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Michiel May 28, 2022 @ 4:30am
No children ?
My Queen has had a husband since she was 20 (and he was 18), and now she's 37 and still has not had any children ? The husband has even been Wanton for years as well now.
How can I improve the chances of them having children ?
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ashbery76 May 28, 2022 @ 4:41am 
Get a younger one, like in the real world.
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Michiel May 28, 2022 @ 4:53am 
Originally posted by ashbery76:
Get a younger one, like in the real world.
They married when she was 20 and he was 18, so he's already younger.
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arb May 28, 2022 @ 5:12am 
Have you influenced him?
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Michiel May 28, 2022 @ 5:13am 
Originally posted by arb:
Have you influenced him?
Yes, the relation is +150.
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Asa Shigure May 28, 2022 @ 7:55am 
Had something similar happen. Guess we were just unlucky.

I suggest the Seduction mod, so you at least have an option if something similar happens.

It gives you the option to seduce someone to get an illegitimate child, that you can then legitimise. You end up with a bunch of negative consequences, but at least the game wont end with the lack of an heir.
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curtadamsCA May 28, 2022 @ 10:45am 
I assume there's an RNG under the hood, and even if you do everything right, sometimes you just miss the roll. I got offered an adoption in a similar situation, but it was my first game, and I don't remember whether I had the trait to adopt.

Wanton would normally mean "having lots of sexual relationships" so that was probably a malus.
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Michiel May 28, 2022 @ 11:11am 
See here a screenshot when he was 36

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2813911535

Maybe it has to do with that he is Spymaster, Heir to another nation (Egypt) or Adopted himself ?
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Vazilii May 28, 2022 @ 12:07pm 
Well it happens one of the 2 might not be very fertile I guess. Might try and marry to another young flower.
I had same issue at some point, but at the age of 60 I managed to get a bastard with a young lover. Legalized him later to be my heir.
Then he appeared to be 'Gay' which showed a -50% modifier Chance/Year to have children. So now it became even more unlikely to get a new heir ;p
Last edited by Vazilii; May 28, 2022 @ 12:08pm
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Michiel May 28, 2022 @ 12:11pm 
Originally posted by Vazilii:
Well it happens one of the 2 might not be very fertile I guess. Might try and marry to another young flower.
I had same issue at some point, but at the age of 60 I managed to get a bastard with a young lover. Legalized him at some point to be my heir.
Then he appeared to be 'Gay' which showed a -50% modifier Chance/Year to have children. So now it became even more unlikely to get a new heir ;p
How do you pick a new lover ? Only way I found so far is to put in a Marry order but then it picks 2 options for you already which are usually not what you want.
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King David May 28, 2022 @ 12:12pm 
He's probably secretly a eunuch.
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Vazilii May 28, 2022 @ 12:21pm 
Originally posted by Michiel:
Originally posted by Vazilii:
Well it happens one of the 2 might not be very fertile I guess. Might try and marry to another young flower.
I had same issue at some point, but at the age of 60 I managed to get a bastard with a young lover. Legalized him at some point to be my heir.
Then he appeared to be 'Gay' which showed a -50% modifier Chance/Year to have children. So now it became even more unlikely to get a new heir ;p
How do you pick a new lover ? Only way I found so far is to put in a Marry order but then it picks 2 options for you already which are usually not what you want.

A secret lover can happen through an event. Will be a bastard then.
Otherwise you wiill need to divorce first, before you can select any of the 'marriage offers' again. Those indeed will always give you 2 options to choose from. New chance at least or stick to the old one and hope for a shot of luck.
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HB May 28, 2022 @ 12:29pm 
Originally posted by Michiel:
My Queen has had a husband since she was 20 (and he was 18), and now she's 37 and still has not had any children ? The husband has even been Wanton for years as well now.
How can I improve the chances of them having children ?
Are you using a mod? or vanilla.
Last edited by HB; May 28, 2022 @ 12:31pm
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Revan May 28, 2022 @ 12:36pm 
Things like this can happen, 17 years without a baby?! No bug, thats the game.
Have better opinion with them helps tho.
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Michiel May 28, 2022 @ 12:44pm 
Originally posted by HB:
Originally posted by Michiel:
My Queen has had a husband since she was 20 (and he was 18), and now she's 37 and still has not had any children ? The husband has even been Wanton for years as well now.
How can I improve the chances of them having children ?
Are you using a mod? or vanilla.
All vanilla for now :)
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Michiel May 28, 2022 @ 12:46pm 
Originally posted by Revan:
Things like this can happen, 17 years without a baby?! No bug, thats the game.
Have better opinion with them helps tho.
Yea the relations are fine as you can see in the screenshot +270 and I got a Lover event as well as it says there too.
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