Hmmm...

Well, I've only used two characters with IR.
A female elf mage/thief that mirrors Imoen but with much more reservation. I used her the first time I played IR...
Being much weaker than my normal characters thanks to a pretty poor roll for stats, I ended up relying much more on my companions and... of Imoen!

It gave me a unique situation where Imoen was the stronger sister.
I thoroughly enjoyed that character.

Although, my current character; and main long-term character that I use for IR is my male half-elf sorcerer.
Being able to match Irenicus solo, he is a different kind of character than the elf mage/thief...
The relationship here seemed to me less close yet more intimate to Imoen...
My character was teetering towards the dark/evil side thanks to the essence/power, and I was really hoping Imoen would be the voice of balance in IR ToB that would keep him from being corrupted/saving him. I wonder if ToB IR will address an evil character to help them? [Meaning I think I was Chaotic Good in SoA, but after the trials, I ended up Lawful Evil or something along those lines]
Shouldn't they address the change in my behavior in some way?

I'd agree with the last bit. Some reaction to the PC turning 'evil' would be nice. It'd be kinda hard to NOT notice someone you travel with going from CG to LE, wouldn't it? Some kinda hint or such?

"Gee, CHARNAME, I didn't know you collected the spleens of fallen foes to decorate your home! When did ya start this....habit?"

A cookie to whoever can tell me where the spleen reference comes from.



Marth

That's not what being evil is about. An evil person doesn't need to be a murdering psycho and personally I found the sudden alignment change at the end of SoA a bit... unrealistic, for a lack of better word. You've been good for your entire way and now you're turning evil for one act, even if it's listening to a demon? Don't buy it.

And harvesting organs of fallen foes isn't really only way to show one is evil. I imagine it would be much subtler: a violent streak here and there, being more reserved, showing more cruelty than it would be required, occasional bout of bloodlust... stuff like that. One can be evil and not have people around them notice.

I'm all for it, but like I said. Don't assume that if PC becomes evil at the end of hell trials s/he automatically becomes a murdering psycho. Or that even Imoen would notice.

Yeah that's a problem with the game, in my opinion. A 20 year old elf wouldn't be anywhere near adult -- the Players Handbook puts basic adulthood for a level 1 elf at 110! For a dwarf or gnomes, that's 40. Halflings and half-elves and humans? 20, so that's okay. But a 20 year old elf going on an adventure? Eh.

But yeah, they can't really say that you've been hanging around Candlekeep for 50 years. If they started you out at 110 -- or anything above 20, really -- you'd outlive Gorion by the time you were old enough to be potty trained.

lol Kaminsc those are great! Mind if I link them to the Fan Stuff page on the main website? (And/or repost them in the Creative Spot so people can find them more easily?)