Fable II

Note: This solution is solely on how to max stats. For getting all pet tricks and expressions, please use one of the other wonderful guides posted.

There is a very easy way to get max stats without grinding for numerous hours. While in-game, plug in a second controller and DON'T choose a gamer profile. When it asks 'Do you wish to continue?', say yes. Now on controller 2 (aka the henchman), go to the abilities, and discard every ability that the henchman has, you should have a lot of green EXP after you discard everything. Now have the henchman quit out. Then on controller 1, go to the abilities page, and you'll see that the hero now has all the EXP that the henchman discarded. Use the EXP on whatever you wish and then rinse and repeat. Should only take 20 minutes tops to max stats.

Below is the full list to obtain The Completionist Achievement.

EXPRESSIONS

SOCIAL:

Follow = Unlocked by earning 100 Renown points
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Dismiss = Unlocked by earning 100 Renown points
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Lute = Buy one at Bowerstone General store or at Oakfield
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Trophy = Unlocked from doing quests
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Apologize = Unlocked at 25% good morality
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Dog Praise/Thumbs Up = Learned during Childhood
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Dog Scold/Thumbs Down = Learned during Childhood
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Gift = Learned during Adolescence
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FUN: -

Dance = You start the game with this
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Hat, Headband, Moustache = Download the FREE version of "See the Future" Downloadable Content and speak to Murgo down at the Bowerstone Market docks and he will give you the expression book
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Fart = You will start with this in the game
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Sock Puppet = Purchased at Bowerstone Market Book Store ("Sock It To 'Em")
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Laugh = Learned at 50% good morality
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Belch = Purchased at Bowerstone Market Book Store ("Belching For Beginners")
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Victory Arm Pump = You will start with this in the game
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FLIRT: -

Worship = Purchased at Bowerstone Market Book Store (Book of Worship) OR Upstairs in bookcase (you will have to steal it)
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Come Back To My Place = Purchased at Bowerstone Market bookstore ("Come Hither Dear")
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Pick Up Line = You will start with this in the game
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Blow Kiss = Unlocked by earning 2,500 Renown points
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Seduce = Purchased at Bowerstone Market bookstore OR start a quest called "Till Death Do Us Part" and the Ghost will give you the book
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Whistle = You will start with this in the game
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Heroic Pose = You will start with this on the game
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RUDE: -

Play Dead = Purchased at Bowerstone Market bookstore ("Dead Handy")
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Kiss My Ass = Unlocked by earning 20,000 Renown points
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Chicken = You will start with this in the game
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Beg = Learned during Adolescence
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Point & Laugh = You will start this in the game
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Middle Finger = Purchased at Bowerstone Market bookstore ("The Finger")
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Vulgar Thrust = Purchased at Bowerstone Market bookstore ("The Perv's Handbook")
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SCARY: -

Slap = You will start this in the game
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Grow = You will start this in the game
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Threaten = Learn at 50% evil morality
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Scary Laugh = Unlocked by earning 10,000 Renown points
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Bloodlust Roar = You will start this in the game
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Extort = Learned at 100% evil morality
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Feign Attack = UPDATE #1 It seems http://fableservice.lionhead.com/experience/ does not exist anymore. However, other people are suggesting that you do not need all of the expressions for the Achievement to unlock.
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DOG TRICK'S

Combat - 5 star = All books to upgrade can be bought from the Bowerstone Market Book Store.
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Treasure Hunting -5 star = All books to upgrade can be bought from the Bowerstone Market Book Store.
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Roll Over = Bowerstone Market Book Store ("Dog Tricks! Roll Over")
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Chase Tail = Bowerstone Market Book Store ("Dog Tricks! Tail Chase
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Play Dead = In a chest in Bowerstone Cemetery
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Beg = Bowerstone Market Book Store ("Dog Tricks! Begging")
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Backflip = Download the FREE version of "See the Future" Downloadable Content and speak to Murgo and he will give you the dog trick book
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Bunny Hop = Can be found in a silver key treasure chest (requires 1 key)by the Bower Lake Demon Door.
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Wave = Bought from the Bowerstone Market Book Store ("Dog Tricks! The Wave")
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Hide Snout = Bowerstone Market Book Store ("Dog Tricks! Hide Snout") and/or random NPC, Gift, Dig Site or chest
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Growl = In a chest in Gargoyle Trove (must do the Gargoyle Quest to destroy 10 Gargoyles)
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Targeted Urination = Bowerstone Market Book Store ("Dog Tricks! Targeted Urination")
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Below is a guide from x360a.org, I take NO credit from this guide below:-

NOTE #1 If the books aren't there when you go to the Book Store, try again later on in the story, please don't ask, "why isn't this there?". The appearance of books seems to be random. Try buying everything and then going back later if all else fails.

MAX OUT STRENGTH, WILL AND SKILL

This is a lot of grinding, if unlike me, you have the Temple of Light still available, sizeable donations could help speed this process up. If not, try and buy the Thunder Strength Potion, Expert Skill Potion, Undiluted Will Potion and the Pure Experience potion for around 10,000 gold, but they give you 62k experience each.

If you are unfortunate to have stepped down the road to darkness early on and have no Temple of Light to donate to, then a good strategy is to buy a Thunder Strength Potion, Expert Skill Potion, Undiluted Will Potion and the Pure Experience Potion from the Bowerstone Market Alchemist and then run to the inn (or your house) and sleep for a week. You must have gold to burn to do this though

Before you give me a negative vote, please explain yourself why you did it and I will be more than happy to improve my solution. Thank You.

In relation to the expressions the previous solutions seem to have it all covered, a few times. But in terms of leveling up all abillities I found a very quick way which saved me lots of time.

Basically, buy up all the 62500 potions you can, save them all up. The potion traders in Fairfax Gardens have alot, and the stores in Bowerstone and Bloodstone stock a few. Then head over to the crucible, whether it be the first time for the storyline or repeating it afterwards it doesn't matter. Hop in there and use your high level magic to destroy all the enemies quickly for a 5x Crowd Entertainment rating. Once you've got the 5x just go into your inventory and pop a top level skill potion do this again and again and basically the multiplier means each one gets you 300,000 XP. Should only need two or three of each to have enough to completely level up. I popped a few of each in the first bug level and I was all maxed out.

Hope this helps :)

there are 2 ways to do this chevo

The "pure" way:
ALL dog expressions are ones without the Pub Games DLC aka most of them except for the Backflip. most can be purchased in Fiction burns in Bowerstone Market (Begging, Hide Snout, Roll Over,Tail Chase, Targeted Urination, Wave, Bunny Hop - Silver Key Chest in Bower lake In the hills west of the River, Growl - First Chest in Gargoyle's Trove, Play Dead - Chest in Bowerstone Cemetery)

ALL expressions means all of the ones you can buy in the book store (Come Back to My Place, Seduce, Belch, Sock Puppet, Middle Finger, Play Dead, Vulgar Thrust) or have enough renown for (Follow/Dismiss, Blow Kiss, Scary Laugh, Kiss My Ass is at 20,000 and is the highest one) You also need to buy a Lute (Bowerstone General store has them in stock all the time)

if you have any other questions on where to get the expressions look here:
http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/rpg/fable2/show_msgs.php?top...

UPDATE: Hat, Headband, Mustache and the Dog Trick: Backflip are in the DLC "See the Future" but still not needed for this achievement

AND ALL abilities!! this means 4 stars on Brutal styles and Dex skills and 5 stars on EVERY spell Toughness, Physique, Speed, and Accuracy

you MUST have all of them in order to get the achievement

OR the "corrupt" way:
hench for someone that has it then have them remove and buy back the skill (dex styles is the cheapest one to buy back)

I got the achievement with:
All: Rude, Social, Flirty expressions. Scary, Fun, and Dog are missing some expressions.

Under Logbook> Dog. I have all expressions. (Backflip requires Tournament Pub Games Final Top 5. When you play the tournament make sure you're number 1 the first round. Once you get to the final round it doesn't matter.)

For abilities, all my abilities are maxed. Just like Seraphim Needed says. Get it from Bowerstone Alchemist and Bloodstone Alchemist. It helps to fast travel to one. Buy items, then fast travel to the next Alchemist, then fast travel back. Seemed quicker to me.

When I got this, my dog had all tricks, but I was still missing two expressions. It was on a 100% good and pure character, and I was still missing the two scary expressions you get at 50% and 100% evil alignment.

I think that, besides the non-alignment expressions, you only need the two expressions that you get by being 25% and 50% good OR the two expressions that you get by being 50% and 100% evil.
This way you will never have to ruin your alignment just to get two expressions for an achievement.

Fastest way to earn experience:

- Log in one controller to your gamerprofile, and leave one controller un-logged in.

- Set all shares to 100% for your profile

- Once in game, use the un-logged controller and discard all your skills (The un-logged player will have all the same skills your main character does, but when he discards them, your main doesn't lose his exp.) Discard only level 5 and 4 skills, level 3 and below don't leave much exp.

- Leave the game with the Un-logged controller.

- Use the experience to increase your skill up to level 5.

- Repeat

There is a simple way to get this achievement, this achievement, like most in Fable 2, is viral (meaning you can get it just by playing with someone who has it already) so find someone who already has the achievement and ask them to let you join there game.

*Bleep Bloop* Achievement unlocked. Of course there is the honest way but hey, i had a corrupt character :P

For anyone who completed the game before learning all the Dog Tricks and did not choose the Family card (resulting in the loss of your dog), there is a way to get your dog back.

You’ll need the Knothole Island DLC, once you have it, travel there. From where you arrive on the island, follow the path into the small town, and to the left of the first house you reach is a cemetery. Get someone to follow you and lead them into the tomb, then pull the switch (directly to your left when facing the tomb) and you’ll get your dog back.

I am helping people unlock this and every other cheevo on Fable2: VI NooBz! Add me on Xbox and let’s get sorted! help for all achievements available!