I would really like to see some of the stats on the Origin Characters tweaked.
Excepting Laezel, every companion character has a higher Dex than Str. This includes Astarion, Shadowheart, Gale, and Wyll.
Why does that matter? Good question.
Well, consider. Laezel starts as a two-handed weapon fighter, and I think that's great for her.
But that leaves a lot of Str based one-handed weapons laying around. Unless the player creates a Tav specifically designed for those weapons, they go largely unused. This is because every companion character is better off with a Dex based weapon, excepting Laezel, who uses a two-handed.
Instead, imagine if Shadowheart reversed her Str and Dex. That would give her a 14 Str and she would be able to use a one-handed Str based weapon efficiently. It would make her much more useful on the front line, and her ability to use a shield and good armor make up for the small reduction in Dex.
I get that Astarion is better off with Dex based weapons. That works fine.
But what about Wyll? If his stats were played with, he could have a higher Str and get his hands on a nice Longsword, making his "the Blade" title a bit more palatable. Right now he has a Str of 9. He could easily stand to lower his Wis from an 11 to a 10 and lower his Con from a 15 to a 14. Frankly, I think it would also be reasonable to lower his Int from a 14 to a 12 or maybe even a 10. This would leave plenty of points to bump up his Str and give him an opportunity to wield some Str based weapons.
This is an issue I haven't seen a lot of people posting about, but it's one that really bothers me as a player. I want so bad for my companion characters to be able to use some of these wonderful weapons laying around. I'd like to spread out the loot, you know? Instead, I'm giving everyone a Dex based weapon except Laezel who gets a Greatsword.
And honestly, even Gale could stand to have a better Str than 9. That way he'd have a reason to actually use a Str based staff from time to time.
