How to change appearance in Avowed with transmogrify

How to change appearance in Avowed
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To change appearance in Avowed, you need to use transmogrification, which lets you alter the look of your armor without affecting its stats. While you can't change your face beyond character creation, this system lets you optimize your build and dress to impress for cutscenes and conversations in Avowed. For all the details on how this system works, here's how to change appearance in Avowed for you and your companions if you have outfits for them.

How to change your appearance in Avowed

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To change your Envoy's appearance in Avowed by transmogrifying your gear, you need to open up the Inventory screen and then scroll through your available items – you can only change the look of Armor and Clothing (gloves and boots), so focus on those two sections.

Hover over an item and you can either Equip it with the Right Trigger, or Transmogrify it (ie use its appearance) with the Left Trigger. The important reference point is the column to the left of the items, which is highlighted in the image above, as this will show a diamond icon against any items that are currently equipped and an eye icon alongside any items contributing to your appearance through transmog.

If you send the item you're transmogrifying to your camp stash, your armor's appearance will revert to its default look. You must keep items you want to transmogrify in your inventory at all times, but be aware that this contributes to your carrying capacity!

However, you can't change your Envoy's face in any way outside of the initial character creation. The game does warn you about this when you're about to confirm your character and dive into the game properly, so make sure you get your Envoy's face just right, otherwise your only option is to start a new game. Your background is also fixed, but your Avowed Attributes can be changed through respecing.

How to change your companions' appearance in Avowed

How to change appearance of your companions in Avowed

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To change the appearance of your companions in Avowed you have to follow a different process, which involves setting up and resting at an Avowed Party Camp. Once you're in a camp, look for the Main Camp Tent and then interact with it to change Avowed Companion Outfits.

Note that unless you own the Premium Edition of the game you might not have any outfits for your companions to start with, in which case you'll need to wait until you find some during your adventure before you can use this option - if you're playing Avowed on Game Pass, you can buy the premium upgrade separately to get these outfits.

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Iain Wilson
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Iain originally joined Future in 2012 to write guides for CVG, PSM3, and Xbox World, before moving on to join GamesRadar in 2013 as Guides Editor. His words have also appeared in OPM, OXM, PC Gamer, GamesMaster, and SFX. He is better known to many as ‘Mr Trophy’, due to his slightly unhealthy obsession with amassing intangible PlayStation silverware, and he now has over 750 Platinum pots weighing down the shelves of his virtual award cabinet. He does not care for Xbox Achievements.

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