I take Wyll sometimes though I don't like him as a character. Currently I'm embracing his phony persona. In my current playthrough Wyll hides his Warlock status by claiming to be a Sorcerer. So no Eldritch Blast as I assume Gale would have identified it rather quickly and the so-called jig is up. Now I'm basing this on the fact that so far I have not been able to find anyone other than Warlock capable of using Eldritch Blast, I'm no D&D expert so please correct me if I am wrong. I also assume that any Wizard would be able to notice this spell since it is described as a purple beam and the the the obvious gestures and sounds Wyll would use in casting it would also give it away. I have been careful to have Wyll only select and employ spells that a Sorcerer can use. Another example is I don't allow him to cast Imp or Quasit. Obviously this limits his casting ability somewhat but after all he is the "Blade of Frontiers" not the "Spellcaster of Frontiers". So I have him equipped with 2 short swords. I realize he is not proficient with martial weapons but hey he's essentially a fraud and a narcissist. As the story progresses and the truth comes out I'll deal with it then and have him be more open about his true nature.
One other time my character was an evil Warlock so I didn't take Wyll but did take Gale as a deliberate attempt to corrupt him since he is a somewhat overbearing know it all. I imagined my Warlock could influence Gale to do things not in his best interest such as agreeing to the Hag's deal (hey I wanted to find out what would happen) and reading the Thay magic book. By the time my character betrayed the Grove Gale pretty much hated my guts but he was compromised and complicit in our schemes so I felt that he felt he had no choice but to tag along.
After so many playthrough's I find things like this fun and interesting and they often lead to surprising situations and outcomes that I find entertaining.
Last edited by Ranxerox; 19/06/22 03:56 PM.
