So I decided, for my first actual Manor playthrough, to go with the 33. Except, I put Gustave AND Verso in for maximum verstave potential, and called it “Expedition 33 - New Game+” At first, no one really got along, which was worrisome, until I started maxing skills for each character. After that, everyone was MUCH MORE in character, and relationships were a lot more natural. Here’s which skills I gave everyone:
All of Expedition 33:
- Rock Climbing (PARKOUR!!)
- Apothecary (for all tints)
- Thanatology (well-versed in death & loss)
- Natural Living Skill (for sleep outdoors & more)
Gustave:
- Logic (Lune’s greatest match)
- Handiness (inventor-coded)
- Writing (journaling for apprentices)
- Parenting (for raising Maelle for several years)
- Research & Debate (well, actually)
- Robotics (his arm, nuff said)
- Fabrication (more inventor shit)
- Gemology (lumina conversion)
- Swordsmanship (for weapons class)
- Dancing (for Sophie 😭)
Verso:
- Charisma (something something “good hair”)
- Piano (my my would you look at the time)
- Mischief (liar)
- Painting (for the family duty)
- Acting (re: visages)
- Swordsmanship (for weapons class)
- Dancing (iykyk 👀)
Maelle:
- Violin (not canon, but she is a Dessendre, and music seems like a mandatory skill for the family)
- Painting (for the family duty)
- Writing (for her true passion)
- Singing (duets with Verso)
- Acting (playing along with Verso)
- Swordsmanship (for weapons class)
Lune:
- Logic (Gustave’s mental match)
- Guitar (Anyway, here’s Thunderfall)
- Singing (guitar accompaniment)
- Wellness (most well-adjusted of the group)
- Archaeology (data extrapolation)
- Research & Debate (“Protocol states-“)
Sciel:
- Charisma (immediately charmed the gestrals)
- Gardening (farmer)
- Herbalism (witchy farmer)
- Singing (personal headcanon)
- Romance (for being in love with love and flirting with Gustave, Lune, and Verso)
- Dancing (“why don’t you ask Sciel”)
- Medium (because tarot girlie)
Monoco:
- Comedy (we all know he’s the relief)
- Mischief (shenanigans with Verso)
- Acting (for all the shenanigans)
Now the simulations truly begins…
BONUS: Verso propositioning Lune for woohoo, being rejected, and then going to play with his toys 😂😂















