Starting a new game, At some point, let's see when Options

[pekkae]

Hi

Thinking about starting a fresh run , it’s been a while and there’s quite a bit of new stuff I haven’t really tried yet.

Goal is the usual:
- dominate encounters
- try out new kits / changes
- still end up with something very destructive overall

Current idea for the core:

Avenger PC (as it's overall one of the strongest characters, probably even with down-tuned clan spirits)
Cernd (insta-heal all throughout everything)
Sibel (either Swashie or S/F -> both would be completely new for me)
Neera (Wild Mage . also completely new for me)

So this would let me test quite a lot of the new things at once. And having a wild mage instead of a sorceror let's me also try out the new spells & abilities.

Then I’d need some more muscle on top of that, and I’m not entirely sure which direction makes more sense:

R/C -> lots of new cleric stuff to try (with of course cheated so has access to druidic spells... superbly powerful but maybe overlapping a bit with avenger especially)
Paladin → either custom or Keldorn with the new Pally powers (and keldorn has some new gear as well)

with this party we can spread the “most destructive weapons” around the party and there isn't much overlap - only maybe the we'd need tabitha's hide for the uber-armour, instead of the druidic gauntlets.

As far as I can tell this should end up as a pretty strong setup, but I’m a bit unsure about a couple of things:

Sibel → does S/F make more sense here than Swashie given the rest of the crew?
Neera → how reliable is Wild Mage in IA context these days?
Muscle slot → R/C & Paladin vs. Barbarian, Riskbreaker or a F/M multiclass.

Only character I’m a bit worried about is Keldorn - not sure how well he holds up compared to a custom option in this kind of party. And we're lacking arcane casting powers, though we have abundance of divine casting powers though.

Main goal is still to end up with something that can just steamroll once it gets going, while trying out as much of the new stuff as possible.

[SparrowJacek]

Hey! Good to see you back for another run, I hope you'll have a good time checking all the new elements of the mod

Sibel → does S/F make more sense here than Swashie given the rest of the crew?

Having a Fighter will allow you to check more changes to HLAs (especially if you play witht Controversial Changes), but I think that in terms of power both options are comparable

Neera → how reliable is Wild Mage in IA context these days?

I have never played with a Wild Mage myself, but Sikret really liked the kit. New wild surge tables are MUCH more favorable, plus having access to some form of aura cleansing even before HLAs is amazing by itself.

Only character I’m a bit worried about is Keldorn - not sure how well he holds up compared to a custom option in this kind of party.

Which kit would you pick for him? His stats got a bit better, so he should be a good addition to your party.

R/C -> lots of new cleric stuff to try (with of course cheated so has access to druidic spells... superbly powerful but maybe overlapping a bit with avenger especially)

Maybe a R=>C with assigned kit would be an interesting choice here, if you're willing to make some edits to your character?