Master Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous with essential tips on turn-based combat, saving, inventory management, and character creation.
Tips
- Use turn-based combat instead of real-time with pause (RTWP) for Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous's complex mechanics; toggle with the ↑ button.
- Do not depend on autosaves as they are volatile; use regular saves and quicksaves instead. Quicksave before resting, after resting, and after applying crucial buffs.
- Quicksave before leaving or entering an area, or when bringing up the Crusade Management screen, as these are common crash points.
- After a boss fight, loot enemies immediately before doing anything else, as loot can vanish if you quicksave and reload.
- Junk items bloat your save file and increase load times. Drop junk items in random encounter maps or on the world map, being careful not to drop essential quest items.
- Sell items to a single vendor (e.g., Wilcer Garms the quartermaster) so you know who to buy back quest items from if accidentally sold.
- You can fast travel to your headquarters from anywhere in Drezen via the resting interface, regaining control in your personal chambers without needing to rest.
- When entering the world map, use the resting interface and assign the character with the highest Stealth skill to the "Camouflage" slot to avoid random encounters via a successful Stealth check.
- Valuables can be safely sold as there are no quests in Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous that require them, unlike in Kingmaker.
Character Creation Tips:
- Your companions provide good ranged attackers (Lann, Wenduag, Arueshalae), casters (Ember, Nenio), and a healer (Daeran). Focus your main character on upfront offense and survivability, as companions are lacking here. A martial character or a caster with an animal companion (Druid, Nature Oracle, Sylvan Sorcerer) is recommended. Pure casters may find early levels challenging.
- Avoid creating a main character who is redundant with companions. For example, your main character can only be marginally better than Arueshalae as an archer. Consider unique roles like Primalist Bloodrager or Vivisectionist Alchemist.
- Ensure your party covers all skills, including Use Magic Device. Nenio covers knowledge skills, and Arueshalae covers others. Your main character should excel in at least two skills. Companions do not manage Lore (Religion) well, and Athletics and Mobility coverage can be shaky if Lann is not recruited early.
- Do not underestimate feats, abilities, and gear that increase initiative, as going first can be the most powerful advantage.
- Recommended main character classes include Vivisectionist (Alchemist), Instinctual Warrior or Mad Dog (Barbarian), Primalist (Bloodrager), Crusader (Cleric), Mutation Warrior (Fighter), Kineticist, Drunken Master or Sohei (Monk), Sword Saint (Magus), Seeker (Oracle), Tortured Crusader (Paladin), Demonslayer or Sable Company Marine (Ranger), Shadow Shaman, Feyform Shifter, Skald or Inciter, Arcane Enforcer or Spawn Slayer (Slayer), Sylvan Sorcerer, and Specialist Diviner or Exploiter Wizard. Some of these classes are gated behind DLC (downloadable content — extra missions or items released after launch). The base Fighter class is balanced, versatile, and lethal.
- When multiclassing, be careful when leveling up; the default selection is the class with the most levels, which may not be the class you intend to level.
Mythic Path Tips:
- Mythic Paths are chosen at the end of Chapter 2 and add replay value with unique interactions and quests. Factor in path synergies when planning your leveling. For example, the Angel path synergizes with full divine casters.
- No mythic path is initially alignment-locked, but associated alignments exist. At rank 3, your character's alignment will be forced to conform to the path's alignment if it is not within one step.
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