Interpret

From PsyHelp

WARNING: This page is an INTERPRETATION. Many of people have been referencing to it as FACT, which it is NOT. Please note that large portions of this page have been disproven or cast off as wrong. For best results, either MAKE YOUR OWN DEDUCTIONS, or ASK ON THE FORUMS where people can speculate on these questions together. ~ Con 11:43, 17 July 2006 (PDT)

ATTENTION: PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH This page is solely a guide to all of the level-up questions, and an attempted logical interpretation of their answers, which should by no means be taken as fact. If unsure about a question, simply choose whatever option seems most viable. Keep in mind that not all questions have an answer that will benefit every pet's specific strengths.

Here is a Plaza thread that links to many other threads which attempt to interpret the level up questions.

You can also go here to learn about the different stats or for more information on Leveling up.

Everything that is marked green has been verified with Potions, Equipment, PVP-stats, ...
Everything that is marked orange is a guess, or could not be verified up to now.
There might be mistakes, or changes, that aren't displayed here. So all the above warnings are still valid!!!

[Pet] has collected a small amount of money. He...

puts it into savings. – consciousness, survival knowledge
goes to dinner and a club with friends. – extrovertedness, love output
does some traveling. – activity, adventuring
takes flying lessons. - PVP related

You're thinking of getting a gift for [Pet]. He has been expressing interest in a video game lately...

it's a simulation of the trials settlers faced on the trail to Oregon. – wild survival skill (Tough)
it's a fast-paced 3D shooter. – nimbleness (Athletic) & may increase size
it's a pet simulation game. – artisan skill (Creative)
it's a puzzle game with blocks that fall faster as the game progresses. – quick-wittedness (Perceptive)
it's a flight simulator. – PVP related

When [Pet] was a baby, you set him near money, bread, and a book. Which did object choose?

Money – survival skill, increases esteem
Bread – hardiness (Tough), increases stomach size
Book – intelligence (Intelligent)

You're having trouble deciding which movie to rent tonight. [Pet] suggests...

The Graduate – hunting, perception
The Importance of Being Earnest - quick-wittedness (Perceptive)
Pollyanna – increased extrovertedness, friendliness
Lord of the Flies – wild survival skill (Tough)

Your pet has taken up a new pastime...

Jump Rope– athletic (which one?) increased energy, activity
Sewing – tailoring skill (Creative)
Reading – intelligence (Intelligent)
Clubbing - increases love output
Martial Arts – fighting skill (Tough)
Metalworking - smithing skill (Creative)
Sketching – artisan skill{Creative}

Whenever [Pet] has a chance to get online, she inevitably visits...

Art tutorial sites - atrisan skill (Creative)
Health information sites - wild survival skill (Tough)
Personals – increased love output, extrovertedness
An anonymizer site before anything else – sneakiness

[Pet] approaches your desk as you begin to scatter your homework across it...

he acts out the scene on an open page from your copy of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. – creativity, crafting
he gets a head start on some calculus problems from your notes. - intelligence (Intelligent)
Having scribbled some graphs and trees on another piece of paper, (...) – technology skill (Intelligent)
A gust of wind from the open window blows a paper off the desk, which [Pet] pounces swiftly after. - fighting skill
he simply sits and watches as you struggle through the mounds of homework. - hardiness (Tough)
He uses a sheet of your notes to fold an origami balloon. - smithing skill (Creative)

You're wandering through the many aisles of Bookstore. [Pet] stops...

in the Sci-Fi section - technology skill (Intelligent)
to check out the gift books – increased love output, friendliness
in the Self Improvement section - increases esteem
to browse the Cooking/Entertaining books – extrovertedness, may increase stomach size
to look at the 3D stereograms – perception (Perceptive)
when he sees the Martial Arts books - sneakiness

[Pet]'s weapon of choice is...

Bow – nimbleness (Athletic)
Sword - strength (Athletic)
Fists (or whatever he has) - fighting skill (Tough)
[Pet] shows no preference, enjoying them all, and finding new ways to use the same, old weapon. - smithing skill (Creative)
[Pet] resents the assumption that he would resort to fighting so easily! – quick-wittedness

[Pet] has written a small "book" and gives it to you. You open it up...

It's a superhero comic. (...) - strength (Athletic)
In this fantasy adventure elves, dwarves and the like (...) - Extrovertedness, adventuring, conscientiousness
[Pet] heads an evil corporation bent on world domination. (...) - technology skill (Intelligent)
[Pet] works for an international protection agency, (..) - stealth, strategy
At your suggestion, [Pet] finally joins the circus. (...) - nimbleness (Athletic)

You and [Pet] go to a local art museum. [Pet] really enjoys...

M.C. Escher's impossible structures - technology skill (Intelligent)
Michelangelo's detailed paintings - ... (Creative)
Salvador Dali's surreal style – perception (Perceptive)

[Pet] has started playing a game that she and her friends created. (...)

One pet is 'It' and counts while the others hide. (..). – sneakiness
They play some kind of word game involving a timer. (...) – quick-wittedness (Perceptive)
A mystery is staged, with culprits and victims and a detective. (...) – perception (Perceptive)
Pets run around throwing hacky sacks at each other and wearing tags. (...) – stamina

[Pet] returned home from a day at school...

She proudly relays the Change of Base rule for logarithms. – intelligence (Intelligent)
She reveals a platter of cookies made in Cooking class. – increased love output, food stats
She signed up for gym class. – hardiness (Tough)

Please choose the feature about your pet you find most defining.

Accepting of others – increased extrovertedness, more open
Clever and inventive - technology skill (Intelligent)
Healthy and energetic – hardiness (Tough)
Independent - adventuring
Alert and attentive - perception (Perceptive)

[Pet] rarely goes anywhere without...

her stopwatch. - nimbleness (Athletic), conscientiousness?
running shoes. - athletic skill (Athletic)
his goggles. - PVP related
a box-lunch. – hardiness (Tough)
making a new friend. – extrovertedness, friendliness
stopping by the gym. – strength (Athletic)
knitting needles. - tailoring skill (Creative)

Your pet has found a couple sticks...

You’ll probably find a small animal stuck in a trap made of those sticks - wild survival skill (Tough)
He’ll probably play-fight with his friends using the sticks - nimbleness (Athletic)
He’s most likely to make a small house out of them – ... (Creative)
He and his friends see who can throw the sticks, like javelins, the furthest. - athletic skill (Athletic)
Within minutes, He has fashioned a bow and arrow with them. - smithing skill (Creative)

[Pet] comes back one day, asking questions about The Temple. She is very curious to know about...

Kaera Ki Ri Kashu – intelligence (Intelligent)
Gizubi-daera Ki Ri Kashu - wild survival skill (Tough)
Rizi Vizi Kaera Ki Ri Kashu – strength (Athletic)

Your pet has been missing for a while...

You search the house endlessly; it takes hours to finally find [pet]. - sneakiness
[Pet] was out late with friends. Again. - increased friendliness, extrovertedness
[Pet] comes home from a run around the neighborhood. - athletic (skill)
[Pet] was in the basement lifting weights. - strength (Athletic)

[Pet] is thinking about joining a club. You recommend...

geocaching club - perception (Perceptive)
wrestling - fighting skill (Tough)
debate - quick-wittedness (Perceptive)
art club - artisan skill (Creative)
sewing club - tailoring skill (Creative)
aviator's club - PVP related

Describe some of the interactions you've particularly noticed between [Pet] and his friends.

[Pet] and his friends are from widely different backgrounds, (...) - awareness, intelligence
[Pet] is never caught off-guard by changes in his friends. (...) - perception, conscientiousness
[Pet] and his friends often hold friendly and energetic competitions (...) - nimbleness (Athletic)
they chat endlessly, about everything and nothing. - friendliness, extrovertedness'

[Pet] encountered an injured animal...

and devoured it. - wild survival skill (toughness), Increases stomach size
which she batted around before finishing it off. - fighting skill (Tough)
and tended to its wounds - conscientiousness, changed answer
and brought it back home for you. - hunting, increases friendliness, love

[Pet] is exploring unfamiliar terrain. What first catches her eye is...

two beetles fighting over territory. - fighting skill (Tough)
something shiny hidden in the tall grass. - perception (Perceptive)
a strange and unfamiliar fruit, which she tastes. - stomach increase
the fractal patterns displayed by a large fern. - creativity, crafting, intelligence
all the great hiding spots for a game of Capture the Flag. - sneakiness

You hand [Pet] a sledge hammer you found in the attic...

He bench presses it a few times. - strength (Athletic)
He uses it to straighten out a bent sword. - smithing skill (Creative)
He looks it over before running into the next room to add it to his Rube Goldberg machine. - quick-wittedness (Perceptive)

[Pet] is supposed to be working, but instead you catch he...

napping. - hardiness (Tough)
flipping through a sewing pattern book. - tailoring skill (Creative)
playing with model airplanes. - PVP related
running around the house. - athletic skill (Athletic)
play-fighting with his friends. - fighting skill (Tough)

[Pet] comes up to you and starts asking all these questions all of the sudden. She wants to know...

... how hot air balloons work. - PVP related
... why the sky is blue. - intelligence
... how two light switches can control the same light. - technology skill (Intelligent)

[Pet] wrote a journal entry on-line (he is on your friends list, of course, so you noticed it). It's...

... about this time he nabbed a few cookies from the cookie jar without you noticing! - sneakiness / quick-wittedness
... about a new hat he is making. - tailoring skill? crafting related?
... a riddle he came up with. - quick-wittedness
... some photos of [Pet] and his friends. - extrovertedness? love output
... a to-do list. - Activeness?
... about this great fishing spot [Pet] found. - wild survival skill (Tough)

[Pet] is bored, and bugging you about it. You suggest...

playing cops-and-robbers with his friends. - nimbleness (Athletic)
working on that cloak he never finished. - tailoring
playing "I spy with my little eye." - perception (Perceptive)