The Warring States of NPF - The blood of the gods runs through you! Well, one god anyways.

Mary, the people have spoken, and-

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...thportrait.png Wait, there's MORE of you?

Shush. Anyway they want you-

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...thportrait.png And you let them decide what you would do with me today?

Yes. They want you to explore and kill stuff. In no particular order. Fortunately for you I will impose one, if a bit haphazardly.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...thportrait.png Oh joy. I can hardly contain my excitement.

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Welcome back to the crossroads. Now that we have a full party, this area isn't so deadly. First up...

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This rock. Why this rock?

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Like many things we've met so far and will continue to meet, it is really an item holder. What did we find?

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Just another ring Mary will never take off.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...thportrait.png At least, until we find something better.

Quite. Next on the list...

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We begin searching for the belt-ogre. The area I have highlighted is where most people start searching.

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He is, of course, hiding near the east edge of the map and dies quickly now that we have multiple meatshields and magic missile launchers. Sadly, we've already burned our ID Item spell today, and cannot identify either of the magical belts he was wearing. Soooo...

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We head to Beregost. Mary, you've got some running around to do.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...thportrait.png Can do. Where's my first stop?

The house right behind you. An old friend is there.

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...thportrait.png Huh. How convenient that I happen to have a copy of that book.

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...thportrait.png What is he, a wandering book-exchanger? Ah well, the experience is always nice. Where to next?

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This house allll the way over on the east side. You've another delivery to make.

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...thportrait.png Certainly. Let me fish the scroll out of my plot-item cluttered backpack...

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...thportrait.png Now I REALLY wish I had another ID Item spell handy.

Go up a level and I'll consider it. Anyways, rejoin your party and go in the inn.

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...thportrait.png And that is how you talk a drunk out of a fight.

Technically, you CAN fight him. But eh, let's stick to the party alignment for the playthrough.

Okay now let's get a good nig-

Is Imoen running off again?

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...thportrait.png Yup, more 'shopping.'

A few minutes later...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...thportrait.png So what creepy article of clothing did you come back with this time?

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...enportrait.png See, I thought this cloak was magical...

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...enportrait.png Seeing as how the fat guy it was on wasn't particularly attractive. The cloak was, though!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...thportrait.png You will be the death of this party's alignment, I'm sure. Anyways, let's rest a while.

A good night's rest later...

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...thportrait.png Well hello. Outside of adventurers, you don't see many well-armed folk in towns.

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...thportrait.png Should I even ask by now?

You'll like it, really you will.

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The game actually moves you to where you need to be for the next bit. It's as though they were afraid you might wander off and do something else. Anyways-

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...iaPortrait.png This smells of a trap. Shall we arrange ourselves accordingly?

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...thportrait.png Indeed.

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Literally ten seconds later-

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...thportrait.png You do realize you've chosen poorly, right? You're surrounded by people in metal armor wielding metal weapons. And off to the side you have three people with missile weapons. Two of them mages.

:mad: Oh balls. I hadn't thought of that.

The battle was over sooner than it had begun. Of the spoils, we got a potion, a handful of coins, and...

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...thportrait.png MINE.

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These people, grateful we saved their lives, give us their intended shipment...

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And we dismiss the bard from our sight. Hopefully for good. Anyways let's go check out that inn the bard was originally standing in front of.

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Damnit, Imoen. Why couldn't you realize he was distracting you?!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...thportrait.png You are a pretty bad thief if even he can pull a fast one on you.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...enportrait.png I wouldn't be so sure. After all, now I know how to do it to other people.

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In our ongoing quest to drink every tavern in Beregost dry, we hit up this one.

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...thportrait.png Hello, another potential party member?

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Even better, a quest!

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Two quests! Wait, cloaks...that reminds me, Mary, ID that cloak Imoen snagged.

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...thportrait.png Well I already have an 18 in Charisma, Imoen, you want it? Might help distract people.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...enportrait.png Oh indeed. Especially considering that charm ability.

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Spider house, take two. Allons-y!

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...That was faster than I thought it would be. No severe cases of death and only a mild case of poison. But it was on Jaheria, so nobody cares.

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Imoen quickly loots the place, and it is at this point that I realize we're kinda low on magic power and flush with funds.

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Welcome to-, wait, fuck, I did it wrong. Quick, back to Beregost, we forgot something back in the Red Sheaf.

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That's better. Now stay the night and we'll try that again.

Night passes, and in the morning...

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...thportrait.png This is a nice belt. It's a pity we have to give it back to the dwarf who it belongs to.

Well no, we don't have to, per se, but you're probably going to give it back. Even though it would save our asses against arrows.

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Anyway, yeah, welcome to High Hedge. The place has a mild infestation of Gnolls and nothing of real interest besides the giant mage house in the middle of it. Also, just like Joia's ring, there are many swords like Perdue's. Try not to confuse them.

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This is the most awesome house ever.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...thportrait.png I'm going to scribe like it's 999!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...irPortrait.png I believe I shall join you in that!

It is a pity this guy doesn't sell the Knock spell. You could use it, seeing as Imoen sucks at lockpicking.

One orgy of spell scribing later, we end up with a spare ID item scroll. I figure, why not...

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...thportrait.png This is worse than the golden pants. Nobody wants this, right?

Yeah, so we'll sell it to our fence after some minor business.

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Meh. It's a good reward for five minutes of trekking back and forth.

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Say goodbye to the belt of stopping arrows. This will bite you in the ass later, I guarantee it this time.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...thportrait.png The last time you said it you were completely wrong.

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And as you noticed by now, Imoen finally gets a level and becomes a mildly better thief.

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And with that, another hard day of adventuring is done with.

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And looky here, this time the map isn't fubared!

Okay the list this time is similar to the last time.

1) Hunt down the half-ogres. Not that hard, we can have that area on our map with five minutes of walking through another.
2) Hunt down the missing cloak. Would be interesting, since we don't know where the Cloakwood is.
3) Hunt down the missing boots. We have that area on our map, and in fact we've been there before.
4) Explore one of the areas we haven't looted for all it's worth. I'll probably end up doing this to some area anyways, pick one to direct my looting rampage.
~~5)Main quest~~ YOU NEED ADDITIONAL LEVELS TO UNLOCK THIS OPTION.

What will it be?