White March, best party combination with new NPCs

[Gleichgewicht]

For the main game I have

HC (DPS mage)
Eder (Tank)
Pallegina (Tank, Buff)
Sagani (DPS and pet support)
Aloth (DPS)
Grieving Mother (Ranged Buff)


The Devil of Caroc will take Saganis Place as rogue

But are Zahua and Maneha more DPS or Tank? I dont even know how to skill them or what armor type is best for them.
Currently I have Maneha instead of Eder and Zahua instead of Grieving Mother.

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

Originally posted by Gleichgewicht:

But are Zahua and Maneha more DPS or Tank? I dont even know how to skill them or what armor type is best for them.

Take a look at their attributes and come up with a plan on which talents to learn and what equipment you could give them (based on what's found in your Stash or what's available in shops):

http://pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com/Zahua
http://pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com/Monk

http://pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com/Maneha
http://pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com/Barbarian

Talents take an important part in defining a character's role within the party, but since there are not real supporters in your party (no Priest, no Druid), that can be a hindrance. Both Zahua and Maneha come with average RES and PER, so they would benefit from good support.

[Gleichgewicht]

I just play on normal for the story. Dont want do find the best build for every compagnion, they just have to work decent.


But I notices, that you can reskill the characters now. So I made a pistol-DPS out of the devil of caroc. Maneha can work as tank and a bit DPS and Zahua should interrupt enemys from attacking my pure DPS chars. Simple enough for me to get trought the Addons without dying. The combat style just have to fit the character for me. Thats important :D

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

Yeah, but you've asked about the "best party combination", and at Normal difficulty, that is not important, since many party combinations of varying size work just fine. "Best" would be what you can handle best.

Apart from that, does it need to be two mages? Why not add Kana into the mix?

[The.Spaz.]

Well I am playing path of the damned and I found the monk to be a real asset. Since my character is already a dual weilding barb, I have been having problems making Maneha adjust without cramping my style. Unfortunately for now she is mostly bait/distraction for my team to ambush. That monk hower... cracked me up with some of the backhand interactions during conversations with NPC. Beyond that he is a real powerhouse if you build him right. Between me, Eder (sword and sheild) and Zhaua, we pretty much wipe out the infantry in seconds.

I would recommend reviewing your NPC character stats at an inn and balnce them out how you want them. I did this for almost all companions and they work with real synergy.