Avowed - Beginner's Guide Released

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

Like most RPGs, Avowed utilizes an experience point (XP) system. XP is earned through quest completion, enemy defeats, exploration, and more. Leveling up grants attribute and ability points, allowing you to customize your character. Become a formidable warrior, a powerful mage, or anything in between – the choice is yours!

Attributes dictate your character's strengths. While personal preference plays a key role, Avowed's ability to respec (re-allocate) points makes experimentation easy, a boon for beginners.

Exploring the World of Avowed

Avowed presents a semi-open world, balancing linear story progression with ample exploration opportunities. While following quest markers is tempting, venturing off the beaten path is highly rewarding. Exploring buildings, caves, and various locations yields valuable loot, resources, and numerous side quests – some offering easy XP gains.

Books and notes enrich the narrative, providing world-building context. Seek them out! Treasure maps, offering chances at unique gear and gold, are also hidden throughout the world. Exploration also significantly boosts gold acquisition, crucial for acquiring better weapons and gear. Rushing the main story might leave you underpowered, so take your time.

Managing Resources: Potions and Provisions

Early-game combat can be challenging. Balance physical and essence attacks, and carefully monitor your health and essence. Health and essence potions are essential. Health potions (bright red) restore health significantly, while essence potions (bright pink) refill your essence bar. These are readily available from vendors and throughout the world.

However, conserve health potions. For minor health depletion, utilize food items collected during exploration. Remember, some food and herbs counteract effects like poison – save these for when needed. Only use health potions when your health is critically low.

The Importance of Companions

Upgrading your character is crucial, but don't neglect your companions! Their abilities directly impact combat effectiveness and even influence dialogue options. Weak companions will leave you vulnerable, so invest in their upgrades. Strong companions offer valuable support, significantly aiding combat success.

Gear Upgrades: A Strategic Investment

Gather resources to upgrade your weapons and gear at the campsite crafting station. Early game, weapon changes are frequent, so prioritize resource allocation. While better gear requires more resources, the increased attack power, critical hit chance, and damage reduction are invaluable.

Embrace the RPG Experience

Avowed thrives on immersion. Whether focusing on the main story or exploring every side quest, create your own narrative. The game's flexibility allows for diverse playstyles. Enjoy the journey!

Avowed is available now on PC and Xbox.