From these two points, it seems like origin characters would have access to anything custom characters have access to, but also additional story elements. So then, my question becomes: Has Larian outright stated that custom characters will have actual unique story events to which origin characters don't have access? Because what they said in the AMA did not convince me of such.
That's a good question. Nothing like that has been mentioned, but custom characters are Baldurians (citizens of Baldur's Gate). That could lead to unique reactivity once we reach the city of BG. It would be nice if there were some unique interactions there based on our class/background.
