Your Character

I'll be playing my canon Shepard tbh. She's a braver, more badass version of myself, saying the things I wish I had the courage to say and is a good renegade. Mostly renegade with some paragon choices essentially, however she won't jeopardize her mission or her crew to try and save every last person, she'll make tough choices but hate herself for it. She's the woman I occasionally am, and wish I was in my meeker moments.

Her romance will be whoever I'd personally choose, and she'll be pretty but not super hot. No Victoria's Secret model. With a practical hairstyle.

As for build probably a Sentinel or Adept type, I'm most comfortable with them.

I was thinking of starting this thread then got lazy, so I'm glad you did it.

My plan is to play at least one play through of sister and brother then do multiples based on different things. I'm going to stick with the default names because the idea of hearing their names used just tickles me. I don't know what kind of builds they'll have since I want to see how this profile system of theirs works, but based on their personalities, I have a vague idea sometimes of what their strengths would be.

I'm having Sara to be the eldest twin by 2-5 minutes, if BW doesn't set that particular detail themselves. She's the oldest and has never let Scott forget it. I even imagine her pushing him off a swing when she wanted a turn when they were small. But she adores her brother. She's fiercely loyal to him and protective, especially tries to protect him from women who might want to use him.

She's smart, out-going, rough and tumble and tempermental-ike Liam's description she "wears her heart on her sleeve." You always know what she thinks about something. She leads with her emotions. This often does serve her well in combat, but can also lead to more trouble than necessary, but she and her crew are good enough to keep things safe. Usually. As a pathfinder, she's not particularly interested in a relationship at this time even though she's got plenty of offers, but if the opportunity is just right, then she'll definitely go for it. Deep down, she's a romantic at heart, though she'll never admit it. Her brother is the only one who knows about her secret stash of rom-com vids. I haven't decided on her sexuality yet and probably won't until I meet her in game.

Sara's ideal date, should she ever go on one, would be something active. She'd love to take her date to the gym for a sparring match, whether boxing or martial arts, then after everyone gets cleaned up, dancing the night away.

Even though she comes across as open and often light-hearted, she takes her job and responsibilities as Pathfinder very seriously.

The thing she misses most from Earth are the beach and surfing.

Scott, on the other hand, is more reserved except around those close to him. His sister, his close friends and possibly crew members, have the benefit of the same loyalty and protective instincts as his sister. He may be quiet, but it doesn't mean he's in any way weak or cowardly. He's an exceptional marksman as well as very good at melee skills. (I suppose both need to be to have their titles.)

Little brother tolerates Sara's teasing because to him, it's not worth the grief, but now and then he'll fire back at her. Just to keep her on her toes. In a crisis, he's calm, and will try to use reason before jumping in to battle, but when there's no chance of that he steps into the breach with no qualms. He can be very merciful, which at times can come back to bite him. But like his sister, they have different styles and attitudes, but he can usually make it all work out. He has a lot of faith in his crew members. His sense of humor is quieter, but it always astonishes people.

Scott isn't interested in a relationship. I am making Scott straight, just because that's my preference, but that could change depending on LIs that are available. He does sleep around quite a bit. Probably because of his position, the Pathfinder mystique draws more than his share of attention, like his sister does. One thing he never does is lead a woman on. If it's going to be a one-night stand or short term-fling, he makes it clear up front. If he ever does settle with a woman, he will never cheat. Honor and integrity are hugely important to him.

Scott's ideal date would be a bit conventional: a picnic in the hydroponic park, dinner, a vid at a theater. But he'd be just as happy with a night in, watching vids or playing chess or a video game. He loves an intellectual challenge as well as spending time outdoors.

The thing he misses most is being able to step outside and go running or hiking, or just walking through a nice park.

Both Ryders hope, deep down, that they can find a pretty blue and green planet to settle their colonies.

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Okay, now that I've written the family biography, what about you, President of Boom? What is your Ryder(s) like?

Hmm, quite possibly go with a snarky Vanguard type character, aside from that, not put too much thought into it yet.

I will do what I have done in past Mass Effect games. Create a character that looks and acts as closely as possible to I do in real life.




A snarky and mischievous bastard with a heart of gold, a hatred of authoritarian douchebags, and wanting to achieve fully automated luxury space communism.



My class will likely be Sentinel with Vanguard and Infiltrator elements.

I'd create dual Nord-based characters, male and female. Depends on the character creator and the amount of beards available for the build.

I don’t know yet what class archetype I will play, but I think for MEA I will main a male Ryder.
I like to put together a full fleshed out character when I play, so I suppose it will depends on how the new abilities system works. For the moment, I’ve put together two alternatives for a Nikolai (Kolya, but only Alec and his sister Olga can call him by pet name... eventually LI too) Ryder:

A Melee Infiltrator: friend to all living things, come to Andromeda to build a new home. He doesn’t even like fire weapons, so he’s all for the brainy approach to things. Soft spoken, he’s utterly protective to family and friends, falling in “tranquil fury” territory under pressure: still up until Andromeda, he doesn’t know how much he likes to fight. So he’ll depends on family and friend to stay “grounded”, fighiting the good fights and not becoming a jaded hero the more the adventure progresses.
Taking inspiration from ME3 powers, I think I could aim for something like this, power wise:
Tactical Cloak
Shadow Strike
Arc Grenade
Armor Piercing Ammo
Sabotage
Geth turret
N7 Shadow
Sword Mastery

OR

A Brawler biotic: with a lot of trust issue, this Ryder would see combat as the only place where he can be whole. It’s not a mystery that in the ME universe biotics have application in combat (and sport), but they lack a more… civilian outlet. While an infiltrator could become a programmer for a big company (thanks to tech knowhow), and even conduct a normal life, biotically gifted people are considered almost only good for war/strife and expected to pursue military career. So, this Ryder would be an angry, snarky jerk with a heart of gold, a romantic that want to desperately become a cynic, and fails every time. For him, Andromeda should be a new beginning (hence why he followed the rest of the family), but he find himself tangled in problems and mysteries to be solved… half knight in sour armour and half reluctant hero.
Sword Melee and even weapons would be something this Ryder would rarely use, preferring to fight with his biotics. Power wise, I think I would aim to this:
Charge
Nova
Dark Channel
Incendiary Ammo
Inferno Grenade
Annhilation Field
Assault Mastery
Fitness

For personality I'm gonna go for adventurous, optimistic, daredevilish type, with neutral good alignment (if I may use the term here). Humorous approach is certain, I just can't pass a good opportunity for a joke. Looks will be similar to my own, hopefully body build can be adjustable, because I would like to make my character a bit more robust.

I will leave the name Sara Ryder because I want to hear people saying the first name!

Appearance: I was thinking of leaving the default face but I'm not sure if I'll be able to, I'm always tempted to use the character creator. I did leave Hawke as she was though so maybe I can do it! If I can't I'll probably just change her face slightly and leave the hair as it is.

Personality: My Ryder will be joking/using sarcasm anytime she can, it's not that she doesn't take things seriously, but she likes to have fun! She will be like a "paragon" most of the time (since I can't be rude to people even in videogames). Even if she likes playing around, she will be thoughtful and polite when the situation really demands it, after all she's sensitive and very empathetic, what helps but is also bad because people can exploit/take advantage of her distracted nature. She will do all that she can for her friends, risk her life, you name it, and she actually believes in second chances, so she's always trying to have more friends than enemies.

Relationships: She'll be a little flirty, but mostly shy, however if she really likes someone they will be "the one" and she will be faithful and only have eyes for them, really.

Gameplay: If I really do like Peebee in the game, as I think I will, she will always be on my team, and the third member will be whoever is best for the situation.

My Ryder will be a Vanguard! Charge, nova! Charge, nova! hahaha. She will risk herself in battle sometimes but it's all part of the plan. If things get rough, she'll change her strategy a bit and try to go slower.

yeah that's kind of how I'm going to approach my Sam/Jessica or whatever I call my first Ryder too she's going to be a girl that like a bit of a laugh when she can get away with it and doesn't like taking things too seriously. She is committed to her work and enjoys it and accepts the position of pathfinder not because she wants it but because she accepts she's the best qualified for the position and wants the best for herself and her friends. Weapon wise my character will likely opt for Sniper rifle for long range and an SMG and pistol for more conventional encounters along  with her biotics

Sarcastic Hawke-Ryder.

Given what (little) we know about the profile switching, I plan to create caster profiles - sentinel, adept, engineer and/or explorer. That way I can play something akin to the sentinel in ME2 & 3.

Dammit Bioware, you can take away my power wheel but you can't make me play ME as a straight up shooter!

if we do end up being limited to 3 active powers at a time then it should be an interesting challenge!