Question... Is it better to

Calaethis Dragonsbane · 04-09-2006, 09:24 PM

In a game where there are two or more player created characters, is it better to...

...make the weakest, one more likely to die the Main Protagonist, or the one least likely to die?

I ask this simply because of the value that you as a player, would place on the weaker one if he/she/it wasn't the Protagonist. Would you care as much if he/she/it got killed, even replace him/her/it?

How do you value your party members?

Klorox · 04-09-2006, 10:36 PM

I'm not sure what you're asking.

I try to make all of my characters as hard to kill as possible.

Calaethis Dragonsbane · 04-09-2006, 11:35 PM

[img]tongue.gif[/img]

Take a mage over a tank, for example. Mage Protagonist because mages fall faster than tanks (usually), or put the tank as protaganist (because generally, they last longer [img]tongue.gif[/img] ).

But I get your point.

True_Moose · 04-10-2006, 12:24 AM

I'm honestly pretty indifferent towards the subject. Although thinking about it, I usually make the party in the order that I would put them in formation - ie in order tanks->clerics->thiefs->mages. So the main character ends up being some sort of warrior variant.

But then again, part of my thing is I almost never raise dead in game - I reload far far too often. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Kyrvias · 04-10-2006, 01:06 AM

I have it exactly backwards [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Though, not for the reasons you think. Quite personally, I think the mage is hte most interesting class, with fighter being at the "bottom of the food chain" as it were.

Andraste · 04-10-2006, 03:00 AM

My tanks die more often than my mages/sorcerers, because the job of the tank is to attract enemy attension and take the damage. My mages stand well back out of the damage zone and never mellee.

Which class I put in the first slot would depend purely on what stronghold I wanted.

timothy trotter · 04-10-2006, 08:56 AM

andraste, makes a good point, although i almost always have a fighter as a protagonist.

Klorox · 04-10-2006, 06:26 PM

I usually have my protagonist as a part-warrior, but I still prefer him/her to be as best protected as possible.

I've had a lot of fun as a Wild Mage and Sorcerer in the past, but I always have a lot of tanks in the party as protection.

Armen · 04-11-2006, 07:16 AM

only the protagonist gets to cast find familiar

Klorox · 04-11-2006, 06:37 PM

...and if that's not a selling point, what is?

04-09-2006, 09:24 PM	#1
Calaethis Dragonsbane Legion Symbol Join Date: May 29, 2002 Location: Somewhere in between Age: 40 Posts: 7,029	In a game where there are two or more player created characters, is it better to... ...make the weakest, one more likely to die the Main Protagonist, or the one least likely to die? I ask this simply because of the value that you as a player, would place on the weaker one if he/she/it wasn't the Protagonist. Would you care as much if he/she/it got killed, even replace him/her/it? How do you value your party members? __________________ Skydracgrrl: Cruelty, thy name is Cal! --- There are none so blind as those who refuse to see, none so deaf as those who refuse to hear, and none so smelly as those who refuse to bathe.

04-09-2006, 10:36 PM	#2
Klorox Symbol of Cyric Join Date: August 21, 2004 Location: USA Age: 49 Posts: 1,168	I'm not sure what you're asking. I try to make all of my characters as hard to kill as possible. __________________ Baruk Khazad! Khazad ai-mênu! "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."-- Edmund Burke

04-09-2006, 11:35 PM	#3
Calaethis Dragonsbane Legion Symbol Join Date: May 29, 2002 Location: Somewhere in between Age: 40 Posts: 7,029	[img]tongue.gif[/img] Take a mage over a tank, for example. Mage Protagonist because mages fall faster than tanks (usually), or put the tank as protaganist (because generally, they last longer [img]tongue.gif[/img] ). But I get your point. __________________ Skydracgrrl: Cruelty, thy name is Cal! --- There are none so blind as those who refuse to see, none so deaf as those who refuse to hear, and none so smelly as those who refuse to bathe.

04-10-2006, 12:24 AM	#4
True_Moose Gold Dragon Join Date: June 18, 2002 Location: Wolfville, NS / Calgary, AB Age: 38 Posts: 2,563	I'm honestly pretty indifferent towards the subject. Although thinking about it, I usually make the party in the order that I would put them in formation - ie in order tanks->clerics->thiefs->mages. So the main character ends up being some sort of warrior variant. But then again, part of my thing is I almost never raise dead in game - I reload far far too often. [img]tongue.gif[/img] __________________ [img]\"http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f13/true_moose/Siggy.jpg\" alt=\" - \" />

04-10-2006, 08:56 AM	#7
timothy trotter Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: December 29, 2004 Location: south australia Age: 43 Posts: 603	andraste, makes a good point, although i almost always have a fighter as a protagonist. __________________ Nobody expects the Spanish inquisition!<br />You will stay in the comfy chair until lunchtime, with only a cup of coffee at 11!

04-10-2006, 01:06 AM	#5
Kyrvias Lord Ao Join Date: May 15, 2005 Posts: 2,092	I have it exactly backwards [img]tongue.gif[/img] Though, not for the reasons you think. Quite personally, I think the mage is hte most interesting class, with fighter being at the "bottom of the food chain" as it were.

04-10-2006, 03:00 AM	#6
Andraste Manshoon Join Date: June 8, 2003 Location: UK Age: 70 Posts: 182	My tanks die more often than my mages/sorcerers, because the job of the tank is to attract enemy attension and take the damage. My mages stand well back out of the damage zone and never mellee. Which class I put in the first slot would depend purely on what stronghold I wanted.

04-10-2006, 06:26 PM	#8
Klorox Symbol of Cyric Join Date: August 21, 2004 Location: USA Age: 49 Posts: 1,168	I usually have my protagonist as a part-warrior, but I still prefer him/her to be as best protected as possible. I've had a lot of fun as a Wild Mage and Sorcerer in the past, but I always have a lot of tanks in the party as protection. __________________ Baruk Khazad! Khazad ai-mênu! "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."-- Edmund Burke

04-11-2006, 07:16 AM	#9
Armen Symbol of Cyric Join Date: February 11, 2003 Location: UK Age: 55 Posts: 1,375	only the protagonist gets to cast find familiar

04-11-2006, 06:37 PM	#10
Klorox Symbol of Cyric Join Date: August 21, 2004 Location: USA Age: 49 Posts: 1,168	...and if that's not a selling point, what is? __________________ Baruk Khazad! Khazad ai-mênu! "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."-- Edmund Burke

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