Avowed features a giant world with a fair amount of character customisation at your disposal.

Good luck out there, Envoy - you’re going to need it.

From the getgo, I quickly settled on making my Envoy into a Ranger/Wizard multiclass.

In this artwork from Avowed, a queen with flowers growing from her face is dressed in intricate purple, jeweled robes. She listens carefully to the words of a green-clad elf advisor next to her.

Butmagic feels fun and varied in a way that a pure melee build isn’t.

Spellcasting is also important for traversing the world.

They always look like stone torch-holders with purple flames radiating from the top.

The menu screen in Avowed, showing off an Envoy dressed in leather armour with a striking array of fungi and other plats forming a crest atop her head. Her gear includes a dagger, two grimoires, a bow, and an arquebus.

Kai, your first buddy, is a Fighter.

You’ll next meet Marius the Ranger and then Yatzli and Giatta, who are both Wizards.

Their abilities will appear on your radial menu for activation whenever you like.

After casting an ice spell, frosty platforms appear over a watery pit in Avowed, letting the Envoy walk across.

Get started by experimenting with Kai’s skillset as soon as possible.

Each tier has a base level and three tiers of improvement.

Loot everything

This one ties in with the advice on not buying Common gear.

The Envoy runs past a fast travel beacon in Avowed. The beacon looks like a stone torch-holding pillar with a purple flame burning on its top.

From what I’ve seen, there is no penalty for robbing everyone blind in Avowed.

The folks of the Living Lands are a generous sort - abuse their generosity!

Cooking is the other major activity you’ll do at camp.

The Envoy aims her bow at a mushroom sporeling enemy in Avowed. Blood splatters appear on the screen, and a green missile projectile threatens to hit her left side.

Basically, I think of myself as a melee/spellcasting magus.

A menu showing off the abilities of Kai, the first companion in Avowed. His two starting skills - Fire and Ice & Firestarter - are emphasised.

A selection of Common items sold in one of Avowed’s shops.

The Envoy prepares to loot a grenade from a random table while exploring the world in Avowed.

The Envoy looks at the upgrade workbench in the party camp in Avowed.

Firing a flintlock pistol at a boss called the Godless Executioner in Avowed. A critical hit results, dealing 142 damage.

A gold-skinned godlike named Sargamis talks about a mysterious item called the Splinter of Eothas, in this cutscene from Avowed.