...For some reason, this explains so much.

And again.

If you like Imoen, then this is going to piss you off. Note that in bookverse, for some reason Imoen has lost her Bhaalspawn abilities, rather than gaining them, as she should be. Also note that if bookverse had let Imoen become a mage, like she was supposed to, this whole thing would've been resolved by Imoen casting Dimension Door and getting ( Read more... )

The Abdel portrayed in the Baldur's Gate bookverse should not be confused with the character from the games. In fact, everyone is different in the books. That said, here is Abdel and Balthazar's nude Ultimate Battle of Ultimate Destiny, because wow Abdel bottoms to his brother so much.

( In which Abdel's phallic symbol is useless. )

BG1 intro movie.
Notes: For the time it was made, this was probably good animation. It's a rather cliche intro, with the heavily armored evil man laughing maniacly with glowy eyes...I think it's more interesting once you know the context, though.

BG1 ending movie--Sarevok's death.Notes: This video is from the same time, but it feels better ( Read more... )

( A gmail chat log, because I'm a sucker for generational parallels: )

Okay, so basically. As most of the people who have played Baldur's Gate are already aware, BG dialogue tends to have options to choose from. Which is why something occurred to me. Observe.


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I typed up some more stuff from the Baldur's Gate books because it is amusingly painful to read.

( Two more Imoen scenes from bookverse. )

*In the last hours of the evening, a quiet thief makes her way across camp. She finally ducks into one of the cabins, sneaking up to the person she's looking for.*

Psst, Glinda.

According to the Bhaalspawn template, a Bhaalspawn is a creature "that is infused with a spark of the Diety of Murder's evil;" they carry a piece of his essence, and the final part of the series is basically all about how gathering this essence by killing all the Bhaalspawn is the method through which the new god will be created. The template is ( Read more... )

Fantasy meme for Russel, Nokoru, Izumi, Imoen, and Billy.