Originally Posted by Gray Ghost
Originally Posted by 1varangian
Originally Posted by Gray Ghost
I agree with you on all the stat stuff Varang. Just with regard to Gith though, That at least can be explained by the fact that it makes sense the queen would send Gith that speak common to try and find the artefact. They probably could have done more to give them an alien, unique accent but creating a new accent is difficult to do and keep consistent, and can too easily end up silly rather than cool, so I can't quite blame them for not going that route.
Agree, but if you want to include an alien race as an integral part of the story, giving them their own language and accent is much more important than voiced squirrels or oxen.

They would send Gith who know Common, but not all of them would. There's a significant difference between two similar scenarios:

1 - They all speak fluent native English, or Common.
2 - The dragon rider speaks Common to you with a thick alien accent, but orders Sarth Baretha to kill you in Gith tongue. She responds in Gith.

I agree with you about all that, it would be a better, more interesting choice, I just personally don't find it strains disbelief to think that they could muster a handful of Gith that speak common. That having been said, I find that the game overall does a bad job of making the world really feel flavorful and unique, so while as an isolated incident I'm okay with it, it does speak to a broader trend in the game as a whole.
While the Gith scene is basically ok, I'm also concerned this kind of "half-way there" design will continue for the rest of the game. It just feels like a missed opportunity to not flesh out these aliens more in that encounter and truly make them feel otherworldly. Such a lazy approach to not even try, considering the budget and scope of BG3. I feel this kind of lack of immersion in many places. Larian creates these clinical theme parks when an RPG needs a living breathing, believable world.

When the Gith speak to each other they shouldn't speak common and the ones that don't get to talk could still murmur something in their own tongue.