Perfect Path

[AWildAmericanAppears]

While I understand the game is about the consequences of your choices and that you can't make everyone happy, or the world better. It would be really cool if there was a golden path, so to speak. If you hit all the right story beats, build your skills the correct way and guide family members in the right direction, you could not only unite them with Gloria taking the family name, but also have them become Nobles of the Sword.

With the way they hype up being of the Sword, it seems like you could convince Gloria to work with the family to gain it and then use that to bamboozle Stephen into not bothering her so much and letting it happen if you're successful. You'd need to pass multiple skill checks, maybe respond to events in a certain way... etc etc.

The point being that if you mess up even one part of it, you lose the path. Hard enough that it would almost be dumb luck that you stumbled upon its existence. The game just seems perfect for something like this.

[Radene]

You can already get both Gloria and Sword. It's tricky, but you can. She's still going to hate your guts in the end, for what you've done.

[AWildAmericanAppears]

Originally posted by Radene:

You can already get both Gloria and Sword. It's tricky, but you can. She's still going to hate your guts in the end, for what you've done.

Yeah, but at home and happy

[wei270]

such path already exist in the game

[Jackdaw Mask]

I mean that is the one where you help secret police set up revolution and crush it easily so

Anyway, point is that I think whole theme of the game is having to compromise something and trying to find the result where you can be at peace with even if it isn't perfect for everyone

[wei270]

ok in the real world how much you have to compromise is depends how much power have in relation to others, if you have complete power and others have very little you don't need to compromise anything and all you need is demand.

but in this game the author choose not to give you that power lol so you have to make do with what you have. just like in real life.

[Jackdaw Mask]

Ye, theme and mechanics of this story is that you have to compromise something because there are lot of things out of your control. Ye are playing a historical figure in grand scheme of story, but options they have is limited to their world and culture.

Like the beginning question of "what determines man's destiny?" is good one because all four options are true depending on your perspective of the story.

[Radene]

Originally posted by Jackdaw Mask:

Ye, theme and mechanics of this story is that you have to compromise something because there are lot of things out of your control. Ye are playing a historical figure in grand scheme of story, but options they have is limited to their world and culture.

Like the beginning question of "what determines man's destiny?" is good one because all four options are true depending on your perspective of the story.

Yep. And the questions you're asked on lesser deaths. They're all about what Brante considers important, what his raison d'etre is.

You want to have a perfect happy end, fix all the problems, that's nice of you - but if you can't, what will your priority be?

I need to make a playthrough focusing on the Magra province, to keep it wealthy and orderly, even if that kills me at the end of C4. Wonder how that will go.

[Feral Beagle]

I almost had what could be considered "the perfect playthrough" for the noble path. I had maxed out the reputation, wealth, and unity bars for the family and had become heir. Almost went off without a hitch, but I was clicking too fast and hit something that messed up the ending I was going for. I've tried to replicate what I did, but I still haven't found the balance that made that amazing status possible.

[lastcorn]

Originally posted by Feral Beagle:

I almost had what could be considered "the perfect playthrough" for the noble path. I had maxed out the reputation, wealth, and unity bars for the family and had become heir. Almost went off without a hitch, but I was clicking too fast and hit something that messed up the ending I was going for. I've tried to replicate what I did, but I still haven't found the balance that made that amazing status possible.

Perfect noble is somewhat tricky to get.
Chapter 1 you want about 6 determination, 4 perception and grateful Nathan. Strike grandpa for more stats, train with father, raise reputation at cost of unity when the duchess appears, don't play with ants instead spend time with mother.
Chapter 2 is the trickiest, you want about 9 nobility, 6 spirituality and 4 ingenuity. Use Nathan to raise unity, die for Sophia, generically pick choices that raise stats but acknowledge Gloria as your sister (her opinion doesn't matter but this affects Lydia too and you want her to like you), Tommas also doesn't matter, raise reputation there instead. You need to see all sibling events and have good opinion of all family members except Gloria and grandpa.
Chapter 3 is easy, most of your stats will be pretty good by now, you'll need 10 manipulation and 11 theology for chapter 4, so raise those. Win the tournament in fathers name, when the Emperor appears protest even if you're going to be defender of the empire.
Chapter 4 is different depending on which side you picked. As rebel you'll want 7 to 9 justice, as defender you'll want 7 to 9 career, and evidence against Otton (will cost you a life if going rebel path). If your justice gets to 10 you'll get an event near the end to betray the mayor to lower it to 7, if career is 10 you'll get an event near the end to spend a life to lower it to 7. As rebel pick career raising choice first to free your brothers from jail. Regardless of path save Tommas, have Octavia as your patron, focus on raising reputation, wealth and unity (Nathan and Ludia will be very useful for unity). Join Stephen's plot to marry off Gloria, convince her to do it by mentioning the event from chapter 2. duel Stephen.
Chapter 5 is easy, shouldn't need help. If you're a rebel get the family out of the city by using a bribe. Aim to achieve peace.

[Skiminok]

Originally posted by lastcorn:

duel Stephen.

Are you sure that killing your brother in law in a duel could be considered perfect ending?)

[lastcorn]

Originally posted by Skiminok:

Originally posted by lastcorn:

duel Stephen.

Are you sure that killing your brother in law in a duel could be considered perfect ending?)

Yes. You have to make some rather ruthless choices through the game.

[Skiminok]

Originally posted by lastcorn:

Originally posted by Skiminok:

Are you sure that killing your brother in law in a duel could be considered perfect ending?)

Yes. You have to make some rather ruthless choices through the game.

I mean, you probably could just let him be the head of the family? Or it will screw up some choices later?

[lastcorn]

Originally posted by Skiminok:

I mean, you probably could just let him be the head of the family? Or it will screw up some choices later?

As defender of empire it's fine, as rebel it may screw some choices but I haven't tried.

[Dethlane]

Originally posted by Skiminok:

Originally posted by lastcorn:

duel Stephen.

Are you sure that killing your brother in law in a duel could be considered perfect ending?)

Maybe not perfect, but still cool, this jackarse finally realizes in full weight how it feels to be attacked by your own sibling (dunno if he recognizes what a douche it makes him).

[hellfusion]

Originally posted by Dethlane:

Originally posted by Skiminok:

Are you sure that killing your brother in law in a duel could be considered perfect ending?)

Maybe not perfect, but still cool, this jackarse finally realizes in full weight how it feels to be attacked by your own sibling (dunno if he recognizes what a douche it makes him).

He’s actually mostly fine with your decision to challenge him to a duel. And even when he dies he says he’s proud of you because you surpassed him and did it in a proper, Nobleman, way. So if you hope to prove some point to him by dueling, you probably cant.