Divinity Original Sin (Enhanced Edition) Beginners Guide & Tutorial for New Players

Welcome to my Divinity Original Sin (Enhanced Edition) beginners guide and tutorial for new players. I'll explain the things that I wish I had understood better when beginning the game, like the skill system, attributes, talents, characters and some general tips that will set you on your way on your adventures! With these simple bits of advice you'll enjoy your first playthrough much more. If you have already played through the game please leave your favourite bit of advice in a comment below, but please don't post any spoilers.

0:00 Intro
0:48 Character Creation
2:14 Abilities
9:03 Talents
10:45 Attributes
12:08 Starting Spells/Powers
12:34 Party Members
13:00 Healing
14:05 Suggested Party Build
14:44 Earning Money
16:13 Perception Skill and Armour Buffs
17:21 Inventory Management
18:09 Crowd Control in Combat
18:35 Magic and Elemental Damage

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[MarksGameReviews]

I hope the advice in this video helps you out a bit! DOS turned out to be one of the most enjoyable RPG's ever for me. Don't forget to leave your top tip if you have already played the game, or tell me your most devious use of magic and grenades against the bad guys :D

[ElminsterPTC]

My best tip is to split your party in town and use some of them to talk to the wandering NPC's so they don't walk into the room you are looting, you can leave them in the dialogue screen and the NPC won't move at all

[jamahakki]

Because of this tutorial im not scared to start the game anymore i was stressed that i mess up my builds but thats not the case anymore...awesome tutorial keep up the good work 👍

[bennp]

Even though the character models aren't breathtakingly gorgeous, I think the overall average looking graphics add some charm to the game. A masterpiece. 10/10

[doctorlolchicken]

One tip I have: with Abilities, the section called Skills is where you should put most of your points. Also, I would only put 1 point in a Skill because the second point costs double but it does not get you anything useful early on.
The Weapon abilities do not need points at the start. In fact, they are actually quite weak so you may want to wait until higher levels to specialize. Dual-wielding is an exception because it needs at least 2 points to be worth using. The best thing about Dual-wielding is that you can put stat bonuses on both weapons.
Defensive abilities are also poor. In Classic mode you can even get away without using them. Armor Specialist is particularly bad because heavy armor is not that great until late game and by then you can craft armor with no move penalty.
The Nasty Deeds abilities are generally poor. I would just pick up a companion to lock pick, and many chests have keys.
The Personality abilities are also weak. Even Barter is not as good as it sounds. Charm is ok for rp, but not worth many points.
In general you can get magical gear that boosts non-combat abilities, so rather than put points in them you can switch gear. Even better, have companions that specialize in Craft and Nasty Deeds. Companions all get the same xp, even if they are not used in combat.

[Plicko]

Also to note when creating your characters: the "class" chosen will determine your starting equipment, even when you change the skills.

[_SJNicol]

Thank you good Sir. Games like this can be intimidating to start due to the fear of making an early permanent mistake that can’t be fixed. Subbed

[rebelwithoutaclue]

That bag organizing tip is a great one!

[randalthor]

subbed bro. You rock! Just starting this up again after a few years. Beat it back in the day but never really understood the mechanics very well. Really excited to play through the entire series, including the classic games. I actually prefer DOS1 over DOS2 because the sense of wonder and discovery was just a bit more charming. The soundtrack is also superior, though i love them both! Thanks again man.

[thevoiceoftod]

You're making me want to play this game again Mark...

[deananes]

Very informative, I tried to play and learn as I go and found out that i helps to get some advice. Thank you :)

[Qrexx]

I just bought DoS and DoS 2 and I'm planning to start playing this weekend. This video is very informative my friend. Not all heros wear capes.

[nicolascordier]

You forgot one important piece of imformation. The starting class is not completely irrelevant, it will determine your starting gear, so if you want to make a melee, be careful not to pick a wizard. x)

[ericwr]

I have tried to go through some of the other guides and they were awful here on Youtube. This one is on point though! Loved it! Thank you sir!

[athenagodless]

This makes it so much easier to understand. I just got number 1 and 2 today but haven't started playing either yet because it just seems so big and complicated

[RaldorSplint]

I'm playing through for the first time with a friend and we're so lost! Awesome guide and it'll help out a lot (Especially the stealing part!)

[grrrmuffman]

@MarksGameReviews I just wanted to say a massive thanks for putting this video up!

I'd watched Baldur's Gate 3 videos from Larian (from the first trailer, the live demo of the game at Pax East 2020 and onwards) and I still have great memories of playing Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance and Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance 2 on PS2 so I looked at Larian's previous games and what stopped me from trying Divinity: Original Sin was the turn based combat.

After watching this I picked up Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition (in Aug 2022) and loved it, then moved on to Divinity: Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition and completed that too shortly after Baldurs Gate 3 was released and I'm now 100+ hours into Baldurs Gate 3 and loving it.

Huge thanks because if it wasn't for this video and another like it I would've dismissed these games because of the combat system which is now one of the things I love the most from Larian's games! 👏👏👏

[MrDLYouTube]

Outstanding guide! Thank you! Was super confusing playing this game coming from more classical crpgs.

[qcxdxvz]

Thanks a lot for the guide. Just what I was looking for.

[liras]

Your expression is great. Its very helpful. Thanks :)