Let the custom characters have some actual weight added to the story and react to the world around them like in the old Baldur's Gate games.
So much THIS.
If someone wants to play with the DM's companion and their background that's fine but don't make the same mistake than in DoS.
Not having a defined and closed background does not mean not being involved differently in the story.
In exemple make the dreams happen only for the main character whatever it's an origin or a custom character / a good or an evil character.
Don't give powers to the whole party but only to the main character. Make him special too.
It's not too late to grants our main character a story that is a bit different all along the game.
And please :
- add non origin companions that just have a quest and follow you because they have a good approval
- allow us to custom what can be customizable about origin characters and that would not be a problem for the game (impossible to custom models, classes, background, deity for shadowheart and so on... but their abilities, their skills proficiencies,,...)
