Hehe! I remember a lot of people I think wondered about that and wanted to back in the day... I wasn't really active on the forums but I definitely think more than a few people got attached to their BG characters and were hoping for some continuity with BG as described perhaps on NWN vault forums and other things.

I am glad you couldn't import the BG character onto NWNm though. In hindsight anyway. My BG character was close to level 30, after all. Nothing to really aim at anymore.

Poos of Darkness, ehh? Sounds like a severe bowel issue.


Joking aside, I think the GoG versions all work rather perfectly. I think I will give them a go soon.

And they went for those horrible cartoony sprites again.

I have.

It's BG1, but with the BG2 ruleset, including character kits.  Plus a few extra kits, like Shadowdancer, red Dragon Disciple, Dwarven Defender, etc.

It also added three new companions:  Nera, the half-elf wild mage, Rasaad yn Bashir, a human Sun-Souled monk, and Dorn il-Khan, a half-orc Blackguard.  Each with a personal quest.

Finally, it adds The  Black Pits, a sort of arena-style adventure where you pit characters against increasingly difficult opponents for the entertainment of the drow..  It's not part of the main game, but you can import characters into it.  Or export characters from this and into the main game.

An OP Drow sorcerer for BG1, and a Vampire thief lady for BG2 as well. They are kind of bonus characters.

I think Planescape and the IWD games count in this thread? Bioware\Black Isle Studios were working hand in hand back then - as far as I know.

Never found that Bear, actually.