Balduran The Caucasian (statue restoral)

[orinEsque]

Once this is done, we will likely need a voice conversion @Lancaster

Time to look for some good pierce brosnan videos

[Lancaster]

Once this is done, we will likely need a voice conversion @Lancaster

Maybe along these lines?

[orinEsque]

Once this is done, we will likely need a voice conversion @Lancaster

Maybe along these lines?

Need to find some way to remove all the sounds
effects from the squidman

[Lancaster]

Once this is done, we will likely need a voice conversion @Lancaster

Maybe along these lines?

Need to find some way to remove all the sounds
effects from the squidman

The sound effects in the Darkest Dungeon background for the statue is fitting due to the statue being memories of Balduran's past life. We'll have to figure something else out for the squid.

[DagothGeas5]

Maybe along these lines?

Need to find some way to remove all the sounds
effects from the squidman

The sound effects in the Darkest Dungeon background for the statue is fitting due to the statue being memories of Balduran's past life. We'll have to figure something else out for the squid.

I hope you can make him sound actually scary/unnerving instead of the "token monster character with a strangely deep voice", truly make it feel like his "real voice" is from a person's thoughts as illithids were, in my opinion, treated like a circus show in the "full version" of this game
The mod I was planning to use myself is this one as it is the closest I could find https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/ ... tab=videos

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[Lancaster]

Need to find some way to remove all the sounds
effects from the squidman

The sound effects in the Darkest Dungeon background for the statue is fitting due to the statue being memories of Balduran's past life. We'll have to figure something else out for the squid.

I hope you can make him sound actually scary/unnerving instead of the "token monster character with a strangely deep voice", truly make it feel like his "real voice" is from a person's thoughts as illithids were, in my opinion, treated like a circus show in the "full version" of this game
The mod I was planning to use myself is this one as it is the closest I could find https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/ ... tab=videos

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Sound good, but I here a lot of AI bite.

[baconsoda]

not final helmet!

[loregamer]

He's cooking

[KOS-MOS]

Need to find some way to remove all the sounds
effects from the squidman

The sound effects in the Darkest Dungeon background for the statue is fitting due to the statue being memories of Balduran's past life. We'll have to figure something else out for the squid.

I hope you can make him sound actually scary/unnerving instead of the "token monster character with a strangely deep voice", truly make it feel like his "real voice" is from a person's thoughts as illithids were, in my opinion, treated like a circus show in the "full version" of this game
The mod I was planning to use myself is this one as it is the closest I could find https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/ ... tab=videos

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**** I love his voice, so much "monster-like"

I wish the giths and drakoids had more alien voices too. Mass effect was great for this

[baconsoda]

hello everyone,
overall concept


alternate mesh for later


what good helmet accents alternative to baseball brim

[Rand]

Are we going to lose the Conquistador and/or baseball style helmet and use a more noble/knighly helmet?
Balduran was an explorer and warrior. He would have used what worked and gave him actual protection in battle.

[SoLong]

Are we going to lose the Conquistador and/or baseball style helmet and use a more noble/knighly helmet?
Balduran was an explorer and warrior. He would have used what worked and gave him actual protection in battle.

It is a statue built by people who never actually saw him. Many of those are dressed in fancy if impractical outfits. Honestly, getting the race wrong was far worse in my opinion.

As for his age in the cutscene: let's not kid ourselves, this world has enough ways to make yourself young again if you're sufficiently skilled and especially if you're an explorer like Balduran was. Not just for wizards, who basically have an entire immortality spell list in different flavors, but for mundane people. Harder to do, yes, but possible even for a fighter (if he was a pure one and not mixed class).

[orinEsque]

Are we going to lose the Conquistador and/or baseball style helmet and use a more noble/knighly helmet?
Balduran was an explorer and warrior. He would have used what worked and gave him actual protection in battle.

it's gonna be stylised, the statue will need to be glammed up with ceremonial gear, because the whole point is to maake it look cool.

[Norfleet]

Are we going to lose the Conquistador and/or baseball style helmet and use a more noble/knighly helmet?
Balduran was an explorer and warrior. He would have used what worked and gave him actual protection in battle.

Yes, but this is a statue and you have to be able to see his face. If you gave him a full knight helmet, you wouldn't be able to see his face, which defeats the point.

[orinEsque]

Are we going to lose the Conquistador and/or baseball style helmet and use a more noble/knighly helmet?
Balduran was an explorer and warrior. He would have used what worked and gave him actual protection in battle.

Yes, but this is a statue and you have to be able to see his face. If you gave him a full knight helmet, you wouldn't be able to see his face, which defeats the point.

You'll be able to see his face. Why do you think baconsoda went to the effort of modelling Pierce Brosnan?

[Rand]

Are we going to lose the Conquistador and/or baseball style helmet and use a more noble/knighly helmet?
Balduran was an explorer and warrior. He would have used what worked and gave him actual protection in battle.

Yes, but this is a statue and you have to be able to see his face. If you gave him a full knight helmet, you wouldn't be able to see his face, which defeats the point.

Bascinets and such have visors...

[baconsoda]

Are we going to lose the Conquistador and/or baseball style helmet and use a more noble/knighly helmet?
Balduran was an explorer and warrior. He would have used what worked and gave him actual protection in battle.

i am trying to match the original concept art, but very little in concept art images as source reference
open to ideas

[rusty_shackleford]

Are we going to lose the Conquistador and/or baseball style helmet and use a more noble/knighly helmet?
Balduran was an explorer and warrior. He would have used what worked and gave him actual protection in battle.

What's wrong with copying conquistadors?

[Reichspepe]

Are we going to lose the Conquistador and/or baseball style helmet and use a more noble/knighly helmet?
Balduran was an explorer and warrior. He would have used what worked and gave him actual protection in battle.

Yes, but this is a statue and you have to be able to see his face. If you gave him a full knight helmet, you wouldn't be able to see his face, which defeats the point.

You'll be able to see his face. Why do you think baconsoda went to the effort of modelling Pierce Brosnan?

@baconsoda is a true architect, if you will

[Rand]

Are we going to lose the Conquistador and/or baseball style helmet and use a more noble/knighly helmet?
Balduran was an explorer and warrior. He would have used what worked and gave him actual protection in battle.

What's wrong with copying conquistadors?

It has no relation to the history of Balduran.
He built up a local area. He didn't go to Maztica to conquer and loot, as far as I know.

[rusty_shackleford]

Are we going to lose the Conquistador and/or baseball style helmet and use a more noble/knighly helmet?
Balduran was an explorer and warrior. He would have used what worked and gave him actual protection in battle.

What's wrong with copying conquistadors?

It has no relation to the history of Balduran.
He built up a local area. He didn't go to Maztica to conquer and loot, as far as I know.

Right, it was Anchorome.

[baconsoda]

[loregamer]

[CheesusCrust]

make baldur's gate white again