So is there a guide to different character builds anywhere? Because from what I've seen so far, the optimal strategy is to pick a preferred stat and just dump everything into it (+obviously health) because even if the enemy is resistant to your preferred skill you can switch to a different skill that uses the same stat.
This isn't a full guide, but just what I have found:
1.) The main thing is to aim for breakpoints that allow you to unlock perks/skills, especially unlocking analyze, meditation, cleanse lust, ear tease, anal/sex skills, and either magic binding or the BDSM net. These skills are pretty much essential, meditation allowing for energy renewal and cleanse lust allowing you to reduce arousal. Magic binding lets you at least delay enemies. Eventually you can get a multi-target arousal spell that will be useful for grinding later. Analyze can be a bit cheaty, or redundant, depending on your ability to pick up on tells, but it is also a good way to gauge what sort of tactics you should be using.
2.) Willpower and Technique are two important stats to consider, outside of breakpoints. The former is damn near essential for avoiding special attacks or statuses, and the latter for dodging your way out of grapples/binds/poison stingers up the bum. Luck is nice to have.
3.) With meditation and abilities that reduce arousal, damage output is less vital. Its still important, but being able to bind an opponent for a turn or two, regain energy (without items), then reduce arousal, means you can last a lot longer and even do protracted battles of attrition.
4.) Use the fact that you can choose encounters to your advantage, and plan accordingly. This almost feels like cheating, but Sofia's domain has a ton of imps who are really, really weak to BDSM moves. The whip/spank can also potentially stun people and Imps are easy to grapple-break and automatically panic when reduced to a single member. The Imp Den encounter is also a good grinding spot. If you opt to fight them outside, you have 3 to deal with at a time, which is more than managable. Later on, you get arousara. Use some abilities that boost damage output, then spam it until imps are left pleasure-drunk.
(Another benefit is that the last imp will allow you to sex them, allowing an easy reset of arousal).
5.) While relationships should never be based solely on benefits, the benefits you get from the lovers you can acquire are pretty good. While most give a fetish point (and thus more damage from) to various categories, they tend to add more spirit which means you can be more aggressive.
6.) As far as perks go, the main one is to get the perk that allows you to regain energy on defeating enemies. This makes the previous imp strategy even more insanely lucrative and means you will do a lot better later on when the encounter rate is brutal. This is where specific builds come in, and I'd say to read up on them and decide what tickles your fancy.
