Beginner’s Guide to Avowed

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 feel daunting for first-timers. This guide provides essential tips to ensure a smoother, more enjoyable journey.

Understanding the Fundamentals

Avowed, like many RPGs, uses an XP system. Gain XP by completing quests, defeating foes, exploring, and more. Leveling up grants attribute and ability points, allowing you to customize your character—be it a skilled warrior or a powerful mage. Attributes determine your character's strengths. Fortunately, Avowed lets you respec your points, making experimentation easy and the game very beginner-friendly.

Exploring the World of Avowed

While not entirely open-world, Avowed offers significant non-linearity. While main story objectives are marked, resist the urge to solely follow the markers. Exploration is key! Delve into buildings, caves, and various areas to uncover loot, resources, and a wealth of side quests—many offering easy XP gains. Books and notes enrich the lore, while treasure maps lead to valuable gear and gold. Thorough exploration also yields significant gold, crucial for acquiring better weapons and gear, significantly impacting combat, especially against challenging bosses. Rushing the main story might leave you underpowered.

Managing Health and Essence

Early combat can be challenging. Balance physical and essence attacks, carefully monitoring your health and essence bars. Health and essence potions are readily available throughout the world and from vendors. Health potions glow red, essence potions pink. However, conserve health potions; use food for minor health depletion. Certain foods and herbs counteract effects like poison—save these for specific situations. Only resort to health potions when critically low on health.

Supporting Your Companions

Upon leveling up, remember to upgrade your companions' abilities. Neglecting them can lead to significant difficulties in combat. Strong companions provide valuable support, including healing, making battles considerably easier.

Gear Upgrades

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

Embrace the Journey

Avowed is about immersion. Whether you focus on the main story or explore every side quest, the game allows for personalized experiences. Create your own narrative and enjoy the Living Lands at your own pace.

Avowed is available now on PC and Xbox.