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Zero Parades thoughts

Conditioning and thoughts represent your character's internal evolution. They modify skill behavior, unlock dialogue options, and alter how stress affects you.

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Quick Answer

Check your character sheet after major story beats. Conditioning changes can make specific skills stronger or weaker, and may unlock hidden dialogue.

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Player Tips

Practical advice for using this information in your run.

Build synergy

Choose conditioning that matches your primary faculty. Action builds benefit from reflex-based conditioning. Relation builds from social adaptation. Intellect builds from analytical depth.

Stress state monitoring

After every major failed check or stressful encounter, open your character sheet. Conditioning changes often trigger silently and can dramatically alter your available options.

Thought trigger optimization

Repeatedly using the same skill type can trigger related thoughts. If you want a specific conditioning, deliberately use that skill family for several consecutive checks.

Roleplay consistency

Conditioning rewards consistent character choices. Switching between aggressive and passive approaches may trigger conflicting thoughts, making your character less effective.

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Conditioning Overview
Internal states that modify skill behavior and stress processing. Check after major story events.
Faculty Affinity
Conditioning can strengthen your primary faculty or create cross-faculty synergies.
Stress Adaptation
Some conditioning effects alter how fatigue, anxiety, and delirium build.
Thought Triggers
Specific events or repeated check types can trigger new thoughts and conditioning states.
Roleplay Identity
Conditioning shapes your character's internal voice. Consistent roleplay rewards aligned conditioning.

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Last updated: July 9, 2026
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