The story has nothing to do with the events in the game but features a number of characters and locations from it. Popular characters minsc and boo return in new legends of. Alyth is a halfelven bartender that owns the elfsong tavern in baldurs gate dark alliance. Just as we theorized over the weekend, wizards of the coast and idw publishing have announced plans to release a new comic book series called legends of baldurs gate this october that will feature the return of biowares iconic character minsc and his pet hamster boo. The comics feature writing by jim zub and art by max dunbar. Over the next few pages, youll peer behind the curtain for a rare glimpse at artist max dunbars stunning art. Baldurs gate is a fantasy roleplaying video game developed by bioware and published in 1998 by interplay entertainment. This comic is accessible and enjoyable in its own right. When we meet her, she is being chased by winged demons and using her random and sometimes unreliable powers to defend herself. I didnt find where you can actually sell them though. Baldurs gate ii characters the supporting cast of baldurs gate ii includes survivors from the first games events plus a new host of allies. Now a new threat risesand an unlikely group of misfits are thrust into adventure with minsc, the legendary ranger dogooder with a heart of gold, brain of lead, and hamster of pronounced wisdom.
So whether you are looking for a gaming group or not, give this comic a try. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Icewind dale and baldurs gate are two seperate games, with each their storyline. If you have any item info i dont have in this page, please do email the item data to me so i can add it here. It is continued in the series shadows of the vampire, frost giants fury and evil at baldurs gate. There are five issues in the series, and the story ties into the wider tyranny of dragons plotline which spread across multiple media. I love baldurs gate, and i poorly assumed that a book based on it would be quite interesting. Legends of baldurs gate is a comic book spinoff of the baldurs gate video games, themselves part of the forgotten realms setting. The game has spawned two series, known as the bhaalspawn saga and the dark alliance, both taking place mostly within the western heartlands, but the bhaalspawn saga extends to amn and tethyr. It was the first game to use the infinity engine for its graphics. Its due to this that this issue comes highly recommended. Baldurs gate by philip athans goodreads share book. And just look who it stars ageing rpg gonks favourite bighearted warriordunce minsc, together of course with boo, his occasionally uncomfortably concealed.
Writer jim zub has a loyal fantasy and game readership built up through comic titles that include skullkickers, samurai jack, exalted, pathfinder, street fighter, and red sonja. However, i suggest you play baldurs gate first as it is far deeper in terms of narrative, plot and lore. Dungeons and dragons legends of baldurs gate 2014 idw. Legends of baldurs gate is a comic book spinoff of the baldurs gate video games, themselves part of the forgotten realms setting the comics feature writing by jim zub and art by max dunbar. A dragon rampages through the streets of baldurs gate and the only thing standing between salvation and destruction is two thieves, a wild mage, a ranger and a miniature giant space hamster. Compiled baldurs gate ingame booksebook format i put together a collection of the ingame books kudos to the baldurs gate wiki. At night in the city of baldurs gate a moon elf named delina is being attacked by gargoyles. Im sort of stuck between playing them in chronological order and release order, and with other series where this issue is faced star wars, metal gear solid i would always suggest playing them in release order. A vast selection of titles, drmfree, with free goodies, customer love, and one fair price for all regions.
Official baldurs gate comic goes for your eyes rock. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server. The baldurs gate heroes return to the city at last, but their time adventuring in ravenloft and the frozen northern reaches of the realms has changed them. July 2012 edited july 2012 in archive general discussion. You can get them as a pdf, azw3, or epub format or read them straight from the site. As comics which are based on games go, legends of baldurs gate should set the standard. Itll also tie into the whole tyranny of dragons storyline, but ill let this interview on icv2 with jim zub do the explaining. He is a red dragon who bears ill will against gorion and his ward. We meet young magic user delina who is in the city to save her twin brother. With the forgotten realms tag, an author i know from the war of the spider queen, toss in the game baldurs gate, i figured i might as well give it a go for two dollars. Baldurs gate original comic from 1998 beamdog forums. The story takes place roughly a century after the events discribed in the games and shortly after the events in murder in baldurs gate. Now a new threat rises and an unlikely group of misfits are thrust into adventure with minsc, the legendary ranger dogooder with a heart of gold, brain of lead, and hamster of pronounced wisdom.
Baldurs gate has the best plot of any game ive ever played and this book does it no justice. I think feldebpost inn and fai will both buy books, at least one of the carnival shops, and several places in bg, possibly including silence. Baldurs gatebased comic book series to be announced soon. There will even be a reference to the original series with a few fanfavorite characters. Legends of baldurs gate is a series of forgotten realms comic books published by idw publishing as part of the tyranny of dragons storyline. A fanservice nightmare with weak characters that are but a shade of their true selves in the games, and weak conflicts that deviate from the story.
Aka baldurs gate 2 will make a lot more sense when you have played. Baldurs gate is an 18 page 22 with cover and adds promotional comic which was released on september 8, 1998. I have read both halo books and the brute force book and loved them. Dungeons and dragons evil at baldurs gate 2018 idw. This popular fantasy character makes his way into a few forgotten realms games as a welcomed fan service. Legends of baldurs gate forgotten realms wiki fandom. Here is a map with all the areas with area codes supplied by kevin keller. Bartley is the shop owner inside the elfsong tavern in baldurs gate dark alliance. He has disguised himself as a merchant who seeks the wards help, in. Generations have passed since the original heroes of baldur s gate saved the city and the. Lets me start by saying this, if you recognize the above quote, go buy this book now. This is, quite possibly, the worst book ive ever read. On my first playthrough, i carted every book i ever found around, and.
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