Surviving the Game as a Barbarian

There are various special stats in [Dungeon and Stone], and among them are hidden stats that don’t affect the Total Combat Power.

A prime example is the Fame stat.

‘Well, calling it a ‘stat’ is a bit of a stretch…’

Higher Fame means more people recognize you, which increases the chances of triggering special events like hidden quests. It also gives you a base affinity bonus when talking to NPCs you meet for the first time.

Just by looking at this, it seems like a useful stat.

But…

‘It’s more like a numerical representation of your reputation.’

The cause and effect are reversed.

You don’t gain those effects because your Fame is high.

It’s because you’re famous enough to trigger those effects that your Fame stat is high.

If you created a status window for a famous celebrity, their Fame stat would be incredibly high, and the effects would be similar.

Anyway, ‘Approval Rating’ was also that kind of stat.