I’ve been wondering what a truly evil playthrough of this amazing game looks like. I’ll be doing this with an Astarion playthrough on a modified version of the game which adds more interesting loot, more depth and difficulty to combat, and most importantly; more classes. Specifically, there is a class that is perfectly suited to Astarion’s vampire spawn traits that I want to use.
I’ve begun by tweaking Astarion’s stats to lower CON and WIS for a touch more STR (main characters tend to carry more in my games) and CHA. Astarion’s default charisma seems woefully low for the foppish seductor he portrays. I changed his racial spell from the offensive Firebolt to the distracting Minor Illusion. I see this being much more useful for Astarion than a basic ranged spell attack with poor INT.
I plan to blog each gaming session, even if I die and make no effective progress. It’s all part of the experience.
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