Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Story & Character Discussion Tav vs Durge vs Origin Character Playthroughs

• Which types of playthroughs have you done, and which did you enjoy the most?
  - Custom Character, AKA Tav (Good/Evil)
  - Dark Urge, AKA Durge (Good/Evil)
  - Origin Characters, Astarion/Gale/Karlach/Lae'Zel/Shadowheart/Wyll (Good/Evil)
  - Solo Tactician Run
• If you do another run, what type of playthough are you planning?
• Has anyone done an Origin character run that they enjoyed/found out more about the character?
• Has anyone done a full evil playthrough?
  
  
  Full evil as in:
  - Helped Minthara destroy the druid grove
  - Killed all the tiefling refugees
  - Made Shadowheart a Dark Justiciar
  - Made Astarion Ascend
  - Had Gale remake the Karsus crown
  - Became Bhall's chosen
  etc.
  

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I've finished one Good Tav playthough, one Good Durge playthrough and am currently on an Astarion origin playthrough. I think if I were to rank them, it would go:
Dark Urge > Tav > Origin Character

I enjoyed being Dark Urge the most, because you get a personal story you have to work through, and the story ties into the main plot. When you're playing as Tav, it feels like you're a blank slate. You don't have a backstory, so you're helping take care of everyone else and solving their problems. When you're Dark Urge, it's very interesting to see how the other characters react to you, support you, and their concern for your wellbeing.

I actually am not enjoying the Astarion Origin very much. I romanced Astarion in both my finished playthroughs, so I do understand how he works and how he thinks, however it feels more like I'm Tav wearing Astarion's skin. I don't feel as if I *am* Astarion. I was expecting things from his perspective, but I'm halfway through through Act 3 and I felt I loved his character growth more witnessing it in third-person. When you are Origin Astarion, it really feels like he is working everything out on his own, with no one there to support/help him. Even when romancing another character, they never really comment or help him work out his issues. Another thing lacking in the Origin playthroughs, is almost all the voiceacting and party banter is gone for that character, so he feels like a mute husk. I hate this (lol).

If I do another playthough (big if, because I'm burning out), I think I would want to do a full evil durge playthough. I feel I would have a hard time committing to it though :x
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