

Over on the Pillars of Eternity subreddit, however, players have noted some interesting connections. It's very possible that Avowed is set on a different continent or in a different period of time and that the games only share minor lore references. (Image credit: Obsidian Entertainment) How does Avowed relate to Pillars of Eternity?Īside from being set somewhere in Eora, it's not clear what connection Avowed might have to the characters and events of Pillars of Eternity or its sequel. The target release window is late 2022 or early 2023.Around 100 people are working on the game currently, and it's been in development for two years with seven months of pre-production.Obsidian wants to make it possible to kill anyone in the game, similar to how Morrowind let players terminate the main plot by killing certain key characters."Dynamic presentation of dialogue"-whatever that might mean.Creatures and wildlife will be based on Pillars of Eternity lore but will make new additions.


The authenticity of Sponger's leaks was backed up by another notable Microsoft leaker named Klobrille (opens in new tab), who had also leaked some key details about Microsoft's other big games at the time. The biggest of these leakers is Sponger, a member of gaming forum Resertera who dumped a long list of rumored gameplay features (opens in new tab) Obsidian is looking to implement in Avowed. Though much of Avowed is still a mystery, some self-proclaimed Microsoft insiders have come forward to share details about Avowed's development.
