New Strongholds
Sixheadeddog
Member Posts: 197
This is for WAY down the line, but I think that the three oddball classes (Monk, Barbarian and Sorcerer) deserve their own stronghold questlines in the enhanced edition's BG2. These three classes were basically only added to BG2 as a promotional tie-in to the release of 3rd edition D&D, and in a lot of ways they don't really fit in with the main storyline (case in point: we don't have any NPCs who represent these three classes). This is only underscored by the fact that, when it comes time to getting your Bhaalspawn a place to hang his/her hat, you end up sharing your crib with either the Fighter (if you're a Monk/Barbarian) or the Wizard (if you're a sorcerer).
When it comes down to it, it's actually not that bad to stick the Sorcerer with the Wizard (they're almost the same class, really), but the Monk and Barbarian need their own space and their own Stronghold storyline. I see a Monk coming to head a monastery somewhere (maybe having some contact with Balthazar, foreshadowing events from ToB); maybe the Barbarian discovers a tribal encampment and becomes the head of a barbarian horde, or something.
When it comes down to it, it's actually not that bad to stick the Sorcerer with the Wizard (they're almost the same class, really), but the Monk and Barbarian need their own space and their own Stronghold storyline. I see a Monk coming to head a monastery somewhere (maybe having some contact with Balthazar, foreshadowing events from ToB); maybe the Barbarian discovers a tribal encampment and becomes the head of a barbarian horde, or something.
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