What @Kamigoroshi says^. I'd also emphasize that you always get quite a bit of "spare" time between the main quest parts of each chapter. So a relatively good approach may be to go through … (View Post)

In Deadfire your choice of faction can result in companions who were my core party members walking out on me. Some quests are completely closed off to you based on your choices in other quests. Some … (View Post)

I guess you and I played different games because I found plenty of consequences in the Pillars games especially with your choice of faction, whereas found zero meaningful consequences in D:OS1 where … (View Post)

Very well put. I couldn't agree more. What has been lost going to 5e, and also in many RPGs not of the D&D/IE games pedigree but which tried to emulate D&D, is that D&D was not just an RP… (View Post)

The counterpoint to 3.5e eventually becoming bloated and over-powerful is that 2e was under-powerful and empty and boring. Many level-ups involved nothing for the player to do, and some level-ups res… (View Post)