Personality

Example of a dialogue which will influence personality.

Personality is a hidden roleplaying mechanic that affects a character's interactions with NPCs in the world. The initial personality is determined by how the player answers biography questions during character creation and is refined by the most recent 100 encounters with particular NPCs.

The game keeps track of three aspects of personality: Charisma, Ferocity¹ and Dignity, whose sum is 100%. Dialogue choices are able to affect the personality by increasing one aspect and thereby decreasing the others. For example, constant bullying of shopkeepers might increase ferocity to a point that the character becomes barbaric. Similarly, frequent cunning will lead to a reputation as a scoundrel.

Personality affects gameplay by offering certain dialogue options only to some types and altering the reactions of certain NPCs. However, the game was designed to avoid extreme consequences, i.e. players are able to take on different personality types without fear of losing out on overall rewards or benefits.

Initial Personality				Trouble may follow, but I use my _____ to overcome it.
Charming	50%	25%	25%	Charm — I'm charming. No one can resist me when I'm at my best. I know just what to say to lighten the mood or bolster courage.
Honorable	25%	50%	25%	Dignity — I'm dignified even when up to my ears in mud. It's what makes people respect me. A serious, thoughtful demeanor is the route to success.
Brute	25%	25%	50%	Ferocity1 — I'm ferocious. Threatening violence gets me further than anything else. I'm a natural, though I do try to use my powers of intimidation for good.

¹ Personality-based ferocity is completely unrelated to the attribute called ferocity.

Personalities

There are 10 different personalities a character can take on. Until the April 2014 Feature Pack, the personality icon was next to the profession icon on the hero panel and showed which personality the character had at that time. The only way to find out about a character's current personality is through unique dialogue choices with NPCs. The character's initial personality selection may be displayed using the hero panel by selecting Story Journal, "My Story" then "I'm ..."

Different personality types and their icons before being hidden with the April 2014 Feature Pack.

Personality	Icon
Noble		~12.5%	~75%	~12.5%
Captivating		~75%	~12.5%	~12.5%
Barbaric		~12.5%	~12.5%	~75%
Diplomatic		~45%	~45%	~10%
Militant		~10%	~45%	~45%
Scoundrel		~45%	~10%	~45%
Unpredictable		~33%	~33%	~33%
Charming		~50%	~25%	~25%
Honorable		~25%	~50%	~25%
Brute		~25%	~25%	~50%

Notes

Bug:

Although choices made by the player affect personality, there is no way to see a character's personality scores.

Anomalies:

• Although most aspects of personality have been removed from the game, some parts of the system remain, notably:
  • You must still choose a personality during character creation.
  • Dialogue choices sometimes still show the impact on personality, especially during personal story instances and when requesting speed boons in cities.

• Interaction with certain NPCs, including most of those giving Speed boons, boosts the selected personality aspect.

Trivia

• Parts of the personality system were hidden with the introduction of the April 2014 Feature Pack and additional aspects were hidden as part of the September 2014 Feature Pack. These changes were largely left out of the relevant release notes of April 15, 2014 and September 9, 2014.