Howler

Howler
Classes	Barbarian + Chanter
Power Source	Rage Spirits
Health	43 Base +13 per level
Accuracy	20/20
Deflection	17
Fortitude	25
Reflex	20
Will	20
Howler Skills
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Howler is a Multiclass in Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire. To acquire this class, you just need to have a Barbarian class and a Chanter class.

"INGAME description"

Howler Tips & Builds

A full list of builds for all classes can be found on the Builds page.
Specific Howler Builds include: ??
Howler Power Level Notes
Howler Gameplay Tips

Barbarian Subclasses

Berserker

Bonus: Tenacious (+5 Might, + 2 Penetration) and Hardy (+5 Constitution, + 2 Armor Rating) are the Inspirations.
This replaces Strong (+5 Might) and Fit (+5 Constitution) Inspirations.
Gaint 30% Hit to Crit conversion on melee and carnage attacks while frenzied.

Penalty: confused-inspiration-pillars-of-eternity-2-deadfire Confused status inflicts -5 Intellect and turns all Carnage attacks into Friend or Foe, resulting in friendly fire.
Players also take Raw Damage at the rate of 2 Raw Damage every 3 seconds for 15 seconds, -10 Deflection. Cannot see Health when frenzied.

Corpse-Eater

Bonus: Gain the Ability Flesh Communion, target a hostile deceased Kith, Wilder or Beast to devour their corpses.
Flesh Communion also heals for 50 Health and grants +3 Rage and Barbarian Resources.

Penalty: All Rage abilities increase in cost by 1.

Mage Slayer

Bonus: Successful melee weapon attacks (or Carnage Hits) add Spell Disruption to the target, causing wizard, priest, druid, cipher, or chanter spells to have a chance to fail when cast. Gain +5% resistance against Spells.

Penalty: Cannot use Potions or Scrolls, -50% beneficial effect duration. Passive Spell Resistance affects Friendly and hostile spells.

Chanter Subclasses

Beckoner

Bonus: All Invocations will summon twice the original number of creatures. Summon Invocations cost 1 Phrase less.
Creatures from all Invocations become immune to the Abjurationability of Paladins (who could otherwise destroy any creature that is their level, and deal raw damage to any equal or greater level creature)

Penalty: The chanter's summons are smaller and have reduced Health and Duration.

Skald

Bonus: Offensive Invocations have reduced cost of -1 Phrase. Weapon Critical Hits have a 50% chance to grant +1 Phrase.

Penalty: Non-Offensive Invocations have an increased cost of +1 Phrase.

Troubadour

Bonus: Linger for Phrases is increased significantly (this means that as one phrase ends and another starts, they overlap for a little while giving both effects).
Gain "Brisk Recitation" (Modal Abilities) that increases the rate that phrases elapse, but removes the linger.

Penalty: All Invocations have an increased cast cost of +1 Phrase (Chant)

Barbarian Abilities in Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire are actions that may only be performed by characters of the Barbarian class or its hybrids. All abilities are divided into active and passive abilities. The Barbarian Ability Tree focuses on AoE and is well-complemented by a Builds that focus on dealing AoE and Weapon damage.

Barbarian Abilities

Active Abilities

Passive Abilities

Chanter Abilities in Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire are actions that may only be performed by characters of the Chanter class or its hybrids. All abilities are divided into active and passive abilities.

The Chanter Ability Tree characterizes for focusing on ?? and is well-complemented by a ?? build.