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text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi4gpLxnB2YyXE3bSpQPyQn-InhJDGVrsIzpakBItwV0hcsdSDMgt_5S0AdwDBBLN3ELZCEG_CI2SbNEd22C1LxXgNE0SslCY7bJAxZPY5WQ61NW8NLArQWmrEyJfv48lwRA3iRoiHDUTgo\/s1600\/icon.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi4gpLxnB2YyXE3bSpQPyQn-InhJDGVrsIzpakBItwV0hcsdSDMgt_5S0AdwDBBLN3ELZCEG_CI2SbNEd22C1LxXgNE0SslCY7bJAxZPY5WQ61NW8NLArQWmrEyJfv48lwRA3iRoiHDUTgo\/s320\/icon.png\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\nYou can visit\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.siegeofdragonspear.com\/\"\u003Ewww.siegeofdragonspear.com\u003C\/a\u003E\nnow to find all the details on the new expansion.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\nLast night we had\nan amazing announce party at the Art Gallery of Alberta. We gathered in the theater and watched the timer count down to zero. The sound of all our guests counting down from ten was awesome! Then the trailer for \u003Cb\u003ESiege of Dragonspear\u003C\/b\u003E played. Minsc's voice called out in the dark theater: \"My friend! It has been too long since Boo and I have seen you!\" What an incredible experience.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nTrent Oster, our president, talked about Beamdog and how we reached this stage of designing, developing, and distributing our own games. Phil Daigle then talked about \u003Cb\u003ESiege of Dragonspear\u003C\/b\u003E and all its amazing new features, which were later demoed on twitch. If you\nmissed the live stream, you can watch the video and trailer here.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"YOUTUBE-iframe-video\" data-thumbnail-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/M7sNg7JO-Gw\/0.jpg\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M7sNg7JO-Gw?feature=player_embedded\" width=\"640\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"YOUTUBE-iframe-video\" data-thumbnail-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/pRv8bqeR_T4\/0.jpg\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pRv8bqeR_T4?feature=player_embedded\" width=\"640\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\nThank you to all our guests who turned up to help us celebrate, and to all the fans who watched us live. We'll have more content about \u003Cb\u003ESiege of Dragonspear \u003C\/b\u003Eon the Beamblog in the following weeks!\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/blog.beamdog.com\/feeds\/934285195148516697\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/blog.beamdog.com\/2015\/07\/announcing-siege-of-dragonspear.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2056840175934362101\/posts\/default\/934285195148516697"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2056840175934362101\/posts\/default\/934285195148516697"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/blog.beamdog.com\/2015\/07\/announcing-siege-of-dragonspear.html","title":"Announcing Siege of Dragonspear"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi4gpLxnB2YyXE3bSpQPyQn-InhJDGVrsIzpakBItwV0hcsdSDMgt_5S0AdwDBBLN3ELZCEG_CI2SbNEd22C1LxXgNE0SslCY7bJAxZPY5WQ61NW8NLArQWmrEyJfv48lwRA3iRoiHDUTgo\/s72-c\/icon.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056840175934362101.post-3868083606076547394"},"published":{"$t":"2015-06-30T09:54:00.000-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-07-15T09:55:53.022-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Adventure Y"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Baldur's Gate"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dungeons \u0026 Dragons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Siege of Dragonspear"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Timer Begins"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.baldursgate.com\/\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"265\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ymbZb9S6hxs\/VYw69qDXBTI\/AAAAAAAAAKY\/cdO3Kqp_i-g\/s400\/blurry.png\" title=\"\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/blog.beamdog.com\/feeds\/3868083606076547394\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/blog.beamdog.com\/2015\/06\/the-announcement-approaches.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2056840175934362101\/posts\/default\/3868083606076547394"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2056840175934362101\/posts\/default\/3868083606076547394"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/blog.beamdog.com\/2015\/06\/the-announcement-approaches.html","title":"The Timer Begins"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ymbZb9S6hxs\/VYw69qDXBTI\/AAAAAAAAAKY\/cdO3Kqp_i-g\/s72-c\/blurry.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056840175934362101.post-3301073271236895563"},"published":{"$t":"2015-06-17T11:06:00.000-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-07-15T09:54:56.760-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Adventure Y"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Baldur's Gate"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Baldur's Gate II"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Icewind Dale"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Siege of Dragonspear"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Spotlight On: Item Design"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EWhen we create the\nEnhanced Editions, we get the opportunity to design new content in\naddition to updating graphics\/interface and fixing issues. Creating\nnew items is especially fun. Nothing's worse than fighting a boss\nmonster only to get a generic \u003Ci\u003E+1 longsword \u003C\/i\u003Eand\nsome potions off the body. Unique items add interest to the game and\nitem lore can deepen the world.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EWhen\nwe create new items, we consider two main points. Today on the\nBeamblog we'll go over these points and showcase\nsome of our Enhanced Edition items.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; display: none; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhkXKwS1ePa17i2fUZXSGYsgdnQxIyjK1ft4MEFZTv98wliZ_rPDWM3_RgPiumP9NjereO61rSOIWiYeKfxuYmH7yx3cCv3WXqMpnywiF6TLLDZ3pvOyffZPxmNmnniMwwQpyTNj4svtSMZ\/s1600\/Icewn008.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhkXKwS1ePa17i2fUZXSGYsgdnQxIyjK1ft4MEFZTv98wliZ_rPDWM3_RgPiumP9NjereO61rSOIWiYeKfxuYmH7yx3cCv3WXqMpnywiF6TLLDZ3pvOyffZPxmNmnniMwwQpyTNj4svtSMZ\/s1600\/Icewn008.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EItem\nPlacement\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EItem\nplacement refers to two principles: what challenges need to be\novercome to obtain the item, and at what point in the game the item\nshould be found. Both these principles inform how powerful the item\nshould be. If an item appears early in the game, unguarded, in an\nunlocked treasure chest, it probably shouldn't be a \u003Ci\u003Eholy\navenger. \u003C\/i\u003EIf an item appears late\nin the game behind a wall of red dragons, in a trapped treasure chest\nthat can only be opened by solving a riddle, it probably shouldn't be\na \u003Ci\u003Epotion of healing.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\nIt's important to consider where items of particular types appear in\nthe game as well. If all the magical halberds are extremely powerful\nand appear at the end of the game, players who specialize in halberds\nwill feel cheated (or will switch to a different specialization far\nbefore they reach the end of the game). It's important to place a\ngood variety of items in each chapter.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EItem Balance\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\nItem balance refers to the item's powers and how they relate to other\nitems placed similarly in the game. Balancing the power of an item is\nsomething of an art. It seems obvious that items shouldn't have “too\nmany” good abilities, but how many is too many (and for that\nmatter, which abilities are “good”), is less clear. A \u003Ci\u003E+1\ndagger \u003C\/i\u003Ethat becomes a \u003Ci\u003E+4 dagger \u003C\/i\u003Eagainst badgers might seem\nlike a terrible weapon, but if the designers know there's an\nall-badger dungeon coming up, it turns into a great item.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\n(As long as the \u003Ci\u003Edagger of badger slaying \u003C\/i\u003Eappears \u003Cb\u003Ebefore\u003C\/b\u003E the\nbadger dungeon, that is. This shows how item placement and balance\nare related.)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EWhen we add powers to new items, we consider what other items in the same area of roughly the same importance can do. We try not to overlap abilities (in other words, we don't want a\u0026nbsp;+\u003Ci\u003E1 longsword of flame \u003C\/i\u003Eand a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003E+1 halberd of flame\u003C\/i\u003E and a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003E+1 dagger of flame\u003C\/i\u003E all in the same area). Items that protect against specific spells are less powerful than items that protect against blanket status effects—that's the difference between a cloak that protects the wearer from \u003Ci\u003Ehold person \u003C\/i\u003Eand one that protects the wearer from paralysis. Items that grant ability score or Luck increases must be designed carefully, as those are some of the most powerful bonuses available.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EPowerful items aren't bad items, as long as they are placed properly. Item design requires writers, artists, and programmers to work together to create a memorable and useful item with a distinct appearance and a place in the world.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EEnhanced Edition\nItems\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\nThe new items that appear in the Enhanced Edition games fill in some\nholes where items were needed and let us add a bit to the lore of the\nworld. Below are three of our home-brewed items.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HJ7vL35CMSM\/VYGnt_DPLzI\/AAAAAAAAAJo\/FhNm-GqFAsU\/s1600\/dglory.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"262\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HJ7vL35CMSM\/VYGnt_DPLzI\/AAAAAAAAAJo\/FhNm-GqFAsU\/s320\/dglory.png\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EDarkened Glory\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003EThis weapon was originally owned by a young officer guarding a diplomatic envoy from Kara-Tur. When the envoy's caravan was ambushed by a small band of yuan-ti raiders, most of the guards were quickly dispatched during a surprise attack, save for one wagon and the young woman defending it. In wave after wave, the yuan-ti charged at the officer, and in wave after wave they were cut down by the speed and fury of her steel. At last the leader of the yuan-ti raiders faced off with the young woman, and although he did finally overpower her, he was astonished by her skill. The katana she carried was recovered and later enchanted by a high priest of Sseth. The once graceful blade was tainted by dark magic and now guides those who wield it to inflict the severest of wounds upon their enemies.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E• +2\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; katana\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E• Cast\n \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ci style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003Ecurse \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003Ecentered on the target each time a critical hit is scored\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E• +5% chance of scoring a critical hit\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe\nFlaming Fists of Lin Mei\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003ELin\nMei was described as a woman of exquisite beauty and a hellish\ntemper. When her family urged her to find a husband, she issued a\nchallenge to the men of the land: Whoever could make her yield in\nsingle combat could have her hand. The suitors gathered from all\nacross Kara-Tur to test their skill, and although she fought with no\nweapons but her open hands, she bested every single one of them.\nDisappointed, all suitors left but one—a young man with kind eyes\nand a pair of gilded bracers, which he presented to her as a gift.\n\"No one can hope to tame your passions,\" he said, \"and\nthose who would try will never understand your heart. May these\ntrinkets serve as a reminder that your temper is your own and not to\nbe controlled.\" Lin Mei did not marry that man, but she left\nhome with him that day to seek adventure, and together they spent the\nrest of their lives in closer partnership than any husband and wife.\nEventually the pair retired, and Lin Mei quietly disappeared from the\nannals of history. All that remains of her story are the bracers she\nwore, still burning with the fire of her untamed passion.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit;\"\u003ETHAC0:\n +2 when attacking with fists\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E25%\n chance of inflicting 1d2 points of fire damage when attacking with\n fists\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003ECast\n \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003Eburning\n hands\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\n 1\/day\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EBard Hat\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-4ohDpqJpBOY\/VYGj2fXDwtI\/AAAAAAAAAJY\/3UrSrUrRTMU\/s1600\/CBDHEL11_000.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-4ohDpqJpBOY\/VYGj2fXDwtI\/AAAAAAAAAJY\/3UrSrUrRTMU\/s200\/CBDHEL11_000.png\" width=\"200\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EThis\nostentatious peacock-blue hat is festooned with green and purple\nfeathers. Once the\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003Epossession of an unfailingly chipper bard, the hat\nwas stolen when the bard couldn't resist showing off the hat in a\nseedy tavern and bragging about its magical powers. In truth the hat\nhas only moderate enchantments on it, but its stylish appearance\nmakes it a coveted choice for many bards.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EImmunity\n to silence and deafness\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EBard\n song effects linger on for 2 additional rounds after the bard stops\n singing\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EWait,\nthat last one isn't in any of our games. How did it get on the list?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAha,\nit's from Adventure Y! That explains it. We hope you enjoyed this\nlook at how items are designed (and the sneak peek of the Adventure Y \u003Ci\u003Ebard hat\u003C\/i\u003E). Check back next week for a new Beamblog post.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/blog.beamdog.com\/feeds\/3301073271236895563\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/blog.beamdog.com\/2015\/06\/spotlight-on-item-design.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2056840175934362101\/posts\/default\/3301073271236895563"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2056840175934362101\/posts\/default\/3301073271236895563"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/blog.beamdog.com\/2015\/06\/spotlight-on-item-design.html","title":"Spotlight On: Item Design"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhkXKwS1ePa17i2fUZXSGYsgdnQxIyjK1ft4MEFZTv98wliZ_rPDWM3_RgPiumP9NjereO61rSOIWiYeKfxuYmH7yx3cCv3WXqMpnywiF6TLLDZ3pvOyffZPxmNmnniMwwQpyTNj4svtSMZ\/s72-c\/Icewn008.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056840175934362101.post-7749561275684103948"},"published":{"$t":"2015-04-22T17:06:00.001-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-04-28T12:54:28.989-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Adventure Y"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dungeons \u0026 Dragons"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Beamblog: Enhanced Edition"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiRLY3ugVU1oQVtQXEgHJ_gg27eWq5SLTYq47jqFt_upJk2-RNqScIjZ7TqgLsvb3ei5y4hNGdXakvRHazyPpEJM2AGaOaVx4LTzLhBGGPBBb-0pVT2uvEo3glGAEena-7nZNhwa2fxRj-b\/s1600\/iwdee_video_poster.png\" height=\"350\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nYou might have\nnoticed our absence from the Beamblog over the last month. The reason\nfor the lull in posts is the one you now see stretched before you in\nall its template-ed beauty. We've updated the Beamblog to a new\nformat, one that should prove much easier for us to manage.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\nLittle known fact:\nthe old Beamblog required blogger Amber to dust off her late-nineties\nHTML skills and learn to use angle brackets again. No more shall she\nbe required to Google “how do u caption images html” desperately\non Monday afternoons!\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EAll the Bells and Whistles\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\nThis new format\ncomes with other benefits. Besides making it easier for our bloggers\nto post content, we can make longer posts, use tags to filter posts,\nand upload fancy pictures with ease. In the coming weeks you'll see a\nwider variety of posts here on the Beamblog. Look for short stories,\ngame session recaps, new contests, and much much more!\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\nIf you'd like to\nsuggest particular content we should post on the blog, comment here\nor tweet us at \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeamdogInc\"\u003E@Beamdoginc\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;. We'll just say right up that we\nwon't be posting anything about Adventure Y before the announcement\nwe're making later this spring (except for that thing about\nneothelids). Hang on a little longer—the end is in sight!\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EComing Soon\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\nTo celebrate the\nrelease of the enhanced Beamblog, we're going to offer \u003Cb\u003Ethree \u003C\/b\u003Eposts\nthis week, each one containing special content.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nHappy Faerûn Day!\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\nAlright,\nit's actually Earth Day. But our minds often wander the Forgotten\nRealms and so it's natural for us to think of Faerûn as sort of a\nsecond home. For over 20 years players have enjoyed rolling up\ncharacters to roam from the Spine of the World down to Calimshan, to\nsail across the Sea of Fallen Stars to Aglarond and Thay, to delve\ninto the Underdark or venture into the jungles of Chult. \n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\nAs\nthe years have passed, Faerûn's geography has changed but the\nessence of the world remains. It's still the enchanting high-fantasy\nsetting so many of us have grown to love. Everyone has a favorite\ndungeon, or kingdom, or city. Our games set in Faerûn have their own\ndiversity of areas, and our players have their favorites too.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\nFor\nour Earth Day contest, we'd like you to tell us your favorite area in\nany of our enhanced edition games. Is it Durlag's Tower, that dungeon\nof riddles and traps, in \u003Cb\u003EBaldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition\u003C\/b\u003E?\nPerhaps it's Ust'Natha, city of the drow, in \u003Cb\u003EBaldur's Gate\nII: Enhanced Edition. \u003C\/b\u003EIt might\nbe the sprawling Dragon's Eye or the broken Severed Hand in \u003Cb\u003EIcewind\nDale: Enhanced Edition.\u003C\/b\u003E Your\nfavorite could be a city, a town, an area map, or even your favorite\ntree. \n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\nLike\nthat tree outside of Candlekeep with the diamond in it. Man, what a\ngreat tree.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\nEmail\nus at \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"mailto:social@beamdog.com\"\u003Esocial@beamdog.com\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/b\u003Ewith the subject line “Area\nContest.” Include your favorite area in the text of your email. The\ncontest begins today, April 22, and ends at midnight on April 29,\n2015. We'll post the most popular answers and congratulate the winner\nin a blog post once the contest ends.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\nOh,\nand PRIZES! There are prizes, of course. Our randomly drawn winner\nwill receive a hardcover copy of \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0786960345\/\"\u003EEd Greenwood Presents Elminster's Forgotten Realms: A Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons Supplement\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/b\u003EThis unique book details\nday-to-day living in the world of the Forgotten Realms, with all the\nmystery and intrigue that entails. Two runners-up will receive a\n\u003Cb\u003EBaldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition \u003C\/b\u003Et-shirt.\n\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\nCheck\nback tomorrow for our second post to celebrate our new\nBeamblog!\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/blog.beamdog.com\/feeds\/7749561275684103948\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/blog.beamdog.com\/2015\/04\/beamblog-enhanced-edition.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2056840175934362101\/posts\/default\/7749561275684103948"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2056840175934362101\/posts\/default\/7749561275684103948"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/blog.beamdog.com\/2015\/04\/beamblog-enhanced-edition.html","title":"Beamblog: Enhanced Edition"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiRLY3ugVU1oQVtQXEgHJ_gg27eWq5SLTYq47jqFt_upJk2-RNqScIjZ7TqgLsvb3ei5y4hNGdXakvRHazyPpEJM2AGaOaVx4LTzLhBGGPBBb-0pVT2uvEo3glGAEena-7nZNhwa2fxRj-b\/s72-c\/iwdee_video_poster.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056840175934362101.post-6163953222550862772"},"published":{"$t":"2015-01-07T00:00:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-04-22T11:54:28.197-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Adventure Y"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Baldur's Gate"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Beamdog in 2015: The Year Ahead"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003C!-- Each paragraph needs the demonstrated p style. I would transplant it into the mainline css but I dont have access to that at present. --\u003E\n\n\u003C!-- The first paragraph has an example of an embedded image. If an image doesnt have a transparent margin built in, give it a margin of 10px on the left or right and 10px on the bottom. --\u003E\n\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWith the new year upon us, we’ve been planning out our projects for the next twelve months. Here’s a sneak peek of what Beamdog is up to in 2015.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch2 style=\"font-size: 26px; margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003E\nAdventure Y\u003C\/h2\u003E\n\u003Cimg align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiQeWQn4UeP0pRg-A-WTzn2BV3lGXjMK_rzIKVB5zq_flYiMpqppm3G_Jb8XHz1y-p6teVbujq2y_r2d27uzyKDM5XuaSCMPniOJnzOwm-zwglxabuxED7SKl8DeFVKVsbMu8cPyiXK-vJ3\/s1600\/002.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/\u003E\nThis year, the eagerly anticipated Adventure Y will finally navigate the dark underground caverns of development and venture out into the Sword Coast. We’ve mentioned before that Adventure Y will be an addition to the Baldur’s Gate line using the Infinity engine, bridging the gap between Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition and Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition. Keep an eye on the Beamblog in late spring for announcements regarding the content and release date of Adventure Y. We have an exciting release planned for this game, something bigger than we’ve ever done before. If you’re looking for more information on Adventure Y, check out \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/forum.baldursgate.com\/discussion\/comment\/565436\/#Comment_565436\"\u003Ethese pictures\u003C\/a\u003E which were mysteriously leaked to the forums. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch2 style=\"font-size: 26px; margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003E\nAdventure... Z?\u003C\/h2\u003E\nBy late summer we should be ready to talk about our next project after Adventure Y. “Adventure Z” sounds boring, so let’s call it Project: Beartrap. Right now all we can say about Project: Beartrap is that it exists and it’s a departure for us in terms of what we’ve done in the past. Also, the project might involve sharks. Maybe we should call it Project: Sharktrap? Either way, we’re looking forward to giving you more details mid-year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch2 style=\"font-size: 26px; margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003E\nFifth Edition\u003C\/h2\u003E\nWe got a \u003Cb\u003Elot\u003C\/b\u003E of questions about Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons fifth edition and a potential Baldur’s Gate III on our \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/IAmA\/comments\/2msl96\/we_are_beamdog_developers_of_baldurs_gate_i_ii\/\"\u003Ereddit AMA.\u003C\/a\u003E We’d be lying if we said we never think about doing a Baldur’s Gate III game, so we won’t say that. But we will say there’s nothing in the works yet regarding BGIII or a 5th edition game. That doesn’t mean the opportunity will never arise, though, so we’re preparing by starting a tabletop 5th edition Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons game here in the office. Amber, aka the BeamBard, is our first sacrificial DM in running an office campaign. Expect future Beamblog posts on how she ruthlessly murderized all our lovingly created characters.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMore project details and release information will be announced on the Beamblog as the year progresses, so check back often. 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