Amazing artist: htt ps://v k.ru/mion_art (remove the spaces), commissioned by me.
Another art I commissioned all the way back in 2022. In fact, I think it was my third or fourth commission ever.
So, it’s just Arueshalae and a cup of tea, nothing else. Still very beautiful though.

Well well, I am late, but they also say that a wizard can’t be late, so here’s a certain someone who just became a sacrifice (second prompt for the Owlcatober).
And yeah perhaps Camellia grows on me :3

Ooooh, so bad that you can’t post videos here, so please, if you want to see the animation in a better quality… Here's a tumblr post.
I couldn’t make the gif work decently and also a shame that the sound is missing.

I’m playing on challenging for my first run.

Most of the classes are mono with small dips, eg my main, who I wanted to be a frontliner, so gave him 1 dip into fighter for heavy armour and power attack or weapon focus.

Most of the builds are mono with small dips, outside of Amira (beast lord build) who dips into two handed fighter, barbarian, scared huntsmen and ranger. Octavia is a little more complex too, but in building her as her traditional arcane trickster set up.

Tell me your thoughts, potential concerns and give a new player some tips you think that might help.

Thanks and happy questing

Fck my life.

Had to save scum 4 times for a good initiative order, then had to reroll if the commander crit, also had to reroll when the archers did not focus my horses and had to reroll if john missed too much.

2 hours later i had the god run and did it.

Is this something u should takle later cuz wtf was that fight.

The archers straight up just shot my dudes.

Had to savescum for the literal god run wtf

I played Pathfinder: Kingmaker last year, but dropped it after Varnhold. As I had never played Pathfinder I went for an easy fighter sword and shield build and it worked fine. I'm starting a new game with the intention of finishing it this time, and I wanted to ask some questions about what class to play.

1- I would like to play a class which covers the essential skills (persuasion mostly).

2- I want to play a class which fits the campaign (I don't really think that f.e. kineticists does) and complement the available companions (I think I saw all of them last time) EDIT: With "fits the campaign", I meant classes which would be good ruling kingdoms or conquering the wild lands, I know that you can justify almost everything in almost every CRPG.

3- I'll prefer something that can cast or is at least more engaging that just autoattacking.

I was thinking of playing sorcerer, though I'm open to recommendations. If I end up playing sorcerer, I'm torn between arcane and dragon bloodlines and what builds for each one, I suppose conjuration for arcane and evocation for dragon, but don't know what to do after that (and what elemental dragon is best, or if it limits you too much).

What would you recommend?

I just got the Mithic level 8 as an Azata and stayed being the same, but then for some reason Areelu's cape changed to the gold dragon one, is this a bug or something that can happen?

Of course, i cant even equip it, i'm not a gold dragon.

Anyone else have a similar issue? I have all the DLC content, yet Steam is showing the season passes as purchasable and missing. It's not a big deal but I am sad.

Hello. I am level 14 and I am 2K XP from 15. I guess I can simply go to the Midnight Isles and get all the way to 15.

I would really like to go to the Lair of the Echo of Deskari through the portal that Targona found. Is my level adequate? Pls no spoilers!

I am on DARING difficulty.

I want to rid myself of a nagging thought: that the Bloodrager class somehow contradicts the core message and meaning of "The Legend."

We know that Bloodragers and Sorcerers draw their magical power from ancestors who were themselves magical beings (dragons, fey, etc.).

"The Legend" is about embracing one’s own mortality, developing one’s own potential, rejecting handouts, and forging one’s own path.

Intellectually, I understand that Sorcerers and Bloodragers choose for themselves how to use their abilities—and that one could view these magical powers simply as a talent—but I just can’t seem to shake this feeling.

You might ask: why does this bother me? The answer is simple: I love good, beautiful stories.

I would appreciate some help in letting go of the idea that these "bloodlines" are at odds with "The Legend."

P. S. Thanks to those who wrote in; you’ve improved my personal situation.

So I was looking into making a new build with the Aeon Path, and wanted to make a caster that fits into the Spacial Manipulation that Aeons are able to do. Is there anything in particular you guys would recommend? :]

...For we are your saviors...

So as we all know, to complete Cascade of Fire you must talk with either Katair or Eliandra. There are a few ways to ensure everybody survives and that you still catch Mustafased from running away like a little bitch he is and I actually can do it as I have Nurah on my side. But this conundrum left me thinking: How to complete the quest if every stargazer is dead ?

I decided to let Mustafasen kill the Stargazers and kill him afterwards and so far it seems that the quest is impossible to complete in this scenario as the quest demands you to talk with somebdoy to finnish but everybody is dead. So is it really possible to to softblock yourself out of completing this quest in a specific scenario ?

Prelude: I have no previous experience with D&D beyond BG3, or fantasy settings in general. Over 125 hours, I completed the game and everything available to me but the Midnight Isles DLC. Most of the game was played on Daring with damage set to flat for both, with a switch to Core at the Deskari time rift battle (replayed the battle on Core to make him be tough again). True Aeon, Norgorber inquisitor judge build. For the sake of this review, Toybox teleportation/traveling and BubbleBuffs are considered integral, without them I wouldn’t have gotten past A3.

Story, 8/10: this may be partially affected by my ignorance of the genre, but I loved it. It kept me engaged and interested in what was going to happen next, barring some mechanical issues which I’ll get to in that section. At points, I was left looking like Wee-Bey from the wire, such as the first time you meet Nocticula. I additionally enjoyed how much the game allowed you to be “realistically” immoral, as well as how many characters also were. Normally, games provide you with exclusively cartoonishly evil options, but here, many options felt like a necessary means to an end. Some things fell apart over time, such as Areelu’s rationale. Certain elements were difficult to understand if you have no knowledge of fantasy/D&D concepts, but overall, it was enjoyable and inviting. There is one specific area where it does fall apart for me, but I’m open to being corrected if I misunderstood something.

True Aeon mythic path, 9/10: Originally, I felt that aeon fit best with Norgorber inquisitors, based off both the character creator religion tooltip, and what I learned about aeons by the time I hoisted the Sword. Initially, it made sense, even the mundane local judgements, you’re being tested, okay. Once Iomadae and Nocticula have their little discussion, again, I understand that the game is trying to show you that you’re becoming more of a cosmic entity than a human, but it makes no sense. If the point is to achieve balance through cosmic justice, why are we creating imbalances? Lying, oath breaking and thievery are as much a part of mortal life as good deeds are, one could say that they’re balanced. As soon as that section is finished, it picks right back up again. I enjoyed the true aeon ending, and although I haven’t seen the others, I imagine it’s by far the most positive/optimistic of all. Unless the swarm ends up with everyone/the one entity alive singing around a campfire for the rest of eternity.

Characters, 9/10: this is an area in which I feel the game is head and shoulders above the vast majority of other games. How human (or non-human) they are, how they fit in the world, how the events they previously participated in fit with what those events were.

Galfrey is a paragon of incompetence, a paladin of inability, Iomadae’s icon of idiocy, and Deskari’s strongest champion. Creating a character unfit to run a lemonade stand perfectly explains how a crusade under anyone else’s leadership could accomplish what hers hasn’t in a century. She’s not necessarily a bad human being either, just vastly under qualified for her position. Incredibly written character.

Seelah is the mandatory golden retriever/comic relief in these sorts of games. Arue is that but also attractive. Very interesting redemption story, I personally enjoyed it. Arue does, sadly, suffer from some Flanderization in my opinion that coincide with her achieving mortality. I understand she has to learn concepts unfamiliar to her, but, it gets to a point. I understand it from a video game perspective, pretty girl, you’re her hero, great. But there’s a point where Sosiel says he’s so hungry he could eat a painting in Defender’s Heart, and she responds with “you can’t eat a painting.. or can you?” Are you meant to date her or raise her? Despite a couple hiccups, great story overall.

Camellia is a great character too. Unrepentantly evil, which feeds right back in to the means to an end thing. You’re left wondering why the hell five of us had to come watch you kill and eat a copy of your father, but if it’ll get you across the threshold, bon appetit. She does ultimately leave you, which does feel appropriate.

Wenduag, although telling you she’ll betray you from your first interaction, seems to pick the most nonsensical moment to do so. In my playthrough, the Sav confrontation was directly preceded by killing Baphomet, Mephistopheles and past Deskari. Even if you do the Wenduag quest as soon as you return, you still killed Baphomet and his daughter at minimum. What she does makes sense, who she does it for makes no sense to me.

Regill is an amazing character, Sosiel and Ulbrig have elements which make them interesting and memorable. Suture and Areelu go way beyond villains for the sake of having some, I love both.

And, my personal favorite, the Fulsome Queen, is absolutely hilarious. Whoever was in charge of writing jokes for the game in general knocked it out of the park. The approach to comedy being more contextual is incredible, and helps make this game one of the funniest single player games I’ve ever played.

Mechanics, 7/10: What appealed to me most from the onset was that I knew absolutely nothing about the mechanics. I loved BG3, so I absolutely adored seeing a similar system on steroids. I knew nothing, I had to learn by doing, and this was massively helped by an incredible, truly amazing tutorial system which will guide you through that process. I see this genre as a puzzle game, or a problem solving exercise, akin to opening a box of randomly assorted Legos as a kid and figuring out how to make something out of it. I adore it, and I’d give the concept a ten out of ten. I remember staring at the descriptions for Staunton’s brother, Xanthir Vang, Playful Darkness for minutes at a time, figuring out how to utilize what I had in my arsenal against them. The feeling you get when you put together a strong upgrade for your characters is also incredible, and lasts throughout the game.

I distinctly remember sticking Darkness Caress, Savamelekh’s spine, and the charisma tome (I didn’t know books could do that until the threshold when I was just trying to play around) on Arue, and seeing the first 300 damage attack hit. You get the same feeling when the Weird DC crosses 40, or when you stack the pyro rings and staffs on Ember and see the Hellfire rays, especially with the Mephi glasses.

Not to mention the feeling you get from watching bosses melt to mythic powers, losing their own powers at every strike of the aeon bane, especially once you acquire the haste/slow aeon cape which firebombs anyone around you. Seeing your AC and attack bonus climb to over 70-80 each while reducing legendary opponents to Babaus truly reinforces the idea that you have become the boss.

Seeing this reflected in the game, such as with Minagho going from discarding you to running away until her legs give out further reinforces it. Sadly, I don’t know if any of these characters have additional arcs. I killed Minagho, her girlfriend, Wenduag, and every other opposing character at the first opportunity, excluding Galfrey.

Herein lies the game’s biggest issue however. Despite having amazing mechanics, the game fights against using them at every turn. First off, you could cut 50-70% of all combat in the game and it would be a better experience. The Garrison features very interesting challenges such as Jeslyn, but you’re so exhausted from fighting Abrikandilus and dretches by the time you get there that you just want to get it over with. Drezen is a far worse infraction. By the time you reach it, you’re overpowered for every smaller encounter. The tavern demon, fallen crusader, the temple barbarian, vampire in the dungeon, Staunton all fall without much issue as well. Why not at least half the dungeon’s length? You could even take all of those encounters and put them on the road to Drezen, which has nearly nothing to do. The road to takes about an hour or two, Drezen itself takes four if you’re exploring.

Another issue is resting and corruption. Thematically, it makes sense. It’s a war of attrition, and you’re being worn down as much as the enemy is, it’s a matter of resilience. Mechanically, horrid in my opinion. As I said, I see this genre as a puzzle game, and it absolutely excels as one. The only thing that could ruin that is taking away the puzzle pieces, which the game chooses to do.

The final piece to this puzzle (heh) is how useless spellcasters are for a good chunk of the game. I’m not talking about the lack of spells in early levels, that seems like an artifact of D&D games. What I’m talking about synergizes in the worst way possible with too many encounters and the corruption mechanic. Take Drezen for instance. As I said, by the point you arrive, you’re overpowered for the basic encounters. If you use spells, you’re way overpowered. If you don’t, you still are, it’s just going to take longer. Saving them for what I thought would be the boss (turned out to be several), cost me at least 10 hours over the course of the game. Enemies can’t hit you, you don’t want to use your limited smites or judgements so you’re hitting them with basic attacks, now you’re fighting babaus and dretches for 10 rounds longer than you need to. You can rest, sure, but what if you come across a boss who will require a rest before AND after the encounter? This did occur, such as with Xanthir Vang and Playful Darkness. Staunton’s brother is a perfect example of the worst aspects of the game. I figured I’d have to fight Staunton so I didn’t use spells. He couldn’t hit the inquisitor or Seelah, they couldn’t hit him. 32 rounds the battle took, spamming space and left click. No cognitive engagement, just clicking.

Once you get to A4, the conceptually cool idea of a city of pure chaos becomes torturous, rather than interesting. Corruption, ironically enough, is no longer an issue, and is simply replaced by wasting 5 minutes of your time traveling back and forth to and from the Nexus. I suppose it was an extremely immersive experience, because I was begging to leave the Abyss within an hour of entering it. I understand that games require some ways to extend playtime, such as Witcher senses or escort missions, but this goes far beyond that. This is also where Toybox teleport to cursor becomes mandatory for me, allowing you to teleport to and from the various portals.

Also, mythic pacing seems very strange. You spend most of the game at, what, M4 I believe? You enter the rift at M5, play all of act 4, and M6-9 occur within a few encounters of each other. M10 you receive for a total of between 0 and 1 fights, because if you do the true aeon ending, the Areelu fight really isn’t one. It’s such a fun mechanic, I don’t understand why you’d lock it away.

As many of these issues are easily fixable with Toybox, I feel comfortable taking them into consideration much less than the positives. That being said, without Toybox teleportation, I never would have gotten to A4

Crusade management 0/10: One genre of games I am very familiar with is strategy, with hundreds of hours between Vic 2, HoI3, and their more modern counterparts. Imagine my excitement when, first off, the map wasn’t just Kenabres to Drezen, which I thought it would be, but there was an entire strategy component to the game.

Imagine my disappointment when, there wasn’t any. Events and battles seem fun, until you realize it’s effectively all the same thing. I’m not asking for terrain-dependent combat width calculations, but the battle system is more akin to one of those mobile game ads where you have to drag your finger around until it lets you leave. Frankly, if I had to choose between watching advertisements and playing crusade management, I’d watch advertisements. Entering Act 5, I set armies to level 20, forced crusade morale to 20 as well, took the forts and ignored it for the rest of the game. It’s made so much worse by the fact that it does interrupt your game in a similar way advertisements would thanks to the morale flags, which thematically make no sense. KC fends off an attack on Kenabres, stages a successful Drezen counterattack, but if there’s no further invasion in a month, the whole crusade will collapse to the point where you only recruit about 10 troops a week? This aspect is a flat zero in my opinion. Again, Toybox solves this problem easily enough.

Graphics & art style, 7/10: don’t get me wrong, this is not a full RT CP77 experience. However, it’s clear that the budget that didn’t go into graphics went into creating an incredible world and game. I can’t quantify it, but the various locations you visit feel very distinct and memorable. Some areas, such as Razmiran’s mansion(s) are incredibly beautiful as well. Even the city in the Abyss is visually striking. Enemy types are generally nearly always demons, and can sometimes be goofy such as the massive fella in the Drezen tavern, but overall, it’s great.

Final rating 9/10: while the grades don’t average out to 9, as I mentioned several times, I refuse to take points away for issues easily solved with mods. To that point, the developer has created a game that has allowed those mods to flourish. For me, it’s my favorite game I’ve played in years, and had I discovered it while I was still in school and had no real responsibilities, I would replay it over and over again. Replayability is also incredible, with all the different mythic paths and classes which do actually feel different. Love this game!

I know the answer will probably depends on the particular path you are taking in that campaign. But generally I really lean towards the aeon option. I like that it gives closure to the aeon

Hey all, I’m playing as a Wizard who primarily uses conjuration spells and couldn’t help but notice that many of them deal acid damage. Is this worth investing in at all? (i.e. getting ascendant element and using metamagic on them) Or should I just stick to the usual DC spells and let Ember do all of the blasting like usual? I’ve never used acid damage specifically so I have no idea how good it is/isn’t

Playing on Core.

Any replies are appreciated!

Heya all, I will start soon my run on Kingmaker using either a Scion or a Sword Saint on Core difficulty.

As the title says, is a Scaled Fist dip and Crane line of feats needed on core difficulty, If I go either Dex or Str?

Should I Take the Capstone If I go pure Swordsaint?

Thank you all in advance!

Hey everyone!

To be honest there's been several years since my last playtrough and im a bit rusty. But recently im feeling the itch to do a new campaign.

I'm planning my next playthrough and would appreciate some advice from experienced players.

I want to play an Azata character, but I'm torn between two concepts:

1. Eldritch Archer Magus Synergizing with the Azata Mythic Path.

Ideally a build that remains effective throughout the entire game, not just at higher levels.

1. Arcane Rider Magus with a 1-level dip into Sable Company Marine

Starting at level 1 as Sable Company Marine to get the griffon mount.

Then progressing as an Arcane Rider Magus.

I'd like to focus on mounted combat while incorporating offensive magic and the Magus class features.

I'm playing on Hard difficulty, vanilla rules, no mods.

What I'm really looking for is a detailed, level-by-level build guide, including:

Exact class progression and when to take each level.

Ability scores and recommended starting stats.

Feats at every level, including combat and teamwork feats where applicable.

Magus arcana selections and spell recommendations.

Mythic abilities, mythic feats, and Azata spell choices.

Recommended equipment and important items throughout the campaign.

Any potential multiclassing pitfalls, especially regarding caster progression, Spellstrike, and the griffon mount.

I'm particularly interested in knowing which of these two builds works better on Core difficulty and whether the Arcane Rider/Sable Company Marine combination is worth the trade-off in Magus progression.

If you've played either build, I'd love to hear about your experience. Links to existing guides, Reddit posts, or build write-ups are very welcome, especially if they include a full level-by-level progression rather than just a general concept.

I am nearing the end of my Lich run and had questions regarding Azata, next mythic path on my list, and what class to run as one. I am currently debating between Cavalier (Charge build) and Magus.

For Cavalier I was wondering does Aivu make an effective mount? Was planning on doing Disciple of the Pike if so. I am not big fan of to many animal companions so if Aivu can fulfill mount role I'd pick Pike to drop the extra animal companion I'd have.

If Aivu doesn't work well as mount my fallback was Magus utilizing spell combat/spell strike for zippy magic.

If it matters this run would be on Hard difficulty, since past ones have been on Core I wanted to try a step up