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Baldur's Gate 003

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Previous We return to the map south of the Friendly Arm Inn to hunt the ogre that stole all those belts. We found it easily enough. It aggro'd Soma, who I moved back so he could start shooting. Then, when everyone else mobbed the ogre, it got kinda stunlocked in the trees and went down without a fight. It was very anticlimactic. I was almost hoping for Xzar to get whacked since he ran into melee range. Alas. I really thought someone was going to die. Ogres hit like a truck and could easily one-shot any of our level 1 party.  Anyway, the Ogre had two unidentified belts to bring back to the quest giver. But instead of going right back to the Friendly Arm, we explore the rest of this map, and run into these clowns. Jaheira:  There is no surrender for carrion like these. Caravan Bandit Leader:  Have ta kill ya now. Nothin' personal, ya understand? [Video - Bandit Fight ] I recommend watching for Xzar's reaction. Rest in pieces, Montaron. When a character dies, all of their it
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 A post of posts of my screenshot Let's Plays. Baldur's Gate 1: 001: Baldur's Gate Intro 002: On Our Own . 003: Death by Belt Fetish Ogre 004: Beregost, Beregoing, Beregone My older posts are found on this old archive that I don't have interest in updating at the moment! Sorry!
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Baldur's Gate 002

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 Previous post [Video: Chapter One Intro ] Again, the intro "cutscene" is scrolling text with voiceover. Here's the text: The dawn is especially cruel this morning.  You awake with the realization that you have not been living some horrible dream. Ambushed, you saw Gorion cut down before your eyes, and even his powerful magic could not stop the onslaught. It was his wish that you flee, but that does not remove the feeling of helplessness that now overwhelms you.  "Hand over your ward," the armored fiend had said. He was after you and you alone, but why? If only Gorion had given some clue, but now you are alone and lost. Candlekeep is near, but you will find no quarter there. The readers pay for their serenity with rather draconian entry rules, and without Gorion's influence, their doors will remain closed. You will not last long on your own with your meager equipment. Perhaps you can get some help from the friends Gorion mentioned, the ones at the Friendly A
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