User talk:Artimis Grimshaw

Hello Artimis, about Glitterdust description,

Invisible enemies are allowed to save to avoid being revealed or unable to become invisible again, the original description is not accurate, it sounds like those effects are none-save-able, so EE changed it:to the following

This spell creates a cloud of glittering golden particles within the area of effect. All enemies in the area must roll a successful Saving Throw vs. Spell or be blinded (-4 penalty to attack rolls and Armor Class) for 4 rounds. In addition, all enemies who fail their Saving Throw are covered by the dust, which cannot be removed and continues to sparkle until it fades, thus revealing invisible creatures. The dust fades in 4 rounds

Which is more accurate so imo should replace the original.

Glad to hear you're having fun editing wikia site :-) yeah reading spell descriptions while editing is a pleasant way to improve game knowledge, after all, having fun is all game is about :-)

Hi Artimis, I just noticed http://baldursgate.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Quarter_Staffs is empty, but I don't know how to edit the page to make it look like this: http://baldursgate.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Katanas do you know how?

Hi Artimis, I finally figured how to "edit" the category page, the trick is: we need to do it in reverse way, that is click "Add Category" found at the end of an article, type what category we want to add, comfirm, then this page will show up on the category page :-)

Anyways, the previous Quarterstaff link is unused, this http://baldursgate.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Quarterstaffs is genuine.

Alright mate I got it, I was wondering how to do it compact, thanks!

Hello Artimis, I'm wondering why the spell descriptions are different in our games, take Creeping Doom for example,

"When the caster utters the spell Creeping Doom, he calls forth a horde of venomous biting and stinging arachnids, insects, and myriapods. This carpet-like mass swarms over a large area, spreading to all creatures within 30 feet of the target. Invisibility is no protection.

For the duration of the spell, those affected fight with a -2 penalty to attack rolls and armor class. In addition, each round, the victims suffer 2d6 points of damage from insect bites, have a 100% chance of spell failure, and must make saving throws vs. death at -2 or run away in fear. If a successful save vs. breath at -6 is made, the target manages to avoid most of the swarm, reducing damage from bites by half and completely negating the spell failure penalty."

This is what I see in my game, I'm running BGIIEE v2.3673, with SCS but I don't remember checking any spell alteration options, strange...

Oh, and the spell description shown in game will check the caster's gender, so I think we should leave "he/she", "him/her" etc. there instead of just "he" or "him", what do you think?



Hello Artimis,

I checked my Adventure guide, Creep Doom is -2 indeed, interesting, now I have two different descriptions :-D which should I refer to? Maybe there’re other mods affecting it I’m not aware of, or maybe Beamdog changed it in their patches? What’s your game version Artimis?

Just found another, it’s Find Familiar, in wikia, Quasit is Hp12, AC4, MR15%, THAC015 and 2APR for 1D3 damage, while mine is hp24, ac2, mr25%, thac013 and 3apr for 1d6 damage. In fact, not only Quasit, all other familiars are “upgraded” versions and they stay true to the descriptions in actual gameplay. Strange indeed.

Well consider the fact that BG is a video game and there’re so many female characters in it, I still think it's best to do it in “he/she” way, “them” will require too many revisions to call it “In-game description” anymore. I actually like using female characters, some guys do, and I’m sure female players too will be happy to see a lot of “she” in this game, which is why Beamdog make it happen.

I have emailed Gamebanshee a query whether I could use their SoD guide to fuel BGwikia but I haven’t received any responses yet, maybe it's because their server is offline while they’re reconstructing the site, or maybe they just choose to ignore me. Anyway, I’m gonna try again after they’re back online, wish me luck :-)

I like your photos Arimis, I really do, they make our universal fanbase vivid and fun to look at, I didn’t mean a slight opposition to your edit, we all have different opinions but the same interest and the same goal, that’s why we volunteer to spend our time edit, discuss, make BG wikia better than ever, we all love Baldur’s Gate.



Islandking (talk) 17:07, April 24, 2017 (UTC)