Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Story & Character Discussion 2nd Playthrough, praise & questions about Karlach (no spoilers)

Hello!


I recently started a 2nd character because I’m on the third act of my 1st playthrough. Honestly I don’t want the game to end, it’s the first time I’ve played a game where I’ve felt like this haha. Now that I’m starting act 3 it’s coming to an end which is so upsetting. This is seriously one of the best games I’ve ever played. My main save with shadow heart is awesome, she is such an interesting character. I was hoping with my second time playing I could get the same enriching companion experience that I’ve had with shadowheart. I decided to go with Karlach, but after some reading I’ve heard mixed reactions about her character. Is she worth having as a potential romantic companion throughout the game? Or should I wait until more content is released? If not her I might start over and go with someone else instead.

I’m seriously having so much fun with this game, I don’t mind starting over to have a better experience with the companion system rather than something half-baked especially doing another full playthrough. Who knows maybe I’ll try a run with lae’zel I’ve barely even talked to her in either save.

I would advise waiting until they fix her questline. I love Karlach very much and she's my favorite character, however the way her story ends leaves a rather bitter taste in your mouth, particularly if you romanced her. This is a very common complaint about the game and it's likely that Larian will address it in the semi-near future, until then I would advise putting her romance on hold (like basically the rest of the community).

Until then I highly recommend Lae'zel.

I thought they added additional content for Karlach and "fixed" her ending in the last patch. I am in the middle of my first playthrough and absolutely LOVE Karlach!!

That’s what I’ve heard from a lot of people, i don’t mind restarting and just going with lae’zel.

The "additional content" amounted to a 30 second epilogue scene and some additional lines in acts 2 and 3. It's better than it was, but still pretty bad.

That’s crazy! I feel like there’s so much potential in each of the companions. No complaints from shadowheart tho! Regardless of what they do in the future whether it’s smaller updates or DLC I’m here for it. Love this game!