There are player reports of an ability-allocation issue in Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition, especially when a conversation trait gives a character an ability bonus. But the available reports do not establish a general bug that removes points at every level-up. First identify whether you mean an ability, attribute, or talent point, then compare the amount awarded with the amount you expected.
Is a point actually missing?
Players often call several different things a “skill point.” In Divinity: Original Sin, the relevant categories are attribute points, ability points, and talent points. They have different level-up schedules, so a character may receive no point in a particular category at a given level. A 2015 Steam discussion about points apparently disappearing at level-up includes replies raising this possibility; it does not prove that the original player miscounted, but it shows why the point category and level history matter.
- Ability point: used to raise an ability such as Bartering or Crafting.
- Attribute point: used to improve an attribute.
- Talent point: used to acquire a talent.
- Skill learned from a book: learning an individual skill is not the same as spending an ability point.
Write down the point category you expected, the character’s level before and after each level-up, and the points actually awarded in that category. Check the game’s level-up history rather than assuming that every category gains a point at every level.
Could a trait bonus make an ability point seem missing?
Historical reports describe a narrower Enhanced Edition behavior involving ability bonuses from conversation traits. In a GameFAQs report, a player could not raise Bartering after a conversation trait had supplied a bonus point. A commenter said Larian had described the behavior as known and expected a later patch. That is a secondhand account, not a direct statement from Larian, and it does not establish how often the issue occurs or whether it remains in current builds.
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A related Larian forum thread describes a character whose trait-derived Crafting bonus appeared to make an extra available ability point necessary before Crafting could be raised; once enough points were available, the normal cost was charged once. These reports suggest that a bonus may affect the apparent requirement to allocate an ability point. They do not show that points were universally deleted at level-up.
Check the edition and the ability’s cost
Confirm whether the installed game is Divinity: Original Sin Classic or Enhanced Edition. The trait-bonus reports concern Enhanced Edition; do not assume their behavior applies to Classic. A separate Classic-version discussion says the point cost to raise an ability increases with its rank. That is edition-specific context, not evidence that Enhanced Edition uses the same behavior in the reported case.
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Also note the platform and visible game version or build. Larian’s 2016 Enhanced Edition patch list records several fixes but does not specifically identify the reported missing ability-point or conversation-trait allocation issue. That patch list therefore cannot confirm that this particular behavior was fixed.
What to do if your point total still does not reconcile
- Record the game and build: note Classic or Enhanced Edition, platform, and the visible version or build number.
- Name the point category: state whether the discrepancy concerns an ability, attribute, or talent point. If an ability is involved, give its name and current rank.
- Reconstruct the level-ups: compare points expected with points actually awarded in that category at each level. Do not count a skill-book purchase or learned skill as an ability point.
- Check bonuses: note any conversation trait or other source that adds to the displayed ability, and when it was acquired.
- Preserve the save and contact Larian support: provide the save, affected character, level, point category, edition, platform, build, bonus sources, and the steps that preceded the discrepancy.
The available reports do not establish a safe, verified save-editing or point-granting workaround. Keep the original save intact while seeking help.
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What the reports establish—and what they do not
Historical player discussions support the existence of reports about Enhanced Edition ability allocation when a trait supplies an ability bonus. Another discussion describes an apparent level-up loss, but replies point out that categories do not necessarily receive points on the same schedule. Larian’s 2016 patch list does not specifically resolve the trait-related report. These sources do not establish current reproduction, frequency, or a platform-specific remedy.
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