There is perhaps no single studio in the world with more experience creating CRPGs than Obsidian. The result, Sawyer said, is a wholly unique and dynamic character stat and creation system. It wasn't easy, Obsidian's Josh Sawyer told Polygon, but the next generation of computer role-playing games deserved better. So when the team at Obsidian Entertainment sat down to plan the design of Pillars of Eternity, one of their goals was to avoid just this kind of situation. The game simply led them - led me - astray.Īnyone who's played a computer role-playing game is familiar with the pitfall of "trap builds" as they're called. Rather than bury all that time (and bottle caps) into potentially over-leveling my characters for that one door, I just started over.īut that character, that party that I left behind? There was nothing wrong with them. My only option was to grind that party for four or five whole levels, dumping all of my earned experience fighting radscorpions and bandits into lock picking. There was literally nothing I could do to get the damned door open, and my story just stopped. It was at that moment, in that dirty digital basement, that I realized no one in my party had the right mix of stats or skills to move on. I forget where exactly, but it was after dozens of hours of play that my party ended up in the bowels of a dilapidated building somewhere in the wasteland trying to bust through a locked door. The first time I hit a dead end in a role-playing game came while playing the original Fallout. So they threw out the rules, and built their game from the ground up to be something better. The team behind Pillars of Eternity knew they could do better. In the case of afflictions, a Tier 1 affliction will always be superseded by a Tier 2 one of the same type, and so on.You shouldn't have to put in hours of study to roll up a great character, and games shouldn't hinge on your ability to guess what combination of skills designers thought make the most powerful archetypes. Generally, all passives stack - but actives do not and will instead use the highest penalty. Stacking rules apply depending on whether the effect is passive or active. Most intellect debuffs are applied via one of the three Intellect Afflictions Confused, Charmed, and Dominated. While enemies are Flanked and no allies are Flankedĭebuffs in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Unlimited – permanently to the character, sometimes under a condition Unlimited – for the user for a duration (sometimes only in combat) One – for the protagonist only, lasts until next rest. +5 (Smart) 1-in-6 chance for 10.0 sec every 12 seconds Unlimited – bonus while equipped to either self or party When wearer becomes Bloodied (25-50% Health), once per encounterġ0% chance to trigger random tier 1 Inspiration on being hit. To nearby allies after empowering an ability Unlimited – bonus only in combat, and either triggers under certain conditions or granted as a castable abilityġ-in-6 chance after using an Empowered Spell or Ability Set to Their Purpose, They All Knew Their Part One – temporary bonus when used, mostly combat only In the case of inspirations, a Tier 1 inspiration will always be superseded by a Tier 2 one of the same type, and so on. Generally, all passives stack - but actives do not and will instead use the highest bonus. Most intellect buffs are applied via one of the three Intellect Inspirations Smart, Acute, and Brilliant. The Bride Caught their Ruse and Set to Make them Payīuffs in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire One – which includes: Active abilities/spells Ryona's Breastplate ( Chanter Monk Paladin ) Unlimited – permanently active once learnedĪny armor enchanted by adding Of Intellect 1Īny armor enchanted by adding Of Intellect 2īelt of the Royal Deadfire Cannoneer These buffs are not restricted to the upper limit that is imposed during character creation - so a temporary score of 30 or more is not impossible. There are various ways to (temporarily) increase a character's Intellect beyond their base score. See Attribute#Allocation for more explanation. Per point of Intellect above/below 10, a character gains: 5 Debuffs in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire.4 Buffs in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire.
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