Hello! I've had Pillars of Eternity for a little over a year now and I've never gotten further than the tutorial because I fuss so much about how to design my party. I've been thinking things through and I think I'm about ready to actually start. But, I'm a little conflicted on the last two members of my party.
I'm certain I want these four:
Ranger, focused on the use of bows and pet for damage.
Druid, focused on casting primarily but able to use Spirit Shift
Paladin, focused on tanking and support
Cipher, focused on damage and crowd control.
I'd like for one of these four to be the PC/Watcher and advice on how to build for one that can both perform that role and provide a decently high Perception and either Intelligence or Resolve would be very much appreciated.
Perhaps the more interesting question I have is how to fill my remaining two slots.
I would be interested in using a Chanter, a Priest, A Monk, or a Fighter. What do you think suits my party's needs best? Are Eder, Durance and Kana good enough party members to suit most needs? What would you recommend to a first timer? I'll be playing on Normal but this is my first time playing an RPG of this sort, the closest facsimile I have is the experience of playing Dragon Age: Origins. Thank you for your time and advice in advance!
So, I'm hearing that Eder and Durance are probably the best bets for filling out the rest of my party. I'll probably use hirelings until I can find Hirvais, Grieving Mother, and Pallegina. If I'm focused on using the official companions then I think that essentially leaves me with Ranger as my main character no matter what! Though, Boeror is definitely tempting to me towards trying out a Barbarian, especially so that I can set my stats a bit tankier and get good dialogue out of it. As I understand, Barbarians want INT in this game in order to buff their natural AoE attacks which sounds a little goofy from an RP standpoint but kinda fun too.