MisterShine
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Welcome to an expansion 17 years in the making!
BeamDog said:"Though Sarevok is dead and his plan for war averted, peace eludes the citizens of Baldur's Gate. A crusade marches from the north, seizing supplies, forcing locals into military service, and disrupting trade along the Sword Coast. A charismatic warrior known as the Shining Lady leads this army, her background shrouded in mystery. Can the rumors be true—is she, like you, the child of a god?
The closer you get to the Shining Lady, the more you realize your father, the dead Lord of Murder still casts a long shadow upon your path. Baldur's Gate has put its faith in you, but you must determine whose interests you truly serve before you face the Shining Lady among the ruins of Dragonspear Castle..."
New Class, The Shaman
SHAMAN: Shamans forge a divine connection with the natural world, similar to the way Druids commune with nature, but Shamans are more spiritual than primal. They directly tap into the energies that flow through the earth and air, through plants and animals, and even through the dead, and shape these energies to obey their will. Nowhere is this more evident than in their ability to summon powerful spirits as guardians and defenders. A being of two worlds, Shamans value balance over dominance.
- Cast druid spells, but have a few of their own
- Have limited armor/weapon proficiencies
- Get druid spells similar in method to a sorceror, they choose from a list
- Do not receive a stronghold in BG2 =(
- New character, M’Khiin Grubdoubler, comes as a Shaman
New Characters:
New Areas:
New HUD!
General Info:
- Available today, March 31st for PC/MAC, Android and iOS in the future
- Requires Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, no stand-alone
- However, you don't have to play through BG again to play it, you can start from the beginning of the xpac with a new party
- Raises the XP cap from 161,000 to 500,000
- Siege of Dragonspear characters can be imported to Baldur's Gate 2. BG2 will receive some updates with SoD characters to make it a bit tougher
- Several returning characters with original voice actors, such as Minsc, Boo, Edwin, Jaheira, Khalid..
- If you don't like the HUD it can apparently be modded, so don't worry I'm sure someone will 'fix' it soon. Also, on steam you can roll back your version to 1.3 that lacks the changes
- Mod support is available but it is unclear what will work with SoD and what will not
- Adds achievements
A thread by AWizardDidIt with some helpful hints and tips to getting into the Baldur's Gate series! More applicable for people without any knowledge of the rules of D&D and more focused on BG1 but definitely should be helpful.
Buy it here: $19.99
Beamdog site
Steam store
GoG store
Same deal on GoG, but also has the other Enhanced Editions on sale as well!
Final note: Thanks to google for all the images and sorry if I took yours. In previous threads I didn't see anyone claiming to make this topic so I figured I'd do it, and make my 12 year old self incredibly proud. This is also my first OT so uh... be nice.