Does the Mythic Path You're On Effect Your Romance Choice

[Star Sage]

BTW, this is more about me asking if it does for anyone else, not like mechanically, before anyone asks. What I mean is, does your choice of Path make you consider who you want to be with?

Mind, if they ever do implement a Nenio romance, I'd probably go with her(I think she won the dev's straw poll last year for it, which might mean they're going to include it in the final DLC update). This is both because of who and what she is, as I love that she can give two different demon lord's pause, and annoy Areelu herself, something no one else does. Plus I tend towards Kitsune for the extra bite attack, and fluffy tails have to stick together.

Anyway, beyond my scientist waifu, I find myself drawn to particular romance options on particular paths.

For Angel it's the Queen, no question. This is both because of it being one of two with her available, but also because, well, her Romance actually ties in somewhat to the main plot if you go down that route, and becoming part of the Heavenly Host together is sweet.

For Azata it's Arue. She's got a tie in with Desna, so it really feels like the two work together, and she gets a few lines of dialogue with you if you're both Desna follower and an Azata, so I think it feels right.

For Trickster, Daeran. He's the one most likely to laugh at the big joke that you're pulling on reality, and it helps you get his best ending, so it's a fun time, and it really goes to show him how he's better than even he thinks he is, while still not turning him serious.

Aeon is partnerless, since...well things happen during that one that render it moot.

Legend is partnerless too, since it doesn't feel right to drag anyone else kicking and screaming into what its a family feud by that point, as this path exists to get back at your parent and tell them that Mythic Paths were just a phase.

Finally Gold Dragon. I vary on this one, Sosiel seems like he'd be the most into it, because I'm beautiful now, regardless of anything else, and that is his thing.

I have no opinion on Lich, Devil, Demon, or Swarm, save maybe Demon would be for Wendy, but then, I never bring her anyway since Lann is more the style I like. Swarm can't anyway, and Lich is just squick to think about(Can you romance anyone on that route?), as for Devil...well either I throw away an Aeon playthru or...just that because no I'm not hurting Aivu for that crummy power up, and if you did you're a monster.

As for the other choices, Cam never survives to the end of my playthrus, ever, Wendy, as I said, is never in my party, though in my later ones she SURVIVES, for what it's worth. Lann...I played female twice, and his romance is the most forced in the game, like it gave me Dragon Age 2 flashbacks with Anders and trying to turn him down, so just no.

[Star Sage]

Originally posted by John Doe:

I can't believe for Aeon you chose to be alone, I mean there's Regal, he probably loves rules more than any Aeon could.

I go for the True Aeon Ending, which means even if someone loves me, they can't be with me.

[Star Sage]

Originally posted by John Doe:

Originally posted by Star Sage:

I go for the True Aeon Ending, which means even if someone loves me, they can't be with me.

Hold on that thought, I'm pretty sure there is at least 1 trashy time travel anime where things like this happen, but the power of love reawakened the memories that never happened in the "new" timeline. XD

I don't think I'm coming back though, and besides, you CAN leave them with the memories, and all of them openly say it hurts to remember you're gone.

[Schlumpsha]

The Swarm's oshi is Deskari. And to a lesser degree Izyagna as well. Together devoured/mingled/killed/married/ forever and ever. That's how a swarm does. So romantic~

Demon is a fun one. Sosiel in particular has a unique romance branch if you're dating him as one. Wenduag and Cam are pretty happy too. Then there is the Nocticula one.

[Zara]

I am a Daeren fan boy hands down, end of story. That being said, I've only beaten the game once and went Swarm, so didn't get any of the Act 5 companion quests (I also don't regret this, because by Act 5 I was done with literally everyone who exists in the game, and ever did exist. They are all the worst and deserve to be eaten alive by a giant Swarm of insects! [Except Ember, she is so sweet] F the ending slides for Swarm though, so dumb)

Anyway...when I eventually get around to more playthroughs I have some romances I want to do for different paths.

Angel: Arueshalae I think because we're saving her. But maybe I'll default back to Daeran
Demon: Camellia. Probably the only playthrough she'll live on. Heck, even as Swarm I killed her as soon as I found out what she was doing in Act 3.

I guess that's it really...I don't like Lann or Wendy romantically, I generally HATE Sosiel, but at least part of that is bleed through from Kingmaker and all the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ the Shelyn ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ put Valerie through, but I just don't like Sosiel in general. I also despise Queen Galfrey, especially since I know all the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ she pulls from having played through the game, so hard pass for me on that.

In conclusion: Daeran is amazing and awesome, and I can't get enough of him!

[Star Sage]

Originally posted by Schlumpsha:

The Swarm's oshi is Deskari. And to a lesser degree Izyagna as well. Together devoured/mingled/killed/married/ forever and ever. That's how a swarm does. So romantic~

Demon is a fun one. Sosiel in particular has a unique romance branch if you're dating him as one. Wenduag and Cam are pretty happy too. Then there is the Nocticula one.

But if I play Demon then I have to be mean. And being Mean isn't nice.

...before you ask being Trickster I'm not being mean, I'm being hilarious...by getting people to fight each other for my amusement

Originally posted by Zara:

I am a Daeren fan boy hands down, end of story. That being said, I've only beaten the game once and went Swarm, so didn't get any of the Act 5 companion quests (I also don't regret this, because by Act 5 I was done with literally everyone who exists in the game, and ever did exist. They are all the worst and deserve to be eaten alive by a giant Swarm of insects! [Except Ember, she is so sweet] F the ending slides for Swarm though, so dumb)

Anyway...when I eventually get around to more playthroughs I have some romances I want to do for different paths.

Angel: Arueshalae I think because we're saving her. But maybe I'll default back to Daeran
Demon: Camellia. Probably the only playthrough she'll live on. Heck, even as Swarm I killed her as soon as I found out what she was doing in Act 3.

I guess that's it really...I don't like Lann or Wendy romantically, I generally HATE Sosiel, but at least part of that is bleed through from Kingmaker and all the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ the Shelyn ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ put Valerie through, but I just don't like Sosiel in general. I also despise Queen Galfrey, especially since I know all the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ she pulls from having played through the game, so hard pass for me on that.

In conclusion: Daeran is amazing and awesome, and I can't get enough of him!

How'd you get swarm your first time through? A guide I would guess, given all the steps involved. No shame, I play with one open for things like Relic customization through projects. Oh and the Enigma. That place can get 'freaked'. My love for Nenio(And loot) is the only reason I bother with that place.

Anyway, I can see an argument against ever being nice to the Queen, though she IS nicer to you on the Angel path, since you have several other angels backing your play and that really defrosts her ice queen tendencies. As for Lann...yeah, not my cup of tea either. The idea is more interesting than the execution of his romance. Meanwhile Wendy...is a spider so she goes squish.

As for Sosiel, I love the guy, especially after the shocking sudden picnic originally(Mind that's been patched so there ARE more scenes before that happens). I can't stay mad at a guy who suddenly ambushes me with a picnic with rose petals falling from someone dressed like a cherub dangling above us. That man went all out for me, and he's a treasure.

As for Daeran, he gave me the same vibe as 'Lover' from Dragon Age: Origins, and for that, I do like him(Zevran, that elf knows how to get his way out of trouble and into it with the same statement). But originally I was turned off since...well there is a LIMIT to my good will, and the figure of Terendalev was my breaking point. That was not a nice idea for the dragon lady, and its early on.

Since then, and since playing Trickster, I get the joke now, and of course, his whole life has been him laughing at the absurdity of this reality he was born into, while still trying to have what fun he can before it all crushes him. He's a figure who isn't quite tragic, since even HE acknowledges he goes too far, but he's also not far enough down the path to be evil. He hits a nice middle ground.

Now if only I could ground that stupid gnome into paste without giving up some good bonuses.

[Zara]

Yeah so my friend got me on Kingmaker and Wrath, and so I knew enough going in that there were Mythic paths, and I always like to at least think about my options before hand. Given the length of the game I wasn't sure I'd even do a second playthrough, so I figured I'd get the very interesting one out of the way first, and followed a guide for that. No regrets, even though my friend still calls me a monster :D

[Star Sage]

Originally posted by Zara:

Yeah so my friend got me on Kingmaker and Wrath, and so I knew enough going in that there were Mythic paths, and I always like to at least think about my options before hand. Given the length of the game I wasn't sure I'd even do a second playthrough, so I figured I'd get the very interesting one out of the way first, and followed a guide for that. No regrets, even though my friend still calls me a monster :D

Heh, no judgement here, like I said, while playing I have several tabs open. One for locations, just because I'm paranoid/know some of the puzzles are beyond me. One for the Path I'm on just to see if there's any bonuses to squeeze out of it, and one for crusade events, mostly to look up the item paths. Most are kind of meh, especially the Act 3 ones, but I don't want to make anything completely useless if I can help it, and sometimes it's not obvious what you'd be making.

That said, hope you DID give it another playthru. I find a lot of people who complain about the Mythic Paths adding little to the game's story only played it once, and never realized how much of what they saw after Act 2 was VERY specific to the path they were on.

[Evillisa]

Honestly I disagree with Legend being partnerless, given how sincerely he pleads with you to reject your mythic power I'm planning to romance Ulbrig on my legend route.

No gods no masters... Well okay, one griffon god no masters.

And Wendy is pretty much made to be a demon route romance.

[Star Sage]

Originally posted by Evillisa:

Honestly I disagree with Legend being partnerless, given how sincerely he pleads with you to reject your mythic power I'm planning to romance Ulbrig on my legend route.

No gods no masters... Well okay, one griffon god no masters.

And Wendy is pretty much made to be a demon route romance.

She might be made for that route, but I'm very much not into her I'm afraid. Still love to see her go squish, especially when she comes back and you get to do it again, as a SIDE plot in that thing. Fun times. Though if you're a fan of hers, go nuts.

As to Griffon, he's fun, but not romance material to me I'm afraid. Still love Nenio's burn of him.

(Paraphrased Camp convo)
Ulbring to Nenio: Aye, lass. A devil like you would have been thrown right into Threshold for all the things you get up to.
Nenio: And how did that work out for Sarkoris?

[arisen]

Originally posted by Star Sage:

does your choice of Path make you consider who you want to be with?

Quite the opposite for me. I played Trickster romancing Sosiel, changed my mind at the last minute and took default (non-Trickster) ending, because I couldn't let him down ))

[Shahadem]

Demon path locks you out of the Aru romance for no reason whatsoever.

This despite the fact the game tries to proclaim that what you are does not define the choices you make.

So you have demons choosing to do good things in Ember's questline.

Aru who chooses to be good.

You can make all the good aligned choices if you are on the demon path.

The demon kid you find is good aligned according to the ending slide.

[General Plastro]

The mythic paths dont fit one specific romance, but i feel they do fit within a certain romance path.

Angel: Galfrey, Arue (save her, duh), Sosiel, Wenduag (make her turn around and be good), Ulbrig (Shaman ending path) and Lann (encourage him).

Azata: Arue (save her, duh), Daeran (save him, duh), Wenduag (make her turn around and be good), Ulbrig (new Sarkoris path), Woljif (mod) and Camellia (prohibit her from killing and try to make her turn around in her ways (mod helps here, but isnt needed))

Gold Dragon: All the above, you just make sure you pick the good paths

Demon: Nocticula, Evilrue, Daeran (encourage his hedonism), Wenduag (make her submit), Camellia (play and get involved with her "game), Sosiel (evil path). Lann can work here if you want to break him by going with his less ideal path.

Devil: Same as Demon (minus Daeran) + Evil Galfrey. Look, if you picked Devil, your most likely wanna go Evil Galfrey for the most unique interesting interaction Devil gets

Aeon: No one (if going true Aeon). If not going True Aeon, then you most likely will stick with Galfrey, Lann or Ulbrig

Trickster: Anyone and everyone that you can (use Toybox mod and activate multiple romances for extra chaos).

Legend: Just stick with your previous choice before Legend, unless you wanna overthink and roleplay some reason as to why in the hell would your character have a mental breakdown/change of heart and not want to continue a relationship because he lost his powers.

Swarm and Lich: Lol....

[Evillisa]

Originally posted by Shahadem:

Demon path locks you out of the Aru romance for no reason whatsoever.

This despite the fact the game tries to proclaim that what you are does not define the choices you make.

So you have demons choosing to do good things in Ember's questline.

Aru who chooses to be good.

You can make all the good aligned choices if you are on the demon path.

The demon kid you find is good aligned according to the ending slide.

But the thing is- you're not someone born a demon, you're someone choosing to become a demon. And you need to do a lot of ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up stuff to go that route.

[Evillisa]

Originally posted by Star Sage:

Originally posted by Evillisa:

Honestly I disagree with Legend being partnerless, given how sincerely he pleads with you to reject your mythic power I'm planning to romance Ulbrig on my legend route.

No gods no masters... Well okay, one griffon god no masters.

And Wendy is pretty much made to be a demon route romance.

She might be made for that route, but I'm very much not into her I'm afraid. Still love to see her go squish, especially when she comes back and you get to do it again, as a SIDE plot in that thing. Fun times. Though if you're a fan of hers, go nuts.

As to Griffon, he's fun, but not romance material to me I'm afraid. Still love Nenio's burn of him.

(Paraphrased Camp convo)
Ulbring to Nenio: Aye, lass. A devil like you would have been thrown right into Threshold for all the things you get up to.
Nenio: And how did that work out for Sarkoris?

Oh Wendy is absolutely awful, genuinely just a terrible person. But that's why I'm enjoying her romance in a demon run, you can just be ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up awful people together.

[Senok el Tirun]

Originally posted by Star Sage:

How'd you get swarm your first time through? A guide I would guess, given all the steps involved. No shame, I play with one open for things like Relic customization through projects. Oh and the Enigma. That place can get 'freaked'. My love for Nenio(And loot) is the only reason I bother with that place.

In fact, it's easier than you would think if your first character choose Lamashtu as the KC's divine patron (after Nok-Nok in Kingmaker, it was my first idea to do that). Because she is a Chaotic Evil goddess, it felt natural to not invite the Queen with me, then at Leper Smile you got a vision from the Mother of Monsters, which can help to do the right decisions during the game. After you took Drezen you can find the new Vescavor Queen. If you kill it, Lamashtu sends you signals of her disapproval, so you would know, not to do that. It also mentions before that, that the Vescavor is probably one of her most favored children - a suggestion toward keep her alive now. In addition, when you face with Xanthir Vang, you only need to use some brain to found out, what you should choose frome the options to know more about his... "Condition" . So yeah, techniqually you need some regular saves to be ensure you stay in her good grace, be a bit logical with your choices, stay true to your Chaotic Evil alignment when you deal with anything Vescavor-related, remember well to the visions, act accordingly and you will end up with that option quite naturally. I too had been able to turn into one during my first game.