CerndFriendship VS Sirene-NPC

Minsc, Yoshimo, Valygar, Cernd, Imoen, Korgan, Mazzy, Viconia. Pair these with the Banter pack and IEP for even more chatter.

Minsc (note: lets you talk to Boo), Yoshimo, Valygar, Cernd, Imoen, Korgan (it's basically a pub crawl, it's great), Mazzy, Viconia, and Sarevok.

Friendship mods: Cernd, Valygar, Minsc, Imoen, Yoshimo, Korgan, Viconia, Haer’Dalis, and Mazzy. There’s one I haven’t linked here for spoiler reasons. Only click this if you don’t mind having a semi-hidden NPC spoiled: Sarevok friendship Also recommended are BG1 Neera Expansion (for BG1), Wilson Chronicles, and Wings, an Aerie friendship/banter mod.

Extended banter project - NPCs talk with each other more Banter pack - same thing. Some people find the level of chatter excessive, but if you're a completionist, it's easy to run out of dialogue Ascension - the original version was actually written by David Gaider. It's been totally recoded. I don't recommend installing the first component (rewritten chapter 10) because the fight is super tough, but the other stuff is good - longer epilogues, improved character interaction, etc. There are also a bunch of friendship mods that offer expanded non-romantic content. All quite well-written. I've played and liked: Valygar, Minsc, Imoen, Yoshimo, Viconia, Mazzy, Haer'Dalis, and Cernd.

Sirene: tiefling paladin of Ilmater, the god of suffering. Romance option beginning in SoD, no race or gender restrictions.

Sirene: BG1 and BG2 (or via this site)

Wlw romances: Isra (and her sequel link) - she's a paladin of the goddess of love and beauty. Nice if you like knightly types who don't take themselves too seriously, and I like the pacing as well - a little flirting in the first game, and an opportunity to seriously pursue one another in the sequel. Probably my favorite wlw character I've found. Sirene (and her sequel link) - more on the angst-ish side. She's a paladin as well, but she has demonic heritage. Again, nice pacing, good if you enjoy a slow burn kind of romance. Sarah - Sarah is a sweetheart, honestly. A bit shy but well-meaning, and though she's not devoid of angst or sorrow she's a refreshingly normal character.

Okay, so the mods I've played are Sirene, Isra, and Sarah. The first two are paladins and the last one is a ranger, and they're all good-aligned. They fit pretty well into the game - no massively out of character writing, no serious Mary Sue tendencies, etc. I liked that Isra and Sirene are available in the first game as well because I'm a sucker for slow-burn romances. Overall the quality of their writing and voice acting is pretty good. The mod scene is still quite large and surprisingly active. Sorta interesting that it's generally had a large number of women modders, but - sadly, like reality - has a bit of a heterocentric bias.