Originally Posted by rodeolifant
... Shadowheart has a fair amount of scenes in Act 1 and LOTS in Act 2....


Originally Posted by Anska
And the Shadowmagic spellslot thing in Act 2, though that feels minor compared to what you say about Shart.

The thing where she's immune to the curse, the whole Gauntlet section, she has her own lines when facing 'The Doctor' and inside the little tob thing, and the big choice to be made, the reveal of her true nature - the whole of Act 2 is kind of made for Shadowheart. Gale doesn't have anything a Human Tav Wizard doesn't get until Act 3.

Yes, there is Elminster and Tara - but that's just some exposiotion and it happens in camp. He has nothing to *do*. That said, Astarion gets nothing until then, either, but at least you can try and bite people as Astarion. There is *some* agency.

Now, that said, Gale gets the *best* Act 3 and the coolest finale out of everyone

Now that I think of this, I think it is bloody retarded that a *vampire* takes necrotic damage from a shadow curse. Astarion should be immune, or at least resistant to necrotic damage and vulnerable to fire. But, tadpoled. That explains it.

Fear my wrath, for it is great indeed.