Originally Posted by Black_Elk
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Yeah it's a little disappointing. I'm sure they're trying to dodge any criticisms about promoting smoking in a video game, but of course everyone can be a complete drunk and that's totally fine. Just like the real world I guess.

Too bad, I'd take an enchanted pipe for sure!

BG1/2 even had the black lotus on display too, in various tents and dens, random dialogs and such, though it was impossible to actually acquire

You are correct, remember this scene from LOTR: The Two Towers?

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If you listen to the DvD commentary they say they didn't want to glorify smoking so they put this scene in. In truth they came under a ton of pressure from the Truth Initiative and other anti-smoking groups - who will go after any non-negative depictions of the use of tobacco in popular culture.

I would prefer that they had not done this as I found it stupid. Bad Art is what you get when you tie your vision to an ideology that is outside of the established narrative.

Blackheifer