#DOS2

[herssian]

lull

[orinthered]

sourcewielder

[berensreverie]

Tell me what the foot say!

[blackwallmancer]

(My favorite) Godwoken

Scribbled Ifan again, except this time I tried not to actually scribble toooooo much, and also made myself include things I normally try to avoid because it's hard it's hard it's so fucking hard (lighting, hands, and clothing, mostly).

I know I'd improve faster if I practiced more regularly and idk watched some tutorials, but ehhh So, a random ifan drawing practice scribble a month it is, then (quality will vary).

[asphodelles]

[ladysantos]

play dos2? for them 🥺

[glitchingraindrop]

“I love that one Larian Studios game where you wake up on a beach after a crash and a blue light with a mysterious voices saves you.”

“Oh baldurs gate 3 I love that game too”

“No not that one the one with the rouge elf who once was a salve and now has a scar from their master as a permanent reminder”

“You mean Astarion from bg3”

“No the elf I’m talking about is a woman. Also at the end of the game you can choose wether to keep the power to your self or free everyone”

“Still just sounds like your talking about bg3”

“Oh I got it it’s Divinity original sin 2 my bad”

[phytsera]

sad news… artist incredibly yuri pilled about a ship like 3 other people care about

[sangji-3]

How can you guys just choose one

[trashcatsnark]

So Im playing DOS2 and what Im learning right away is that larian used to be less hinged???

Its been 15 minutes- I've been insulted by a sheep, killed two people, got fireballed, been asked to solve a murder, been called wife, been called honey, and an elf has offered to lick me

[herssian]

godwoken; empty vessel

✦ hq wallpaper

✦ prints

[orinthered]

ive missed drawing these goobers

[swerellind]

a minute ago I spied on him and the red princess

[murderenjoyer]

Imo if an rpg has a definitive min-maxing optimal build (between race, class, stat distribution), it is a poorly designed rpg.

Every race should have distinct, useful traits or strengths. Every class should be quality in its own unique way and handle its own particular niche. Every stat configuration should lend itself to combat/gameplay style.

If you can consult a guide that instructs you step-by-step what class to choose, what race to choose, and what stats to distribute at what specific level to create the inarguably best build, the devs have failed to make a truly engaging and flexable gameplay system.

Someone once asked on r/dos2 what the #1 optimal min-maxing configuration was. Everyone replied that it doesn't exist. Every configuration has positive and negative aspects to account for during gameplay, so just choose what seems cool.

This person argued that that's nonsense, every game has an optimal build. That it is impossible not to. They got downvoted into the pits of hell lmao and everyone kept trying to explain to them that dos2 is such a tightly designed game that such an oversight simply does not exist.

There is no One Best Class, there is no One Best Race, there is no One Best Stat Distribution, there is no One Best Party Configuration. Everything has positives and negatives to account for.

I feel like that guy played a lot of bad/old rpgs in his time. And more than likely a lot of them were mmos.

Before bg3, basically any list of "best crpgs" had dos2 sitting at #1, and it was there for a reason. Larian fucking tore it up designing that game.

Which race to choose? Humans are economical, lizards are persuasive, elves provide otherwise inaccessable lore, idk what dwarves do I never play one lol, undead change up gameplay fundamentally. And that doesn't account for storytelling aspects.

Which class? All of them have their own strengths. Elementalists are squishy as fuck but they dominate surface effect control (extremely important in this game) and mass damage/crowd control. Rogues are also squishy and do pretty low damage, but their single-target debuffs are lethal. Summoners can't do a lot on their own but once you hit summoning level 10 (especially if you have gear to push it even higher) your summoned creature can carry entire combat scenarios solo. Inquisitors can absorb massive damage and they have superb crowd control. Necromancers can summon, debuff, and heal. Don't get me started on hybrid classes and skill synergies. And oh my lord if I talk about home-brew class creation I can be here all day.

Stat distrobution? Depends entirely on your gameplay style and personal preferences. Wanna get rich? Points into bartering, thievery, and loremaster. Not really a combat guy? Persuasion (you can literally tell the end-game boss to kick rocks and win the game without a single strike if you play it right). Want lore and puzzle hints, especially pertaining to the entirely optional side-plot around the squirrel/cat skeleton pair that follows you through the game? Petpal. Wanna hit stuff harder? Warfare. Tanking? Constitution. Crit-focused? Scoundrel. I could go on.

Always get Morning Person tho lmfao it'll save your sorry hide early game.

Which party members? Because all of their classes can be changed without any interruption to narrative flow and cohesion (unlike bg3, which I've posted about in the past), its simply who seems the most interesting. You have a little chat in the starting zone, they give you a quick taste of their basic story and personality, and you simply pick whoever seems the most interesting.

I forgot where I was going with this post ngl. Something something Larian are masters of rpg game design. Dos2 is a masterpiece. Bg3 is a glorified dos3 with a dnd coat of paint. I want to give Larian 80 billion dollars simply out of appreciation for their craft. I'm waiting with bated breath for dos3 proper.

[madameoni]

To find a life beyond your own obsessions.

More Fane x Godwoken because its just ✨perfect✨ aesthetic for me.

[gothicspork]

Luckily, there are ethically-sourced corpses across town.