Speech

Speech is a character statistic in Kingdom Come: Deliverance. The player's current Speech level can be seen in the Player window below their character. It can also be seen on the Stats tab where players will see a breakdown of the actual level and any buffs that may increase it.

You can read the book series Silence is Golden and Other Myths to level up this skill.

See also; tutorial codex entry Speech and Persuasion.

Description

Speech gauges the character's ability to talk his way out of situations. It is improved by talking to people and successful persuasions. As a result, a good speaker can settle many conflicts before they even arise, haggle better or disconcert a foe he wouldn't be able to overcome in combat.

Players obtain Speech perk points at every fourth level up.

Speech Perks

Name	Min. Lvl (Speech)	Effect
Final Offer	4	When a trader loses patience with you during haggling, you get one more chance to make another offer.
Highborn	4	Increases your Speech level by +3 when talking to nobles and wealthy people. You can't have the Lowborn perk simultaneously.
Lowborn	4	Your Speech stat will rise by +3 when you talk to commoners. You can't have the Highborn perk at the same time.
Empathetic	8	In dialogues you'll see your counterpart's stats in skillchecks.
Silver Tongue	8	Increases your Speech skill when haggling.
Troubadour	8	You have a 50% higher Reputation when you talk to women, so you can persuade them more easily, and you can avail of bathwenches' services for free.
Trustworthy Middleman	12	Merchants will be more willing to buy stolen items from you.