Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Blessings and Achievements Guide - how to get Berath's Blessings
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire has, of course, numerous achievements to earn. While that's not exactly all that exciting, what is a little different about Deadfire is the presence of Berath's Blessings. Each time you earn an achievement in Deadfire, you will earn a certain number of points in order to spend on any new games for extra bonuses and a bit of a leg up. If you're at all familiar with the Grade system found in many Tales of games, then it's highly similar to that, only you don't need to finish your file in order to make use of the bonuses.
We've put together a list of all of the achievements in the game, as well as all of the possible bonuses these can confer on your followup playthroughs.
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Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Blessings & Achievements Guide
Most of the achievements in Pillars of Eternity 2 Deadfire are luckily pretty straightforward. As of right now, there aren't even any achievements for completing the game on the hardest difficulty, Expert mode, nor Trial of Iron. Still, we've got all the achievements listed here alongside the number of Blessings they reward, so make sure you earn as many as you can.
Critical Path Achievements in Deadfire
A Sailor's Life (2) - Repair your ship and prepare to sail the seas.
Reach Neketaka (1) - Reach Neketaka.
Gathering the Part (2) - Recruited all Companions.
Recruiter (2) - Recruited all Sidekicks.
Steadfast Ally (2) - Maximize positive relationship with a Companion.
Burning Bridges (2)- Maximize negative relationship with a Companion.
A Brighter World (3) - Complete the Vailian Trading Company faction questline.
Gold, Greed, and Guts (3) - Complete the Principi faction questline.
Hostile Takeover (3) - Complete the Royal Deadfire Company faction questline.
Making Waves (3) - Complete the Huana faction questline.
Deadfire Side Quest Achievements
Bounty Hunter (3) - Finish 15 Bounties.
Conduct Unbecoming (2) - Complete the "Blow the Man Down" quest.
Constellation Prize (2) - Complete the "Berkana's Folly" quest.
New Gods of Deadfire (2) - Complete the " Nemnok the Devourer" quest.
Paradise of the Mind (2) - Complete the "A Paradise of the Mind" quest.
Deadfire Exploration / Ship Achievements
Full Complement (2) - Assign a crew member to all slots on a single ship.
Any Port in a Storm (2) - Sail to all major ports in the Deadfire.
A Fleet to Call My Own (3) - Acquire each type of ship in the game.
Sailor's Tales (2) - Acquired first Captain rank.
Old Salt (2) - Acquired Master Captain rank.
Ship's Carpenter (2) - Attach your first ship upgrade.
Decked Out (2) - Attach each type of upgrade on a single ship.
Making your Mark (2) - Name your first Uncharted Island.
Explorer (3) - Name all of the Uncharted Islands.
Infamous Captain (2) - Survive an attack from a mutinous crew.
Other Deadfire Achievements
Alchemist (1) - Create five or more different potions.
Scribe (2) - Create three or more different spell scrolls
Enchanter (2) - Enchant five items.
Trapper (1) - Place five traps.
Expolsives Expert (1) - Create five or more different bombs.
Soulbinder (2) - Unlock all powers of a Soulbound item.
Molded to Perfection (1) - Create an adventurer at an Adventurer's Hall.
Max Level (3) - Reach level twenty with the player character.
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Berath's Blessings Guide
Once you've gathered some or all of the possible Blessings, you can spend them on buffs for your new playthrough. Note that there are seemingly at the moment only 79 points available and getting all Blessings would cost 82, so it's not possible to get all of the possible Blessings (unless you get a bonus for having all of them -- we haven't been able to confirm if this is the case.)
+5,000 Starting Money (3) - Begin the game with additional money to buy higher quality equipment, consumables, and ship upgrades.
+50,000 Starting Money (15) - Begin the game with additional money to buy higher quality equipment, consumables, and ship upgrades.
Start at Level 4 (12) - Begin the game at a higher level. Once you complete the Prologue you will immediately be able to level up your party to a higher level.
Bonus Attributes (Player Only) (15) - Begin the game with inherent bonuses to Might, Constitution, Dexterity, Intellect, Perception, and Resolve.
Explored World Map (12) - Begin the game with the World Map explored.
Bonus Skills (3) - Your class grants double their normal skill bonuses.
Fine Equipment (5) - Begin the game with Fine quality weapons and armor.
Upgraded Ship Sails (8) - Begin the game with the Stormwind Sails ship upgrade.
Experienced Ship Captain (4) - Begin the game as an Expert ship captain.
Unique Item Vendor (5) - A vendor who sells magic and unique items will appear in Port Maje. These items will be offered at very reasonable prices.
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The following Berath's Blessings were added to the game after release.
Infamous Past (8) - Begin with the Infamous Captain passive (as if you have survived a mutiny.) The passive gives +3 to Intimidate along with +5% Damage.
Can I Pet Him Anyway? (15) - Eder unlocks a pet slot.
Discount Craftsman (15) - Crafting and enchanting currency costs are reduced.
Loaded Pockets (12) - Pockets are filled with more and rarer items.
Legendary Crew (12) - Three unique and veteran sailors become available for hire in the Kraken's Eye tavern (at a discount).
Mythical Discovery (30) - A mythical adra stone appears in the prologue armoire. This is used to upgrade an item from Legendary to Mythic, and is otherwise only available from superbosses.