Pillars of Eternity 1, Part 10: Druid Friend and Bounty Hunting

Finishing off Stormwall Gorge and leveling Hiravias didn't take that long. I settled on making him a caster druid, but I wish I had waited longer to make that decision since I think, narratively, focusing on shifting makes more sense for him. Oh well. Casting is way more impactful, I think.

Here's where the frustrations with the AI is really going to come into play. Watch the frustration of dealing with the forest dweller bounty. That's peak the game fighting against you more than the enemies. Overall, it has been the least fun part of the game, though the other two bounties went a lot smoother -- I assume because there was a lot less clutter on the screen or chain summoning. I think I said it best before the last pull: It's just an ugly fight that's hard to parse. Real Time With Pause at its worst.

00:00 What Do Druids Do? Leveling Hiravias
07:30 Equipping and Exploring Upgraded Keep
10:40 Talking to Hiravias
19:30 Dealing With Attack on Keep
29:50 Suffering Begins: The Dweller
01:13:00 Defeating Dweller
01:22:35 Return and Level Serena
01:27:51 Sly Cydrel Bounty Failure
01:34:00 Sly Cydrel Bounty Success
01:47:06 Not Kobold Warchief Iklak Bounty Failure
01:59:05 Not Kobold Warchief Iklak Bounty Success
02:11:20 We Forgot Something
02:13:45 Building and Turning In