If you're playing as a mage or strider, make your main pawn a fighter to help draw enemies away from you or vice versa. Choosing a class that complements your own is a good place to start. After all, they'll be the one guarding your back. While you might be tempted to spend all your time and money equipping yourself, investing in making your main pawn stronger is a much wiser idea.
About an hour into the game you'll create your 'main pawn,' a computer controlled character who fights alongside you for the entirety of your journey.
