Originally Posted by The Red Queen
Originally Posted by Deb
The association of "evil" happens because that's where their experience and trauma comes from but still doesn't make sense for it to be that way with many inconsistencies and wish for it to be changed on their "good" paths (Selune/Spawn). Maybe you a Mod can put in the good word for this to be changed and altered.

I'm afraid that both as a mod and as an individual I am uncomfortable with the implication that an openness to poly or open relations per se is equated with either evil or trauma, and am very much in favour of giving gamers the opportunity to roleplay more positive open relationships with Selune Shadowheart and Spawn Astarion if that is what they wish. I would strongly disagree with the suggestion that the option is removed, and think doing so would send a worryingly negative message about Larian's attitude to non-monogamy.

Which isn't to say that I think that all the writing is consistent and couldn't be improved, and as with many other places in the game I'm sure tweaks could help make it better. Though I'll admit this is not a priority area for me.
Originally Posted by The Red Queen
Originally Posted by Deb
The association of "evil" happens because that's where their experience and trauma comes from but still doesn't make sense for it to be that way with many inconsistencies and wish for it to be changed on their "good" paths (Selune/Spawn). Maybe you a Mod can put in the good word for this to be changed and altered.

I'm afraid that both as a mod and as an individual I am uncomfortable with the implication that an openness to poly or open relations per se is equated with either evil or trauma, and am very much in favour of giving gamers the opportunity to roleplay more positive open relationships with Selune Shadowheart and Spawn Astarion if that is what they wish. I would strongly disagree with the suggestion that the option is removed, and think doing so would send a worryingly negative message about Larian's attitude to non-monogamy.

Which isn't to say that I think that all the writing is consistent and couldn't be improved, and as with many other places in the game I'm sure tweaks could help make it better. Though I'll admit this is not a priority area for me.

I never stated anything regarding good or evil routes that's just how it ended up due to Shadowheart being forced into those practices by Shar, but I strongly disagree just because it is related to their “good” or “evil” paths doesn’t imply that poly is bad. It makes no sense, there are inconsistencies in their writing and then being poly wasn’t set up or thought out or set up from the start. Them removing it and changing it would better fit their characters and writing and I don’t think it sends a lord message of poly as Halsin with still be a show of poly with the drow and mizora.

Overall the poly situation just is inconsistent and poor with Astarion and Shadowheart on their “good” routes and it should be changed/removed and nuanced for their other paths.