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For those who don't want to discover them all yourself:
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Backgrounds:
Widow gives cunning / Princess gives etiquette / Scholar gives academics / Countess gives self defense / Court Lady gives politics / Pirate gives courage
People:
Ria gives charm / Emmett gives eloquence / Gisette/Jarrod ending gives manipulation / Gisette gives beauty / Woodly gives poise / Lisle gives history / Clarmont gives people knowledge / Hamin gives leadership / Ana gives grace / Lyon gives intelligence Zarad gives charisma / Jasper gives insight / Penelope gives *small) charm and (small) people / Cordelia gives (small) ettiquite and grace / Ava gives small intelligence and manipulation
the bonuses are unlocked at the same time as the epilogues as per a backer choice there is a special ending/epilogue/path that involves romancing both siblings a variation of the political marriage Jarrod and romance gisette - the bonus and epilogue are different for the special epilogue and gisette’s normal epilogue so you will have do both to get all the bonuses
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I just noticed, but no bonuses for Sayra? Is it because how hard she can be to befriend, so the reward is just managing it at all??
yeah I thought there would be a boost for each character... I spent many hours trying to get lord blains route for his boost in the 1.0 version to discover that it wasn't me but the game. Maybe because her say's route doesn't really have much character development, as the interactions are very very brief, compared to the other characters.
OHHHH this is after the interview where you choose your romance partner right? Matchmaker won't let you choose Jarrod cuz he sucks lol, you have to reassure him after her speech that you choose him and he'll calm down. Unless it's a bug, because if you didn't choose a different romance partner then you should be able to tell him you chose him despite what the matchmaker said.
Been awhile since I've done this, but I think when you're talking with the matchmaker you have to keep arguing with her and insisting you want Jarrod. I think if you agree with her the game assumes you mean it.
More hints at what’s going on there while playing as a historian (not yet in the game) otherwise there’s still things you don’t know about Jasper/the isle even if you get married
This guide goes over everything for week 4, it'll show you what you need to clear the trial: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yjMV_WC3uevdsybfZXdRU0Sj2dBhVUcLEu9axLx06n8/...
There are two more conditions than just her friendship. (She's by far one of the hardest epilogues to get.) One involves making sure Jiyel gets the best possible ending and the other involves convincing her of something difficult before negotiations ^ . ~
I just double checked - there's two achievements that will help you know if you are on the right path - there's an achievement with Avalie in week six and an achievement for getting all legendary outcomes in week seven (there aren't any achievements for individual legendary outcomes, just all of them)
hey FearfulSymmetry, sorry to bother you but I've been genuinely struggling for 3 days (I'm not joking) to get Avalie's ending. I've coem to the conclusion that I need to get the Jiyle x Arland legendary ending. If you have some advice for me on how to achieve these ending.
You'll recieve
(+∞ my gratitude) (legendary btw)
(-10000 rivalry with me) (ik, i kinda feel a rage against you because u have gotten the Jiyle ending)
I'm not sure! Maybe it only happens if the Hise MC kidnaps and marries Ria. Since Ana went and did the same thing.
To be fair to my pirate's uh... "skills" in manipulation and general persuasiveness, it makes sense that Revaire fell and that would break the peace and the isle disappeared. I did however broker peace and prosperity in every other country so it was odd that it was considered a total fail of a summit. Sure it wasn't perfect and therefore the final summit, but everyone aside from Revaire did pretty good for themselves! I don't actually know if it has anything to do with the Ria Romance Fail, I'm pretty sure I did everything right in her romance so it's probably bugged.
There are conflicting factions in the Isle and an increasingly powerful one is looking for any excuse to get out of the deal with Katyia.
So in order to keep the summits going you need to get good ends or better *everywhere*.
Revaire gives you two options however, a good peace outcome or a good rebel outcome.
And good outcomes aren't just not bad endings, they need to be one of the top two of five possible. <3
Does this mean that it’s impossible to keep the summit going in the Jarrod+Gisette route? It’d make sense if that was the case, just wondering!
Also, is it possible to get a good peace end for Revaire without romancing Gisette as well? (MEGA SPOILERS BELOW)
I ask because I did an ending where there was an unprecedented era of cooperation for all the countries, and the people of Revaire plus Clarmont were happy and safe, but Sayra was unhappy and plotting to assassinate a certain someone later (the Isle still vanished here, so I think I still got a bad ending for Revaire). I’m guessing the best peace end would have the MC there as well to help Sayra so that she wouldn’t suffer too much?
It is possible to achieve a good peace end without romancing Gisette, but it's definitely one of the hardest things to do.
I... can't remember if it's possible to get a peace ending while married to Jarrod. Not on his full path, but maybe possible on his political marriage route? But I do know that siding with the Revaire Royals will always make future summits impossible.
I'm assuming Gisette wanted Aldaric to marry a certain person/marry on her terms for politically motivated reasons, and Estelle wasn't a good match for that. And since he was already breaking a lot of the "rules" to keep in good graces with the current Revaire royals, well...
I felt bad when I decided to side with the royals (due to not having been able to chose the other side) but at the same time I'm kind of happy that while the ending is sad it also kind of gives the country a little bit of peace? Ok so it was 10 years of bloodshed and people we loved died but hey no more civil war! *sips tea in unethical*
Honestly I felt kinda vindicated seeing that Jarrod and Gisette were completely miserable. Clarmont and Mrs. White may have died, but at least those two are suffering like they deserve. My pirate may have ruined things for Revaire by virtue of being unpersuasive/manipulative, but at least she ruined things for EVERYONE, not just the rebels
Jarrod and Gisette are miserable, but people are not killing one another in the streets. Perfect ending for my super unethical lady who still cares about things such as taking care of her land and not dying.
My ethical Revaire widow is next and I'm hoping she's as much a hoot as last time I played her....
Holy crap me tooooooo. He broke up with me and then wouldn't tell me anything and then fucking bit it. (I figured it out on subsequent efforts and it was wonderful though! <3)
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by any chance, might you be able to hold my hand through this or giving us some kind of vague guide to point us in the right direction by any chance? I really want to full comp the game but unfortunately nowadays with my job i don't have as much time to commit to hours of gaming as I used to so any help would be super awesome ;A;/
Jasper's epilogue is one of the hardest things to achieve in the game - you not only have to succesfully romance him (a challenge) you also have to get all legendary outcomes - this gives an achievement at the end of negotations
you will know you succeeded at legendary outcomes if you see the following lines in the endings:
"And so, Arland and Jiyel slowly transformed one another and in doing so also changed the world."
"And so began a legendary golden age for both Hise and Corval."
"And thus began a time of legendary change for both Wellin and Skalt."
"Although it once seemed an impossible transition, it is not long before former enemies manage to find themselves reluctant, but accepted allies working together to change the fate of a rebuilt Revaire."
For Avalie, I poured a lot of influence in making peace with Jiyel/Arland and giving Jiyel advantage in the negotiations. That, combined with making her my ally, got me her epilogue and the bonus!
No idea about Jasper, maybe he's only happy if you make Katiya's ghost satisfied with the nearly impossible all-legendary outcomes.
In case anyone in the future wants to know: I had decent friendship with Jarrod and Gisette because I was trying to legendary with my WidowMC, realized that I forgot a Rebel approval point by not choosing the right summit goal before the Matchmaker. So I decided eff it, Gisette romance time! You have to choose the poltiical marriage route for that Then obviously romance Gisette. I had a perfect aquit in the trial and hit a lot of soften Gisette flags, but not sure if that matters. You can be compassionate and noble, but need to tank your ethics by week 6. Being a widow/courtier/princess and choosing death in your personal quests may help.
In my playthrough, I saved before the matchmaker (so I could go back and romance Emmett) and then decided to kill in my widow's personal questline to tank my ethics. In week 6, after doing the 3 scenes (if your manipulation isn't high enough for the check, you gotta let Jarrod kill the poor bird), you'll know you're on the right path if by the fourth scene, instead of seeing the political marriage candidates, Gisette approaches you and you two can conspire to marry Jarrod. If your ethics are low enough, she will go, 'Wait. Nvm. You'll do juuuuust fine bby.'
When talking to your political matches, Jarrod is going to be all grumpy about things. That's fine. Whatever. Just make sure when given the option, you select the 'you both ' (I forget the exact wording). Jarrod intrigued. Any other option is just a political marriage with Jarrod (but you at least survive). In my playthrough I found out about the rebels in week 5 and sold them out to Gisette. (I didn't get the Sayra confession scene). That makes Gisette bby very happy. Side with the royals during the negotiations. Then sit back and enjoy the banter and how Jarrod is actually kinda cute if Gisette makes sure he stays in line and doesn't hurt her beloved MC.
He can be a bit superficial… is your delegate a little low on beauty and charm? Those help with his first impression
She's low on both😭 I put way too many points in Manipulation. Thank you for helping!! I'm obsessed with your wonderful game♡