How long can a hero go missing for?

[Grand Councilor Varmon]

Right, so I knew that sending a hero for stress relief has a chance to have them refuse to leave that activity the following week. What I did not know was that this could daisy chain and spiral out of control. My Man-At-Arms spent four weeks flagellating, and now he's ♥♥♥♥♥♥ off to god knows where for the last two weeks (he's just regular old red-question-mark missing now, not locked in the Abbey). When is he going to come back? Please. It has been six weeks. Help me find him. I miss my son.

[tonechild]

Usually 1 more week. The most I've seen is 2 weeks. I've not seen it any longer myself!

[DasaKamov]

Originally posted by Thotsbane:

. It has been six weeks.

Are you playing with mods? I've never seen an adventurer disappear for more than a single week.

[RopeDrink]

They can disappear for 2 weeks. Just check your log - it'll describe what's going on. They won't disappear for longer than that. These events happen through use of Stress Relief at the Hamlet and usually result with the hero gaining either a buff or debuff for the next dungeon they go to, or positive or negative quirk based on the activity they used.

Example, they might gain Double Vision at the Bar (ACC debuff for the next dungeon), or might go for two weeks and become a Tippler. The log will mention the event, so keep an eye on it, and make sure to check the stats of the hero when they return.

It's very easy to neglect the log or check their stats, which is why many people may find themselves entering a dungeon and wondering why X hero has a tonne of modified stats (for good or bad).

[Grand Councilor Varmon]

Originally posted by DasaKamov:

Originally posted by Thotsbane:

. It has been six weeks.

Are you playing with mods? I've never seen an adventurer disappear for more than a single week.

Nor had I, and I haven't again since, but this Man-At-Arms went into the flagellation Hall and ended up on a spirit quest or some such ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. Came back on the seventh week.