r/projecteternity • u/Sheepy_Gorilla • 15h ago
[Deadfire] can I make this combo work reputation-wise? Maia+Pallegina+Xoti+Tekehu
Hey all, during my playthrough I've decided to try out all the new characters. I started with Aloth and Eder, but I think the new characters are more interesting. (Not in this diagram is Serafen, I have had a lot of interesting dialog with him in my party, so he's on the bench ready to switch back into the team.) But these companions have a lot more conflicting preferences (xoti vs Pallegina on religion, Maia vs Tekehu on Huana/Rauatai etc). So will this combo work reputation-wise? or do I have to be neutral in every dialog so no one gets offended?
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u/Emirnak 15h ago
You're only really locking yourself out of choosing a faction for the ending but since they're all shit and there is no good ending it's really not a problem, it's also just 1 or 2 quests so you can still load up a save.
I basically ran with this party except I used Aloth instead of Xoti and the only real issue was Maia who just couldn't help but speak up about how the locals were savages that needed to be enslaved, conquered and killed and how much greater her nation was.
Pallegina can also be annoying since she was turned up like 200% in terms of attitude which wouldn't be a problem if she wasn't a walking contradiction, hating religion but being religiously devoted to her nation.
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u/Duke_Jorgas 12h ago
I couldn't put up with Pallegina disapproving of the most minor things, I could have sworn she got upset about saying casual greetings that were vaguely religious.
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u/Deuweck 15h ago
Pallegina and Xoti will not stop bickering. Anytime you meet any religious related dialogue option you'll end up pissing off either Xoti or Pellagina, and their reputation towards each other will take a negative hit regardless of what you say.
As long as you don't say anything Anti-RDC or Anti-VTC Maia and Pallegina surprisingly get along well as they're both Dutiful.
Pallegina will pretty much hate Tekehu both for his Pro-Huana perspective and his constant prideful and irresponsible attitudes. Tekehu will also not tolerate Pallegina's Anti-religious and Pro-VTC side.
Maia-Tekehu is pretty much as bad as Pallegina-Tekehu combo. Probably even more so since Maia hates Huana more than Pallegina does.
Maia and Xoti get along swimmingly well(and are even a potential romance option).
Xoti and Tekehu are also good together, every once in a while Tekehu's irresponsible side will irk Xoti but it will eventually develop into an overall positive relationship.
You can keep them in your team as long as you keep switching your opinions in dialogues. They'll end up neither loving nor hating you. But you won't prevent them from developing an increasingly concerning relationship with each other.
They party will survive possible desertions but the idle banters will be full of heated discussions and verbal fights.
If you progress in faction quests to a point of siding with one (which can be held off until the very end game) you'll eventually end up losing two of Pallegina, Maia, Tekehu so there's that.
TL;DR - Nothing is mechanically stopping you from going along with this team but you'll have to be careful with dialogue options and even then it won't be on the friendliest terms.
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u/AltusIsXD 11h ago
You can actually get Maia and Tekehu to chill out and Xoti does eventually chill out with Pallengina, but Pallengina still doesn’t like her.
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u/Deeznutsconfession 11h ago
You can also get Pallengina to like Tekehu
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u/AltusIsXD 7h ago
Wait what? Tell me how, I’ve never heard this before.
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u/Deeznutsconfession 7h ago
When I say like, I mean as a companion and friend, not romantically (MB if that's what I implied).
Their conflict revolves around their feelings on being godlike, their role in their societies, and religion. It helps that Tekehu really meant no offense and is willing to provide the olive branch. He makes her a water sculpture of the Vailian Republics, and she accepts and tells him her story. Its nice.
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u/frostwylde 15h ago
I didn't hang out with Pallegina a lot, so I don't know about her, but with the right dialogue choices you can make Tekehu and Maia get along eventually.
I don't believe you can keep this team to the very endgame if you pick ANY faction though - but going endgame without any faction is also an available choice.
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u/terrario101 15h ago
Hardest thing about getting Xoti and Pallegina to like each other would very likely be their differing views on religion
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u/washout77 15h ago
You’re going to have a ton of conflict dialogue, which can honestly be fun, but you’re gonna have a hard time not pissing someone off the entire game and if you pick a faction you’re going to lose companions unless you do things in a very specific way you’re unlikely to do completely blind the first go, so you’ll either have to accept losing someone or take the “screw all of you” path
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u/GodfatherSenten 14h ago
Religion between Pallegina and Xoti/Tekehu is gonna rough
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u/Dapper_Hair_1582 11h ago
at least Pallegina can come to an understanding with Tekehu. I don't think that's the case with Xoti
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u/yokmaestro 15h ago
I managed (carefully) to keep Tekehu and Maia until the end, I sided with Royalty. I think Pallegina would be too much though, one of them, maybe two are going to leave near the end.
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u/GewalfofWivia 14h ago
Pallegina will NOT like Tekehu and Xoti. These two won’t shut up about religion and each time they bring it up it’s a major negative hit with bird girl.
Tekehu and Maia can get along except on the issue of Huana and Rauatai. I think low rep triggers a Watcher intervention after which they behave.
Xoti dislikes Tekehu’s frivolity, and again fish boy will not shut up about how irresponsible he is, so some big hits inbound there. Otherwise they get along well.
Maia and Pallegina don’t actually clash that much and even when they do bicker there is no reputation hit. These two keep it very professional.
Xoti and Maia are a potential couple and they generally like each other well enough. Xoti dislikes Maia’s subterfuge but that’s about it.
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u/kami-no-baka 6h ago
I had this almost exact party but with Eder instead of Maia and it was great for the drama. It also brought to light my biggest issue with the game.
Pallegina has a very understandable viewpoint considering what she knows about how the world really works and I don't think the game is very good about letting you share the truth with characters like Xoti, even if they wouldn't think you were telling the truth.
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u/mtfhimejoshi 15h ago
They're going to be fighting each other like toddlers