The Ultimate Pillars of Eternity Gameplay Guide - Which Race Should I Play?

welcome back everyone I'm Tim Anderson AKA renfail and today we are diving into pillars of Eternity a game from Obsidian Entertainment that launched a few years ago but it's still very much worth playing even in 2023 I just did a run through on the Xbox trying out the console version after having previously played the PC version a couple of times happy to report it's still just as fun as it ever was and today we're coming back with another video we're going to be talking about the races of the game and what race you might want to play so we get started right off the bat with a male female decision and you could read a little bit more about everything here in the game the blue text is stuff that is highlighted and you can then hover over those to get more information about something if you need it so for example the Deerwood is a colonial Nation founded by settlers from the ater Empire following a series of conflicts with adir the territory became independent in 2672 Ai and is now ruled by a Duke who is elected by Seven Arrows that oversee its Earl looms so a little bit of information for you there but basically it says here you know basic description of who the male and female are within societies um and then we go from here we'll just pick a male for the first part because I'm a guy so I'm going to talk about making a guy character from here we'll go into the actual race selection now much like many other RPGs and crpgs that you've played over the years the race selection comes with a pro and in some cases in other games it might come with a con and in this case like dwarves have a negative to dexterity but for the most part you know the Orland have negative one might but most people have a couple of pros and that's it but we're going to go through all of the different races that you can choose now much like other RPGs and crpgs the race that you choose in the game has an impact on the storyline to a small degree in that it will affect how certain conversations apply to your character based on where they are from now mostly this is just a role play significance it doesn't actually impact the gameplay that much but one of the most important part of the race selection is whether or not you want a specific bonus to your character especially if you're playing the game on normal mode or Beyond this is a very unforgiving RPG in terms of the difficulty level if you're playing on like I said normal Beyond if you're playing easy mode it won't matter at all but it every little Point counts um beyond the initial because in Pillars of Eternity the stats that you start with are the stats that you're stuck with for the whole game you don't actually get additional stats through gameplay so you can buff it up through armor and things of that nature but it's very important to you know pick the bonuses and things that you want from the get-go so without further Ado let's dive into this before we get going though as always if you are a new person to my Channel please consider liking subscribing and hitting that Bell icon so you never making man never miss an update I should say not make an update never miss an update and if you want to support you can do so with memberships super chats super stickers super thanks and don't forget the patreon page we'll talk more at the end about all those good things but in the meantime let's look at the humans humans commonly called folk are the most common race in the Deerwood the ater Empire old velia and the Valiant republics though not as large as the Towering al-mawa humans are known for their strength and willpower and as a result you get a plus one to resolve and a plus one to might well what are those things you might ask right um so resolve reflects a character's internal drive determination fearlessness and the emotional intensity they can project to others it can be useful for mental intimidation leadership and convincing performances in combat it helps characters maintain their concentration and contributes to the will and deflection defenses might on the other hand represents a character's physical and spiritual strength The Brute Force as well as their ability to Channel A powerful magic during interactions it can be useful for intimidating displays and acts of brute force in combat it contributes to both damage and healing as well as the fortitude defense so the almawa are the largest of the kith races and are commonly found in or near oceans though not truly aquatic they have an affinity for water and many other civilizations such as the roatai are based on enable dominance they are known for unparalleled strength then we get into the dwarves by virtue of land covered a number of colonies settled the dwarves are the most well-traveled race in the world they are commonly found in the Deerwood of alien republics and almost any colonized land dwarves are known for their great strength and tenacity so they've got uh Mite plus two might plus one Constitution but minus one dexterity so the dexterity is typical to most other games um interactions it's used for sleight of hand and fast reactions it affects your action speed and your reflex defense and of course Constitution um affects your maximum health endurance and contributes to the fortitude defense and sometimes used in role play interactions for withstanding pain or taxing ordeals but mostly it's just for hit points and stuff so yeah then we have elves elves are the dominant race in ear glenfith and the white that wins and are extremely common in the Deerwood and adir elves are known for their speed and intelligence as well as a commonly icelandistic sorry I spelled that wrong pronounce that wrong isolationist nature if I can learn how to talk about my coffee perception represents a character's senses as well as their instinctive ability to pick up on details and interactions that can be used to catch someone in a lie to make an observant comment about their appearance or to notice something happening in the background in combat it contributes to accuracy reflex defense and grants a bonus to interrupt we get into the Orlin which are another unique race to pillars of Eternity in the world of aorta here orlans are the smallest of the kissed races although many cultures don't consider them to be civilized at all also noticeable for their large ears two-toned skin and here's sweet peer suit bodies orlans are commonly found in either glenfith the iximatil Plains and parts of the Deerwood they are known for their mental intensity and sharp senses they get a plus one resolve minus one might plus due to perceptions then you have the Godlike who are children of the kith who have been blessed with physical aspects associated with the gods although some do not consider this a blessing these aspects may take many forms and often come with mystical Powers aberrant head shapes are typical and Godlike are unable to wear protective headgear as it is near impossible to fit anybody because of their unusual nature and their inability to reproduce God like are often viewed with fear and wonder and they get a bonus to intellect as well as dexterity and elect represents a character's logic and reasoning and interactions that can be useful for deduction sudden realizations and problem solving in combat it also contributes to the will defense and influences durations and Airy effects for all abilities and talents so this gets you into the basic of the races that you can choose from now much like any other RPG or crpg you've played once you've chosen your race you're going to go into the subset so this is where you get into the slightly different visual representations of each of the different types of humans so here we have meadowfolk the ocean folk or the Savannah folk and they each have a slightly different visual looks like a different cosmetic they also have different lore so the better folk for example the most common humans in the Deerwood um a fighting Spirit you get an additional bonus here and then we go down to the ocean Folk here originated near the equator on the other side of the globe and are currently the most widespread group in that region dominant culture in the Bayland republics let me get into the Savannah folks originally came from south of the Equator and are quite common in red saris although not usually seen in the Deerwood and valian Republics making sure here so uh no hang on I don't want to go back here go to the alma almawa I always pronounce it incorrectly um go to the next and we could choose Coastal Alma or the island and much similar to the first one um we have different Cosmetics here I think you'll see towering feeds Coastal Alma again bonuses defending its prone and stunt effects and the islands gain an additional weapon set so when you get into the racial selections these sub-races are also going to have or potentially have additional bonuses so Mountain dwarves as an example are hail and Hardy and have a bonus to defending its poison disease attacks while the Boreal dwarves get a plus team plus 15 accuracy against creatures of the Wilder and primordial types because of their Hunter and stinks elves on the other hand can be broken down into what elves who have a distant advantage against any enemy that's more than four meters away and bonuses to accuracy deflection and reflex and then the pale elves get elemental endurance they're increased burn and freeze damage reductions I always keep hitting the wrong button sorry guys Orlin you have the wild Orleans who have to find it resolved after being subjected to a will attack they gain a temporary bonus to all defenses and the Hearth Orlin which have this Minor Threat perk which when attack any when attacking any Target that is also being attacked by a teammate they convert some of their hits into crits very cool and then getting into the Godlike we have the different type of God likes we have starting with the death god-like get this buff called death's Usher when they attack an enemy with 25 less endurance their damage is increased fire Godlike crew when they're released below 50 endurance they glow like metal in a forge gaining damage reduction and doing a small amount of fire damage to any creature hits them in melee the moon god-like have this ability where every encounter when reduced below 75 50 24 endurance Moon Godlike generate waves of healing Moonlight that restore endurance to them and their allies this is actually a really cool ability for uh your Fighters I have found I'm just not going to get into the class stuff here but from a racial perspective if you're looking at a min max something if you have a fighter uh who's gonna be at the Forefront whether it's your Paladin or your melee this is a really cool ability to have because it's like a little passive that will give you some um healing uh it's not a lot but it's it's a little bit and it does add a little bit of a bonus to playing that uh Wellspring of life from the nature God like the grandson bonus to Mike Constitution dexterity when endurance is below 50 percent so there you have it our basic breakdown of the races in Pillars of Eternity we have your standard human dwarf and elf but the almawa and the Orlin and the Godlike are unique to the world of pillars of Eternity so if you want to know more you'll obviously want to dig into these at your leisure because they have a whole lot of information in terms of the cultures of these people I mean we can go in here and talk about you know uh who the Deerwood and the Valium Republic are here for example a Mercantile Nation former colony of a larger more Ancient Ancient old Valia Republic slide of the south of Deerwood and air glanfeth and are ruled by a Duke collected by a consularly assegia Council 14 Dukes including his five most prominent the Duke bills but there's all sorts of stuff in here especially when you get into like the um I think it's the elves yeah the dominant race and um hang on let's go back here glenfenth so there's a ton of information if you want to really dive into the lore behind all of the races and the areas that they live in there's a ton of information in this game and because it's not say Dungeons and Dragons where you have a huge companion of Forgotten Realms or Dragon lands to look up um if you want to know more about this game I know that's one of the common I don't want to say a complaint I would say it's a critique that a lot of people have when they pay players of Eternity for the first time is that it has so much information dump if you're not familiar with it it can feel somewhat overwhelming I'm gonna try to you know help alleviate that a little bit with additional pillars of Eternity lore videos and Beyond so hopefully you will stick around for those and if you enjoyed this race video don't forget to like subscribe and hit that Bell icon so you'll continue to get more because we are going to be doing more I think the next video we're 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Length: 14min 25sec (865 seconds)

Published: Thu Mar 02 2023