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SirRantsAlot Nov 15, 2024 @ 5:49am
Buy prisoners free?
Can I actively buy prisoners out? I would like to buy the wife of a courtier who has been taken prisoner.
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Originally posted by Disturbed:
No, I think you can't. Have you tried to see on the wife character panel if the action is there. If not then no.
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SirRantsAlot Nov 16, 2024 @ 12:44am 
No ideas?
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Disturbed Nov 16, 2024 @ 6:03am 
No, I think you can't. Have you tried to see on the wife character panel if the action is there. If not then no.
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Lera Nov 16, 2024 @ 6:55am 
Originally posted by Disturbed:
No, I think you can't. Have you tried to see on the wife character panel if the action is there. If not then no.

???

Yes you can buy anyone free if you interact with them. I've done it countless times, sometimes they don't accept due to various factors but most of the time you're able to buy them out unless they're an important target in a war etc.
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SirRantsAlot Nov 16, 2024 @ 8:07am 
Originally posted by Disturbed:
No, I think you can't. Have you tried to see on the wife character panel if the action is there. If not then no.

I did and on that ruler who has imprisoned her too. But in both cases I got no option to buy her out.
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SirRantsAlot Nov 16, 2024 @ 8:08am 
Originally posted by Lera:
Originally posted by Disturbed:
No, I think you can't. Have you tried to see on the wife character panel if the action is there. If not then no.

???

Yes you can buy anyone free if you interact with them. I've done it countless times, sometimes they don't accept due to various factors but most of the time you're able to buy them out unless they're an important target in a war etc.

How? I tried a lot but I dont find a way to buy her out.
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Sekhmet Nov 16, 2024 @ 9:57am 
You can't pay ransom for your courtiers wife.
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jpcerutti Nov 16, 2024 @ 7:22pm 
You could force it - with edit/debug.

Add them to your court via command and then ransom them.

Tried it and it will work. If they held land or were a vassal to somebody else you would have to work it with more commands. If they were an adventurer I'm not sure if there's commands for adding them to your court yet.

You can even jack heirs that way - but you will lose them again when heirs get yoinked back at succession.
Last edited by jpcerutti; Nov 16, 2024 @ 7:31pm
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SirRantsAlot Nov 17, 2024 @ 12:20am 
Originally posted by jpcerutti:
You could force it - with edit/debug.

Add them to your court via command and then ransom them.

Tried it and it will work. If they held land or were a vassal to somebody else you would have to work it with more commands. If they were an adventurer I'm not sure if there's commands for adding them to your court yet.

You can even jack heirs that way - but you will lose them again when heirs get yoinked back at succession.

OK but this is not the way I want to deal with it.

Anyway it would be nice if this will be possible with future updates and be part of micromanagement when it comes to relationships with member of your court.
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Argon Nov 17, 2024 @ 10:49am 
You can use the mod “Transfer prisoners”, which allow you to pay money to get prisoners if their jailers agree. Also makes sense historically.
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Nats Nov 17, 2024 @ 12:45pm 
Unlikely historically anyone would pay a ransom for the wife of a vassal. Only kings and such were ransomed. Its probably unlikely they would even be imprisoned tbh they would just surely have just been killed straight off. But I agree in this game it should be possible.
Last edited by Nats; Nov 17, 2024 @ 12:58pm
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Abacus Nov 17, 2024 @ 2:00pm 
yes, you right click and their should be a ransom option at the bottom. IIRC there are certain things the prevent this, also the jailer may dislike you or consider you evil, so they wont offer regardless.
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SirRantsAlot Nov 17, 2024 @ 11:17pm 
Originally posted by Abacus:
yes, you right click and their should be a ransom option at the bottom. IIRC there are certain things the prevent this, also the jailer may dislike you or consider you evil, so they wont offer regardless.

No there is definetely no option.
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SirRantsAlot Nov 17, 2024 @ 11:18pm 
Originally posted by Argon:
You can use the mod “Transfer prisoners”, which allow you to pay money to get prisoners if their jailers agree. Also makes sense historically.

THX. I will look into it. It sounds like an interesting option.
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Abacus Nov 17, 2024 @ 11:20pm 
Originally posted by SirRantsAlot:
Originally posted by Abacus:
yes, you right click and their should be a ransom option at the bottom. IIRC there are certain things the prevent this, also the jailer may dislike you or consider you evil, so they wont offer regardless.

No there is definetely no option.
I have ransomed them myself and been offered to ransom my family.

It's there. I have had it where I couldn't get the option, but I wasn't sure why. You may only be able to do this with close family.

Buy yeah, within this past week I have ransomed people.
Last edited by Abacus; Nov 17, 2024 @ 11:20pm
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SirRantsAlot Nov 17, 2024 @ 11:27pm 
Originally posted by Abacus:
Originally posted by SirRantsAlot:
It's there. I have had it where I couldn't get the option, but I wasn't sure why. You may only be able to do this with close family.

Probably that is the limitation. Anyway thx for your help :)
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