The Calling

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

Version 5
Languages: Chinese, Czech, English, French, German, Italian, Korean, Polish, Russian, and Spanish
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Github: Gibberlings3/The_Calling

The Calling really started as a collection of random questions from BG--why didn't anyone take over the gnoll stronghold, considering the two bordering nations are on the brink of war? Why are the only class-specific quests in the game with Narlen Darkwalk? Why isn't Melicamp used more? While the original idea was more along the lines of a stronghold mod for BG, it grew into a planned collection of class-specific quests. Many others were also eager to contribute their quest ideas as well.

So far, only one class quest--mages--has been completed. Given this, it has been made available to all classes until further quests are completed.

This mod is designed to work with Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, or the conversion mods Tutu, Baldur's Gate Trilogy, or Enhanced Edition Trilogy.

There are no known incompatibilities at this time, though the mod is still in development. It was developed in tandem with BG1 NPC, Sirine's Call, Tweaks Anthology, Unfinished Business for BG, jastey's Slime Mini-Quest, and Song and Silence. jastey and DavidW have also been assisting in development, to minimize the risk of conflicts between jastey's BG Mini Quests & Encounters and DavidW's Sword Coast Stratagems.

If you should encounter any bugs, please report them to the authors at The Calling forum. In addition, The Calling is available on GitHub, so fixes and changes can be submitted by the community.

The Calling has several different components, of which each can be installed independently of one another.

The Calling
Currently only available in English, French, Polish, Russian, and Spanish

This component is planned as a series of class-specific quests for the game, though only one--the mage quest--is currently implemented, though at present the class restrictions are not implemented so it's open to all players. The PC will be offered one set based on his or her class (a 'calling') and can choose to accept or decline. Players can only have one calling per game, though at present the class restrictions are not implemented. The new quests are generally triggered by the completion of an existing quest; sometimes the calling will involve several small quests or one large one.

• Mage: Thalantyr will initiate the mage calling after Melicamp is saved.
• Other: Other callings are still under development.

Peaceful Werewolf Isle Resolution (DavidW)
Requires Tales of the Sword Coast, also available in SCS
Currently only available in Chinese, English, French, German, Polish, and Russian

This idea was originally developed by DavidW for Sword Coast Stratagems and donated to The Calling. This component allows for the possibility of not having to fight Kaishas at the final escape from the island, though it depends on your actions around the island and other factors.

Exotic Items Pack
Previously available in Tweaks Anthology

This component adds a handful of weapons and items available in Baldur's Gate II and scatters them throughout stores, creatures, and containers in the Baldur's Gate portion of the game. Items include katanas, wakizashis, scimitars, ninja-tos, bags/quivers of plenty, ioun stones, and a handful of spell scrolls. However, please note that the items have been placed with an eye towards balance and likelihood that they would be on the Sword Coast at all. The exceptions are scimitars, which are definitely less exotic than the other items and hence more plentiful.

This component also fixes a known bug in the game, in that the merchant at Gullykin and the Helm temple in Nashkel shared the same store file.

CamDawg created this mod. You can find out more about The Calling by visiting the forum or her project page. Visit the Gibberlings Three Forums for information on this and any other Gibberlings Three mods on which we may be working.

First, a big thanks to the wonderful community at The Gibberlings Three. Thanks to the still active and vibrant Infinity Engine modding community.

A big thanks to the Gibberlings for useful feedback and suggestions. In particular, I'd like to thank

• Domi: The Emerald Ray and the idea for the mod name itself
• cmorgan: Helpful feedback, as well as the groundwork for the eventual BGT version
• SimDing0: For donation of resources for future quests (his IM Tutu quest as well as the gnoll interior area)
• DavidW: Help with the mod as well as donating the Kaishas material from SCS
• jastey: Assistance and help with ideas and whatnot

The translations of the Exotic Item Pack are from Tweaks Anthology; the translations of the Peaceful Werewolf Isle Resolution are from Sword Coast Stratagems. Our thanks to the translators of both of those mods.

Thanks to memory for the Polish translation, JohnBob for the French translation, paladin84 and arcanecoast.ru for the Russian translation, and alaisFcZ for the Spanish translation. .

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
• Notepad++, by the Notepad++ team
• WeiDU Notepad++ Highlighters by cmorgan, updated by argent77
• BAM Workshop by Glenn Flansburg
• G3 Debugging Suite by CamDawg
• ConTEXT Text Editor by Eden Kirin
• WeiDU ConTEXT Highlighters by Idobek, updated by cmorgan

The modding community for the Infinity Engine has been going strong for more than 15 years now, and is the culmination of thousands of unpaid modding hours by fellow fans of the game. Modders produce their best work and players get the best, well-supported mods when we all work together.

There are two big ways to upset this harmony. One is to claim someone else's work as your own. The second is to host and redistribute a mod without permission from the author(s).

Be kind to your fellow players and modders. Don't do either.

Version 5 - November 6, 2023

• Added full Spanish translation thanks to alaisFcZ

Version 4 - October 29, 2023

• Fixes for The Calling component:
  • You could give Keldath a replacement Black Pearl if you got one from him originally. The dialogue was not checking if the party actually had a Pearl, nor was Keldath taking it.
  • If you ask Keldath for one, the Black Pearl will be identified on EE games
  • Balduran's Seatower and this component add Black Pearls to the game. Working with jastey, both mods will now account for the other mod's Black Pearl and appropriate NPCs in both mods will react to both items
• Translation updates:
  • The Polish translation was borked, but Roberciiik sent along a fix
  • Thanks to JohnBob for the updated French translation for the new strings in v4.
  • Thanks to paladin84 for the updated Russian translation for the new strings in v4
  • Thanks to memory for the updated Polish translation for the new strings in v4.

Version 3 - June 16, 2022

• Updated Russian translation, courtesy of paladin84 and arcanecoast.ru
• Fixed a typo or two in the text
• Revamped translation files and how the mod handles encoding
• Fixed the French readme's encoding as it was not properly displaying some characters
• Minor changes for Exotic Items Pack:
  • Tsu-o-Shi now has its own, unique icon
  • The Quiver/Case/Bag of Plenty will better match the projectiles and usability of their underlying items (e.g. shamans could not use the Quiver)
  • The prices of Ioun Stones has been reduced
  • The Flickering White Ioun Stone now displays a portrait icon to go along with its cold resistance

Version 2 - February 8, 2022

• Fixed a bug with The Calling component where the original Melicamp quest was not getting closed out (XP, reputation, proper journal entries) on BGEE or EET games.

Version 1 - December 20, 2021

• Thanks to JohnBob for an updated French translation, as well as some proofreading of the original text
• Fixed a bug where Keldath's dialogue was making a non-sequitir (thanks Gwendolyne)
• Fixed a bug where Taerom would keep repeating his final line at the conclusion of the main Calling quest (thanks morpheus562)
• Fixed a pair of bugs where variables weren't being evaluated in scripts (thanks TotoR)

Beta 3 - October 12, 2021

• Added Polish translation (including for the mage quest) and a readme, courtesy of memory
• Additional PI integration
• When playing Peaceful Werewolf Isle Resolution on BGT, Kaishas would not give the Sea Charts to the player, nor would she (or the other werewolves) leave after the dialogue was complete
• Numerous fixes to the main component:
  • Angel provided several fixes for the subquest of helping Melicamp and the Nashkel miners
  • Iris and Largo no longer take up permanent residence at the High Hedge
  • Melicamp would sometimes not return from the Nashkel Mines, depending on how you resolved the issue with the miners
  • Thalantyr had the wrong 'what to do' reply when asked after helping Iris due to some bad variable checks
  • Taerom would not provide a new item at the conclusion due to misordered triggers (if you opted for it), nor was he actually using the powder or bracers
  • Thalantyr was erroneously bumping a variable after sending you to Taerom, meaning the first time you asked about Melicamp's whereabouts you received the 'you asked already' reply from Taerom
  • The EEs run Melicamp's Anti-Chickenator cutscene slightly differently, so the change to make sure Melicamp survives was not working on the EEs

Beta 2 - February 8, 2019

• Fixes for The Calling component:
  • The guaranteed black pearl has been moved from Sil, since various mods allow her to leave peacefully. It's been relocated to the cave she guards.
  • The mage calling also adjusts Thalantyr's dialogue in a much mod-friendlier fashion. Previously the 'in-progress' dialogues could block needed dialogues from other mods.
  • The cutscene that is supposed to follow the final bracer removal only played on Tutu games.
  • In the sequence at the Nashkel mines where you helped Melicamp restore the memory of two miners, the dialogue from the miners still sometimes read as if the mines weren't yet cleared.
  • Taerom's timer was not working properly since its scope was wrong.

Beta 1 - September 14, 2018

• Initial release