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

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

Understanding the Fundamentals

Avowed, like many RPGs, uses an experience point (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. Become a master warrior, a powerful mage, or forge your own unique path.

Attributes determine your character's strengths. Experiment! Fortunately, Avowed lets you respec your points, making it incredibly beginner-friendly.

Exploring the World of Avowed

While not fully open-world, Avowed offers significant non-linearity. While main story objectives are marked, resist the urge to solely follow the path. Exploration is key!

Delve into buildings, caves, and various locations to discover loot, resources, and a wealth of side quests—many offering easy XP gains. Read books and notes for rich lore and background. Seek out treasure maps for valuable rewards. Thorough exploration also yields significant gold, crucial for acquiring superior weapons and gear, significantly impacting combat effectiveness, especially against challenging bosses. Don't rush!

Managing Resources: Potions and Supplies

Early combat can be challenging. Balance physical and essence attacks, and carefully monitor your health and essence. Prioritize health and essence potions, readily found throughout the world and sold by vendors. Health potions are bright red, essence potions bright pink.

Conserve health potions; use food and herbs for minor health restoration. Some food items counteract status effects like poison—save these for when you need them. Only use health potions when your health is critically low.

The Importance of Companions

Remember to upgrade your companions' abilities alongside your own character upgrades. Strong companions provide invaluable support in combat, offering healing and enhancing your overall effectiveness. Neglecting them can lead to difficulty.

Gear Upgrades: A Continuous Process

Gather resources to upgrade your weapons and gear at the camp's upgrade station (located to the left upon entering). Focus on upgrading gear you plan to use for an extended period. Upgrades significantly enhance attack power, critical hit 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 adventure.

Avowed is available now on PC and Xbox.