Stormvessel

This game is hard. It's very easy to die. I can't take very many hits at all as a Shaper. Maybe I should pump a few points into endurance? So far I have been concentrating on the stats in this order: Shaping Spells (including spellcraft) Intelligence Leadership Luck Ignoring just about everything else.

Wow. What an awesome forum. I have decided to go with a Shaper. I am starting a new game right now. I am going to specialize and not worry about accessibility too much on my first playthrough. A big thank you to everyone who took the time to respond. I learned a lot by reading the replies on this thread. - Sam

Wow. Thank you so much Randomizer. I can't wait to jump into these games. They look so cool. I am burned out on Forgotten Realms campaign settings and D&D stuff which is all I've been doing the last several months over roll20 as well as CRPGs. One of the things that attracted me to these games is the campaign setting seem very unique and interesting. As for the sound, it's much better when I'm not using headphones so that's pretty much solved. What I will do in Geneforge is go with a Shaper. Maybe once I've learned the mechanics I will try an agent. Either way I can't wait to dive in! Thank you!

I recently took advantage of the gog sale and bought all the Geneforge games as well as the Avernum games. I love these old style games but I am having a little trouble in Geneforge... 1. The sound. It's all crackly. It's relatively clear in that I can tell what things are supposed to be - but it comes out kind of rough. 2. What is the best to play as first? Shaper, Guardian, or Agent? And if I go with Shaper can I neglect physical completely? Can I use spells to deal with locks and traps or will I need to invest there? 3. Does the story continue through all six games? Are they loosely related? Lastly, and this may sound kind of stupid - but the game is pronounced as gene-forge, right? For some reason I have the tendency to want to pronounce it thus: jenna forge.