KentDA

I'd say "pants are optional" except for the fact I have a cat. She likes to sit in my lap. Claws + bare legs = bad combo. She's a sweetheart and is great at murdering me going on binges on watching series or playing any game for too long. She reminds me that moderation is key. So, as we all venture forth into the Deadfire, remember, engage the game with moderation! Even if I do love Xoti's voice. I saw some of Cohh's early videos and I just love Xoti's voice already. Dragonwiz, to answer your question. Paladin for my Watcher. Leaning toward doing Paladin/Priest. Either Shieldbearer or Kind Wayfarer. Haven't decided which yet. For Priest, assuming the dispositions are the same, Berath for Shieldbearer and Eothas for Kind Wayfarer.

Thanks for the map. That may replace my rotating background for awhile.

My first pass in ANY RPG is to play the genuinely nice guy. Laws? Those can go take a hike. My class doesn't matter. I always do the good guy route the first pass through.

Nothing too bad here. I stock up on drinks (tea & kool-aid), munchies (wheat thins, grapes, apples), and food I can throw in the oven and forget. I used to be far less healthy as drinks would be soda, munchies would be chip and the like and 'real' food would be tossed in the microwave. I also advise my various friends online "You probably won't see me for a few days!" Having a cat (she just jumped into my lap) does sort of make sure I don't play for excessively long amounts of time.

I've seen up to part 5 and he got heavily injured at least once. He's also implied that the build is powerful but that it will taper off in time. And yes, I have seen him chug a number of potions. Also, as others have said, its "normal" for the first couple dungeons in an RPG to be easier than the rest. Because they have to make sure the players know the important basic mechanics. If we were talking stuff from the equivalent of act 2, we could talk. But the first island you land on is pretty much going to be "tutorial mode".

Word of mouth tends to be far more reliable and valuable overall than "Professional" reviews. Because for the most part you can trust they're being honest to their personal tastes. Then all you need to know is what their personal tastes are (which is why you look at past reviews as well). With professional reviews, you have to wonder if they were paid, if they're simply scared of giving a poor review to a game, or if they simply have a heavily skewed system of rating. There are groups that refuse to give anything below a 5/10 rating. Absolute garbage will get a 5/10 rating when if they properly rated it on the 1 to 10 scale, it would deserve a 3/10 at best. Obsidian games may sometimes have warts, and while I may not like ALL their games, I have to say, they've earned a good solid reputation. I will give them the benefit of the doubt on any game they put out. If there are bugs (impossible to catch all the bugs before release), I will be more patient on giving them time to fix the bugs.

Also of note is that single class characters can choose an ability at Power Level 9 that gives them an additional Power Level called Prestige. So a Single Class character can get up to Power Level 10, versus Power Level 7 for Multi-Class characters. Something I noted while looking over the higher level powers.

I think the confusion is that one of the wikis specified that Spiritshift (save for Fury) was considered dual wield. People probably thought it meant "hey, we get the Dual Wield Ability!" This quote came from the fextralife wiki for deadfire. (not linking it directly as I'm not sure if that is a faux passe on the forums). The quote is of course When Spiritshfited, the Druids Weapons are replaced with the Weapons of the animal it shifted into, and is always 2 One-Handed Weapons, except in the case of the Fury, where it's Two-Handed.

I'll be going with a Paladin. Maybe multi-class. Haven't decided yet. I'm considering the entire group layout as well in regards to the decision. Watcher (Damage) Eder (Damage) Aloth (Control) Xoti (Support) Pallegina (Tank) Is the group I'm intending to take for my first run through.