Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous: 10 Essential Combat Tips (Beginner's Guide)

[@WolfheartFPS]

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[@thepeoplesjewels]

My first play session in WOTR I made it to tab 4 of character creation then went to bed exhausted by all the choices.

[@namekman01]

yeah there's so many options... which i love... and im gona pick friggin wizard probably because thats what i always pick, lol

[@michaelhughes9278]

slayer deliverer archer is a pretty solid choice. it has really good DPS and pretty good defence and makes a great main character. the deliverer gets an extra 2d6 damage per hit on enemies that are at least one alignment away from them on the alignment chart. so if you go lawful good that is nearly everything.

[@yura6370]

I am ashamed to admit that i have more then 40 hours playtime just for choosing my class. I played a lot of them through the maze. Finally decided on a simple druid drovier who will be riding a bear or maybe dragon in endgame.

[@michaelhughes9278]

@@yura6370 sorry but that is the incorrect choice. try again!

[@Sealdog]

@@michaelhughes9278 is this still the case? Just bought the game today and tried that build but I’m not seeing the extra 2d6 anywhere

[@davidmaxwell4696]

Another thing worth mentioning, if you inflict an opponent with certain statuses like sleep or paralyze (Such as via a hold person spell), you can use the coup de grace special attack option on them which is an instant critical hit and forces the target to make a Fortitude save or die instantly (DC is either 10 or 15 + Damage Dealt). Coup de grace does trigger AoO from other enemies in reach though, so be mindful of positioning when using it One of the most reliable ways to line up Coup de Graces is with the Slumber Hex, which can be learned by Witches and Shamans from level 1/2. Just watch out for opponents with high will or immunity to mind-affecting effects

[@WolfheartFPS]

Definitely! I have to start taking advantage of coup de grace more often myself.

[@gordonmcinnes8328]

You also have 2 characters that can get this, Camellia and Ember. This can be a huge low level instant win for many encounters.

[@mikedelta1441]

Did not know this. In playing through Kingmaker I never even used CDG!

[@ryanstewart2289]

THIS! Slumber + coup de grace has won me so many encounters.

[@Charles.Wright]

Just not against the undead! ​@@gordonmcinnes8328

[@theatominator5428]

I'd add that the combat log at the bottom right of the screen is quite useful, especially for learning. I haven't played WotR yet but in Kingmaker you could mouse over things in the combat log to get more details. For example if your character misses an attack roll you can look at it to get a break down of what their roll was and what modifiers are affecting the roll.

[@dudeguybro]

@@CrystallineLore The rolls at the beginning of the game... oof. Archers couldn't hit shit! LOL

[@WolfheartFPS]

Great tip! Combat log is sometimes the only way to know what you did wrong. Wish I mentioned it

[@frederickcoen7862]

Combat Log is a great piece of advice, I agree. I had set Seelah to "Fight Defensively" for one particular combat, but forgot to turn it back off. I couldn't figure out why she was never hitting even her Smite Evil target until I hovered over the Combat log and saw the -4 penalty! (That's also how I finally noticed Ember's "-4 to use a weapon" massive gimp...)

[@brendanstuart2088]

Awesome video. 2 very cool things I happened to notice in the background footage: 1. You can delay your turn in WotR, a very welcome addition. 2. The game explicitly tells you when you have two bonuses of the same type so you know if you're wasting spells/items on the same character.

[@WolfheartFPS]

thanks & good info!

[@RedwoodTheElf]

Note that each character gets only ONE AOO per round. So consider having your toughest character deliberately pull an AOO if you want to let your squishier character run past that enemy that round. Using Choke points is an incredibly useful way to wipe entire groups of enemies with AOE spells like Create Hole. Near the very start of my first run, at the fight at the partly collapsed tower (You know, the one where the dwarf assassin warns you to go get help) I got the enemies to bunch up on the ramp leading up to the ledge, and Create Hole took out more than half of them.

[@jonijuuso7296]

In turn based mode your characters movement normally is set to use as much as necessary to reach a destination. This means you might end up using your action as well as your movement by accident because you move slightly too far. If you right click you can choose a limit, it goes 5 feet, move action or default as much as needed. Using 5 feet lets you move out of combat range without provoking attacks of oppurtunity, great for magic or bow users. Movement action guarantees you have action left to use while moving as far as possible while doing so. I pretty much only use the default move only for moments where i want to move fighters into the face of archers or wizards. Also a good tip is moving close combat fellows up to enemy wizards or archers, even if you don`t get movement enough to attack you can get free attacks if they shoot or cast. Charge works as well for this and letting you attack but keep in mind you get an AC penalty when charging, might be suicidal if the enemy has close combat fighters nearby

[@Thejodad234]

There is a setting in turn based mode to automatically stop your character when they have used the max movement without using your standard action.

[@felixsimon2]

2 other things imo worth mentioning for beginners 1. vast majority of aoe spells/abilities do have friendly fire, so be careful throwing around fireballs or lightning strikes. 2. everyone gets a 5ft free scoot per round. Its almost impossible to make use of in rtwp mode, but in tb mode it helps position your heroes without losing standard/full round action. Especially casters/archers, that want to be using full round actions during entire combat...

[@WolfheartFPS]

Thanks!

[@michaelhughes9278]

@@WolfheartFPS if you just right click then it locks your movement down to the 5 ft. it's really helpful.

[@hakimahmad55555]

another feature of 5ft movement is no AoO for moving outside of melee threat range.

[@Jigalipuff]

Hi. How do you learn spells? Do you double check if spells are eligible for that character - Copy to spellbook - Learn spell during rest - equip it under the memorize tab?

[@michaelhughes9278]

@@Jigalipuff other than your choices during level up some classes that aren't spontaneous spell casters or divine casters can learn spells from scrolls. you just right click the scroll and choose to copy to spell book. if it doesn't give the option then you cant learn it.

[@lily_evildm2317]

Having grown up with Baldur's gate I tend to enjoy real time with pause a lot. That said I do agree that turn based is a lot better to learn the system and is really good for difficult encounters. In Kingmaker I tended to use rtwp when faced with easy filler encounters just sto speed things up then switching to turn based whenever facing anything more threathening. If you are new at this system I would honestly give the same advice as the video, stick with turn based as it will teach you the system much faster

[@xboy5258]

Also tbm its lot of fun btw excited for bg 3?

[@XoRandomGuyoX]

A Note About Buffs: in most cases buffs of the same type do not stack, and only the highest buff takes effect. For example, you might have a morale bonus, a luck bonus, a resistance bonus and since all three are different they will stack. But if you get another luck bonus, it will instead compare to the first and only the higher bonus takes effect. Some bonuses _can_ stack though, such as dodge bonuses and (IIRC) circumstance bonuses.

[@WolfheartFPS]

Great tip

[@esqueejy]

Looks like they added tooltips to warn you about what's non-stacking, which is super nice. It's been a thing with DnD forever and was in the last Pathfinder, but WITHOUT TOOLTIPS...keeping track of who benefits from what and isn't locked out of benefitting from a spell is a bitch once your casters have enough slots that it can really change how dynamic the game feels if you're wasting them. Or how fast you can progress without stopping to micromanage. DO i learn 3 of these or 5? If I had those other 2 slots for dmg, could I progress further without resting? Shouldn't have to keep notes like that in a video game...the game should take notes for you but leave you to understand and use them effectively.

[@dyingsun7857]

Also worth mentioning for anyone who never played a crpg, when focusing enemy parties -> rule of thumb: TAKE OUT THE HEALER FIRST. After that usually mages and/or dps, depending on what is most dangerous and does not have too much hp. Enemy tanks are last. Might be obvious for most people but anyway.

[@gordonmcinnes8328]

Two things: 1. Reach weapons (and enlarge person) - have a tank but back them up with a character with a reach weapon and cast enlarge person on them - I suggest Sosiel. 2. Spontaneous casters can SPAM spells. This (especially combined with metamagics late on) can give you multiple attempts to defeat a particular enemy resistance or buff (e.g. dispel magic). For highly buffed enemies (usually bosses) this is huge.

[@Alesthes]

People don't consider this often enough: the game has difficulty settings for a reason. If you need to learn how to play, lower the difficulty and then rise it up step by step as you improve. If you want just to enjoy the story, lower the difficulty and have fun. Too often people say "This game is difficult", but it really doesn't make sense. It is as difficult as you decide it to be, and you can always adjust on the fly...

[@WolfheartFPS]

Even on story mode the game can still be very “difficult” to grasp. Sure you will win all of your fights, but you still won’t understand half of what is going on. That is part of the reason why people say it is difficult. Also many players don’t want to play under the normal difficulty level (myself included). I always want to play a game at the very least on its normal base established difficulty. On normal mode pathfinder still tends to be more difficult that other games on their normal modes.

[@JackJackKcajify]

its difficult for people even on below normal...... theres somethng wrong with that......

[@chalupabatmang1133]

Part of the fun of RPG's is figuring out how to beat hard fights. I've heard some fights can be unbalanced at this current time, but still there has to be a way, I refuse to turn difficulty down until ive exhausted all options and watched all the newb videos on KZbin

[@DKarkarov]

@@WolfheartFPS Lol anyone who says this games normal is "normal" is out of their mind, or still in the early game stuff. This game is worse than Balders Gate 2 late game by the time it hits mid game.

[@Merumya]

@@DKarkarov I think you're talking about the Add-on? Throne of Bhaal? The base game of BG2 never felt really hard. I could finish it no problem with a solo character. No cheating or bug abuse or anything like that ofc. And in TOB only the last boss fight felt difficult, but thats ok imho. Its the last for a reason. But I agree that there is some stupid stuff going on here and there, that simply feels unfair.

[@VeyeL]

Sorry for the essay, but here are some things I learned the hard way in Kingmaker. With buffs it's important to pay attention to what type of buff you get. Buffs that target AC, skill checks or saving throws may stack, but not buffs of the same type. You can stack a deflection bonus to AC from the spell Shield of faith with a dodge bonus to AC from the feat Dodge. But you can't stack Shield of faith and Ring of protection, since they're both deflection bonuses to AC. Archers and spell casters who shoot or make ranged touch attacks into melee gets a -4 on attack (an enemy who engage another companion counts as melee regardless if the archer/spell caster is 20 feet away). To remove that penalty take the Point blank shot feat to get a + 1 and then Precise shot feat to remove the penalty altogether (Point blank is a prerequisite for Precise shot). Good idea to take on spellcasters who will rely on ranged touch attacks like Scorching Ray, Hellifire Ray, Disintegrate, finger of death etc for damage to make sure they actually hit. Ranged touch attack can sneak attack in Pathfinder. The prestige class Arcane Trickster is built around that but isn't necessary to make a "sneaky mage". A single rogue level and the accomplished sneak attacker feat adds 2d6 to every ranged touch attack. This applies to ALL ranged touch attacks, even cantrips. Edit) ranged touch attack not spell attack.

[@silvercj4064]

Thank you so much for this video, one of my biggest worries for this game was how difficult the combat is going to be, your advice is really going to help me enjoy this game a lot more

[@WolfheartFPS]

Thanks for watching/commenting Silver!

[@DSzaks]

Another tip I would advise for new players is to utilize the free move action. Each turn you have a move action and an Standard action. But you may not notice the little set of boots the left of the move action icon that says 5 ft. This is your free move action. This is a very important action w/ multiple functions. The first thing to know is how to actually use it. You can switch between your standard move and your free move by right clicking on the ground. You may notice that after attacking at range you have a very short move for some reason. It is because the game has activated your free move instead of your normal move action. Right clicking will let you switch back to the normal move if you want (most of the time).The reason this is a toggle is because you can't use both in the same round. If you use a regular move you won't be able to use your free move, and if you use your free move you won't be able to use your regular move. So why would you want to do this. Well there are many actions in the game that Take a Full-round in order to activate. A full round uses both your move and standard actions. These include many spells, like restoration or most summons, as well as full round attacks that can give characters extra attacks for characters w/ a sufficient BAB (base attack bonus). So you can use the free move to still move around a bit while performing these full round actions. Free moves also bizarrely bypasses attacks of opportunity. So if you caster gets caught up in melee you can use it to back up a bit w/o getting punished for it. And for most standard size enemies 5 ft is enough to exit attack range allowing you to safely cast spells or perform ranged attack w/o reprisal. Free move can be done before or after such actions as well. So you can use it to reposition your characters to best utilize full round attacks or attack first then back out of danger while your tank picks up agro. Inch forward each turn to keep your ranged fighters in.. uh...range as the battle progress, or slightly reposition your tank to pick up that enemy coming round the side. This is another feature that I think only works in turn based mode, yet another reason why it's just better.

[@Charles.Wright]

WHAT?? Someone mentioned a "scoot"/free move earlier but I didn't see how to use it. Thank you!

[@derrickbonsell]

On number 2 I want people to keep in mind that Lann as a pure Zen Archer at level 3 gets the ability to fire his bow without taking attacks of opportunity (Point Blank Master). Of course you may not want to use him that way but Lann can make a decent frontliner. The system sorts characters by AC, and if that's Lann he'll be put in the front. That said it's more of a nitpick, the broader point stands. After all you may have a character that has higher AC than another but the character with lower AC may still have more defenses if they're running with Mirror Image and Blur.

[@rickc-arelsii6276]

You've put together an amazingly helpful video. People are going to benefit from these immensely, in my opinion. It's almost like you've taken a couple of days away from streaming with us and were able to direct your focus into it, or something. XD

[@WolfheartFPS]

Haha thanks Rick. I’m back now lol

[@wondertownfunk6858]

Another to add is to not be afraid or dismissive of fine tuning the difficulty on the fly. This will extend your enjoyment of the game if you feel that your encounters feel unfair or far too easy.

[@macsattic7155]

Excellent tips for literally ANY game in this entire genre. Best one I've seen anywhere and I play everything from BG to DOS to POE...etc.

[@Xoxo.TheAuthor]

Omg not one, but two spectacular Wolf videos today! Skal, keep up the amazing work! 🍻

[@DSzaks]

Another reason to activate turn based mode is the surprise round is much more effect whit it on. The entire party gets a half turn free action if you surprise or sneak attack an enemy to start. During this half turn you can have your ranged classes lay down spells or attack to disable targets before they can act. And your tank(s)/melee characters can "charge ability" in to close ground and attack if they are positioned correct. In turn based mode your enemies are stationary and flat footed, making them much easier to hit, in the surprise round. With good planning you can take out one or more enemies before the battle even start. This may also technically occur in active time mode to some degree, but it MUCH harder to capitalize on as enemies will immediately move to engage you and won't give you the time for that free attack before they start moving.

[@nickllama5296]

I like how in your chokepoint explanation video, your dumb horse runs into the doorway, taking up the spot where you'd likely want to have your Paladin. Making all your melee fighters stand behind it, raging at the horse, and throwing all the carrots away.

[@note4note804]

The biggest 2 things that got me through this game(and Pathfinder in general) is Use Magic Device and multiple weapons. It can be incredibly easy, especially in the early game, for a teammate to have nothing to do in certain fights due to a lack of the right tools. Maybe their best weapon isn't cold iron or magical. Maybe the enemy is immune to their usual spells. Maybe they simply keep getting put in situations where the melee attackers can't get close and your range fighters keep getting rushed. Give everyone a different secondary weapon, and give anyone who can Use Magic Device so they can use a scroll or wand in a pinch to contribute in a fight. That said, do the same with your character. Make them good at 2 things, instead of focusing on a single goal. Being a fire mage sounds cool till you realize a 1/3 of all your enemies are resistant to your best damage. Make that mage a decent archer. Make your tank specialize in a weapon so they can hit more than they get hit. Make your healer have some offensive spells juuuuuuust in case.

[@BigBroFoSho686]

Watching in 2024 as I’m just picking up this game. One of the clearest tips video I’ve seen so far that isn’t over an hour long. Thank you 🙏

[@WolfheartFPS]

Happy to help thanks for watching

[@5Rogi]

Well done summarize of something, what should be essential in classic RPG games. Good job Wolf. About Tips nr.3: I personally get rid of the thinking that all my party are essential to ,,focus fire" tactic. Instead I'm splitting the team into 2 group, which one of them specialize in ranged attacks. Its priority is to get rid of the spellcasters, when the other is to kill melee opponents one by one. I found this variant is more proficient than simply focusing attack on one enemy. Especially when you have a systems with a range penality for shooting to the oponent when he is in clash combat.

[@WolfheartFPS]

Thanks Rogi. Sounds like a good strategy you are using. That -4 penalty can be rough if you don’t get the feats to get rid of it.

[@Baraz_Red]

Excellent ! EDITED : In another video, if you want, naming how to avoid AoO could be helpful info to spread: the three common ones are 1) **5-Foot Step,** 2) **Mobility skill check** (automatic it would seem), but also 3) **Acrobatics (Mobility) toggle** where you evade AoO when moving! (but move half speed). I do not think there is any Disengage action à la D&D 5e. There is also the issue of Concentration checks: "Casters *automatically* [in Kingmaker/WotR] attempt to cast defensively, if they pass a Concentration (DC 15) check, they do not provoke an Attack of Opportunity while casting"* (otherwise damage could make them utterly fail casting in melee!). Casting Defensively : difficulty is 15 + x2 spell level (so low level spells are easier to pull off in melee) Caster rolls : caster level +their caster modifier (like Wisdom for a Cleric, Charisma for a Bard...) + some Feats you can take.

[@WolfheartFPS]

Phew! I was waiting for a Baraz comment to come in and possibly correct an error (I like those comments but I’d rather get things right 😂)! What a pleasant surprise. Thanks for the extra info. There’s still so much I don’t have solidified in my head yet so it all helps.

[@erikdouglas9952]

Disengage is 5-foot step in PF as the 5 foot does not trigger. Not fully the same obviously as it only works for the first 5 but it's the closest thing PF offers outside of their mobility spells to not provoke.

[@Baraz_Red]

@@WolfheartFPS Actually, the Acrobatics toggle is a Disengage (you move without issues with threat reach).

[@JarredPearman]

It's funny how you show the Defender's Heart battle at the end. I just did that on Hard Mode, resorting to turn based mode for the first time in either game. Not only could I unlikely beat it without turn-based because it has too much going on over a large area, the fight took between 2-3 hours. I completed it on the first go using nearly every cast and cooldown available, as well as several consumables, and managed to finish with 'minimal' losses, though it had me a bit on edge. The fight lasted around 46 rounds. I can't imagine failing such a long fight and having to redo it. So I liked the control of turn-based yet it is definitely time consuming. Good tips Wolf

[@Jackie_Tikki_Tavi]

i appreciate how you always have timestamps. That's quality my guy.

[@nate6795]

This is my first game of this type abs it’s so frustrating and hard at first. But lowering the difficulty and watching these videos have helped a ton I’m having a blast right now playing

[@sesimie]

Wolf is blazing a Path!!-Finder!!

[@seoulpower8043]

Thank you for this! I'm really new to d20-type RPGs and I felt a little daunted by all of the game mechanics and rng components. I will definitely start off my playthrough using turn-based mode before hopefully moving on to real-time with pause.

[@WolfheartFPS]

Thanks for watching

[@orarinnsnorrason4614]

Speaking of holding a doorway/chokepoint, click the button "hold position." If you're in real-time with pause this button click is invaluable because otherwise your party will continue to run and and you will have to micro-manage their movements or you have to turn off the AI. Clicking "hold the line" button will do just that your party will engage everyone that come into contact rather then run around like chickens. If you're in turn-based mode you don't have to think about this as much since you're in control of everyone and their movements. Edit: Also you can click move with mobility ability (the blue icon in your abilities tab) to move around without provoking attack of opportunity. Or you can click/move 5 feet. This will also allow you to move without provoking attack of opportunity.

[@WolfheartFPS]

Great tip!

[@orarinnsnorrason4614]

@@WolfheartFPS cheers man. great video. its going to help alot of people enjoy the game.

[@dantederi5062]

I love chokepoints tactics. At the wardstone battle I used that with the most difficult encounter. Also used web, grease, and stink cloud, and they're dropping like flies to a moth.

[@AdaramKalantas]

Amazing Wolf! I am hoping that these tips will help me figure out how to finish with the first Pathfinder. My mind is blown just imagining a whole second one to come!! These games are huge and complex!

[@maketheswitchton6779]

This is the hardest rpg ever made by a million miles.

[@johnd.9]

Great tips, Wolf, for Wrath and some for CRPG gaming in general. Thanks for the great content. I've been busy covering other peoples vacations. I'll be online more starting mid-September.

[@arokh72]

It's also worth noting, that if you fail a certain combat multiple times, turn down the difficulty one or two notches before heading back. There is no shame in this.

[@neurolancer81]

This is a very thorough video. Really good info for new players!

[@WolfheartFPS]

I appreciate you watching

[@MikeStorri-ry6pc]

Thanks for your tips, always some stuff in there even for more experienced players. Like the way you mention that it's about having fun, not about making the best possible build. This game is so diverse and rewarding when you get some successes, if you like/want to play for example a halfling Cavalier of the Paw/Rogue/Mad Dog/Eldritch Scion: go for it, and have fun :):)

[@ronnohre6673]

Thanks! Your videos have helped me learn this game and take its enjoyment to an entirely new level. You should make a video about Mythic abilities. Your Feats video was great and helped me a lot, for some reason though I always feel like I’m making wrong or bad choices, especially with Mythic abilities. Probably spent 3 hours reading through them all first. Thanks again

[@WolfheartFPS]

Thanks Ron

[@Enceos]

One thing to note, it is impossible to round up a horde of melee attackers with your tank in turn-based mode. Some will inevitably pass through your tank and proceed to your casters. On the other hand, it is very easy to collect all aggro with one char in real-time mode. If a tank is fighting in melee alone, having him surrounded by 4+ enemies will make him flat-footed and quickly killed.

[@frederickcoen7862]

The biggest piece of simple advice is "Buff". Pathfinder as a *system* (not just these CRPGs) assumes that you are taking advantage of all the stacking bonuses/penalties. Armor stacks with natural armor (like an amulet), plus deflection (like a shield or ring), plus a luck bonus, plus a morale bonus (like from a bard), plus a size modifier maybe, plus a competence bonus from a feat or maybe Fighting Defensively. And of course, plus your DEX and magical enhancement bonus (depending on the armor). Suddenly the 2 points of armor from Studded Leather (so, base AC 12) has somehow become 25 AC! Or that +4 sword attack bonus for your 18 STR has become +11. What's that you say? you don't have 18 STR? Why not - Bull's Strength gives you a STR bonus for quite a long time, why aren't you casting it / drinking the potion? Managing your buff durations is key, too; cast that "minute per level" spell first, *then* drink/cast the "round per level" spell. And remember that scrolls and potions are always at minimum level. A level 18 archmage reading a scroll of magic missile is casting *one* missile. [And "always" in Pathfinder = "except for X, Y, and Z special cases that break the rules"!] In most CRPGs I hoard potions and scrolls against "someday", and end the game never using them after the first few minutes of the game. In Kingmaker (CRPG), I kept at most 4 or 5 of the most powerful potions; I did use them rarely, and usually had plenty of time to replenish my stocks from loot and still have extras to sell off. So far in WotR - I'm not quite 5th level yet - I am actively *buying* potions and scrolls for the first time! [Part of that has to do with not having a true cleric yet...] I bought out the bartender's stash of all 35 potions of healing. I'm buffing as completely as possible before pretty much every setpiece battle. Can I afford to use Enlarge person for extra size-based STR and damage, or should I go for Reduce Person and the size-based AC? TL; DR = BUFF!!!

[@WolfheartFPS]

True that

[@Dreikoo]

For me the main thing is not being afraid of using consumables liberally. Sometimes you will have to just drink 10 potions in a row, it's fine, it happens. You can always get more gold.

[@marcelocampos5521]

The buff tip is Golden.... It took may way up late game to see how much buffs change the battle outcoming, for you or your enemies. I had a wizards that casted the 9 lvl dispel magic, and the AC from one of the bosses went from 60 to meagers 29!

[@Doomsterlobster]

I'm glad I played Neverwinter Nights multiplayer for 15 years or so. Countless hours of buildcrafting for multiplayer PvM and PvP that translates almost directly to Pathfinder (D&D 3E is essentially the same system, down to individual spells and feats). Otherwise I would have been completely paralyzed by choices. Still need to figure out class skills and multiclass penalties before I figure out my build. (Halfling bard going Eldritch Knight/Loremaster for both RP opportunities and to fill in a frontline support role for maximum party flexibility.)

[@TheDreadlord420]

I think a problem for beginners in this game is that so many companions are designed as back liners. In Kingmaker you had a barb,and tower shield tank from the start,and a heavy cleric and scythe inquisitor to boot later on. Here they give you a paladin,and glass Cannon caster hybrid. Everyone else early game is backline. So early it's maddening,because there isn't enough beef to stop getting rushed. Also making the default rouge arcane trickster, will be a chore at first. Just give him a crossbow, and save yourself a headache. He can't wear armor, and without buffs will get rolled if enemy decides to hit them.

[@ElectrooRaccoon]

The fight to defend the base in the first act is very tough. Enemies keep coming like crazies. You have to plan your fight to be able to see the end...

[@nyanko2077]

"If you find yourself... riding alone in green fields with the sun on your face, do not be troubled, for you are in Elysium, and you are already dead!" 12:28 :P

[@game.different]

The only thing I would add is to take out enemy spellcasters first ASAP. A mage or cleric can turn the battle with one spell, and it's best - if possible - to remove that threat immediately. Usually I have Lann and any other archers try to turn them into a pincushion, and then also have Ember try to disable them with hexes or spells.

[@SirCanuckelhead]

I like to lead with the evil eye ac hex then pelt with range weapons.

[@mick5779]

Yeah one thing i need to say ! You are a great and nice guy plz give us more of this Awesome content

[@WolfheartFPS]

Thanks for the channel membership Mick! Will do

[@BorgWolf359]

I know I am late for this vid! Somehow I missed this! My bad! Great vid Bro as always! Much luv Wolf, keep up the great work!

[@DKarkarov]

The whole problem with this game is it is made for grognards, which is a very bad thing because that means it only truly appeals to a VERY niche audience. I am 50 hours in level 13ish. My average encounter is enemies who spam 100 foot radius high DC fears, melee gods who get 6-7 attacks a round at +high 30's bonus to hit with +25 or more damage per hit, enemies who on round 1 are instantly mirror imaged with full concealment and immunity to things ranging from magic missile, to almost every status effect that exists, including coup de grace, and 30+ DR to multiple elements. It isn't even rare for me to see AC's in the 38-40 range, or over 50% spell resistance, or enemies who regen 20+ hp a round. Here is the only tips that matter in the end. 1: You have to play turn based, this games normal is any normal crpg's hard or one step over hard. You can go from "everything is fine" to "TPK" in a matter of seconds of real time at high level. 2: You must pre buff always, constantly, every single fight eventually. In chapter 3 onward you will lose every meaningful fight you do not pre buff. Frankly you will still probably lose a lot of them anyway. 3: Rest constantly, screw the corruption build up, it doesn't matter just pull out and heal it off as needed. They literally assume you will be doing this. 4: Set your autosaves to 20 or higher, no really. 5: This is a grognard game, they expect you to save scum, and you 100% should.

[@zrevan4262]

hey there Wolven Heart! I am learning to master this game now that the Enhanced Edition is out. Your videos are a good mine of tips and tricks. Turn based combat ON is the best way to master this game. Before I had not a clue what was going on, and felt like I was playing an RTS style Combat system. Eventually, I hit a wall and I didn't know what to do and how to remove the various afflictions and ailments. Hence I really appreciate these videos. This game is worth the effort and the story + world is amazing :) cheers!

[@WolfheartFPS]

Thanks for wacthing! cheers

[@Balgoriusis]

Turned based combat is crazy easy. It was not even present in the original kingmaker at launch and was added because players demanded it. The AI is not very good, so the dev tactic is either to increase number of enemies or pump up stats for them. The overall chaos of the real-time combat then benefits the enemy. The moment you switch to turned based, you removed that chaos and game becomes super easy.

[@frederickcoen7862]

A second comment (my first was supporting "Buff"): "Don't Give Up". Other games (and gamers) call it "save-scumming". I'll own it; whether I'm brute-forcing through encounters, or being strategic and buffing... a key critical hit will swing the results of the battle. Reload, try again; maybe try different buffs. Having said that, though, be aware... this game allows you to take on locations and encounters pretty much how you want, in the order you want. That also means that it allows you to try to tackle things you aren't quite ready for! Don't be ashamed of backing away from a deadly fight and coming back later. Hypothetically, I *might* have accidentally summoned a powerful demon, which I ran into a bit later. And it had friends. With only 5 people in the party at that time, barely 3rd level, I didn't have a chance. (which I proved, with multiple save-scum attempts) However, when I came back to the area later, having gained a sixth character and leveled up to 4th, it was merely a rough and exciting battle... which I triggered from a different direction, which put me right next to a spellcaster, allowing me to kill the demon's support on round 1. Completely different fight! So definitely, search the area for options, for new directions; don't forget to buff appropriately... but also, don't be afraid to "strategically relocate" to another area, and return later with more friends and more power!

[@Reoh0z]

"Send in the sacrificial Horse!"

[@WolfheartFPS]

😂 yup guilty

[@michaelhughes9278]

i just finished kingmaker yesterday on the toughest custom difficulty, which is actually tougher than unfair because unfair stops just before insane enemy difficulty. it was crazy towards the end with the wild hunt having 40 plus saves and 60 ac. I can't wait to start the new one tomorrow. I'm probably going to roll another slayer deliverer archer style.

[@WolfheartFPS]

Congrats. Great achievement

[@michaelhughes9278]

@@WolfheartFPS thanks, it only took me 300 hours haha. my group consisted of 2 slayer deliverers one with a glaive/fauchard w/cleave the other long bow. I speced Valerie as a paladin. then I had a vivisectionist for buffs and a bard and i kept Tristian for his special abilities from his story line. I would swap out my second slayer for a sorcerer arcane trickster sometimes but most of the time saves were to high for anything other than dazzling display.

[@georgereiss5494]

It's only your time, however you want to waste!

[@michaelhughes9278]

@@georgereiss5494 what else is time for, if not to waste?

[@fate7521]

I'm very happy, I can watch your streams again this week. Had not much time in a while. Hope we can fail at this game together :D

[@WolfheartFPS]

I basically took a week off of streaming Fate so you didn’t miss a thing! Maybe see you tomorrow.

[@marka351]

Thanks for the video, looking forward to playing the game tomorrow and for more of your Tips videos.

[@WolfheartFPS]

Thanks Mark!

[@zlorfik2428]

Most of these seem pretty obvious to me. What i would love to see is how the heck you're supposed to have fun with a mage type character. You get a lousy amount of casts per day.

[@ryanstewart2289]

When it comes to spells to immobilize your enemies, I've found that the Grease spell over performs in pretty much every version of Pathfinder and D&D, and it's no different in WOTR.

[@Botruc]

Nice video and nice hoodie! Is this official merch?

[@no1likeyou]

Definitely gonna pick this up today. 👍👍

[@fiesesalien]

Many people that come from the original PF2 Ruleset: The game does not use original rules. While a gamemaster changes the difficulty based on some rules to make enemy groups bigger, use different types of enemies the game changes numbers. One thing a gamemaster learns quickly is this: DO NOT MESS WITH THE NUMBERS. If you mess with the numbers and don't know what you doing (like the devs of the pathfinder pc rpgs) you will create situations that are infuriating for those that come from the tabletop/rpg game. Like: "Why does this guy have 34 Hitpoints?! He should have 20!" and so on. Changing numbers makes the game unbalanced as heck and you have to be a perfect powergamer and understand all the mechanics to see any positive effect. Also, I tested it mulitple times with many dice: the amount of natural 1's you're throwing out in this game is insane. I have dozens of dice sets and I throw a d20 a hundred times and often enough come around 4 - 8 (average is around 5) natural 1's and the same amount of natural 20's. There is no "Oh you only see the bad and remember this much more". Nope. I counted it multiple times in the game. Of around 100 "dice" throws the rng has the double amount of natural 1's thrown at you as well as natural 20's. Enemies have roughly the same amount of 1's and 20's. This game is NOT Pathfinder 2 but just a rough setting around those rules with tons of meddling stats and ac. Stay away if you want to experience the tabletop feeling on PC. If you can change your mindest, this game is great. If not: You will have a bad time on any other difficulty than normal+. Stay crunchy.

[@grantwallace1882]

Number 10 is the most important tip. 🎉

[@craveiro2374]

thx for the guide is really helping me! sorry for my bad english!

[@levgoldiner3098]

TY, can't wait to play tonight.

[@WolfheartFPS]

thanks for watching Lev! Appreciate all your support on the channel. Enjoy the game tonight.

[@FhargaZ]

Something that i learned from kingmaker: always have a cleric and delay poison!!!! Freaking drains. 12:36 hahha, that is the first fight that i really needed to change to turn based and use a lot of control spells.

[@ravipeiris4388]

Thank you Wolf for telling me about this game 🎉

[@WolfheartFPS]

🍻

[@PappyGunn]

Thanks for making those videos

[@MidKnight_Sicario187]

Literally can’t wait to play

[@TwilightRosez89]

This was super helpful, thank you!

[@WolfheartFPS]

Thanks for watching Twila! Appreciate the support

[@honestusfitness]

Always great videos Wolf.

[@WolfheartFPS]

Thanks!!!

[@karlsweeney2328]

Damn Wolf... You should call yourself Pathgrinder

[@WolfheartFPS]

😂😂😂

[@Lunarian300]

This was quite helpful

[@killercarzilla]

Thank you for the extra video milord 🙇

[@WolfheartFPS]

I bow to you!

[@spamrme1654]

Being a new WotR player, I find range to be very important. Not much point using up my action to run up to enemies and unable to act. Better to wait at the proper range so they come up to you and stand there. While you get to whack them on your turn.

[@HelmuthGerka]

You can try to start combats with range attacks and to put your tanks in-between.

[@dix_mois]

Defend the tavern was one hard shit

[@chrisbotha8085]

i dont understand why anyone would play this game without turn based mode. I think games based on pathfinder or D&D needs this by default, and have a "wtf are you doing?" mode, which is non turn based. that is one thing that was missing from NWN2 that would have made it a much, much better game.

[@morriganmhor5078]

I wonder which kind of characters is best for scouting. Ranger, Rogue or something other?

[@LightStylex]

I need 10 tips on how to get out of the character creation screen, I've been stuck there for three hours now, pls halp.

[@Kaynos]

Speaking of inspecting ennemies and resistances. Do you know if once inspected, the AI controlling your party members will take it into consideration ? For example choosing the appropriate spell ?

[@therealpoody7485]

Just about finished playing BG3. Should I play this one next or Divinity 2?

[@redcapetimetraveler7688]

hi Wolf , hope you 're away from the flood !

[@ethanhorn6093]

I am aggressively bad at this game. And it hurts me in my soul. I am a LONG time D&D player and Pathfinder of all varieties is just damn mean to me. I can't hit the broadside of a barn and I don't know what I've done wrong half of the time but damn it, its so much fun to struggle with.

[@hanarielgodlike9283]

*About The last tip* Yes. don't fell bad about yourself, the game IS hard. I'm a seasoned D&D player, I've been playing D&D for 2 decades. I know ALL the rules for every spell, combat mechanics and feats like i know my own house. EVEN SO... there were combats that i had to restart 10 times.

[@saratchandramv1886]

i picked it recently. just started playing. im in underground stage (very start)... i can use move action and action action.. but a character moves..and i cant or dont know know what to do next. like there is no atk thingy? so i just end turn

[@debrickashaw9387]

Most of these i used in BG1/2 but that surprise mechanic looks nice, how does it work in real time with pause?

[@bricemoore695]

Awoooo my first first like!!!!!

[@TiberiusEmpire]

I like real-time pause RPG party games such as the Pillars of Eternity and Pathfinder series. Any suggestions of good games that are similar to those two?

[@gakkieNL]

I’m playing on ps5. Main is a ranger with high stealth. How do I perform a sneak/surprise attack in real time with pause? I select just my main, put him in stealth and attack to start combat. Doesn’t seem to do anything special?

[@cheftel222]

That game looks awesome.. thank you

[@altoid3453]

"They put my monk archer in the front" thats actually a accurate place for him. Theres a reason he gets the feat for no AoO from ranged attacks at early levels Bless does not last a minute. It lasts a minute per level of the caster. If you cast bless as a lv 5 Oracle it will last 5 Minutes

[@WolfheartFPS]

It’s not an accurate place for him in my opinion. Sure he gets the feat for no AOO but that doesn’t mean he’s meant to be a front line tank. I have a Paladin with a ton of HP and a high AC with little to no ranged attacks that should absolutely be in front of him, making the games placement not make sense. In terms of bless, yes I should have mentioned that. It lasts quite a while as you start leveling up.

[@altoid3453]

@@WolfheartFPS I agree that the paladin shouldn't be in the back, but monk is still a dodge tank even as a zen archer. Bless lasts even longer when you get to the mythic abilities

[@gangr3l]

My #1 tip for beginners. Don't bother with attack spells nor much about debuffs. The monsters you need it against have stupid SR and saves and will just about always make the saves if you actually penetrate the SR(Spell Resist). Go for buffs and summoning. #2 tip. All damage classes should have atleast 1 level in something that gives them sneak attack. Counts for A LOT and you will nearly always get sneak attack, especially if you have a mounted character since when mounted always count as flanking.

[@SirCanuckelhead]

Def disagree with #1 hexes will always hit for 1 round even if they save. Evil eye ac hex is huge to even be able to hit some things.

[@gangr3l]

@@SirCanuckelhead Hexes are not spells though. And with cackle you can keep them up, which makes Ember an invaluable member to any group. Those are the exceptions though.

[@SirCanuckelhead]

@@gangr3l hexes are debuffs tho which you said not to focus on. But I do agree that focusing on attack is not the way in this game. Something like dos2 where you want to hit hard to remove armour, where in pf you need to focus on your dice rolls, which buffs and bebuffs will do. Having a high ac so you are hard to hit, and being able to over come your enemies ac to actually hit them are super key.

[@bradleyjames1965]

Thabkz again 😜

[@bigwig8657]

As to number 10 I never fail on the hardest difficulty. I just learn, it may look like failing but its not 😉

[@michaelanthony8082]

Thanks Wolf learned some good things. Buying tomorrow. I'll be playing in Dumb Ass mode ..LOL

[@JackJackKcajify]

did they fix the fact that you need to camp an ungodly amount of times to get through an instance? reason i stopped playing kingmaker 9 hours in was because the camping was getting ridiculously tedious. also i decided early on to ignore every random encounter because they are numerous, pointless, and end very quickly unless ur up against some wierd hard enemy.

[@HelmuthGerka]

You shouldn't need to rest that much, also after updates in kingmaker camping turned a bit faster and simpler, I have a lot of issues with that game but that's not one. I cant speak for WotR since I haven't started yet.

[@Rufiowascool]

Hey mate I always find your volume quite low, I have to crank it compared to other videos?