What Do The Other Gods Offer? (PoE1 Save Question)

[Cyrus_Blackfeather]

Hey guys, 

 

So, most of the characters I've been testing have allied with either Berath or Hylea in PoE1, which both offer limited use items as rewards for honoring their deals (Berath's Black Bell and Hylea's Bounty). The characters I've made that have sided with Galawain and Wael haven't offered anything of the sort, so I was wondering if there just aren't any items for them or if their rewards are a bit less obvious (A new talent, perhaps)? 

 

Also, kudos to Obsidian for making the endgame choice in PoE1 actually stick in my craw a little bit. It's genuinely kind of tough to decide what to do with all of those souls; my character is a father, so Hylea's option definitely makes a lot of sense, but it doesn't address the problem of Hollowborn who've already been killed or who have grown up into teenagers/been turned into wichts. Berath's option is more of a neutral 'hard reset', it sucks to be the parent of a Hollowborn, and nothing's going to get better for you, but at least the Legacy has stopped. Meanwhile, Galawain's option is a much more True/Chaotic neutral choice that allows for people to gain the strength to better deal with grief (And definitely helps resolve Pallegina's quest in the best possible way for everyone involved), and it's honestly kind of a nice juxtaposition of Galawain's whole philosophy regarding culling the weak - he's giving people the 'capacity' to be strong instead of just letting them wallow in their grief. 

 

If I had to pick right now, I'd probably go with Galawain's option closely followed by Hylea's, and then Berath's - Those first two actually accomplish something good, even if they go about it in very different ways. 

 

Still though, does picking Galawain have any sort of affect on your Watcher? Also, does it only show up if you PLEDGE to him? Berath's and Hylea's didn't seem to require pledging to do what they asked - Berath even has special dialogue for not pledging to her but still making her choice. 

[Yonjuro]

 

Still though, does picking Galawain have any sort of affect on your Watcher? Also, does it only show up if you PLEDGE to him? Berath's and Hylea's didn't seem to require pledging to do what they asked - Berath even has special dialogue for not pledging to her but still making her choice. 

 

 If you go with Hylea, 

she has no sense of humor about it if you don't do what she asks. Hel hath no fury etc. 

 

[Aramintai]

Well, I'm a fan of Galawain so I've seen what imports into POE2. First, he gives Eder +5 to max health, because he's a Dyrwoodan - all Dyrwoodans had their souls strengthened if Galawain ending was chosen in POE1. Also, he has a number of small dialogues with the Watcher - a minor interjection in one of the dialogues with the gods, a threat not to turn off the machine producing giant sea monsters in Sayka and an interjection when fighting magma dragon in Ashen Maw. Though none of these dialogues have any effect on anything as far as I've seen.

[Cyrus_Blackfeather]

Well, I'm a fan of Galawain so I've seen what imports into POE2. First, he gives Eder +5 to max health, because he's a Dyrwoodan - all Dyrwoodans had their souls strengthened if Galawain ending was chosen in POE1. Also, he has a number of small dialogues with the Watcher - a minor interjection in one of the dialogues with the gods, a threat not to turn off the machine producing giant sea monsters in Sayka and an interjection when fighting magma dragon in Ashen Maw. Though none of these dialogues have any effect on anything as far as I've seen.

 

Oooh, okay. Yeah, I'll probably wind up going with his choice then. It honestly seems to do the most good, especially considering how souls work in this setting. 

[Aramintai]

Oooh, okay. Yeah, I'll probably wind up going with his choice then. It honestly seems to do the most good, especially considering how souls work in this setting. 

 

You can even do a follow up to his POE1 strengthening ending in POE2 ending - make Eothas inspire kith with his essence. Strong souls will surely be needed for what lies ahead after that ending.