I don't mean canon. And I *definitely* don't mean most effective. Just what classes and subclasses do you think best represent the companion characters?
These are just my off-the-top thoughts.
1. Shadowheart: Trickery 6 / GOO Bladelock 6
--weird, I know, but maybe? this way she can see in darkness, use her spear effectively, and still have some clerical magic.
--her stats almost *have* to be respeced to represent her character.
--I'm not convinced this is the right build for her (the shar version), but that's mostly because of the textual flavor of the warlock. if I can accept shar as a "great old one" type then I can begin to get behind this.
--if she switches to selune, then change trickery to light and goo to fey?
2. Astarion: Thief 4 / Shadowmonk 8
--I like this because the shadow monk gives me a sense of Astarion's vampiric nature.
3. Gale: Wizard 12 (subclass?)
--not sure what subclass best represents Gale? evocation or divination maybe?
4. Lae'zel: Battlemaster 12
--I could see someone trying to build a gish version of her, but I think battlemaster is probably the best fit for her.
5. Wyll: Fiendlock 5 / Vengeance 7
--maybe Wyll changes direction when he realizes Mizora sent him after a tiefling instead of a devil? I don't know.
--then again, I suppose I could see bard considering his ridiculous dance.
6. Karlach: Barbarian 12? (subclass?)
--I just don't have a good feel for her.
7. Minthara: ???
--she's supposed to be a paladin canonically, but I don't know. I'm not feeling it.
8. Halsin: Moon 12
--focusing on the shapeshifting seems to be his thing.
9. Jaheira: Land 7 / Ranger 5
--I'm not settled on this, but land druid seems to fit her best. as for ranger, I don't know, I just want that dual wielding scimitar feel that seems to fit her.
10. Minsc: Berserker 8 / Ranger(hunter) 4
--shrug, just spitballing here.
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Any thoughts? What do you think when you imagine these characters? Again, not the most powerful. Not even canon. Just what do they seem like to you, at heart?
