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Ouch, sorry for that. Already fixed. So what about a
NPC.
About an
NPC and a little introduction to project (originally it was post - but now turns into a sort of introduction):
Long time ago I've written a short series of four micro-novel placed in Forgotten Realm world about a half-elven warrior named Sahedryn/Sahedrin ("Sanhedryn" is a name of ancient, jewish, highest council). They were very short, straight and I've had a lot of fun when was writing them. Especially thanks to character - simple fighter-shieldbearer in whos veins there's lack of celestial, demonic or drow blood, who isn't dual-wielding scimitars, who even isn't mad. Or cynical. He was simple but not primitive adventrer who just wanted to earn some gold and renown - and never tried to save the world. Maybe that wasn't most important, but he also wanted to find his true, elven mother.
When I was playing with mod NPCs I've always complained - most of them had overhelming amount of dialogues, chatpacks (uh, Xan!) or quests. Game stopped to look like PC with his party - rather modNPC, PC and a band of dumbass with always laughable and pity Anomen in the end. I've always tried to create a
NPC who's near to these original ones, but who's also offering to player some fresh and interesting experience.
And I think that Sahedryn can fullify this quest with, not on the shield.
I've also decided to run this project in english which (it isn't so hard to notice) isn't my native language. That's funny: there were times when I was a bit renown and noticed in fantasy translators niche' - thanks to that I've participated in translating of few
D&D books - and had a possibility of working on
D&D 4 ed. vocabulary translation. But when trying to write in english - you can see such a beautiful disaster. It was obvious, that I'm really going to need proofreader or (better) even a co-writer. And when I was thinking about that, this idea came up.
It's about Sahedryn
NPC projec being fully open to any contributors. Currently I'm on the stage of writing some most important dialogues (as few critical banters, interjections, quest and dialogues with PC). Bit of you have a good idea for any banter or romance talk (if there gonna be any romance) - just write this and show at the forum. If it's good, if you tried hard - your contribution become a part of Sahedryn. If not, I want to discuss about that - why not, and how it can be improved. Even when the nature of project is such a specific, there are no strict rules or schemes about Sahedryn's personality. And I think that's a great advantage - as people have got a variety of behaviours which are connected with their true "self", Sahedryn is going to have it too. Still, if you want to see how the true, core Sahedryn looks and how he thinks - I will try to translate and publish original novels (after a bit of refurbishing).
There's also one, main goal and rule of project - true mimesis. For me personally greatest mods are these which you can show to a person who have never played Baldur's Gate, and this person will not be able of find which parts of game are original, and which came from mod.
As for now, I think that's all. I hope that my little and probably last piece of work made for Intinity will find host at one of modding community, a bunch of contributors and players.
Sahedryn (fighter [optional kits: berserker, fighter/mage, armiger], half-elven, male, neutral)
Profinencies (as fighter/berserker): 2* Long sword 1* Bastard sword 1*: Flail 1* Crossbow 1* Sword and shield
Profinencies (as armiger): 1* Long sword 1* Bastard sword 1* Axe 1* Flail 1* Mace 1* Sword and Shield
Attributes (as fighter)
Strenght: 16
Dexterity: 15
Constitution: 17
Inteligence: 13
Wisdom: 13
Charisma: 14
Attributes (as fighter/mage)
Strenght: 14
Dexterity: 15
Constitution: 16
Inteligence: 15
Wisdom: 12
Charisma: 13
I've got quite extensive biography of him and personality sketch but it still need to be translated
So you have to wait for it.
Edited by yarpen, 13 May 2009 - 07:06 AM.
