Spiders have long been the go-to bad guys in fantasy media, from the Lord Of The Rings' monstrous Shelob to the numerous ...

The envoy in Avowed is a "godlike," a race from Pillars of Eternity somewhat reminiscent of tieflings or genasi from Dungeons & Dragons. Claimed by one of Eora's divine powers at birth ...

In the same world as Obsidian's previous Pillars of Eternity franchise, which was a spiritual successor to the beloved Baldurs Gate itself,Avowed's lengthy Dungeons & Dragons inspirations are ...

The Pillars games made their own DnD mock-up system from the ground up, while Avowed only takes a highly caramelized extract from it. The tradeoff means you don’t get to play a shapeshifting ...

A new video game is on the cutting edge of interactive storytelling, though in some ways its still behind stories written in ...

If you want to make this kind of build for yourself, these are the items, Attributes, and Abilities I recommend equipping: Avowed takes a lot of cues from Dungeons & Dragons, so let's spec into ...

Every decision carries weight, drawing me further into Avowed's clutches. As I do in Dungeons & Dragons (and just about every other RPG, tabletop or otherwise), I opt to walk my usual chaotic good ...

Bigger than it first appears, Avowed is an engrossing and gorgeous action-RPG set in one of the most engaging fantasy worlds going, though it lacks the complex systems of its most beloved ...

Avowed sees players filling the shoes of an envoy sent by the Aedyr Empire to deliver a message and investigate a plague infecting a region known as the Living Lands. However, nothing is remotely ...

VINCENT ACOVINO, BYLINE: Avowed is a classic fantasy role-playing ... ACOVINO: Tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, or D&D, specifically. In D&D, players sit in a room with a ...