Disco Elysium: Developing Your Character

This page will provide you with all the necessary information on character development mechanics in the Disco Elysium game.

In Disco Elysium, you’ll constantly enhance your player character’s abilities to pass new Skill Checks and make progress in the investigation. Like other RPGs, you earn experience points for completing certain actions, which allow you to level up and gain Skill Points that can be used in various ways.

• How do I earn experience points (XP)?
• What can I spend my Skill Points on?

How do I earn experience points (XP)?

You need to earn Experience Points in Disco Elysium to level up and earn Skill Points. There are two ways to earn XP while playing Disco Elysium:

1. Through NPC Conversation;
2. By completing tasks (main and side tasks).

Some thoughts in the Thought Cabinet can grant additional experience points to your character: Jamais Vu (Derealization), Actual Art Degree, Mazovian Socio-Economics, Wompty-Dompty Dom Center. To learn more about all the available thoughts in Disco Elysium, visit the Thought Cabinet page.

What can I spend my Skill Points on?

You can spend Skill Points in Disco Elysium in various ways, such as increasing the level of a particular skill, removing thoughts from the Thought Cabinet, or purchasing an additional thought slot.

Note that the player is not required to spend their skill points immediately. They can save them for later and use them to pass a difficult skill test, for example.

• Increasing the level of individual skills
• Removing a thought
• Unlocking a new thought slot

Increasing the level of individual skills

Increasing a character’s skill level is the primary way to spend earned Skill Points. After opening the character tab, you can check how many points you have and decide which abilities to develop. If you accidentally increase the level of the wrong skill, you can reverse it by clicking the Revert button.

Removing a thought

Once a thought is fully researched (reaches 100% progress), it is permanently equipped and can be removed by clicking the Forget button, but this action has consequences:

1. Removing a thought costs 1 skill point;
2. The thought is permanently removed from the list.

Unlocking a new thought slot

At the start of Disco Elysium, you have three slots for thoughts. If you have already used all of them in the Thought Cabinet, you can unlock new ones, but it costs 1 Skill Point.

FAQ

1. What is Disco Elysium?

Disco Elysium is a role-playing video game developed by ZA/UM. The game is set in a fictional city called Revachol and follows the story of a detective who wakes up with no memory of the past. The game is heavily focused on character development and the player’s choices can have a significant impact on the storyline. The game features an open-world environment and the player can interact with the various characters in the game to gather information and clues.

2. How does character development work in Disco Elysium?

Character development in Disco Elysium is unique in that it is not based on traditional RPG mechanics such as leveling up or gaining experience points. Instead, character development is tied to the player’s choices and actions in the game. The player can choose to focus on certain skills and abilities that will influence the character’s personality and behavior. Additionally, the game features a morality system where the player’s choices will have consequences on the character’s mental state.

3. What are the different skills in Disco Elysium?

Disco Elysium features 24 different skills that the player can choose to develop. These skills are divided into four categories: intellect, psyche, physique, and motorics. Some of the skills include logic, empathy, endurance, and perception. Each skill has a unique impact on the character’s behavior and dialogue options. The player can also choose to develop certain skills over others, which will affect the character’s personality and abilities.

4. How do choices affect character development in Disco Elysium?

Choices in Disco Elysium have a significant impact on character development. The player’s choices will affect the character’s morality, mental state, and personality. For example, if the player chooses to make unethical decisions, the character’s morality will decrease and they may experience negative consequences such as depression or anxiety. Additionally, the player’s choices will also influence the character’s dialogue options and interactions with other characters in the game.

5. Can character development be reset in Disco Elysium?

There is no way to reset character development in Disco Elysium. The choices and actions that the player makes throughout the game will have a permanent impact on the character’s personality and abilities. This is intentional, as the game is designed to be a unique and personalized experience for each player. However, the game does feature multiple endings and storylines, so the player can choose to play through the game again with different choices and actions to see how the story unfolds.