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[Jarno Mikkola]

Ok, so the Baldur's Gate games have many items, but only few of them are made for gods to wield, illustrate the object that made the Bhaal's Spawn, what he was, adventurer, traveler, savior, lover, and especially talented killer.

So this thread will be dedicated to to the items, through which he directed his will... stay toned.

Edited by Jarno Mikkola, 17 August 2008 - 02:21 PM.
Changed title.

[Kaeloree]

[edited]

Interested to see what comes of this--I'd love to see someone illustrate the Crom Faeyr!

[Lythari]

So we are up to draw the items, now? Hmm, so I'll pick my most favourite item (though it's something more than mere item), the mayor advantage of playing ranger: figurine of Cerebus the Moon Dog.



It summons a cute doggy with very, very helpful innate powers.

[Epantiras]

Drizzt will be jelaous of this ~_^

[Aliya]

True, his cute! What's his name?

[Lythari]

Drizzt will be jelaous of this ~_^

I bet he will! ~_^

True, his cute! What's his name?

Cerebus.
You get him when you fulfill all quests for ranger's stronghold.

[vilkacis]

He's awfully cute for someone with a name like that.


This is possibly cheating, since the item wasn't actually in the game, but it's quite essential nevertheless.



Eat 10d6 points of FIERY DEATH, suckah!

[Jazhara7]

He's awfully cute for someone with a name like that.

I think you're mistaking Cerebus for Cerberus, vilksie.



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[vilkacis]

...apparently, I just can't read.

Edited by vilkacis, 20 August 2008 - 12:52 PM.

[Jazhara7]

...apparently, I just can't read.

Well, if it's any consolation, I wouldn't really dare calling Cerebus (the Aardvark) "cute". You might end up with a sword in your gut if you do.



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[Lythari]

He's awfully cute for someone with a name like that.

I think you're mistaking Cerebus for Cerberus, vilksie.

I've never heard of that comic. Actually, I didn't give him that name, this dog really is called Cerebus in game, if that's what you're thinking about.

And I like your pic, vilkacis. BTW, that guy reminds me of Rasputin, somehow.

Edited by Lythari, 20 August 2008 - 11:46 PM.

[Aliya]

BTW, that guy reminds me of Rasputin, somehow.

I thought the same thing...

[Jazhara7]

He's awfully cute for someone with a name like that.

I think you're mistaking Cerebus for Cerberus, vilksie.

I've never heard of that comic. Actually, I didn't give him that name, this dog really is called Cerebus in game, if that's what you're thinking about.

And I like your pic, vilkacis. BTW, that guy reminds me of Rasputin, somehow.

I've only heard of that comic from a friend at another forum. And don't worry, I know the wolf is named that already in-game.



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[Aliya]

I done this yesterday, and I'm planning to color this in Photoshop, (If I somehow manage, to do this...). Done this with pencil and ink.
Personal Items, I know what Cleric-Mage isn't specialized on longswords, but this is my favourite weapons, after all:
1. Holy Angel's Plate Mail Armor.
2. In right arm - Knight's Heart, Longsword +3.
3. In left - Ice Sun, Longsword +5.
4. Dragon's Tiara.



These are my personal items. I mean, my PC's personal items...

[Epantiras]

He's awfully cute for someone with a name like that.


This is possibly cheating, since the item wasn't actually in the game, but it's quite essential nevertheless.



Eat 10d6 points of FIERY DEATH, suckah!

It's priceless or, more precisely, something around 953K gold coins (with hero discount) ~_^

[vilkacis]

Well, if it's any consolation, I wouldn't really dare calling Cerebus (the Aardvark) "cute". You might end up with a sword in your gut if you do.

O noes. I may have to hire Cerberus to protect me, then.

BTW, that guy reminds me of Rasputin, somehow.

I thought the same thing...

Heh. I did actually use Rasputin as inspiration. Because Rasputin is awesome. And Russia's greatest love machine, which I guess explains why I had three elven clerics doing their best to get in my pants...

It's priceless or, more precisely, something around 953K gold coins (with hero discount) ~_^

Thx But I never get a hero discount since I'm sane Neutral, and Edwin whines at me if I do too much good.

[Sister Vigilante]

Heh. I did actually use Rasputin as inspiration. Because Rasputin is awesome. And Russia's greatest love machine, which I guess explains why I had three elven clerics doing their best to get in my pants...

Actual conversation:

Me: It was fifteen inches long.

My Russian friend: You're kidding.

Me: No, no, they've got it in a big jar in the Russian National Archives or something.

My Russian friend: No way.

Me: Look it up on Google if you don't believe me. I think there are pictures.

My Russian friend: Okay no, because then that "autocomplete" thing will remember it, and every time I type in the letter "r" forever it will fill out "Rasputin's p****"

[vilkacis]

*off to google it, because I know how to remove things from autocomplete*

(And I have the distinct feeling that this isn't the first time I do this...)

...the Wikipedia article on the subject contains the rather unfortunate phrasing none of them have been able to come up with hard evidence. I find this hilarious, because I'm 12.

[Amaurea]

My personal favorite part was the statement that the purchaser was not a "penis afficianado" Apparently, he bought a sea cucumber believing it was a penis. Given the fact that the man most likely had one of his own, I must wonder what a preserved one would look like to be confused with fpr sea cucumber.

15 inches???


Editing to add that I have had the giggle fits for hours since this particular, um, item has become the subject of a thread titled "The object of the gods"

Edited by Amaurea, 21 August 2008 - 10:44 AM.

[Jazhara7]

Heh. I did actually use Rasputin as inspiration. Because Rasputin is awesome. And Russia's greatest love machine, which I guess explains why I had three elven clerics doing their best to get in my pants...

Actual conversation:

Me: It was fifteen inches long.

My Russian friend: You're kidding.

Me: No, no, they've got it in a big jar in the Russian National Archives or something.

My Russian friend: No way.

Me: Look it up on Google if you don't believe me. I think there are pictures.

My Russian friend: Okay no, because then that "autocomplete" thing will remember it, and every time I type in the letter "r" forever it will fill out "Rasputin's p****"

Not to mention that the guy was bloody hard to kill:

It is, however, generally agreed that, on December 16, 1916, having decided that Rasputin's influence over the Tsaritsa had made him a far-too-dangerous threat to the empire, a group of nobles, led by Prince Felix Yusupov and the Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich (one of the few Romanov family members to escape the annihilation of the family during the Red Terror), apparently lured Rasputin to the Yusupovs' Moika Palace, where they served him cakes and red wine laced with a massive amount of cyanide. According to legend, Rasputin was unaffected, although Vasily Maklakov had supplied enough poison to kill five men. Conversely, Maria's account asserts that, if her father did eat or drink poison, it was not in the cakes or wine, because, after the attack by Guseva, he had hyperacidity, and avoided anything with sugar. In fact, she expressed doubt that he was poisoned at all.

Determined to finish the job, Yusupov became anxious about the possibility that Rasputin might live until the morning, which would leave the conspirators with no time to conceal his body. Yusupov ran upstairs to consult the others and then came back down to shoot Rasputin through the back with a revolver. Rasputin fell, and the company left the palace for a while. Yusupov, who had left without a coat, decided to return to grab one, and, while at the palace, he went to check up on the body. Suddenly, Rasputin opened his eyes. As he made his bid for freedom, however, the other conspirators arrived and fired at him. After being hit three times in the back, Rasputin fell once more. As they neared his body, the party found that, remarkably, he was still alive, struggling to get up. They clubbed him into submission and, after wrapping his body in a sheet, threw him into an icy river, and he finally met his end there — as had both his siblings before him.

Three days later, the body of Rasputin, poisoned, shot four times and badly beaten, was recovered from the Neva River. An autopsy established that the cause of death was hypothermia. His arms were found in an upright position, as if he had tried to claw his way out from under the ice. In the autopsy, it was found that he had indeed been poisoned, and that the poison alone should have been enough to kill him. Yet another report, also supporting the idea that he was still alive after submerging through the ice into the Neva River, is that after his body was pulled from the river, water was found in the lungs, showing that he didn't die until he was submerged into the water.

Now, some of this isn't sure. But I like to believe the guy was persistent.


Also, in the Discworld Assassin's Diary (one of the annual diaries [as in, for planning and stuff and noting down appointments.]. This year's is "Lu-Tze's Yearbook of Enlightenment".), there's one of the "Historical Assassinations" that was obviously inspired by that account of Rasputin's death.



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