Skills

Skills start at 0 and go to 100. They can be increased by various jobs or during events, or temporarily by equipping certain gear. Certain statuses may double or halve how quickly skills increase. Perks are granted when a skill reaches a certain threshold.

Kudos is the game's currency and may be used to buy gear or forget cards once unlocked via perks.

Stress is increased by exploring or doing jobs. High stress will prevent you from doing any job except relaxing, which reduces stress.

Rebellion starts at 50 and may move to 0 (fully loyal) or 100 (fully rebellious) during the game. It affects many event choices and endings.

Social[]


Name	Perk at 33	Perk at 66	Perk at 100	Description
Empathy	Spa: Pay to remove cards in the quarters spa	Improved Relaxing: Choose from 3 cards when relaxing	Friendship Decreases Stress: - 1 Stress any time you gain Friendship	Understanding other people
Persuasion	+1 to Social Cards: Yellow cards get +1 in social challenges	Extra Kudos: + 1 Kudos every time you receive kudos	Social Boost: +1 to Social skill increases	Charisma to command people and speak in public
Creativity	Shop Clothes: New cards in the depot	Small Skills Boost: 5% Chance to gain 1 extra skill	Improved Gifting: Give gifts every month instead of once a season	Artistic ability and capacity for novel ideas
Bravery	Extra Card Draw: Draw an extra card at the start of a challenge	Reduce Exploration Stress: Every event in exploring causes +10 stress instead of +15	Extra Card Draw: Draw an extra card at the start of challenge (effect stacks)	For both social and dangerous situations

Intellectual[]


Name	Perk at 33	Perk at 66	Perk at 100	Description
Reasoning	+1 to Mental Cards: Blue Cards get +1 in mental challanges	Autoplay Fairy: Autoplay fairy sometimes plays the best hand for you¹	Mental Boost: +1 to mental skill increases	Problem solving and general knowledge
Organization	Extra Gear Slot: Equip an additional gear	Extra Card Draw: Draw and extra card at the start of challenge	Optional Card Skip: Can choose not to take new cards	Dedication to neatness, management
Engineering	Extra Card Draw: Draw and extra card at the start of challenge	Shop Gadgets: New cards in the depot	Extra Gear Slot: Equip an additional gear	Study of machines, physics, math, and programming
Biology	Native Botany: Unlock Xenobotany Research in Geoponics	More Collectables: Collectables respawn faster and more slots are filled	Extra Enhancement: Enhance your DNA in engineering	Study of plants, chemistry, and the human body
The description for the Autoplay Fairy perk is incorrect. The perk doesn't occasionally play the best hand for you. It gives you a button that can be pressed once per challenge that plays a better hand than the one you currently have played, if that is possible. It does not use items, and it still uses up the charge if it is unable to play a better hand. For example, if you play a hand with a total of 10, it will find a hand with a total of 11. If there is no hand with a total of 11, it will find one with a total of 12, etc.

Strength[]


Name	Perk at 33	Perk at 66	Perk at 100	Description
Toughness	+1 to Physical Cards: Red cards get +1 in physical challenges	Card Training: Update basic cards in the garrison gym	Immune to Injury: Never receive the Injury status effect when hurt	Physical strength and stamina
Perception	Highlight Collectibles: All collectibles glow	More Collectibles: Collectibles respawn faster and more slots are filled	Avoid Blocking Events: Slip past all path-blocking explore events	Ability to find things and sneak past things
Combat	Shop Weapons: New cards in the depot	Extra Card Draw: Draw an extra card at the start of challenge (effect stacks)	Physical Boost: +1 to Physical skill increases	Tactics and weapons
Animals	Level II Pets: Upgrade pet cards via Relaxing in the Park	Extra Gear Slot: Equip an additional Gear	Level III Pets: Upgrade pet cards via Relaxing in the Park	Familiarity with xenofauna, hunting, ranching