Expand all

Hide all flags

Hide context

Hide tags

Hide checkflag

Hide setflag

Hide roll

Hide approv

Hide ruletag

Hide node id

Synopsis:

Minsc's default dialogue. In the current entries, he reflects on his opinion of us and our adventures so far, as well as revealing a little of history.

0.
Minsc
: A little rest to brush the road from Boo's fur, and then back to our adventuring.^devnoteMinsc_InParty_FirstSpokeAtCamp, IN_CAMP
0.
Minsc
: You come to speak of the last time Minsc stood watch? The snoring, it was Boo! ^devnoteMinsc_InParty_FirstSpokeAtCamp, IN_CAMP
0.
Minsc
: You will grow to like Jaheira's incense in time. Like - chewing herbs and soap, yes?^devnoteMinsc_InParty_FirstSpokeAtCamp, IN_CAMP
0.
Minsc
: What is it, my friend?^devnoteMinsc_InParty_FirstSpokeAtCamp, IN_CAMP
0.
Minsc
: Make sure you are refreshed before we set out again, friend. The road to justice is paved with kicked buttocks.^devnoteMinsc_InParty_FirstSpokeAtCamp, IN_CAMP
- 188. [Jump] Jump to Node 109 (2)
29.
Minsc
: What.^devnoteMinsc_InParty_FirstSpoke, Approval_AtLeast_-40_For_Sp2
- 289. [Jump] Jump to Node 109 (2)
30.
Minsc
: Another Bhaalspawn, buried by our hand. Bhaal should learn better than to send his offspring against us - they might as well be babes, dropped bare-bottom into the Rashemen winter.Minsc_InParty_DiscussedDeathofOrin = False, GLO_Orin_State_PermaDefeatedMinsc_InParty_DiscussedDeathofOrin
- 87. [Jump] Jump to Node 109 (2)
39.
Minsc
: Yes.^devnote
End
48.
Minsc
: Why do we stop, my friend? There is evil somewhere with its small-pants yet unsoiled.Minsc_InParty_FirstSpoke, Approval_AtLeast_0_For_Sp2
48.
Minsc
: What? Minsc has the itch that only a butt can scratch! A kicked butt, I mean.Minsc_InParty_FirstSpoke, Approval_AtLeast_0_For_Sp2
48.
Minsc
: Stop wriggling, Boo, and prick up your ears.Minsc_InParty_FirstSpoke, Approval_AtLeast_0_For_Sp2
48.
Minsc
: Yes, my friend?Minsc_InParty_FirstSpoke, Approval_AtLeast_0_For_Sp2
- Link to Node 289
54.
Minsc
: No.^devnote
End
64. [Nested Dialog]
End
66.
Minsc
: Do you feel it, Boo? The path of virtue beneath my boots once more! Boo and I - we are in your debt, my friend.^devnoteMinsc_InParty_FirstSpoke
- 109.
  Minsc
  : [TagAnswer]
  - 44. Player: How was your reunion with Viconia?Minsc_InParty_DiscussedViconia = False, LOW_Grotto_State_ViconiaDefeatedMinsc_InParty_DiscussedViconia
    
    128.
    Minsc
    : Boo is overjoyed with our victory. Another den of evil vanquished, and an old foe defeated!
    
    118.
    Minsc
    : Well, Viconia was a friend for a short time beforehand. But then a foe once more!
    
    345.
    Minsc
    : Yes, Boo - a most wicked witch!^devnoteSFX
    
    172.
    Minsc
    : The very mention of her name gives him nightmares to this day.^devnote
    
    123. Player: What did she do to him?
    
    247.
    Minsc
    : Boo and Minsc have travelled far and wide, and met many fine and not-so-fine people.
    
    272.
    Minsc
    : It will surprise you to learn that even the wisest of friends do not always recognise Boo for what he is.
    
    294. Player: A miniature giant space hamster?
    
    308.
    Minsc
    : Exactly!
    
    Link to Node 364
    
    310. Player: A hamster?
    
    93.
    Minsc
    : No.
    
    16.
    Minsc
    : A miniature giant space hamster.
    
    364.
    Minsc
    : The drow was a cruel witch, but a clever one.
    
    365.
    Minsc
    : She knew what Boo was right away, and she had never seen his like before! She wished to inspect his handsome magnificence!
    
    144.
    Minsc
    : And so she did! One night, while he lay asleep, twitching his whiskers in happy dreams, she crept upon his tiny bedroll holding a knife as slim as a toothpick.
    
    83.
    Minsc
    : She meant to spill his miniature guts and study them!
    
    45. Player: I don't blame her - he is a scientific wonder.
    
    253.
    Minsc
    : That is true, but he is also a living thing and has need of all his inner-parts.
    
    90.
    Minsc
    : Thankfully, he preserved his guts heroically.
    
    248. [Jump] Jump to Node 214 (1)
    
    92. Player: I'm surprised you didn't kill her there and then.
    
    255.
    Minsc
    : I did not get the chance!
    
    Link to Node 214
    
    177. Player: Thank the gods you stopped her.
    
    186.
    Minsc
    : Ha! Minsc did not stop her - he did not need to.
    
    214.
    Minsc
    : Boo never sleeps deeply while evil is near. He sprang into action, and almost blinded the witch!
    
    347.
    Minsc
    : She had fled from our camp by morning, when Boo told me the whole tale over a breakfast of berries and nuts.
    End
    
    236. Player: Your best friend?
    
    250.
    Minsc
    : Of course! But also -
    
    366. [Jump] Jump to Node 16 (1)
    
    122. Player: A mouse?
    
    229. [Jump] Jump to Node 93 (1)
    
    215. Player: The brains to your brawn?
    
    344. [Jump] Jump to Node 250 (1)
    
    99. Player: Why is he so scared of Viconia?
    
    2.
    Minsc
    : Do not be afraid, Boo! She is not here.^devnoteSFX
    
    101.
    Minsc
    : And you! Bite your tongue until your eyes water and your hairs curl!
    
    195. Player: Viconia Viconia Viconia.
    
    329.
    Minsc
    : Boo! Do not listen! Our friend has lost their mind!^devnoteSFX
    End
    
    131. Player: Sorry - but why is he so afraid of her?
    
    164. [Jump] Jump to Node 247 (1)
    
    132. Player: Say nothing.
    
    273.
    Minsc
    : Good. Boo will tell you when it is good that you talk again.
    
    259.
    Minsc
    : ...
    
    292.
    Minsc
    : Boo forgives. You may speak.^devnoteSFX
    
    181. Player: She's gone now, Boo. You don't need to be afraid.
    
    107.
    Minsc
    : Those words are more soothing than the salve Minsc applies to the places the armour chafes. You are a kind and gentle soul.^devnoteSFX
    
    17.
    Minsc
    : You hear what our friend says, Boo? Viconia is gone for good this time!
    
    303.
    Minsc
    : Argh! I am sorry, Boo. I will stop up my clumsy mouth and would tear out my hair if any remained!^devnote
    
    112. Player: Why is Boo so afraid of her?
    
    24. [Jump] Jump to Node 247 (1)
    
    74. Player: Hard to believe Shadowheart grew up in that place.GLO_Minsc_ND_SHGrewUpPlace
    
    219. [Nested Dialog]
    
    290. Player: Leave.
    End
  - 276. Player: Do you remember why you were meeting with the Zhentarim?Minsc_InParty_Discussed9FPlotDiscovery = False, LOW_Guildhall_State_PostCoup = FalseMinsc_InParty_Discussed9FPlotDiscovery
    
    284.
    Minsc
    : So dark an alliance sealed with Zhentish contracts, cultish vows, and a dragon's shining hoard! You think Minsc could forget?
    
    63.
    Minsc
    : You are correct. I have no idea what any of that was about. But we shall simply - GAH!^devnote
    
    178. [Visual State]
    
    335.
    Minsc
    : Boo - why do you gnaw at my soft parts? I am trying to -
    
    138.
    Boo
    : *Urgent squeaking.*SFX_Only
    
    212.
    Minsc
    : Once again? In smaller words?
    
    222.
    Boo
    : *SQUEAK!* SFX_Only
    
    73.
    Minsc
    : I see.
    
    134.
    Minsc
    : This truth you seek. Boo believes that Minsc is knowing more than Minsc knows. But - it is a difficult thing.^devnote
    
    227.
    Boo
    : *Supportive squeaking.*SFX_Only
    
    299.
    Minsc
    : There are memories of this time that Minsc does not remember. And Boo suggests that, just as he helps with tricksome itches in awkward places...^devnote
    
    191. [Visual State]
    
    175.
    Minsc
    : You must reach what Minsc cannot. The parasite - you can use it to tickle free whatever truth you seek.
    
    231. Player: Or I could just crack you over the head, see what shakes loose?
    
    103.
    Minsc
    : I - !^devnote
    
    232.
    Minsc
    : I much prefer your methods, my friend, but Boo is resolute. The worm it must be.
    
    280. Player: You sound reluctant.
    
    332.
    Minsc
    : The worm has already whipped me around the city like a slack-backed pony. I have no wish to saddle myself a second time. But...
    
    85.
    Minsc
    : If it cannot be Boo who pops inside my skull for a rummage, then I trust you.
    
    356.
    Minsc
    : Or Jaheira - but she is currently possessed of an empty head.
    
    116.
    Jaheira
    : I count my blessings every day.
    
    333. Player: Reach out for his mind.ILLITHID
    
    193.
    Narrator
    : *At first, there is nothing. His mind is empty as a still expanse of open country. But then:*
    
    213.
    Minsc
    : Argh!
    
    82.
    Narrator
    : *Your face - the Stone Lord's face - mirrored in bloodied steel. In the heat of burning buildings, you hold your blade high above pale, frightened faces.*
    
    119.
    Minsc
    : No. That is not right. I slew only monsters. The voice said that they were monsters.
    
    1.
    Narrator
    : *A whisper. The Absolute's voice, twisting the petty Guild thieves before you into snarling, savage beasts - feeding on the weak of your city.*
    
    104.
    Minsc
    : The Guild. The Stone Lord hunted them. Peeled away their rotten ranks one by one, to lay bare their corrupt heart:
    
    371.
    Minsc
    : Nine-Fingers Keene. That is what the Absolute bought black Zhentish steel to do - to kill the guildmaster!
    
    42. Player: From what I saw, you took great pleasure in your work.
    
    203.
    Minsc
    : That was not Minsc. That was the Stone Lord.
    
    140.
    Minsc
    : Whatever strangeness you believe you saw, there is only one simple truth in Minsc's mind: the cult is evil. The Guild is evil. And Minsc. Fights. Evil.
    
    152.
    Minsc
    : If you cannot believe his words, then watch his doings! We will foil the Zhentish plot - and then we will show Nine-Fingers the five-fingers of Minsc! Yes?
    
    Link to Node 80
    
    342. Player: So the Zhentarim overthrow the Guild. What then? What do the cult get?
    
    37.
    Minsc
    : What does it matter? Cultish thinking has occupied Minsc's mind for long enough - now it is time for doing.
    
    223.
    Minsc
    : And this talk of evil overthrowing evil - pah! Like a many-headed hydra biting at its own throat.
    
    10.
    Minsc
    : Bring forth the hydra, says Boo - more faces for the punching! First we pop the Zhentarim plot, then we show Nine-Fingers the five-fingers of Minsc. Yes?
    
    80.
    Jaheira
    : Minsc - 397eb91b-86b6-957e-e08f-283ea3a3b74b_Inclusion_Jaheira_TriedToTalkMinscDown
    
    156.
    Minsc
    : No, Jaheira! The Zhent, the Guild - two cheeks of the same evil end. Minsc will punt them from the city, and with them all memory of this Stone Lord.397eb91b-86b6-957e-e08f-283ea3a3b74b_Inclusion_Jaheira_TriedToTalkMinscDown
    
    324. Player: As simple as that?
    
    287.
    Minsc
    : Yes?^devnoteSFX
    
    97.
    Minsc
    : Yes.
    
    Link to Node 301
    
    205. Player: Nine-Fingers did put a bounty on your head...
    
    68.
    Minsc
    : It is only justice, then, that we put a boot upon hers.
    
    301.
    Jaheira
    : First, let us just get to the Guildhall. We can puff out our chests and figure out what to do once we are there.^devnote
    
    194.
    Minsc
    : [TagAnswer] LOW_Guildhall_State_MinscAskedGoGuildhall
    End
    
    319. Player: You seem keen to forget that this was all your doing.CAMP_MinscJaheiraReunion_CFM_MinscMentionedWychlaran = False
    
    Link to Node 174
    
    268. Player: You're doing it again - charging in without listening. Did you forget what Jaheira told you?CAMP_MinscJaheiraReunion_CFM_MinscMentionedWychlaran
    
    174.
    Minsc
    : Minsc has forgotten nothing. Once we are done with the undoing of his deeds, then we will speak of this Stone Lord.
    
    Link to Node 301
    
    321. Player: We had better get to the Guildhall before the battle is done.
    
    211.
    Minsc
    : Until Minsc arrives, the battle is not even begun.
    
    322. [Jump] Jump to Node 140 (1)
    
    158. Player: There's no need for that. We'll find another way.
    
    352.
    Minsc
    : I do not often go against the advisings of my hamster, but... as you wish.
    
    159.
    Minsc
    : Perhaps you might speak to the corpses you left behind. I'm sure Boo can scare a soul back into it long enough to answer some questions.
    
    43. [Jump] Jump to Node 109 (2)
  - 337. Player: You're quite quick to call me 'friend'.Minsc_InParty_CalledFriend = FalseMinsc_InParty_CalledFriend
    
    277.
    Minsc
    : Of course, my friend! Or - are we not friends?^devnote
    
    317. Player: There hasn't been much time to look for friendship in all of this.
    
    304.
    Minsc
    : Boo never looks to give me fleas. Sometimes, you just pick these things up along the path.
    
    Link to Node 53
    
    50. Player: That remains to be seen.
    
    67.
    Minsc
    : Does it? You have seen all there is to see of Minsc, short of stripping me down to my stitches. Perhaps I can -
    
    206.
    Minsc
    : But no, Boo has only just made himself comfortable. Let us leave the inspection for camp.
    
    Link to Node 53
    
    129. Player: Of course we're friends, friend.
    
    86.
    Minsc
    : Then you have a sword at your side and a hamster at hand, whenever you need them.
    
    33.
    Minsc
    : Unless I die. Or you die. Or you do anything at all to upset Boo.
    
    53.
    Minsc
    : Now - does Boo see a question in your eye, or just the parasite poking through?
    
    350. Player: Answer me honestly. What's with the hamster?ORI_Minsc_ND_BooExplainsHimself
    
    339. [Nested Dialog]
    
    340. Player: No question, just a warning - turn on me again, and I won't save you a second time.
    
    192.
    Minsc
    : My friend, I promise you this - you have nothing to fear from Minsc.
    
    320.
    Minsc
    : Should any of us show the slightest sign of weakening to the worm, Boo will slaughter us all in our beds.
    
    Link to Node 363
    
    341. Player: Just the parasite.
    
    176.
    Minsc
    : Ah. Distressing.
    
    363. [Jump] Jump to Node 109 (2)
    
    238. Player: The only thing we have in common is the worm.
    
    57.
    Minsc
    : Ohoho! This iciness, it will not withstand the forging fires of friendship. You will see!
    
    190. [Jump] Jump to Node 53 (1)
  - 372. Player: I'd like to know a little more about you.
    
    327. [Nested Dialog]
  - 240. Player: When our minds mingled, I saw some... strange things.Minsc_InParty_TalkedAboutMindMeld = FalseMinsc_InParty_TalkedAboutMindMeld
    
    91.
    Minsc
    : Oh? The mind of Minsc is a simple place. Of what strangeness do you speak?
    
    361.
    Narrator
    : *The memories resurface, a lifetime of battles blurring into one. The single constant is Minsc, launching into the fray no matter the foe - be they god, monster, or man.*
    
    28.
    Narrator
    : *It seems just the barest glimpse of what the man before you has seen and done: but enough to know that he has no right to still be alive.*
    
    35.
    Minsc
    : Ah, wait! That look in your eye - I know exactly what visions of Minsc you have seen, to cause you such wonder:
    
    271.
    Minsc
    : My pants.
    
    61.
    Minsc
    : Thrice-laced, in the Rashemaar style, so that a berserker might split skulls without fear of splitting britches, too.
    
    233.
    Karlach
    : Huh. Pretty good idea.
    
    199.
    Minsc
    : They are fiendishly complex, but fear not for Minsc. With training, he has learned to master the many little knots.
    
    170. Player: Never mind your pants. You've walked between planes, fought gods.
    
    70.
    Minsc
    : Well... as have you, no? Do not forget that when you gaze into Minsc, Minsc also gazes into you.
    
    325.
    Minsc
    : We both fight evil, wherever it is found. The who and where are less important than the hamsters you meet along the way.
    
    Link to Node 167
    
    300. Player: Right. Funny how they never made space for any of that in the songs.
    
    160.
    Minsc
    : The bards, says Boo. They conspire not to safeguard our trousers, but to rid the world of pants entire.
    
    326.
    Minsc
    : So still that wandering eye, my friend. You have met your match in the tailors of Rashemen.BARD
    
    Link to Node 167
    
    4. Player: You are literally too dumb to be breathing.
    
    309.
    Minsc
    : Hah! So thought my first teacher in the berserker arts. I gulped air like a greedy ox, so she set me pulling her cart until I learned better.
    
    168.
    Minsc
    : Eventually Minsc got so mad he threw her cart down the mountain-side - my first berserker rage. A fine teacher.
    
    167.
    Minsc
    : On this matter of sharing memories, I see no reason for us to worry at one another's worms.
    
    62.
    Minsc
    : If there is more we wish to know, we can simply... ask, no?
    
    19. Player: I'm sorry. I didn't realise you were uncomfortable with our new power.
    
    270.
    Minsc
    : Is it power? True, it has made Minsc strong - Boo can scarcely get comfortable, so firm has my physique grown.
    
    71.
    Minsc
    : But what does the parasite take in return? It is a horror, wrapped in honey - stay your sweet tooth, says Boo.
    
    153. [Jump] Jump to Node 297 (2)
    
    251. Player: Of course. A warrior speaks their mind, instead of reading others.
    
    257.
    Minsc
    : Exactly so! If I must peer into the mind of my enemy, I use an axe. For friends, there is ale.
    
    245. [Jump] Jump to Node 297 (1)
    
    241. Player: Don't shy away from the tadpole. It's a useful way to know someone's true thoughts.
    
    26.
    Minsc
    : True thoughts, meaning there are... untrue thoughts? As if someone would think one thing, but say another?
    
    139.
    Minsc
    : I do not understand.
    
    47. Player: Demonstrate. Reach out for his mind.ILLITHID
    
    283.
    Narrator
    : *Your minds weave into one, what you seek laid instantly bare - his single innermost thought, at the very centre of his mind:*
    
    13.
    Minsc
    : I still do not understand.^devnoteMINDMELD
    
    297.
    Minsc
    : No, my friend. If you fear you have a question that Minsc cannot answer, then you can simply ask Boo.
    
    141. [Jump] Jump to Node 109 (2)
    
    336. Player: Never mind.
    
    291. [Jump] Jump to Node 109 (2)
    
    114. Player: Discuss something else.
    
    358. [Jump] Jump to Node 109 (2)
  - 111. Player: We ought to discuss the tadpole.Minsc_InParty_TalkedAboutMindMeld, GLO_Daisy_State_AstralIndividualAccepted = False
    
    202.
    Minsc
    : As you wish - but quietly. It. Is. Listening.^devnote
    
    295. Player: You mentioned the Emperor appeared as someone you lost. It's just trying to gain your trust.Minsc_InParty_ToldHowDynaheirDied, GLO_Daisy_State_IndividualAccepted = False
    
    124. [Jump] Jump to Node 343 (1)
    
    12. Player: We need its power. The Emperor can help us control it, if we're careful.Minsc_InParty_ToldHowDynaheirDied = False, GLO_Tadpole_State_TreeUnlocked, GLO_Daisy_State_IndividualAccepted = False
    
    265.
    Minsc
    : No!
    
    41.
    Minsc
    : There is a very ancient and very wise saying that Minsc lives by.
    
    239.
    Minsc
    : He who would try to control evil must beware lest evil tricks him, steals his clothes, and kicks his backside with his own boots.
    
    46.
    Minsc
    : I read it on the privy wall in the Blushing Mermaid many years ago.
    
    315. Player: You don't understand. The Emperor is the only reason we were able to save you.
    
    367.
    Minsc
    : Oh, Minsc knows all about this Emperor. It has tried to introduce itself to me already.
    
    76.
    Minsc
    : Minsc does not trust it.
    
    145. Player: Care to elaborate?
    
    25.
    Minsc
    : No.
    
    38.
    Minsc
    : I do not think our new friend wishes to see me blubbering, Boo.
    
    36. Player: I'm a good listener.
    
    362.
    Minsc
    : Minsc is normally the strong and violent type, but if you insist on hearing a sad tale, he can tell it.
    
    189.
    Minsc
    : This Emperor played a very cruel trick - it made me believe that something lost had been found.
    
    313.
    Minsc
    : It came to me in dreams, wearing a face I never thought to see again.^devnote
    
    355.
    Minsc
    : Dynaheir. A witch of my homeland. She was to be the greatest of them, and I her protector.
    
    296.
    Minsc
    : It was not easy. She was a fierce and independent cub - she did not think she needed mother-bear Minsc to protect her!
    
    196.
    Minsc
    : And she was right. The elders sent us out into the world, thinking it would teach her to bow a little.
    
    197.
    Minsc
    : But it was the world that bowed to Dynaheir, wherever she went, and Minsc blundered along behind.
    
    6.
    Minsc
    : And in the end, it was she who died - protecting me.^devnoteMinsc_InParty_ToldHowDynaheirDied
    
    14. Player: Did the Emperor make you relive her death?
    
    343.
    Minsc
    : No, my friend. It is not the past I saw. But Dynaheir as she would have been. Should have been.
    
    Link to Node 84
    
    121. Player: What happened to her?
    
    187.
    Minsc
    : That... is in the past. It showed me Dynaheir not as she was, but as she would have been. Should have been.
    
    84.
    Minsc
    : Hearing her voice again, for a moment Minsc almost believed it. But then the Emperor made a mistake - it did the one thing that Dynaheir would never, ever do.^devnote
    
    359.
    Minsc
    : It told Minsc exactly what he wanted to hear.^devnote
    
    228.
    Minsc
    : Dynaheir, hers was more the habit of teaching Minsc many new ways to say the word 'fool'.
    
    237.
    Minsc
    : Bah, I think on what she would say to Minsc now, cowering from a creature in his own skull. Fine! If you say this tadpole is a weapon, then let us wield it.^devnoteGLO_Daisy_State_IndividualAccepted
    
    157.
    Minsc
    : So long as it is still our hearts that guide us, yes? Or better yet, my hamster.^devnote
    End
    
    165. Player: You're the worst bodyguard ever.
    
    217.
    Minsc
    : Minsc has made many mistakes, but he has learned from every one of them.^devnote
    
    95.
    Minsc
    : The lesson is always the same - carry a bigger sword!
    
    256. [Jump] Jump to Node 109 (2)
    
    75. Player: Boo is smart - sharing your emotions is a good thing.
    
    Link to Node 362
    
    353. Player: Maybe not. Let's talk about something else.
    
    288.
    Minsc
    : Minsc feels no shame in sorrow, mind. It is as much a part of life as breathing, or picking goblin teeth from your knuckles.
    
    370.
    Minsc
    : It is simply that, the last time Minsc heaved great manly tears, Boo caught a nasty chill from the drowning.
    
    246. [Jump] Jump to Node 109 (2)
    
    275. Player: Then let's talk about something else.
    
    243. [Jump] Jump to Node 109 (2)
    
    166. Player: You're right. We should be wary of all mind flayers - Emperor included.
    
    208.
    Minsc
    : You'll hear no argument from Boo!
    
    338.
    Minsc
    : Or from Minsc. That mind-tickler has already caused me a great upset.
    
    135. [Jump] Jump to Node 76 (2)
    
    55. Player: We stand no chance if we don't use the tadpole's powers.
    
    201.
    Minsc
    : Shhht, friend. Boo does not like worms. They make his butt go itchy and take his mind from butt-kicking. We do not need these tadpoles...
    
    65.
    Minsc
    : You should stop listening to this Emperor. Minsc trusts it less than a Thayan Red Wizard.
    
    269. [Jump] Jump to Node 76 (2)
    
    306. Player: Do you know of a cure?Minsc_InParty_AskedAboutTadpoleCure = FalseMinsc_InParty_AskedAboutTadpoleCure
    
    5.
    Minsc
    : On this matter, I have held small council with Boo. If the worm is lodged within our skulls, should it be not be possible to simply -
    
    18.
    Minsc
    : - squeeeeze, like so -^devnote
    
    312.
    Minsc
    : - until something... pops... out -^devnoteSFX
    
    184.
    Minsc
    : Ah... pay that noise no mind. Boo has not feasted on evil's flesh in some time, and it has set his gut to bubbling.
    
    51. Player: So you have no ideas for a cure?
    
    77.
    Minsc
    : None at all. Though, Boo is tiny. Perhaps he could just crawl into our ears, and - ^devnote
    
    244.
    Minsc
    : Ah. You are right, Boo. A ridiculous notion. It would be far too dark to see.^devnoteSFX
    
    Link to Node 281
    
    115. Player: Speak of something else.
    
    281. [Jump] Jump to Node 109 (2)
    
    32. Player: The parasite is evil - but with the Emperor's help, we can control its power.Minsc_InParty_ToldHowDynaheirDied, GLO_Tadpole_State_TreeUnlocked, GLO_Daisy_State_IndividualAccepted = False
    
    72. [Jump] Jump to Node 265 (1)
    
    40. Player: The Emperor has a way for us to become stronger. The Astral-Touched Tadpole.GLO_Tadpole_State_ReceivedAstralTadpole, GLO_Tadpole_Event_AstralTouchedTadpoleDestroyed = False, GLO_Daisy_State_IndividualAccepted, GLO_Daisy_State_AstralIndividualAccepted = False
    
    169.
    Minsc
    : More talk of tadpoles? The one of flesh and fish is not enough?TADPOLE_REFUSAL
    
    161.
    Minsc
    : This... Astral tadpole looks a mite overripe, says Boo. By the measure of aeons.
    
    349. Player: Trust me. This could make all the difference in defeating the cult.Approval_AtLeast_20_For_Sp2 = FalseRoll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 18 (2)
    
    Link to Node 216
    
    Link to Node 120
    
    330. Player: Trust me. This could make all the difference in defeating the cult.Approval_AtLeast_20_For_Sp2, Approval_AtLeast_60_For_Sp2 = FalseRoll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 18 (0)
    
    Link to Node 216
    
    Link to Node 120
    
    173. Player: This could make all the difference in defeating the cult. Trust me, Minsc.Approval_AtLeast_50_For_Sp2Roll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 18 (1)
    
    216. [RollResult] True
    
    298.
    Minsc
    : Bah. Fine! Minsc will dine on the little rock-worm, if that is what you truly wish.Approval_AtLeast_20_For_Sp2 = FalseGLO_Daisy_State_AstralIndividualAccepted
    End
    220.
    Minsc
    : It is not a matter of Minsc trusting you. It is his stomach that might prove treacherous. But...Approval_AtLeast_20_For_Sp2, Approval_AtLeast_60_For_Sp2 = False
    
    7.
    Minsc
    : I suppose it has not caused you to paint the air with your innards of late.PARTIAL_CEREMORPH
    
    81. [Alias] GLO_Daisy_State_AstralIndividualAccepted
    End
    
    Alias to Node 298
    
    302.
    Minsc
    : Minsc does trust you. It is his stomach that might prove treacherous. But...Approval_AtLeast_60_For_Sp2
    
    Link to Node 7
    
    120. [RollResult] False
    
    328.
    Minsc
    : Hmmmm. Ehhhhhh. No. Thank you.^devnoteApproval_AtLeast_20_For_Sp2 = FalseGLO_Tadpole_Event_BlockedTadpoleConvinceFailRepeatableApprovalDrain
    
    180. [Jump] Jump to Node 171 (1)
    
    368.
    Minsc
    : It is not a matter of trusting you. It is... more a matter of trusting Minsc's stomach. But his steel and strength are still yours to command.Approval_AtLeast_20_For_Sp2, Approval_AtLeast_60_For_Sp2 = False
    
    Link to Node 182
    
    154.
    Minsc
    : Minsc does trust you. It is only his stomach he doubts. But his strength and steel - these are still yours to command, my friend.Approval_AtLeast_60_For_Sp2
    
    182.
    Minsc
    : Now let us speak of something else.
    
    230. [Jump] Jump to Node 109 (2)
    
    264. Player: It's up to you.
    
    171.
    Minsc
    : ...Minsc will save his appetite for evil, I think.^devnote
    
    210. [Jump] Jump to Node 109 (2)
    
    198.
    Minsc
    : More talk of tadpoles? Minsc crunched on the one of flesh and fish - was this not enough?
    
    Link to Node 161
    
    126. Player: Never mind.
    
    20. [Jump] Jump to Node 109 (2)
  - 314. Player: Follow me.ORI_State_Recruited = False
    
    58. [Nested Dialog] GEN_MaxPlayerCountReached
    
    105.
    Minsc
    : [TagAnswer] GLO_ND_CompanionSwap_ReturnToQuestions
    
    252. [Jump] Jump to Node 109 (2)
    
    279.
    Minsc
    : [TagAnswer]
    End
    
    52.
    Minsc
    : Minsc shall be your shadow, as Boo is his.OriginAddToParty
    End
  - 225. Player: I don't need you right now. I'll meet you back at camp.GLO_Origin_BlockWaitInCampOption = False, ORI_State_Recruited
    
    148.
    Minsc
    : As you wish! Eh... Boo? Do you know the way back...?^devnoteGLO_Companion_LeaveBlocked
    
    59.
    Minsc
    : I fear we cannot find our way to camp from here, friend. But we shall be so quiet, you will not even know we are here. Argh.^devnote
    
    11.
    Minsc
    : Truly? But... you have seen my hamster, yes?
    
    106. Player: Actually, never mind. Stay with me.
    
    357. [Pop] 1
    
    56. Player: Go on. I'll meet up with you later.OriginRemoveFromPartyAfterDialog
    
    305.
    Minsc
    : Here we stay, then. But if Boo grows restless and chews holes in all your delicates, you have only yourself to blame.^devnoteCAMP_GLO_State_InCamp
    End
    200.
    Minsc
    : To camp, then. But if Boo grows restless and chews holes in all your delicates, you have only yourself to blame.^devnote
    End
  - 49. Player: Leave.
    End
94.
Minsc
: That would take the heart from even my hamster.^devnote
End
113.
Minsc
: Indeed.^devnote
End
133.
Minsc
: Always.^devnote
End
137.
Minsc
: A fine deed we have done, to rid Faerûn of this man - all helm-hair and the haughtiness.GLO_Gortash_State_PermaDefeated, Minsc_InParty_DiscussedDeathofGortash = FalseMinsc_InParty_DiscussedDeathofGortash
- 207.
  Minsc
  : Ohhh, this was the Lord Gortash we were sworn to do battle with, Boo? ^devnoteSFX
  - 69.
    Minsc
    : All the better, then!
    
    Link to Node 87
149.
Minsc
: What is it you want?^devnoteMinsc_InParty_FirstSpoke, Approval_AtLeast_-20_For_Sp2
- Link to Node 289
150.
Minsc
: Hello, friend. But forgive me - my hamster has his heart set on speaking to the other one.^devnoteAVATAR = False
End
163. [Alias] Minsc_InParty_DiscussedViconia = False, LOW_Grotto_State_ViconiaDefeatedMinsc_InParty_DiscussedViconia
- Alias to Node 128
- 142. [Jump] Jump to Node 128 (2)
185.
Minsc
: Perhaps.^devnote
End
204.
Minsc
: [TagGreeting] DEPRECATED
- 351.
  Minsc
  : Minsc and Boo surely would, but you have so many followers already that Boo cannot pick your scent from the pack.GLO_Tutorials_FullPartyRejection
  - 146.
    Minsc
    : Boo likes all of our party well enough - but return when there are not so many of you.
    End
260.
Minsc
: A little butt-kicking before breakfast. No better way to start the day!LOW_SorcerousSundries_State_NightOfAradinAttack, LOW_SorcerousSundries_HasMet_AradinAttack = FalseLOW_SorcerousSundries_HasMet_AradinAttack
End
262.
Minsc
: A moment, my friend. Minsc needs to think.^devnote
End
266.
Minsc
: Let us speak later.^devnote
End
267.
Minsc
: My friend. Now we have settled the matter of the Guild, I fear there is something I must tell you. You and Boo both.Minsc_InParty_DiscussedGuildhall = False, LOW_Guildhall_State_PostCoupMinsc_InParty_DiscussedGuildhall
- 360.
  Minsc
  : It may shock you both to know, but Minsc and this Stone Lord: they are one man. The same one man.
  - 15.
    Minsc
    : And that same one man... is Minsc.
    
    179. Player: I'm aware. You tried to kill me, multiple times.
    
    127.
    Minsc
    : Never has Boo been more proud of my failures.
    
    Link to Node 263
    
    218. Player: Alas! Alack! It cannot be so!
    
    60.
    Minsc
    : Please, my friend. Your noble tears will not make the confessing any easier.
    
    263.
    Minsc
    : I wished to believe the Stone Lord's evil was the worm alone, a-tainting my thoughts with foul dung. But I see now - the dung was within Minsc all along.
    
    100.
    Minsc
    : So I wonder. If Minsc can be a villain, and the Zhentarim now stand as the city's protectors - must it be so with all creatures? Is there good and evil within us all?LOW_Guildhall_State_PostCoup_ZhentControlled
    
    Link to Node 221
    
    282.
    Minsc
    : So I wonder. If Minsc can be a villain, and Nine-Fingers call herself a hero: must it be so with all creatures? Is there good and evil within us all?LOW_Guildhall_State_PostCoup_PlayerControlled
    
    Link to Node 221
    
    79.
    Minsc
    : So I wonder. If Minsc can be a villain, and Nine-Fingers a hero: must it be so with all creatures? Is there good and evil within us all?
    
    221.
    Minsc
    : Heh. Boo calls this nonsense. Less thinking of bad thoughts, says he, and more breaking of bad bones.^devnoteSFX
    
    9.
    Minsc
    : But still - I would hear what you have to say on the matter, my friend.
    
    258. Player: You believed you were following Jaheira - that's not evil.
    
    354.
    Minsc
    : Even though it led to evil ends? And even the true Jaheira is not always right.
    
    334.
    Minsc
    : She sometimes pets Boo a little too roughly. Or denies him the breakfast broth, so that I must dip him in the pot when she looks the other way.397eb91b-86b6-957e-e08f-283ea3a3b74b_BooBreakfastBroth
    
    89.
    Jaheira
    : I do not pet him too - wait. You do what?^devnote
    
    183.
    Minsc
    : I begin to wonder if good and evil is not a thing of knowing. If it is sometimes a thing that Minsc must decide for himself. Alone.
    
    21.
    Minsc
    : Which is why I am asking you.
    
    3. Player: Everyone has the potential for good. It's just buried deeper in some, or lost along the way.
    
    224.
    Minsc
    : I see. I ask only because... this throwing of our lot in with the Zhentarim. I can see the good in it, if I stop and squint for a moment.LOW_Guildhall_State_PostCoup_ZhentControlled
    
    88.
    Minsc
    : Evil might be turned to virtuous ends. Like hoisting a goblin by the toes so that you might use him to club another, larger goblin.
    
    130.
    Minsc
    : But a word of warning, if Minsc may: no matter how mighty the warrior, you cannot swing a goblin forever.
    
    369.
    Minsc
    : Sooner or later, it comes time to set the dizzy little demon down and do battle with him all the same. Do you understand my meaning?
    
    108. Player: Do you understand your meaning?
    
    143.
    Minsc
    : Minsc's metaphor could not have been clearer.
    
    Link to Node 226
    
    98. Player: Don't worry - our alliance with the Zhentarim is temporary.
    
    293.
    Minsc
    : Then Minsc is satisfied to swing the goblin a little bit longer.
    
    Link to Node 226
    
    254. Player: If you have a problem following my judgement, now is the time to say it.
    
    323.
    Minsc
    : If you say Minsc must swing the goblin a little longer, then that is what he shall do.
    
    Link to Node 226
    
    117. Player: Explain it to me again. Slowly.
    
    23.
    Minsc
    : Bah. Let me find a chance to demonstrate instead. It need not be a goblin - an unmannerly halfling will do. The point is this:
    
    226.
    Minsc
    : You say the path between good and evil is not always clear. Very well, says Minsc - Boo has always guided my boots, and so now he shall guide yours, too.
    
    331.
    Minsc
    : My hamster's hopes are a heavy burden to bear. We must not let him down.
    End
    
    27.
    Minsc
    : I see. In the case of Nine-Fingers, perhaps it was all bunched up in that finger she lost. It shall be for Minsc and Boo to be her virtuous pinky.ORI_Minsc_State_PartneredWithNineFingers
    
    249.
    Minsc
    : It is strange. A worm sits within my skull, twisting my thoughts; but it is you that have made Minsc see the world anew. You, my friend, are the true parasite!
    
    96.
    Minsc
    : There is good and evil in all! Let us go crack villainous skulls, so that the virtue might leak free!['Minsc 10']
    
    278.
    Minsc
    : Yes, Boo - I am becoming something of a philosophiser.
    
    Link to Node 155
    
    136. Player: Boo's right. You're overthinking it.
    
    235.
    Minsc
    : Of course. Of course! One look into his beady little eyes should be enough to tell Minsc there is pure and untainted goodness in this world.
    
    234.
    Minsc
    : Thank you, my friend. As ever, I shall do only what my heart and hamster tell me to:
    
    209.
    Minsc
    : Kill the villains. Kill them all. Break them beneath my boots, no matter how they squeal for mercy.
    
    8.
    Minsc
    : I feel better. Minsc is ready to go and do some butt-kicking.
    
    155. [Jump] Jump to Node 109 (2)
    
    311. Player: A fascinating discussion! I'll prepare some readings and we can pick it up at camp.
    
    34.
    Minsc
    : Eh... do you know, I think the feeling has passed. I am well. And it was just gas. And I have forgotten the question.
    
    125.
    Minsc
    : Yes, Boo, we really SHOULD be on our way!^devnoteSFX
    
    Link to Node 155
    
    147. Player: Don't ask me. I'm just trying not to die.397eb91b-86b6-957e-e08f-283ea3a3b74b_BooBreakfastBroth = False
    
    110.
    Minsc
    : Ah - and by this you mean, so it is for all living creatures? A deep wisdom indeed.
    
    151. [Jump] Jump to Node 249 (1)
    
    31. Player: I'm just trying not to die. So please stop dipping your hamster in our food.397eb91b-86b6-957e-e08f-283ea3a3b74b_BooBreakfastBroth
    
    285.
    Minsc
    : No, my friend. If good and evil are a thing of the choosing, then it is for Boo alone to judge the virtues of his breakfast bath.
    
    Link to Node 151
    
    261. Player: You can't blame yourself. The cult were manipulating you.
    
    78.
    Minsc
    : Minsc does not blame Minsc. Minsc blames the Stone Lord. But if the Stone Lord is Minsc, then, well... Minsc grows dizzy.
    
    242. [Jump] Jump to Node 263 (1)
274.
Minsc
: Not now - I need a moment.^devnote
End
286.
Minsc
: Ah, I spoke too soon of starting the day. I have told him he is pretty enough, but Boo insists on returning to the beauty sleep.^devnoteLOW_SorcerousSundries_State_NightOfAradinAttack, LOW_SorcerousSundries_HasMet_AradinAttack
End
307.
Minsc
: Never.^devnote
End
316.
Minsc
: Quite the deed done, eh, my friend?^devnote
End
318.
Minsc
: [TagGreeting] ORI_Minsc_ND_BaseQuestionsORI_Minsc_ND_BaseQuestions = False
- 22. [Jump] Jump to Node 109 (2)
346.
Minsc
: Boo bids you farewell.^devnote
End
348.
Minsc
: Fine lodgings you have found, my friend! Boo is already in negotiations with the guardian spirits of this place.^devnoteMinsc_InParty_FirstSpokeAtCamp = False, IN_CAMPMinsc_InParty_FirstSpokeAtCamp
- 102.
  Minsc
  : In Baldur's Gate, they are likely to be rat-formed, and eager to charge rent. But Boo shall secure safe slumber for all!
  - 162.
    Minsc
    : Now - what do you need of Minsc?
    
    Link to Node 188