Hello everyone!
With the console release of Deadfire finally just around the corner, I've been throwing around ideas about what kind of party I want to start with.
I'm most likely gonna begin on normal difficulty to get my bearings and then switch to upscaled hard once things start to feel too easy; just like I did with PoE 1.
Gonna go with RtWP, just because I bet there are gonna be too many thrash fights in the game, just like in every rpg I've ever played and turn-based is gonna make them feel even
more frustrating (looking at you DOS 2!) Plus I guess you need to allocate stat points differently in TB, because then the game measures effects in turns, not seconds.
First playthrough is going to focus on roleplaying, so no real min-maxing (like 8 in any stat at the lowest for the MC)
With those out of the way...
Number #1 MC: fire godlike monk from the first game. Thinking of multiclassing him as a barbarian. Berserker subclass would fit him thematically (´cuz he's a literal and figurative hothead), but the -5 intellect penalty just seems a bit too much; especially since it will affect carnage's effective range, right? Drug user monk would probably be more effective than vanilla monk, but again, it doesn''t fit him roleplay-wise. Say I make him vanilla monk/barbarian and his role is gonna be mdps/off-tank - how would you stat him?
Number #2 Maia Rua: scout (ranger/rogue). This is what she's gonna be, unless someone convinces be it's the least effective multiclass ever; this multiclass just makes me think she's gonna be my heaviest hitter. Her stats seem to support this multiclass as well (high perception and decent might) (afaik)
Number #3 Tekehu: single class druid. Single class, because I'm thinking he's gonna be my main support/cc character, so he would get access to high level spells quicker. Is he gonna be able to heal the whole party, though?
Number #4 Pallegina. Here's where I'm having the most trouble making up my mind with. I'm thinking Crusader first and foremost (tough as nails frontliner who can probably go f2f with boss enemies as well). As a Crusader she would also probably be very simple to control. Just point and click, so to speak. I want at least one companion to click 'n forget.
But if Tekehu's heals aren't gonna be enough, then maybe Herald? I never really got into Chanters in Poe1, but I'm under the impression they get some passive heals at least. Plus I vaguely recall people making fun of her singing voice in PoE1, so her being a part-time Chanter now would be kinda funny. Maybe. I really don't know with her...
Number #5 whoknows... I really don't know! Who would fit this kind of party, mechanichs-wise? Sefaren seems kind interesting, but my main guy hates pirates, so that might be a problem hahah. Not opposed to using one of the sidekicks: Vatnir, maybe? Thinking of saving Eder, Aloth and the priestess (forgot her name) for a potential second playthough. But if I need to use them for a long time before getting to the others: Eder as fighter/rogue, Aloth SC wizard and the priestess SC most likely too.
Also, I'm under the impression there's some sort of system akin to FF12's gambit system and/or DA:O's tactics(?) system? In that one can kinda program the character's with simple if-then type of commands? If so, then maybe having Tekehu or Pallegina as multiclassed chanters wouldn't be so much of a hassle as I dread.
Just as an aside: if all you're gonna say is: "well, you're only playing on normal so play however you want cuz it doesn't really matter" - don't. Thanks for understanding!
P.s. sorry for a long and poorly structured post; English isn't my first language and it's been years since I've made a forum post thing long
P.p.s. HUGE thanks in advance for any and all suggestions/advice
