Am I robbing myself of something if I don't pick one of the premade characters as my main?

[e11]

I'll be honest: None of those guys really appeal to me, and Paladins are my favorite class. I played Divinity: Original Sin 2 for a bit, and I remember how the pre-mades got their own stories and special moments, that a player-made character missed out on.

[Elley]

Dark Urge is way better than the default custom.

[Plant]

Nope. The only premade one that is truly designed as a player character is Dark Urge.

[Ironwu]

You will actually LOSE content if you play an Origin character. You don't get ANY of the special quests for that Origin character.

In fact, Larian encourages new players NOT to use an Origin character on the first play through of the game.

[victorvnv]

No you aren’t

[robilar5500]

No

[Ryllharu]

Originally posted by Ironwu:

You will actually LOSE content if you play an Origin character. You don't get ANY of the special quests for that Origin character.

In fact, Larian encourages new players NOT to use an Origin character on the first play through of the game.

No you don't. You just start the quests easier instead of having to build trust with the party members.

Larian encourages people to use Origin stories because many players new to the cRPG genre feel uncomfortable not being handed a proxy character. A lot of potential casual players interested in the game aren't very experienced at roleplaying and need a little handholding in the experience.

Dark Urge isn't that different in that regard. It creates a forcing function for people who can't manage an "evil" run on their own.

Otherwise, make a custom Baldurian Tav or a Lolth-Sworn Drow or a Githyanki and have a great time.

[e11]

Originally posted by Ryllharu:

Originally posted by Ironwu:

You will actually LOSE content if you play an Origin character. You don't get ANY of the special quests for that Origin character.

In fact, Larian encourages new players NOT to use an Origin character on the first play through of the game.

No you don't. You just start the quests easier instead of having to build trust with the party members.

Larian encourages people to use Origin stories because many players new to the cRPG genre feel uncomfortable not being handed a proxy character. A lot of potential casual players interested in the game aren't very experienced at roleplaying and need a little handholding in the experience.

Dark Urge isn't that different in that regard. It creates a forcing function for people who can't manage an "evil" run on their own.

Otherwise, make a custom Baldurian Tav or a Lolth-Sworn Drow or a Githyanki and have a great time.

What's a Tav?

[f00b]

Tav is the Custom origin name

[Ironwu]

Originally posted by e11:

Originally posted by Ryllharu:

No you don't. You just start the quests easier instead of having to build trust with the party members.

Larian encourages people to use Origin stories because many players new to the cRPG genre feel uncomfortable not being handed a proxy character. A lot of potential casual players interested in the game aren't very experienced at roleplaying and need a little handholding in the experience.

Dark Urge isn't that different in that regard. It creates a forcing function for people who can't manage an "evil" run on their own.

Otherwise, make a custom Baldurian Tav or a Lolth-Sworn Drow or a Githyanki and have a great time.

What's a Tav?

"Tav' is just your basic run of the mill player character.

[Elley]

Originally posted by Ryllharu:

Originally posted by Ironwu:

You will actually LOSE content if you play an Origin character. You don't get ANY of the special quests for that Origin character.

In fact, Larian encourages new players NOT to use an Origin character on the first play through of the game.

No you don't. You just start the quests easier instead of having to build trust with the party members.

Larian encourages people to use Origin stories because many players new to the cRPG genre feel uncomfortable not being handed a proxy character. A lot of potential casual players interested in the game aren't very experienced at roleplaying and need a little handholding in the experience.

Dark Urge isn't that different in that regard. It creates a forcing function for people who can't manage an "evil" run on their own.

Otherwise, make a custom Baldurian Tav or a Lolth-Sworn Drow or a Githyanki and have a great time.

That's untrue, its not an evil run on training wheels. Dark Urge is very much plot related and you'll miss out on a lot of plot points by not going through it. You don't even have to be evil with a Dark Urge playthrough.

[EricHVela]

Durge is the only one with stories you cannot encounter by any other means (not including inter-origin romances which bear no difference from non-Durge Tav romances).

Basic non-Durge Tav can experience everything except Durge-specific stories. Other origins are the same way except you're playing from the perspective of the Origin.

However, Durge adds a complication if you're trying to go a purely "nice" playstyle. You will be unwillingly forced into situations that a nice character would never do.

[The 13th Ghost Bunny]

Originally posted by Ryllharu:

Originally posted by Ironwu:

You will actually LOSE content if you play an Origin character. You don't get ANY of the special quests for that Origin character.

In fact, Larian encourages new players NOT to use an Origin character on the first play through of the game.

No you don't. You just start the quests easier instead of having to build trust with the party members.

Larian encourages people to use Origin stories because many players new to the cRPG genre feel uncomfortable not being handed a proxy character. A lot of potential casual players interested in the game aren't very experienced at roleplaying and need a little handholding in the experience.

Dark Urge isn't that different in that regard. It creates a forcing function for people who can't manage an "evil" run on their own.

Otherwise, make a custom Baldurian Tav or a Lolth-Sworn Drow or a Githyanki and have a great time.

How do the origin characters help with roleplay? Playing as one of the origins pretty much gives the exact same experience as custom Tav, they even have almost identical dialogue choices as the custom character. In fact, you get less of an experience because that's one origin you can't romance. lol.

Playing as one, however, means you lose out on that character's banter in camp. Shadowheart suddenly becomes bland and lifeless and has nothing to say because none of the dialogue choices are voiced, which sucks big time because she's fully voiced when she's just a companion.

The Dark Urge is also very much tied to the plot. They helped set the main plot in motion and have personal stakes in it beyond getting the tadpole removed. They're even directly linked to the three antagonists in a very close way. They're far more connected to the plot than any of the origin characters.

[phantommail]

I mean kind of.
Tav warlock never get to see their master unlike Wyll.
Tav wizard never get adorable masterfully voiced monstrosity like Tara who call you her pet.

Laezel and Shadowheart have a ton of content and directly tied to the plot.

Compared to all of that Tav feels bland and boring and out of place.
But it's a matter of taste I guess

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by e11:

Am I robbing myself of something if I don't pick one of the premade characters as my main?
I'll be honest: None of those guys really appeal to me, and Paladins are my favorite class. I played Divinity: Original Sin 2 for a bit, and I remember how the pre-mades got their own stories and special moments, that a player-made character missed out on.

No.

[Sir Seanicus, Esq.]

You want to play a Bhaalspawn or nah. Edge or no edge.