I agree with everything except alignment. Alignment is something that 5e has distanced itself from except in rare circumstances. I think the idea is to get away from "I would do this because I'm lawful good" and instead "I would do this because my character believes xyz." It's a subtle difference, but character motivation is more important than the box the alignment system puts you in. Just my opinion of course.
Equipment customization is pretty important at character creation though. Larian should do 1 of 2 things.
1. Allow us to customize starting equipment as in traditional 5e rules.
2. Start with no equipment and find scattered weapons and armor in the first room of the mind flayer ship. BG2 did something similar. You were a prisoner that broke free and found a room with various weapon and armor that you could dawn to your liking.
