Talents[]
When you hire a new brother, he will randomly have a series of stars next to some of his Attributes:
These denote the brother's talents. Talents allow a character to progress better than others in a certain stat. These talents are completely randomly assigned, without any connection to a background or trait. Very few exceptions apply though: some backgrounds are excluded from certain talents.
A talent increases the additional attribute points available upon level-up. 1 star increases the minimum by 1, 2 stars by 2 and 3 stars also increase the maximum by one.[1]
Willsama974 wrote a nice table that shows this very well:
| Regular | One Star | Two Stars | Three Stars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 2-4 | 3-4 | 4 | 4-5 |
| Max. Fatigue | 2-4 | 3-4 | 4 | 4-5 |
| Resolve | 2-4 | 3-4 | 4 | 4-5 |
| Initiative | 3-5 | 4-5 | 5 | 5-6 |
| Melee Skill | 1-3 | 2-3 | 3 | 3-4 |
| Ranged Skill | 2-4 | 3-4 | 4 | 4-5 |
| Melee Defense | 1-3 | 2-3 | 3 | 3-4 |
| Ranged Defense | 2-4 | 3-4 | 4 | 4-5 |
Tips[]
- Another way to think about talents is: For stats you will always level up (Ranged Skill on archers for example), each star will add 5 points by level 11 on average. Therefore, a Hunter that starts at 55 Ranged Skill and no stars is equivalent to a Poacher that starts at 50 Ranged Skill with one star.
- This applies to all stats; a Militia starting with 7 Melee Defense is equivalent to a Farmer starting at 2 Melee Defense with one star (as far as Melee Defense is concerned).
- Thinking about it this way should make the importance of a character's starting stats more obvious to the player; if a character rolls a low starting stat, it's easy to compare it to losing a star!
