Yea I assume they want to distance from this unpopular series of books. Honestly don't want them to follow too closely to the original games, Larian should feel free to make their own story with their own characters. I really don't even like fan service like Minsc being an origin but that's me nitpicking a marketing decision. Best to leave those old stories as they were in the games, different for each player.
Thanks for the link.
