Originally Posted by Anska
The intent is to show that with the tadpole gone, he really isn't protected from sunlight or the other downsides of being a spawn anymore. But the comments from the other companions are unnecessary and turn something that should be dramatic into a joke. They are neither good for the scene, nor for the characters and I much prefer the version from the his Origin, where they all urge him on to take shelter.

sure, i understand, but it really is the elephant in the room, at least Astarion and Tav know its gonna happen, it feels out of character to not take some precautions....! I might play with him as main character just to see the nice line you mention C':

Originally Posted by Anska
I think Karlach's outburst after killing Gortash is alright the way it is, she is messed up in that moment and you aren't always most considerate at such occasions. What bothered me about it when playing as Astarion or Gale is the player dialogue, which can't portray a more nuanced understanding of the situation. Hearing that outburst when you are either the guy who just killed his master and took the emphatic path of letting everyone go or the other one who still also has a bomb in his chest and doesn't know what the next days may bring, hits differently. For my Origin-Gale it triggered the "if I was a decent person, I would use the orb to explode brain and crown and rid the world from such evil" spiral again. Good job, Karlach.

She is very right to be mad, but its so easy to redirect her anger towards her own not lived experiences, instead to other characters, because it generates incompatibilities. I understand how monstrous is the dialog tree for this game, it is a challenge to tie all together for every situation, so just have her say "I will not be able to..." "I will not..." Because every origin character is a wreck. C': They went all in to create drama and conflict but it just reveal plotholes. This also adds to the feeling that the companions love Tav but they hate each other. The only nice dialogs to Astarion are from Minsc and Boo. Well, you all may hate him but he's carrying the party dmg, you know?

Originally Posted by Anska
Edit: Though the infamous "I will protect you" line probably annoys me more than even the companion dialogue at the dock.
Its been a while, can you please add some context? I dont remember the line! Thank you C: