Next time my MC dies, I won't immediately rez them and see what limitations I face. I'm aware they brush each other off.

That no resting is a game-stopper, you must rest at some point. Yes, I know there's been no-rest runs in EA and someone'll probably do that while speed-running. But I'm talking regular play.

Niara's cynicism has a point. The origin characters are antithetical to each other, it's just that EA is letting them coexist. I'm picking that by mid-Act1 in the real game it'll be clear who can't pair with whom and end of act, a choice made. In which case the MC is the nexus character, the most connected bridge-builder.

Dragonlance novels had Tanis Half-Elven, who was 2nd best to all the other warriors in the party but rose to become both an evil Dragon Highlord thanks to his lover, and good Solamnic Lord Knight thanks to his friends. Of all the characters, his was the most varied, though Raistlin fans would disagree.

There's a decision point in storytelling. Do you define a character, like say Astarion being a vampire, to tell a focused story? Or do you open character options, like Tav, and let adventure path decisions be their story?

Last edited by FreeTheSlaves; 27/01/23 07:21 AM.