Originally Posted by Abits
You can criticize the BG3 MC if you want, but that's not what this topic is about. This topic is about the relationship between the MC and the companions. the OP claimed that the way the MC is built makes it hard to believe people will follow him.
How is that you can’t see these two problems are closely related? Well in fact it’s the same problem: MC is strictly nobody hence doesn’t have any ground to claim leadership.
On the other hand we had the BGs 1 & 2 MC who had ALL the background to be a leader.


Romances in RPGs brought us to this