Do you struggle with small talk in HIROTONFA’s American Revolution Smuggler? Maybe you’re trying to improve your relationship with a State-Chan, avoid losing money, or simply want to know which conversation topics are actually worth choosing.
Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered.
In this guide, I’m going through the State-Chans and their preferred conversation topics, from the choices that give you the biggest bonuses to the ones you should probably avoid. Once you know what each State-Chan likes, talking to them becomes much easier.
The topics below are arranged from best to worst, so you can quickly find the safest conversation option when you’re trying to save money and improve your relationship.
HIROTONFA American Revolution Smuggler State-Chan Topic Guide
Before going through each State-Chan, there are a few useful things to know.
If you don’t like the topics you are given, you can leave the shop and enter it again to refresh the available conversation topics with that State-Chan.
Your conversation attempts are also restored whenever you leave and re-enter the port. This means you can potentially talk to a State-Chan around 30 times per day, although repeatedly leaving and returning can result in additional dock fees.
Also, don’t feel like you always need to choose the topic with the highest possible bonus. The dialogue in HIROTONFA’s American Revolution Smuggler is fun to explore, so sometimes it’s worth choosing different topics just to see what happens.
The game is also still being developed, so these values may change with future updates.
Connecticut-Chan
Best Topics
- +2: Cheer Up, Compliment, Dancing, Europe, Hobbies, Japan, Nature, Random Opinion, Theatre, Work
- +1: Art, Boast, Books, Complain, Cooking, Home Decor, Newspaper, Money, Politics, Secret, Sleeping, University, Vulgar Gesture
- +0: Apologize, Crime, Gossip, Health, Jail, Law, Ocean, Tease, Weather
- -1: Cry, Entertain, Hygiene, Music, Sports, Supernatural, Travel, World
- -2: Construction, Games, Joke, Shopping
- -3: Insult
If you’re talking to Connecticut-Chan, the easiest approach is to stick with one of the many +2 topics whenever possible.
Delaware-Chan
Best Topics
- +2: Vulgar Gesture
- +1: Art, Boast, Cheer Up, Compliment, Cooking, Crime, Hobbies, Hygiene, Jail, Japan, Money, Newspaper, Ocean, Random Opinion, Secret, Shopping, Sleeping, University, Weather, Work, World
- +0: Apologize, Cry, Health, Insult
- -1: Books, Complain, Construction, Dancing, Entertain, Europe, Games, Gossip, Home Decor, Joke, Law, Music, Nature, Politics, Sports, Supernatural, Tease, Theatre, Travel
Vulgar Gesture is easily the standout option here, giving you the only +2 bonus.
Florida-Chan
Best Topics
- +3: Music, University
- +2: Boast, Cheer Up, Compliment, Dancing, Entertain, Hobbies, Joke, Nature, Travel, Weather
- +1: Apologize, Cooking, Europe, Games, Health, Japan, Law, Newspaper, Politics, Random Opinion, Sleeping, Sports, Theatre, World
- +0: Complain, Cry, Hygiene, Jail, Ocean
- -1: Art, Gossip, Shopping
- -2: Books, Construction, Crime, Money, Supernatural, Work
- -3: Home Decor, Tease, Secret
- -4: Insult, Vulgar Gesture
For Florida-Chan, Music and University are your best choices, while Vulgar Gesture and Insult are especially bad options.
Georgia-Chan
Best Topics
- +3: Cheer Up, Compliment, Entertain, Music, Ocean, Vulgar Gesture
- +2: Books, Cooking, Gossip, Health, Newspaper, Sports, University, World
- +1: Complain, Construction, Europe, Hobbies, Home Decor, Hygiene, Japan, Money, Random Opinion, Sleeping, Supernatural, Tease, Theatre, Work
- +0: Apologize, Boast, Crime, Joke, Law, Nature, Secret, Travel
- -1: Art, Insult, Shopping
- -2: Cry, Dancing, Games, Jail, Politics
- -3: Weather
Georgia-Chan has several excellent +3 choices, so you have plenty of options when trying to keep the conversation positive.
Louisiana-Chan
Best Topics
- +3: Joke
- +2: Art, Cheer Up, Complain, Dancing, Entertain, Games, Hobbies, Health, Hygiene, Music, Secret, Sleeping, Travel, University, Vulgar Gesture, Weather, World
- +1: Books, Compliment, Crime, Gossip, Japan
- +0: Cooking, Europe, Ocean, Theatre
- -1: Boast, Jail, Law, Money, Politics, Sports, Supernatural, Tease, Work
- -2: Apologize, Construction, Cry, Nature, Random Opinion, Shopping
- -3: Home Decor, Newspaper
- -4: Insult
If you want the biggest possible bonus with Louisiana-Chan, Joke is the clear choice.
Loyalist-Chan
Best Topics
- +3: Art, Compliment, Construction, Cooking, Japan, Theatre
- +2: Apologize, Books, Cheer Up, Cry, Europe, Games, Health, Hobbies, Home Decor, Law, Music, Nature, Sports, Supernatural, Travel
- +1: Dancing, Gossip, Joke, Politics, Secret, Shopping, Sleeping, University
- +0: Entertain, Jail, Ocean, Weather, World
- -1: Boast, Hygiene, Newspaper, Random Opinion, Work
- -2: Complain, Crime, Insult, Money, Tease
- -3: Vulgar Gesture
Loyalist-Chan has a lot of good options, with six different topics giving the maximum +3 bonus.
Maine-Chan
Best Topics
- +3: Cheer Up, Hobbies, World
- +2: Art, Compliment, Construction, Cooking, Entertain, Money, Ocean, Sleeping, University
- +1: Europe, Gossip, Health, Hygiene, Japan, Music, Newspaper, Secret, Shopping, Sports, Weather, Work
- +0: Apologize, Boast, Cry, Jail, Joke, Nature, Politics, Travel
- -1: Crime, Dancing, Games, Home Decor, Law, Random Opinion, Supernatural, Theatre
- -2: Books, Complain, Tease
- -3: Insult
- -4: Vulgar Gesture
Maine-Chan likes Cheer Up, Hobbies, and World, making those the safest conversations when available.
Maryland-Chan
Best Topics
- +2: Compliment, Cooking, Dancing, Hobbies, Home Decor, University
- +1: Apologize, Art, Cheer Up, Construction, Europe, Games, Hygiene, Joke, Music, Nature, Ocean, Secret, Sports, Supernatural, Theatre, Travel, Vulgar Gesture
- +0: Boast, Books, Cry, Gossip, Japan, Law
- -1: Entertain, Health, Jail, Money, Newspaper, Politics, Shopping, Sleeping, Weather, Work, World
- -2: Complain, Crime, Random Opinion, Tease
- -3: Insult
There are several +2 choices here, so Compliment and Hobbies are good options if you want a reliable positive conversation.
North Carolina-Chan
Best Topics
- +3: Compliment, Entertain, Hobbies, Nature, University
- +2: Art, Japan, Gossip, Ocean, Random Opinion
- +1: Books, Cheer Up, Construction, Cooking, Cry, Europe, Home Decor, Music, Sleeping, Sports, Travel, Work
- +0: Boast, Dancing, Jail, Newspaper, Secret, Shopping, Supernatural, Theatre
- -1: Apologize, Crime, Games, Health, Money, Politics, Tease, Weather, World
- -2: Complain, Insult, Joke, Law, Vulgar Gesture
- -3: Hygiene
North Carolina-Chan has five different +3 options, so you have a lot of freedom when choosing a conversation.
New Hampshire-Chan
Best Topics
- +4: Home Decor
- +3: Art, Compliment, Cooking, Sports
- +2: Boast, Books, Cheer Up, Complain, Dancing, Health, Hobbies, Law, Music, Nature, Newspaper, Politics, Sleeping, Vulgar Gesture, World
- +1: Apologize, Cry, Europe, Games, Hygiene, Jail, Ocean, Supernatural, Weather
- +0: Entertain, Japan
- -1: Gossip, Money, Random Opinion, Secret, Shopping, Theatre, Travel, University
- -2: Construction, Crime, Joke, Tease, Work
- -5: Insult
If Home Decor appears, it’s the best possible choice for New Hampshire-Chan with a massive +4 bonus.
New Jersey-Chan
Best Topics
- +4: Music, Vulgar Gesture
- +3: Japan
- +2: Boast, Complain, Construction, Cry, Entertain, Hobbies, Home Decor, Money, Newspaper, Politics, Theatre, Sports, University
- +1: Art, Dancing, Hygiene, Jail, Law, Ocean, Random Opinion, Secret, Sleeping, Supernatural, Travel, Weather
- +0: Europe, Shopping, Tease, World
- -1: Apologize, Books, Compliment, Cooking, Crime, Gossip, Health, Nature, Work
- -2: Cheer Up, Joke, Games
- -3: Insult
Music and Vulgar Gesture are the best choices for New Jersey-Chan.
Nova Scotia-Chan
There is currently no topic data listed for Nova Scotia-Chan.
This section can be updated as more information becomes available.
Patriot-Chan
Best Topics
- +3: Cheer Up
- +2: Boast, Complain, Compliment, Construction, Cooking, Crime, Dancing, Entertain, Hobbies, Joke, Money, Nature, Politics, Random Opinion
- +1: Home Decor, Hygiene, Music, Secret, Sports, Work, World
- +0: Books, Europe, Games, Health, Japan, Ocean, Travel, University
- -1: Art, Gossip, Newspaper, Shopping, Sleeping, Theatre, Vulgar Gesture
- -2: Apologize, Cry, Insult, Jail, Supernatural, Weather
- -3: Law, Tease
Patriot-Chan has a particularly large selection of +2 topics, so you shouldn’t have too much trouble finding something suitable.
Pennsylvania-Chan
Best Topics
- +3: Ocean, Sleeping, Sports
- +2: Books, Compliment, Cooking, Europe, Nature, Supernatural
- +1: Boast, Construction, Cheer Up, Entertain, Gossip, Home Decor, Law, Japan, Shopping, Travel, University, Weather
- +0: Apologize, Cry, Hobbies, Joke, Money, Politics, Random Opinion, World
- -1: Art, Dancing, Games, Health, Newspaper, Theatre, Work
- -2: Complain, Crime, Hygiene, Jail, Music, Secret, Tease
- -3: Insult
- -5: Vulgar Gesture
For Pennsylvania-Chan, Ocean, Sleeping, and Sports are your strongest options. Be especially careful with Vulgar Gesture, which gives a huge -5 penalty.
Quebec-Chan
Best Topics
- +3: Compliment
- +2: Art, Boast, Cooking, Home Decor, Music, Sports, University
- +1: Apologize, Books, Cheer Up, Cry, Entertain, Health, Hobbies, Hygiene, Law, Supernatural, Travel, Weather, Work, World
- +0: Dancing, Europe, Ocean, Nature, Newspaper, Random Opinion, Secret, Shopping
- -1: Complain, Crime, Games, Jail, Japan, Joke, Money, Politics, Sleeping, Theatre
- -2: Construction, Gossip, Vulgar Gesture
- -3: Tease, Insult
Compliment is the clear +3 option for Quebec-Chan.
Rhode Island-Chan
Best Topics
- +3: Hygiene
- +2: Books, Compliment, Construction, Games, Insult, Joke, Theatre
- +1: Apologize, Art, Cry, Dancing, Europe, Hobbies, Jail, Money, Ocean, Politics, Random Opinion, Sleeping, Supernatural, Travel, Vulgar Gesture, Weather, Work, World
- +0: Complain, Gossip, Japan, Nature, Secret
- -1: Cheer Up, Cooking, Health, Home Decor, Law, Newspaper, Shopping, Tease
- -2: Sports, Boast, Crime, Entertain, Music, University
Rhode Island-Chan is unusual because Insult is actually a +2 topic. So don’t automatically assume that every seemingly negative conversation option is bad.
South Carolina-Chan
Best Topics
- +3: Cheer Up, Compliment, Japan, Shopping, Theatre, Work
- +2: Boast, Entertain, Gossip, Home Decor, Money, Random Opinion, Sleeping, Sports
- +1: Apologize, Complain, Dancing, Hobbies, Hygiene, Nature
- +0: Cry, Law, Newspaper, University
- -1: Art, Books, Health, Music, Secret, Supernatural, Travel, World
- -2: Construction, Cooking, Crime, Europe, Games, Jail, Joke, Ocean, Politics, Tease, Vulgar Gesture, Weather
- -3: Insult
South Carolina-Chan has several strong +3 choices, including Compliment, Shopping, Theatre, and Work.
Virginia-Chan
Best Topics
- +3: Europe, Joke, Nature
- +2: Apologize, Boast, Compliment, Construction, Dancing, Health, Money, Shopping, Theatre, Weather
- +1: Art, Complain, Cooking, Hobbies, Hygiene, Secret, Sports
- +0: Books, Cry, Gossip, Entertain, Home Decor, Ocean, Music, Travel, University
- -1: Jail, Law, Politics, Random Opinion, Supernatural, Work
- -2: Cheer Up, Crime, Games, Insult, Japan, Newspaper, Sleeping, World
- -3: Tease, Vulgar Gesture
For Virginia-Chan, Europe, Joke, and Nature are your best conversation topics.
The easiest way to handle State-Chan conversations in HIROTONFA’s American Revolution Smuggler is to learn a few of the strongest topics for the ports you visit most often.
You don’t need to memorize every single value. If you’re regularly traveling between a handful of ports, remember their best topics and avoid the options that give large negative penalties.
And if you don’t like the topics you’re given, remember that leaving and re-entering the shop can refresh the conversation choices. Just keep an eye on your dock fees if you’re doing this repeatedly.
Most importantly, have some fun with the conversations. The dialogue is one of the more entertaining parts of HIROTONFA’s American Revolution Smuggler, so you don’t always have to pick the mathematically perfect option.