Oh, believe me, I HATE having to play to metas; only reason why I brought it up is because I really don't have an idea of what to pick right now. I haven't exactly gone over all of BG3 yet; my prior run is still in Act 1, and my knowledge on the game is admittedly a bit thinner than what I'd like
I get it.
As a long time RPG player, the hardest battle is with yourself and what to pick.
Sometimes I will try everything for like 2-3h, then make my mind, or I will look for a cool skill and build around it.
I'm the kind of nigga that really is all in on the rule of cool. Doesn't matter if it's "not optimal", I will make it work somehow, if it's cool enough.
In BG3 case, I like Hunger of Hadar, the lore behind it, the visuals, everything, so I decided to go Warlock.
Then, it was a choice what to multiclass, and I settled on Paladin, broke my Oath at the hag and went Oathbreaker. Honestly, this class is worth it just to speak with the Oathbreaker Knight in your camp. I like the voice acting and the story behind him.
Btw, this is my current run, in Honour Mode.
When I finished the game on release, I did it with a Wild Magic Sorcerer and it was crazy fun. At 11, you can trigger Wild Magic as a reaction on an enemy spell and some fights where truly crazy, with cambions around or people turned into cats. The early levels were rather bland, so be warned. I also don't recommend this shitposting class in Honour Mode though.
Also doesn't help that my typical gameplay strategy is "hit target with melee until it dies, don't bother with stealth/tactics (unless absolutely necessary)", regardless of class. Seriously, my prior class was a Druid, and my go-to startegy was still using melee and a crossbow as much as possible
Go monoclass Eldritch Knight.
At level 11 you will hit 4 times per round without Haste/Bloodlust.
The downside is that Fighter has little to no flavour dialogue.
Another option would be Paladin + Shadow Sorcerer, 6/6 or 8/4, and SMITE niggers in your Darkness cloud.
I'm thinking either Sorcerer or Barbarian for my class; the former because it's what the Durge canonically was, the latter because it fits well with my general playstyle. That said, I am a bit lost on actually roleplaying a Barbarian; my writing tends to focus on urban environments and characters, so writing up an admittedly badass warrior of the wilds is a bit out of my usual writing sphere. Meanwhile, Sorcerer is a bit easier to RP with, though I am wondering how it'll do in solo, possibly melee/ranged combat knowing my crazy ass...
Race is Dragonborn, both because it's also the canonical Durge race, and there's a surprising amount of fiction that has reptiles/dragons bashing fags and similar. No idea on the color/ancestry yet; none are really better or worse than the others - aside from Brass getting a straight line of fire while all other options are cones - so I guess... whichever ancestry/dragon element fits best with a fag-basher character, I guess?
Barbarian Durge is easy to RP as.
You are already an unhinged lunatic, and you channel your rage (at whoever put you on the nautiloid) to bash your enemies.
For real, some Durge dialogue is very unhinged, like yelling "BASH YOU! EAT YOU! FLAY" at some characters.
If you go Dragonborn, pick whatever, but if you're going evil run, remember that chromatic dragons (red, black) are the evil ones and the metalic ones (gold, silver) are good.
If I were to choose, the default White one is the best.
racism!
