There may be nothing lorewise against tiefling paladins (in and of itself a problem really) but they are cringe.
Same goes for teeny tiny furries (werewolves).
Also we need more humans for the companions to be more grounded in general because going special snowflake extraordinaire will just make everyone unrelatable.
I mean how exactly is a human guy in a suit of armor swinging a gigantic sword with one hand while blasting magic with the other not compatible with a fantasy setting?
I say all future companion SHOULD be HUMAN, exactly because they could do things real life humans could never do.
>escape reality
Not all of us need to do that and BG3 shouldn't be based around your personal self-medication needs and misanthropy.
Ignoring your trollish last line here, I fundamentally disagree. I don't see how tiefling paladins or halfling werewolves are in any way cringe.
Also, while there is nothing wrong with "human guy in a suit of armor swinging a gigantic sword with one hand while blasting magic with the other" in a fantasy setting (aside from coming across as a bit Mary Sue-ish for the usual reasons why authors say armor and magic don't mix) the idea that all future companions should be human because they do things real humans can't is really limited thinking. I love the idea of messing with different perspectives in general and the idea that humans should dominate (or just be the heroes most of the time) in fantasy settings where there are many other races running around, with their own nations and problems is a very narrow vision that I think plagues fantasy too much. Fantasy is at its best when it explores ideas and concepts that regular fiction can't due to being limited to our world and having non-humans with different societies distinct from our own is perfect for that.
One or two more human companions would be fine, but I'd love a dwarf companion, a non-vampiric elf companion, a gnome companion, etc. If only because they'd offer new perspectives on the world that humans (and our current companions) simply couldn't.
