Any advantage of creating character over using origin character?

[jonandbeth]

Seems like a lot of advantages, now with full respec.

Voice acted, another story line to experience, more inter party dialogue, etc. etc.

So, unless you dont like any of the origin characters, what is the advantage of creating a new character from scratch?

3 more days.....

[DeadBeat61]

Origin characters are more defined and have prior history which will impact certain scenes. They also have potential goals they're working toward. A custom character will grant you the most freedom to do what you want and be who you want.

[ahsanford]

Sure:

1) Swen Vincke suggests a custom for everyone's first playthrough. We should save playing an origin character for a subsequent playthrough to see the veiled vs. actual story is with each character.

2) It's a D&D game -- folks want to shape their character and *be* their character, and voices / appearances / backstory are baggage that some players may not want to take on.

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[ahsanford]

Originally posted by DeadBeat61:

A custom character will grant you the most freedom to do what you want and be who you want.

Nailed it. Couldn't agree more. A clean slate character can be / evolve in all kinds of interesting ways, but each origin character is on some (sort of) predestined character arc.

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[cire87]

im sure on my second and third run im going to end up killing o scaring everyone away so i will need the hirelings

[jonandbeth]

Hmm... good points all. I'm not sure what I'll do.

Would be nice to know which characters I can mess with and which ones I shouldn't.

Obviously Shadowheart and Wyl are mentioned, but Doesn't seem like Asterion or Lazeals class is too closely tied to their story.

[MeldinX2]

It's fine to play a Origin character if you want that background and have a character based story to go through while playing. If that's what you find more interesting then go for it.

[cire87]

not sure how hirelings work but primary character creations seems the best for a first playthrough

[Detective Costeau]

There's no way to play a halfling barbarian with an Origin character, for one.
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