Hi, I'm starting my first playthrough, and I'm a little confused by the love and lore stats.
How do we determine which stat is applicable for the scenario? I thought it might be vibes, but I wanted to be sure.
Also, how do our roles and backgrounds apply to the stats, or are they unrelated?
I'm super excited to see if my girl Ravena survives!
Hi! The rule for increasing the stats is under 10 Hearts rewards. You don't have to roll for it even though it's in a numbered list.
It's vibe based and just depends on what you use. If you use your knowledge its lore (example: I've played this part of the game so I know what to say, I've read about the setting so I know this village has gold, I've read the exclusive comic so I know this love interest's weakness), and basically everything else is love (example: I'm dancing with this character, I'm trying to deescalate by cracking a joke, I'm bandaging this love interest and getting real close).
Roles and backgrounds only matter in the mechanic when it's being used while resolving the dice roll. So it's like you're a healer princess and you use your healing power to heal someone, or you use your princess authority to order someone to bring you herbs, then you roll with 2 d6 and choose the better option. Other than that, it's unrelated and just for narrative purposes.
