Ok, discussion time. As I said in my last post, I'm reevaluating what Spirit and Confidence mean, exactly, for the girls in the brothel. In Vanilla Whoremaster, Spirit is a negative stat that has a high affect on Rebelliousness. In my version, it's a semi-negative stat that has somewhat less effect on Rebelliousness and is offset more heavily by Obedience than in vanilla (I'm still evaluating and reevaluating the rebelliousness calcs). But I don't really see Spirit as being such a negative stat.
Spirit, as I see it, is how much energy the girl has. Not to be confused with Constitution, which determines how long a girl can keep working before she physically can't keep going. As I see it, highly spirited girls would make good Singers, as she can put that energy into her songs. Waitresses need spirit to handle customers, to keep them going when the job gets rough. Not as important for a Barmaid that sits behind a bar, that's where confidence comes in.
Confidence is how well the girl thinks of herself. It's important for the Barmaid job... when you're watching the barmaid mixing drinks, do you really want to drink something she made when she was hesitant and unsure about what she was doing? Also for the Singer job, since she needs to have some confidence in herself to stand up in front of customers and sing, spirited or not.
Spirit has a rather dramatic effect on Rebelliousness, and I'm trying to decide if this should be changed or not. If I change this so spirit does not affect Rebelliousness, I will need to change how Rebelliousness is determined, and I need ideas for this. Obedience only? A new stat? A different stat? A combination of stats?
If any of you have any different opinions on what Spirit and Confidence mean, or have any suggestions for the Rebelliousness, feel free to post them.
