Talk (F&H2)

Talk is a skill always available to the playable character in Fear & Hunger and Fear & Hunger 2: Termina. It allows the player to potentially escape from the current fight they are in.
This page is about the skill from Fear & Hunger 2: Termina. For the skill of the same name from Fear & Hunger, see Talk.

Acquirement

The Talk skill is a base skill that the main character will always start with, however, you can enhance that skill with a couple of skills like:

• Persuade
  • Can be learned in Karin's intro.
  • Can be learned at the Hexen using a Soul stone if the player is Karin or have killed Karin.
    • Persuade does not require any skill to be learnt prior.
    • Can't be learned by party members.
• Intimidate
  • Can be learned at the Hexen using a Soul stone if the player learned Steal. (Bug)
    • Can't be learned by party members.
• Diplomacy
  • Can be learned at the Hexen using a Soul stone if the player is Karin or have killed Karin.
    • Diplomacy requires Escape plan to be learnt prior.
    • Can't be learned by party members.

Gameplay

Can be used in battle, depending on the talk choice, the enemy will be inflicted with different status effects.
Persuade and Intimidate gives more talking options.
Diplomacy initiates talking at the start of the battle.

Talk effects

Icon	Name	Effect	Duration	Applicable enemies
	Hesitation	Skip 2 turns	2 turns, 99% chance of removal upon taking damage	Villager (Sickle), Villager (Knives), Rifleman, Decrepit Priest, Headless, Owl cultist, Neighbour, Sew job, Soldier, Bellend, Woodsman, Stitches, Olivia (Doppelgänger), Father Hugo, Olivia, Marcoh, Marina, Samarie, Henryk, August, Dysmorphia, Gentleman
	Can't do shit 1	Skips 1-2 turns	1-2 turns	Ratkin, Tanaka (Doppelgänger), Gull bros, Pav, Samarie, Tanaka, Caligura, Chaugnar, Mechanical dance, Weeping scope, Cocoon
	Can't do shit 2	Skips 2 turns	2 turns	Headless, Giant
	Attack Buff	×130% Attack	5 turns	Tanaka, Tanaka (Doppelgänger)
	Speed Buff	×200% Agility	One battle	Tanaka, Tanaka (Doppelgänger)
	Furious	×130% Attack, -30% Physical Hit Rate	One battle	Villager (Knives), Villager (Pipe), Decrepit Priest, Neighbour, Bellend, Janitor, Woodsman, Stitches, Needles, Father Hugo, Rancid the Sergal, Per'kele, Daan, Abella, Samarie, Chaugnar, Dysmorphia
	Attack drop	×80% Attack, M.Attack	One battle	Villager (Sickle), Villager (Pipe), Moonscorched (Ghoul), Inquisitor, Soldier, Vile, Olivia (Doppelgänger), Olivia, Karin, Marina, Henryk
	Defence drop	×80% Defense, M.Defense	One battle	Villager (Sickle), Rifleman, Moonscorched (Ghoul), Owl cultist, Sew job, Janitor, Vile, Olivia (Doppelgänger), Olivia, Marcoh, Gentleman
	Reckless	-30% Physical Hit Rate	One battle	Rancid the Sergal, Monster

Enemies affected

Enemy name	Persuade	Intimidate	Special
Villager (Sickle)	First time: (+Hesitation) Repeated: (-Hesitation)	First time: (+Attack drop, +Defence drop) Repeated: (-Attack drop, -Defence drop)	-
Villager (Knives)	First time: (+Furious) Repeated: No effect	First time: (+Hesitation) Repeated: No effect	-
Villager (Pipe)	First time: (+Attack drop) Repeated: (-Attack drop)	First time: (+Furious) Repeated: No effect	-
Rifleman	First time: (+Hesitation) Repeated: (-Hesitation)	First time: (+Defence drop) Repeated: (-Defence drop)	-
Moonscorched (Ghoul)	First time: (+Defence drop) Repeated: No effect	First time: (+Attack drop) Repeated: No effect	First time: (You got Lucky coin!) or (You got Cloth fragment!) (Battle end) Repeated: (Battle end)
Moonscorched (Male)	-	-	-
Moonscorched (Female)	-	-	-
Ronteal	No effect	No effect	-
Decrepit Priest	First time: (Battle end), (+Hesitation, currently doesn't work) or (+Furious) Repeated: No effect	No effect	First time (Player has affinity with Alll-mer): (+Hesitation, currently doesn't work)
Headless	No effect	First time: (+Hesitation) Repeated: (-Hesitation)	First time: (Skips 2 turns) Repeated: (Skips 2 turns)
Owl cultist	First time: (+Hesitation) Repeated: No effect	First time: (+Defence drop) Repeated: No effect	-
Neighbour	First time: (+Hesitation) Repeated: No effect	First time: (+Furious) Repeated: No effect	-
Ratkin	-	-	First time (Player has Mastery over vermin skill): (Battle end) or (Skips 1-2 turns) Repeated: No effect
Rat hag	No effect	No effect	-
Sew job	First time: (+Hesitation) Repeated: No effect	First time: (+Defence drop) Repeated: No effect	-
Half-cocooned	-	-	-
Bobby	First time: (-Head shake) Repeated: (-Head shake)	No effect	First time (if indoors): (-Head shake) Repeated: (-Head shake)
Inquisitor	First time: (+Attack drop) Repeated: No effect	No effect	-
Fecal hound	-	-	-
Soldier	First time: (+Attack drop) Repeated: No effect	First time: (+Hesitation) Repeated: No effect	-
Beekeeper	No effect	No effect	-
Fallen cherub	-	-	-
Shadowy figure	-	-	-
Pillarman	-	-	-
Crimson Father	No effect	No effect	First time: (-15 Mind) Repeated: (-15 Mind)
Bellend	First time: (+Hesitation) or (+Furious) Repeated: No effect	First time: (+Furious) Repeated: No effect	-
Poe	-	-	-
Death mask	-	-	-
Elite Trooper	-	-	-
Janitor	First time: (+Defence drop) Repeated: No effect	First time: (+Furious) Repeated: No effect	-
Woodsman	First time: (+Hesitation) Repeated: (-Hesitation)	First time: (+Furious) Repeated: (+Furious)	-
Vile	First time: (+Defence drop) Repeated: (-Defence drop)	First time: (+Attack drop, applies to the player's party instead) Repeated: (-Attack drop, applies to the player's party instead)	First time (if coinflip successful): (Battle end) Repeated (if coinflip failed before): No effect
Living flesh	-	-	-
Stitches	First time: (+Hesitation) Repeated: (-Hesitation)	First time: (+Furious) Repeated: No effect	-
Needles	No effect	First time: (+Furious) Repeated: (+Furious)	-
Levi (Doppelgänger)	-	-	-
Marina (Doppelgänger)	-	-	-
Olivia (Doppelgänger)	First time: (+Hesitation) Repeated: No effect	First time: (+Attack drop, +Defence drop) Repeated: (+Attack drop, +Defence drop)	-
Tanaka (Doppelgänger)	-	-	First time: (Skips 1-2 turns) or (+Attack buff) Repeated: (Skips 1-2 turns) or (+Attack buff) First time (If offered peace before): (+Attack buff, +Speed buff) Repeated: (+Attack buff, +Speed buff)
Irrational Obelisk	No effect	No effect	-
Mob	-	-	-
Father Hugo	First time: (Battle end, currently doesn't work), (+Hesitation) or (+Furious) Repeated: No effect	No effect	First time (Player has affinity with Alll-mer): (+Hesitation, currently doesn't work)
Centaur	-	-	-
Rancid the Sergal	First time: (+Reckless) Repeated: No effect	First time: (+Furious) Repeated: No effect	-
Pocketcat	-	-	-
Tormented One	No effect	No effect	-
Ratkin gang	-	-	-
Moonless	-	-	First time: (+80-120 HP to Moonless) Repeated: (+80-120 HP to Moonless)
Sylvian Trooper	No effect	No effect	-
Platoon	-	-	-
Kaiser	No effect	No effect	-
Logic	-	-	-
Per'kele	First time: (+Furious) Repeated: (+Furious)	No effect	-
Rher	-	-	First time: (-5 Mind) Repeated: (-5 Mind)
Gull bros	First time: (Skips 1-2 turns) Repeated: No effect	First time: (Skips 1-2 turns) Repeated: No effect	-
Heartless One	No effect	No effect	-
Daan	First time: (+Furious) Repeated:(+Furious)	No effect	-
Abella	No effect	First time: (+Furious) Repeated: (+Furious)	-
O'saa	No effect	No effect	-
Olivia	First time: (+Hesitation) Repeated: No effect	First time: (+Attack drop, +Defence drop) Repeated: (+Attack drop, +Defence drop)	-
Karin	First time: (+Attack drop) Repeated: (+Attack drop)	No effect	-
Pav	First time: (Skips 1-2 turns) Repeated: No effect	No effect	-
Marcoh	First time: (+Hesitation) Repeated: No effect	First time: (+Defence drop) Repeated: No effect	-
Levi	-	-	-
Marina	First time: (+Hesitation) Repeated: No effect	First time: (+Attack drop) Repeated: No effect	-
Samarie	First time: (Skips 1-2 turns) Repeated: No effect	First time: (+Furious) Repeated: (+Furious)	First time (If player is Marina): (+Hesitation) Repeated: (+Hesitation)
Tanaka	-	-	First time: (Skips 1-2 turns) or (+Attack buff) Repeated: (Skips 1-2 turns) or (+Attack buff) First time (If offered peace before): (+Attack buff, +Speed buff) Repeated: (+Attack buff, +Speed buff)
Henryk	First time: (+Hesitation) Repeated: No effect	First time: No effect Repeated: (-Attack drop)	-
Caligura	No effect	First time: (Skips 1-2 turns) Repeated: No effect	-
August	First time: (+Hesitation) Repeated: No effect	No effect	-
Pocketcat (Daan)	-	-	-
Chaugnar	First time: (Skips 1-2 turns) Repeated: No effect	First time: (+Furious) Repeated: No effect	-
Mastermind	-	-	-
Mechanical dance	-	First time: (Skips 1-2 turns) Repeated: No effect (can repeat on the next turn)	First time: (Player skips 1-2 turns) Repeated: (Player skips 1-2 turns)
Valkyrie	-	-	-
Giant	First time (must be done twice): (+Skips 2 turns, -Rage) Repeated: (-Skips 2 turns)	-	First time (must be done twice): (-Rage) Repeated: No effect
Weeping scope	-	First time: (Skips 1-2 turns) Repeated: No effect	-
Cocoon	First time: (Skips 1-2 turns) Repeated: (Skips 1-2 turns)	-	-
Dysmorphia	First time: (+Hesitation) or (+Furious) Repeated: No effect	First time: (+Furious) Repeated: (+Furious)	-
Judgement	-	-	-
Gentleman	First time: (+Hesitation) Repeated: No effect	First time: (+Defence drop) Repeated: No effect	-
Monster	First time: (+Reckless) Repeated: (+Reckless)	First time: Repeated: No effect	-

Trivia

• In the current 1.9.1 version, Marcoh can learn Intimidate without killing Caligura if he learned Steal in his intro.