Duet Night Abyss: Wisdom works and how to pass checks in

Duet Night Abyss tracks how NPCs perceive you through five “Impressions” that go up as you make choices in conversations and events: Benefit, Morality, Wisdom, Empathy, and Chaos. Each reply you pick typically nudges one of these values upward, and you’ll occasionally hit gates where a specific Impression is checked before you can proceed or claim a reward. Wisdom reflects responses that demonstrate knowledge, experience, or foresight — the kind of answer that reads the situation rather than taking it at face value.

How Impression checks work (dice rolls and difficulty)

When a dialogue option or shop item requires an Impression check, you’ll roll two ten-sided dice and add the relevant Impression value (for example, Wisdom) to the total. If the sum beats the displayed difficulty, the check succeeds and you continue — often with extra rewards like Secret Letter Clues or Coins, or by unlocking a side quest.

Failing isn’t permanent. You can try again later or immediately reroll if you have spare dice. Some vendors also use checks: items in Lunoeggy’s shop, for example, require both a successful roll and — in many cases — a minimum Impression level before you’re even allowed to attempt it. That baseline can be as specific as “Chaos 30” for certain entries.

What to do when you don’t have enough Wisdom

• Keep playing quests and engage in optional conversations. Dialogue is the primary source of Impression points, and values increase naturally as you interact.
• Pick responses that reveal prior knowledge or caution. When a prompt lets you show you “know better,” that’s typically a Wisdom nudge.
• Balance your growth. High-difficulty checks show up across all five stats, so leveling them evenly reduces future bottlenecks.
• Come back later or reroll. If you’re short on Wisdom, you can return after gaining more points, or spend additional dice to try again on the spot.

Get more dice for rerolls and checks

You’ll use one die per attempt. Stockpiling them makes failures painless and lets you fish for high rolls on tough gates.

• Earned from side quests: many give dice as clear rewards.
• Crafted at the Forge: create d10s by combining one Repulsive Crystal and one Gold Sand.

Ways to raise Wisdom consistently

• Favor insight-forward replies. If an option reads like you’re applying past lessons, anticipating pitfalls, or challenging naive assumptions, it’s likely a Wisdom gain.
• Talk to NPCs between main beats. Random world interactions can increment Impressions without committing to a long quest chain.
• Rotate your tone. If no response clearly signals Wisdom, choose a different stat than your usual; spreading points reduces the chance you’ll be gated elsewhere.
• Use rerolls strategically. A single extra die can push a borderline Wisdom check over the line while you’re still building the stat.

Wisdom shop requirements (Lunoeggy’s Impression Shop)

Some shop entries are gated behind Wisdom and a successful roll. These are examples under the Wisdom tab, with the minimum Wisdom needed and the die cost for the attempt.

If a Wisdom purchase is locked, either build to the required baseline or aim for different tabs while you accumulate points through play.

Should you specialize or spread points?

There are no combat bonuses tied to Impressions. Specializing in Wisdom can feel good if you favor those dialogue beats, but it will make checks in other categories tougher. A balanced approach keeps your options open, and it’s the most reliable way to avoid dead ends in side quests and shops. When you do hit a brick wall, dice give you a second chance — and returning later is always on the table.