Persona 4 Golden: How to Increase Courage

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Social Stats are a mechanic in Persona 4 Golden that open more in-game responses and Social Links once they've reached specific levels. These are broken up into five different levels that will accumulate points based on the protagonist's reactions or what he chooses to do in his free time. These stats include Kindness, Understanding, Expression, Knowledge, and Courage.

Courage, as its name indicates, allows players to be more forward when the protagonist is interacting with other characters. If his Courage isn't high enough, he won't be able to skip class (Moon Arcana) or give responses that might give him more points towards a Social Link. In Persona 4 Golden, Courage has fewer methods of leveling up compared to the other Social Stats, but it's not impossible to max out on a first playthrough.

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Courage's five levels are:

To fully max out Courage, players will need to accumulate 140 or more Courage points. Some early-game responses allow players to gain one or two points towards Courage, but getting it to the next level will soak up some of the protagonist's free time.

The best ways of getting Courage points are by reading certain books and working at the hospital. Make sure to check the bookstore by the gas station in the Shopping District. The books that will influence the protagonist's Courage are:

* «100 Ghost Stories» will double the amount of Courage gained from the hospital job.

Reading will take up the protagonist's afternoon or evening time. The best time to read is in between dungeons or on days when there aren't as many Social Links available. Classmates (such as Yosuke, Yumi/Ayane, and Naoki) won't want to spend time with the protagonist on specific days of the week, or