Screenshot thread. Biggest emotional/memorable moments. Potential spoilers

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I have missed you, Jaheira.

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Urdnot_Wrex said:
Awesome. I tried to avoid looking at pics that might be spoilery, as I'm a bit behind in my game progress, but you have all shared such great images.
I didn't manage to catch them well in pictures but definitely the Astral Plane where I met the Guardian, and the Underdark, are the most beautiful places so far!

And as one of the rare situations where I managed to hit F12 during a touching moment, here it is. Also note the unusual agreement in approvals...

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I notice that our resident Bah Humbug girl Lae'zel did not approve. ;P
 
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I notice that our resident Bah Humbug girl Lae'zel did not approve. ;P
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Ah, that's because she wasn't in my party at the time. I had failed to save her before the druid grove because I ran into a cutscene which automatically closed the quest, then I no longer found her and thought she was dead, but I met her again at a certain key point later in the game and she joined me then.

I'm sure she would have approved of the cub's fighting spirit :)
 
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I realised I haven't shared my Dark Urge.

Meet Grimdark.

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Grimdark breaking the oath.

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Experiencing with dyes. The blood-red suits him.

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Grimdark just before his first uncontrollable killing.

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A mysterious guest. Who is he?

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Wearing the new mantle and enjoying the bloody murder scene.

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I gave Minsc a feat to play musical instruments, so here is my gang listening to him playing the lyre.

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And yes, that is Boo listening to the music on the ground, and my Shadowheart wearing fancy new clothes after choosing a good option. Just beautiful and very fitting for her new personality (and haircut).

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Here is my party listening (this time) to Alfira playing on the rooftop of the Elfsong Tavern. Music is a big part of this game.

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I have reached the outskirts of the city. Haven't done much there yet except help some refugees and get into a crazy circus situation, but yeah the final parts of Act2 were quite memorable.

No screenshot to go with it right now (might check later if I have one but I think I didn't remember to record those moments) but a big emotional moment for me was Shadowheart making her choice concerning the Nightsong.
Or, how we decided to show the DC30 the middle finger.

You know which moment I mean. *That* moment of truth, where we have to see where her heart is, what her motivations are.
I had heard of the infamous DC30 and considered it very bad writing. So I wasn't sure how to handle the situation when it came up. Of course I wanted Shadowheart to be good, didn't want to be wrong about her, but the Nine Hells, I wanted it to be her choice. I wanted the moments we had lived through to mean something.
So when I obviously failed that check the first 4 times and my Inspiration points for rerolling were used up, I thought about reloading. Save-scumming the check.
Then I thought, that's not how it should be. We have traveled together, fought, talked, made decisions, became friends. Either that has made an impact or (let's leave aside for a moment that it could just have been badly scripted) it hasn't, in which case she isn't the person I thought she is.
I wanted her to let the Nightsong live, but because I thought the person she has become would make that choice naturally.
Passing a DC30 Persuasion check is the equivalent of really skillfully talking someone with spell-enhanced charisma into something they don't want to do. It's basically making them obey my wishes.

So I thought, screw you Larian writers if that's what it takes. I need to trust her to make her own choices or all the personality growth doesn't mean anything.
And if that means I find out she's indeed a deeply fanatic cold-hearted Sharran, then I have to live with that fact and she doesn't have the place in my group that I thought she has.

So I let her act, and watched how she struggled and hesitated and HOW SHE CAST THE SPEAR INTO THE ABYSS BECAUSE SHE CHOSE TO LET THE NIGHTSONG LIVE and damn that was awesome to watch, I was so proud of her. She didn't need to be persuaded and basically charmed into making the right choice. She made it herself because that's who she is and because our time together meant something and made her realize or remember there's more to life than what the clerics drilled into her.
That was a great moment, she's awesome, and she has earned her new look and can wear it with pride. It's all hers.

And I'm glad I thought "to hell with your bad scripting!" because if I had save-scummed the DC30 I'd never have found out.

Now I think the DC30 was just there as last resort backup option for people who maybe had either low approval or had made evil choices before and therefore influenced her development otherwise. You know, like that DC30 lockpick in the monastery if you don't find the specific item or key to unlock it.
 
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I really liked that moment. First glimpse of the city from camp right after getting out of Act 2. Reminds me of the moment in AC Odyssey when I climbed a hill and could suddenly see Athens for the first time.

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And that one wasn't that much of a memorable story moment but I simply liked the picture :) .

No screenshot from the Shadowheart moment, sorry to say. I tend to have pictures only when I quietly think "ah, that's a nice scene". When the story gets intense, I rarely remember to take a shot.
 
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Excellent screenshots and a neat fact about Shadowheat - I didn't know that. Maybe I didn't give enough credit to the designers to see what would happen if I failed the dice roll.

Here are very spoilery screenshots from Act 3. I thought this was a very neat nod to the original games.

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2 non-spoiler screenshots showcasing I became a fan of trying different clothing and dyes (and also the picture quality improved when I migrated to a newer device).

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Antimatter said:
a neat fact about Shadowheat - I didn't know that. Maybe I didn't give enough credit to the designers to see what would happen if I failed the dice roll.
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I suppose many people who played a good character didn't know that because they wouldn't take the risk, that's why I shared it. I thought the same up until that point and it would have left a really bad taste about the whole "choices matter" stuff, so I'm glad I found that out.

Interesting that persuading SH into her choice apparently influences the change in look too because your SH seems to have misplaced her armour.
 
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Urdnot_Wrex said:
You know which moment I mean. *That* moment of truth, where we have to see where her heart is, what her motivations are.
I had heard of the infamous DC30 and considered it very bad writing. So I wasn't sure how to handle the situation when it came up. Of course I wanted Shadowheart to be good, didn't want to be wrong about her, but the Nine Hells, I wanted it to be her choice. I wanted the moments we had lived through to mean something.
So when I obviously failed that check the first 4 times and my Inspiration points for rerolling were used up, I thought about reloading. Save-scumming the check.
Then I thought, that's not how it should be. We have traveled together, fought, talked, made decisions, became friends. Either that has made an impact or (let's leave aside for a moment that it could just have been badly scripted) it hasn't, in which case she isn't the person I thought she is.
I wanted her to let the Nightsong live, but because I thought the person she has become would make that choice naturally.
Passing a DC30 Persuasion check is the equivalent of really skillfully talking someone with spell-enhanced charisma into something they don't want to do. It's basically making them obey my wishes.

So I thought, screw you Larian writers if that's what it takes. I need to trust her to make her own choices or all the personality growth doesn't mean anything.
And if that means I find out she's indeed a deeply fanatic cold-hearted Sharran, then I have to live with that fact and she doesn't have the place in my group that I thought she has.

So I let her act, and watched how she struggled and hesitated and HOW SHE CAST THE SPEAR INTO THE ABYSS BECAUSE SHE CHOSE TO LET THE NIGHTSONG LIVE and damn that was awesome to watch, I was so proud of her. She didn't need to be persuaded and basically charmed into making the right choice. She made it herself because that's who she is and because our time together meant something and made her realize or remember there's more to life than what the clerics drilled into her.
That was a great moment, she's awesome, and she has earned her new look and can wear it with pride. It's all hers.

And I'm glad I thought "to hell with your bad scripting!" because if I had save-scummed the DC30 I'd never have found out.

Now I think the DC30 was just there as last resort backup option for people who maybe had either low approval or had made evil choices before and therefore influenced her development otherwise. You know, like that DC30 lockpick in the monastery if you don't find the specific item or key to unlock it.
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That was a stirring story. :) And now that I know a little more about how the companions are scripted, I believe I know how this might actually work behind the scenes...

Others have mentioned to me that the companions will actually subtly shift their attitude and dialogue as you progress through the game, based on the decisions (Good/Evil choices, mostly) you make through the game. (This is most noticeable with Shadowheart and Astarion.) This effect is separate from whether they actually Approve/Disapprove. Thus, I suspect the Nightsong choice is one of these that consults the former; if you have been leading a largely Good playthrough, and presumably as long as Shadowheart doesn't outright hate you, I suspect she will choose to spare Nightsong. Your example of how to live inspired her and changed her, even if originally she didn't approve of the way you did things.
 
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