Conversation Skills, Experience Points

Conversation Skills

Wisdom dictates that force is not always necessary. In some instances, you may be able to defeat an enemy with your words alone. To improve a conversation skill, increase your primary abilities (see pg. 12) or equip special essence gems (see pg. 21).

To view your conversation skill levels, press > to go to the in-game menu, pull l or r to scroll to the Character Record screen, and then press Y.

•Charm: Inﬂuence your listener with friendliness or ﬂirtation. Based on your primary abilities of Mind and Body.

•Intuition: Reason with your listener, or use your insight to determine what will sway him or her. Based on your primary abilities of Mind and Spirit.

•Intimidation: Impress your listener with your physical presence. Based on your primary abilities of Body and Spirit.

In-Game Menu Icons

Leveling Up

As you gain Experience Points (XP), you may increase your skills as you see ﬁt. But as a mighty bear is humbled by a pack of cunning wolves, so too is a powerful warrior bested when he exercises his body alone. Balance is key in all things.

Experience Points

You earn XP by defeating enemies in combat, completing quests, and for being skillful in certain conversations. When you have enough XP to gain a level, you gain a number of Ability Points and

Style Points that you can spend to make your character more powerful. Watch for the arrow icon that appears each time your level increases.

Ability Points and Style Points

When you reach certain experience levels, you earn both Ability Points and Style Points. Press

> to go to the in-game menu. Spend new

Press > to access the in-game menu. Pull

Character record (See pg. 12–15.)

Followers (See pg. 22.)

Styles

(See pg. 16.)

Amulet (See pg. 21.)

Journal (See pg. 25.)

l or r to scroll.

Map

(See pg. 24.)

Load game (See pg. 25.)

Save game (See pg. 25.)

Options

Ability Points on your Character Record screen,

and spend new Style Points on your Styles

screen. (Pull l or r to scroll through

the screens.) Note that after you ﬁnalize

your choices, you will not be able to

change them.

Increasing Focus

Weapon styles and Focus mode are extremely powerful, but they use up Focus quickly. If you like to use these abilities in combat, increase your Mind when you gain a level.