I know it's still not a reality, but I'm pretty confident we can get to 2.6 million before the Kickstart ends (and we still don't know how the paypal section is going), BUT
I had an interesting Idea.
As I gather the Hall of Heroes will give us the ability to create custom companions much like Icewind Dale saga did.
But, what's the main difference between IWD dale companions and BG and P:T companions?
Party banters and personal quests!
So... how about this:
When creating a custom companion we can choose a prefabricated 'story' for him and that will grant us banters and quests!
It doesn't need to be too specific, like an only rogue past, or only elf past and such. There could be maybe up to five 'story' and they don't even need to have the same detail and complexity of normal companions. They just need to give the feeling that the custom companion is not 'lifeless'.
I know that this is well beyond the scope of the 2.6 million goal and will probably need more founding, but I think it is a much needed addition for all of the players that don't plan on using the Hall of Heroes for how 'blank' the companions could end up being.
Thoughts?