Is it safe to massacre driftwood?

[Say]

I'm ending act 2 and ready to set sail, but it would be very profitable to kill every living thing in driftwood and steal their souls. You know me, I'm all about that money.

But if I do this will it negatively affect the future of the game?

[DedJim]

I did. I just tried to steal something and everything attacked. So far nothing online says anything bad from it.

[Fionor]

Do you play character who is absolute sociopath or you're just plainly stupid powerplayer?

[Hans CakeStealer]

As far as I can tell purge it, I left Fort Joy with like 3 people only because they were party members

[Viper]

Purge it why..It doesn't fit the story. Your going to kill lots of innocent people for what reason.

[Ptolemy]

Originally posted by Viper:

Purge it why..It doesn't fit the story. Your going to kill lots of innocent people for what reason.

For the gold and experience, why else? It’d probably be a fun challenge too. Really depends how into the RP you are

[BlazeRomulus]

Originally posted by Viper:

Purge it why..It doesn't fit the story. Your going to kill lots of innocent people for what reason.

I mean, the game has a villain tag for just such ocassions...

[Zols]

My god you people are evil. Yes, i hate magisters too but, ♥♥♥♥, did none of you save that kids mother who raised the bridge to protect her son?! Think of the children! or the magister in fort joy in the dungeon who was beaten by his own people because he knew what they were doing is wrong! Did you people not give him a healing potion to save the good?!

Please! Mercy must be given!

[AIntPJZ]

Kill everyone before leaving driftwood. It has no consequence anyway and your companion will love you and you will be the greatest hero that ever existed.

[Chances]

Originally posted by SuperJuicy:

your companion will love you and you will be the greatest hero that ever existed.

I'd be careful with that. Sometimes your closest allies are your geatest enemies. Played a Knight / Necro character a while back with a friend, let the friend be the 'face' of the team. Only thing is, like much of ya, he decided just full on massacre was their end goal to maximize profit and XP.

We argued a good bit about the approach. But once he decided he'd started murdering in Driftwood and 'getting away' with it, that's when things went sour.

My axe is still wedged in his skull in Cloisterwood, his remains left where they fell. I never bothered to rez him after that.

[Say]

Alright I went back and circled the map just to make sure. Every living breathing creature is dead. The entire Reaper's Coast has been culled and it was totally worth it not. I've got 350,000 gold from the entire ordeal. Whatever stuff the Arx vendors sell, i'll be able to afford it for sure.

Moving on.

[Say]

I just wanted to give a special shoutout to Arran the Racous one, for being the best vendor in Driftwood by far. I would not be as geared nor as experienced if it wasn't for him and his awesome wares.

Rest in piece, my friend. To answer your question of "What's next?" the answer is the Hall of Echoes.

[jack_of_tears]

I find this game attracts two types - people who care about RP and world depth, and those who just want to watch the world burn for xp and gold. I'm not going to call one of those right or wrong fun (I prefer rp) but it is a feature of the game that you can indulge in either and have a good time.

With that said, there are people in the town whose death will affect some interactions you have later in the game - dialogue and maybe a quest or two in some minor way. If you kill people indiscriminantly, there can be consequences (sometimes significant, often none) which affect or even break quests later in the game; if you're okay taking that chance, then have a ball. So far as I know, you can kill pretty much everyone and still progress through the main plot of the game (though you might need to get creative and make prodigious use of Ghost Sight, etc).

[Marmiteinajar]

Nothing wrong with whatever option, play as a worshipped hero or world purger. Have fun with it :)

[DedJim]

I haven to admit I feel bad for completely imaginary people... but you have to get source by evil means as well... On Tactician without mods you need to farm everything to have a chance

[Råb!d]

If it's part of YOUR group's story then do whatever you want. It may make sense if you're leaning toward the Black Rings or the Void.

It also may be a stupid thing to do, as you may end up killing valuable or somewhat important people, for quests or to trade.

There are a number of different endings that you could head toward.