A few days ago in a thread about the Cleric/Thief @Lemernis posted a link to a website where people can post their favourite player characters they ever created. Here is the link: http://www.bgthewide.com/Pages/BG1EEFavePCs.aspx
This made me wonder who my fellow forum members' favourite creations are. I'm not asking which character class/kit you like the best, or which is the most powerful build you've ever accomplished (although a character's class and his power level are undoubtedly factors to take into account). I'm talking about the character concept as a whole. This includes the character's backstory you've come up with, their personality, their alignment, how you roleplayed these characteristics, their class/kit, how your character's personality influenced the way they practised their profession, character growth/development, maybe some funny or moving experiences your character had in the game, etc.
I think I have two favourites:
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A CG Swashbuckler/Mage who was very charismatic (18 starting stat) and initially overconfident. Even still in Candlekeep he considered himself an excellent swordsman, while he definitely wasn't. His overconfidence made him prone to take risks. So he had to learn modesty the hard way, realizing that he might have bested a certain tougher opponent, but that he had to thank his victory to a large stock of healing potions rather than his fighting skills. He then started to adjust his arcane skills to enhance his swashbuckling skills. He used his magic almost exclusively to buff himself and if necessary debuff opponents so that he became a more fearful swordsman (spells like haste, stoneskin, mirror image, blur, protection from magical weapons, innate DUHM). His progress was gradual. At the lower levels, the lack of proficiency points for my dual wielder hurt, but in SOA he became a very complete character, with most thief skills well developed, his (dualwield and scimitar) proficiencies maxed out, enough memorizable spells. He could do pretty much everything.
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Teyl, my halfling Cleric/Thief (Strifeleader of Cyric mod kit) was the first character I managed to roleplay as evil in an enjoyable way. I even considered him likable. I had given him a few 'soft spots' (nature, beautiful women, art), which affected his behaviour in certain events. He was a very cunning type, deceptive and manipulative. And he had to be, because he was a halfling of average strength, so not a strong fighter or even a reliable backstabber. Instead, he was very adept at setting traps and using poisons (the poison weapon ability comes with the Strifeleader kit I played). Teyl required a lot of micromanagement (with the use of cleric spells, careful scouting in stealth mode, setting traps, poisoned backstabs), which I really liked. Despite his lack of physical prowess and arcane firepower, he never felt like a weak character (nor as a relentless killing machine, so pretty well-balanced). The only reason he "died" was because he got charmed in the Cloakwood Mines, and getting charmed means instant death for solo characters.
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So please let me know: Who are your favourite, most memorable charnames, and why??
This made me wonder who my fellow forum members' favourite creations are. I'm not asking which character class/kit you like the best, or which is the most powerful build you've ever accomplished (although a character's class and his power level are undoubtedly factors to take into account). I'm talking about the character concept as a whole. This includes the character's backstory you've come up with, their personality, their alignment, how you roleplayed these characteristics, their class/kit, how your character's personality influenced the way they practised their profession, character growth/development, maybe some funny or moving experiences your character had in the game, etc.
I think I have two favourites:
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A CG Swashbuckler/Mage who was very charismatic (18 starting stat) and initially overconfident. Even still in Candlekeep he considered himself an excellent swordsman, while he definitely wasn't. His overconfidence made him prone to take risks. So he had to learn modesty the hard way, realizing that he might have bested a certain tougher opponent, but that he had to thank his victory to a large stock of healing potions rather than his fighting skills. He then started to adjust his arcane skills to enhance his swashbuckling skills. He used his magic almost exclusively to buff himself and if necessary debuff opponents so that he became a more fearful swordsman (spells like haste, stoneskin, mirror image, blur, protection from magical weapons, innate DUHM). His progress was gradual. At the lower levels, the lack of proficiency points for my dual wielder hurt, but in SOA he became a very complete character, with most thief skills well developed, his (dualwield and scimitar) proficiencies maxed out, enough memorizable spells. He could do pretty much everything.
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Teyl, my halfling Cleric/Thief (Strifeleader of Cyric mod kit) was the first character I managed to roleplay as evil in an enjoyable way. I even considered him likable. I had given him a few 'soft spots' (nature, beautiful women, art), which affected his behaviour in certain events. He was a very cunning type, deceptive and manipulative. And he had to be, because he was a halfling of average strength, so not a strong fighter or even a reliable backstabber. Instead, he was very adept at setting traps and using poisons (the poison weapon ability comes with the Strifeleader kit I played). Teyl required a lot of micromanagement (with the use of cleric spells, careful scouting in stealth mode, setting traps, poisoned backstabs), which I really liked. Despite his lack of physical prowess and arcane firepower, he never felt like a weak character (nor as a relentless killing machine, so pretty well-balanced). The only reason he "died" was because he got charmed in the Cloakwood Mines, and getting charmed means instant death for solo characters.
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So please let me know: Who are your favourite, most memorable charnames, and why??