Pathfinder: Kingmaker and Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous General Discussion, Playthroughs and Minimal/No Reload Thread

[Cahir]

I killed Playful Darkness.

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Oh yeah, I remember this one. It was a massive difficulty spike, and thought it's impossible to kill at first. Definitely one of the most difficult fights in the game (except vavakia vanguards, which I genuinely believe are broken).

 

[m7600]

Yep, I agree, it's a tough enemy. It has an insane Armor Class, a lot of resistances, and some nasty attacks. It can kill a party member in just one turn.
But it has some weaknesses. Even though its regular AC is crazy high, its Touch AC on the other hand is really low: an 11, to be precise. So I just hit it with Touch attacks, like the Angel Mythic path ability called Close to the Heavens. That's what I killed it with, but I used a lot of other similar attacks as well.

 

[OrlonKronsteen]

Well, I’m thinking of giving these games a try sometime in the coming weeks (if RL finally slows down enough), starting with Kingmaker. Are there any DLCs you think are worthwhile or essential?

 

[Antimatter]

The Wildcards, that's for sure. An interesting NPC, a new race, and also a new class.

Varnhold's Lot is supposed to be an interesting side-story, but because it's not incorporated into the main game, I never could figure out when to play it.

Beneath the Stolen Lands is a side roguelite dungeon.

 

[Serg_BlackStrider]

I agree with @Antimatter: The Wildcards is a must, imo. New race, class AND quests.
Varnhold's Lot - you can play it at least once before begining of Act 4: 'The Varnhold Vanishing' so you will be able to import data from one of your DLC saves into your main game at the beginning of Act 4.
Beneath the Stolen Lands is a source of nice items. I see at it as a some kind of Endless Paths of Od Nua from Pillars of Eternity.

 

[OrlonKronsteen]

Thank you for the recommendations.

Gosh, it’s hard being a grownup today. I really just want to leave work, go home, make a pot of coffee, stack a plate of cookies, and play games all day. I’m starting to think my calling in life should have been to be a trust fund baby. Did the stork make a mistake??? Do I really belong to a wealthy family??? This working for a living thing just won’t do.

 

[Antimatter]

A new Mass Effect Citadel DLC-style has been announced for P:WotR - it will have some bonus content/party with all companions and some questing.

 

[OrlonKronsteen]

Shoot... sounds interesting. I actually tried Kingmaker but couldn't get it to work on my Mac, so I had to pack it in. One day if I ever get a gaming rig going...

 

[Antimatter]

Well well well. Luke Scull (also known as Alazander) dropped a bombshell today! Ossian Studios are going to develop a single-player turn-based RPG in the Pathfinder setting.



Quite big shoes to fill (after Owlcat and their Pathfinder games, and also after Larian and BG3).

Check out their Kickstarter page for Pathfinder: The Dragon's Demand.

 

[JanJansen]

Hi all.

Minimal/No Reloads of Owlcat's Games, Themed Playthrough, Videos, Showing off, anything and everything Pathfinder cRPG

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Taking a break from Infinity Engine Games I have recently started an "Informative Playthrough" of Pathfinder: Kingmaker in a Minimal Reload style. Basically I love this game. I talk a lot about why it is super good and how cool it is and mostly about mechanics and combat encounters and that sort of stuff. As a "spiritual successor" to Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 it is ripe for No/Minimal Reloading. I have never actually No-reloaded (Last Azlanti Mode-ed) the whole game but I am far too caught up in playing around with stuff and enjoying recording some videos.

The videos are very much in the Mivsan_NT style (though no where near as good) if anyone has enjoyed his excellent completionist SCS playthrough.

Introduction:
1 hour and 30 minutes of pure character creation:
Prologue/Tutorial:

Bonus Content No reload run through the prologue on Unfair:

Anyway, apart from the Infinity engine games the Owlcat ones are the only way for me to get my RTwP fix. So much fun. Happy Gaming RPG crew.

I realize I am answering to a 3 years old post but I really want to say thank you for those videos, they are a treasure to dig through.
I thought I will get Wrath of the Righteous because I have always preferred BG2 to BG1 too, but now I think Kingmaker is worth playing too.
The only thing for hesitation is the long time, and timers.
I am okay with timers in strategy, time is part of management. I'm not sure if I want them in RPG.

Anyway, those videos will inform and entertain me for a few days. Thank you very much.

 

[Antimatter]

From an indie game developer to a publisher. A great move!

Today, we have exciting news for everyone who loves narrative-driven video games — Owlcat Games is embarking on a new quest to help other studios as a publisher. We will work with teams that share our passion for telling captivating stories through narrative-driven games. Together we want to deliver new, exciting experiences, akin to what we as a studio aim to create ourselves. After reviewing more than 50 projects, we have signed deals with two talented development teams — Emotion Spark Studio, based in Serbia, and Another Angle Games, based in Poland. Emotion Spark Studio is working on a narrative RPG called @RueValley. It is a story about a man trapped in a mysterious time loop, who faces his mental challenges to uncover the origins of the anomaly. Another Angle is creating a turn-based isometric RPG set in an alternate feudal Japan called Shadow of the Road @sotr_game. It is an immersive story about samurai, honor, and allegiance, combined with a deep tactical turn-based combat system in a world filled with magical yokai and deadly steampunk technology. Both games are still in the early stages of development, and we will share more information about them later this month. Stay tuned!



Games they mention:

 

[Antimatter]

For those Taverners who still don't have the game (but want to try it), a good offer to buy P: WotR with all DLC:

Steam Store

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store.steampowered.com

The offer will be available only for 1 week.