<s>
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
Siege	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dragonspear	I-Application
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
Enhanced	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Beamdog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
new	O
original	O
content	O
to	O
the	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
series	I-Application
released	O
after	O
more	O
than	O
10	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
plot	O
takes	O
place	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
and	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
Amn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
remained	O
similar	O
to	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
Enhanced	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
although	O
a	O
class	O
,	O
companions	O
and	O
areas	O
have	O
been	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siege	B-Application
of	I-Application
Dragonspear	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
who	O
appreciated	O
the	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
after	O
a	O
long	O
hiatus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
Enhanced	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
Siege	B-Application
of	I-Application
Dragonspear	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
rules	O
of	O
the	O
2nd	O
Edition	O
Advanced	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
,	O
licensed	O
by	O
Wizards	O
of	O
the	O
Coast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
and	O
centers	O
on	O
a	O
mysterious	O
crusade	O
to	O
the	O
north	O
of	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
city	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
a	O
warrior	O
named	O
Caelar	O
Argent	O
who	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Shining	O
Lady	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
his	O
spell	O
traps	O
Caelar	O
as	O
well	O
and	O
his	O
true	O
intentions	O
are	O
revealed	O
:	O
he	O
planned	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Bhaalspawn	B-Application
's	O
blood	O
to	O
open	O
the	O
portal	O
to	O
the	O
Nine	O
Hells	O
to	O
unleash	O
his	O
master	O
and	O
his	O
army	O
upon	O
the	O
Material	O
Plane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
Hephernaan	O
's	O
master	O
is	O
Belhifet	O
,	O
a	O
demon	O
who	O
was	O
cast	O
into	O
the	O
Nine	O
Hells	O
as	O
punishment	O
one	B-Application
hundred	I-Application
years	I-Application
prior	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
avatar	O
"	O
was	O
Skie	O
Silvershield	O
,	O
a	O
companion	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
child	O
of	O
Grand	O
Duke	O
Entar	O
Silvershield	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
dukes	O
of	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
escaping	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
met	O
by	O
Imoen	O
,	O
Minsc	O
,	O
Dynaheir	B-Application
,	O
Khalid	O
,	O
and	O
Jaheira	O
,	O
who	O
promise	O
to	O
always	O
travel	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
ambushed	O
by	O
unseen	O
figures	O
,	O
setting	O
up	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
Amn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siege	B-Application
of	I-Application
Dragonspear	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
during	O
a	O
live	O
event	O
hosted	O
by	O
Beamdog	O
as	O
a	O
bridge	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
and	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
Amn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trent	O
Oster	O
,	O
game	O
director	O
and	O
co-founder	O
of	O
Beamdog	O
,	O
described	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
move	O
from	O
custodian	O
to	O
creator	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
the	O
expansion	O
was	O
to	O
rival	O
to	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tales	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
Coast	I-Application
and	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
of	I-Application
Bhaal	I-Application
expansions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oster	O
said	O
that	O
Siege	B-Application
of	I-Application
Dragonspear	I-Application
would	O
be	O
bigger	O
than	O
the	O
two	O
previous	O
expansions	O
combined	O
,	O
taking	O
the	O
player	O
occupied	O
for	O
at	O
least	O
25	O
hours	O
of	O
play	O
across	O
70	O
new	O
areas	O
and	O
that	O
would	O
introduce	O
a	O
new	O
monster	O
summoning	O
class	O
called	O
"	O
The	O
Shaman	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
add	O
4	O
new	O
companions	O
to	O
complement	O
the	O
original	O
roster	O
of	O
characters	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
imported	O
from	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
Enhanced	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oster	O
admitted	O
that	O
recovering	O
all	O
original	O
voice	O
actors	O
,	O
to	O
reprise	O
their	O
original	O
roles	O
,	O
was	O
not	O
simple	O
since	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
left	O
the	O
industry	O
,	O
but	O
Ginny	O
McSwain	O
,	O
the	O
voice	O
director	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
managed	O
to	O
recreate	O
a	O
performance	O
as	O
faithful	O
as	O
possible	O
working	O
with	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
of	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
belongs	O
to	O
the	O
2nd	O
Edition	O
Advanced	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
a	O
very	O
different	O
place	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
edition	O
,	O
so	O
game	O
writers	O
Amber	O
Scott	O
and	O
Andrew	O
Foley	O
did	O
a	O
very	O
complicated	O
job	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
that	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
Siege	B-Application
of	I-Application
Dragonspear	I-Application
matches	O
the	O
canon	O
of	O
second	O
edition	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
careful	O
that	O
the	O
stories	O
and	O
the	O
characters	O
that	O
we	O
created	O
slotted	O
in	O
to	O
all	O
this	O
,	O
we	O
actually	O
had	O
to	O
work	O
extremely	O
hard	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
"	O
Scott	O
said	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skybound	O
Games	O
,	O
a	O
division	O
of	O
Skybound	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siege	B-Application
of	I-Application
Dragonspear	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2016	O
and	O
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
Siege	B-Application
of	I-Application
Dragonspear	I-Application
won	O
me	O
over	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
'd	O
like	O
to	O
see	O
what	O
the	O
team	O
does	O
next.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
Jason	O
Wilson	O
of	O
VentureBeat	O
's	O
GamesBeat	O
appreciated	O
the	O
will	O
of	O
Beamdog	O
to	O
do	O
more	O
than	O
just	O
re-releasing	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
great	O
classics	O
,	O
and	O
liked	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
to	O
see	O
the	O
long-unforeseen	O
events	O
between	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
and	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
Amn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
stringent	O
were	O
Destructoid	O
and	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
's	O
opinions	O
on	O
Siege	B-Application
of	I-Application
Dragonspear	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phil	O
Savage	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
,	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Beamdog	O
has	O
proven	O
they	O
can	O
continue	O
the	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
story	O
"	O
but	O
defined	O
their	O
work	O
as	O
a	O
mere	O
replication	O
of	O
"	O
the	O
antiquated	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameStar	O
offers	O
a	O
more	O
negative	O
opinion	O
,	O
strongly	O
criticising	O
the	O
writing	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
by	O
pointing	O
out	O
plot	O
holes	O
,	O
illogical	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
recurring	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
and	O
a	O
"	O
bizarre	O
soap	O
opera	O
ending	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
said	O
she	O
wanted	O
to	O
address	O
elements	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
that	O
she	O
considered	O
sexist	O
,	O
including	O
its	O
depictions	O
of	O
Safana	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
sex	O
object	O
"	O
and	O
Jaheira	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
nagging	O
wife	O
"	O
played	O
for	O
comedy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ed	O
Greenwood	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
game	O
world	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
series	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
,	O
defended	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
transgender	O
character	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
for	O
you	O
,	O
that	O
's	O
fine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
had	O
a	O
whole	O
sequence	O
about	O
The	O
Bob	O
Newhart	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
