So even before actual character creation (choosing their gender, class, etc.) you'll be asked for legacy - a set of your decisions for certain quests and situations in the previous game.

In Pillars of Eternity: Deadfire your main character, from not the game mechanics but the lore point of view is the same person whom you played in PoE I. Party Member AI and Re-targeting are disabled.Magran's Challenge adds a time limit to turns intead of limiting pausing.Effects that tick, pulse or occur over time have had their potency scaled to match a per-round value.Durations are converted to last number of 'rounds'.

Duel Wield auto-attacks are now Full-Attacks and no longer affect Recovery Time.

Spells with longer cast times will complete their cast at a later point in turn order.

Reload Time modified 'Initiative' and these weapons will reload between turns.

Recovery time becomes 'Initiative' - Lower Initiative means acting earlier in a round.

Re-Targeting option is available to change the target location of a spell or ability after it has begun.

Party Member AI is available to help automate character actions.

Duration of effects count down in real-time.

Recovery Time mechanic dictates how frequently characters can perform actions.

Pause is available to give more time for difficult decisions.

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