Originally Posted by kanisatha
On alignment, good and evil are real and exist regardless of what WotC and Larian may want to claim. It's like when silly softball leagues do away with keeping score, but even little kids can and do keep score anyway. I am more than capable of keeping score even if Larian wants to paper over those real differences between good and evil.

And neutral is not good, so lumping in neutral companions with the good side doesn't fly with me. So my claim that there is no good party very much still stands.

As for the possible early reveal of who may be the last companion, my reaction is exactly the same as your reaction, @Gray Ghost. I am stunned Larian would throw out yet another utterly despicable evil companion. I revive my claim that Larian hates the idea of having to provide good characters, and throwing out recycled retreads Jaheira and Minsc as companions is their way of adding a couple of "good" companions on the cheap without having to expend (which is to say waste) any effort or resources on creating new good companions.

I'm starting to believe your right. Even the two "good" origins are super edge lords, with massive infernal connections beyond Karlach's race. One is part infernal warmachine who served Zariel, the other sold his soul to a Cambion (a super hot Cambion admittedly).

Wtf is so hard about coming up with an interesting, none evil, none edge lord character? Like they could have had Delina or Neyrs or or Doric or Simon or a created a Harper spy with a sense of wonder, or a Paladin with a strong, yet merciful sense of Justice? I mean they could also have gone with Alfira.

Infinate options they had to choose from and they picked the second worst one, serial killer, after pedophile. Great we get to play Jack the Ripper.

I'm pretty close to saying fuck all the Companions, and play a Tav with 3 Hirelings at this point, even though I like Minsc, as a form of protest again Larians inability to do none grim dark origin characters.