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That's how my Beguiler/Assassin mostly rolls too.

Something like that, yes. "And so the god Eothas destroyed the foundation of the world order as we knew it for millennia, and lo behold nobody noticed because Deadfire's factions were all busy ripping new ones to each other".

Yeah, though I'm surprised that Obsidian was surprised. All of the factions are unpleasant (more or less) and there is clearly not a "good" faction option. And I'm not complaining about it, but for me it's obvious that you'd have to roleplay a pretty fanatic character to stick with a given faction to the end. Not necessarily -- it could be a cynical character who just wants to throw in with the winners, an entrepreneurial character looking out for profit, an indifferent character who's all "whatever if it takes me where I want to go", a diplomatic character who understands there's time for compromises, etc, etc... Obsidian might have been surprised because Deadfire's "loner ending = downer ending", but that's somewhat a novelty -- usually loner endings in RPGs are pretty cool, like in New Vegas, or (my personal favorite) VtM: Bloodlines. Chances are a lot of players picked it out of inertia, expecting the cool to happen again...and then it didn't.

Heh. Benweth is annoying, cowardly sh†t-talking sleazebag who fails to kill you in the very beginning of the game, prefers to strike at you from behind the backs of his goons or at least sic them on you first; there are multiple ways that you can get at him, you can either let him live for no good reason, let him live but humiliate him, or you can kill him and wear his tacky outfit. Reminds me of certain other Benny.

Here's a few. Atsura meets... ...a feelings about EVERYTHING guy: ...a stoic, rational type: 'sfunny, he has the same response for shady as for rational: Anyway, if there is one good thing about siding with the slavers, is that it completely throws Atsura off balance. He's still smug and condescending if you don't blow up that Adra pillar. but hoo boy what a spectacular meltdown he has when you tell him about your Crookspur alliance.

He's a cheating metagamer who can see Watcher's dispositions and pull strings accordingly is what he is.

Yeah, well...how to say this...dude/dudette, you're waaaaay overthinking fishy sex thing and kind of veering into Tali Sweat Grosslands from opposite direction. Anyway, your own character can be wooden and mossy, have gross tumor head, or head that's on fire all the time (imagine making out with that, eh, eh? ), so the whole "scaly fishy dude with sentient hair" deal is tame in comparison. (And yes, he is totally the best in character development/involvement with the story way plus his druid and theurge kits are very powerful, so fishboy da best boy )

What. This is priceless. Do you need to be at -2 to hear it? it was on a -2 character, but his barks doesn't change from -1 to -2, just his text reaction, so maybe being in negatives is enough?

Ah, Sand, you holier-than-thou shifty little arrogant slippery weasel, one of the key reasons I would always side with Qara no matter what (other being my preferring Sorcerers to Wizards, but 'tis less important). Ahem. Back from the Memory Lane -- it appears that I learned to be quite satisfied with stuffy, judgemental, disapproving Aloth. His schtick works. Granted, sometimes it feels like you are traveling with a petulant teen who you dragged away from his Xbox and who never, ever passes up a chance to remind you how utterly miserable he is in your presence, but all it does is make it even funnier. Like, when the Watcher is down, Aloth's comment is "And stay that way!"

How comes people find Ydwin interesting? She's just as uninteresting as Konstanten. Rekke at least has stuff to say and Fassina + Mirke have tied quests so we get to know them better. It's just because she's a vampire, innit. Grieving Mother IMO was a wasted potential just as Waidwen's Legacy that she was set to represent. A society that basically lost its future is such an interesting thing to explore; alas, it did not expand much farther than Gilded Vale, and by the time we meet GM in Dyrford there's disconnection already.

PINEAPPLE GOOD WITH RUM AND COCONUT. BAD WITH MEAT. WHO OFF-ALL? SODDING BUGGER WANT TO MEET HIM, HAS LIST OF GROUNDMEAT SODDING BUGGER WANTS TO BE OFFED. MAYBE MR OFF-ALL CAN HELP. NAME SAY HE NOT BE PICKY.

Last I checked (today), the bad poetry lady's infinite Xoti and Serafen approval has not been fixed, if you don't mind getting diplomacy points along. That is, go visit the bad poetry girl upstairs in the Mare with Xoti in your party, ask her about her life, pick diplomatic option, repeat as many times as you need to get Xoti to 2.

I would be delighted to have a camel pet with 'Spit' attack.

Not really, no. Resolve is not synonymous with bravery, but, quoting dictionary, "firm determination to do something". So if your character plans to prance about doing side quests instead of beelining to Eothas every time, low resolve is completely in character.

Running a Maia, Xoti, Eder, Aloth party. Xoti repeatedly pesters Aloth (of all people on Eora!) for relationship advice regarding Eder, and right next after that banter she asks the Watcher what is the best way to woo Maia. Oh Xoti, you dog. :biggrin:

Has to be a little more complicated than "the faction you helped the most". Two very similar playthroughs with Huana leading, pirates second, then the Vailians, then RDC, end game always started with the RDC committing suicide by the Watcher to avoid kablooey in gunpowder warehouse. Went with the Huana, Aeldys showed up. Went with the Vailians, and it was Atsura.

So here I am, looting the mansion after killing everyone inside as I do, when a corpse of giant wizard in her undies materializes out of thin air. Tuesday in Deadfire!

Different strokes for different folks. I'm having a lot of fun with Beguiler/Assassin -- you can shoot something from stealth, teleport behind your brick wall line and either set up debuffs for your sneak attacks or charm (love when enemies do my dirty work for me and kill themselves), or charm first and pile on them while they're distracted -- certainly more interesting and versatile than just swinging some BFS all the time or punching someone repeatedly in the face.

My SWTOR Sith Warrior Darth Flatulenza would approve of your ship.

And here I never ever bothered to name my ships. Oh well, still not too late to rename my flagman to Bazzo Nasenale.

Priests of Wael get to ask the hooded figure "Wael?", to what it answers "Of course not", so yeah, it's probably Wael. Makes sense, since there's its temple on the same island and priests notice that the place feels "almost holy"

SHRIEKING DIMWIT EAT PINEAPPLE WITH MEAT? SHRIEKING DIMWIT NEED NEW NAME, SHRIEKING PERVERT! BLEUGH!

Dataminin' says the sidekick with most interactions is Rekke with 11, and Fassina has the least -- 3. Compare Tekehu with 324, Xoti with 289, Eder with 273 and it's obvious they ain't worth the hassle. Either roll with the companion party for the social stuff, or make your own adventurers for the optimized stuff.

Who of a healthy mind would play a dutiful party over a lighthearted party?! ...okay, who but a white marble statchoo would play a dutiful party over a lighthearted party? Xoti threw a fit and butted heads with Pallegina in my party, but neither of them threatened to leave.

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