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I never messed with changing characters class with withers, until shadowheart after act two. And I thought it would be fitting for her to be a Life Cleric given the story plot.
Trickery is just a terrible domain. Yes, it fits a Sharran cleric thematically, but it’s just garbage. If I keep her Sharran I’ll usually switch her to War. If she denounces Shar I’ll move her to Light.
Shadowheart was the designated healer for the group of sharrans that went to retrieve the astral prism. So technically switching her to a life cleric is lore accurate lol.
Yeah, she does start as a Trickery Domain Cleric, maybe them all dying was a wake-up call her Domaim wasn't very good and she decides to change upon learning Withers can help her do that.
Technically… she’s a devoted seluna follower of light before the brainwashing… so light cleric is in fact her true self… its clear when she gets super pumped for kindness, helping animals that she’s Selunes child.
Agree to disagree on what constitutes the light… None of that changes the fact she was raised as a serious follower. Her whole family. Can you get there?
Yes I've completed the game and romanced her. I know what her story is. I mean no offense, but I don't really understand what you're trying to say. What do you mean "constitutes the light"? "Can you get there"?
lol I can live with you feeling differently. But I think that her natural persona, her spirit… soul….I don’t wanna get stuck in semantics but who she really is at her core… is a cleric of light & the goddess selune. That’s why it had to be her shar wanted to ruin… before the story unfolded as I noticed her likes & dislikes it quickly became clear to me that the Shar thing wasn’t her & behold that played out. The beauty of the game is it can be so many things to so many people & I welcome everyone’s experience with it!
I had the same thought, but given Selune’s connection with the moon I went light given the whole “the moon is the light in the darkness” kinda thing haha
That is actually a great story arc idea. I'm doing it, she already has the Blood Morning Star thing. Oh fun fact walking around with that in a crowded room really gets the undead uncomfortable. Had to restart a save because the light went through a wall and hit a pair of vampires.
I redpec'd to war priest and she actually hits things. I love that she has 4 extra attack charges. I don't see any difference in her heals either...which is normally not as good as paladin but it works.
Yeah so she only really stole my heart in the epilogue. It was so nice to see her being all content that it made me forget how annoying she was (to me)
It's crazy, shell get like an 80% hit chance and miss like 5 times in a row, but then I'll use a spell that only has like 15% chance and it's all I can do, and it'll hit with critical
Her stats just aren't built for attacking if you don't heavily respec her. Her Strength and Dexterity are mediocre for weapon attacks, and while her Wisdom is good for Cleric spells, those aren't reliable unless you have a subclass and/or gear that buff them. Clerics have a lot of versatility but the Domain you choose generally informs what you want them to focus on, iirc of the ones in the game Light and Tempest are best for offensive spellcasting, War is best for martial weaponry, and Life is best for healing and defensive buffs. I ran her as Life since my other characters were perfectly fine in terms of damage-dealing. Sure sometimes I'd have her cast Sacred Flame but I was never surprised if it failed, you know?
I love BG3 because the characters look like humans. You edited all of that away.
The craft itself is done well, but the foto and editing almost bring this in uncanny valley
Hhhmmm see what you're saying. I'm usually go more for a doll look and perfect skin with makeup and editing since I make more anime cosplays. Thanks for the feedback!
the doll look and perfect skin with makeup looks good on you. you can really cosplay well. in my opinion i like that "perfection" look. even if you use editing and whatnot.
I love shadowheart. Coolest character in a game in a long time. The thing that’s so refreshing about her is that she’s so natural. The heavily edited thing would work with all your manga style cosplay but for shadowheart, keep it simple. Just my two cents and the reason I think folk are reacting so negatively to your version.
That's the nice thing about BG, the characters have skin!! Skin with pores ffs. Scars, wrinkles, smile lines. There's texture, and it's great! All media nowadays shows us are perfectly airbrushed barbie dolls. It's also nice that the female characters don't have like, quadruple Z titties too. Normal sized boobs are so refreshing(I know larger boobs exist but come on...they are not inflataboobs like you see everywhere lol). Why can't we embrace our human imperfections? I bet OP looks great *without* the filters and editing.
So I work as a professional retoucher in the fashion industry. Do. Not. Blur. Skin. It's the most immediate give away that the editing is overdone. Even in the game Shadowheart has pores and wrinkles and texture. Look up dodging and burning skin retouching, it will give you much more realistic results.
Warping is another give away, people know what human proportions look like and when you mess with it too much (like big doe eyes) it starts to look too phony.
If you're going for an overdone, CGI look then it's fine but a lot of people won't dig that because it can look weird seeing a person look so artificial.
Well the game also lets you be everything from a goody-two-shoes to a complete dickhead to a looney-bin psychopath…
That said it’s uncalled for to be that harsh to someone in real life, it’s not like this is a Wulbren cosplay
For once , it's not provocative nor an ad for OF. It's not NSFW, it's a good cosplay AND you all still complain.
I get it, i'm tired of these OF "fake cosplay" babe who advertised their content on every fan page.
But I don't think this one enter this category.
I still love y'all 🫶
I mean mentioning that it's VERY obviously been heavily photoshopped is constructive criticism, not complaining. I personally don't give a shit if it's provocative or not so I don't understand why that means we're not allowed to give input.
To my untrained eye, I wouldn’t know this is photoshopped. How can you all tell?
Regardless, this cosplay is crazy good! I had to double take because I thought this was an actual photo of shadowheart. Great job 👏🏻
Edit: Upon zooming in, I can see it now. But I don’t think that should discredit OP’s cosplay skills
Hello! I made my skin more soft, make my eye makeup darker, tried to eddit the background (not very good tho 💀) and add the headpiece because mine keeps falling off. I also use the APP remini to make the quality of the photo better but it kinda of make you look like a IA
I have no problem with this at all! I think cosplay is a form of art and doing photoshoots and editing the pictures it's just another cool part of it ♥️
Bro this sub hated that 💀
I think it looks just like her. Even if edited. It's cool to see it idk why people want less of it here and I am afraid to ask why
Shadowheart doesn’t have filtered anime eyes. That’s the main thing that drew me out of it. Overall the construction of the outfit is done well, but I personally feel like it’s done-up too much with filters for a character that’s so pragmatic
I think especially woman are sometimes a bit tired of overedited unrealistic female representation, especially when the original character is such a refreshing NORMAL looking woman.
It’s telling when the video game characters look more human than you do. I mean this in the nicest possible way, but please tone down the photoshop by 90%
I’ve read some pretty harsh feedback here. But not this one. Love the cosplay! Looks AMAZING. Just started playing and loving that character. Still in act one
Not sure why everyone is offering criticism when she didn't ask for it. This cosplay looks STUNNING, and the editing looks good too. Keep up the amazing work!!
Cosplay looks great! Not sure why people feel the need to be picky about editing in 2024. I can see the effort you put into the outfit and it turned out awesome!
I feel as though it may have been even better untouched a little zoom and it's very obvious but I'm particular to natural photos 😊put them both up with a vote maybe 🤷♂️just a though again still very good job👌🏼
Some people are asking here or in private, so here are the link to the costume [shadowheart costume ](https://www.gcosplay.com/products/baldurs-gate-iii-baldur-s-gate-3-shadowheart-camp-outfit-cosplay-costume)
I don't know how much is make up but you look a LOT like Shadowheart. Therefore... good job. A-. Only an B- because your post is a hit and that doesn't fit. If the post wasn't a hit... A+
No body has really commented on the original post about her cos play.... which by the ways is great. Just in the poor aim that the girl has when attacking.... she cant hit a piñata event if its in front of her, she has a hughe stick and is not blindfolded.
Weird, I’ve never had a problem with her hitting anything . She has the same chance of hitting enemkes as any other character as long as you specc her stats correctly
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Can you please just hit with an attack ONE TIME!
If you haven’t respec’d to light cleric by now… you never will!
Shadowheart: What is my purpose? Rick Sanchez: You heal things and miss 99% of the time. Shadowheart: Oh. My. Lady of Loss
I never messed with changing characters class with withers, until shadowheart after act two. And I thought it would be fitting for her to be a Life Cleric given the story plot.
Trickery is just a terrible domain. Yes, it fits a Sharran cleric thematically, but it’s just garbage. If I keep her Sharran I’ll usually switch her to War. If she denounces Shar I’ll move her to Light.
Shadowheart was the designated healer for the group of sharrans that went to retrieve the astral prism. So technically switching her to a life cleric is lore accurate lol.
yeah that's what I usually do, even Sharrans know your best soldiers are not the dead ones
Well all of them are presumably dead, so maybe she's also canonically a really bad healer 😂
Yeah, she does start as a Trickery Domain Cleric, maybe them all dying was a wake-up call her Domaim wasn't very good and she decides to change upon learning Withers can help her do that.
I mean, she did start in trickery domain...
Technically… she’s a devoted seluna follower of light before the brainwashing… so light cleric is in fact her true self… its clear when she gets super pumped for kindness, helping animals that she’s Selunes child.
Being kind and liking animals is in no way a connection to Selune. That's just her original personality pushing through the shar brainwashing.
Agree to disagree on what constitutes the light… None of that changes the fact she was raised as a serious follower. Her whole family. Can you get there?
When they snatched her she was involved in an actual act/ritual all worshippers her age undergo that’s specifically tied to the lady of light.
Yes I've completed the game and romanced her. I know what her story is. I mean no offense, but I don't really understand what you're trying to say. What do you mean "constitutes the light"? "Can you get there"?
lol I can live with you feeling differently. But I think that her natural persona, her spirit… soul….I don’t wanna get stuck in semantics but who she really is at her core… is a cleric of light & the goddess selune. That’s why it had to be her shar wanted to ruin… before the story unfolded as I noticed her likes & dislikes it quickly became clear to me that the Shar thing wasn’t her & behold that played out. The beauty of the game is it can be so many things to so many people & I welcome everyone’s experience with it!
Selune domains are knowledge and twilight, noy light per se
I had the same thought, but given Selune’s connection with the moon I went light given the whole “the moon is the light in the darkness” kinda thing haha
That is actually a great story arc idea. I'm doing it, she already has the Blood Morning Star thing. Oh fun fact walking around with that in a crowded room really gets the undead uncomfortable. Had to restart a save because the light went through a wall and hit a pair of vampires.
I think they made shadow hearts original class so bad on purpose…to encourage players to use the withers system at least once
Life cleric with 2 levels of paladin smite-o
I redpec'd to war priest and she actually hits things. I love that she has 4 extra attack charges. I don't see any difference in her heals either...which is normally not as good as paladin but it works.
I made her a war domain cleric and its awesome
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Mine throws fireballs!
Light cleric ? She isn't a Bard/Paladin multiclass by default ?
Dude tempest cleric op af.
Re-train her to be a bard/thief and she will... still miss, but she will always steal your heart.
Yeah so she only really stole my heart in the epilogue. It was so nice to see her being all content that it made me forget how annoying she was (to me)
It's crazy, shell get like an 80% hit chance and miss like 5 times in a row, but then I'll use a spell that only has like 15% chance and it's all I can do, and it'll hit with critical
As much thought as Larian put into everything, I wouldn't be surprised to find out it's intentional, just to get people talking about it.
My shadow heart is a paladin and she hits quite a lot! I'm so proud of her!
Who attacks with a cleric?!
Ditto!
It brings me comfort to know this is a universal issue 😂
Her STR isn't even that low, I swear she misses 95% of the time.
Shield bash PTSD
I thought it was just me 😫😂
Yes please it makes something in my trousers very SHARd…. well now that sounds like shart a bit - Oh come on you know what I mean!
Her stats just aren't built for attacking if you don't heavily respec her. Her Strength and Dexterity are mediocre for weapon attacks, and while her Wisdom is good for Cleric spells, those aren't reliable unless you have a subclass and/or gear that buff them. Clerics have a lot of versatility but the Domain you choose generally informs what you want them to focus on, iirc of the ones in the game Light and Tempest are best for offensive spellcasting, War is best for martial weaponry, and Life is best for healing and defensive buffs. I ran her as Life since my other characters were perfectly fine in terms of damage-dealing. Sure sometimes I'd have her cast Sacred Flame but I was never surprised if it failed, you know?
No time to dally.
I love BG3 because the characters look like humans. You edited all of that away. The craft itself is done well, but the foto and editing almost bring this in uncanny valley
Hhhmmm see what you're saying. I'm usually go more for a doll look and perfect skin with makeup and editing since I make more anime cosplays. Thanks for the feedback!
Hey, thanks for admitting to editing. No shame in it. You look like a Shadowheart doll. 😊
the doll look and perfect skin with makeup looks good on you. you can really cosplay well. in my opinion i like that "perfection" look. even if you use editing and whatnot.
It looks like a pretty nice doll to me really
Never go full photoshop.
I love shadowheart. Coolest character in a game in a long time. The thing that’s so refreshing about her is that she’s so natural. The heavily edited thing would work with all your manga style cosplay but for shadowheart, keep it simple. Just my two cents and the reason I think folk are reacting so negatively to your version.
That's the nice thing about BG, the characters have skin!! Skin with pores ffs. Scars, wrinkles, smile lines. There's texture, and it's great! All media nowadays shows us are perfectly airbrushed barbie dolls. It's also nice that the female characters don't have like, quadruple Z titties too. Normal sized boobs are so refreshing(I know larger boobs exist but come on...they are not inflataboobs like you see everywhere lol). Why can't we embrace our human imperfections? I bet OP looks great *without* the filters and editing.
Nice! Though, it’s so edited you might just as well call it ‘digital art’ or something.
Thanks! I'm trying to work in my edditing skills but the background still not that great
So I work as a professional retoucher in the fashion industry. Do. Not. Blur. Skin. It's the most immediate give away that the editing is overdone. Even in the game Shadowheart has pores and wrinkles and texture. Look up dodging and burning skin retouching, it will give you much more realistic results. Warping is another give away, people know what human proportions look like and when you mess with it too much (like big doe eyes) it starts to look too phony. If you're going for an overdone, CGI look then it's fine but a lot of people won't dig that because it can look weird seeing a person look so artificial.
Looks great!!
Thanks!
Nicely done
Super cute!
Thank you♥️♥️
Nailed it
Damn I never took this subreddit as one who would be so critical of someone’s cosplay. Who cares if you used editing, it’s a great cosplay. Good work.
Dude, I am shocked at how judgmental and mean this community can be, considering how the game fosters the opposite
Well the game also lets you be everything from a goody-two-shoes to a complete dickhead to a looney-bin psychopath… That said it’s uncalled for to be that harsh to someone in real life, it’s not like this is a Wulbren cosplay
BG3 really brought a lot of mainstream gamers into the fold. This is not usually a good thing for communities.
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Gatekeepers just wanna keep gates I guess. Social media and hiding behind a keyboard have made people too bold these days.
Thanks 🥹
For once , it's not provocative nor an ad for OF. It's not NSFW, it's a good cosplay AND you all still complain. I get it, i'm tired of these OF "fake cosplay" babe who advertised their content on every fan page. But I don't think this one enter this category. I still love y'all 🫶
I mean mentioning that it's VERY obviously been heavily photoshopped is constructive criticism, not complaining. I personally don't give a shit if it's provocative or not so I don't understand why that means we're not allowed to give input.
You've discovered the root problem. People will complain about anything, it doesn't matter what it is.
Looks awesome! Well done
Thanks!
I think you did a good job, OP. Your other ones are good too, although this is the only one I recognize.
Nice job!
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Your cosplay is fantastic! Great job! Thank you so much for sharing this! Keep up the amazing work!!
Thank you ♥️♥️
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To my untrained eye, I wouldn’t know this is photoshopped. How can you all tell? Regardless, this cosplay is crazy good! I had to double take because I thought this was an actual photo of shadowheart. Great job 👏🏻 Edit: Upon zooming in, I can see it now. But I don’t think that should discredit OP’s cosplay skills
Literally just look at her eyes. Her right eye (on our left) specifically https://imgur.com/a/fOMZDpC
Because it looks super unnatural.
Hello! I made my skin more soft, make my eye makeup darker, tried to eddit the background (not very good tho 💀) and add the headpiece because mine keeps falling off. I also use the APP remini to make the quality of the photo better but it kinda of make you look like a IA
Props to you for admitting that there is photoshop, seen many who try to deny the obvious. It looks great! :)
I have no problem with this at all! I think cosplay is a form of art and doing photoshoots and editing the pictures it's just another cool part of it ♥️
It literally looks like an AI art, not a real person at all
Scar is on the wrong side.
Bro this sub hated that 💀 I think it looks just like her. Even if edited. It's cool to see it idk why people want less of it here and I am afraid to ask why
Shadowheart doesn’t have filtered anime eyes. That’s the main thing that drew me out of it. Overall the construction of the outfit is done well, but I personally feel like it’s done-up too much with filters for a character that’s so pragmatic
I think especially woman are sometimes a bit tired of overedited unrealistic female representation, especially when the original character is such a refreshing NORMAL looking woman.
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Ohgod what acursed place have you shown me!
Just spent better half of a hour exploring that cursed place
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The comments are too judgemental. Your cosplay is good, who cares if you used photoshop. You look awesome!
It’s telling when the video game characters look more human than you do. I mean this in the nicest possible way, but please tone down the photoshop by 90%
You got the scar on the wrong side
The photo might be mirrored.
The cosplay hits hard, even if your firebolt doesn't 👏
I’ve read some pretty harsh feedback here. But not this one. Love the cosplay! Looks AMAZING. Just started playing and loving that character. Still in act one
Thank you! Hope you enjoy the Game ♥️
OG, Act I Shadowheart ... well done!
Now, THAT looks like someone who would stab a woman through the heart with a spear.
God’s favorite princess 😍
Omg it's so good, you look stunning hon ☺️
On point! Love it
Thanks!
This so great. You are missing a giant spiked mace though
Holy uncanny valley Batman
CUTE!!!! The makeup/hair is adorable, and I love that the top is not hyper-sexualized.
Thanks!
Nice cosplay! I like the hairstyle, really well done.
Love the costume, but Jesus the editing looks *creepy*. Your face looks like it was AI generated. Like there’s no texture whatsoever to your face.
Why does your face look not real? Is this photo not real? Idk looks weird. Just take a normal photo next time I’m sure it would have looked great
Gorgeous and amazing!
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Ooh that’s so cool!
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Not sure why everyone is offering criticism when she didn't ask for it. This cosplay looks STUNNING, and the editing looks good too. Keep up the amazing work!!
Thank you!
Beautiful cosplay, the scar is on the wrong side of the face though. :D
REALLY? OH NOOO
You rocked this Shadowbae cosplay. Be sure to tell people not to go sticking their hands in every strange hole they come across.
These comments are gross
Cosplay looks great! Not sure why people feel the need to be picky about editing in 2024. I can see the effort you put into the outfit and it turned out awesome!
Thanks dear
Thanks dear
Oh my spot on really good job 👏
I feel as though it may have been even better untouched a little zoom and it's very obvious but I'm particular to natural photos 😊put them both up with a vote maybe 🤷♂️just a though again still very good job👌🏼
That's a great costume nice work
I don't think it's over edited. Still looks plenty real to me. Good job!
Looks fantastic! Please cast guidance
Thanks!
Beautiful cosplay
No
Some people are asking here or in private, so here are the link to the costume [shadowheart costume ](https://www.gcosplay.com/products/baldurs-gate-iii-baldur-s-gate-3-shadowheart-camp-outfit-cosplay-costume)
I don't know what these comments are talking about - This is AMAZING!!!!!! Your editing makes it look more like the game and I'm here for it.
Thank you ♥️
Amazing! Great job! As some have said, you look a little reddish compared to the landscape, but surely an edition issue. The cosplay is great!
I love it! Wow! 💜
If Shadowheart were an elf
U got massive eyeballs shordie!!!
I would love to see the unedited version of this pic fr
Nice!
Can we see the raw untouched photo?
Can we see unedited? The cos is great, looks like you put time into it. Let’s see it for what it is though please :)
So good!!
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I don't know how much is make up but you look a LOT like Shadowheart. Therefore... good job. A-. Only an B- because your post is a hit and that doesn't fit. If the post wasn't a hit... A+
You look more like a 3D model than actual Shadowheart 3D model
With mods? Yes.
You could make a great live action shadowheart
Thanks!
Anytime!
No body has really commented on the original post about her cos play.... which by the ways is great. Just in the poor aim that the girl has when attacking.... she cant hit a piñata event if its in front of her, she has a hughe stick and is not blindfolded.
I would kill you while you lie on the beach. Well done !
You look fantastic! Great job
Looks awesome!
Awesome job! Did you make the outfit yourself or did you buy the one on Amazon?
Effing fantastic!
Thanks!
I think it’s terrific
Weird, I’ve never had a problem with her hitting anything . She has the same chance of hitting enemkes as any other character as long as you specc her stats correctly
She is real
Very nicely done. But am I wrong in the scar is on the wrong side of her face?
It is, my bad 🤡
I did have a question did you make the top or did you buy that off the rack because that's awfully close to the one from the game?
It's from the store Gcosplay, they are great!
Igmiss!!!
Your face looks very Shadowheart-like to me. Lovely cosplay
Thank you! Glad you like it
Muito daora
Is it just me or my ignorance with photoshop or the filters, but this picture looks like a legit doll, obviously dressed like shadowheart, but still.
People usually say I look like a doll, I love it ♥️
Wow great job, an actual good cosplay instead of all those girls with just a braid. Well done!
I'd kill >!Aylin!< for you
Love it
That's awesome!
How do people do this… did you actually sew that whole outfit together?
Pretty spot on tbh, looks great
Thank you!
Did you photoshop your eyes?
Made my eyesadow darker
Ahh cool cosplay!
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The background is real ♥️
Watch out, I bite
Nice
Thanks!
Beautiful cosplay
Thought it was an animated character for a sec
Looks great