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Drinking is a non-combat skill in Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Players with a higher level in this skill, will be more resistant to the affects of Drunkenness caused by the consumption of alcohol. Gaining proficiency in this skill makes the character more resistant to the debuff effects of consuming alcohol.
The player can read the book series Tavern Life to level up this skill.
See also; Tutorial Codex entry Alcohol and Drunkenness; drink items.
Description[]
- Drinking skill makes you more resistant to the nefarious effects of alcohol. You'll be able to drink up to twice as much and the after effects the next day will be lowered.
- New perk points unlock at levels: 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20.
Perks[]
There are a total of 9 Drinking perks available in the game.
| Icon | Name | Effect | Min. lvl |
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Beer Bibber | The beer you get is 50% weaker, so you can drink more, but wine is twice as strong and will make you drunk faster. Can't be combined with the Wine Bibber perk. | 4 lvl |
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Drinking Habit | Under the influence of alcohol, your hand will shake 25% less and your Bow skill is higher by +2, but when sober your hand will shake 25% more. | 4 lvl |
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Wine Bibber | The wine you get is 50% weaker, so you can drink more, but beer is twice as strong and will make you drunk faster. Can't be combined with the Beer Bibber perk. | 4 lvl |
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Drunk | The benefits of alcohol last twice as long, and unless you drink yourself into oblivion, you suffer no negative effects. But once sober, your hangover will also last twice as long. | 7 lvl |
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Loose Tongue | When drunk, you get a +1 bonus on Speech and Charisma, when hungover, these stats drop by 1. | 7 lvl |
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True Slav | You get drunk on 50% less alcohol, saving your hard-earned Groschen, and your hangover the next day lasts only half as long. But bear in mind that getting drunk quickly brings both the positive and negative effects of alcohol. | 7 lvl |
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Bacchus | You'll never drink yourself to oblivion, but the negative effects of your hangover will be 30% stronger. Can't be combined with the Safe Passage perk. | 10 lvl |
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Safe Passage | When you drink yourself to oblivion, you'll wake up at home in bed and none of your inventory items will be gone. Can't be combined with the Bacchus perk. | 10 lvl |
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Top Shelf | Spirits are 50% weaker for you, so you can drink more. | 10 lvl |
Notes[]
- An easy way to level up this skill is drinking a potent beverage like Spirits or Moonshine every day, just before going to sleep. That way you won't have to deal with the resulting drunkenness and hang-over, as you sleep off both.
- Drinking experience is based on alcohol content of the beverage: 3 experience per 1% alcohol.
- Both Wine Bibber and Beer Bibber affects experience gain from wine product consumption, but they seem to be bugged for beer products.
- True Slav and Top Shelf does not affect experience gain.