Missing - 'Zola'. 'Rascal'. Hmmm, the word 'missing' seems somewhat optimistic given those blood-stained collars I came across earlier.” | |||
* ''(Starting a fight with [[Thisobald Thorm]]):'' “That gasbag is three sheets to the wind - can it even feel pain?” | |||
* ''(Killed Thisobald Thorm):'' “A man to be pitied, for all the bile he had in life. His was a lonely end, made a monster by these shadows.” | |||
* ''(Found remains in the Waning Moon backroom):'' “If you don't find solace at the bottom of a bottle, try a barrel, I suppose.” | |||
** ''(Found remains, having read Thisobald’s diary):'' “This must be what remains of the lady who tried to blackmail the brewer. Put her into a barrel rather than over one, it seems.” | |||
* ''(Voss’ [[Qua'nith Psionic Detector]] activated, [[Lae'zel]] spurned [[Vlaakith]]):'' “Voss' psionic device is active... The gith queen's forces must be nearby.” | |||
** ''(Detector activated, Lae’zel rejected [[Voss]]):'' “The gith knight's device has activated. What is it trying to tell us?” | |||
* ''(After defeating gith hunters, Lae’zel spurned Vlaakith):'' “Voss spoke truly, both about the device, and Vlaakith's intentions. She is coming for us.” | |||
** ''(Defeated gith hunters, Lae’zel rejected Voss):'' “So, it seems the device was activated by the presence of those githyanki hunters. Rather handy, that.” | |||
====[[Gauntlet of Shar]]==== | |||
'''Approaching [[Thorm Mausoleum]]:''' | |||
* ''(Looking at old graves near the mausoleum, [[Religion]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “Buried in the Selûnite manner. With great haste, by all appearances.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “Looks like this was a hasty burial. Clearly the threat was not extinguished.” | |||
* ''(Knowing the story of the conflict):'' “Buried in the Selûnite manner, though hastily. Defeated by Shar's Chosen, no doubt.” | |||
* ''(Upon approaching the entrance):'' “Sigils of some kind, though I'm not sure of their purpose...” | |||
* ''(Found [[Dark Justiciar]] corpses near temple, knows the story):'' “Dark Justiciars. No doubt they served General Ketheric, in another life.” | |||
** ''(Not knowing the story):'' “Bodies upon bodies, long left to rot. A grim sight indeed.” | |||
'''Inside the Mausoleum:''' | |||
* ''(Heard [[Balthazar|Balthazar’s]] warning from the skull):'' “Balthazar. Ketheric Thorm's necromancer of choice. He must be close.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Who knows what tricks he keeps up his rotten sleeve.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Let's keep sharp.” | |||
* ''(Saw Balthazar’s bone decorations):'' “All these bone arrangements reek of dark magic afoot - necromancy, I'll wager.” | |||
* ''(Found [[Myrkul|Myrkul's]] symbol drawn by Balthazar, [[Religion]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “That's Myrkul's symbol.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “What's that symbol I spy?” | |||
* ''(Found Balthazar’s map):'' “This map shows a temple of Shar. Seems to highlight some great danger within.” | |||
'''Near [[Isobel|Isobel's]] sarcophagus:''' | |||
* ''(Found the tomb open, before reading the plaque):'' “This tomb lies open and empty. Did anyone say 'undead'?” | |||
** ''(Haven’t met Isobel yet):'' “Ketheric Thorm had a daughter? I hope she didn't follow in daddy's footsteps...” | |||
** ''(Met Isobel, does not know her parentage):'' “Isobel... isn't that the name of the Last Light's cleric protector?” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “So Isobel is Isobel Thorm? Such a thing should not be possible...” | |||
** ''(Knowing both):'' “Isobel's final resting place. Well, not that final, once Ketheric came back for her...” | |||
* ''(Triggered a disarmed trap around Isobel’s tomb):'' “A pressure plate... but unarmed. Why is that?” | |||
* ''(Looking at the mural depicting Moonrise Tower, haven’t visited it):'' “Looks like quite a place.” | |||
* ''(Already been to Moonrise):'' “Moonrise Towers - under its original stewardship.” | |||
* ''(Looking at the mural depicting grieving Ketheric, haven’t met him):'' “This depicts a man grieving over a lost one, his wife or daughter most likely. I don't want to imagine such pain.” | |||
* ''(Has met Ketheric):'' “This depicts Ketheric Thorm grieving over his daughter. But did he shed tears too for all who fell beneath his sword?” | |||
* ''(Looking at the mural depicting Ketheric with his army, not knowing the story):'' “There he is, General Ketheric Thorm leading an army of Sharran warriors. A Fallen Paladin if ever there was one.” | |||
* ''(Knows the story):'' “A venerated leader stands out among the Sharran warriors. Must have been a champion of Shar, perhaps a Chosen even.” | |||
'''At the entrance to the temple itself:''' | |||
* ''(Spotted the transporting disc to the temple):'' “That disc will lead somewhere, I'll wager.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “But where exactly does it lead...?” | |||
* ''(First time entering the temple, [[Religion]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “This architecture - this can only be the work of Shar worshippers.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “Well, this doesn't look foreboding at all.” | |||
* ''(Heard the statue talking):'' “Shar speaks, but why to us?” | |||
** ''(Heard [[Shar]] speaking again, elsewhere in the temple):'' “No earthly voice... I think the Lady Shar speaks to us...” | |||
* ''(Trying to open a magically-sealed door):'' “The Weave here won't budge. Must be a powerful spell that keeps it in place.” | |||
* ''(Pushed off by force field around the statue):'' “Hell of a breeze down here. What in Faerûn was that?” | |||
* ''(Saw any of the glowing rings around the statue):'' “Defied once more. That ring must be some form of Sharran defence.” | |||
* ''(Pushed off by force field of the outer ring):'' “Blasted ring. Won't be getting past that easily.” | |||
* ''(Pushed off by force field of the inner ring):'' “Nothing for it but to do it again. Only correctly this time.” | |||
'''Elsewhere in the inner temple:''' | |||
* ''(Spotted a [[Cloaker]]):'' “Gods, a cloaker! And a mean one, by the looks of it.” | |||
* ''(Found shattered [[Mirror of Loss]], Arcana check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “This mirror once drew its power from the Shadow Weave. Even shattered, its dark power lingers.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “Someone took offence at what that mirror showed them. Or what it didn't.” | |||
* ''(Killed Balthazar):'' “Balthazar's dead. Luckily he can't use his necromancy on himself.” | |||
'''Dealing with [[Yurgir]] and [[Lyrthindor]]:''' | |||
* ''(Looking at orthon’s corpse installations in the temple, knowing about his presence):'' “That orthon shows some artistry in his corpse arrangements. I suppose he had time to kill...” | |||
** ''(Not knowing about him):'' “These corpses are arranged with some artistic flair - if you're a madman, that is.” | |||
* ''(Entering orthon’s lair):'' “My, this must be the proverbial lion's den. Or lion's abattoir, rather.” | |||
* ''(Felt orthon’s ambush, [[Perception]] check successful):'' “I have the miserable feeling of being prey. Something's on the hunt...” | |||
* ''(Looking at orthon’s bed):'' “Now that can't be comfortable. Especially for the corpses.” | |||
* ''(Killed orthon, knows [[Raphael|Raphael’s]] demand):'' “Seems like we tied up a loose end for Raphael. Not sure if he'll be grateful though...” | |||
** ''(Not knowing Raphael’s demand):'' “Curious to find an orthon here - perhaps there was an untold tale behind that.” | |||
* ''(An infernal circle near the rat altar, Arcana check successful):'' “A ritual circle, chalked in the manner of the hells. What infernal purpose did it serve?” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “A ritual circle, though for what purpose I haven't the foggiest.” | |||
* ''(Found a [[One Becomes Many|scroll]] near the altar):'' “A spell to turn one into many. Could come in handy, especially when I get back to my reading list...” | |||
* ''(Fighting rats, between waves):'' “Quite a host of furry foes. There must be an end to them - have to keep fighting.” | |||
'''Passing [[Gauntlet_of_Shar#Trials_of_Shar|Trials of Shar]]:''' | |||
* ''(Started [[Gauntlet_of_Shar#Soft-Step_Trial|Soft-Step Trial]] and read the hint book in [[Silent Library]]):'' “I need to navigate this labyrinth unseen, it seems.” | |||
** ''(Spotted by a [[Shadow]] during the trial):'' “Damn - back to the beginning.” | |||
** ''(Don’t have a hint from the book):'' “There's a task afoot. Not sure what's needed of me, unfortunately.” | |||
* ''(Starting [[Gauntlet_of_Shar#Self-Same_Trial|Self-Same Trial]], read the hint book):'' “Seems I have to defeat myself, as it was written.” | |||
** ''(Don’t have a hint from the book):'' “I can't say I grasp what I need to do here...” | |||
* ''(Starting [[Gauntlet_of_Shar#Faith-Leap_Trial|Faith-Leap Trial]], read the hint book):'' “Seems I need to find the platforms by memory alone if I'm to cross unscathed.” | |||
** ''(Don’t have a hint from the book):'' “I'll admit it - I'm at a loss.” | |||
* ''(Trying to activate the altar, not having a single [[Umbral Gem]] in inventory):'' “Looks like something fits in here - but alas, I have nothing.” | |||
* ''(Spotted a first Umbral Gem, not knowing its purpose):'' “A gem. Doesn't strike me as purely decorative...” | |||
** ''(Knowing its purpose):'' “Better get my hands on that gem.” | |||
* ''(Found another Gem, not knowing its purpose):'' “Another of those gems - yet their purpose still eludes me.” | |||
** ''(Knowing its purpose):'' “Another gem. Better get hold of it.” | |||
* ''(In the Silent Library, pressed the correct button):'' “That did the trick.” | |||
* ''(Pick up the [[Spear of Night]], not knowing its purpose):'' “Interesting spear. Deadly-looking, but interesting.” | |||
* ''(Pick up the Spear of Night, knowing its purpose):'' “A remarkable spear. The very one that Shadowheart wishes to claim, no doubt.” | |||
* ''(Using the second transporting disc, knowing about Trials):'' “The disc is moving - Shar's trials must continue wherever it leads.” | |||
** ''(Not knowing):'' “The disc is moving. Better see where it leads.” | |||
'''At the Verge of Shadows and in the [[Shadowfell]]:''' | |||
* ''(Read a plaque before entering Nightsong’s prison and read Balthazar's diary in Moonrise):'' “The blood of Selûne? But what about the Nightsong?” | |||
** ''(Not knowing the story):'' “The blood of Selûne? Sounds like a sacrifice...” | |||
* ''(Upon entering the Shadowfell):'' “I feel lighter than a tressym's feather. Like I could fly away...” | |||
* ''(Leaving the Shadowfell, Shadowheart disappeared):'' “Something's amiss. Shadowheart - what happened? Why did you vanish like that?” | |||
'''Resolving [[Nightsong|Nightsong’s]] fate:''' | |||
* ''(Saw [[Aylin]] trapped):'' “Imagine being trapped here, faced with eternal torment. I think I'd rather just die.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Ketheric Thorm has a lot to answer for.” | |||
* ''(Killed Nightsong with [[Shadowheart]] in party or as an avatar):'' “A cruel fate for such a wondrous being. Is there so little room for light in you, Shadowheart?” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Shar is no doubt pleased. Though I'm not sure I care for the pleasures of such a goddess.” | |||
* ''(Killed her, Shadowheart is not in party):'' “Her death will be temporary, but her anger... that will be permanent.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “When she resurrects, she'll have no interest in helping us.” | |||
* ''(Freed Nightsong, any of three options):'' “An aasimar for an ally. I feel the odds shifting in our favour already.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark to any of three options):'' “Ketheric has the wrath of the heavens upon him now. And no hope of resurrection.” | |||
* ''(Surrendered Nightsong to Balthazar, any of three options):'' “Rather ruthless of you to just hand her over like that.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark to any of three options):'' “Let's hope she doesn't seek revenge. I don't fancy facing an aasimar's wrath.” | |||
==== [[Moonrise Towers]] ==== | |||
* ''([[Perception|Noticed]] mucus dripping from the wall in the kitchen {{coords|-129|-174}}):'' "There's something above. Moist and... organic. Ugh." | |||
* ''(Read Melodia’s [[Letter to Ketheric]]):'' “It seemed Thorm's wife loved him deeply. Perhaps he was even a good man once...” | |||
* ''(Feeling a ‘hangover’ upon LR after using [[Araj Oblodra|Araj Oblodra’s]] unique potion):'' “Offfph... I feel less-than-well...” | |||
* ''(Reminding the avatar about [[Minthara]] after her trial):'' “Minthara's still locked in the cells below Moonrise. We should go back for her - she'd do the same for us. Probably.” | |||
'''In [[Balthazar|Balthazar's]] study:''' | |||
* ''(Found Balthazar’s book in his secret room, seq 1):'' “This 'Nightsong' is the source of Ketheric's invulnerability.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “Its powers could prove useful. Especially if turned against Ketheric himself.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “First, we have to find it. And I suspect he keeps it very, very well hidden.” | |||
* ''(Found Balthazar’s book in his secret room, seq 2):'' “This 'Nightsong' is the source of Ketheric's invulnerability.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “An evocative name. More suited to poetry than the Absolute's perversions.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Its powers could prove useful. Especially if turned against Ketheric himself.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 3):'' “First, we have to find it. And I suspect he keeps it very, ''very'' well hidden.” | |||
* ''(Found Balthazar’s book in his secret room, seq 3):'' “So, the 'Nightsong' is the source of Ketheric's invulnerability. Perhaps its powers could be turned against him.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “First, we have to find it. And I suspect he keeps it very, ''very'' well hidden.” | |||
'''In the [[Moonrise Towers Prison]] and the [[Oubliette]]:''' | |||
* ''(Approaching the prison):'' “The stench, the filth... gods, what a horror to be imprisoned in such a place.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “If we plan to open the doors for these poor souls, we must do so quietly, or risk joining them.” | |||
* ''(Found themselves in the prison after coming too close to the army):'' “Hmm. Perhaps facing down an army wasn't my wisest choice...” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Not your wisest move, was it?” | |||
* ''(Entered the [[Oubliette]] for the first time):'' “Look at it... This must be the place where sanity comes to drown.” | |||
** ''(Returned to the Oubliette):'' “Yet another unwelcome opportunity to contemplate this ghastly abattoir.” | |||
* ''(Investigating Oubliette, saw the colony through a flesh-wrought window):'' “A strange vista through that window... Unreachable from here, I'd surmise, but there must be another way down.” | |||
* ''(Heard a screech in the Oubliette, has seen [[Hook Horror]]s):'' “So there's a hook horror down here. This is truly the pit that keeps on giving.” | |||
** ''(Hasn’t seen Hook Horrors before):'' “My, the local fauna sounds appropriately terrifying.” | |||
* ''(Climbing up from the Oubliette):'' “What was that place...?” | |||
'''At the [[Moonrise Towers Rooftop]]:''' | |||
* ''(Before entering the door to the rooftop to fight [[Ketheric]]):'' “Ketheric Thorm won't go down so easily. Best we ready ourselves - we're about to have quite the fight on our hands.” | |||
* ''(Observing the landscape from the Moonrise rooftop):'' “Quite a view.” | |||
* ''(On the rooftop, looking into the tentacle hole):'' “Where Ketheric leads, we've no choice but to follow.” | |||
====[[Mind Flayer Colony]]==== | |||
* ''(Entering the colony, investigating):'' “So much hidden away beneath Moonrise Towers. How deep does this warren go?” | |||
* ''(Looking at neutral [[Intellect Devourer]]s):'' “Strange - they're leaving us be. Do they think we're one of them?” | |||
* ''(Approaching [[Mizora|Mizora’s]] pod):'' “A cambion. Do the Hells themselves answer the Absolute's call?” | |||
* ''(Found brine pool, [[Perception]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “Not a tadpole to be seen. What have they done with them?” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “Overly optimistic to hope there were never any tadpoles here? Thought as much.” | |||
* ''(Caught the last tadpole):'' “Now here's a strange little tadpole. It's like it's calling to me...” | |||
<!--* (Trying to use Regeneration pod, never used it before ? check failed): “Unpowered. Wonder what it's lacking...” | |||
* (Trying to use Regeneration pod, never used it before ? check successful): “Seems like it draws power from whoever's in the cradle... which is currently nobody.” | |||
* (Trying to use Regeneration pod, used it before): “It draws power from a host. About what you expect from illithid technology.” | |||
* (Regeneration pod being used on non-living creature): “No joy. Should I be using something else?” | |||
* (When lying on the bed near the regeneration pod being used): “Ow! Feels like being siphoned, and painfully too.”--> | |||
'''In the [[Necrotic Laboratory]] and [[Mind_Flayer_Colony#Morgue|Morgue]]:''' | |||
* ''(At the Necrotic Laboratory, near ritual circle, [[Arcana]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “Necromancy. Looks like the victims are being drained of life and put to work.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “I'm not sure what this is, but I am very sure it's not good.” | |||
* ''(Solved the [[Necrotic_Laboratory#Brain_Puzzle|mind puzzle]]):'' “Nothing too taxing. Now, let's see what was so worth such protection...” | |||
** ''(Leaving the puzzle vault):'' “I wonder, how did the Illithid Empire fall?” ''(The answer might possibly come from Lae'zel, Shadowheart, or Karlach)'' | |||
* ''(Reading illithid manuscripts, Arcana check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “Mind flayer script. I shouldn't be able to understand it... and yet I do? Kudos to the tadpole, I suppose.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “This is gibberish... and yet somehow I understand it? Odd. Decidedly odd.” | |||
* ''(Found [[Mol|Mol’s]] eyepatch, met her):'' “Mol's eyepatch. But where is Mol?” | |||
** ''(Never met her):'' “An eyepatch...?” | |||
* ''(Feeling the effect of the [[Resonance Stone]]):'' “I'm rather alarmed to say I suddenly feel inexplicably jubilant. How ominously delightful.” | |||
** ''(The effect ended):'' “That feeling of jubilance... It's gone. What a relief it is to return to a state of appropriate dread.” | |||
* ''(Entering the colony’s [[Mind_Flayer_Colony#Morgue|Morgue]]):'' “Gods, that smell. Abattoir crossed with privy.” | |||
* ''(Saw a blood pool in the Morgue):'' “To stand on the shores of this sea of gore... It's enough to drive one mercifully insane.” | |||
** ''(If the party has already been to the [[Oubliette]]):'' “I suppose a lake of blood counts as rustic in this illithid hell.” | |||
* ''(Splattered with blood from a morgue chute):'' “Wonderful. I was just thinking I was far too clean.” | |||
* ''(Looking at the corpse that fell out with blood from the chute):'' “Oh joy. Leftovers from Moonrise Towers.” | |||
'''Final fight with Ketheric Thorm:''' | |||
* ''(Before descending to Ketheric, saw nautiloid fleet):'' “A fleet of nautiloids... I dread to think how many True Souls that equates to.” | |||
* ''(Activating the elevator while it’s at the same level):'' “The elevation device is already in place. All I have to do is hop on.” | |||
* ''(Taking the elevator down to Ketheric):'' “My tadpole's growing restless. Does anyone else feel that?” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “It's reacting to something down here. We should prepare to do the same.” | |||
* ''(Started a final fight with Ketheric, [[Nightsong]] captured again):'' “Nothing can harm Ketheric as long as Nightsong is caged.” | |||
* ''(Killed Ketheric Thorm, Gale’s orb quelled):'' “An elder brain... That was the Heart of the Absolute?” | |||
** ''(The orb wasn’t quelled):'' “Controlling an elder brain... Such power.” | |||
* ''(Took Ketheric’s [[Netherstone]] after killing him as [[Apostle of Myrkul]]):'' “Nothing left but ash and bone. A fitting end to the Chosen of Myrkul.” | |||
==== The [[Astral Plane]] ==== | |||
* ''(Saw the corpses of the Orpheus’s Royal Guard):'' “Those demonic figures we saw were githyanki, then. Barely recognisable.” | |||
* ''(Tried to attack [[Orpheus]]):'' “Those chains don't just bind him - they protect him. He's invulnerable.” | |||
* ''(Observing the rocks that Orpheus is chained to):'' “Bound with the bedrock of the Astral Plane itself. No ordinary magic will sever such ties.” | |||
* ''(Returned to the camp after meeting the [[Emperor]]):'' “I feel my bedroll calling. Time for some well earned sleep. Dreamless, preferably.” | |||
}} | |||
=== Act Three === | |||
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'''[[Stormshore Tabernacle]]''' | |||
* Mystra's likeness... It's been some time since I stood before her in a place like this...}} | |||
== Party Banter == | |||
=== {{Banter|Astarion}} === | |||
* '''Astarion''': I am enjoying our walks together, aren't you, Gale? | |||
* '''Gale''': Uhm... Sure. In silence. | |||
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* '''Astarion''': So, do you have loves waiting for you once this is all over? | |||
* '''Astarion''': | * '''Gale''': You know what - that is not the easiest of questions for me to answer. | ||
* '''Gale''': | * '''Shadowheart''': You mean just waiting, like a lovesick puppy? Short-term amusements are much less hassle. | ||
* ''' | |||
<hr> | <hr> | ||
* '''Astarion''': That orb seems powerful. What can it do once it's extracted? | |||
* '''Astarion''': | * '''Gale''': Nothing good can come of it unless it is contained. Why? | ||
* '''Gale''': | * '''Astarion''': It might be useful. Who knows? | ||
* '''Astarion''': | |||
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( | * '''Astarion''': Ever heard of a vampire called Cazador, Wyll? | ||
* '''Astarion''': | (''If it is known that Astarion is a vampire'') | ||
* '''Gale''': | * '''Wyll''': I don't think so. Why? Friend of yours? | ||
* '''Astarion''': | (''If it is not known that Astarion is a vampire'') | ||
* '''Wyll''': Doesn't ring a bell. Why? | |||
* '''Gale''': He's patriarch of the Szarr family. Nasty fellow, if the histories are accurate. | |||
* '''Astarion''': I imagine they are. | |||
<hr> | <hr> | ||
( | (After dispelling the illusion at [[Sunlit Wetlands]]) | ||
* '''Astarion''': | * '''Astarion''': From sweet woodland to stinking swamp. Can you do tricks like that, Gale? | ||
* '''Gale''': Easiest thing in the world. Though I'd do it the other way around. | |||
* ''' | |||
<hr> | <hr> | ||
( | ''(After encountering [[Auntie Ethel]])'' | ||
* ''' | * '''Wyll''': Ethel mentioned Netherese magic. What in blazes does that mean? | ||
* '''Gale''': | * '''Gale''': Magic from the fallen empire of Netheril. Ancient, exceedingly dangerous, and quite unrivalled. | ||
* '''Astarion''': I | * '''Astarion''': Wonderful! I'd hate to be destroyed by any common old magic. | ||
<hr> | <hr> | ||
( | (Near [[Rosymorn Monastery]]) | ||
* '''Astarion''': | * '''Astarion''': Another ruined temple, full of foul-smelling beasts, spoiling for a fight. | ||
* '''Gale''': | * '''Gale''': No mere temple. This was a monastery, devoted as much to study as to worship. | ||
* '''Astarion''': | * '''Astarion''': Oh, how ignorant of me. So it'll be free of foul-smelling beasts, then? | ||
* '''Gale''': | * '''Gale''': Quite the opposite. Some monastic orders celebrated their pungency as proof of their devotion. 'To think is to stink' was the motto of one ill-fated brotherhood near Amn. | ||
* '''Gale''': Oh, but you meant beasts of the life-threatening variety? Yes, I'm sure it's teeming with those. | |||
<hr> | <hr> | ||
(At | (At [[Crèche Y'llek]]) | ||
* '''Gale''': | * '''Gale''': I knew I should've attended the Blackstaff's lectures on githyanki tir'su. | ||
* ''' | * '''Gale''': If I understood their script, who knows what secrets their texts would surrender... | ||
* ''' | * '''Astarion''': Why not ask one of the friendly bloodthirsty warriors? I'm sure they'd be happy to translate. | ||
<hr> | <hr> | ||
(' | (At [[Mason's Guild]] Rebel Hideout) | ||
* '''Astarion''': | * '''Astarion''': What's this? A clever little hideaway? | ||
* '''Gale''': | * '''Gale''': Not just clever - rather ingenious. Somehow its construction keeps the Shadow Curse at bay. | ||
* '''Astarion''': | * '''Astarion''': A little too clever, if you ask me. Watch out for traps. | ||
<hr> | <hr> | ||
( | (Approaching [[Moonrise Towers]]) | ||
* '''Astarion''': | * '''Astarion''': Moonlanterns to keep the curse back, burly guards to fight off any monsters - I could get used to this place. | ||
* '''Gale''': | * '''Gale''': Don't get too comfortable. We shouldn't overstay our welcome in such a place. | ||
* '''Astarion''': | * '''Astarion''': No, of course. Why stay somewhere safe and comfortable when we could be in mortal peril? | ||
<hr> | <hr> | ||
( | (At [[Moonrise Towers]]) | ||
* '''Astarion''': | * '''Astarion''': Can't say I love what they've done with the place. | ||
* '''Gale''': | * '''Gale''': Unsurprising, really. Fanatical cultists tend to care more for ambience than aesthetics. | ||
* '''Astarion''': | * '''Astarion''': Reason enough to put them all to the sword, I say. | ||
<hr> | <hr> | ||
( | (At [[Mind Flayer Colony]]) | ||
* ''' | * '''Astarion''': It's enough to put you off tentacles for life. | ||
* '''Gale''': | * '''Gale''': You had a taste for tentacles? | ||
* '''Astarion''': | * '''Astarion''': The Elfsong Tavern used to serve excellent calamari. Mind you, that was two hundred years ago... | ||
<hr> | <hr> | ||
( | (At [[Mind Flayer Colony]]) | ||
* ''' | * '''Astarion''': Gods - we're not back, are we? | ||
* '''Gale''': | * '''Gale''': On the nautiloid? No, this is a different nursery - similar, but not identical. There's likely one in every colony. | ||
* '''Astarion''': | * '''Astarion''': I don't care what's in every mind flayer colony, Gale - nobody does. Except you. | ||
<hr> | <hr> | ||
('' | (At [[Lower City Sewers]]) | ||
* '''Gale''': | * '''Astarion''': I gave my return to Baldur's Gate a lot of thought. I never pictured this, though. | ||
* '''Astarion''': | * '''Gale''': What did you have in mind? A quiet party, toasting your return with a few good friends? | ||
* ''' | * '''Astarion''': Less 'quiet party with friends', more 'days of hedonistic debauchery'. But otherwise, yes. | ||
* '''Gale''': Sounds like a recipe for disaster. But you know what? I'm learning to enjoy the taste of chaos. Count me in. | |||
<hr> | <hr> | ||
( | (At ?) | ||
* '''Gale''': | * '''Gale''': Mystra has a shrine within the city. Located in the Stormshore Tabernacle, if my memory serves me. | ||
* '''Astarion''': Do whatever you need to, but I shan't be paying my respects to any of the gods on show. | |||
* '''Astarion''': | * '''Gale''': You never felt the call of the divine, Astarion? | ||
* '''Gale''': | * '''Astarion''': Oh, I tried them all. None of them answered. | ||
* ''' | |||
<hr> | <hr> | ||
( | (''If the player is romancing Gale; after act 1 romance scene'') | ||
* '''Astarion''': So Gale, how is your sad, hopeless pining going? | |||
* ''' | * '''Gale''': I'm hardly pining. It's been a year or more since Mystra cast me aside. | ||
* '''Gale''': | * '''Astarion''': Oh, my dear wizard. I wasn't talking about Mystra. | ||
* ''' | |||
<hr> | <hr> | ||
( | (''If the player is romancing Gale; after act 2 romance scene'') | ||
* ''' | * '''Astarion''': So, how was your night with Gale? Did you have a long, hard debate? | ||
* '''Gale''': | * '''Gale''': Ignore him. Astarion envies the depth of our bond because he's of a shallower inclination. | ||
* '''Astarion''': Snort. | |||
* ''' | |||
<hr> | <hr> | ||
( | (''If the player is romancing Gale; after act 3 romance scene'') | ||
* ''' | * '''Astarion''': So, Gale - you laid with a goddess? You must have some sordid tales to tell? | ||
* '''Gale''': | * '''Gale''': Sordid? I lay with the Mother of Magic herself. What we had was transcendent, euphoric, incandescent. Not sordid. | ||
* ''' | * '''Astarion''': You actually made sleeping with a goddess sound boring. Incredible... | ||
<hr> | <hr> | ||
( | (''If the player is romancing Astarion; after act 1 romance scene'') | ||
* '''Gale''': I see you waste no time pursing your quarry, Astarion. | |||
* ''' | * '''Gale''': Tell me, do you always woo your lovers with such patient attention? | ||
* '''Gale''': | * '''Astarion''': I rather thought I was a little slow this time. Usually, they're begging me to drain them on the first night. | ||
* ''' | |||
<hr> | <hr> | ||
( | (''If the player is romancing Astarion; after act 2 romance scene'') | ||
* '''Gale''': I fear I've been rather hasty to judge you, Astarion. | |||
* '''Gale''': | * '''Gale''': One heartbreak was quite enough for me, but to experience it as many times as you have must change a person. | ||
* ''' | * '''Astarion''': Thank you, Gale. Let us both hope that broken hearts are a thing of the past. | ||
* ''' | |||
<hr> | <hr> | ||
( | (''If the player is romancing Astarion, and Astarion stayed a spawn'') | ||
* '''Gale''': | * '''Gale''': If you're feeling faint after your bout with Cazador, Astarion, I don't mind donating some blood. | ||
* ''' | * '''Astarion''': When you're still full of that Netherese bile? I'll pass, thank you. | ||
* '''Astarion''': Besides, I have someone else to nibble on. And they are delicious. | |||
* ''' | |||
<hr> | <hr> | ||
( | (''If the player is romancing Astarion, and Astarion became an ascendant'') | ||
* ''' | * '''Gale''': So, Astarion. I hear your relationship has taken on a new aspect recently... | ||
* ''' | * '''Astarion''': My life has taken on a new aspect. It is only natural that my relationships change as well. | ||
* ''' | * '''Astarion''': As the Vampire Ascendant, I can grant my lover immortality, and bind them to me forever. | ||
* '''Gale''': I trust you speak of the bonds of love, and not the shackles of servitude. | |||
( | |||
* '''Gale''': | === {{Banter|Karlach}} === | ||
* ''' | (''While in plains'') | ||
* '''Gale''': I don't suppose you've any clue where we are in relation to Waterdeep? | |||
* '''Karlach''': From this distance between Elturel and Baldur's Gate, I'd say... a long way away. | |||
* '''Gale''': Ah. That will make getting word to my mother rather tricky. | |||
* '''Gale''': No matter - what she doesn't know can't hurt her. Not at this distance, anyway. | |||
<hr> | <hr> | ||
(At [[ | (At [[Forest]]) | ||
* ''' | * '''Gale''': Nothing like a brisk stroll through the forest to invigorate the spirit. | ||
* ''' | * '''Karlach''': I was just thinking the same thing, but less poetically. | ||
* ''' | * '''Gale''': And without so much as a stirring from our tadpoles. | ||
* ''' | * '''Karlach''': A girl could get used to this. | ||
<hr> | <hr> | ||
(At [[ | (At [[Blighted Village]]) | ||
* '''Karlach''': | * '''Karlach''': Looks like this town was ransacked - by soldiers, if my eyes don't deceive me. | ||
* '''Gale''': | * '''Gale''': Quite cruelly, too. | ||
* '''Karlach''': | * '''Karlach''': Must've been an awful day for the people who lived here. | ||
* '''Gale''': | * '''Gale''': If nothing else, I hope it was a mercifully short one. | ||
<hr> | |||
(In the [[Underdark]]) | |||
* '''Karlach''': Just when I was getting used to the sky again... | |||
* '''Gale''': Fear not, Karlach. Sun, moon and stars will still be there waiting for us. | |||
* '''Karlach''': Meanwhile, this place is pretty spectacular, isn't it? | |||
* '''Gale''': No book or painting could ever do its strange beauty justice. But perhaps our stories might, when we return to the surface. | |||
<hr> | |||
(At [[Grymforge]]) | |||
* '''Gale''': The architects who built this must have been remarkable. A pity their vision didn't stand the test of time. | |||
* '''Karlach''': All's not lost. I mean, just look at this place. | |||
* '''Gale''': You've quite the knack for finding the bright side of things, haven't you? | |||
* '''Karlach''': Hope keeps you going. | |||
<hr> | <hr> | ||
(Approaching [[Moonrise Towers]]) | (Near [[Rosymorn Monastery]]) | ||
* '''Karlach''': Ready to enter the belly of the beast? | * '''Karlach''': Man, adventuring is thirsty work. | ||
* '''Gale''': It's the stairs I'm dreading. I shall close my eyes, and pretend I'm climbing my own, far superior tower in Waterdeep. | * '''Gale''': There used to be a monastery in this region known for producing a wonderful ale. | ||
* '''Karlach''': In that case, welcome home. | * '''Karlach''': That sounds like heaven! Wait. Used to? | ||
* '''Gale''': Oh, yes - long ruined, I'm afraid. No chance of a frothing pitcher awaiting us there, but still - at least your thirst for knowledge is quenched. | |||
* '''Karlach''': Ugh. | |||
<hr> | |||
(On the road to [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]]) | |||
* '''Gale''': Do you feel that? A darkness, pulling at the strands of the Weave. | |||
* '''Karlach''': You'll still be able to do your wizard thing, though, right? | |||
* '''Gale''': Of course, but that doesn't make the shadows less dangerous. | |||
* '''Karlach''': Joy. | |||
<hr> | |||
(At [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]] Forest) | |||
* '''Karlach''': Doing all right, Gale? | |||
* '''Gale''': Oh, you know... Still alive and kicking, despite being surrounded on all sides by an endless manifestation of darkness and decay... | |||
* '''Karlach''': I feel it too. Here if you need a pick-me-up. | |||
<hr> | |||
(At [[Last Light Inn - Cellar]] Shrine) | |||
* '''Gale''': A hidden shrine, dedicated to the Moon Maiden herself. Even amidst this darkness, Selunites are stubborn enough to cling on. | |||
* '''Karlach''': Pretty beautiful, isn't it? | |||
<hr> | |||
(At [[The Waning Moon]]) | |||
* '''Karlach''': Huh. A brewery. Why does Reithwin Ale ring a bell? | |||
* '''Gale''': It was known to be quite the tipple - a cask or two still exists, if you know the right alekeep... | |||
* '''Karlach''': You must have good taste. Not me. Can't afford it. | |||
* '''Gale''': A common misconception. Even the simplest of flavours are elevated by the choice to appreciate them. Don't deny yourself such pleasures. | |||
<hr> | |||
(At [[Reithwin Tollhouse]]) | |||
* '''Karlach''': Whoa! Almost slipped there. | |||
* '''Gale''': You wouldn't be the first, I'd wager. It's been some time since these walkways felt the carpenter's hammer. | |||
* '''Karlach''': You gonna catch me if I eat a brick? | |||
* '''Gale''': With my reflexes? I'd catch you before you so much as stubbed a toe. | |||
<hr> | |||
(Approaching [[Moonrise Towers]]) | |||
* '''Karlach''': Ready to enter the belly of the beast? | |||
* '''Gale''': It's the stairs I'm dreading. I shall close my eyes, and pretend I'm climbing my own, far superior tower in Waterdeep. | |||
* '''Karlach''': In that case, welcome home. | |||
<hr> | <hr> | ||
(At [[Moonrise Towers]] Docks) | (At [[Moonrise Towers]] Docks) | ||
* '''Karlach''': We're not taking a boat to Baldur's Gate, right? | * '''Karlach''': We're not taking a boat to Baldur's Gate, right? | ||
* '''Gale''': And give the Absolute free reign to use us as target practice from the banks? I think not. | * '''Gale''': And give the Absolute free reign to use us as target practice from the banks? I think not. | ||
* '''Karlach''': Phew. My mum always said the Chionthar was unlucky. | * '''Karlach''': Phew. My mum always said the Chionthar was unlucky. | ||
<hr> | <hr> | ||
(At [[Mind Flayer Colony]]) | (At [[Mind Flayer Colony]]) | ||
* '''Gale''': It strikes me that, for a mind flayer colony, there are remarkably few mind flayers about the place... | * '''Gale''': It strikes me that, for a mind flayer colony, there are remarkably few mind flayers about the place... | ||
* '''Karlach''': Squiddies have gone to war, is my guess. | * '''Karlach''': Squiddies have gone to war, is my guess. | ||
* '''Gale''': On the Absolute's behalf? Now there's an alliance I'd have been quite happy without. | * '''Gale''': On the Absolute's behalf? Now there's an alliance I'd have been quite happy without. | ||
<hr> | <hr> | ||
(At [[Danthelon's Dancing Axe]]) | (At [[Danthelon's Dancing Axe]]) | ||
* '''Karlach''': Wouldn't mind a dancing axe of my own. | * '''Karlach''': Wouldn't mind a dancing axe of my own. | ||
* '''Gale''': A simple movement charm wouldn't be too hard to apply to such an object. I could conjure one up for you if you like? | * '''Gale''': A simple movement charm wouldn't be too hard to apply to such an object. I could conjure one up for you if you like? | ||
*'''Karlach''': Yes! I like! | *'''Karlach''': Yes! I like! | ||
* '''Gale''': Very well then. Once the city is saved, Karlach's Kinetic Cleaver will be first on my list. | * '''Gale''': Very well then. Once the city is saved, Karlach's Kinetic Cleaver will be first on my list. | ||
<hr> | <hr> | ||
(At [[The Blushing Mermaid]]) | (At [[The Blushing Mermaid]]) | ||
* '''Karlach''': Man, it's good to be home. First round on who? | * '''Karlach''': Man, it's good to be home. First round on who? | ||
* '''Gale''': She who thirsts buys drinks the first. | * '''Gale''': She who thirsts buys drinks the first. | ||
* '''Karlach''': You won't pin me down with a rhyme, wizard! | * '''Karlach''': You won't pin me down with a rhyme, wizard! | ||
* '''Gale''': She who declines gets the worst of the wines. | * '''Gale''': She who declines gets the worst of the wines. | ||
<hr> | <hr> | ||
(At [[Sorcerous Sundries]]) | (At [[Sorcerous Sundries]]) | ||
* '''Gale''': Look around you. Indulge your curiosity. Sorcerous Sundries is the finest purveyor of magical miscellany for miles around. | * '''Gale''': Look around you. Indulge your curiosity. Sorcerous Sundries is the finest purveyor of magical miscellany for miles around. | ||
* '''Karlach''': Where's the axes? | * '''Karlach''': Where's the axes? | ||
* '''Gale''': What they sell is far more precious than mere sword or shield. They sell knowledge, ingenuity, the wisdom of mages past. | * '''Gale''': What they sell is far more precious than mere sword or shield. They sell knowledge, ingenuity, the wisdom of mages past. | ||
* '''Karlach''': ''[yawning]'' Sounds like more your thing than mine. | * '''Karlach''': ''[yawning]'' Sounds like more your thing than mine. | ||
<hr> | |||
(At [[Felogyr's Fireworks]]) | |||
* '''Karlach''': Oof. Karlach and explosives, not a good mix. | |||
* '''Gale''': You and I both. Let's just stay very calm, very serene. The last thing we need is to set this place off. | |||
<hr> | <hr> | ||
(At [[The Counting House]]) | (At [[The Counting House]]) | ||
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* '''Minthara''': All I will say on the matter is that you were wise to lower your standards from the godly to the ghastly. | * '''Minthara''': All I will say on the matter is that you were wise to lower your standards from the godly to the ghastly. | ||
<hr> | <hr> | ||
('' | (''In act 3'') | ||
* '''Minthara''': Do you have elder siblings, wizard? | * '''Minthara''': Do you have elder siblings, wizard? | ||
* '''Gale''': You're about to say something awful, aren't you? | * '''Gale''': You're about to say something awful, aren't you? | ||