Here’s everything you need to know about romance in Dragon’s Dogma 2
Looking for Dragon’s Dogma 2 romance options?Like with all goodRPGs, there is a romance system inDragon’s Dogma 2for any lonely Arisen looking to share the burdens of destiny. This is called ‘Affinity’ and is the measurement of friendship between the Arisen and named NPCs.
Once you raise Affinity and complete a few set quests, you can discover romance inDragon’s Dogma 2. Read on for a list of all romance options in the game, a rundown of how the affinity system works and the best gifts to give your chosen partner.
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Dragon’s Dogma 2 romance options
As of writing, there are only2 romance optionsin Dragon’s Dogma 2,UlrikaandWilhelmina. Thankfully, these options are not gender-locked and you canromance bothcharacters. This will, however, require you to complete a few specific quests before you can let love blossom for your Arisen.
Below, we’ll go through the quests you need to trigger and complete to win the hearts of both ladies.
Ulrika is an NPC you will encounter very quickly inMelveduring the first few main quest missions. Her romance is potentiallymissableif you do not complete theReadvent of Calamitytimed quest.
To romance Ulrika in Dragon’s Dogma 2, you’ll need to complete the following quests:
Wilhelmina is the enigmatic owner of the Rose Chateau brothel in Vernworth. If you’ve fallen for her charms, you will first have to complete the following quests:
You can check out ourDragon’s Dogma 2 walkthroughfor more guidance on completing the various main quests.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 has an Affinity system, which measures the friendly sentiment towards your Arisen. This can be monitored by checking theNPC Logbook, within the pause and ‘History’ menus.
Although Wilhelmina and Ulrika are the only romanceable characters in Dragon’s Dogma 2, there are many named NPCs in the game that you can develop a friendly relationship with. Some NPCs will even give your Arisen gifts or a small discount at certain stores.
To increase your Affinity with certain characters, you must gift them items that they like. You can do so by choosing the option to’Give Gift’when speaking to them.
Whilst the NPC logbook is a good indicator of which NPCs you should be talking to, it does not provide a friendship meter for you to monitor progress on. Instead, you can usually tell you are making headway with a character if they leave you gifts at your dwelling or randomly visit.
The easiest way to earn Affinity with named NPCs is by giving them gifts they like. Luckily, you can check their’Likes’under their portrait within the NPC Logbook.
Note that you can only recieve anAffinity boost once per in-game day, so give your gifts wisely.
Likes tend to fall into the following categories:
TheEternal Bondwill give you a big boost to Affinity too and can be obtained from the Vocation Guild in return for Seekers Tokens. Additionally, there is a Trickster Vocation Augment calledAllurethat can be unlocked at rank 9 for 5,000 Discipline Points that specifically boosts your affinity with NPCs.
That rounds off our guide to romance and affinity in Dragon’s Dogma 2. For more Dragon’s Dogma 2tips and tricks, see our guides for making the perfectSorcerer build,Archer build,Fighter buildand more.
