Utilitarian

Utilitarian is one of the nine Pawn inclinations in Dragon's Dogma.

Details
The Utilitarian inclination directs the pawn to act in a way such that it might focus on strategies to give his allies advantages.

This inclination can be raised by focusing on using support skills and enchantments. It can also be raised by using the item Utilitarian's Elixir which can be purchased from Jonathan at The Encampment.

When set as their Primary Inclination, Utilitarian pawns will prioritize supporting the party with spells and abilities that would cause them to have an advantage in battle above all else. If set as Secondary, it will focus more on their Primary inclination and then support with buffs.

This inclination is suited for vocations that are supporters, such as Mages or Sorcerers, in order to support the party with boons.

Combination Examples

 * Utilitarian + Medicant: This combination is useful for a Mage Pawn with Boons or Spellscreen as they tend to buff the Arisen and other pawns much more than without it. While one would think that this Inclination should be set as Secondary, with Medicant as Primary if the Mage pawn is intended as a healer (Anodyne/Halidom). With Medicant as Primary, they will often not cast Boons at all, due to the stronger desire to heal even slightly hurt party members. (Utilitarian = Boons, Medicant = Healing).
 * Utilitarian + Pioneer: This pairing works well with ranged pawns such as Rangers or Striders as it tends to encourage the pawn to chase down flying enemies, but if crowd control abilities are set, the AI tends to prioritize them, and this can sometimes be used to great effect. If Pioneer is set as primary, crowd control is used less.
 * Utilitarian + Guardian: A pawn with this setup will strive to use its abilities in the best way to protect its master. For example, a Fighter pawn will regularly use Shield Summons/Shield Drum any enemy targets the Arisen, but will still change tactics as appropriate when fighting varied monster types. This can also cause pawns to use more crowd control abilities. Keep in mind that the pawn will do none of the above if no enemies are currently targeting the Arisen.
 * Utilitarian + Nexus: This functions almost identically as with Guardian, except that instead of the Arisen, a pawn with this setup will strive to use its abilities in the best way to protect its fellow pawns. For example, a Fighter pawn will regularly use Shield Summons/Shield Drum any enemy targets the other pawns, but will still change tactics as appropriate when fighting varied monster types. This can also cause pawns to use more crowd control abilities. Keep in mind that the AI can sometimes have difficulty choosing which pawn to aid and is not to be trusted to make the best choices. If the inclinations are reversed to have Nexus as the primary, this will have the pawn regularly rush between the other pawns on the battlefield, which can be very useful for a tank, but can confuse Strider/Ranger AI.