Male NPCs

[Lady Pirate]

hello. i've been lurking about for quite some time, and have finally decided to make myself known.

so, we know that anomen is our only choices-which choices do you wish had been available for romance, and why?

[Luis Antonio]

Jan.

Have you ever seen his dialogues? Can you immagine him falling in love and the history? The dialogs? With golodon the unnamed becoming the fisrt stone of a solid love?

Jan Rules.

[FireLighter]

I like turnips, he likes turnips... wats not to love?

[Lady Pirate]

as much as i adore jan, i'm not sure i could see him in a romance . . . my vote goes to edwin odeisseron.

[dragon wench]

Hi Lady Pirate,
welcome to the forums! Great name btw.

Ah yes.... the lack of choice for female NPCs, thank the gods for those individuals that make NPC mods.

But to the question you ask, I selected Valygar. I'm always a hopeless sucker for the silent, brooding types..

[Jkittenluv21]

Oh, the unfairness of it all! Male main characters get three love options, while females only get one! There should at least be a bad ("evil") guy to fall for if you are of the not-so-nice persuasion. I think a romace with Edwin would at least be an interesting change from Anomen's knightly behavior and poetic ramblings. At least the dialog would be more amusing.

[SP101]

Haer'Dalis could be awsome if it's well-done...

I would also want a romance for gnomes/halflings... like a Romance with Jan or Mazzy could be funny (Especially Jan )

[dragon wench]

From what I have heard, there were romances planned for Haer'Dalis and Valygar (I *think*) as well, but the developers ran out of time. Of course, you'd have thought they might have worked on them in a way so that the four available game romances broke down to two apiece...

The thing is.. I'm not sure they quite anticipated the enormous popularity the game would have amongst women, so in all probability they pitched it to a male market.

To anyone who has not, I definitely recommend trying out the romanceable NPC mods created for female players, they are very well done.

[fable]

Valygar was definitely planned. I've heard that some of the romance involved his backstory, which explains why he seems somewhat colorless as currently configured.

[VonDondu]

I'd have to say "None", because 1) none of the NPCs are right for my characters (including Anomen), and 2) my characters don't have time for a romance that follows the typical BG2 pattern: tentative flirting, dealing with a bunch of personal issues and having to babysit when things get emotional, breaking up, making up, then not living happily ever after since a child of Bhaal can never really settle down. I just can't seem to work it into my roleplaying.

[Lady Pirate]

Thank you Dragon Wench. I confess I fall for those type too. Probably why I have the Soulafein mod installed.

[SP101]

Solaufein is probably the best romance for females... there's a *TON* of dialogs! And I love the discussions between Uncle Sola and Imy

[dragon wench]

@Lady Pirate, lol! Yes indeed, Solaufein is probably my favourite add-on NPC Out of interest, since I'm pretty comfortable with this sort of thing I also downloaded Chloe (female kensai that will romance either your female PC or Imoen), and she is really well done too, I was very impressed.

Kelsey is fun too and very well developed, but he doesn't really fit into the 'dark and brooding' category... he comes across more as the sweet 'boy next door'. Oh if only I preferred those types, my RL existence would be so much simpler

It seems that there is a Valygar romance mod in the works that is currently in the Beta testing phase, you can check it out here: http://forums.fwstudios.net/index.php?showforum=93

[VonDondu]

A clarification: when I made my previous remarks, I thought we were only talking about romances with the existing NPCs that would be just like the original romances with Anomen, Jaheira, Viconia, and Aerie. I have trouble envisioning "out-of-the-box" romances that would really excite me. A brooding Valygar who has to come to terms with his new view of Mages? A suicidal Haer'Dalis in a love triangle with Aerie? An earnest but deluded Minsc who doubts his own worth? A heartbroken Keldorn who has just been divorced by his wife? A power-obsessed Edwin who finds himself smitten in spite himself? I don't think the original designers would have been bold enough to take the necessary risks to make those romances truly heart-pounding or heart-fluttering.

MODs, on the other hand, are a completely different story.

A while back, some of us discussed what an Edwin romance might look like. The type of romance I had in mind would be intriguing to me if someone could pull it off. (I don't think I could do it myself.) But to me, it would be more of a character study than the kinky, sadistic experience that other people envisioned. So I won't be too hasty in saying we really need an Edwin Romance MOD.

[dragon wench]

I think anyone who attempted an Edwin mod would have to handle it with a lot of care and sensitivity. If done properly, I think it could be a very complex and compelling story. I'm not saying there should not be any humour, but I agree with Von Dondu, it should encompass more than a kinky S&M relationship. Edwin is extremely narcissistic, I could see a romance using an angle like that. Perhaps Edwin would be self-serving initially and only in it for the sex and power he could dervive from his association with the PC, then there could be different paths the relationship could take, depending on how the PC responded to his dialogue. Would there be something at core that might make him begin to question his obsession with self? Would he and the PC have a relationship based solely on mutual lust, while engaged in affairs that triggered a double standard of possessiveness and jealousy?

There could even be a quest inspired by his experience with the girdle that plays with Edwin exploring different questions surrounding his gender.

I think possibilities like this could make for a really intriguing relationship.


As a side note.. I just noticed that so far Jan is winning the votes... Okay.. I really like Jan's character.. but well... uh.. he's a gnome!!!! That is just.. well... weird... I think there is a reason all romances (both ingame and mods) restrict this element to the human and elvish category....