Two Worlds

- If you're a mage get Concentration early on. Cast it each time before shooting your magic fireballs or whatever for lots more damage.

- Make sure you're not holding down the forward button to move on horseback- just press it for each speed you want to get to.

- When you start the game most of your skills will be blacked out (at Level 0 as opposed to Level 1). You need to find trainers to "unlock" these skills at which point you can start putting points into them (list of trainer locations here). A lot of trainers can teach you more than one skill so make sure you go through all their dialogue options.

- Related to the above, of note is the trainer in Rovint who can teach you some of the game's best skills in Alchemy (the most common way to break the game), Necromancy (powerful or hilarious depending on how you use it), and Stone Skin (excellent passive defense bonus). Head there as soon as you have 1000 Gold, it's not far from where you start.

- Maleil Shrines (respawn points) will auto-cast Heal on you when you get close. If you're in the middle of nowhere and hurting, look out for one. Another trick is to lure enemies near one and fight them while the shrine continuously heals you.