History VideoGame / DivinityOriginalSin

* BladeOnAStick

* CameraScrew: Bound to happen in an Isometric view, and sometimes even in tactical view (Because units are not limited to squares or spaces).

* FlavorEquipment: Tons of it. The devs' favorite example of the game world's interactivity is that you can wear a bucket for a helm and fight enemies with a broomstick.

* BareYourMidriff: Subverted for the cover art, which had the female protagonist wearing stripperific armor and was used to about a year. When Larian went to Kickstarter for the rest of the funding, the cries of a group of people taking issue with it forced the artist in charge to change it. Larian still uses the original version for advertising, though.

* WelcomeToCorneria

* AnAxeToGrind: One and two-handed versions. They deal the most damage of all melee weapons.

* MadeOfExplodium: Poison and ooze will blow up if it comes in contact with fire. Setting something that bleeds ooze, like a zombie, on fire will cause it to explode (sometimes [[UpToEleven multiple times]]) every time you hit it.

%%* AllTrollsAreDifferent: Played straight along with undead variants.

* MagicalStarSymbols: The symbol for the Witchcraft skill, which governs NonElemental magic, is a [[SupernaturalIsPurple purple]] pentagram inscribed in a circle.

* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies: You not only get the standard human zombie, but get ready for zombie versions of [[AllTrollsAreDifferent trolls]], dogs, boars and much worse. They all leak poison when hit, which actually heals them....

* LostWoods: The Phantom Forest which is filled with undead, demons, cyclopses and other magical creatures.

* VendorTrash: Practically all the items in the game, no matter how mundane or useless, can be traded for cash or other items.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: The game gives the option of giving the characters pink and blue hair.
** Astarte's hair is green. Granted, she appears to be a nature goddess, so it's appropriate.

* AllTrollsAreDifferent: Played straight along with undead variants.

** Want to talk to a shopkeeper about something ''entirely'' unrelated to trading, yet [[HitboxDissonance they are behind the counter and their damn inventory is in the way]]? They will open up a dialogue box with you instead - that way you won't make the game UnwinnableByMistake when the shopkeepers aggro you for accidentally picking up a bowl you did not want.

%%* Intoxication Mechanic: Consuming alcohol has a chance to inflict the "Drunk" {{Status Effect|s}}, which penalizes several stats, but does make the character [[BoozeBasedBuff luckier]].

* IntoxicationMechanic: Consuming alcohol has a chance to inflict the "Drunk" {{Status Effect|s}}, which penalizes several stats, but does make the character [[BoozeBasedBuff luckier]].

The sequel, ''VideoGame/DivinityOriginalSinII'', also went to [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/larianstudios/divinity-original-sin-2 Kickstarter]], smashed through its minimum in 11 hours, and has beaten all of its stretch goal by the end of the campaign.

A [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/larianstudios/divinity-original-sin-the-board-game third Kickstarter campaign]] for a cooperative, storytelling adventure BoardGame, ''TabletopGame/DivinityOriginalSinTheBoardGame'' began in 2019 and reached it's funding goal in 4 hours.

Gameplay is an isometric turn-based RPG centered around GeoEffects. The game averts UselessUsefulSpell by having even the weakest of spells have the capacity to be used in a combination with other spells for deadly effect. For example, the Rain spell can be followed up with a lightning spell to shock every enemy who got wet by the rain for lots of damage and a stun. The game also borrows many elements from ImmersiveSim games and encourages experimentation and heavy use of items, skills and spells to break through tough encounters.

* TooDumbToLive: Zandalor is a generally smart guy in the other Divinity games, but he's [[IdiotBall not in top form]] here. Sleeping with two [[TwinTelepathy soul-bound sisters]] then committing to only one of them, then immediately [[YourCheatingHeart cheating on her]] with the other one, was certainly not his brightest move. It [[NiceJobBreakingItHero sets most of the story in motion]] and gets him killed, but Icara resurrects him.