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*** Ophysia NPC for BG:EE + SoD ***
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Author: Llewren
Version: 1.0
Platform: BG:EE

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-- Introduction --
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This mod adds a new companion to the game — Ophysia, a chaotic good half-elven Skald from Daggerford. She can be found in the Belching Dragon Tavern in Nashkel, sharing stories and drinks with the patrons. In Siege of Dragonspear, she can be found immediately in the city of Baldur's Gate.

Ophysia has time-based and scenery-based talks, banters, optional interjections, and a light romance path for female PCs in Siege of Dragonspear.

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-- Installation --
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Ensure that your game is updated to the latest version and unpack the archive into the main Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition folder, then run setup-OphysiaBG1 and follow the installation instructions. Starting a new game is recommended. If you are playing using Steam or GOG and have Siege of Dragonspear installed, make sure you download DLC Merger (by Argent77) or modmerge (by Scott Brooks) before downloading any other mods.

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-- FAQ --
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Q: Why are the interjections optional?
A: With no interjections, Ophysia more closely resembles companions from the unmodded game. With them, she will have more content and react to events as they happen — though not to an egregious extent.

Q: Do I need Siege of Dragonspear to play this?
A: No! While Siege of Dragonspear is quite important to Ophysia's character, she is still a feature-complete companion without it.

Q: Is the mod EET compatible?
A: I've given no special care to ensure EET compatibility, but I likely will do in the future.

Q: Does Ophysia have player-initiated dialogue?
A: No.

Q: Does Ophysia have any conflicts?
A: Ophysia and Eldoth will eventually come to (verbal) blows and you will be forced to choose between one of them unless Skie is present or the PC has 16+ Charisma.

Q: Is Ophysia's portrait is AI-generated?
A: Yes. While I generally frown upon the usage of AI-generated content, this mod is a non-profit product, and commissioning art is not within my budget at this time. When it is, expect to see more portraits for Ophysia.

Q: Where do I contact you about bugs or typos?
A: Find the thread for Ophysia on the Beamdog Forums and leave a comment or contact me directly at https://smolderingmodsbar.com/

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-- Credits --
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Mod Author: Llewren
General help: Lava Del'Vortel, morpheus562, RoyalProtector, Jastey, Zenblack, Dark0Dave, CamDawg
Soundset: Canis Major
Portrait: Midjourney, with edits by Llewren

Special thanks to all the readers of the Smoldering Mods Bar, your kind words of encouragement helped spur on the development of this mod; and to Lava Del'Vortel, because this mod likely would not exist without your benevolence and patience.

This project is based on material developed by BioWare and Beamdog from Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition and Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear.

All original content contained in this mod is © Llewren. Please do not redistribute and/or host this mod without explicit permission from the author.

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-- Version history --
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October 2025 — v1.4
- Fixed issue with SoD scripts that may cause problems
- Fix by CamDawg to stop random voicelines playing when Ophysia is waiting in camp
- Minor grammar fixes in SoD
- 13 new banters (Branwen, Coran, Dorn, Jaheira, Safana, Shar-Teel)
- Banter edits (Ajantis, Branwen, Jaheira, Safana, Shar-Teel)

September 2025 — v1.3.1
- Fixed multiple typos in Ophysia's banters
- 2 new banters (Ajantis)
- Adjusted Ajantis banter tone to align with his characterisation in the BG:EE NPC Revamp.

July 2025 — v1.3
- Fixed several scenery talks not triggering properly
- 4 new banters in BG1 (Dorn, Eldoth, Neera)
- Added conflict between Eldoth and Ophysia

May 2025 — v1.2.2
- Tweaked internal banter formatting
- Adjusted tone for BG:EE banters (Alora, Faldorn, Neera, Imoen, Rasaad, Safana)
- 2 new banters in BG1 (Eldoth, Safana)
- Buckler fixes by RoyalProtector
- Main component is now required for interjections to be installed

April 2025 — v1.2.1
- Fixed an issue in which Ophysia will attempt to initiate nonexistent dialogue.

January 2025 — v1.2
- EET compatibility by morpheus562
- 4 new banters in BG1 (Ajantis, Kagain, Dorn, Xan)

January 2025 — v1.1
- 13 new interjections in BG1
- Tweaks to Ophysia's biography in BG1 and in SoD
- Tweaks to Ophysia's joining sequence dialogue in BG1
- Moved Ophysia's interjections during Dorn's BG1 player-talks to the core files of the mod
- Fixed Ophysia's behaviour during Dorn's 'romance fight' in BG1
- Fixed Ophysia's Buckler having no icon without Siege of Dragonspear installed — it now has a unique BAM and a new colour scheme to match it.

January 2025 — v1.0
- Initial release

