I’m currently slow going through BG3 with many different playthroughs (as you do when you can’t decide on a player character). I’ve noticed that evil characters are locked out of what seems like the majority of companions though. Does anyone know the complete list of the companions available to evil characters are?

So far, I know the following are probably locked out:

  1. Minsc
  2. Jaheria
  3. Wyll
  4. Karlach
  5. Halsein

Evil gets Minthara, but is that it?

  • Anafroj@sh.itjust.works
    4·
    1 year ago

    I’m playing evil and I’m only level 4 for now, but I would assume Astarion and Shadowheart must cause problems to good characters? Astarion doesn’t even try to pretend to be good, and Shadowheart… she’s a freaking cleric of Shar, it’s hard to get more evil than that. :D

    I actually gasped when I saw the “cleric of Shar” label in her character sheet during early access, and I decided to go evil for that reason, when creating my main character upon release. To give you an idea, besides all the various conflits with Selûne and the Harpers, Shar is responsible, with Cyric, of the assassination of Mystra, the goddess of magic (she was later resurrected by Ao, the overgod). This is what caused the Spellplague, the massive multiplanar cataclysm that marks the beginning of the 4th edition. And she did it basically because she was jealous of Mystra, and wanted the weave for herself (well, her own version of the weave, which was called the shadow weave). Oh, and also, her ultimate goal is to bring back the whole creation to nothingness, where things were pure and simple, in her views. So yeah, Shadowheart serves her. Is that evil enough for you? ^^

    Here the Forgotten Realms Wiki page on Shar, if you want to know more. That wiki is the best source of information on the Realms, besides the books.

    • Thebazilly@pathfinder.social
      9·
      1 year ago

      Shadowheart is a big softie, though. She approves when you pet the dog, nobody evil can approve of that.

      Edited to remove spoiler.

    • emptyother@programming.dev
      2·
      1 year ago

      Note that there are many reasons for a good character to serve an evil God in a world where they KNOW gods exist.

      Nobody living in the harsh north wouldnt go without occasionally sacrifice food to The Frostmaiden to avert the worst of her wrath. And no sailor would dare go on ships without asking Talos for fair winds. They dont need to sacrifice humans. For most common people, those lost at sea or disappeared in snow was all the sacrifice the Gods needed.

      • Anafroj@sh.itjust.works
        3·
        1 year ago

        Sure, common folks do opportunistic prayers (although, in my games, praying to Shar or Bane even occasionally would certainly be frown upon by authorities in the Lords Alliance). That’s quite a stretch from becoming their cleric, though. :)