Wouldn't Changing Origin classes break their characters?

[Jivebot]

Giving origin character any class doesn't really make sense. If you make Wyll a Monk or something his entire story arc falls apart. He no longer has a Demon patron.

If you make Gale a fighter there goes his whole thing with Mystra.

If you make Shadowheart a Warlock, she's now beholden to something entirely different from Shar.

The only way I can make any of that make sense is if maybe changing an Origin's class basically just guts their unique content rendering them no different than a Merc/Hireling with a preset appearance and a bit of extra voice work.

[Agent Chieftain]

I think I remember hearing that re-classing origin companions would indeed affect some stuff about their story or dialogue or something.

[A Disembodied Intelligence]

Yeah, it's a bit of ludonarrative dissonance as far as that's concerned.

The ability to have them be any class is purely a gameplay one, for players who just want to change them to be something else they might prefer.

The story will always treat them as the classes they were originally 'meant' to be.

It's nice to have options, I doubt I'll ever change their classes, but I appreciate the choice.

[Heu, Iterum Id Feci]

No, swen specifically mentioned that Wyll be narratively still be a Warlock, but you can respecc his mechanical class.
Same for the other chars, and similarly to how they did it in dos2...you could fullyrespecc her into whatever you wanted, but narratively she still was lohse the bard.

[Heu, Iterum Id Feci]

Originally posted by The Sarah:

Yeah, it's a bit of ludonarrative dissonance as far as that's concerned.

The ability to have them be any class is purely a gameplay one, for players who just want to change them to be something else they might prefer.

The story will always treat them as the classes they were originally 'meant' to be.

It's nice to have options, I doubt I'll ever change their classes, but I appreciate the choice.

Well, I will definitely be changing gales class. I really dislike wizards and very much prefer any other fullcaster over wizard...:P

[A Disembodied Intelligence]

Originally posted by Dαятн Wαfflεmαncεя:

Well, I will definitely be changing gales class. I really dislike wizards and very much prefer any other fullcaster over wizard...:P

To each their own!
It's nice that it lets you do that.

[DreadMuse]

Originally posted by Agent Chieftain:

I think I remember hearing that re-classing origin companions would indeed affect some stuff about their story or dialogue or something.

Nop, Sven confirmed the game will treat them as their original class in story/dialogue.

Anyway, options to chose from is nice for who wants them. I will use their original classes to keep the immersion.

[Jivebot]

I suppose that makes sense. If I did change any classes i'd try to stick to the flavor of the original as much as possible.

Shadowheart and Lae'zel could maybe make believable Paladins.

Gale could work just as well as a Sorcerer.

Astarion's probably the only one you could make any class sinc ehis class seems to have nothing to do with his story.

[boo_guy]

The only character I really want to fiddle with(heh) is Shadowheart. I'd keep her as a Cleric though, I just want to change from arcane trickster and modify a few stats.

[Mollerz]

Swen said no.. just goes by their OG class.