Dext Paladin: I did the Marcus fight yesterday with my good Durge playthrough again. I had 3 characters with Isobel- Shadow, Astarion and my sword bard Durge- and yes, Shadow did cast Sanctuary on Isobel and she and my bard healed her with their bonus action. Karlach stayed downstairs and fought the mobs. It was no problem keeping Isobel and the tieflings in the Inn alive.
Isobel sadly has a tendency to run into danger, so Shadowheart babysat her mostly.
And I never thought, I ever say this, but I actually agree with JandK. Consequences are ok. If you don't take Astarion with you to certain points in act 2 , you can end his romance and probably won't be able to get his whole story.
If you don't go with Lae'zel to the Mountain Pass, you can't advance her story, Shadow leaves, if you don't take her to the Gauntlet.
I mean, Karlach still can become a mindflayer in the end and survive. Is it the best ending? No, but she lives. And yes, the romance is gone, but the same can happen with other companions.
I don't know, I like the romances for the story they give, but I'm not obsessed with romancing certain characters. If I miss my chance one playthrough, no matter, there is always another one.
Last edited by fylimar; 27/09/23 06:53 AM.
