Welcome novice, so, this guide is focused on introducing you to the very basics of Pillars of Eternity. It will give you an overview of what all the important numbers are, what they do and how you should handle them. I hope I can make you more familliar with the nature of the game and help you start off. If you have a question, please check if it is already answered here before opening a thread. Thanks Health and endurance:
Attacks and defenses:
Damage types and damage reduction (DR):
Types of melee weapons and fighting styles:
Types of ranged weapons:
Attack speed and speed boni:
The atrributes and what they do:
Races:
Cultures:
Backgrounds:
Skills:
An short introduction into the classes: heavy WIP CLASSIC CASTERS: Introduction
Wizard:
Druid:
Priest:
THE "NEW" CASTERS
Chanter
Cipher
Stacking rules:
A sidenote on summons and traps:
Why no detailed build guides for the classes?