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Drunken Banters? (Idea)
« on: April 12, 2004, 03:08:11 PM »
Howabout some banters that only occur if the characters in question have drank too much of Elminster's Special Brew?  I can see it now; Keldorn sitting down with Korgan saying "I love you man.  No, I really do.  You're just the greatest.  *hic*".  Or if Keldorn and Naila are both a little tipsy when you rest, they have a lapse of judgment.  And better yet, what if Keldorn's wife comments on this?  Both a before reconcilliation and after dialogs.  One last thing:

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Re: Drunken Banters? (Idea)
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2004, 03:20:07 PM »
I think this came up on the old board at some point, right? It's pretty rare for players to tank up their characters. If I had a particularly good idea I wouldn't be averse to creating a banter in which one or more NPCs got drunk as part of the story in the banter, but requiring the player to intervene would be a lot to ask.
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Re: Drunken Banters? (Idea)
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2004, 03:24:39 PM »
Think of it as a bonus.  People who know about it have a reason to get them drunk, while others will be pleasently surprised.

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Re: Drunken Banters? (Idea)
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2004, 05:34:38 PM »
Maybe you could do this so it's like they're just sitting around the campfire drinking, rather than the player having to actually take them to a tavern and get them blootered?

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Re: Drunken Banters? (Idea)
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2004, 07:17:13 PM »
Yeah, if anything like this comes to be it'll be part of the dialogue making it happen, not because the player tanked up a character. It's just too unlikely to bother with.
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Re: Drunken Banters? (Idea)
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2004, 07:34:36 PM »
Yeah, if anything like this comes to be it'll be part of the dialogue making it happen, not because the player tanked up a character. It's just too unlikely to bother with.

I really don't see why Bioware included the drinking thing. It adds a few rumors. The only big thing it did was increase the ESRB rating. (use of alcohol)

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Re: Drunken Banters? (Idea)
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2004, 07:40:15 PM »
I doubt an ESRB rating that tolerates Korgan will be increased by being able to drink fictional alcohol.
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Re: Drunken Banters? (Idea)
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2004, 07:43:41 PM »
I doubt an ESRB rating that tolerates Korgan will be increased by being able to drink fictional alcohol.

I've never had Korgan in my party (he started spouting Solafein banter, so I kicked him out)

What does he say that is really that bad?

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Re: Drunken Banters? (Idea)
« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2004, 07:53:38 PM »
Nothing other than talking about splitting people's guts open, and he invites Mazzy to fondle his penis, or rather to fondle "something long, hard, and low to the ground--oh, I was referrin' to me axe, girl," and when he's outdoors at night he laughs that night is a good time for sneaking up on a woman and having your way with her, and he turns down a prostitute in the Docks District (or is it the Bridge District?) because it's no fun for him if the woman's not fighting him.
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Re: Drunken Banters? (Idea)
« Reply #9 on: April 12, 2004, 08:32:02 PM »
Doesn't Edwin say something like that with Minsc? Not the foundling part...   :D

I mean the part about the Hamster in his pants or somethin' like that.

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Re: Drunken Banters? (Idea)
« Reply #10 on: April 12, 2004, 08:51:23 PM »
Yes, he says, "The only rodent in my pants doesn't squeak when I touch it."
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Re: Drunken Banters? (Idea)
« Reply #11 on: April 12, 2004, 09:42:32 PM »
Yes, he says, "The only rodent in my pants doesn't squeak when I touch it."

Thats the one  ;D

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Re: Drunken Banters? (Idea)
« Reply #12 on: April 13, 2004, 04:38:11 AM »
he's a classy guy ;)
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Re: Drunken Banters? (Idea)
« Reply #13 on: April 13, 2004, 10:20:32 AM »
Darn , what would Minsc say if he's drunk, I mean he can't even talk normal.
But maybe he doen's drink at all. He's a kinda childish.
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Re: Drunken Banters? (Idea)
« Reply #14 on: April 13, 2004, 01:20:11 PM »
Darn , what would Minsc say if he's drunk, I mean he can't even talk normal.
But maybe he doen's drink at all. He's a kinda childish.

I can see him trying to find Boo, while all the time Boo is on top of his head.  He starts to threaten random party members.  Jan gets drop kicked.  "Boo?  Boo, where are you?  You, gnome!  Where is Boo?!"

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Re: Drunken Banters? (Idea)
« Reply #15 on: April 14, 2004, 03:06:49 AM »
I can see him being secretly sleazy and coming on to female party members ;D
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Re: Drunken Banters? (Idea)
« Reply #16 on: April 14, 2004, 09:20:03 AM »
I can see him being secretly sleazy and coming on to female party members ;D
LOL. Like this: " Jaheira, would you like to see my Hampster ;)?"
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Re: Drunken Banters? (Idea)
« Reply #17 on: April 14, 2004, 12:50:55 PM »
or: Aerie, there are some other witch duties I forgot to mention...
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Re: Drunken Banters? (Idea)
« Reply #18 on: April 14, 2004, 01:03:57 PM »
A mod can make you drink a couple of toasts or alter the celebration in Trademeet to a real festivity (orgy :P). You do not have to get them drunk. It is part of the celebration cutscene. Do the pitiful crypt fetch quest while still going on your Margharitas and Mai Tais.*hick*

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Mighty Pete (usual Paladin protagonist romanced by everybody and the kitchen sink): As soon as I sunk my trusty sword into these...(counts with the tip of his sword)..3, 4 or so .....huge Skeletons, we go back for seconds folks.

Meanwhile everybody is really relaxed and excited back at the main festhall.
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Re: Drunken Banters? (Idea)
« Reply #19 on: April 14, 2004, 02:16:36 PM »
Or, as Minsc says in BG 1: "We are an adventuring party, so why do we not party?"

(Alright, that's not exactly what he says, but it's close enough)

At one point, I was planning to have an interaction in the Haer'Dalis romance only happen if both he and the main character were drunk, but I discarded the idea for exactly the same reason (er... that it's very unlikely to happen, that is, not the things you've been discussiong after that). It might be fun as an easter egg, but writing drunken banters for all 16 NPCs knowing that almost nobody will see them would probably be... less fun...
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Re: Drunken Banters? (Idea)
« Reply #20 on: April 14, 2004, 02:24:40 PM »
:( for the lack of a better argument
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Re: Drunken Banters? (Idea)
« Reply #21 on: April 14, 2004, 04:34:12 PM »
At one point, I was planning to have an interaction in the Haer'Dalis romance only happen if both he and the main character were drunk, but I discarded the idea for exactly the same reason (er... that it's very unlikely to happen, that is, not the things you've been discussiong after that).

What if a large enough number of people pleaded with you to implement it, complete with bambi-eyes?  (I'm not using that smiley. I'm not. ...Oh, fine.  :-*)

I think I've seen this idea tossed around before, and it would be fun... if only.  Couldn't a discreet (or less discreet) addendum be included in the readme? (Of course, *then* there might be the problem that inside info may disillusion the player too much. "One round of dialogue triggers, on my tab, barkeep!")

On the other hand, drunken banters would add some more incentive to get drunk in the first place. It's there for the flavour, but I wouldn't be surprised if many people never bought a single drink at a tavern, simply because they've read every rumour n+1 times already. (Even a very fertile imagination can do only so much to make clickety-clicking on a tankard icon feel like in-depth role-playing. Admit it.)

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Re: Drunken Banters? (Idea)
« Reply #22 on: April 14, 2004, 09:59:06 PM »
I'm scared to see what Anomen would be like, when he was drunk.

Especially if Kelsey happened to be around... :-*
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Re: Drunken Banters? (Idea)
« Reply #23 on: April 14, 2004, 10:25:16 PM »
..but enough about QA's turn-ons...
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Re: Drunken Banters? (Idea)
« Reply #24 on: April 15, 2004, 01:38:15 AM »
I'm scared to see what Anomen would be like, when he was drunk.

Especially if Kelsey happened to be around... :-*

I don't think Anomen would come within a mile of alcohol, unless he's been CN for a long time and totally given up on everything in life. His father, remember? And both Kelsey and Anomen dig chicks anyway. Now, Solaufein...
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