--- key: mechanic/visual-novel--family-03 type: mechanic id: visual-novel--family-03 lang: en title: Conversation and influence summary: >- Replies and the way they are delivered change the interlocutor’s position, the flow of the conversation, or the available further actions. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/visual-novel--family-03/' jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/visual-novel--family-03.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/visual-novel--family-03.md aliases: [] tags: - Visual novels - Mechanics sourceIds: - source-8fcf1671c353b49b sources: - id: source-8fcf1671c353b49b title: Disco Elysium url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/Disco_Elysium__The_Final_Cut/' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: visual-novel id: family-03 title: Visual novels url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/visual-novel/#family-03' categoryIds: - section-1 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Conversation and influence description: >- Replies and the way they are delivered change the interlocutor’s position, the flow of the conversation, or the available further actions. image: src: images/mechanics/disco-elysium-dialogue.webp width: 1440 height: 810 crop: x: 563 'y': 38 width: 825 height: 712 game: Disco Elysium sourceUrl: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/Disco_Elysium__The_Final_Cut/' originalUrl: >- https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/632470/ss_23836438cd455287232be5ae9c4f48d5c488967b.1920x1080.jpg?t=1780913406 credit: ZA/UM rights: © ZA/UM. All rights reserved. caption: Attempting to exert Authority alt: Attempting to exert Authority markers: - x: 79 'y': 72 label: An Authority check governs an attempt to exert pressure tips: - >- Connect the other character’s response to the argument and its conditions. examples: - title: Disco Elysium url: >- https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/Disco_Elysium__The_Final_Cut/ endsAt: null provenance: >- Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/visual-novel --- # Conversation and influence id: visual-novel--family-03 type: mechanic key: mechanic/visual-novel--family-03 lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/visual-novel--family-03/ Replies and the way they are delivered change the interlocutor’s position, the flow of the conversation, or the available further actions. ## At a glance ![Attempting to exert Authority](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/disco-elysium-dialogue.webp) [Disco Elysium](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/Disco_Elysium__The_Final_Cut/) · © ZA/UM. All rights reserved. 1. An Authority check governs an attempt to exert pressure - Connect the other character’s response to the argument and its conditions. - [Disco Elysium](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/Disco_Elysium__The_Final_Cut/) ## How it works Replies and the way they are delivered change the interlocutor’s position, the flow of the conversation, or the available further actions. ## Variants ### Variants and applications - Selecting conversation topics. Type: Mechanics. Rule: The player determines what to talk about and what information to get... - Exhaustion of topics. Type: Mechanics. Rule: Used questions disappear or change content... - Clarifying questions. Type: Mechanics. Rule: Follow-up questions reveal details and create new topics. - Tone control. Type: Mechanics. Rule: Manner of speech changes the reaction to a message of similar content. - Persuasion through tactics. Type: Mechanics. Rule: The player selects an argument, sympathy, pressure or other method of influence. - Bargain. Type: Mechanics. Rule: The terms of the agreement depend on offers, concessions and refusals. - Lies and maintaining a version. Type: Mechanics. Rule: The game checks the consistency of the fictional story with previous statements. - Choice of information to be disclosed. Type: Mechanics. Rule: The player decides what truth to tell, to whom and when... - Promises and commitments. Type: Mechanics. Rule: What is said creates conditions that can subsequently be fulfilled or violated. - Conversation as state management. Type: Mechanics. Rule: Replies increase or decrease anxiety, irritation, willingness to cooperate... - Budget issues. Type: Mechanics. Rule: Only a limited number of questions can be asked before the meeting ends. - Exit the conversation. Type: Mechanics. Rule: The player ends communication, maintaining the opportunity, losing the chance or changing the relationship. ## Context and limits Author's working classification for designing games and interactions. Options can overlap and combine; the list is not a generally accepted standard or proven exhaustive list. Application examples are conditional unless a specific verifiable observation is indicated nearby. Sources support individual techniques and technical limitations. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review. - [Disco Elysium](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/Disco_Elysium__The_Final_Cut/) (id: source-8fcf1671c353b49b) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors