Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII Marriage/Sworn Brothers Guide Jiyu Aifu Version 1 ============ = Contents = ============ 1. Introduction 2. Marriage A. Diao Chan B. Da Qiao/Xiao Qiao C. Sun Shang Xiang D. Hu Ji E. Lin Zhi F. Jiang Rong G. Yun Ling H. Cui Lan I. Zhu Rong J. Xu Jian K. Zhao Yi 3. Sworn Brothers 4. Children 5. Credits 6. Contact Info 7. Copyright =================== = 1. Introduction = =================== In this game you can marry or have a sworn brother. I am going to explain their benefits, how to get them, and I'm also going to talk about children. =============== = 2. Marriage = =============== You can have a wife or a husband in this game. Once you marry, you can visit them by going to the Townspeople menu in the city. They take the place of the servant. They may sometime give you some gold, but what they really do is teach you skills or tactics. Also if you give them the Gold Earrings, Scent Pouch, and Koto, and they will give you the Seven Star Sword. This gives you a +10 to your War ability. There is only one sword per game. So once you get it, you cannot get another one in that scenario. You can only have 1 spouse. You won't get married if your age is 60 or more or you have an infamy of 1000 or higher. To marry a man, you must create a female officer. Like the sages, the spouses don't die. You can marry them in any scenario. Except Diao Chan, Sun Shang Xiang, The Qiaos, Hu Ji, and Zhu Rong. There are specific requirements to marry a certain person. This is where I will list them. A. Diao Chan There are two ways to marry Diao Chan. Aa. Scenario: 190 or before Control: Lu Bu Requirements: Your friendship with Wang Yun is friendly or higher and Lu Bu must not be married yet. Result: Wang Yun offers Diao Chan to Lu Bu. If you accept you get Diao Chan as your wife and 100 fame. Nothing happens if you refuse. Ab. This way involves a long process of events. Wang Yun's Chain Plot, Part 1 Scenario: 191 Control: Lu Bu or Wang Yun Requirements: None Result: As soon as the scenario begins, Diao Chan will offer herself to destroy Dong Zhuo. Wang Yun's Chain Plot, Part 2 Scenario: 191 Control: Lu Bu or Wang Yun Requirements: Part 1 has occurred, Lu Bu and Wang Yun's relationship is at Casual or higher, and they both serve Dong Zhuo. Result: Wang Yun introduces Diao Chan to Lu Bu. Wang Yun's Chain Plot, Part 3 Scenario: 191 Control: Lu Bu or Wang Yun Requirements: Part 2 has occurred, Lu Bu and Wang Yun's relationship is at Casual or higher, and they both serve Dong Zhuo. Result: Wang Yun introduces Diao Chan to Dong Zhuo Wang Yun's Chain Plot, Part 4 Scenario: 191 Control: Lu Bu or Wang Yun Requirements: Part 3 has occurred, Lu Bu and Wang Yun's relationship is at Casual or higher, and they both serve Dong Zhuo. Result: Wang Yun convinces Lu Bu to kill Dong Zhuo over Diao Chan. You get an extra scene if you are also playing as Dong Zhuo. Wang Yun's Chain Plot, Part 5 Scenario: 191 Control: Lu Bu or Wang Yun Requirements: Part 4 has occurred, Lu Bu and Wang Yun's relationship is at Casual or higher, and they both serve Dong Zhuo. Result: Lu Bu kills Dong Zhuo and takes control of his force. His infamy rises up by 3000 and Diao Chan becomes his wife. B. Da Qiao/Xiao Qiao Scenario: 198 or before Control: A male liege or a male officer who serves him. They must be sworn brothers. Suggested Officers: Sun Ce or Zhou Yu Requirements: Both characters must have a fame of 8000 or higher and stats of 70 or higher. You must control the Yang Province and the city of Lujiang. Neither officer is married. Result: The liege will marry Da Qiao and the officer marries Xiao Qiao. Both officers' fame rise 100. C. Sun Shang Xiang Scenario: 209 or before Control: Any male liege other than Sun Quan Suggested Officer: Liu Bei Requirements: Your War and Charisma stats must be 80 or higher. You must control 3 or more provinces and you must border Sun Quan's force. Your factional relationship must be 60 or higher with Sun Quan. You must have a trust of 20 or higher in each facility in your home city. Or you can just play as Liu Bei. Result: Sun Quan offers Sun Shang Xiang to you. If you accept, you are married, your fame goes up 500 and your factional relationship with Sun Quan rises by 20. If you refuse, your factional relationship decreases by 5. D. Hu Ji Scenario: Any Control: Any male liege Suggested Officer: Cao Cao Requirements: All of your stats are 70 or higher, your fame is 10000 or higher, you hold the title of King,(Control 25 cities) you possess the Han Emperor and support him. Result: Emperor Xian offers Princess Hu to you. If you accept, then she becomes your wife, your fame rises by 100, and you are now a relative of the Han. E. Lin Zhi Scenario: Any Control: Any male Suggested Officer: Zhuge Liang Requirements: Your Charisma stat must be 70 or higher. Your intelligence or your politics must be 70 or higher. Your friendship with Sima Hui is Trusted or higher. Your trust in the farmland of your city is 20 or higher. You must have a fame of 5000 or higher. Result: Sima Hui will introduce you to his daughter and offer her to you in marriage. If you accept, Lin Zhi becomes your wife and your fame rises by 100. If you refuse, your fame rises by 100. F. Jiang Rong Scenario: Any Control Any male Suggested Officer: Sima Yi Requirements: Your Charisma stat is 70 or higher. You own the Old Koto (Buy it in Luo Yang for 3000 gold) Your relationship with Cai Yan is trusted or higher and your fame is 5000 or higher. Have trust of 20 or higher in your home city. Result: Cai Yan visits you and asks you to give her the Old Koto which belongs to her friend. If you refuse your fame goes up by 100. If you accept, Cai Yan takes the Old Koto and takes you to her friend. She introduces you to Jiang Rong and offers that you two get married. If you accept, Jiang Rong becomes your wife, and your fame goes up by 100. If you refuse, your fame goes up by 100, and you get 2000 gold. G. Yun Ling Scenario: Any Control: Any male Suggested Officer: Ma Chao Requirements: Your War stat is 70 or higher. You have participated in 10 or more winning battles. Your fame is 5000 or more. Your trust in your home city is 20 or more. In that same city, you must be the one to eliminate the bandits in your city. (Have someone else lower the city's security while you are fighting your battles) Result: You meet Yun Ling who is out for revenge for her father, who was killed by the bandits you defeated. If you marry her your fame rises by 100 and you are married. If you don't your fame rises by 100. H. Cui Lan Scenario: Any Control: Any male Suggested Officer: Zhao Yun Requirements: Your war stat is 60 or higher, and your fame is 5000 or higher. You have the medicine skill or 6000 gold. Your trust in each of your home city's facilities are 10 or higher. Result: Cui Lan asks you to help heal her sick father. If you agree her father will offer her to you. If you accept her, she becomes your wife and your fame rises by 100. If you refuse, your fame rises by 100. I. Zhu Rong You don't actually marry her. To have her as a wife you must play as Meng Huo. J. Xu Jian Scenario: Any Control: Any female Requirements: You have a fame of 5000 or higher. You have a Charisma stat of 60 or higher. Your trust in each of your home city's facilities is 10 or more. You have the medicine skill or have 6000 gold. Result: Xu Jian has been caught for stealing. He asks for help. If you refuse your fame rises by 100. If you decide to help him, you go to his home with him. His mother offers him to you. If you accept, he becomes your husband and your fame rises 100. If you refuse, your fame rises 100. K. Zhao Yi Scenario: Any Control: Any female Requirements: Your Charisma stat is 70 or higher. Your Intelligence or Politics stat is 70 or higher. Your fame is 5000 or higher. Your friendship with Guan Lu is Trusted friend or higher. Your trust in each of your home city's facilities is 20 or higher. You have the medicine skill. Result: Zhao Yi is hurt and you take him into your home. Guan Lu stops by and suggests you marry his protege. If you accept, you get a husband and your fame increases by 100. If you refuse, your fame rises 100. There are also a few events you get from marriage. Lessons From the Father Requirements: You are married and the game time has elapsed for 4 years. Result: Your spouse will teach you a tactic or a skill. Lessons From a Neighbor Requirements: You are married and the game time has elapsed for 8 years. Lessons From the Father has occurred. Result: Your spouse will teach you a tactic or a skill. Lessons From a Book Requirements: You are married and the game time has elapsed for 12 years. Lessons From a Neighbor has occurred. Result: Your spouse will teach you a tactic or a skill. Lessons From Ancestors Requirements: You are married and the game time has elapsed for 16 years. Lessons From a Book has occurred. Result: Your spouse will teach you a tactic or a skill. Your Spouse's Insecurity Requirements: You are married and a liege. You control only one city and you are surrounded by unfriendly foes. Result: Your spouse is worried and this causes you to get a +5 boost to your War stat. ===================== = 3. Sworn Brothers = ===================== In this game you can have a sworn brother also called oath brother. You can become oath brothers with anyone in the game except with someone already in your family. You can have 3 oath brothers and cannot be sworn brothers with someone who already has 3 brothers. Females can also be oath sisters, but for the purpose of explaining things in this guide they will all just be referred to as brothers. The best example of oath brothers would be Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei. To become an oath brother you must raise your friendship level to Loyal. Do this by talking, giving a gift, or inviting to a banquet. Keep talking to them once they are in Loyal and they will eventually ask to become oath brothers. You can accept or refuse. Accepting initiates a scene where you raise your swords and swear an oath. You are then brothers. Refusing upsets them, but doesn't lower your friendship. Any sworn brothers you already have will als become the brothers of your new one. An advantage of oath brothers is if you have a sworn enemy. If they come to assassinate you and your brother is in your city then when you call for help they will come to your aid. If you are in battle with a sworn brother your morale will rise. If you or they fail to teach you a skill, your friendship will not decrease, and it won't decrease if you refuse their requests at the Council Session. If you die, you can continue the game as one of your oath brothers. =============== = 4. Children = =============== You can have children in this game. There are two ways. You can get married and have a kid with your wife, but this only works for the PC version of the game. The other way is to create a character and set its parent to a certain character. Or use another character who already has a parent. For example, Cao Cao and Cao Pi. There are a few benefits to children. When they are old enough they will join whichever force you belong to, strengthening it. They start with a Trusted relationship with you. If you die then you can continue the game as your child. ============== = 5. Credits = ============== Thanks to Koei for making a fantastic game. Big thanks to Carps Tail for most of the marriages. Also thanks to ZombieKupo for help with the Seven Star Sword. =================== = 6. Contact Info = =================== If you have any questions, comments, or have any information to add please e-mail me at jiyu_aifu@yahoo.com. Make sure you put in a subject and mention that the game is Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII. Also write your e-mail so it can be read without any problems. If your e-mail does not contain a subject, mention the game, or is ineligible, then it may be ignored. Also, if you ask about anything mentioned in this guide or even not mentioned you will also be ignored. If you require further help on something or don't understand something then by all means ask for help and I'll help if I can, but please don't ask me how to do something clearly mentioned in the FAQ. ================ = 7. Copyright = ================ Copyright 2004-05 Giona Balvega This may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. 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