The Diplomacy sphere will be used in towns to communicate, cohere, or influence NPC characters. Your skill, class, and choices during diplomacy will determine how NPCs treat your character, whether you can gain access to certain areas, receive quests, or purchase some items. Towns and cities will be”diplomacy dungeons.” Instead of the usual break from the main adventuring game, negotiating a town will be an active experience with its own rewards and challenges.

Based around a strategic card game, the diplomacy sphere will involve making the right decisions based on the circumstances and the NPC you’re dealing with. Equipment might give you bonuses to skills, but clothing choices will be environment based. Don’t visit the castle wearing rags and expect to get inside.