I've been reading this thread and it has answered a lot of my questions about the story which does seem to have some things that don't make sense. Especially the Ygerna and Talana thing. I would agree that yes, for gameplay purposes very powerful NPC's do not help 'save the world' however, logically this sometimes does not make sense. For example when Damian asked the Patriarch for help, the Patriarch could have just killed him but that would have made a very short game.
If I were him I'd want to rip Damian's head off especially after what Damian did to the Fjords & the Patriarch's home near the end of the game but I bet in Divinity 3 it will be the Divine that does this. The Patriarch may offer advice but for gameplay purposes is unable to physically get involved. The reasoning why has to be explained in the story though; e.g in Divinity 2 it's that he has a 'sit on the fence' attitude and does not really care. Human lifespans & their empires etc are just an eyeblink to him. However he does seem to take a shine to the DK and does offer help although not to the extent that he'd have to fight himself.
Last edited by Arokh; 06/05/13 12:55 PM.
