In Darkest Dungeon, each character has a stress parameter. It determines the mental state of the character. Upon reaching a certain state, the hero can become either a madman or a hero. This parameter is not restored by itself at the end of the passage of the dungeon.
There are 200 stress points. Upon reaching 100, the hero gains either the insane or heroic trait. Upon reaching 200 points of stress, the hero’s health level drops to one and he becomes on the verge of death.
Psychosis is the state of a character in which he has exceeded 100 points of stress. In this case, there is a possibility of uncontrolled actions. Psychosis must be treated in a hospital.
How Character Get Stress in Darkest Dungeon
You can get stress in the following cases:
- When passing the dungeon.
- The brighter the torch shines, the less stress the heroes get.
- Enemies have special skills that increase the stress of the heroes (black skull on the debuff line).
- Critical damage against heroes greatly increases stress.
- Unsuccessful interaction with interactive objects.
- When receiving frequent damage (poison, bleeding).
- When there is no food, and the heroes are hungry.
As you can see, almost every action increases the stress of the heroes.
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How to Relieve Stress in Darkest Dungeon
The heroes restore the main part of the stress in the city.
- Special buildings (tavern, church) for money can relieve stress.
- Finding a hero in a city removes a small part.
- Relieve stress while sleeping/camping.
- During the fight. Successful attacks (crits) + special skills of heroes.
- Successful interaction with interactive objects.
Preventing Stress in Darkest Dungeon
Stress is hard to resist. This is what the game is built on. You need to calculate and analyze your characters so that during the battle the characters do not reach the mark of 200. The main methods are the following:
- While camping, you can use skills that will reduce the % of stress received.
- Special items/accessories also reduce %.
The most interesting thing is that heroes can increase/decrease stress for themselves and other team members. It depends on the character traits.
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Darkest Dungeon Stress Guide