February 28, 20187 yr I'm liking the dualclass options for the sidekicks, mindstalker for Ydwin is especially cool. I hope the default choices for the companions are the ones that suit them most e.g. Aloth as wizard only but Xoti as priest/monk.
February 28, 20187 yr I'm liking the dualclass options for the sidekicks, mindstalker for Ydwin is especially cool. I hope the default choices for the companions are the ones that suit them most e.g. Aloth as wizard only but Xoti as priest/monk. am knowing this is an extreme nerdling reference, but whenever we see "mindstalker" we can't help but think o' an old ad&d 2e kit: the caradhaker (dwarvish for mindstalker.) http://paizo.com/products/btpy72z2?Dragon-Issue-245 caradhakers adopted githzerai illithid hunting techniques. HA! Good Fun! "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019)
February 28, 20187 yr I, on the other hand, am a huge fan of it, because I can choose characters based on whether I like their personality or not rather than whether they fit into my party mechanically. Well then I am glad you are getting what you want. But I am glad they are at least limiting it a bit to conform to their vision of their characters. Edited February 28, 20187 yr by Valmy
March 1, 20187 yr So it's getting to make your mind up time I guess. Wow this is great info! I'm leaning towardss this at the moment, be great if someone could point out my idiocy if I got any my assumptionds wrong: Me: Straight Druid. Mainly for the killer returning storm. From what I've seen on beta play this is a canine's gonads type spell. Plus some heealing and buffing. Eder: Swashbuckler. I need someone to open the damn locks as well as handsomely slit throats. Palegina: Heraki. Uber tank with uber buffs and uber summons? Er, yes please! Aloth: Straight Wizard. Mainly for the killer fireballs. I've seen what they can do maxed out. The thing I'm banking on is that the ability to redirect spell casts is going to be a big thing in Pillars 2. Like adjust a fireball trajectory so it gets the whole lot of them perfectly for a crap ton of damage every time? Er, yes please! Xoli: Contemplative. No priest? No thanks! A priest that can also kick arse? Er, yes please!. I'd like a ranger too for the extra dude, but I can't see how to fit Maia in
March 7, 20187 yr So it's getting to make your mind up time I guess. Wow this is great info! I'm leaning towardss this at the moment, be great if someone could point out my idiocy if I got any my assumptionds wrong: Me: Straight Druid. Mainly for the killer returning storm. From what I've seen on beta play this is a canine's gonads type spell. Plus some heealing and buffing. Eder: Swashbuckler. I need someone to open the damn locks as well as handsomely slit throats. Palegina: Heraki. Uber tank with uber buffs and uber summons? Er, yes please! Aloth: Straight Wizard. Mainly for the killer fireballs. I've seen what they can do maxed out. The thing I'm banking on is that the ability to redirect spell casts is going to be a big thing in Pillars 2. Like adjust a fireball trajectory so it gets the whole lot of them perfectly for a crap ton of damage every time? Er, yes please! Xoli: Contemplative. No priest? No thanks! A priest that can also kick arse? Er, yes please!. I'd like a ranger too for the extra dude, but I can't see how to fit Maia in Yes I like this composition as well, though for me, I can't consider having a party without Maia Rua... She's just too cool... So I'm taking her as a scout (ranger / rogue) and dumping eder...
March 7, 20187 yr How can you not take Serafen? Really, you're not going to take this loveable furball: Yosharian's Deadfire Builds
March 7, 20187 yr Damn you Yosh! Stop messing with my brain... hmm... maybe if I ditch Pallagina?.... GRRrrrRRrrr
March 7, 20187 yr Damn you Yosh! Stop messing with my brain... hmm... maybe if I ditch Pallagina?.... GRRrrrRRrrr Aloth is overrated! There, I said it! Yosharian's Deadfire Builds
March 7, 20187 yr But... but... but... I needz mah fireballz! Maia can cast spells =) Yosharian's Deadfire Builds
March 7, 20187 yr BG2 was the last of these games where you actually had to pick your permanent party. Now you can use everybody and just cycle them through, which I always do.
March 7, 20187 yr BG2 was the last of these games where you actually had to pick your permanent party. Now you can use everybody and just cycle them through, which I always do. Did you have to? With few exceptions most people could be exchanged AFAIK, but I didn't like doing it. To this day there are NPCs in that game I never had in my party. Not even once. :D
March 7, 20187 yr BG2 was the last of these games where you actually had to pick your permanent party. Now you can use everybody and just cycle them through, which I always do. Did you have to? With few exceptions most people could be exchanged AFAIK, but I didn't like doing it. To this day there are NPCs in that game I never had in my party. Not even once. :D Yes. At least once you leave Athkatla you are pretty much stuck with your team.
March 7, 20187 yr BG2 was the last of these games where you actually had to pick your permanent party. Now you can use everybody and just cycle them through, which I always do. Did you have to? With few exceptions most people could be exchanged AFAIK, but I didn't like doing it. To this day there are NPCs in that game I never had in my party. Not even once. :D Yes. At least once you leave Athkatla you are pretty much stuck with your team. You can retake dismissed party members in BG2. They either return to a set location (which they tell you about), or stay on that spot. The only time you are stuck with the party is Chapter 4/5 (Spellhold/Underdark) and 7 (the final). Azarhal, Chanter and Keeper of Truth of the Obsidian Order of Eternity.
March 7, 20187 yr You can retake dismissed party members in BG2. They either return to a set location (which they tell you about), or stay on that spot. The only time you are stuck with the party is Chapter 4/5 (Spellhold/Underdark) and 7 (the final). Yes I know. I have played BG2 before. Come on, you know what I mean guys.
March 7, 20187 yr You can retake dismissed party members in BG2. They either return to a set location (which they tell you about), or stay on that spot. The only time you are stuck with the party is Chapter 4/5 (Spellhold/Underdark) and 7 (the final). Yes I know. I have played BG2 before. Come on, you know what I mean guys. Your original post made it sound like you were stuck with the same companions the moment the party was filled and couldn't switch them. Azarhal, Chanter and Keeper of Truth of the Obsidian Order of Eternity.
March 7, 20187 yr Your original post made it sound like you were stuck with the same companions the moment the party was filled and couldn't switch them. I just meant it lacked the post-KOTOR deal where you recruit everybody and they sit around magically leveling up at your base while you adventure. Edited March 7, 20187 yr by Valmy
May 7, 20187 yr I'm splashing this straight up, just for easier reference. EDIT: Hmm, my first party: Aloth (Battlemage), Maia Rua (Geomancer), Pallegina (Herald), and perhaps the sidekick Konstanten (Howler). I wanna try a sidekick out, and also save the lovely companions for later playthrus. I notice, lots of you guys having Konstanten on the list. Dwarves FTW! My main will multi-class as well. I'm gonna double whammy the **** outta this game! Heh! I'm quoting myself, just to remind myself what my plan was! You know, the game got delayed, and this thread is useful, so I hope more peeps enjoy it as much as I do! *** "The words of someone who feels ever more the ent among saplings when playing CRPGs" ***
May 7, 20187 yr I updated the original image with all the known information about subclasses as per an old post by Josh (thanks Blotter) This is also important info that needs to be repeated, I reckon. Edited May 7, 20187 yr by IndiraLightfoot *** "The words of someone who feels ever more the ent among saplings when playing CRPGs" ***
May 7, 20187 yr Its possible to choose companion abilities? (First time they party?). I mean do the companion join party at level 1 and you have option to manually level up.
May 7, 20187 yr Yes. "Time is not your enemy. Forever is." — Fall-From-Grace, Planescape: Torment "It's the questions we can't answer that teach us the most. They teach us how to think. If you give a man an answer, all he gains is a little fact. But give him a question, and he'll look for his own answers." — Kvothe, The Wise Man's Fears My Deadfire mods: Brilliant Mod | Faster Deadfire | Deadfire Unnerfed | Helwalker Rekke | Permanent Per-Rest Bonuses | PoE Items for Deadfire | No Recyled Icons | Soul Charged Nautilus
May 7, 20187 yr Its possible to choose companion abilities? (First time they party?). I mean do the companion join party at level 1 and you have option to manually level up. There is an option to choose their abilities from level one in the options menu.
May 7, 20187 yr do you have to have the companions or can you just create 4 other generic people for you party?.....i dont care about aloth etc.
May 7, 20187 yr do you have to have the companions or can you just create 4 other generic people for you party?.....i dont care about aloth etc. You can make fully custom characters, just like in Eternity 1. Just remember, some of the companions and sidekicks may have unique skills/abilities fully custom characters can't get. Example - Teheku's racial, or Xoti's two subclass options.
May 7, 20187 yr Once you choose their class, I suppose you can't respec them later and change them to be multi or singleclass again?
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