#zardazza

[janearts]

The Lord of Murder shall perish...

Started replaying Baldur's Gate 1 with my Bhaalspawn, Zardazza. I forgot how fun (and goofy) this game is. 😭

[janearts]

I loved Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader so much I immediately restarted my playthrough and, of course, had to paint my own in-game portrait for my Rogue Trader, Zardazza.

[janearts]

Used my Baldur's Gate 1&2 Bhaalspawn, Zardazza, to do my first playthrough of WH40K Rogue Trader and I had such fun thinking about how the Bhaalspawn plot/background of BG1 could be rewritten for RT. It was a brain itch I did not realise I wanted scratched.

[janearts]

Favorite BG1/2 companions?

That's so hard to answer because I don't feel like I have a good grasp of all of the available options in the first place. This is in part by game design—(all the baddies don't want to hang out when I get too popular ;m; so I never really get to know them)—and because I have too many fuckin' options. I'm spoilt for choice.

I've listed my favs under the cut.

BG1:

Jaheira & Khalid - always staples in my retinue because Khalid's lines when you boot them are just so sweet and make me sad. ("V-v-very well. Though I doubt G-Gorion would approve of me leaving you, I cannot force my company upon you. These choices are yours to make." ALRIGHT UNCLE GET bACK IN)

Rasaad - another staple. I love how chatty they made the BGEE additions.

Xan - his combat barks and shouts are so funny to me ("The bustle of the city makes me feel insignificant..." Xan, baby, we are in the Cloakwood. Where is this coming from?)

Dorn - I love him and I wish he wouldn't leave my ass just because my Bhaalspawn is so damn good at being so damn good asdkfjadk LET ME LOVE YOU, DORN!!! I DON'T WANT TO MURDER INNOCENTS OR RECRUIT DROW JUST TO KEEP YOU AROUND!!! ;0;

Baeloth - I love him and I want to kill him. He's so melodramatic, and I love that in an evil man. I WILL take that -2 rep AND GLADLY thankyouverymuch.

Xzar - another one whose combat barks & shouts make me laugh ("Your voice is ambroisia!" [2 seconds later] "MOMMYYYYYimSCARED")

Ajantis (himbo paladin), Garrick (ye olde theatre childe), and Dynaheir & Minsc (and Boo, too) are also honourable mentions.

BG2:

All of the above aaaand:

Hexxat - She entered the scene and I forgot about everyone else. Zardazza's beautiful [redacted] wife. I accidentally permanently destroyed her in my first playthrough and the game immediately glitched out/shut down, which leads me to believe that the universe itself wanted me to redo that moment.

Anomen's nasally accent (I see you, I hear you, Rob Paulsen) and over-the-top milady-eth wayeth of speaking doth make me laugh.

So I don't remember Jan Jansen all that well, but I do remember loving his comments about turnips??? Something something the turnip market or something something prices being so good during the onion blight????? IDK I remember enjoying his commentary.

Honourable mentions: Cernd - I remember liking his voice. uwu I remember nothing else about him RIP; I remember liking Mazzy but I cannot remember why; and Yoshimo ;m;