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After contemplating everything in this topic, I conclude that sidekicks are a good idea. Sometimes you just want to bring along some characters who have a bit of banter and interject sometimes but not be too in depth and throw walls of text at you. Should every companion be one of your life long soul mates? Someone who's just along because of some mutual convenience can be potentially interesting, or at least not a hassle. The thing I mainly dislike is the term 'sidekicks'. The definition is 'person's assistant or close associate, especially one who has less authority than that person.' This doesn't seem to be what they are describing with them. but I guess that's just semantics.

I think this topic has been derailed into talking about BG2 but........ Yoshimo! People don't mention him enough. I always have to take him up until Spellhold. I can't NOT! Really adds to the drama, I like him he's a cool guy.

The floating numbers look hideous.

It's called having a laugh mate. Don't be so bloody depressed.

I like Cernd because his voice actor is Jason Marsden! But I never take him for too long, maybe just do his quest. IN fact, I have just started BG2 again after this topic. Perhaps it's time to take Cernd, Valygar, Haer'Dalis, Mazzy... all in one party! It has never been done.

We're all doomed! Heh I'm not sure if it's intentional or not how similar to Xan you are! I love it.

Typically play a fighter in everything because I prefer my character to be just a normal adventurer without any magic or ties to God and crap. Just a guy with a sword and shield and armour doing his thing.

The Grey Sleeper was the only one which really stood out to me. Probably cos of the associated quest. Not really into the whole 'kill ten enemies to upgrade' thing. Just reminds me of Call of Duty style perks or whatever. When you have to do the same crap to level up.

Guys, come on geeeeeeez. Kiss and make up.

You do know they are having a laugh our kid. Chill mush it's all gravy.

Yeah none of them look like adventurers at all. As long as you geeks can jerk your ding dongs all is well I guess.

I don't have anything constructive to add, I just love Black Sabbath. YEAH BROTHER!

You are a gentleman. If you need any accounting advice I am here for you.

I think he means morale not the reputation thing.

Eeek. I just grabbed one I had shrunk for BG2 or something. Forgive me, too many beers last night.

I use this for my character in every game haha. I forget where I found it originally, been using it for years now. It was meant to be the artists impression of Jaime Lannister. And I wish he looked more like this in the show then how he actually does.

Because the official companions have a unique backstory, unique questlines, they have relationsships and banter, some of them even have unique subclasses and abilites. The price for full customisation is that your hirelings have none of that. But hey: you can give them a custom portrait and name. Yeah I kind of wish in the first game there was set paths for all levelling up and that for each NPC so I could just let them do their own thing. BG2 would be a worse game if you could just let Anomen be a bard, or Edwin could be a fighter.

OK This has taken me too long, but if you don't mind.. THIS PLEASE!

I think backgrounds should have a drawback as well as a bonus like in NWN2. Like ladies man, tale teller, farmer, all that malarkey. If you don't want any you click no background.

Well there's only about 5 weeks til release I imagine they are completely finalized.

A psychiatrist has to be psycho-analysed but a surgeon doesn't have to be cut on. Does that seem right to you?!

OK I didn't read your first post properly!

Isn't there another topic with tons of portraits?

Knife and fork to eat spaghetti? Are you completely MAD?!

Pathfinder is probably going to be more similar to the classic IE games than any of the other revival attempts. In a good way!