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Proof that [[~~Sturgeons~~ Law|the remaining 10% is worth dying for]] here.

Proof that [[Sturgeon's Law|the remaining 10% is worth dying for]] here.

These are recommendations made by Tropers for ''[[Baldurs Gate]]'' fanfics, all of which have to be signed to stay on the page. Feel free to add a fanfic of your own to the list, but remember to use the template found [[Fan Fic Recommendations|here]].

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* ''Synopsis'': An ongoing serial of the ''[[Baldurs Gate|Baldur's Gate]]'' saga, with ''ASE'' covering the first game and the in-progress second installment covering the second game, that takes some liberties with the canon plot and characters in favor of a more realistic world and characters.

* ''Comments'': This may be one of the best ''Baldur's Gate'' tales out there, despite-or perhaps because-of the author's open admission that he takes liberties with the canon material to produce a more compelling story. The first few installments of the first book do smack of immature writing, but the tale improves markedly once the author hits his stride, and the normally action-packed adventure of the games are slowed down in favor of intrigue and a great deal of philisophical discussion that manages to never hit an [[Author Filibuster]]. Given the nature of the game the story is based on, [[Shipping]] is inevitable, and the author has repeatedly dropped bridges on potential ship-mates. Also, the protagonist may be heading towards bisexuality, but so far it has been tastefully handled.

** It's worth noting that the author portrays a more complex and realistic world than the games do as well-in particular, the games' near-epic levels of [[Somebody ~~Elses~~ Problem]] are thrown out the window in favor of intelligent, capable, and resourceful allies-who nevertheless still require the protagonist's aid. A great deal of [[Alternate Character Interpretation]] is also present, most notably with Nalia so far.

** It's worth noting that the author portrays a more complex and realistic world than the games do as well-in particular, the games' near-epic levels of [[Somebody Else's Problem]] are thrown out the window in favor of intelligent, capable, and resourceful allies-who nevertheless still require the protagonist's aid. A great deal of [[Alternate Character Interpretation]] is also present, most notably with Nalia so far.

** Very much better than it sounds, especially if you only skim over it and see that the protagonist is a psionic tiefling (human with fiendish blood) soulknife who later becomes a priestess-she is presented as a compelling, interesting character nowhere near the [[Mary Sue]] you might think her to be. To the author's credit, he has also publicly admitted she was originally a Sue, and has developed her in a very different direction.

*** The part about being a tiefling could just have been dropped, as after the author decides that everyone shouldn't freak out at seeing her after all it becomes irrelevant. Well, at least considering that the protagonist is something like that anyway in this story even if they appear to be just a human or elf or whatever.