Royal Virtues in Metaphor: ReFantazio reflects your character’s growth and influences key interactions. These virtues dictate how your character interacts socially, unlocks special missions, and influences various events.
These virtues are essential for game progression. Having low virtues can limit access to side quests and opportunities. This article provides strategies to enhance your Royal Virtues in Metaphor: ReFantazio.
How To Increase Royal Virtues in Metaphor: Refantazio
Royal Virtues in Metaphor: ReFantazio are essential personality stats that affect interactions with followers, unlock side quests, and help shape the protagonist’s leadership.
These stats include Courage, Wisdom, Tolerance, Eloquence, and Imagination. Each virtue aligns with different character-building activities. They work similarly to social stats in Persona games.
Here’s how to boost each of them efficiently:
Courage
Courage increases through combat-related activities and tasks that push the protagonist beyond their comfort zone.
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+ 5Completing challenging side quests and dangerous dungeon missions is the fastest way to increase this virtue. You can engage in high-stakes missions, like taking down bounties to earn Courage points and practical bonuses like reeve.
Regularly interacting with Strohl on the Gauntlet Runner also grants Courage through tasks like weapon maintenance. You can raise it by attempting thrilling activities like bungee jumping at Martira’s cliffs.
Participating in coliseum battles in Brilehaven provides both Courage points and valuable rewards. Courage unlocks bold dialogue options and strengthens bonds with fearless characters like Brigitta.
Wisdom
This virtue reflects your ability to analyze situations and make thoughtful decisions.
click to enlarge + 5Visiting scenic landmarks and observing townspeople are simple but effective ways to raise Wisdom. Interacting with Hulkenberg through board games, as does completing intellectually demanding quests such as A Bullish Embargo, provides additional growth.
To maximize this stat, you can also engage in thoughtful activities in every major city and note opportunities that arise during key narrative moments.
Wisdom allows access to specialized archetypes like the Merchant and is critical for advancing certain follower bonds. In the early game, you also need to focus on Wisdom to unlock interactions and gain access to exclusive shops like the Igniter Store.
Tolerance
This virtue is all about being open to various people in the kingdom.
click to enlarge + 5You can improve Tolerance by conversing with members of the Mustari tribe or engaging in acts of empathy. Reading specific books (like How to Walk Outside the Island) on the Gauntlet Runner provides additional gains.
Some practical tasks, like milking cows in town, also raise this stat. Completing side activities (like helping NPCs with everyday tasks) is another nifty way to build Tolerance. Higher Tolerance helps unlock more inclusive dialogue paths and progress bonds with characters like Maria.
Eloquence
Eloquence reveals how well you express yourself and sway others' opinions.
click to enlarge + 5Participate in debates against other throne contenders to gain a major increase in Eloquence, especially in Brilehaven. Public speaking at town forums also provides steady growth, though the number of points earned depends on how well you read the crowd.
These chances don’t come around often, so keep an eye on the podium while you’re in town to see if there are any other speakers. You can find additional opportunities to increase this stat through conversations with Junah.
Reading persuasive books, such as Pride and Persuasion, can also help. Eloquence helps unlock special interactions, earn donations from pleased audiences, and navigate difficult conversations with key NPCs.
Imagination
Imagination is nurtured through creative thinking and problem-solving.
click to enlarge + 5Spend time with your party members on the Gauntlet Runner, especially during evening camps, to unlock Imagination boosts through shared storytelling. Listening to NPCs' tales in towns also further enhances this stat. This is commonly available in each major city you go to.
Specific books (like New World Travel Diary) can also boost this stat even more. Completing creative quests, especially those related to More's bond, also enhances this stat. Many of these quests involve solving puzzles or interacting with unique NPCs.
Each action tied to Royal Virtues consumes a time slot that requires careful planning to balance activities with dungeon exploration. Look for crown icons on the map to spot activities tied to Courage.
Some quests increase both Courage and another virtue, so prioritizing those will help you level efficiently without wasting time slots.
Remember that certain quests, shops, and follower interactions are locked behind specific virtue levels, so managing growth evenly ensures you won’t hit roadblocks later in the game.
Which Royal Virtue do you prioritize the most in your gameplay?
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