Extra stress damage is suffered if walking backwards through a corridor, when getting hit by traps, or through some interactions with curios, as well as when prolonging a fight excessively. A small amount of stress is also gained when entering a dungeon (depending on its level and the hero's resolve) and while travelling through it, and its magnitude is greatly influenced by the amount of light that the adventurers have at their disposal during any stressful event. If you take their choice of path they will heal one Stress pip, and lose one Stress pip if you disagree with them.Stress is mainly gained by fighting during expeditions, through monsters' critical strikes and some particular attacks that specialise in dealing stress damage. When at a crossroads while traveling, heroes will often produce a small speech bubble denoting which path they wish to take.Party members dying will vastly increase Stress, especially if they had a good relationship.An example of this is the Adrenaline Tonic, which inflicts Stress in exchange for a very large heal. Some Combat Items can also cause Stress increases in exchange for their main benefits.Some Inn Items can cause Stress increases randomly, for example, the Whiskey Barrel which can either heal or damage Stress.Some enemies can inflict Horror which increases a hero's Stress every round and functions similarly to the DoT ailments - Burn, Bleed, and Blight.Some enemies have attacks that are designed to cause Stress.Heroes getting in the way of each other's actions in battle thanks to a sour relationship will also increase Stress.they have some of their larger Stress pips filled) there is a much higher chance of them bickering and increasing Stress for others. When they are at high levels of Stress (i.e. Stress will randomly increase and decrease as you travel and your heroes banter and bicker.The first step to managing your heroes' Stress levels is to recognize where Stress changes come from. The Plague Doctor using Ounce of Prevention in Darkest Dungeon 2

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