Lore of Avowed: Introduction To Eora

[@thenephz6781]

Re-watching this series now as I am, once again, playing through pillars 1 and 2, you've done a great job in this videos. I remember finding your channel some years ago when I was visiting my brother and wanted something to keep me immersed in the world of Eora while I was out of town and couldn't play it.

[@FiveSevenTwo]

I think this is a great series to kick off. One of the things I like the most about Pillars’ lore is how invested the story and world is in the pantheon of its gods, and vice versa. A lot of modern fantasy is strangely… atheistic? Post-theistic? Post-mythology? Where something like magic is the last, surviving influence of a god or gods that haven’t touched the world since its creation. That the gods of Eora are still quite active - touching newborns, active manifestations, much less direct interactions - lends narrative weight to the _fantasy_ part of “fantasy world” that is increasingly hard to come by elsewhere. Keep up the good work, sir.

[@TheRealClaylex]

Same. I really REALLY love how much Pillars emphasis how important their gods are in the game.

[@paStLife463]

Interesting comment taking into consideration that there are no TRUE gods in Eora. The whole concept of the games supports the atheistic dogma ...The ...'Pillars' of the story is the misconception that there are gods.

[@andrewg9107]

Gotta say you have the perfect voice for this kind of lore series! Please keep it up!

[@sethbarroo3409]

I recently started playing poe2, haven't played it much but i'm absolutely intrigued by the world they created. It has a certain charm that pulls you in.

[@spellandshield]

Let's hope Avowed does it justice!

[@WhiteInk47]

Cool to see this. Big Elder Scrolls fan from Morrowind and Skyrim and I'm really excited for Avowed. Interesting to see an Elder Scrolls-like game like Avowed (in theory) already have it's own multi game story and lore to explore before it even comes out Not too into isometric rpg's so can't say I'll play the originals, but what they've set up so far seems cool

[@hugewatermelon]

Really excited for Avowed!!!

[@mangelangel2570]

Now? 👀

[@Giggles_iJest]

​@@mangelangel2570 still 😎 not a graphics junkie like most

[@splintermahdi]

Finally I found a good channel that talks about eora lore, I know 90% of this lore but I enjoy hearing it put together in a good video like this, definitely subbed and will watch all your vids.

[@deathbycognitivedissonance5036]

Can't wait for the release! Always been a fan of the lore!

[@dancingCactus]

super excited to watch this. Eora is one of my favorite fantasy worlds of all time

[@InternetSupervillain]

Subbed. Hopefully you become as big as fudge muppet.

[@spellandshield]

Thank you very much! That would be a bit too ambitous but thank you for your kind words!

[@stroyerb]

This game has such massive potential. Even to become a great series of games.

[@spellandshield]

Pillars or Avowed?

[@stroyerb]

@@spellandshield Avowed

[@spellandshield]

@@stroyerb Indeed, one has high hopes.

[@stroyerb]

@@spellandshield Microsoft just needs to give them more staffing IMO. They are trying to do this with 100 people, granted Skyrim did the same. It just doesn’t seem like enough in this day and age of game development. Instead of buying activision for 70 billion dollars, throw 1 billion at obsidian and watch them go to the moon. Just doesn’t make sense to me…

[@spellandshield]

@@stroyerb I am confident they will pull off something good, however, I want it to be tied to the lore of Pillars as well. I want to draw upon that and I hope they do. Fortunately from what I have heard, it is already quite different from Skyrim, so that is something.

[@Kaaxe]

I'm currently playing Deadfire. I had not even heard of Avowef, but Obsidian has more than earned my trust so it goes g Straight into my wishlist

[@lostzephyr2191]

Looks like there's a little more going on with the races than with your average medieval fantasy.

[@malcomalexander9437]

To be fair, the setting isn't medieval, it's more renaissance to colonial times.

[@TheRealClaylex]

Been doing a playthrough of POE 1 and then later will do Deadfire but this video is also great so I can catch up on lore knowledge before I play Avowed in the future. The first 8 episodes of my LP are on my main channel, link to the rest of the episodes are on my LP channel if anyone is interested: kzbin.info/door/V3_sWrn2cZccIbuMGQCjlgfeatured

[@spellandshield]

Glad you like it; as Avowed gets closer you will see more and more videos about the lore and the world.

[@TheRealClaylex]

Nice! I'm hoping my POE character Sebastian Silverkin the cleric moon godlike can shine once again in Avowed! Not sure if this will be a prequel or sequel into the POE timeline. 🤔

[@spellandshield]

@@TheRealClaylex I think it will likely be a prequel and let us hope they preserve class distinctions!

[@TheRealClaylex]

@@spellandshield Honestly dude, that is definitely a good/safe option. Not to mention if this becomes a franchise they can gradually move it back up to the timeline of 1/Deadfire. And I do hope they keep the class/duel class system! It was super fun to do/have!

[@blackraven5389]

@@TheRealClaylex Nice to see. I played the same character (not from Old Vailia but from Ixamitl). It has some nice role-play in some places (more in White March), in Deadfire it's more fun to play Eothasian priest ;D Have a nice trip towards Avowed.

[@thedeathtrap1955]

Thanks man, I really wanted to know the lore of eora before avowed comes out. Please do a more deep dive into the living lands, guess the game's set there.

[@CaptnKrksNippls]

Hey I was curious where you found most of the artwork in this video? I love Pillars and want to have some of these as wallpapers. Excellent job on the video by the way look forward to more lore.

[@spellandshield]

Thank you for the comment! Sadly there is not much in the way of actual art so I had to scrounge the internet for approximations.

[@LandStrider23]

Can't wait to try out Avowed! Thanks! Newbie here.

[@spellandshield]

It will take a while.

[@LandStrider23]

@@spellandshield i theorize it'll be 2024. Idk tbh

[@baddragonite]

It's kindof appropriate that Obsidian makes a first person rpg out of an Isometric one considering Fallout New Vegas was so good and had the same trajectory

[@assassinaria]

It saddens me when people tell me Baldur's Gate 3 is the most innovative game they've played when other CRPG titles like PoE exist without their knowledge. Hell, I didn't even know the game came out in the 2010's because it looked so retro. Only after looking for a good pirate game was this title suggested. I played it and, while Black Flag is still the best pirate game ever created (which also saddens me), this game makes a close 2nd. I love the 16-17th century inspiration and it's a breath of fresh air from other fantasy titles. If only I supported this game in its heyday. I feel like I've robbed them by buying the complete edition for a mere CAD$12.

[@blackfistxu7953]

They announced it!!!

[@spellandshield]

Get ready for my trailer breakdown video!

[@ygrezzie]

Best fantasy world in gaming.

[@lorcan_92]

It is to hope, that with the recent popularity of the genre, flagshiped by Baldurs Gate 3, a POE 3 is maybe possible.

[@spellandshield]

Not in a million years, sadly.

[@kaptenteo]

Good, good.

[@Aemond2024]

This is all background info about the world right, not about events in the games, i hope

[@baddragonite]

When/if the Microsoft ABK deal goes through expect much more salt

[@gkagara]

How Poe II can be worse IMO it's better than it's predecessor, romance could be better but hey the story is interesting. Unlike in other fantasy Gods here is actively involved with Mortal they ofc have their own view of the world and alignment but they wanted their vision to happen this feel more like Greek pantheon that constantly scheming unlike other fantasy settings that portray God as passive watchful force and only source of divine magic. Not gonna lie most my interaction with this Deity as a watcher usually end with 'I will consider it" Learning from Pillars of Eternity I promising something to a God is binding so I learn to give it consideration rather than openly accept it, they're cunning, they're clever and they're powerful even when I met Rymgard during animancy quest he wanted to destroy me I have no choice but stay silent but in the end he doesn't want to cross Berath from my understanding yo give allegiance to one God is not wise sometimes the best solution do come from different unexpected source at least in my understanding, keeping good grace with every God is crucial, always willing to listen to them, be critical about them and be open minded to each of them. I have God that I loathed with every fiber of my being in world of Eora but even so I am willing to listen of what they have to say such God is Wordica, Skaen, Magran (obviously because what she done to our Chatty Priest in POE I) I do hate Berath as well do her lack of compassion but she can be reason with, Hylea? I have this sinking feeling that she always have intention behind her good and benevolent word, Abydon while he is honest he is very blunt he is straightforward and it's hard to wiggle common ground with him, I am pretty undecided with every God I feel none of them should be followed with unquestionable loyalty, unlike in DnD setting as A drow for example the most rational decision of picking your pantheon would Eilistraee while she is weaker than Vheraun or Loth she is most reasonable and doesn't involve with risk that your God turning back at you for arbitrary reason, she do have her bad side like for example exibitionism and the like but I feel this is quite minor considering the other option, in pillar of eternity I don't get this feeling I feel they are all quite gray choice.

[@Tyranthraxus78]

I guess “Eorzea” was already taken. 😅

[@hello-gx6oi]

You have a great voice

[@spellandshield]

Thank You!

[@overtinker93]

I can see the inspiration from the pantheon of elder scrolls aedra and daedra

[@spellandshield]

It is actually quite distinct but that would invole spoilers.

[@Slvrbuu]

It's a shame POE2 wasn't as good as 1. I think it was the gimmicky ship mechanics, and the ship map that kind of detracted from it. I really hope they don't completely abandon the isometric style, though.

[@mathiaschristensen1194]

I actually much preferred POE2 personally. The ship combat could have been done better for sure, but the world traversal on ship was incredible to me.

[@timh.7169]

I love the graphics and dialouge of this game alot, but the combat gameplay is just not my cup of tea at all. Very sad I cant experience this journey for myself

[@spellandshield]

What don't you like about the combat?

[@timh.7169]

@@spellandshield Its not for me, I cant really understand it. If it was truly turn based like in Divinity Original Sin, I would love it. But this gameplay with pausing and managing a group like all at once is too complicated for me

[@hostilesinbound3241]

They have a turn based mode.

[@timh.7169]

​@@hostilesinbound3241only in the second one tho sadly

[@semmikozod1139]

Gotta say, I did not like the writing in this setting and the combat also felt overly complicated and clunky in the games. PoE was the game that broke the spell of Obsidian for me. Why do people like it so much?

[@spellandshield]

De gustibus non est disputandum. Apart from that, I would say the setting has some fairly unique features not found in other fantays settings. I don't particularly like Divinity as a franchise but I know a lot of people do, so tastes differ. You probably take it for granted but you being a native speaker of Hungarian is like a super power to me, it is like you are speaking magic every day of your life. Incredible.

[@valkyries12345]

I don't understand why POE2 sold worse. It is a much better game then the first at least in my opinion.

[@Aemond2024]

I dont like how all the races have mixed. It not believable at all. Races should be tied to regions

[@MordredSimp]

I started my poe1 playthrough today, I have a DnD Session as I write this but I was enraptured with the writing, I have been loving this. I loved Icewind Dale, Baldurs Gate, Never Winter Nights. All those great games, I just needed something to scratch that "I dont have a DnD Session tonight and I need to play an RPG Right now dammit" Itch and this game absolutely scratched it. With the great Obsidian Writing that makes the world feel alive, and lived in. Im enjoying it

[@spellandshield]

Glad you enjoy it!