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[Stworca]

Greetings! It's my first LP on Bay12! This LP has quite a few updates already done (seven parts to be precise). This means that the first day i've added nine updates. But chapter 1 was just an intro. Truly.

 I've moved to bay 12 from another forum, for an easier time with posting, and a slightly less sane audience - which is a good thing!
The LP is interactive. You don't need a copy of BG2 to participate. Note that the first few updates can be a disappointing, but i'm learning as i go.

Index :

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FAQ, Tech info, "How do i join" & more : Below the Index

Chapter One
Where the hell am I?

Part 1 : Who goes there?
Part 2 : I'm no longer alone!
Part 3 : Relief
Part 4 : They can talk!
Part 5 : "C'est Impossible : The Improved Ilyich Story" BOSS FIGHT
Part 6 : Some kind of magic
Part 7 : Schlüssel
Part 8 : Tough Crowd
Part 9 : Sunlight

Chapter Two
Back on your feet.

Part 1 : Amn
Part 2 : He speaks in tongues!
Part 3 : Gaelan
Part 4 : Monskine's Perspective (entire episode written by one of the participants)
Part 5 : Trademeet
Part 6 : Welcome to the jungle
Part 7 : Muddy Water(s)
Part 8 : Sealing the deal
Part 9 : All in a day's work
Part 10 : Roll the dice
Part 11 : A terrible past

Chapter Three
Knee deep in..

Introduction
Part 1 : Brought to damnation
Part 2 : Fall of the order
Part 3 : To fight a city
Part 4 : Three lefts make a right
Part 5 : Spellcasting 101 : "A lovely evening with Sion, Kuroisan and Mad Gnome". BOSS FIGHT X 3
Part 6 : "This is not where i parked my horse : Lich in the docks story" BOSS FIGHT
Part 7 : "You look like a purse : Thaxll'ssillyia the Shadow Dragon" BOSS FIGHT
Part 8 : "FUBAR : Guardian Statues" BOSS FIGHT
Part 9 : Jigsaw has nothing on me : Demon Wraith encounter BOSS FIGHT
Part 10 : Grave Insult
Part 11 : Insanity does not **** around : Saladrex the Red Dragon encounter BOSS FIGHT
Part 12 : Immovable Object vs Unstoppable Force : Demi-lich showdown. BOSS FIGHT
Part 13a : Exorcise the Demons : Nalmissra Party BOSS FIGHT
Part 13b : Exorcise the Demons : Demogorgon the Pathetic, Bugged and Cheesy BOSS FIGHT

Chapter Four
Waist deep..

Part 1 : Hello, Brynnlaw
Part 2 : Sleep-O's Perspective
Part 3 : "Bend over and i'll show you a god : Breudayael's Party" BOSS FIGHT
Part 4 : Wake up call
Part 5 : Peons, assemble!
Part 6 : Götterdämmerung : The Siege of Ust Natha BOSS FIGHT

Info

FAQ

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:

• What do we get to pick?
  Name, race, class. If you can, you can do the character all by yourself.
  
• That's it!?
  No, the main char will also consult some important decisions with his 'crew'. (preferably via PM, before the LP starts. However if a bunch of active people will declare that they want an active role in the adventure - even better.)
  
• That's it!?
  + Alternative story (you'll see) + Some fighting goodness
  
• That's it?
  Yes.
  
• Any mods?
  Yes, all the mean, nasty things from 'ze guide' (link to my thread on another forum) i.e. Ascension, SCSII, Tactics, Improved Asylum and more + fixpack, some tweaks from g3 and some tweaks of my own. All will be listed at the start.
  
• Insanity?
  Like i said.
  
• Why?
  Because its boring otherwise.
  
• Ironman?
  Indeed.
  
• Why?
  Because its boring without le pressure, and if things go poorly interest-wise there'll always be a way of killing the LP in a non-douche (or Duce?) way.
  
• What if you don't get a full squad of interested people?
  I'll run with whatever team we get and fill the gaps with NPC's
  
• What if you don't get anyone?
  Then it obviously will not be an interactive LP.
  
• What if more than five people are interested?
  Not sure, i guess they may still have something to say as side NPC's. Yes i can mod ze game, and yes i will. Also if someone dies really fast then we can have replacements.
  
• Will there be screenshots?
  Yes. A whole lot of them.
  
• ToB included?
  If we live that long
  
• Ascension on insane with a party you don't even know yet?
  Pretty much, yes.
  
• What if someone dies?
  We may ressurect him / her, no problem
  
• What if someone permanently dies?
  Have fun in hell (BG2 has a lot of ways to die permanently, but i'll try to avoid this scenario as best i can)
  
• So no reloads at ALL?
  I'll reload the game in three cases : 1. Crash. 2. Bug that i will not be able to fix via CLUAConsole 3. Main character getting mazed or imprisoned (if there is another mage in party and he has freedom) unless i find a way around it before going on with the LP
  
• XP cap removed?
  Do i look like a sissy?
  
• Anything else?
  I will be using ctrl + j to move faster ALOT and i will skip most vanilla dialogues and cut-scenes. I will add some of my own.
  
• Tell us about the Bhaalspawn?
  Sorcerer, elf. Paranoid, tasteless, childish, maniacal.
  
• Do you have any experience with AAR's or LP's?
  Yes.
  - Hearts of Iron 2 Polish AAR. DAIM. Quite fun, but i failed at April 1941
  - ToEE all-warrior AAR. Game bugged out and a certain friendly god turned hostile due to an AoE spell that interrupted dialogue. Fun.
  - Morrowind. This picture.
  
• Do you have any experience with BG2? With mods? Insanity!?
  See the link to "das guide"
  
• When will it start?
  Once i buy a new laptop, as the old one had too many playthrough's and isn't with us anymore. I have the money, but not the time to look for one just yet. I assume it will take a week, maybe a tenday.
  
• Is english your first language?
  It's not, and if you're looking for an AAR with perfect grammar, i'm not the droid you're looking for.
  
• Those dialogue options aren't from vanilla! What the hell?!
  Haven't i mentioned that i can mod the game?
  
• Other question?
  Just leave it in this thread, i'll answer it for sure.

Love & Regards

Tech Info

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: SoA+ToB, with latest patches
G3 fixpack (everything except beta fixes, i do these myself)
Some G3 tweaks
One or two ease-of-use enchantments (inventory enchanting, this LP is going to be chaotic, thus i don't want to fight with inventory management all the time)
Nearly all SCSII upgrades - except for initial dungeon which is harder in tactics, asylum - got a Better mod for that, and trolls - which there are plentiful on any forum anyway.
Tactics - Illyich, Kuroisan, Gnome in docks, Lich in docks, Ritual, Red Badge.
Ascension.
Improved Asylum.
Solaufein - just for the eclipse fight, NPC will not be used.
A "few" tweaks of my own, many more possible should people join in.
Difficulty is set to insane.
It's a partialy-RP LP, thus expect no reloads. Death = end of LP.

"How can I join?"

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There will be moments throughout the LP where the main hero will look for some party members. If you're interested. PM me, E-mail me or leave a message here. You can create your own character from A to Z, or you can leave just your name, the choice is yours. I can also assist you in creation process, thus you don't need a copy of BG2 to participate.
Also avatars. If you want a specific one, do tell me. If you want a custom one - 38 w x 60 h .BMP file is what i'll need to use it.

Legend

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Fattened text are technical informations about the LP and upcomming parts.

Quoted messages are books, letters, diaries & co. Diaries? Yes, don't expect anything funny in these. Quoted messages will also act as third-person narration on the rare occasions in which i'll need such.

Dialogue options that i choose will be highlighted.

*Gasp!* This dialogue lines / scripts / events don't match the ones from BG2!

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Yes. I'm modding the game as we speak. As the game progresses i change more and more. The main plot will remain the same, most of the quests will to, but dialogue lines will be changed across the board. At least the ones that player gets to pick. I'll very rarely alter NPC dialogue lines. Very rarely.

Last words before we get to business

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The Let's play may be a bit boring at first, but should it bore you, try skipping a few updates. It gets better as time passes. If you like the LP, please tell. If you don't like the LP, please tell, and list the reasons why. I'm open to criticism

[Stworca]

Baldur's Gate 2 Intro

Chapter 1

Where the hell am I?

Character

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I've rolled an Elf Sorcerer, male. From a roleplaying perspective i've chosen an elf over human because humans live too short to have too many interesting stories to tell. From gaming perspective Elf is a better choice due to one more dex, at the cost of constitution, which doesn't give any benefits above 16 anyway. At any rate. I've went with an alternative background for my character. After Baldur's Gate 1 he got stuck in a time loop... You'll see. All you need to know at this moment is that he lived for a few decades 'somewhere', while in Faerun not a single day has passed.

Statistics are somewhat weird, but i've decided to go with what i got at my first roll, and roleplay the character i receive from a dice roll.

Strength : 13
Dexterity : 19
Constitution : 16
Intelligence : 9 (yes, nine)
Wisdom : 16
Charisma : 9

So, a dumb, dexterous, uncharismatic but wise Sorcerer. Also, he doesn't look like an elf, or any of the regular humanoids.

The spells i've picked fit the pattern that i always pick. The complete list can be found in ze guide.

Diary I
(once again, diary entries are not supposed to be funny. It may bore you.)

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I despise faith - it brings peace of mind only to the weak and those unable to attain it with other means.

For what is faith? Part of the will, inherent power of the immortal spirit. Belief in someone, something which is not certain. Priests who use the divine magic, build on faith their strength, power. However even so-called gods are not immortal. When the force which is worshiped by the faithful dies, or simply loses interest in the believers, the power and possibilities of the priests fall like a puppet, whos strings were cut off. Another problem is that you can shatter one's faith; and will tends to break like a twig in moments of truth.

When I first got to know the truth, I realized how much more reliable arcane magic is. The Wizard will always have the advantage because neither will or faith really matter; whilst one cannot be stripped of his intelligence, except for magical means.

The last argument against the priests, is that not all of them have even marginal power. Many of them lead temples and in some way is govern the faithful only with lies. For who dares to oppose one, who speaks the will of god?

No evidence. No manifestations. How did this happen? What force could have misled so many creatures in Faerun, and beyond it? Fear.

Life, such as we know it, is full of suffering. It's enough to mention only that each person was sentenced to death upon birth, but does not know the date of its execution. Nobody seems to be pleased. Similarly, everyone is doing everything in his power to defer the sentence, and if it was able to reverse it, would sacrifice everything they have.

Thus each religion promises an afterlife, as an answer to the problem that each one of us faces - unavoidable death.

No religion has fallen so far due to excess of promises. The current decay of religion is associated with the fact that people are asking for evidence. However the majority prefers to accept half-truths, and stories that aren't backed up by any evidence, than face the fact that there is no afterlife, and death is certain.

When you are bankrupt, in part, the best approach to the problem is to start again with no preconceived assumptions. Let's start doubting every statement. Let's find a way of subjecting every statement to an experiment. Is there even a grain of truth in claims of different religions?

The initial difficulty is the immense wealth of material to be tested. A critical test of all systems would be an endless task; list of certificates too long. Now, every religion is equally good, and each requires faith. So we reject this question. Better to check whether there is any question to which all religions are comparable: for if this is so, it might be worth examining.

It should certainly not be found in dogma. Legends concerning miracles are probably universal, but they lack eyewitness evidence to override common sense.

So what's the beginning of religion? How did it happen that so many unproven allegations were accepted by people of all kinds? Isn't that bordering on the miraculous?

There is however a kind of miracle which certainly happens, and it is the action of genius. You will not find its parallel in nature. It is unthinkable for a "super-dog" to transform the world of dogs, while in the history of mankind this happens with great regularity. Today we have many "super-men" who are at odds with each other. What is the connection between all the prophets, from Lolth's to Cuthbert's? Is there something that unites them?

No point of doctrine, no point in ethics, no theory of "life after life", yet in their stories we find a certain identity, despite many differences..

Great biographies of each of them were written by devotes and include something in common - silence. Each one of them embarked on a journey. Each of them, perfectly silent during his disappearance. Each immediately began to teach the new law upon returning. Coincidence?
No, but while each priest continues to preach, that heretics will suffer endless torments in one hell or another, there is no place for doubts in the heart of the faithful.

Why am i even writing about this? You see, i was born in a place where the entire society was blindly accepting every word...

The following pages are too damaged to be of any use.

Part 1 : Who Goes There?

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....
...What? Ugh..
..Where am i..?
Where is the ugly, yet amazingly curved half-chick i hooked up with? Are we at her place?
I don't remember her mentioning anything about bdsm fetish, and there are chains hanging everywhere.

Wait, Am i in a cage?!
She's either a total freak, or those damn librarians finally tracked me down for not returning all those "wink wink, nudge nudge" educational folders.
I've messed with the wro..
Hey, who are yo..
Oh my. (if you want to see the dialogue, watch in HD. This applies to all video segments)
Intro video 1
Hngg.... I've never.. I...
*Faint*


...

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Intro video 2
Who... Wha...?


Great, i have found a peon to carry all my loot for me, and she will later show me her boobs! Above everything else, my cage is open and i'm free to look for the bastard that locked me here.. Wait, are these more people locked up? Just a bit to the north..?

[Ochita]

.....
You raped my childhood.

Prepare for 5d4+5 Damage.

[Stworca]

Current party

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Part 2 : I'm no longer alone

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It seems that i and my pink haired pet are not the only ones, who are locked in this hell hole...

There's a woman locked in this cell! Hey!


Hey ho! Adventure! And for the right cause too! There is a room to the north..

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Jackpot! I've not only found some items, including a few potions and a magical dagger - hidden behind a painting no less - but i have the KEY!


Now to get my price! Whoop di doo!

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I don't know much about other prisoners that i've freed, but it doesn't matter at this moment. We have to move out, and we have to move fast. Everyone agreed on that.
They'll all be useful. Moozg and Sleep-O, the warriors, shall bravely lure enemies and block hits that were directed towards me! Vinith shall patch me up whenever i cut my finger opening letters, and Monskine... After what she did in that 'adorable cell' i shall keep for a bit longer! Ho ho!

Now the only thing that is missing...

Rise, my mighty dragon pet! RISE AND SERVE YOUR MASTER! MWAHAHAHAHAah... ha...
Familiar summoning (very short video, you may skip it)
The fuck..? A rabbit? Where is my dragon!? What kind of useless familiar is this!? Everything is going badly today, and i'm not even colorblind!

Let's.. let's just move..

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Something is glowing ahead of us! Sleep-O! Go there and find out what's going on!


Foul, monster spawning machinery! Stop them while i figure out what to do!

*click*
..Have i killed us?

I did not! I turned it off! I'm a genius! You hear me people! A GENIUS!

Let us proceed. I'm confident that my superior intellect will allow me to save you lemmings, no matter what you.. oh my. What is this place..

..and how much are these crystals worth?

Part 2.5 : Looking for a way out.

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Damn those weird chambers. Sleep-O! You know the drill, charge forward and lure out whatever may await to ambush us.

I wonder why does he even listen to me.. Oh well.. Found anything yet? What? What do you mean "A Djinn"!?

What? What are you? Oh damn! An ogre-mage! Defend yourselves!

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Very short, and easily won fight with an ogre-mage
God damn Djinn tricked us! Thankfully we're buff, and such insignificant threat will not even slow us down! Wha.. You return!?

Damn you. If Djinn's weren't impervious to weapons we would kill you where you float! What? Reliev will help us get out of here? Now this is some good news at last. Thank you! I hope you don't mind my previous threats.. We're going to leave now, have fun floating in this room.
Sleep-O? I'm going to check the next room myself, you deserve a break. Imoen, come with me. We'll use the oldest trick in the book! Sneakyness![/i]

First group of enemies!

Ha! Die, you gray farts! No one shall ambush my mighty group and live! Nothing can stop us now! Let's follow this corridor to find a way out. Reliev! Here we come!

After update rant (read only if you're about to comment on part 2.5)

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Yeah, i may have wasted a spell or two against the ogre, but the party needs to rest anyway, and on insane anything can wipe out your group. Note that the ogre-mage had Shield, Haste, Mirror Image, Stoneskin and Impr. Invisibility at the very beginning of the fight. This is caused by SCSII.

Against the duergar party - i had no idea spirit bears are immune to non-magical weapons, and assumed that the summons will be wiped, that's why i fell back, planning on using the skull trap by the crystal to damage the foes somewhat more. It'll be used later on i guess. Wasted a skull trap here, but as i said before, we need to rest anyway, only the sorcerer had full spellbook, and we'll need everything for what is to come.

Also - yes, i'm playing very cautiously at the moment. This is caused by the fact that i don't want to end the LP in the starting dungeon!  Upcoming boss fight will be the last fight in which i'll be using such sneaky tactics.

[Stworca]

.....
You raped my childhood.

Prepare for 5d4+5 Damage.

I'm happy with that! Still, as i've mentioned before, the initial parts are quite boring. Bear with me, please.
5d4+5? One of the party member get's hit for 46 damage from a spell that normally does d8+1 in just a few updates.   
I had already seven or eight ready when starting this thread. Let me just unload them first.

Edit : Also, Monskine, Moozg etc. are all brave souls who have joined the LP at the first update!

[Stworca]

Current Party

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Not too happy with this update. Lost a video that was covering the entire combat encounter, and because i was recording, or i THOUGHT that i was, i didn't take too many screenshots. This has also killed my "buzz". Next update will hopefully be much better.

Part 3 : Relief.

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What is it, Moozg? Trail of blood? One of the dwarfs must've escaped. After him! There! The doors are open! Don't let him alert the others, or we'll have to fight the entire garrison!

Just around the corne.. Ambush! Send the bear forward.
*zap!*
MONKEY ON A STICK! WHAT WAS THAT!?

Keep Vinith alive, or we'll die here! Bear up front, everyone else behind it.
..
They killed it!.. Monskine, summon another animal! Yes, this will work. One step at a time.

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This is only the beginning!I fear there may be more. Come on, through that door, form a defensive wall on the other side. We'll tear them apart with stones, arrows, magic and darts, should they come and attack us.

Wait for them and hold the line, while i search the room for something useful. Somethi.. is that a man in this jar!? It moves! It..

Poor bugger.. t'was the least i could do.

He is.. I wonder what he meant with others? This strange device will come in handy, should we.. footsteps? More of them are coming!

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Doorway combat is my favorite method of dealing with unwashed enemies such as you, gray dorfs!

Focus on the ugly one. What? Oh yes, i mean the right one, that is slightly uglier than the left one! Go back underground, filthy troggs.

Ah, another one! After him. We will wipe out the entire gray society if we have to.

Down for the count! I have one more magic missile set, and i'm eager to fry someone with them. Ah, our lucky winner. Welcome, have a handful of arcane energy.

This should do it.. We've killed them all. All i see ahead are heavily reinforced doors, that i'd rather leave closed for now. There are disturbing sounds coming from behind them, besides, we didn't exhaust every possible way before, and this right here is the LAST option i'd consider.

We should find a place to rest, and renew our magic powers. Let's check the two rooms that we've skipped previously, there may be some more potions in there, and perhaps something i can use this strange crystal on.

[Stworca]

Current Party

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Part 4 : They can talk!

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There was a room on the left wall, just around the corner, where the bear died. Ah, there it is. But what are these two statues? Sleep-O! Check them out!
*poke* *poke*
Sleep-O : GOLEMS! SLEEP-O SMASH GOLEMS!

Oh, you had an idea, Sleep-O! And not the most terrible one too! We'll use this room, move the golems out, i'd rather not have them come back to life and strangle us in our sleep. In the meanwhile i'll check out the doors.

The doors are stuck OPEN!? Who thought this one up?! We're just asking to be ambushed! Everyone, let's sleep in the corner. I'll take the watch. I require less sleep than you mongrels, and this way i can also prepare my magic arsenal for the challenges to come.

What do you want, sneaky, pink-haired lady? Oh.. you mean..? Oh.

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mhm.. mhm mmm.. What? Ambush! Wake up! Wake up!

Don't use any magic if you're able to. It's too valuable.

Moozg : BLOOD! BLOOD FOR THE BLOO..
Vinith : Silence, heretic.
You two, focus! We're not out of the woods yet, neither trouble, nor morning ones! Let's quickly check the remaining two doors that we have passed earlier on. Have your sticks ready to hit stuff with them. Now what's in here...

Sleep-O : AIEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Oh my, let's help this fool! This golem looks stronger than the other ones.
Sleep-O : Uh. Oh.

Weapons ineffective?
...
...
We're so dead..

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It's not attacking us? Phew. Everyone, stop it. Even you, Sleep-O!
Sleep-O : Sleep-O stops.
Vinith : Sleep-O, look! This stone right there, it looks like.. it IS candy! Eat it!
Imoen : Five gold coins that he won't make it.
Moozg : Eat it!
Yeah, ea.. what? No! Stop people! We're trying to get out of here! This golems seems  to be missing a part. I wonder if the thing we've got from Rielev will fit here. It does! It's alive! ALIVE! Oh.. it ran away. Let's hope it won't bite us in the ass. *to himself* Unless as gently as Imoen did..

There is but one room left, south. No matter what is inside, do not attack it without my permission, Sleep-O. Everybody ready?
Three..
Two..
One..
...

..Whoa..

More glass jars! And more people inside them! This could happen to us as well. This maniac must be taught a lesson, that no one messes wit-
Monskine : Nature.
-what? No! I've meant to say m-
Moozg : Mutated rabbits?
Vinith : Do you mean his mighty pet?
..
Let's check out the crates, behind the giant jar in the center. Can someone open it? Really? Everyone?! Stop wasting my time and do it then. Chop chop!

A crossbow, which no one can use, and something that looks like a back-scratcher.. Dibs on the scratcher!

This has, however, exhausted every option other than the heavy doors of death.

They're..
They..

Open..

I expect the worst.

The incoming boss fight is an unfair one, and i was wondering if i should use cheesy-puffs to deal with him. I've decided not to. See the effects in next update!

[Stworca]

Current Party

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Quick note about the boss fight. (tech info)

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  It is important to note that the Ilyich mod is a PARODY that is amazingly difficult.
Wes Weimer, creator of Tactics.

Player party is level seven or eight when facing Illyich, while their party are level 13-21, with +3 weapons and end-game spell "Summon Fallen Deva"
Taking their entire party at once is impossible. Taking more than two at once is impossible. Taking two at once is very risky, and shouldn't be done unless you have plenty of resources to back your courage up.
I regret adding improved Ilyich to the let's play, because it may be a bit boring to watch, but what's done is done. I didn't use any cheese, probably for the first time in this unfair, sick fight.
In the quiet words of the Virgin Mary : SLAY THEM ALL!

No resting. No cheating. No cheese.

Part 5 : "C'est impossible : The Improved Ilyich story" Boss fight

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We've decided to play safe, and play smart. Everyone stayed back at the golem crossing, except Vinith, who will be our first scout.

Pray to whatever gods you believe in for mercy, because they will show us none. Hmm, when did i become such a pessimist? Think about pie, Stworca, think about pie!
Mmm.. pie.. LET'S GO!
Ilyich encounter, part 1 (7 minutes video)
Sweet mother of fortune! Stay here and patch yourselves up. When you hear THEIR screams - come to my aid! Pinky, come!
Ilyich encounter, part 2 (2:30 video)
Take that you gray retards! That's what happens when you oppose me! YOU HEAR ME, WORLD!? Now, how do i stop this.. bleeding..?
..Ugh..

[Stworca]

Current Party

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Part 6 : Some kind of magic.

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Phew.. That was a tough fight, i hope that we won't have to face such overpowering foes ever again. Vinith, how badly wounded is the party?
Vinith : Sleep-O and Moozg are fine, everyone else will die if they slip on a banana peel

That's a very healthy perspective. Do you happen to have any healing spells to aid..? What? NO?! Oh my.. Check those bookcases, mages tend to hide potions between books for some impossible to explain reason.
Monskine : I find it hilarious that our most resilient party members weren't hit at all.
And here i thought that Sleep-O has the weirdest sense of humor of us all.. Oh well.

Ah, Sleep-O found potions! No! NO! Don't gnaw on the bottles! You don't eat these! Give me that, and that.. and THAT! The rock you can keep. What? Ah, yes, i've meant candy bar.

Much better..

Now, let's find a way out of here. This way.

* a minute later *


The darkness that lurks behind these doors is moving! It may be a portal of some sorts. Portals such as this often result in horrible death on some desolated plane. Countless adventurers paid with their lives for their stupid curiosity. It would be insane of us to enter it without examining.
Let's do it.
Sleep-O : YE!

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Ho! I always wanted a place like this! We're.. floating! This whole platform floats! Amazing! Let's investigate how this works. Perhaps it uses magnets for this effect.
Ah, no, i was mistaken. It's some strange machinery that keeps it suspended in air.

It looks like a part of a giant mill. Are these wings strong enough to hold something in air?! This.. this is brilliant! I can already see plans of chariots that fly, thank.. uh.. what was i talking about? What is this weird stuff? I don't want to be here! Let's find a way off this thing.

..Ah-ha! It's like a dream come true!

This lamp must hold one of those wish-granting djinn's! Now.. if i could pick three things, i'd go with..
A big, silly hat with a feather, a donkey and a... a PET-ROCK! BRILLIANT!
*poke* *poke* come out, djinn, i want my pet-rock!

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Bah, i was wasting my time again! Not only he couldn't grant me any wishes, but he also appeared to be one of those cursed door-to-door salesmen! I hate them, they always convince me to buy crap that i don't need. Just last month i've bought volcano insurance! I've never even SEEN one! But they can zero in on your biggest insecurity, and BAM! You're buying whatever they offer you. Milly Bays was the worst.. I remember his first visit as if it was just yesterday :
"MILLY BAYS HERE WITH ANOTHER EXCITING PRODUCT!" he loved to scream..  "wouldn't you want to buy this set of wonderful sponges? Yes, we might be in a desert now, but the ice capes are melting at an alarming rate!" I've kept hearing this ice capes crap for over three decades now..

*Stworca is so focused on his rambling, that he doesn't even notice that he's no longer on the floating bridge. Instead, he, and his brave minions, found themselves in a fancy room...*

..but NO! The lava flooded corridors beneath dwarven kingdo.. what, where are we now!?

For crying out loud.. I should stop with the long monologues, they're never worth it.

[Stworca]

Current Party

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Part 7 : Schlüssel

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We're back in the dungeon, ain't we? Yes.. I can see piles of duergar bodies in the corridor behind us, lying sliced to pieces in pools of their own blood.
Sleep-O : Sleep-O happy!
I bet you are, after all you like that.. Sigh.. Alright, where to go. Wait, is it a tree that i see to the right?! Investigation time!

These ARE trees! Only powerful magic can keep them alive underground, when there is no sun. If not for the glass jars i would gladly take this place for myself. Wait, what are these..
Half-naked, plant-covered sluts! I'm not going to talk with them! I don't like women that walk around nude! Females should treat their bodies like temples, not marketplaces or inn's. Although i must say that i don't mind prostitutes. Most of them have tough enough lives to be forced into this. Prostitute is a job, slut is a character type. The current gov.. go... uuh.. headache...
What the hell are these.. No matter, we'll go AROUND them! It's the only way to be safe. I've had a dream like that before, a half-tree half-woman gouged out my eyeballs and.. no.. stop thinking about it! Snap out of it! Pies, think about pies!
..Is THAT a pie i see, in the chamber ahead!?


IT IS! On the table! Maybe this day isn't so bad after all! I'll leave it for later.

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Hey, come here folks, this room looks like a good place to look for the k-

You never looked so hot, my dear. If only we had a moment of peace, or rather a few hours.. "We should definitely rest soon! Yes, Vinith, mainly because we have no spells left, and we don't know what is ahead of us. No, i have no other motives!"
Damn, can she read my mind of what?
Imoen : Look at this!

It looks like a fork.. yet it radiates power! Let's.. Let's take it! Pick it up, my pet.

*suddenly a portal appeared in the middle of the room. The brave, or rather unaware of dangers, heroes went through it without second thoughts. It could, after all, be a way out of this accursed place*

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...........

Uhh.. ohh.. Where are we? Still in some dungeons!? Damn you, Irenicus! DAMN YO-
Hey, who are you, exotic looking, sneaky one?

Vinith : Oh my..
Moozg : ..oh..
Sleep-O : Sleep-O scared..! SLEEP-O SCARED!
Imoen : D-Did he just..
Vinith : ..yes, with his bare hands..

..What? What's happening? Oh my, this guy got hit by a fireball or something?! Disgusting! Can someone, please, throw his remains to one of the boxes?
Thank you Sleep-O..

Phew.. that was quite a bit of work.. As always, feedback is welcome. I'll appreciate it! I'm going blindly here, trying some new things here and there. As you noticed for sure. The above seven updates were ones that i've made before moving to bay12.
Should you be interested in joining the LP, any time is a good time.

Kind regards

[3]

Oh god, Improved Ilyich. The amusing thing is that, despite its status as a parody, it seems to be easier than some of the legitimate encounter difficulty mods out there. Also, any source on the specific music used in those vids?

I know it's probably not set in stone yet, but how much content are you planning on covering?

[Stworca]

The music used comes from rejenorst sounddesign. Free for non-comertial use. Fits combat videos perfectly in my opinion.
I assume that you've liked it? I planned on using this type of music for combat videos. Aside from Rejenorst i'll go with X-ray dog, Two Steps from Hell, C Armstrong, Immediate music, E.S. Posthumus, maybe HSV and some movie or game soundtracks.

The toughest fight in SOA part of BG2 will without a doubt be

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Improved Ust'Natha

. We'll be taking the city by force, and most likely we'll get slaughtered. Honestly, over 150 enemies to take out!

How much content? Well, i plan on beating both SOA and TOB, but it's very likely that we'll die horribly somewhere along the road.
If you meant the side quests.. Not sure yet. I will do some parts of some locations off screen, to not bore the viewers with useless updates. For example

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, i will skip werewolf part of Firkraag's castle, The limited wish side quest will be skipped altogether..

and more. However i'm open for suggestions. After all this is, and will be, an interactive let's play. Whatever the participants want, i shall provide

[3]

I assume that you've liked it?

Oh, definitely. Thanks for the pointer.

The toughest fight in SOA part of BG2 will without a doubt be -. We'll be taking the city by force, and most likely we'll get slaughtered. Honestly, over 150 enemies to take out!

Yeah, I remember that mod. I didn't ever get close to beating it.

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When it came to ToB, I always had trouble with the Red Badge fight; it's so damn sudden the first time it happens (I think I had just beaten Demogorgon, walked outside, and immediately got attacked by them). But your guide thread on GameBanshee looks informative, so I'll make sure to read that.

[Stworca]

Ah yes

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, Red Badge.

Before i figured out what to do i died over ten times, each time in under twenty seconds. The fight was just ZAP! How about the "silly" stuff? Am i breaking the fourth wall too much?

Feedback is, as always, welcome. Both positive and negative.

[Stworca]

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Part 8 : Tough crowd

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We shouldn't rest here. We're close to the exit. We HAVE to be. The dwarven party earlier on could be only one of the attractions that will await us here. Best to move on, and get as far as possible. We are after all in tip top condition.
Open the next doors Sleep-O. Vinith, Moozg, charge in once he does!

Ah, just useless mephits, spawning in useless cages. Advance, my minions!
Advance!

Look at those colors! It's like a rainbow! Useless rainbow, that won't even scratch my brave peons!
Mephit bodies start piling up however.. destroy the two remaining cages! Yes. Yes, this was satisfying.
Now let's see what do we have in this room.. Some scrolls.. some potions.. a massacred body lying on the table.. Hmm, he does look familiar..

No, i'm mistaken. I don't know a single male with a mole on his left butt cheek.
Vinith : Classy save.
Thank you. Now, what's behind these doors..

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Ah! More glass jars! Although the creatures in them do not seem so.. masculine.. Whoa! One of the jar freaks is fighting someone! INVESTIGATION TIME!

That was.. very fast! I wonder if we should talk to it. Ah, hell, let's do it.

You ******! This was the only edible thing in this dump! And a PIE at that! I feel like.. This place.. Argh.. I'm speechless! Let's just.. let's just move..

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Ah, a giant, open room! These engravings have to mean something.. Hey! You there! What are you up to?

No, don't run away from us! We won't kill you, at least until we figure out whether you're useful or not.
Whoa.. what was that clicking sound!?

Uh.. oh..
He just got blown to pieces!

Crossbowdwarfs! Retreat! Hide behind the doors! Let those fools come to u-
What the hell..?

You morons! How could you walk into your OWN traps!? Is this real!? I've never imagined that someone.. anyone could be this brain-dead!
This is freaking me out.. I need a minute to figure this out.