BG2: Keto NPC Released

jcompton · Post by **jcompton** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 5:17 am

Keto, one of the chattiest bards in the Realms, is now available at http://www.pocketplane.net/keto .

An ambitious project launched two and a half years ago by Dungeon-Be-Gone creator Victoria Joyner (Blue, the Immortal Bard), Keto brings a little bit of wine, a little bit of mystery, and a lot of storytelling to your Baldur's Gate 2 experience. A young woman out on her own, looking to make a basically honest living as a minstrel, but spending most of her time skirting the front door of every dungeon in Amn. Keto needs a spark to fully develop her potential both as a bard and as an adventurer.

With thousands of lines of dialogue, nearly 100 banters, a unique bard quest and over 400 voiced lines from several performers, Keto represents a breath of fresh air for the expansive Bhaalspawn saga!

Keto may be downloaded from the mirrors listed at Pocket Plane Group, http://www.pocketplane.net/keto . A Keto forum for comments and technical support is available at http://forums.pocketplane.net .

Version 1 includes content for Shadows of Amn. Throne of Bhaal users are supported, but content for the TOB portion of the game will be coming in a future release.

Boxcar · Post by **Boxcar** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 5:26 pm

Cool! Now I've got another reason to reinstall BG2; I've never played through any of the BG games with a bard in the party.

The Meal · Post by **The Meal** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 5:53 pm

I hate Jasper's voice. Bleh.

Okay, just kidding. Read through the readme. Sounds like a lot of fun. A mod for me to consider for the future...

Good luck, Jason!

~Neal

jcompton · Post by **jcompton** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 6:31 pm

The Meal wrote:I hate Jasper's voice. Bleh.

Yes, it's not saying much that of the characters I've voiced for BG2 mods, he's the most adored.

(except for those people who enjoy making Kelsey cry, that is.) Although he only appears in one section...

But, really, it's all about the Keto.

Dirt · Post by **Dirt** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 6:51 pm

Interesting. 2 years. Gives me greater appreciation for what goes into designing a game.

jcompton · Post by **jcompton** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 7:45 pm

It's a bit of marketing puffery, but it did take a long time.

Blue spent a lot of time over about 5-6 months on the initial design, after which it languished quite a bit in "I'll get back to it soon, no, really" stage.

Then Bons and I put another, oh, 5 months or work into it to finish it off. Mind you that some of us have jobs and at least pretend to have lives, but yeah. Long time.