Demon's Souls Remake - World Tendency Guide

World Tendency Guide

What is World Tendency?

World Tendency is a changing state of the worlds that you can explore in Demon’s Souls. It is affected by a number different actions that you take in a specific world and will take effect after you return to the Nexus.

World Tendency States

There are five main states of World Tendency which are Pure White, White, Neutral, Black, and Pure Black. When starting a new game, all worlds will have Neutral World Tendency which serve as the “default” state.

World Tendency events

World Tendency also affects the occurrence of certain events. These include the appearance of certain NPCs, quests, and enemies throughout each world. Some locations will also be inaccessible unless the a specific World Tendency state is achieved.

World Tendency Numerical Value

World Tendency states are more accurately read and measured by numerical values. In this guide, certain actions will have a corresponding number value that determines whether the act leads to White – Pure White World Tendency (+1 to +3) or Black – Pure Black World Tendency (-1 to -3).

All worlds will have Neutral World Tendency (0) when starting a new game. Note that World Tendencies carry over to New Game Plus (NG+).

Death and World Tendency

Dying a certain number of times while in body form outside the Nexus will affect World Tendency as summarized in the table below.

White – Pure White World Tendency

White World Tendency is the “positive” state of a world and is characterized by the effects below that become greater as it moves to Pure White World Tendency.

• Weaker enemies with lower HP, attack, and defense than Neutral World Tendency.
• Fewer equipment upgrade stones dropped by enemies
• Increased attack power in Soul Form with 10% boost at White, and 20% at Pure White World Tendencies. Note that this also stacks with damage increase gained through current Character Tendency.

Actions that Lead to White – Pure White World Tendency

*The action also raises your character tendency by 1 or (+1). When killing a Black Phantom invader (player), you gain (+1) character tendency only when the boss of the area is still alive.

Black – Pure Black World Tendency

Black World Tendency is the “negative” state of a world and is characterized by the effects below that become greater as it moves to Pure Black World Tendency.

• Reduced character maximum HP (soul form)
• Stronger enemies with higher HP, attack, and defense than Neutral World Tendency.
• More souls dropped by enemies
• Higher chance for enemies to drop rare items
• Black Phantom enemies (NPCs) will appear in specific locations and will always drop their primary equipment upon death
• A Primeval Demon will appear in each world

Actions that Lead to Black – Pure Black World Tendency

*The action also lowers your character tendency by 2 or (-2).