#Character Dialogue Comparisons

[laugtherhyena]

Ngl I don't like the Red/White Ena nearly as much as i adore the Blue/Yellow one, but i absolutely loved Dream BBQ and it's shaping up to be a game I'll play a shit ton it seems

[link-is-a-dork]

Clock Town Guard Dialogue, sword vs swordless Link:

With sword:

"Stop right there! Have you some errand in the canyon?

"It is dangerous outside the town walls, so I cannot allow a child like you to...

"...A sword?

"My apologies, sir. It was wrong of me to treat you like a child.

"The canyon at Stone Tower lies this way. Be careful."

Without sword:

"Hey! Stop right there! Have you some errand in the canyon?

"I cannot allow a child like you to...

"...Do you have a sword?

"My apologies, sir. It was wrong of me to treat you like a child.

"The canyon at Stone Tower lies this way. Be careful."

[i-post-random-layton-screenshots]

Do you have the screenshots of Hershel, Luke and Emmy going "Oh, a snail!" "Eww, a snail..." "Hm, a snail."?

I think there was also one of Clive hating on a snail too if you have it?

i didnt have layton's snail comment so i had to go back and get it lol. i had everyone else's already tho

also went to get the US version of the dialogue because that seems to be the one you're thinking of

and clive i guess

[inspector-montoya-fox]

i am in the silliest goofiest of all moods so i decided to take my top 3 ice creams of this summer and share with you which characters they remind me of the most. let me know if you think you are sillier and/or goofier by sending me your favourite ice cream

at number 3 we have Arpeggio as Haagen-Dazs Dulce de Leche, and specifically the mini tub that comes in a box of four flavours. despite the flavour's Latin American roots, i think Arpeggio would savour it because he likes to indulge in different cultures as a certified genius. kinda sophisticated like him, and just like his time in the game, short and sweet

number 2 is a cool remix of a childhood classic: blondie caramel Maxibon with the waffle. I've paired it with Rajan because the packaging is orange, duh but also because it has two different sides. the waffle is Rajan's regal facade, appealing to Westerners, whereas the ice cream bar side is rough and rocky just like the predator within

the Kinder Bueno ice cream is paired with Carmelita and takes the number one spot this summer. is this coupling based on personal bias? maybe! the flavours here are so nostalgic and reimagined into ice cream form perfectly. the cone and hardened chocolate on top form a tough exterior but inside the core is soft and rich, just like Carmelita herself. 10/10 masterpiece

[beebookmagic]

I do feel like at some point you just gotta start accepting and making shit up when it comes to bg3's interpretation of drow. Bc simply put: bg3 is not a game about the drow. It does not have the time to get into the intracies and nuances of drow culture. (Hell when picking gods for clerics, Vhaeraun isn't even an option.)

Lolth-sworn is actually a good way to describe drow who worship Lolth, and that doesn't make them a different sub race vs (the much poorer named) Seldarine drow, it's more about which dialogue options to give you. Bc your other option is what they did with half-drow and slap them in with regular (half)elves (like they do on DND Beyond. Which annoys me more. Bc yes I understand a drow is just an elf, but they typically have way less in common compared to moon elf vs sun elf vs wood elf.) and then assume you're from the Underdark and likely have a penchant towards evil acts. Just like half-drow assumes you're from the surface and thus are good.

It's literally just a dialogue distinction, since you really only get one special race dialogue option at a time. (Some classes get two at certain points. And more if you multi class.) And to be honest you get way more Lolth-sworn options in the game than you do Seldarine.

And I feel like had they named it like Underdark Drow or Surface Drow, we'd still be falling into its same pitfalls. Underdark Drow: assume Evil. Surface Drow: assume Good. Bc I don't think you could get away with the more recent subrace names of like Udadrow, bc those are simply too new. (In like quick research these names didn't come up until like 2020. And I personally only know them from the Drizzt Visual Dictionary.) But even then it would *still* fall into the same pitfalls of Udadrow: assume Evil, when there's Udadrow who *aren't* evil. (ie Drizzt and Zaknafein.)

At some point you just gotta look at it and go "this is the extreme cliff notes version of drow, and they don't have the time to get into it." And start making shit up when it comes to lines like "Red-eyed drow are the ones you need to watch out for."

Which like part of me believes that's a way around the Lolth's Embrace markings, which is the only physically distinct way of knowing someone worship(ped) Lolth. It's also entirely dependent on the player as to whether or not they are permanent tattoos/scars, or if they are something that grow and fade to show Lolth's love. (Which I think canonically it leans more towards the latter than the former. From what little is written about them.) And was received with mixed reviews over all, plus with the customization of the game someone may not *want* to have their drow with facial markings either bc they are aware and hate the idea of distinct marks showing you which drow is Evil. Or they *don't* know this at all bc they're new here (or Don't Care, or even more importantly, didn't like the facial marking options in the game and haven't modded it.)

Personally, while I know the red eye line is in some rather poor taste with listing physical features as inherently evil. (Point Blank: it's awful! I Do Not Like This Sam I Am) At the same time, I look at drow as a collective whole and I could kinda see them start making that distinction, despite the fact that red eyes are just genetics and doesn't make you evil. I think some surface drow *would* see drow with red eyes and just assume Evil, a tale that lost the plot. Drow have tendency to view themselves as Better than other races, even within their own race this happens. (However this leans far more into classism, and also not relevant to bg3 as a whole. See: noble born third son Dhourn, and being able to boss him around as a female drow, despite you likely not taking the Noble background.)

Or it's someone simply making fun of it. I personally think it's funny if your drow has red eyes and says this line while trying to convince Mattis that you're not evil. Drow do tend to have that sort of sense of humor.

Ultimately, unless the plot was heavily drow based (and it's not), I feel like you just have to start accepting it for what it is. Try to see the intent, and acknowledge that this isn't a game about drow. Also this game has a not insignificant amount of fantasy racism (hello Astarion vs gnomes. Hello teifling refugees. Hello Gondian vs Ironhand gnomes. Hello drow to literally everyone including tieflings and Halsin. And with the exception of playing drow, all of this is in the main story. Though personally I can't say if you face it playing as a deep gnome or Duergar, but I feel like you might. Deep gnome in particular.) so it doesn't really feel that out of place. Especially when you consider things like the Gondians vs Ironhands. It's only noticeable to us bc *we* know red is just a common eye color and nothing more, and the fact that it's an option that we can say.

I think it's time to put this debate to rest and actually come together against something that actually is wrong with the drow in bg3: the fucking geography.

Why the fuck are there so many Menzoberranzan drow around and in Baldur's Gate??? Menzoberranzan is under Icewind Dale and is nowhere close to Baldur's Gate!! The dead male drow you can talk to in Waukeen's rest?? Buddy you're from Ched Nasad. THATS THE WIZARD CITY. MALE DROW WIZARDS RUN THAT CITY, WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOUR OCCUPATION IS MALE??

[cryptvokeeper]

I'm like really annoyed with Old Guard 2 I have never been more disappointed in a movie in my life WHAT HAPPENED

[artistictea]

I finally got all 100% trophies in BG3! It took me 541 hours of gameplay and 4 different playthroughs to do it. It's crazy to think I've been playing this game routinely since its release and I still kept finding new things on every playthrough, truly one of the most games of all time 😭

[mourn-and-watch]

unconditional devotion is fun and all but i love when you have to work on your relationships with characters in rpgs. it's so much fun when they openly question mc's decisions if they are not aligned with their morals. when they object and start an argument and must be convinced to do something. when they don't join mc in the final fight if you don't trust each other enough.

the payoff hits so much harder this way. if you're a dick to them they will not put you above their principles and stances because why would they? but if you helped them if you proved yourself to be trustworthy if you were good to them they will stand beside you even if they're conflicted and have to sacrifice something for that. and it's so cathartic when you know they could leave but at the end of the day they didn't! because them and your character are besties! friendship and love are hard to earn but you did it and now it helped you win!

[auroral-melody]

i saw like a "bad fanfiction bingo" thing and it kinda struck a nerve because there were so many things on there that were just like. either personal preference or things that were NOT inherently bad writing. i'm sure that plenty of the best fics i've ever read would hit some squares on that card.

it just reminded me that so much of writing is about context and intent.

using little-to-no punctuation is something that can be employed to great effect, if it's a stylistic choice.

script format? works perfectly well for something like homestuck as-is; also, that's such a vague description that includes screenplay and comic script fics.

moaning/screaming/laughing typed out? so context-dependent oh my god. huge fan of when dialogue is broken by a little -- ah -- during a scene, for example

"eye color compared to gemstones" really peeved me personally since like. yeah one of my favorite characters has amber eyes. like that's straight up on the wiki page. yeah sorry i compare my blorbo's irises to blue labradorite because they are blue and gold and have chatoyant properties. skill issue if you don't like that

i'm sure i'm willfully misinterpreting the intent of the post i saw a bit. i'm sure op would not universally claim every single thing they wrote is a Sign of something being Bad. but like. that's the problem with generalizing anything when it comes to writing

[leafy-m]

My stupid story is 20k now how I do make it stop 😵

[inafieldofdaisies]

"oh really?" / "yes, really." / "lying doesn't suit you, sweetheart." + jacob/mercy?

Mercedes frowned at the closed bedroom door and turned on her side, trying her best to fall back to sleep after Jacob had woken her up with a hushed "good morning" before crawling out of bed and getting dressed quickly without muttering even a word. Just as she felt herself drifting off, she heard him reenter the room, but the expected dip of the mattress never followed. "You're lurking in the corner as a sleep paralysis demon now?", she remarked after sneaking a glance his way and finding him standing at the footboard with his arm crossed and an unreadable expression on his face. "Get dressed.", his tone carried the same impatient note it did anytime he dealt with his men, "I will be waiting outside." "What for?", she called out at his retreating form, letting out a curse when the front door slammed shut behind him, "Yes, I'd love a coffee first, thanks for asking." She threw on a dress and shoved her feet into her boots, her mood only soaring further at the chilly morning air when she left the cabin. Jacob was waiting for her in the driveway, blue eyes running over her body, "That would be a first.", he grumbled under his breath, taking off towards the woods that surrounded the property. "Wait up.", Mercedes tried her best to keep up with his long strides, "You know, I like it better when I wake up with you between-" "No distractions." "Did you completely snap on me?", she couldn't help the humor that slipped into her question when he came to a stop in front of what she could only describe as newly set shooting targets. "No.", came as reply, and he unholstered his pistol, "Come on." She shook her head, gesturing at his extended hand, a lie rolling off her tongue easily, "I'm actually not a fan of weapons." "Remember what you told me yesterday?", he didn't wait for her answer, "You want to run around my region unsupervised, sweetheart? I gotta know you can at least protect yourself." "So you took that as an invitation to wake me up at crack of dawn… then march me into the woods without a word so I can shoot at targets?" Jacob smirked, "You forgot the part where you put on a dress for it." "Sure, I did."

Her eyeroll didn't seem to discourage him from his mission as he began explaining to her the basics before he extended the pistol to her. "I said-" "We're at war, Mercedes." Refresh my memory… whose fault is it, again? She grabbed the gun from him reluctantly, but on the inside, she was relishing in its familiarity as he positioned himself behind her. "Breathe. Focus on the target. Then, pull the trigger.", Mercedes set her sights on one of the easiest targets, and the shot landed exactly where she intended it to. Far, far away from the center. Baby steps. "Excellent. Again.", he muttered, making her bite back a laugh at the praise and the fact her performance was far from that. She took three more shots, their sound echoing in the quiet forest. "Now for the next shot, actually try, Mercedes.", Jacob chirped as his hands landed on her waist, and he shifted closer. "Wow. Rude much? I was trying the whole time.", she let hurt mix with the annoyance in her voice. "Oh, really?", fingers pushed her hair aside to expose her neck before his mouth moved to it. "Yes, really. Why did you even praise me, then?" A kiss. His lips traveled upwards until they reached her ear, "Lying doesn't suit you, sweetheart." If you only knew how ironic this is… "I don't know what you mean." "You could continue to act dumb or actually show me what you're made of…" Her annoyance was real then, mostly at his arrogant demeanor and the fact he was seeing through her act, "You're an awful teacher, you know? If this is some strange way of motivating me… it's failing." "Hit the center this time.", there was no hint of doubt in his words as his fingers squeezed her waist at the same moment she pulled the trigger. Bull's eye. When her hands lowered, he pried the pistol from her grip and returned it to its holster before his eyes settled on her face. The curiosity swimming in their depths wasn't something she was excited to see. "What?", she asked innocently, rubbing her hands over her upper arms in attempts to warm up, already wishing she was back inside and snuggled in bed instead of playing soldier, "Are we done? Can I go back to sleep now?" Jacob stripped off his overshirt and threw it over her shoulders, "We're only just beginning, sweetheart. How about we move on to the part where you tell me where you learned to shoot, and maybe I will let you know what gave you away." Well, that should be fun.

[darabeatha]

[wakinguponsaturday]

In lieu of a joke post about how people who choose to do "evil" playthroughs have much greater willpower than I can ever aspire to (was in turn based combat against Wyll with tears in my eyes), I gotta say I'm disappointed with the evil route, at least insofar as it manifests in act 1.

Not in that you lose some companions for attacking the Grove - there should be consequences to suddenly turning on a bunch of innocents - but in that aside from bloodlust or rp'ing that your character hates tieflings, there isn't really a compelling reason to do so. What does siding with the goblins offer? An easier fight, technically, but on paper beforehand you're told to go after 3 people that can each be isolated in the goblin camp, versus the entire druid grove, so why would the player assume the latter would save time or effort? Conceivably they could offer information about the Absolute, but it doesn't feel like there's enough dialogue to justify that - what with Gut trying to kill you almost immediately and Minthara going straight to demanding your obedience. Why do you have to default to an avid worshipper right off the bat, when it would be perfectly reasonable to play into your ignorance and gather information about the Absolute from her followers first, with the promise of more if you gain their respect? I'll admit that this could be difficult if True Soul is already a position of authority, but these interactions could feel a bit more tit for tat by laying out some lore breadcrumbs to pique interest. Or I'm imagining if there were some sidequests or even conversations like that with Rolan, Cal and Lia with the goblins that could lend them some character traits beyond violent and happily violent.

After the raid, you're given the option when speaking to Volo to say that you had to convince the goblins that you were on their side. But when did you decide that would benefit you. What [PERSUASION/DECEPTION] dialogue options or discussions with other party members lead up to that. If Wyll and Karlach are going to advocate for eliminating the goblin leaders, who's playing goblin's advocate? The motivations don't need to be laid out as plainly as the narrator going 'hey, this could be manipulated to your benefit', but it would be neat if everybody had something to say about the possibility of the raid before it actually happened.

I tend to style 'evil' characters as being self-serving and spiteful rather than bloodthirsty for the sake of it, and maybe that's on me for just looking for things the game isn't designed for. But from that perspective, the most in-character choice seems to be skipping out on this conflict altogether. Which I would think most people are disinclined towards in favour of seeing as much of the game (and gaining as much XP) as they can. I would love to have Minthara as a companion, but my power-hungry wild magic sorcerer isn't going to be convinced into some quick genocide on the hunch that she'll prove more open to sharing later. If you're playing a Dark Urge and leaning into it, this probably works well, but it doesn't seem well suited towards other interpretations of what evil entails.

(Also seen other people point out that the druids have some not at all subtle racism going on, and as a tiefling it would have been nice to have the option to save the tieflings and leave the druids to fend for themselves.)

For anyone out there who has sided with the goblins, would really love to hear your thoughts on it/what guided that decision! Or if there's some dialogue that I'm missing out on! I want to like it, but it's looking like a lesser alternative right now. I'm genuinely debating going back, getting Halsin and then leaning into the Absolute with Act II with the rationale that they're presenting an obvious way to get through the Shadowlands. Once it becomes clearer what the Absolute is/how much danger they're in in trying to stand against it, then I can see the characters playing along, but in Act I the motivation feels weak.

[jordan-a-v]

The Coffin of Andy and Leyley : Draw it Again

[born-to-lose]

So I watched A Heart in Winter

[jessamine-rose]

*gasp* It's me ( ˶°ㅁ°) !!

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