

Feel free to use curios that give buffs/stress heal, especially if you have items for them. Walk past all those backpacks, crates, and treasure chests. Any idle character that does not participate in an activity or join on an expedition will also have their stress level reduced by 5. Complete the dungeon as normal, with one exception: DONT TOUCH ANYTHING. Leaving a hero at these facilities costs gold, and will make them unavailable for the next expedition (sometimes longer if the character goes rogue and chooses to stay on), but will significantly reduce their levels. Returning to the hamlet in Darkest Dungeon will return their levels back down to 100 if they had exceeded that number, though afflictions will remain until that character participates in a recreational activity at the tavern or the abbey.

When a hero reaches his stress limit, he gets the Affliction.

Obviously, this is not ideal, unless you were hoping to thin out your roster a little. Darkest Dungeon: Afflictions Darkest Dungeon Guide NextPrevGame mechanicsStress Each hero has his/her afflictions Life of the treasure hunters is not by any means easy and it is full of stress, threats and disappointments. At 200 stress, the character will suffer a heart attack and arrive on death’s door. It increases as your party continues deeper into the horrors that wait below, and when it reaches 100, they will may spiral towards madness and gain a negative affliction. Stress is one of the most unique features of Darkest Dungeon.
