Same. I don't like slow burns. I space out before Wyll even finishes his sentences and I don't know what he's talking about anymore. His flowery, convoluted speech is off-putting. I like SH but as a friend and Karlach had a good start but my interest in her as a character quickly fizzled out and eventually she started getting on my nerves.
I don't mind the slow burn, but romance without friendship doesn't have any appeal to me. Karlach, Shart and Wyll just seem to have a desire to fill their romance slot without trying to connect with you otherwise.
Originally Posted by Ametris
He seems to like Arabella though. He's indifferent whether she's saved or not but in act 2 and 3 he's enthusiastic when he recognises her.
Arabella is a dear. I tried to take her in as an apprentice with Gale, when Withers wants to send her away after discovering her parents' fate. It was the only time he got really angry at me - and angry Withers is much more creepy than Vlaakith. O.O
Originally Posted by Ametris
Ok, now you made me laugh with the B&B idea. ^^ Good I'll never see that ending in my game, because she's a MF choice fodder for me. She won't be in my pt after slaughtering the grove in my new playthrough either. She and Wyll seemed to be the closest so I guess it makes sense? Maybe they had a crush on each other but were too shy to act on it? And cute and sweet is not enough for me to like a character.
They could pin cute little bows on all of Raphael's portraits. It would be adorable - I am sure there are many pet-spirits Shart could look after. Also Duchess Lae'zel would be something! XD She'd have the Flaming Fist whipped into shape in no time. And cute is cute, but if the game shoves it too much in my face that I am supposed to care for someone, it just stops working - and it's never enough to make me really care in the first place. Edit: I think, it ends up being more pity than actual care or empathy. Innocence strangely does not pluck my heartstrings.
Originally Posted by Marielle
Interesting to ask - does having Gandrel alive have any effect on the romance with Astarion? I have Astarion deciding to start a romance just after killing him, before any party. I also feel like Astarion would be unnerved by Gandrel's presence in the camp, is that true? Just curious about his reactions to that.
In the sense of approval? If you step out of the conversation as soon as Gandrel mentions Astarion, it has no effect at all. If you follow the conversation to the end and make all the covert vampire allusions and then step away, Astarion will be annoyed and you loose approval. Otherwise, you can get a bittersweet scene with him and his daughters in the sewers should both Gandrel and the spawn survive. He's pretty much a decent bloke, he just wants his children back and is otherwise surprisingly cool with Spawn-Astarion and the group once the Gur have understood that Astarion has is free will back.
And yes - I forgot to reply to that the last time - I much prefer origin characters as my player character because I want to care about my player character too. Blank slate Tav don't really do it for me.
