Beginner's Guide Unveiled: Unraveling Avowed's Mysteries

Mastering Avowed: A Beginner's Guide to Obsidian's Latest RPG

Obsidian's Avowed offers a compelling RPG experience, blending elements appealing to both veterans and newcomers. However, RPGs can be daunting for first-timers. This guide provides essential tips to ensure a smooth and enjoyable journey.

Understanding the Fundamentals

Avowed, like many RPGs, utilizes an experience point (XP) system. Gain XP by completing quests, defeating foes, exploring, and more. Leveling up grants attribute and ability points, allowing character customization. Become a formidable warrior, a powerful mage, or forge your own unique path.

Attributes determine character strengths. Experiment! Avowed's ability to respec (re-allocate) points makes experimentation risk-free, a boon for beginners.

Exploring the World of Avowed

While not entirely open-world, Avowed offers non-linear exploration. While main story objectives beckon, resist the urge to solely follow markers. Explore!

Delve into buildings, caves, and various areas to uncover loot, resources, and numerous side quests—many offering easy XP gains. Books and notes enrich the lore, enhancing immersion. Seek out treasure maps for valuable rewards. Thorough exploration yields gold, crucial for acquiring superior weapons and gear, significantly impacting combat effectiveness, especially against challenging bosses. Rushing the main story may leave you underpowered.

Managing Resources: Potions and Supplies

Early combat can be challenging. Balance physical and essence attacks, monitoring health and essence levels. Prioritize health and essence potions, readily found throughout the world and sold by vendors. Health potions glow red, essence potions pink.

Conserve health potions; use food and herbs for minor health restoration. Save herbs for status effect removal (like poison). Use health potions only when critically low.

Utilizing Companions Effectively

Leveling up provides skill and attribute points. Don't neglect your companions! Upgrading their abilities is crucial for survival. Strong companions provide combat support and healing, preventing overwhelming enemy encounters.

Gear Upgrades: A Key to Success

Gather resources to upgrade weapons and gear at the crafting station in your camp. Focus upgrades on gear you intend to use for a longer period. Upgrades enhance attack power, critical hit chance, and damage resistance.

Embrace the Journey

Avowed thrives on exploration and player agency. Whether focusing on the main story or delving into side quests, create your own narrative. Enjoy the Living Lands at your own pace.

This beginner's guide provides a foundation for a successful Avowed experience. Now, go forth and conquer!

Avowed is available now on PC and Xbox.