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#1 SapphireIce101

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Posted 14 January 2013 - 12:00 PM

Alright, I've had this NPC idea in my head for quite some time. Originally, Soren was going to be a BG2 npc, but because of BG:EE I feel that he could start out in BG, and come back into BG2.

 

Alrighty, so heres his current stats, which are subject to change after some feedback.

 

Strength: 18/89

Dexterity: 19

Constitution: 16

Intelligence: 10

Wisdom: 9

Charisma: 9

 

His current alignment its Lawful Good, but I think I'm going to change it to Neutral or Chaotic Good instead.

 

Hes going to be a pure-class fighter; because, I feel that none of the kits fit him at all.

 

Hes a member of the elven organization Fellowship of the Forgotten Flower, which is basically an organization of elven knights (Fighter or Paladin) that search for lost elven relics, and thats really all thats known about it unless someone has the book that mentions them, and could give some insight.

 

I'm debating if Soren is going to be from the High Forest or Everaska.

 

Hes usually a calm, but happy guy. He'll stand by his friends as long as they do what is right, so he probably won't be joining up with any evil-aligned people anytime soon. Soren probably be okay with neutral aligned people, unless they start doing bad things that he doesn't really approve of.

 

Thats all I really can come up with right now, but maybe with some feedback I can come up with something more.

 

 



#2 Tempest

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Posted 14 January 2013 - 02:39 PM

Simple question: why is he in the Sword Coast, and what reason does he have to join Charname and crew?


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#3 SapphireIce101

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Posted 14 January 2013 - 04:04 PM

Ahh, hes on the Sword Coast to find an elven chalice, since it is an elven relic. I'm debating on if it should belong to an elven deity, but if thats too much into mary-sue territory then I'll just try to think of something else.

 

Now, why would he want to join Charname, and his/her crew? Maybe, he thinks that a good/neutral aligned Charname might want to help him in retreiving said chalice. In which, he offers his services to a good/neutral aligned Charname. Perhaps along the way the two become friends that are willing to help each other through thick and thin.

 

Why staying away from evil aligned charnames? Well, an evil aligned charname may do things that Soren wouldn't approve of. For instance, selling the chalice because it would get them enough gold to buy that weapon that they wanted.

 

Hope that answers your questions! If not, then I might have to think on this a wee bit more.



#4 Eric P.

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Posted 23 March 2013 - 05:30 PM

Some thoughts on this one...

 

Elves are normally not allowed a percentage for exceptional STR, so you'll need some justification for the 18/19 there ;)

 

CG is the default alignment for elves, and there's plenty of precedent for NG as well.

 

You could give him the Elven Knight kit from the Elven Pack mod, or create a custom kit for him that reflects the organization to which he belongs. There doesn't appear to be any published details on that Fellowship, so you could put together whatever you like for it.

 

What subrace of elf is he? If he hails from Evereska, most likely he'd be a Sun Elf; if from the High Forest, he might be a Moon, Sun, Copper, or Wild Elf, as you please.

 

Why the name Soren? Maybe a nickname, or maybe it's short for a longer name? You might know that the name has been used quite a bit in fiction (including for two different characters in the Star Trek universe, which still bothers me). Or maybe that's just his name, in which case forget I asked ;)

 

The chalice could be of historical value, it could be prized for its craftsmanship and aesthetic appeal (elves are passionate about works of art and crafts!), or could have arcane/divine magical properties. Lots of possibilities there!


Edited by Eric P., 23 March 2013 - 05:34 PM.

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