Pillars of Eternity 2’s first DLC is out, so Obsidian explains how it pushed past the base game

Update, August 2: Beast of Winter for Pillars of Eternity 2 releases today, so Obsidian has broken down what to expect.

Today marks the launch of the first big expansion for Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, with Beast of Winter offering a substantial new adventure for you and your party. To commemorate the launch, Obsidian has provided a new backer update video, with the developers breaking down their favourite parts of the expansion and detailing their development philosophy.

Matthew Perez, lead area designer, says that the smaller scope of DLC packs offer the opportunity to push past what the groundwork of the base game was able to offer - specifically in Beast of Winter in every area from art and sound to character design and writing. The team gets far more granular on their favourite details in the full video, which you can see below. That includes everything from the new companion Vatnir and really cool dragon animations to the exploration of a culture defined by nihilistic religion.

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You’ll join the adventure at the behest of the worshippers of the god of entropy and disaster, who want you to fulfill your destiny as the Duskspeaker - a harbinger of the end. Among Rymrgand’s priests, one called Vatnir will join you to do battle with monsters in a fight that heads to Hel itself. At the end of it all, there’s a horror that has even the gods shaking, threatening a frozen end to the realm of Eora.

We found out much more about the Beast of Winter DLC by speaking with the developers ourselves last month. You can see much more at the link, but you can expect to meet the end of the world with some dark comedy, as you journey beyond the Deadfire - literally into ‘The Beyond,’ a supernatural dimension filled with ancient things.

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