Awesome / Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

• In the previous game, the gods have revealed themselves to be petty assholes. They are still leagues more powerful than you, but there are multiple times throughout their conference calls where you can tell them off and disregard any supposed authority they have towards you.
  • The fact that the gods regularly invite you to their conference calls is proof of your importance in the grand scheme of things.
  • Later on the in the game you're tasked to curb the growth of the freakishly large corals near Sayuka. Galawain asks you not to do that, but you can tell him to go fuck himself. Then he sends a kraken after you, which you can defeat in further defiance.
• Benweth's pirates attack you in the beginning of the game. You can head to his castle and exact your revenge.
  • Specifically, you can trick him into facing you alone, and he all but shits himself in fear once he realizes this.
  • Or you can rig his harpsichord (A precursor to the modern piano) to blow when he hits a certain key, and then lure him to the bar by a rip-roaring party. Everyone considers that the highlight of the party and celebrate even harder.
• Eder's speech against Eothas in Magran's Teeth, calling him out for all the terrible things he's been responsible for that have been stewing ever since the ending of the first game.
• The end of the Vailian Deadfire Company arc where you side with the Director Castol. The Board will ask you for evidence that the Director has been wasting resources. And you have an option that's only available to you if you have a reputation for being honest and trustworthy, a reputation you could have spent years nurturing. You lie like a filthy lying liar that lies. Lueva Alvari has a horrified look on her face as the Board just takes your word as your word is your bond. She realizes that she will never get them to believe her and there is nothing she can do. The Director himself is almost as stunned, and is a stuttering wreck when he realizes you lied to save his skin.
  • Also the end of Director Castol plot line has you teleport your ship past the storm.

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