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Synopsis:
Karlach breaks the forth wall with the player.
How to trigger:
CURRENTLY CAN NOT BE TRIGGERED! To be discussed with Sarah what to do with this branch.
23. : Hey - can I try something on you? devnote
49. Player: What is it?
86. : A... technique I learned. From one of Zariel's clerics. But it's nothing scary, I promise.
5. : See, they could look into someone's eyes and tell if they were lying or speaking true. More useful than torture and totally painless.
45. : They taught me a thing or two, but I haven't practised in a good long while. I'm curious to see if my chops are still choppy.
14. Player: Let's give it a go.
10. : Woo! Thank you. This is going to be fun.
25. : Just stand comfortably. Look me in the eyes. And...devnote
101. : What is your name?
37. Player: I'm [GEN_PlayerName_c11eee1e-7815-6143-7233-f2427799fa53].
90. : Funny. I know you're telling the truth, but I'm sensing something different. Let me try something else.
39. Player: You already know my name.
34. : You speak true. I know you do. But I'm sensing something different. Let me try something else.
30. : What is my name?
71. Player: Your name is Karlach.
19. : There we are. Baseline established. Next question: How are you feeling right now?
97. Player: Amused.
76. : Appropriate and understandable.
61. Player: Unsure of exactly where this is going.
43. : Good stories, good sex, life itself - they all share the element of unpredictability. Settle in!devnote
59. [Visual State]
12. : Now, next question. The next question I have for you is... is... hello? What's happening here?devnote
13. Player: Hello yourself. You all right in there?
64. : Strange question. You have to tell the truth. But you can't, really. Nor I. You're just like me. And everyone we know.devnote
33. Player: You were trying out some kind of truth spell on me. Not sure what's gone wrong.
8. : I don't think it has. I think... I think it's truly worked for the first time.
18. : I can see it, you know. The grand design. It isn't what we think. It's us.
0. Player: What do you see, exactly?
53. : I see... a great web. Intersecting lines - permutations - and behind them, chaos. And then the hand that decides: yes, no. But it barely knows itself.devnote
54. : Tell me - tell me now. Do you know how all of this ends? You, me, this adventure?devnote
72. Player: I'm not sure; I haven't gotten there yet.
67. : Have you gotten there before?
94. [Jump]
Jump to Node 87 (2)
70. Player: We'll do what we always do: kill the bad guys and ride off into the sunset.
87. : It's like you've done this before. Have you?
66. Player: Well, I've journeyed to Baldur's Gate once or twice, if that's what you mean.
41. : I knew it. You just want to go where you've been. But you never can; I never can. We're stuck here in the future. Together.
1. Player: I've had a few adventures under my belt by now.
35. : I'm so jealous. I'm stuck here, forever here. In these tangled lines, in these hundred hours, or less, or more...
32. : There's only one thing I need to know. One thing I have to know. Then I can be all right.
58. : You're having fun, aren't you?
89. Player: I'm having a lot of fun.
4. : Thank the gods. Thank the gods. We did it! We've done it, everyone! Yes!devnote
81. [Visual State]
92. : Phew! That was wild. Thanks for playing along.devnote
48. Player: You're one strange character, Karlach.
79. : Gods! I should hope so.End
63. Player: What happened to you? It's like you were possessed.
84. : I don't think so, soldier. I feel fine! Might've gotten lost in the moment but believe me, I'm me.devnote
82. : Careful now or I'll subject you to more devilish parlour tricks. I know how to make a copper piece appear from behind your ear, you know.End
103. Player: Don't ever use your devil magic on me again.
11. : Ouch. Sorry. If I'd realised you'd end up in such a snit, I wouldn't have asked.
74. : Hope you can squeeze a nap in - you need it.End
27. Player: A little weirded out, but yes. I am.
91. : That's good enough for me.
6. Player: What in the hells is happening?
21. : The only thing that can be happening. Here we are. Together. Now.
77. Player: I want to stop; this game is terrible.
28. : I'm sorry. I'm really sorry. I promise I tried my best.
93. Player: This is all as new to me as it is to you.
88. : At least we can do it together. The hidden joys. The little secrets.
57. Player: You'll end this magic and we'll speak no more of it.
52. : You speak like you know. But you don't know. They know. And I think I know, now, too.
100. : I want to know what's coming. I want to know how this will end. Have you done this before?
69. [Jump]
Jump to Node 87 (2)
2. Player: I think you're having some kind of reaction to this technique.
36. : No. Don't you see? This is it. The truth behind our truth.
83. [Jump]
Jump to Node 54 (1)
24. Player: Stop this, Karlach; we've gone far enough.
47. : I'm finally seeing. I see it all.
26. [Jump]
Jump to Node 53 (1)
73. Player: You seem to be talking about the question of free will. Are we ourselves, or do we operate according to some unknowable plan?WIZARD
22. : It's suddenly obvious. I do as I'm told, don't I. Don't I? Or...
42. [Jump]
Jump to Node 54 (1)
98. Player: I think you're talking about the gods. That their will for us affects the shape of our lives.CLERIC
9. : Torm, Lathandar, Beshaba, Mystra. Are these their names? Are we sure of that?
16. [Jump]
Jump to Node 53 (1)
29. Player: You're dabbling in devilish magic. Stop this.
56. : It isn't that. That's not a real spell. None of these spells are real. We're just enzymes in a great churning bath...
65. Player: Bored.
80. : All right, let's see if we can shake things up, then.
38. Player: Hungry.
44. : You can have a snack when I'm finished with you.devnote
85. Player: Omax the Unsurpassable.
99. : Well that's a lie. Baseline established. Next question: How are you feeling right now?
17. [Jump]
Jump to Node 19 (2)
46. Player: I'm done with this - let's stop.
20. : Whatever you say, soldier. I'll have to find another amenable soul for my fiendish experimentations...devnoteEnd
68. Player: My name's Hank.
55. : Haha! Stupid. Come on, for real this time.
96. Player: So you want me to be your test subject for a not-technically-torture technique?