Who are your favorite companions in SoD?
Rezkalla
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I have only played IWD before, not BG, so the idea of swapping out a party member was new to me. Eventually I decided the guys I created were kind of dull and have swapped out all but two. I now of Baeloth who is awesome, his fireballs and horror spells have won many battles practically on their own, M'Kiin who is also great and fun to play, Volghin who is good and funny (but the damn Reed of Echoes doesn't work), and Glint who replaced by thief and cleric - also funny. Not as good as a full Cleric or a full Thief but that's to be expected. What of the others? I've heard there's a mad mage with a quest. I'm thinking about trading in Volghin for someone else. If anything, I'd like to trade in my Wizard Killer, but the game has dubbed her the Hero of Baldur's Gate so I can't.
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I think I'll always switch out Safana for Glint as soon as I can, because I'm not a Safana fan. (Nothing wrong with the character, I just don't like her type, never have.)
I've had a back-burner idea to try a berserker run after I get done with Grim Dawn. So that party will probably be me-berserker, M'khin (since Jaheira doesn't have much going on), Minsc, Dynaheir, Glint, and maybe Voghlin, since I've never tried him.
I almost always use the canon party for all of BG1 and BG2. (Canon BG2 for me is charname, Minsc, Aerie, Jaheira, Yoshimo/Imoen, and Anomen. Sometimes I try to use Jan Jansen instead of Yoshimo/Imoen, but I don't really see him as canon, and I can't stand leaving Imoen behind when the time comes.)
Since there was a certain demand for the ability to create multiple PCs or even a full party, Beamdog has added that functionality in singleplayer, but it's definitely optional. If you do use it, the character that is listed first is the protagonist, while the others should be considered childhood friends of the protagonist, who, like Imoen, can be dumped for other NPCs.
I like M'Khiin, but the developers were lazy with her sprite. She always has an axe even when she's using a bow. It's not like there was not already a sprite for archer goblins. That's just a visual detail but it really bugs me.
I didn't say it wasn't possible. It certainly was (and EE 2.0 made it a lot easier). That doesn't mean it was the intended style of play.
thrashfellow known as Jan Jansen proven to by so irritating that he made me lost my faith in Gnomes as the race. What Glint did was restoring that faith.M'khin is interesting companion overall. She's goblin, which translates into few interesting interractions. Due to her class, she was able to use much more summoning/healing/supporting spells, depending on the situation, which made her useful. Finally, I kinda like her personality. She's a type of goblin/person that doesn't speak much, and when she speaks, she wants to make short, clear point. In this aspect she's 100% opposite of Jansen.
I liked Corwin at first, but then I stopped appreciating her when I learned about her ninjamancing my character. The fact that a mother with child decided to go full-way lesbian didn't help it - it felt out of place. Granted, I never finished her story arc due to her circumstances, but that might change in the future.
Overall, she's a great character. The conflict between her duties as a soldier and mother was compelling, but that's part of the job for a professional soldier and family-person (see Keldorn).
Gay men, too, would also often get married and have kids, even if their heart wasn't into it. It might be because of a social obligation (your parents keep bothering you about it) or to stay in the closet ("no one will think I'm gay if I'm married") or for a completely different reason (friendship, health benefits, alcohol, gold digger, etc.).
Loveless marriages, alas, tend not to be much fun, and in societies were homosexuality is still frowned upon, a loveless marriage is the only safe and legal option.
The total sum of her "ninjamancing" and bi-sexuality was the thing. Ninjamancing even more so than her sexual orientation. I do not appreciate situations in which the character is romancing with you and you don't even know it - and what's wore, if said character's previous actions indicated lack of interest and/or pretty stable life situation.
@semiticgod
Pardon me, but I believe you haven't stated anything I'm not aware of. In Corwin's case, her family situation and well, professional behaviour, never indicated her romantic interest towards my character, until she suddenly decided to drop the bomb. That's not something I consider "good writing".
Now, two last things. First of all - in my current SoD playthrought I intend to give Corwin a chance, so my opinion is a subject to change. Second - her being my favourite SoD companion is unlikely. "Professional soldier" type of character is simply less interesting than Glint or M'khin.
I don't know about the suddenness of her romantic interest in the player, but when you said "The fact that a mother with child decided to go full-way lesbian didn't help it," I got the impression that, for you, Corwin being a mother made it especially surprising that she was not straight. I might have misunderstood.
lol I'm sorry I thought it and then I had to say it. I actually do have Corwin and Viconia in a new Legacy of Bhaal playthrough I started. So far, haven't been able to arrange the kind of romantic action I'm looking for, but don't ruin it for me and say it's not possible. Anything is possible!
I am using a custom party of 3 "main" chars, along with 2 storyline chars in a LoB run, and I had to re-load saves at the first crypt a number of times.
Your strategy tends to differ, it's like "ok, open with de-buffing them, ok now first wave of fireballs, ok now slow/root them, then second wave of fireballs.....ok then fall back to traps, let the traps explode on their face, ok now send in the summons! Ok, let's try to melee....oh god fall back to the back-up traps! Ok last wave of fireballs! Yay, first fight done!" lol
Plus, Corwin doesn't strike me as the type to engage in sex with multiple partners. Being bisexual doesn't mean a person is interested in multiple partners.
And I agree it doesn't seem like corwin's personality to go for that, maybe someone like Safana but her voice/attitude kinda bugs me for some reason. Plus corwin's kit is so much better
I really should have said nothing...
I'd like to have Glint and M'khin especially in BG2 because it would make the all shorty party available, with Jan, Mazzy, and Korgan. Adventuring with a maximum height limit would be a) entertaining, b) have a decent amount of class coverage, and c) ensure nobody bangs their head in the Underdark.