Bastard Bonds – How to Recruit More Party Members

Tips to Recruit More Party Members

1. Manpower – Stronghold Upkeep = Surplus (hire extra services like merchants, blacksmith, etc.)
2. Stronghold capacity – (band members + extra services) = Vacancy (tent icon next to your gold).
3. You can only recruit new party members if you have enough vacancy.
4. Recruit people by reducing their hp and make them hesitate.

If you exit a map after starting special events, such as those involving Kirilo or Moria, you won’t be able to experience those events or interact with the special characters when you return. The game will skip over them.

Reduce their hp to 1 and 0.5 heart, then wait till they hesitate.

• I suggest recruiting some monsters with poisonous trait like Saurian Lizardman (Coast), or ransom an Onyx from the Ash Lord (Burnt homestead). Poison will reduce monsters’ Hp to 1 without killing them.
• Always have a tank (Guard/Ward) in your party.
• You can completely void magic damage by equipping magic ring (Blacksmith: Gems + Lucky ring) with respectable colors. Ex: Emerald ring for warding Rex (green magic).
• Equip party member(Fight/Hunt) with Overwhelming trait (Paul, Galka gladiator, Matsutaka mushroom) with a Ruby ring for Pain strike curse.
• Ransom the 2 archer centaurs on the Tiny Forest Clearing, craft a soul, and then clear the Raptor gate (Onyx ring for the dark magic casters) for the best Bow in the game.