Originally Posted by azarhal
Originally Posted by Abits
I think they have potential to change their ways. It's not a new thing, even in bg2 companions could change alignments. Vioconia was really bad initially. This is a character I remember when I got her thinking what the hell but you could keep her even if you were good and eventually she becomes neutral. So I don't see why shadowheart can't. Spoilers from here - so far I learned that she loves Shar but one significant detail (that is even written in the journal entry) is the fact that she gave up some of her memories. My guess is that those memories will factor in her "alignment shift". I don't see what's wrong with it if it is well written.


Funny enough, Viconia switch to worship Shar from Loth (she is a terribly written cleric of Shar by the way) and her alignment shift is kinda bullshit. It's there because of people like you, who wants to keep a cool looking char in the party, but can't stand they complains all the time when the party reputation reach 20...


Shadowheart is already more "true neutral" than "neutral evil" anyway. She's more annoyed about breaking neutrality than good vs evil choices. And she is a properly written Shar cleric (they are a very secretive bunch).


Again, as someone who is not versed in forgotten realms lore I judge characters based on what they do in the game, not what they're supposed to do based on rules of imaginary universe. I get why for some people the original lore is important, I suppose it's for the same reason it's important to a Harry potter book fan who sees the movie. However, I think a game should stand on its own and the characters should be evaluated based on the quality of their writing. I wouldn't care that a character is written faithfully to the lore if it is a lame character. But it's also why I disagree with the notion that we should judge the characters based on what their character description says.

On a more personal note, I don't think I kept vioconia because she looked cool or some stupid shit like that, and I think it's really pretentious of you to assume to know how I play video games

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