PC Gamer has some tips for Divinity: Original Sin II beginners:

10 things I wish I knew before playing Divinity: Original Sin 2

 

How to make the first 20 hours go smoothly.

I’m taking a quick break from my adventures in Divinity: Original Sin 2—I keep telling everyone I’m undead, which I shouldn’t, but I’ve also made lots of animal chums, so it’s not all bad—to fling some of my (questionable) wisdom at those of you planning on starting your own. Follow these tips and bits of advice and your first hours in Rivellon will be like a holiday. In prison. 

Minor spoilers ahead for the first several hours, of course. We'll have a review up next week.

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