Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Build Discussion Most appropriate class/subclass for companions?

ps. knock on thought (sorry boards timing out and internet has been spotty all week) but specifically on the Astarion Assassin concept...

So this wouldn't have been my first thought, like I think I gave the hood to Shadowheart originally. But then seeing NoBigNeil discover the hood and go instantly ninja mode, that revamped my thinking a bit there. I mean even if story doesn't quite account for it, the idea that at some point in 300 yrs, he'd have picked up some serious immortal technique for just slicing and dicing all over the place. Like the way dude laughed, and then also like those origin volume suits and how he tumbles around just insane!!! But then I also like the idea that it'd just come out of nowhere, sorta like muscle memory. So say at first the tadpole has his third eye vision clouded, but then somewhere around the end of Act 1 is starts coming back to him, effortlessly, with a total recall. Anyhow, that's how I work that one. Vampire Shinobi for genesis mode, like just full ascension! hehehe

? oh I like that too, the 'gunslinger' version haha. That'd work for me as well. I couldn't give up the rakish rogue archetype entirely, cause D&D without the thief just didn't feel right (like unless someone else or the main is diving in on that front that's pretty much his deal) but I seem to use him more for sniping anyway, so I like the quickdraw blaze of glory idea! Might have to give that a whirl too!