*SPOILERS* Gale: "I'm what you might call a wizard prodigy."

[Overlord Byron]

*EARLY GAME COMPANION/ORIGIN SPOILERS*

Gale: "I am one of the most gifted wizards who ever lived. I found the most important artifact of all time from the most powerful magical civilization of all time and intended to gift it to the goddess of magic (who is my girlfriend) so that she will sleep with me more than she already is."

Wyll: "I am a legendary hero renowned throughout the region. I am an acclaimed demon hunter, and my father is the most important person of the most important country in this part of the continent."

Karlach: "I am the personal cyborg warhound of Zariel, archdevil and ruler of Avernus, the first lair of Hell. I have fought on the front lines of the Blood War, the greatest and deadliest conflict in the cosmos, for ten years. I am battlehardened and bloodied beyond belief."

Me: "♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, you is all level 3. Calm your tits."

[The Seraph of Tomorrow]

This is the problem with RPG's that don't introduce companions throughout the story.

[Malaficus Shaikan]

Yeah it is rather boring.
We are all special level 1 characters.
Back in the bad old days:
Name is keldger by the way.
Stop by the willow here for a brief fight.
Either way they got my coin.
The way i saw it.

We live in an age where being normal is not acceptable.
Everyone has to be special.
Normal people cannot possible achieve greatness.
*vap like a moron*

Ugh.
The more you study humanity the more you grow to hate them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8se6YXtI8k

[Glyph]

The all say, Wyll especially, that the tadpole is actively interfering with their powers. The same reason why vampire spawn Astarion can not get fried in daylight. The tadpole did it.

[Noctoculus]

I'm something of a scientist myself.

[Boots of Doom]

So was it the tadpole that ♥♥♥♥♥♥ the bear?

[Ronin Gamer]

Certain characters were kind of depowered in different ways. Gale by the orb specifically, so not sure why it matters. It's just an explanation how you can have people who existed and achieved things in the realm while also them being level 1 again for the adventure. They aren't meant to be fresh faces is the point.

[Noctoculus]

Those are just the backgrounds they chose at character creation. I chose Outlander.

[Malaficus Shaikan]

Originally posted by Ronin Gamer:

Certain characters were kind of depowered in different ways. Gale by the orb specifically, so not sure why it matters. It's just an explanation how you can have people who existed and achieved things in the realm while also them being level 1 again for the adventure. They aren't meant to be fresh faces is the point.

Because even deleveled to level 1 you dont lose your 200+ spells.
You just cannot cast them.

[Scrubwave]

Originally posted by Glyph:

The all say, Wyll especially, that the tadpole is actively interfering with their powers. The same reason why vampire spawn Astarion can not get fried in daylight. The tadpole did it.

And companions without tadpoles? The two from previous bgs?

[Janthis]

That's just an RPG trope. In DOS2, all the characters had super special origins too, yet they all started at level 1.

[Farandr]

I think it is explained they were nerfed by the tadpole or something like that.

That said, I would like it more if they were a bunch of nobodies that eventually make their name and become famous.

[Brian Sirith]

@OP Yup, the backgrounds are over the top, definitely not what I like to see. In my opinion they border on the kind of Mary Sue background you see DMs in videos joke about / tell you to avoid. But well… first one minute :P

https://youtu.be/BugFN73U71w

[Brian Sirith]

Originally posted by Johnny_B_80:

That's just an RPG trope. In DOS2, all the characters had super special origins too, yet they all started at level 1.

Though there at least I got it. I didn’t like it but it made sense and fit the story. Those guys were the ONES, the chosen of their races etc. They were basically in a competition to become practically a god from the start. Here though not so much.

[hgshurtugal01]

It was stated that the tadpoles made them much weaker

[Glyph]

Originally posted by Scrubwave:

And companions without tadpoles? The two from previous bgs?

One of them does have a tadpole actually. Jaheira is old and that's her excuse. Battle grandma can't cut it.