Glam's NPC Pack

A Gibberlings Three Mod
Author: Glam Vrock
On the web: Home page, discussion forum, and Discord

Version 4
Languages: English
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux

A drow, a dwarf, a halfling, a dragon(?) and a priest of Talos walk into a tavern. What's the punchline? Find out with Glam's NPC Pack, featuring the original "Vynd, Drow Assassin" and four brand-new party members for BGEE, Tutu, BGT, and EET.

This mod is designed to work with Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, Baldur's Gate Tutu with the Tales of the Sword Coast expansion pack, BGT-WeiDU, or EET. For Tutu, it should be installed after you have run the conversion program in your Baldur's Gate Tutu directory. Please note that for EasyTutu users, this directory is usually named BaldursGateTutu.

There are no known incompatibilities with any other mod.

If you should encounter any bugs, please report them to the author at the forum.

First time installing a mod? Check out G3's comprehensive tutorial: A New Player's Guide to Installing and Playing Mods.

Special Note for Siege of Dragonspear from Steam/GOG
Good Old Games (GOG) and Steam both package the additional content for Siege of Dragonspear in a method that WeiDU, the tool used to install this mod, cannot access. You must run a program called DLC Merger on your SoD installation before you can install this or any other WeiDU-based mod.

Enhanced Editions Note
The Enhanced Editions are actively supported games. Please note that every patch update will wipe your current mod setup! If in the middle of a modded game you might want to delay the patch update (if possible) as even after reinstalling the mods, you might not be able to continue with your old savegames. Alternatively, copy the whole game's folder into a new one that can be modded and will stay untouched by game patches. It is important that you install the mod to the language version you are playing the game in. Otherwise, the dialogues of the mod will not show but give error messages.

Windows
Glam's NPC Pack for Windows is distributed as a self-extracting archive and includes a WeiDU installer. To install, simply double-click the archive and follow the instructions on screen.

Alternatively, the files can be extracted into your game directory using 7zip or WinRAR. When properly extracted, your game directory will contain setup-glamnpcpack.exe and the folder glamnpcpack. To install, double-click setup-glamnpcpack.exe and follow the instructions on screen.

You can run setup-glamnpcpack.exe in your game folder to reinstall, uninstall or otherwise change components.

macOS
Glam's NPC Pack for macOS is distributed as a compressed tarball and includes a WeiDU installer.

First, extract the files from the tarball into your game directory. When properly extracted, your game directory will contain setup-glamnpcpack, setup-glamnpcpack.command, and the folder glamnpcpack. To install, double-click setup-glamnpcpack.command and follow the instructions on screen.

You can run setup-glamnpcpack.command in your game folder to reinstall, uninstall or otherwise change components.

Linux
Glam's NPC Pack for Linux is distributed as a compressed tarball and does not include a WeiDU installer. Linux users will need to do a one-time install of WeiDU (and a few other adjustments) as described in this great writeup.

To install, run 'WeInstall glamnpcpack in your game folder.

Note for Complete Uninstallation
In addition to the methods above for removing individual components, you can completely uninstall the mod using setup-glamnpcpack --uninstall at the command line to remove all components without wading through prompts.

What is this?

The BGEE NPC Pack includes the original Vynd, Drow Assassin NPC mod as well as four brand new NPCs, all of whom will interact with each other and the classic Baldur's Gate cast. Each one includes a friendship track and an array of player-initiated dialogue, with more options opening up as the game progresses.

You want quests? This time we got 'em! Three of the four new characters come with their own personal missions, which must be completed to unlock all their player-initiated dialogue, plus a final, loyalty-inspired talk in the endgame.

You want loot? There's plenty of new and unique items to be had; some supplied with the characters, others found through their quests, or just indiscriminate slaughter. Hoard them all!

You want romance? Nope. Sorry.

"I don't necessarily like shooting people. Some people just need shot."

When asked about her past, Littlun proudly informs you of how she was taken in as a baby by a tribe of elves, who raised her as one of their own. However, while she is very much a product of the wilds, the mechanical, rapid-fire crossbow she carries is the work of her long-deceased father, once a master craftsman and wandering scholar. She is a walking contradiction, a juxtaposition of untamed nature and advanced technology.

"Why leave? Because in the Underdark, there are mind flayers, beholders and aboleths. Up here, there are sheep. And trees. So I weighed things up and I thought, you know what? How bad could a little sunburn possibly be?"

When asked about his past, Vynd wonders aloud how you'd feel if some nosy bastard you barely know asked for your life story. You've pieced together that he's not new to the surface world, and he left the Underdark by choice. Beyond that, he remains a mystery. A snide, abrasive mystery.

"Violence is a fact of life, war is a corpse mill, and blood is red juice that stains. I won't put out my eyes to see glory where there is none."

When asked about her past, Moidre says little, which you've quickly come to realise is normal for her. Her helmet, which she refuses to remove even when ordered, hides her countenance from the world, and her voice rarely wavers from its flat inflection, making her as easy to engage with as a brick; however, her intense discipline marks her as something more than common sellsword.

Note: Dwarven Defender is an Enhanced Edition-only kit. Moidre will be an un-kitted fighter in BGT or Tutu games.

"Nobody expects priests to care for anything besides what their god cares about. Strange, that. You hang a symbol around your neck, cast a few healing spells, and everyone suddenly forgets you're a person."

When asked about his past, Dave chuckles and says it's not the past you should be interested in, but the present. Born to a single mother in a quiet village, Dave seems to have joined the church of Talos on a whim, for there was no outside force, nor troubled childhood, nor deranged power-hunger to compel him. Despite this, he expresses no doubts or regrets over his chosen path, and refuses to be swayed from it.

"Perhaps there are beings as wise as dragons, or as strong, or as majestic, but never all three. We are second to gods, and only some even then."

Before you even had the chance to ask about her past, Flara insisted she was once a powerful red dragon, who is now trapped in human form. This may be true, or it may not; she can offer no concrete explanation for how such a predicament came about, nor does she recall much of her time before it. Nevertheless, the air around her ripples with heat, and her fiery breath is difficult to argue with, though not as much as her temperament.

Note: Dragon Disciple is an Enhanced Edition-only kit. Flara will be an un-kitted sorcerer in BGT or Tutu games.

Where do I find them?

• Dave: Beregost, near the obelisk
• Flara: Nashkel, Belching Dragon Inn
• Littlun: Bear River (Area N of Gnoll Stronghold), southwest corner
• Moidre: Beregost, Red Sheaf Inn
• Vynd: Beregost, Burning Wizard Inn

Do they fight with other NPCs?

Only Vynd and Kivan will come to blows, and it can be prevented by talking to Vynd before things escalate too far.

Anything else?

Flara and Moidre must be recruited before completing the Nashkel Mines! If they haven't joined your party before Chapter 3, they will disappear!

While it is intended that none of these characters (except Littlun) care about the party's reputation, this feature still doesn't work in the Enhanced Edition. If you want to use them all together, I recommend installing the Happy Patch component of the Tweaks Anthology. It's okay. You're not breaking the rules.

While Moidre is neutral, she responds best to a high reputation. If you want to get the most out of her, be good.

Keep Gorion's letter! Having it in your inventory unlocks some additional player-initiated dialogues for each character.

Don't tell Vynd you love him. You've been warned.

What if I just want Vynd?

Vynd is the same snarky drow he always was, and aside from his interactions with the new NPCs, nothing's changed. If you've played or intend to play the Vynd mod by itself, don't worry. You're not missing anything.

Glam Vrock created this mod. Visit the Gibberlings Three forums for information on this and any other Gibberlings Three mod.

Contributors

• cmorgan: Crossplatform code
• CamDawg and G3: Hosting
• Kulyok: Branwen NPC framework/tutorial
• theacefes: Advice and forum creation
• Twani, Thimblerig, MissBehave, Raieyana, Fallen Paladin, Lysan Lurraxol, HiddenViper13, TingNoise, Blades of Vanatar: Beta testing

Tools Used in Creation

• WeiDU by Wes Weimer, the bigg, and Wisp
• Near Infinity by Jon Olav Hauglid, FredSRichardson, and argent77
• IESDP maintained by igi and lynx
• DLTCEP by Avenger
• Shadowkeeper by Mudmaster
• Audacity by Sourceforge
• OggVorbis by the Xiph Open Source Community
• ConTEXT Text Editor by Eden Kirin
• WeiDU ConTEXT Highlighters by Idobek, updated by cmorgan
• Tutu by japheth, et. al
• EasyTutu builds of Tutu by Macready
• Notepad++, by the Notepad++ team
• WeiDU Notepad++ Highlighters by cmorgan, updated by argent77

This mod may not be sold, published, compiled or redistributed in any form without the consent of its author. Glam's NPC Pack is ©2014–present Glam Vrock.

Version 4 - January 27, 2025

• Fixed a big issue with EET compatibility where the mod was adding extraneous lines to the dialogue lookup tables
• Fixed bug with an interjection into Korax's dialogue that could cause Dave to leave or go hostile
• Like other BGEE-only NPCs the crew will now leave when the party transitions to Siege of Dragonspear, specifically after completing the opening SoD dungeon
• Fixed a lag bug in Durlag's Tower caused by a variable not compiling properly in the script. Found and fixed two similar but smaller issues.
• Added some failsafes to Sigurd's crew in case they don't properly transfer areas in a cutscene
• Made item descriptions better fit in the existing game style guide, e.g. EE vs. the originals
• Sorted some minor technical issues where creatures (primarily in Tutu) were using items and scripts from the BG2 part of the game. The most noticeable part of this for the player would be items from the creatures in the mod would not stack with other items in the game.
• Minor fixes to items
• Cleaned up scripts being compiled and left unused in the override folder
• General overall modernization
• Updated BGEE/EET/BGT/Tutu compatibility libraries
• Added Project Infinity hooks
• Created translation (tra) files for translators. now all you need to do is go through the 130,000 words...

Version 3.1 - May 2, 2020

• Prevents Vynd, Dave, Flara and Moidre from leaving due to reputation in BG:EE, as intended from the very beginning

Version 3 - February 2, 2020

• Fixes Tutu errors with Dave being sent to the Friendly Arm and Jeff being asked for healing services, some issues with interjections, and a bug causing Moidre to disappear when dismissed. It also makes some edits for compatibility and consistency.

Version 2 - August 8, 2019

• Added new voice set for Littlun
• Fixed a conflict issue with Imoen's banter file in Tutu/BGT games
• Fixed an issue causing Tenya not to become neutral again with Littlun in the party
• Fixed an issue causing Pam's Bastard Sword to disappear on use
• SoD combat scripts will no longer be installed on non-EE games

Version 1 - July 5, 2019

• Initial release

Vynd Version 2 - September 9, 2018

• Added support for EET
• Audio could fail for non-EE games
• Tra-ified mod to allow for translation
• Fixed cosmetic bug where the mod would show a warning about Blackguard kits when installed on non-EE games

Vynd Version 1 - September 26, 2014

• Initial release