Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Story & Character Discussion Why scaring off from Dark Urge?

I understand and completely agree with you that Larians approach to developing main characters/custom PC has been rather disappointing. But for whatever reason they insist on making companions more than they are at the expense of the PC. (Original Sin 2 being the worst in that regard.)

So in the future I do hope they take a step away from it. (I don't want to play as a companion, I want to play as my own character and I don't want that character to be a non entity that pushes other peoples stories forward.)

In regards to you seeing DU as a irredeemable? evil psycho, I'm curious as to why? Would you call the Nameless One from the Planescape Torment the same? (seeing how both of them were evil in the past/past lives)

I would agree with you if you said they were one before the whole amnesia thing seeing how they were the chosen of Bhaal and a Bhaalspawn. (also spoilers - DU is the mastermind behind the whole Absolute cult and the person that enslaved the Illithid brain before Orin ended up killing them)

But after the resurrections (first one in the DU story) the choice to be a psycho is entirely up to the player. Unlike before the betrayal where DU indulged and accepted what they were the DU after waking up on the Nautiloid is given the choice to make their own future because they are a blank slate/new person.

The urges/thoughts they experience/have are a byproduct of Bhaals corrupt blood flowing through them and they stay just that, thoughts. (if the player chooses not to act upon them)
As for the murder of the bard, Larian could've done a better job with the whole scene but again the whole thing happens because DU loses control due to the blood of Bhaal/ against their will. (and again spoilers - if u reject Bhaal in the end he kills you and drains you of your blood thus freeing you of those urges)

I wouldn't call DU a good person but at the same time I would not call them a evil psycho (again depends on the player choice) but yeah I am curious as to why you think that way.