The reason Halsin is in the cell in bear form is because that is what the quest requires. We can choose to take on the the quest of saving Halsin “perhaps goblin-caught, perhaps dead” and we are specifically told to look out for “an elf with the presence of a bear”
Why are Rugan and Olly still cowering in the cave facing the gnolls when they could carefully sneak out the back? Because we need to have the chance to meet them.
As far as that goes why haven’t the gnolls already massacred them? Because we need to have the opportunity to interact with them.
It’s difficult to write well when you have to subvert everything to the player, more so when the player is given some agency. However that’s what you sign up for when you decide to write plots for computer games.
Also you only notice a lot of the plot inconsistencies when you’ve played the game multiple times and had time to think.
I think the writing also suffers from the committee effect since there are so many writers involved.
Last edited by Ranxerox; 04/08/24 09:27 PM.
