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By power I was more referring to the kind the twins have with regards to superior physical and magical abilities.I wouldn't go that far. It is certainly true that Rowan is a normal man, on the otherhand he has practical experience in a way that Neither twins have when it comes to leading a coherent military force.
To add to your point, here's a few more examples of the Twins not being invincible and invulnerable:Oh, I could also see Rowan catching them in some clever trap (it is his whole schtick from the war, after all, and they are letting him plan their battles), or using his position in their employ to raise an elite force loyal to himself over the twins - or perhaps raise a force of powerful, mindless beasts and use those. They don't know loyalty, after all.
The twins are only two demons, even if they are powerful; indeed, that's the reason they're hiding their return from the world. There are plenty of ways that Rowan could eventually overcome his lack of personal power and kill them, because being able to effectively run an army is simply that much of an advantage.
Really, Jezera's Secret Maid Service is a bigger obstacle to Rowan's ambitions than her being able to kill him with a few magic whips - he literally has no idea when he's being watched, or how closely. Just look at how much he had to plan to aid a simple escape, when the prisoner was someone that Jezera didn't terribly care about, already had the right to move freely, and barely needed any supplies.
Ah, and if I remember my Bad Ends correctly, Rowan is under the belief that he can kill Jezera, if he's lucky and has the advantage of surprise. He fails, because Jezera was expecting it, but it does imply that she's not that far out of his league.
That said, I do agree that some people are a bit hasty to see late-game content when they've barely conquered their first realm. I understand the desire to see the conclusion of a good game, but one does still need to see the middle of it written if it's to be satisfying .
A few other examples that are more my personal pet peeves rather than something the game outright says:
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Generally because when it comes to siege warfare, when you are the attacking force, You need a force at least ten-times larger (Than the number of defenders) in order to have a fair chance at success (This is true even to this day).Why did they need an army/riot to take Raeve's keep?
Those three were the first I was going to talk about too. Those characters and indeed more than a few others have motivations of their own. Nothing is preventing Rowan from currying favor and establishing stronger relationships to the castle denizens. He will likely be given more power as the game progresses. I doubt the developers want the player to feel weak in the middle and end of the game. Likely Rowan will get more powerful in some way as we progress. Who knows maybe the old demon lord's spirit might show up to tell Rowan he is disappointing in his children and wants him to teach them a lesson? It is a fantasy world, anything can happen. For my dominant corrupt Rowan I know where I want this to go, corrupt and seduce everyone to Rowan's side. Gain power, and overthrow Andras (or change him into a sexy red succubus, she can keep the cock or not doesn't matter). Jezera I feel may actually not mind joint rule with Rowan, provided he is corrupt and powerful enough.Maybe in the future befriending some characters like Cliohna, Greyhide or X'zaratl will be the key to backstab the twins. Since none of them seem overly loyal to the twins but instead having their own interests that just happened to align with the demons for the time being.
Ghost of Karnas: "Maaaaaaan, I raised some fucking pussies. Oi... you... guy how helped kill me... Yes you. Oi, Teach 'em a lesson!"Who knows maybe the old demon lord's spirit might show up to tell Rowan he is disappointing in his children and wants him to teach them a lesson?
Unless something changed, to get Helayna to stay you need to claim her for yourself when capturing Raeve's keep (which means she doesn't get gangraped), after week 30 her event where she regains her senses should play, choose either "Rowan told her it wasn't her fault" or "Rowan put his arm around her", then choose "Rowan confessed he returned Helayna's love", and then choose "Rowan kissed her".Does anyone know how can I achieve that Helayna will stay in the castle? It's my third run and she keep escaping.
(emphasis added)So I tried a playthrough with Rowan doing extreme/rough stuff with Alexia, while she remains a loyal, loving and obedient wife to him, while having high corruption and acting as a kinky slut (to him only). Only doing minor cheat stuff cuz she's forced to (while keeping her vows and remaining loyal to him).
I really love it!
Not really.(emphasis added)
Does that include Alexia helping Helyana escape, you finding out, then ratting her out to Andras, agreeing to whip her, then NOT using Jezera's drugs to help her?
Because I saw that chain of events in the code, and wow, Rowan came across as a total jerk there.
Ah, and does that also include Rowan sending people to the salt mine for insulting Alexia, while she looks on in approval? Because that looked fun, but I always choose the other branch in that event...
If memory serves, it's not actually possible to whip Alexia (sans drug) if Rowan has a decent relationship with her; if the player tries, he says something to the effect of "Oh my god, what was I thinking, I could never do that!" and the player has to choose one of the alternatives.Not really.
Ratting out Alexia to the twins wasn't really in-character for that playthrough, since Rowan, while having high corruption, use Alexia like a sex toy and have sex and cheat with other chars (whether he wants to or not), he's still devoted to her as a loving caring husband, in a depraved and twisted way. Also I like having Rowan share Alexia with his other lovers, while still maintaining their devotion to each other (Like the 3some with Liurial).
Also I haven't tried sending the dudes who insulted Alexia to the mines, since at that time, Rowan didn't have a high corruption to have it as an option.
I might do the whipping scene again just to see if there is dialogue change if chose not to use Jezera's drug but still have a high relationship with Alexia.
What if having high corruption for Rowan and still have a high relationship with Alexia?If memory serves, it's not actually possible to whip Alexia (sans drug) if Rowan has a decent relationship with her; if the player tries, he says something to the effect of "Oh my god, what was I thinking, I could never do that!" and the player has to choose one of the alternatives.
It only checks if Rowan's relationship with Alexia is below 45, and for a bit of flavor variant, whether Alexia is closer to Jezera or Andras. The relevant code:What if having high corruption for Rowan and still have a high relationship with Alexia?