What are the benefits of playing a custom character?

[RedHaze1911]

Dont you lose too much lore n narrative by playing a vanilla char compared to a lore char or dark urge char?

[Viper]

well the main is custom..You only lose story if you use custom companions.

[Clovis Sangrail]

Originally posted by RedHaze1911:

Dont you lose too much lore n narrative by playing a vanilla char compared to a lore char or dark urge char?

I'll tell you what I do for that. I like to use a little thing I call my 'imagination' to fill in the details.

It's a pretty handy thing.

[Kamuizin]

The companions aren't made to be MC material anyway (except Gale, maybe). So it's the other way, by playing a preset character you're also imposing that side character in the role of MC.

Also, by making a custom character you get one more companion, it doesn't matter in the long run, but can be important at the very begin of the game. I did not play the game with the presets, yet, but for example:

* If you play as Lae'Zel or Shadowheart, afaik the start of the game will have 1 less companion.
* If you play Astarion or Gale, you have one less person with you at that very beggining area, too.

[Pan Darius Cassandra]

You get to customize Tav however you like.

[blankowl]

I'd say the only lore you miss by playing a custom origin is Durge if only because they aren't a recruitable companion. By playing as an origin you do get a unique perspective and some dialogue here and there, but you miss the fun of having them be fully voice acted as well things like approval and romance. I'd say origin characters are a good choice for a second run mind and your own character for the first run

[DargonBlak]

Originally posted by RedHaze1911:

Dont you lose too much lore n narrative by playing a vanilla char compared to a lore char or dark urge char?

while you can choose to start with some lore-related, pre-made character, i'm not sure you're losing much story if you choose to go "new"

each of the other 8 or 10 NPCs have a personal story. some are complex and others are straightforward, and since i find most of it annoying i really can't say i "miss" *more*

the problem i usually have with pre-made hero characters is they are sometimes not as flexible as generic characters - pre-made characters can have a restricted path

either way, i don't think i miss anything in the game sense - all those legacy heroes were nobodies at one point, and my game story is just another nobody having to save the world.

[Tresh]

Well, since you can fully customize the dark urge, you can get a custom character that is also an origin character.

[WhitePhantom]

Fresh start you can RP however you want.

[Garrow]

you can make a hot version of yourself

[Zentake]

You won't lose much story or lore by playing a Custom Character. The game is generally designed to be centered around a insert story-line. Whether you play as yourself, an evil version of yourself, etc. The game will accommodate. I will say that if you want the maximum amount of lore and story, to play the Dark Urge. It has full customization, just like a Custom Character. While it does give you some directed RP directions, it is not forced. So you can play a good Dark Urge (my favorite) or Evil or whatever. And it has the added benefit of being considered THE canonical Main Character. I will say that especially for the Dark Urge, to follow the 1st commandment of CRPGs: Save Often.

[wtiger27]

Ummm. For myself, more fun. The only reason I play any video game.

[GrandMajora]

You get to choose the race / class combo you want, without having to go through the tedious task of waking up Withers every playthrough.

You also get to customize their appearance, where as Origin characters are locked into their default state. They can't even use the Magic Mirror to edit themselves.