AIMS:

-Make Aerie have more depth outside of her romance.

IDEAS:

-Expanding her witch companionship with Minsc, as she treads into Dynaheir's footsteps.
-Moving the Aerie Friendship from my Lockheart Romance to this project.
-Make her have a deeper interaction with her opposite, Viconia.
-Redo her baby birth scene.


AERIE DISCUSSION THREAD:

Feuille:

Definitely give her a friendship track!!!

It always bugged me that I couldn't help her if I wasn't romancing her. Because she is really in need of a friend, not just a lover ... Yay! Go for it Smile



Kae:

I think the Romance needs a bit of an overhaul, really. I mean, its like 'hey, I'm pregnant, no one will notice under these big robes'... then 'aah, *baby pops out* yay, we have a child! celebrate. And now we shall take the child with us to kill Melissan and numerous other extremely dangerous situations, in our backpack!

just.. it makes me want to throw up. I want a proper birth scene frown Has anyone here given birth? Lets do a proper one, where the baby doesn't just pop out. The screen should fade to black a few times, and Aerie should scream to rip <CHARNAME>'s balls off for impregnating her, etc.

Babies don't just pop out, dammit. IT HURTS!!!



Tameon:

I agree with the both of them. Aerie Friendship and Aerie's baby-birthin' scene overhaul ahoy! Also, as mentioned by Lord Kain, Sarevok really needs to make a comment on Aerie's baby. I know we all agreed to not fool with Sarevok, but...I really like that idea...and Sarevok...and I'll be quiet now... Embarassed

But, uh, Sarevok aside, perhaps there could be an option of leaving the baby with Cespenar? Though that might make the player shout "zomg i r no cernd!!!".



Kae:

I think maybe we could get Uncle Quayle to look after the baby? Uncie Quayle big grin

You know, I can see a Viconia/Aerie hateship (and perhaps even a respectship) module.. They both hate each other, lets make it more interesting!



Tameon:

CHARNAME would have to toss the baby quite a long distance in order for it to land in Amn. Good aim, too, if you want Quayle to catch him. If he misses, err...oh well...

/throwbaby laughing



Kae:


Or!

... kick the baby! </southparkreference>

But, the Pocket Plane takes you where you need to go, right? Well, the baby definately can't stay with you while you go battle Melissan.. and the Fate Spirit might Summon Quayle if you ask nicely.

If he died in SoA we can assume he was raised. I know, I know, but these things do happen Razz His head wasn't crushed, so he could have (and probably was) raised.

But.. do you really think you could trust Cespenar with the baby?( 'ooh! Shiny ones... I can make this baby better! get me a Mace of Smooshing +2 and a Robe of Suffocation +5!)



theacefes:

'm not sure how well a birth scene would go....many might take offense if we have Aerie screaming her lungs out at Charname.

On the other hand...the whole "Aw...Charname...look at that.....look at the way I'm having this baby..no, Charname youre not looking...*explains technical stuff*' is kinda lame.



Kae:

... wow, I'm so quick to suggest subcomponents! XD

Come on, guess what I'm going to suggest? Come on, you know you know.. wink

But, whether we have an adult birth situation or a watered down one, the current one still has to go. It sucks. IMO, it throws a dark shadow over the whole romance.



Tameon:

If Moongaze does redo the birthing sequence, it should still have similar NPC interjections. Jaheira helps Aerie during the process, for example, while Minsc, Jan and Keldorn panic. It's cool that way, but stupid in others.

You could ask one of the NPCs in the Pocket Plane to take care of him while you were gone. Different NPCs would have different reactions (I don't see Korgan, Viconia, Sarevok or Edwin taking it, but Jaheira and Imoen would glady look after him). Aerie would, of course, make you go back for it before the final battle...as the Pocket Plane blows up after you leave it for the final time. 

(See 'Teleport NPCs at End of ToB')



Moongaze:

*nods* Well, where to begin...

I'm not going to alter the romance itself, but I'm willing to alter the baby-birth scene, as, indeed, the current one is unrealistic at best. Of course, explaining the technical stuff wouldn't work either...

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just.. it makes me want to throw up. I want a proper birth scene Has anyone here given birth? Lets do a proper one, where the baby doesn't just pop out. The screen should fade to black a few times, and Aerie should scream to rip <CHARNAME>'s balls off for impregnating her, etc.

Babies don't just pop out, dammit. IT HURTS!!!


Aye, it hurts, but not every young woman lashes out at their husbands for impregnating them. I've seen many an occassion where the woman draws strength from her hubby's comforting presence, rather than spitting venom into his eyes. Personally, I can see Viconia yelling such a thing to CHARNAME. Jaheira would likely be her strong self, and besides, it's all natural. But Aerie...no, she'd not get angry like that, I think. I'm sure she'd cry out, aye, but in a different way.

Hrrm...

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I was thinking more along the lines of "CHARNAME...I...I'm sorry, but...I think I'm ready."

[FADE OUT TO BLACK SCREEN]

[FADE IN, FLOATING WHITE TEXT SAYING "Several hours later..." MAYBE EVEN ADVANCE TIME A FEW HOURS]

Aerie: *huff huff*....
Jaheira/Cernd: There we go. Clean and healthy as he should be. Here, Aerie...your son.
Aerie: Aww....he's so precious... *holds baby*

[CUE COMPLIMENTS & HORRIBLE COMMENTS]

Aerie: CHARNAME...I don't wish to part with our son...but I don't want to risk his life either. It's bad enough both of us are in serious danger as of late...
Aerie: Would it be possible if...if we asked uncle Quayle to look after little Quayle for us? Please?

OR

Aerie: But....uncle Quayle is dead. I....don't know what to do...

Jan: Fear not, lass. My family knew your uncle Quayle well. The old leafbearer...heh. As aunt Petunia always said-
Keldorn: Perhaps...perhaps I could ask one of our maids in Athkatla to temporarily take care of your son, Aerie. Until this ordeal is over with, at least.
Mazzy: I am sure my mother would not mind providing a temporary shelter for your babe, Aerie. That is, if you would not mind either.

[CUE FATE SPIRIT, TELEPORT (Illusion of) JANSEN, MAID, FENTAN TO POCKETPLANE. ASK IF ITS OKAY. CUE TELEPORT BABY BACK TO THE CHOSEN FAMILY]

[THRONE OF BHAAL, MELISAN'S DEFEAT]

Solar: If you give up the taint, you will no longer be troubled by it.
CHARNAME: But Aerie and I recently became proud parents of a son, Solar. He is still part Bhaalspawn.
Solar: As your son is too young to make his own choice, and he carries half your essence, you may decide his fate.
Aerie: Do it, my love. Rid our family of the taint...so we may finally live in peace.


*huff huff* What else?

Sarevok!
Well, giving Sarevok a reaction to Aerie's baby is more an Aerie component than a Sarevok one, I'd say.

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Definitely give her a friendship track!!!

It always bugged me that I couldn't help her if I wasn't romancing her. Because she is really in need of a friend, not just a lover ... Yay! Go for it Smile


I'm planning that, indeed. I may even cut the Aerie Friendship from my Lockheart mod and put it in here, instead. wink

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You know, I can see a Viconia/Aerie hateship (and perhaps even a respectship) module.. They both hate each other, lets make it more interesting!


In all honesty, Aerie and Viconia really aren't *that* different. They're both cut off from their original society due to their own fault because they did what they believed in. They're both scarred by their past. They're both stranded in a strange surface world. It's just that all this turned Viconia into a bitter untrusting person with a (rare) un-drow like soft spot, while Aerie got sad and depressed. Because they're different people from different societies, they handled their similar problems differently. That's how I see it, anyway.

Yes, I'm definately willing to expand this. smile