Backgrounds in Avowed are a lot less restrictive compared to other RPGs, and although that is beneficial in some ways, it's detrimental in others.

When you start up a new game in Avowed, you're given some choices that seem extremely meaningful, and thus, are kind of scary ...

Your background in Avowed is the baseline on which you’ll role-play for the duration of the game. Each background has unique ...

Choosing the right background in Avowed depends on both gameplay and role-playing preferences. While some backgrounds provide optimized starting stats for specific builds, their primary purpose is to ...

One of the first choices in Avowed has players choosing a background, which also grants them their first weapon. So which ...

Knowing the best Background for you in Avowed is a great way to begin crafting your ideal build as each one has a pre-set Attribute Point allocation that aligns to one or more of the Skill Trees.

Despite the fact that players can use abilities from all three of Avowed's skill trees, there remains an argument for why ...

Your Background choice matters in some very specific ways in Avowed — here's what you need to know (Image via Obsidian Entertainment) Avowed allows players to customize their character in a few ...

In Avowed, players assume the role of an envoy sent by the emperor of the Aedyran Empire to the Living Lands to investigate a ...

Now, in early 2025, I'm here to say that, sadly, they were right: I'm compelled to point out right off the bat that Avowed is ...