Originally Posted by Darth_Trethon
Originally Posted by Silver/
Reread the first two sentences. Alternatively, I will see this as yet more macguffin speculation.
Everything is speculation but mcguffins are not rare in D&D...not in the least. You can find mcguffins laying around everywhere in D&D, really it's no big deal. It would downright insane to have a D&D adventure without at LEAST a handful of mcguffins. Hell, our party gets one from the start in the form of Shadowheart's artifact.
If the macguffin completely destroys the central conflict of act 1 (and maybe even more!), I'm sorry, but I'm not going to straight up believe Larian's writing is that shit. There will be a cost. Maybe a reward for faithfully serving someone in particular. But a handout? For every fully symbiosed character? Nah. There's no way in hell I'll believe you that you'll end up "just fine" down that path. You'd have to be the Dark Urge and about to ascend, fuck a puny tadpole and its shadowmagic.