dm quests

[juliam]

i suppose that there was an event driven by a dm yesterday evening near the FriendlyInn, (i dont remember the english name).. ya know, the first inn we stop by in the original BG

i ask this because there was gnolls yesterday evening, i dont remember the exact time but it is not important i guess...
the gnolls are in the South usually? unless a dm is driving a quest around i guess? if i'm wrong then let's forget about this

that inn was my first destination, i had like 54xp after few wolves on the path and i admit i wasnt very concentrated on the game but i was surprised to see a gnoll and i thought that if it was there, the project leader did think about it, it is challenging so it is supposedly ok... lets be carefull anyway... but surprise, there is not only one, there's an army...

if a dm uses gnolls at this place, he shouldnt because this place is for level one and having an army of gnolls against 2 lvl one is funny excepted for the two players who flee but get killed.
the dm has to be careful and think about this situation and choose areas where he's certain nobody will be frustrated because we will lose those 2 players. We dont have to fight only against gnolls but we fight against transition crashes, laggs and long loadings...
So, lets remember that we all participate to that world, we help newbies and we are tolerant, we respect the players and we will have more players happy to come play with us

[Isande]

That actually has to do with the lore of the Sword Coast. For a period, the FAI was overun by gnolls, which is the time period this server is currently in. Maybe in the future of this server, the Inn will be as you expect. For lower level, you might want to party up with someone else, and go hit the bandit camp and caves in the area with the wolves.

[Zealote]

The gnolls werent spawned by a DM. They are scripted mobs

[Ryokami]

I think he was talking about going into the gnoll area and getting roflstomped, I would say it would be best to kill in the bandit caves like he said it is best fitting.

[tlantl]

I suggest buffing up good and stay close to the transition. If more than one spawns run.

At 1st level those gnolls are worth a lot, but will do you in unless they can't hit you.

As a consolation, dying at lvl 1 doesn't hurt very much as 5% of nothing is nothing. my 10th level died twice recently and I lost 5500 XP. the same amount I needed for 11th lvl.

*sighs heavily* Yes dying bites!!

[Zealote]

Yeah you should try it at lvl 19.
When you die and see all that xp goind down the drain you get a little more angry. But keeps you in your place...lols

[Iceshard]

lol yeah if you feel like traveling the roads at low levels.. pack your running shoes cause itll be a marathon.
Run your arse off or else something will get you, but there are things worth the track along the road at low level. However as others have said Gnolls are supposed to be there due to lore. At some point (8 game years) from now the Friendly Arm will be taken back, and be transformed into the Inn you know it as, though for now its still Bhaals VIP club.. and the bouncer hates people lol.

But yeah party up or stay closer to Baldurs Gate for a bit longer.
-Ice