D&D General Which BG3 companion?

[Zardnaar]

Probably Lae'Zel

 

[haakon1]

Since my campaign isn't in the Forgotten Realms I voted for Lae'zel. While she is from a Realmspace creche, she's not from Toril and has the least ties to the planet so having her show up elsewhere in the multiverse makes sense.

I suppose Karlach and Wyll could show up too if you have a campaign set in hell, depending on which ending you get.

Me too on not FR.

My thoughts: Karlach or Wyll could get hit with Dismissal and sent back to their native plane (the Prime Material Plane) but a different planet within it.

Or any origin character could while in the Astral.

 

[Lidgar]

Karlach and Minty. Karlach is hilarious and Minty is too - in a darker, dryer way. Love both of ‘em.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

I haven't used any from BG3 yet. I have occasionally used characters from earlier BGs, including Minsc and Jalhera, but that was before their BG3 appearance. I have recently used Xenk from HAT.

 

[EzekielRaiden]

Halsin and Wyll have the personalities of wet dishrags, and Astarion is way over the top.

The others are all awesome, each in their own ways.

Whereas from my perspective, Gale, Astarion, and to a lesser extent Lae'zel (her case is...different) are just Huge Jerks Who Enjoy Being Huge Jerks. Halsin, Wyll, and Karlach are sincere, genuine, supportive people who want the best for others and actively avoid being or causing problems for others. I'd much, much rather have a team of people who have good hearts and try to make wise decisions than someone """interesting""" where 95% of their "interestingness" is "being rude, crappy, selfish, or hurtful".

Minthara and Lae'zel are harder to parse with this because of the radically different cultural backgrounds they come from. Minthara I can at least get along with more or less from the moment she joins the group, because even though she can be a real sick puppy, she is respectful and courteous and wants to be a productive member of the group. Lae'zel...it took me a while to realize that she's scared, and that her fear response is to become a haughty, judgmental butthole. This doesn't excuse her awful behavior, but it does warrant patience and understanding, so that she can learn that she doesn't need to be afraid and can get along with us (perhaps even better than she did with her githyanki brethren...)

I would say that I have issues with Gale because he and I are too similar in the wrong ways, but the utter amoral ruthlessness he displays at several points is the real kicker. He's got a genteel shell, much like Minthara, but beneath it is someone who would genuinely do anything for power, even if it hurt people he loved and cared about. You can very, very, very slowly drag him away from that and persuade him that there's a better way....but why would I want to when there's three other people right there that don't need to be convinced?

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Gale is certainly the character that I find icky and loathsome. I like Wyll (who was much improved after early access), and actually know people like Astarion, so I'm okay with him.

 

[Bae'zel]

I can’t decide, I love them all!

But if I can only have one, let it be Lae’zel, my grouchy frog lady with a fierce heart of gold.

 

[Shades of Eternity]

The dog should be in every campaign.

We need the feline equivalent...equal rights!

 

[Joshua Randall]

We need the feline equivalent...equal rights!

You can get a camp cat but I agree it's lame that said cat (or Tara) cannot accompany you like Scratch.

 

[Seramus]

Halsin and Jaheria seem most likely to show up somewhere on an agenda and ask the party for assistance. You can slot them in almost anywhere and it wouldn't cause much mental dissonance.

Karlach is in third place, being friendly enough to chat up the party on her own initiative, but her appearance would be a little more odd than the meddling druids.