Special abilities | Hints LotR: War in the North Guide

The play a major role. First of all, without the ability to use them in a fight it would be much more difficult. Read the abilities descriptions and use those that might be useful at a particular time. Yet, that is not all. During the level-up you can distribute 1 point to develop one of three 'schools', and it must be underlined that these abilities greatly influence your character.

That is why, for example, if you play the Dwarf, and you want to be able to fight using two-handed melee weapons, then make sure you boost the ability Heavy Weapons (the tree Sweeping Attack) to a maximum, and also that you invest some statistics points into strength. This is, of course, only an example, but right after the game has started it's really worth thinking about what kind of character you want to play.

What is more, there are some special abilities connected with achievements: [ACHIEVEMENT] Warrior Exemplar, [ACHIEVEMENT] Battle-master and [ACHIEVEMENT] War-hardened. They are about distributing the points in an appropriate way. A piece of advice - look for a special gem (it costs 16,000 silver coins) at one of the merchants. It will allow you to redistribute the points, or, right before the game ends, switch a character and redistribute his/her ability points (assuming you didn't do it earlier).