Psyche

The Psyche system simulates the mental state of your character. It may provide them with significant buffs or crippling debuffs according to their mental state.

Each character has two mental indicators – Sanity and Morale, which both start close to 100%. Sanity displays character’s mental health and how adequately he perceives the world around him. Morale is all about the character’s spirit, responding for alacrity to withstand all perils. Morale and Sanity are affected by different events. You can view your current Morale and Sanity levels in the Character Screen.

In the 0.9.3 Beast & Sages update, Psyche system got an overhaul and change the Morale and Sanity into 3 components for each of them that has different caps and conditions to maintain them.

Morale

Morale component consist of 3 sections, those are:

Situational Morale

Situational Morale covers everything that can affect your character during combat and exploration: killing enemies, completing Contracts, picking locks, disarming traps, landing critical hits, missing and fumbling attacks, losing Health, receiving debuffs, using consumables, head injuries, eating some foods, and so on - all of it contributes to Situational Morale to various extent. Its maximum impact is capped at 50%. We can say that the Situational Morale was the original Morale system.

Something that can improves Situational Morale:

• State/Condition: Optimism State, Satiety Condition, Vigor (with Austerity)
• Herbs: Spearmint, Hemp, Lavender, Marble Truffle/Roasted Marble Truffle, Roasted Chanterelle
• Foods: Custard Muffin, Pretzel, Bilberry Pie, Kipfel, Simit, Peach, Fig/Dried Fig, Raspberry, Roasted/Salted Tender Meat,
• Beverages: Brandy, Brynn Vermouth, Elven Ice Wine, Elven Mud, Dark Ale, Mannshire Fortified, Mead
• Dishes: Rique-Manger
• Others: Paregoric, Nistrian Condiments

Diet Morale

Diet is responsible for 35% of Morale. Eating quality food will have a prolonged beneficial effect on your character's Psyche - but only if their meals are sufficiently diverse. If your merc eats nothing but fried eggs, bread, and meat skewers, they'll eventually grow sick of it, leading to a gradual decline of Morale.

Sleep Morale

The remaining 15% comes from Sleep. As you might expect, regular and sufficient rest will contribute towards this segment, while prolonged wakefulness will do the exact opposite.

Sanity

Sanity component consist of 3 sections, those are:

Situational Sanity

Situational Sanity is very similar with Situational Morale, 50% of it is dedicated to Situations: this segment is negatively affected by killing humans but can be replenished by slaying the Undead and Proselytes. Other factors include having high Morale, close encounters with unholy magic and its abominations, head Injuries, grave robbing, casting Miracles, Backfired spells, using certain consumables, and more. Situational Sanity is what original Sanity system.

Stuff that can improves Situational Sanity are:

• Stat/Condition: Satiety Condition, Vigor (with Austerity)
• Herbs: Mindwort, Lavender, Roasted Azurecap
• Foods: Custard Muffin, Honeycomb
• Beverages: Brandy
• Dishes: Lentil Soup, Oyster Chowder, Jibean Roast with Figs, Mannshire Fair Salad, Maen-Style Honeyed Azurecap, Honey Crepes, Pancakes, Rique-Manger, Fruit Soup
• Others: Nikkaf, Ether Inhaler, Jibean Spices

Lifestyle Sanity

The 35% of Sanity are tied with the lifestyle of your character, which includes work and recreation. This segment slowly decays over time but can be maintained by completing Contracts, chatting to NPCs, cooking, crafting, and praying. The list of relevant activities will be greatly expanded in the future - a good example would be the ability to go fishing or pay a visit to the Brynn Bathhouse.

Sleep Sanity

The final 15% of Sanity is tied to Sleep - just like with Morale. Affected by the regularity of the sleep, place where you sleep, and prolonged wakefulness or fatigue.

Psyche States

The interaction between Sanity and Morale enables different Psyche states. In 0.9.3 Beasts & Sages update, Psyche states are standardized and greatly simplify the triggers - the result is three states per Morale-Sanity quadrant, each connected to one of the following conditions:

• No enemies nearby: Which is a condition to trigger Optimism, Megalomania, Pessimism, and Paranoia.
• High health and multiple enemies nearby: Which is a condition to trigger Heroism, Frenzy, Anxiety, and Delirium.
• Low health and at least one enemy nearby: A condition to trigger Second Wind, Death Wish, Panic, and Catharsis.

When those condition fulfilled, a condition will gradually contribute towards an invisible progress meter, triggering a state based on your Morale and Sanity that can give you buffs and debuffs. Each combination grants access to a special pool of Conditions:

High morale
Low sanity	+ High morale Low sanity Megalomania Frenzy Death Wish	+ High morale High sanity Optimism Heroism Second Wind	High sanity
	+ Low morale Low sanity Paranoia Delirium Catharsis	+ Low morale High sanity Pessimism Anxiety Panic
Low morale

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