Best companions?

[Bastila Shan]

What are they? I only heard agna the shield maiden was good. I guess you can find them in the encyclopedia hero search?

[Dreth]

They all have random first names; shield maidens are good yes - there's a companion guide if you check the guides for the game. Should have all the answers you need.

[Flippy]

I luckily found one with scouting but no others that have other useful skills and in fact not sure if companion skills are any help at all yet.

In WB this wasnt difficult to see being played out in the game.

Randomized companions generation is a good idea though i think over all.

[Itrme]

Just right click the name to see the stats in the encyclopedia. The last name of the companion determines the stats. Shieldmaidens have high combat stats. Robbers have 60 roguery, etc etc.

There is an overview in the encyclopedia of all companions on the map, just pick one, travel to and hire them.

[Bastila Shan]

If i visit every city will i eventually find a shield maiden or is it all random if its even in there at all?

[Dreth]

Originally posted by Hoboslayer:

If i visit every city will i eventually find a shield maiden or is it all random if its even in there at all?

It's randomly generated on fresh campaigns, that's why some people are complaining about the gender ratio of companions, since some only get "The Wronged" "The Accursed" "The Black" "The Shieldmaiden" etc and they're all surfixes for female companions, so the companions will be female.

[Kai]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2049791561

[Flippy]

Originally posted by Hoboslayer:

If i visit every city will i eventually find a shield maiden or is it all random if its even in there at all?

Not sure but randomly generated if some attention is put into is a good idea. This is important but very possible to do randomly generated and its a good call. Just saying.

[Kai]

The red, as "In the red"

[SKORG]

I usually go for 1 of each, so i'd get one that's a thief, one that's a shieldmaiden, etc, so it's easier to have a person for quests you don't want to do, but can assign companions to.

[SKORG]

Though Shieldmaidens or the one with the Vaegir Guards son story are particularly good at fighting and I keep them in my personal retinue.

[Dreth]

Originally posted by Flippy:

Originally posted by Hoboslayer:

If i visit every city will i eventually find a shield maiden or is it all random if its even in there at all?

Not sure but randomly generated if some attention is put into is a good idea. This is important but very possible to do randomly generated and its a good call. Just saying.

They will be adding in actual companions later that are not randomly generated, they will have an actual story etc.

The companions were currently seeing are meant to be companions you pretty much just send out on caravans etc.

[Flippy]

Originally posted by Dreth:

Originally posted by Hoboslayer:

If i visit every city will i eventually find a shield maiden or is it all random if its even in there at all?

It's randomly generated on fresh campaigns, that's why some people are complaining about the gender ratio of companions, since some only get "The Wronged" "The Accursed" "The Black" "The Shieldmaiden" etc and they're all surfixes for female companions, so the companions will be female.

In my game there is both male and female. Few have any skills that are usefull in the party screen sych as quatermaster or scouting though.

Thats a fun thing in M&B is to go around the map recruiting companions and saving up gold and equipping them.

[Itrme]

Originally posted by Kai:

The red, as "In the red"

He better have some amazing stats.... :P

[Dreth]

Originally posted by Flippy:

Originally posted by Dreth:

It's randomly generated on fresh campaigns, that's why some people are complaining about the gender ratio of companions, since some only get "The Wronged" "The Accursed" "The Black" "The Shieldmaiden" etc and they're all surfixes for female companions, so the companions will be female.

In my game there is both male and female. Few have any skills that are usefull in the party screen sych as quatermaster or scouting though.

Thats a fun thing in M&B is to go around the map recruiting companions and saving up gold and equipping them.

Agreed, I spent countless of hours equipping my companions :D

[Splic3r1]

I went and got a mod that adjusted the companions because like NONE of them had useful skillssets. :/ Early access, so its forgiven. but worth grabbing a mod to edit companions