Eternity Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Pre-Release Thread [BETA RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]

[Lacrymas]

If there was serious exploration of the plague of dead babies PoE would've turned out awesome, but alas.

 

[Sentinel]

I always liked Obsidian's dark plots. Seems like PoE2 won't follow the trend. Sad!

 

[Sizzle]

I always liked Obsidian's dark plots. Seems like PoE2 won't follow the trend. Sad!

Why do you think that? At this time we have almost no info about the plot of the sequel, except that it will (probably) take place in the Deadfire Archipelago, a lawless place populated with pirates and infested by deadly sea creatures.

A serious, dark plot can easily be made with that kind of hook.

 

[TT1]

So...

Something attracting a lot of interest has arisen in the Deadfire archipelago, drawing the Vailian and Rauatai fleets there. They're locked in a standoff, currying favour with the local tribes in order to break it. This is related to an exploitable resource called "the luminous." Also, Eothas the god of light returns, and gods in general are playing their games with mortals.

The plot thickens.

- Eothas is found in Deadfire Archipelago.
- The Watcher travels from Twin Elms to the Vailian Republics to buy a ship to DA.
- Watcher is enslaved on Vailian Republics.
- Watcher is free.
- A whole pirate island becomes the new stronghold.
- Eothas is the new companion.
- People are angry.
- War -> PoE3

 

[Sentinel]

How and why would Eothas even be found in Deadfire Archipelago?
Was the bridge where he got blown the fuck out in the Deadfire? I don't think it was.

 

[Modron]

So long as the answer is not "amnesia" I think I will be okay. I just don't want to lose Abydon's Hammer, because its awesome.

Eh you can make just about any unique better than the soulbound items though sure you can't reach mythic quality but you white forging + legendary + other damage or speed on an item is awesome. As far as the +4 might there is one item for each of the stats that adds +4 to them that is not a weapon or an armor.

 

[TT1]

How and why would Eothas even be found in Deadfire Archipelago?
Was the bridge where he got blown the fuck out in the Deadfire? I don't think it was.

Eothas was not killed. St Waiden was. Eothas is just... missing.

IDK. Maybe his soul was trapped and came back to reincarnate after the hollowborn crisis.

 

[Quillon]

How and why would Eothas even be found in Deadfire Archipelago?

Faked his death & enjoying the life of gods in a private island.

 

[Maculo]

So long as the answer is not "amnesia" I think I will be okay. I just don't want to lose Abydon's Hammer, because its awesome.

Eh you can make just about any unique better than the soulbound items though sure you can't reach mythic quality but you white forging + legendary + other damage or speed on an item is awesome. As far as the +4 might there is one item for each of the stats that adds +4 to them that is not a weapon or an armor.

Beyond the stats, I just like the look and feel of the hammer. I think the lead up to the hammer was what made it fun to acquire, as opposed to St. Waiden Legacy and the power-up requirements.

 

[Tigranes]

I like this quote a lot. I don't have a problem with the gods arc, but the pseudo-colonial aspect of the POE setting seemed the most promising back when they were pre-planning the first game, and it would be really fun to negotiate between a puppet local lord whose position is long divested of its former power, using the trappings of authority to keep up a front with the foreigners and use that to restore authority.

 

[TT1]

Maybe the baby from Twin Elms is somewhat important in PoE2. Maybe he is the new avatar/ luminous. Many years may have passed since the crisis.

In Baldurs Gate you were the baalspawn. Maybe in PoE you are the... Gorion.

IDK, man. Maybe you are the avatar and we´ll play the same plot of BG again. Josh is insane.

 

[Sentinel]

Us being the Gorion would actually be a pretty funny twist.
Only problem is that not everyone took the baby.

 

[2house2fly]

I hope they do something cool with the baby, even something minor. Maybe being around all the soul magic in Sun In Shadow mutates it and it becomes a unique pet that flies around and fires off spells like Concelhaut's skull. I don't care about it making a big difference, as long as having the baby there is different from not having it.

 

[<3sRichardSimmons]

What is this baby? Was I just very drunk upon PoE completion (yes I was; this is a certainty), or is there more C&C in PoE than I was aware?

I played a goody-two-shoes who released Iovara from soul-prison and sided with Hylea for baby-booming absurdity. Those are the only major decisions I recall making in the base game, and I saw no baby.

 

[Rivmusique]

Spoiler

There's a quest in Twin Elms involving kidnapping a baby and making juice out of it for some tribe leader. You can take the baby but not turn it in to pulp, keeping it in your inventory until the end of the game. This adds a few lines to the final slide.

 

[Perkel]

The wait is killing me..

 

[Sizzle]

Interesting. Old Vailia, perhaps?

 

[Projas]

"PST" - from twitter

Seems like the 10 PST guess was right.

 

[vortex]

What does this mean ?

 

[Turjan]

Interesting. Old Vailia, perhaps?

Probably. Is there any other toppled crown?

 

[Sizzle]

Interesting. Old Vailia, perhaps?

Probably. Is there any other toppled crown?

Possibly Woedica? But Old Vailia seems more likely.

 

[Perkel]

"PST" - from twitter

Seems like the 10 PST guess was right.

? 10 PST when ?

 

[Fry]

Jan. 26

 

[Ivan]

Wodica bears a shattered crown. Most likely a proud people brought down by the ravages of the Deadfire.

 

[Perkel]

Fucking 2 days...

freezer mode.