Divinity Diaries: Today this is how I died....

Divinity--Day 1

Today I created my awesome combo for "Divinity:  Original Sin."  Elore is my shadowblade a combination rogue/caster and Roderick is my Wizard.  Roderick specializes in hurling fireballs at the bad guys while Elore can get up close and personal.

I'm still a little confused about how much of the game works.  You play through a tutorial dungeon and get some handy tutorial tips, but that's about it.  The tutorial dungeon was fairly easy to navigate and I learned the basics which include the following:  you can click on barrels and boxes to open them for loot.  You can also move them onto things--like gas vents.  Another very basic, but seemingly difficult concept to grasp is that you need to be very aware of your surroundings.  An oil barrel that is too close to Roderick's awesome fireball can result in a large explosion that often engulfs your melee characters in a pool of fire.  Standing in a pool of water or puddle of blood and get zapped by your own lightning spell...DOH!

Roderick and Elore haven't fared too well and have spent a large portion of my total playtime taking dirt naps.  I've also spent an immense amount of time creeping around Cyseal doing things that seem completely unacceptable--digging up graves, stealing paintings and place settings (a great way to make some extra cash), and talking to sheep.

Maybe I'll venture out into the great unknown around Cyseal--the guards don't seem to think that's a great idea.