When I initially got the endings at the dock, other than disappointment, confusion was a good word for it.
Astarion gets to go burn up without a single reaction from me, the supposed love of his life, but Karlach, someone my character barely knew and barely used in that playthrough, starts burning up as well and my character starts panicking and offering to help.
I love Karlach, especially in my current playthrough, but what? Aren't these roles supposed to be reversed? In what world does my vampire lover get to burn while my acquaintance gets all my attention and concern?
It doesn't make sense.
Originally Posted by Bethra
Hmm I'll borrow a couple of those sugestions (the ones about him needing protection - not!) and put a post into the suggestion channel on the discord - if thats ok with everyone?
Go ahead! The more notice to these problems, the better.
Honestly, I hope Larian spends some time (it's a long shot) combing through their lines for consistency and works with the original character writers to get rid of lines like the "I'll protect you" lines for the sake of tonal congruence. Astarion isn't the only one who deserves this, but he's been the most disserviced by this in all my playthroughs.
