Junior Adventurer's Guild - September: Icewind Dale

[Acrux]

How are your levels so high at Chapter 2? Playing on insane?

Heart of Fury

[rusty_shackleford]

no charm dialogue

[Dorateen]

@rusty_shackleford

@Oyster Sauce

Can I get an Icewind Dale badge if I finished the adventure 24 years ago? No screenshots or victory message to provide other than a hand written journal.

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The game was a day one purchase for me on release.

[rusty_shackleford]

Can I get an Icewind Dale badge if I finished the adventure 24 years ago? No screenshots or victory message to provide other than a hand written journal.

It's @Oyster Sauce's event.

[swbgtoc]

post your character sheets if you want to be cool

At the entrance of the Severed Hand at the beginning of Chapter 3

[Oyster Sauce]

@rusty_shackleford

@Oyster Sauce

Can I get an Icewind Dale badge if I finished the adventure 24 years ago? No screenshots or victory message to provide other than a hand written journal.

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The game was a day one purchase for me on release.

Very soulful. Do you have journals for other games too still?

[Dorateen]

@rusty_shackleford

@Oyster Sauce

Can I get an Icewind Dale badge if I finished the adventure 24 years ago? No screenshots or victory message to provide other than a hand written journal.

Very soulful. Do you have journals for other games too still?

Yes, I have a desk drawer full of these. I still keep journals when playing cRPGs today.

[Finarfin]

@rusty_shackleford

@Oyster Sauce

Can I get an Icewind Dale badge if I finished the adventure 24 years ago? No screenshots or victory message to provide other than a hand written journal.

Very soulful. Do you have journals for other games too still?

Yes, I have a desk drawer full of these. I still keep journals when playing cRPGs today.

You gotta show them to us. That's cool as hell.

[Dorateen]

Yes, I have a desk drawer full of these. I still keep journals when playing cRPGs today.

You gotta show them to us. That's cool as hell.

Only if it's relevant. I don't want to spam the forum.

[Tweed]

Yes, I have a desk drawer full of these. I still keep journals when playing cRPGs today.

You gotta show them to us. That's cool as hell.

Only if it's relevant. I don't want to spam the forum.

Start a thread, ain't nobody gonna complain.

[DagothGeas5]

Not sure I recall there being TUNNELING Umberhulks in Icewind Dale 2, I am really liking this game! I really liked the 2nd one, but now that I am playing the first one, I would not compare the two, first one is better in my opinion on many things, though the second one will always hold a dear place in my heart.
I also really liked how there was a big chamber with priests and I sent a scout ahead and found some sort of idol, then made a save called "Heist" and did a mission impossible-style thing with putting Haste and Improved Invisibility on three of my party members and sending them over to destroy that thing, then sent also the mage over with an invisibility potion, who then started the full on fight by casting Summon Monsters and breaking the spell on himself. Seeing every undead that had us surrounded, and honestly made me think I might have just ****** up pretty badly, suddenly be destroyed when that thing broke was incredible. Love trying mad ideas I am not sure I will be able to pull off, and actually see the game reacting to them!

[1998]

Also starting now. Too lazy to post screenshots, but going Paladin, Fighter, Fighter/Thief, Ranger, Cleric, Wild Mage.

[DagothGeas5]

Sorry for the continuous questions, but I wanted to ask: is Malavon going to come back later on? I swear I recall his name being in Icewind Dale 2 as an NPC or something with the driders and some sort of rebellion (?), yet he is dead here. Did he do another simulacrum or something? Do not spoil it if he indeed is coming back for a "last hurrah" later on, though I do not recall him being so mad in the second game, and only remember him because the name was cool and the quest was about the driders, but otherwise I recall him as some random NPC from back then.

[Acrux]

No, they never explain how Malavon (or Illmadia, for that matter) returns.

[DagothGeas5]

No, they never explain how Malavon (or Illmadia, for that matter) returns.

Yet another way this game makes me realize the second one is a sort of "modern spin-off" compared to the first one, thank you for the information once again!
Another thing that was on my mind if I may, I met some barbarian back in Kuldahar that spoke of taking the party somewhere, I do not see the main quest taking us anywhere but deeper underground from here, should I go back to him first or will it all come back together? Last time I spoke to him he said I wasn't strong enough yet, though it has been a while since.

[Finarfin]

No, they never explain how Malavon (or Illmadia, for that matter) returns.

Yet another way this game makes me realize the second one is a sort of "modern spin-off" compared to the first one, thank you for the information once again!
Another thing that was on my mind if I may, I met some barbarian back in Kuldahar that spoke of taking the party somewhere, I do not see the main quest taking us anywhere but deeper underground from here, should I go back to him first or will it all come back together? Last time I spoke to him he said I wasn't strong enough yet, though it has been a while since.

That guy is basically the NPC that takes you to the Heart of Winter Addon area.

[DagothGeas5]

No, they never explain how Malavon (or Illmadia, for that matter) returns.

Yet another way this game makes me realize the second one is a sort of "modern spin-off" compared to the first one, thank you for the information once again!
Another thing that was on my mind if I may, I met some barbarian back in Kuldahar that spoke of taking the party somewhere, I do not see the main quest taking us anywhere but deeper underground from here, should I go back to him first or will it all come back together? Last time I spoke to him he said I wasn't strong enough yet, though it has been a while since.

That guy is basically the NPC that takes you to the Heart of Winter Addon area.

I see, thank you! Will the game just end after the main quest, or can I complete the main quest first?

[1998]

No, they never explain how Malavon (or Illmadia, for that matter) returns.

Yet another way this game makes me realize the second one is a sort of "modern spin-off" compared to the first one, thank you for the information once again!
Another thing that was on my mind if I may, I met some barbarian back in Kuldahar that spoke of taking the party somewhere, I do not see the main quest taking us anywhere but deeper underground from here, should I go back to him first or will it all come back together? Last time I spoke to him he said I wasn't strong enough yet, though it has been a while since.

That's Heart of Winter, the expansion campaign. You need to be at least Lvl 9 to start....

[Acrux]

Yet another way this game makes me realize the second one is a sort of "modern spin-off" compared to the first one, thank you for the information once again!
Another thing that was on my mind if I may, I met some barbarian back in Kuldahar that spoke of taking the party somewhere, I do not see the main quest taking us anywhere but deeper underground from here, should I go back to him first or will it all come back together? Last time I spoke to him he said I wasn't strong enough yet, though it has been a while since.

That guy is basically the NPC that takes you to the Heart of Winter Addon area.

I see, thank you! Will the game just end after the main quest, or can I complete the main quest first?

You have two options for HoW:
once you are high enough level, talk to Hjollder and he will transport you
once you complete the game, all of your characters will automatically be exported and you can import them in a new HoF game

You can also just start a new game for HoF with new characters if you want (but low level characters will have a difficult time).

[DagothGeas5]

That guy is basically the NPC that takes you to the Heart of Winter Addon area.

I see, thank you! Will the game just end after the main quest, or can I complete the main quest first?

You have two options for HoW:
once you are high enough level, talk to Hjollder and he will transport you
once you complete the game, all of your characters will automatically be exported and you can import them in a new HoF game

You can also just start a new game for HoF with new characters if you want (but low level characters will have a difficult time).

Will speak to him before I see there might be a no-return point and see what the expansion is about and decide from there, will do it after the main game otherwise, thank you yet again

[Boontaker]

Sorry for the continuous questions, but I wanted to ask: is Malavon going to come back later on? I swear I recall his name being in Icewind Dale 2 as an NPC or something with the driders and some sort of rebellion (?), yet he is dead here. Did he do another simulacrum or something? Do not spoil it if he indeed is coming back for a "last hurrah" later on, though I do not recall him being so mad in the second game, and only remember him because the name was cool and the quest was about the driders, but otherwise I recall him as some random NPC from back then.

I noticed in my game Malavon had a *uses a scroll* text pop up when he died. I don't know if he was trying to use a scroll when he died or if that was a way for the devs to hint he did something sneaky as my broadsword cut his face in half.

[DagothGeas5]

Sorry for the continuous questions, but I wanted to ask: is Malavon going to come back later on? I swear I recall his name being in Icewind Dale 2 as an NPC or something with the driders and some sort of rebellion (?), yet he is dead here. Did he do another simulacrum or something? Do not spoil it if he indeed is coming back for a "last hurrah" later on, though I do not recall him being so mad in the second game, and only remember him because the name was cool and the quest was about the driders, but otherwise I recall him as some random NPC from back then.

I noticed in my game Malavon had a *uses a scroll* text pop up when he died. I don't know if he was trying to use a scroll when he died or if that was a way for the devs to hint he did something sneaky as my broadsword cut his face in half.

That is interesting! Though I would say it was added by EE if it was a thing.
In my game I did not notice any text, but he died very strangely in my game, and it had me laugh in both pity and amusement.

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When he appeared behind us after his simulacrum was killed, I had my mage cast cloudkill on him but ended up with the whole party stuck in between his cloud of death and the one my mage did. Instead of rushing through it and attack him, I decided to use the oportunity to heal but was surprised that Malavon not only did not attack us by teleporting where we were or something, but kept teleporting everywhere, casting spells of who knows what, making lots of noise. Then he suddenly started taking acid (if I remember correctly) damage from who knows where, I presume one of his spells. By the time the cloud my mage did dissipated and allowed us through, we found him holed up in a corner badly wounded and alone with just some sort of mirror image effect on himself. He still put up quite a fight with some sort of AoE "skull face" spell (that I believe is the one we looted called Malavon's rage), but it was pitiful to see the mage get swarmed like that XD Don't know what it is, but in every game I play, if there is some drow or "Malfoy prick", as I call them, they always end very badly through their own fault or the game bugging out, even though I personally find characters like that quite amusing.

[Tweed]

Anyone else not having Orrick restock his shop at the start of chapter 4?

[DagothGeas5]

Anyone else not having Orrick restock his shop at the start of chapter 4?

I went back to Kuldahar to check for you, this is what it is for me (I am at chapter 6)

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I know there are new things because that pink thing and turbant caught my eye and I doubt they were there before, but not sure when did they get added. Hope it's of any use!

[Boontaker]

Anyone else not having Orrick restock his shop at the start of chapter 4?

I went back to Kuldahar to check for you, this is what it is for me (I am at chapter 6)

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I know there are new things because that pink thing and turbant caught my eye and I doubt they were there before, but not sure when did they get added. Hope it's of any use!

The sash is OP. BUY BUY BUY

[Finarfin]

Reached Chapter 3 and I am currently in this tower full of ******* gobbos, jesus christ so many gobbos and skeletons.

[rusty_shackleford]

Reached Chapter 3 and I am currently in this tower full of ******* gobbos, jesus christ so many gobbos and skeletons.

fyi the language of your game is broken, try reinstalling

[DagothGeas5]

Anyone else not having Orrick restock his shop at the start of chapter 4?

I went back to Kuldahar to check for you, this is what it is for me (I am at chapter 6)

► Show Spoiler

I know there are new things because that pink thing and turbant caught my eye and I doubt they were there before, but not sure when did they get added. Hope it's of any use!

The sash is OP. BUY BUY BUY

Went to read the description and ****! Thank you!

[Tweed]

Anyone else not having Orrick restock his shop at the start of chapter 4?

I went back to Kuldahar to check for you, this is what it is for me (I am at chapter 6)

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I know there are new things because that pink thing and turbant caught my eye and I doubt they were there before, but not sure when did they get added. Hope it's of any use!

Something is messed up because he's supposed to have some new spells, a new robe, and one other item. The only new spell he stocked was oracle. Supposedly it's a known issue and something about how the engine handles things and there's no way to fix it.

And yeah that sash is OP as hell.

[DagothGeas5]

Anyone else not having Orrick restock his shop at the start of chapter 4?

I went back to Kuldahar to check for you, this is what it is for me (I am at chapter 6)

► Show Spoiler

I know there are new things because that pink thing and turbant caught my eye and I doubt they were there before, but not sure when did they get added. Hope it's of any use!

Something is messed up because he's supposed to have some new spells, a new robe, and one other item. The only new spell he stocked was oracle. Supposedly it's a known issue and something about how the engine handles things and there's no way to fix it.

And yeah that sash is OP as hell.

That sucks, hope your Heart of Fury run goes well even with this issue. Issues I have encountered myself that I think it's engine or AI related is one that, if a dialogue begins, it cancels any spellcasting but acts as if the spell failed, wasting the slot and the spell. Another is that my party gets stuck all together as if stacking on top of eachother and cannot move until I manually move them all out of that "knot" one by one.
Also, thank you for the info as well!