Originally Posted by Wormerine

I am aware of 5 origins/companions so far. I am sure there will be more to come, but we will see how many. I don't expect to see BG2 amount of companions, though as modern companions tend to have more depth, it is somewhat understandable. Ideally one would want one companion per class, though I think it's unlikely to happen. We can curely make custom merceneries,though that's not quite the same.

4 is below my preference. I though Deadfire worked alright with 5, but 4 always felt too little for me. You will have tank, DPS, healer, caster, and that's kinda it. I feel 5 or 6 gives a bit more room to wiggle.


Not necessary to have a checklist of like 2 of every class (to fit alignment), just plop down compelling and interesting characters with some balancing in mind. Also no need to have a 600 page tome of narrative and story for them, all of them dont need to have a personal quest or an "arc". This is a personal preference sure, but I dont need depth to my companions but I also dont want soulless mercenaries. Where exactly is the balance? Hard to say, the companions of PF:K was fine in how much "space" they took up but again there was just too few of them. So I guess its a matter of prioritizing resources.

Last edited by Torque; 28/07/20 09:30 PM.