Romance Guide in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

Discover everything you need to know about the Romance guide in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 including how to romance all characters.

Romance Guide in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
Romance Guide in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 (Image via YouTube/@Kibbles Gaming | Deep Silver)

Romance in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 allows you to engage in romantic relationships with certain characters through quests, dialogue choices, and skill checks You can find several NPCs available for romantic relationships. Select the heart-marked dialogue options to show romantic interest. Improve Speech, Charisma, or Scholarship to increase your chances of romance with the specific characters. Romance in KCD 2 allows you to unlock unique cutscenes and interactions and influence NPCs behavior. In this guide, we’ll discuss how romance in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and what factors affect it during your journey.

Romance Overview in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

charisma stat kcd2
charisma stat kcd2

Romance in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is an interaction in which you engage with specific characters. Meeting the required conditions, such as dialogue choices and actions in certain quests, allows you to romance. You need to pay attention to character interactions and be mindful of the consequences of your decisions. Being dishonorable or committing crimes can lower your chances of romance. Bathhouse offers “Full Service” options for temporary romantic encounters.  Lady Rosa and Klara can be romanced, but if you choose to stay with one, the other may reject you. You can find romanceable characters during the specific main quests. The game doesn’t have any quest markers indicating these opportunities. The character’s attributes, particularly Speech and Charisma, play pivotal roles in these interactions.

  • Speech- This primary stat improves through conversations, successful skill checks, and reading specific books. Attempting to persuade can be derived from his speech statement. The higher the speech level, the higher the chance of passing persuasion attempts.
  • Charisma- This stat is affected by your clothing and cleanliness. Wearing clean, well-maintained clothing boosts Charisma, affecting impression checks.
  • Scholarship- You can win the affection with your knowledge.

You can make persuasion and impression checks more manageable by increasing your reputation in the game. Save the game before engaging in any critical conversation, allowing you to retry if a skill check isn’t on your side. You can see a red icon with two hands when your attempt at romancing is succeeding. In some rare cases, this can be the first move for the romance. Complete all the small optional objectives to increase the chance of romance, as most of them are tied to these tasks and quests. Complete these main quests before completing any main objective.

How to Get Better at Romance in KCD 2

Players have the choice to improve their chances of success in romance by making their characters better in the game. Make sure that your clothes are repaired and washed. Use the better perfumes to temporarily increase your Charisma. You can purchase the perfumes from the merchants or craft them at Alchemy. Your main goal is to improve your stats like Charisma, Reputation, and Scholarship. Several perks can help you to increase your stats in KCD 2.

Best Perks for Romance

perks that boost charisma
perks that boost charisma
  • Flower Power- Grants a +2 Charisma boost when carrying more than 30 fresh or dried herbs in your inventory.
  • Charming Companion- Provides a +3 Charisma increase when accompanied by your dog, Mutt.
  • Jack of All Trades- Grants a +2 bonus to all skill checks and increases experience gained from them. This enhancement improves your persuasive abilities.
  • Ladies’ Man- Provide a +2 bonus to skill checks, a 15% discount on purchases, and a 25% discount at bathhouses when dealing with women.
  • Liberal Arts- Indicate the difficulty levels of skill checks during dialogues, helping you in choosing the most effective responses.
  • Well-Dressed- It allows your clothes and body to become dirty 20% slower. Cleanliness directly influences Charisma and the success of interactions.

All Romance Options in KCD 2

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 offers several major options for the players out there. You can also romance for a longer period with some characters.

Klara

Klara asks you to help the wounded (Image via Deep Silver)
Romance Guide in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

Klara can be romanced during the Finger of God Main Quest. After burying the bodies to start the rifle tutorial, you are handed your first rifle. Following this, there are various small tasks you can complete before progressing to the main story. Some of these are helping the blacksmith Bull and helping Bluster carry some sacks. Your next step is to treat three wounded captives. These will be Zwerk, Mark, and Kozliek. All of them can be found in the Nebakov Fortress.

Furthermore, ensure that your Survival and Craftsmanship skills are at a high enough level to pass the skill checks necessary. Otherwise, you might fail the quest and miss out on the romance. To treat all three of them, first exhaust all skill checks to inspect the wounds, then proceed. (You can get some healing items next to your bed.)

Firstly, Zwerk has internal bleeding. Secondly, Mark has leg bleeding and a concussion. Lastly, Kozliek has leg bleeding as well, along with a fever. All of these will have different options you need to pick to treat them properly.

After successfully treating all three people, head back to Klara. Win the speech skill check and say, “Let’s go and get that drink.” Following this, head to sleep on the bed, and it should trigger your romance cutscene with Klara.

Rosa Ruthard

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2: Oratores Mission Guide
Rosa Ruthard (Image via Deep Silver, Plaion)

During Main Quest 18: Taking French Leave, you will receive this side quest from Rosa. This side quest will involve you retrieving Rosa’s book for her during the mission to rescue Sir Hans. You have to make sure that you get this book from Maleshov Fortress before finishing the quest; otherwise, you cannot complete it. The book you need to find is called “A Book of Humorous Anecdotes.” This book is located in Maleshov Tower.

The next step in pursuing Rosa’s romance arrives in Main Quest 23: Dancing with the Devil. Otto von Bergrow has captured Lady Rosa and is holding her hostage with him. To unlock Rosa’s romance, be careful in the dialogue you select here. Selecting the wrong options will lead her to become angry with you. Here are some dialogues that are prompted.

  • “Let’s make a deal.”
  • Pick any of the three skill checks (do not worry if it fails)
  • “I refuse to put Rosa in danger!”
  • “Yes, I’ll do it!”

Picking the above options will lead you to the next objective, defeating Bergrow. Defeat all his men in the tower, and Lady Rosa will be saved.

During the Main Quest Chapter 24: Oratores, you will be leading Lady Rosa back to her palace. Defeat the bandits that approach you and proceed further. She will invite you to her room but don’t get too hasty. Here, you must choose to kiss her to proceed further with her romance.

Katherine

Henry and Katherine in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 (Image via Deep Silver)
Romance Guide in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

You’ll get a chance to talk to Katherine when you are heading towards Suchdol. Show your extrovert skills and try to hold a conversation. When you reach Suchdol, you can ask Katherine if you could join her for the night. At Sigismund’s Camp during the mission of The King’s Gambit, you get to talk to Katherine, and she invites you to the bathhouse, where she’ll bathe you. Engage in a flirty conversation by choosing these dialogues:

  • Persuasion: “It’s different with you.”
  • Persuasion: “What about a kiss for luck?”

You have to show heroism and chivalry to impress and win her trust. There are two particular side quests where you can succeed in impressing her. One of these is the Fifth Commandment Side Quest, which you get when you meet Katherine at the tavern in Kuttenberg. You have to find a killer in the town. After you finally find him, you get two choices: either let Katherine kill the killer or report the matter.

Side Quests to Romance Katherine

The Stalker is another side quest where you catch the Stalker. The mission takes place near the bathhouse where you were with Katherine. She will tell you that a strange person is stalking her, and that person even took her shoe. You have two options for catching him: one is to hide near the tent and catch him in the act, and the second is Mutt finding him with the scent of the shoe. Once you catch him, you have four options to deal with him:

  • Persuasion: Leave her alone. You’re scaring her.
  • Presence: If you don’t leave her alone, I’ll smash your head in.
  • Bribe him.
  • Defeat him in combat.

You will finally get to romance Katherine in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 during the side quest of Hunger and Despair. The mission begins when you talk to Zizka about Katherine’s past. Speak with Katherine at the infirmary. Use the dialogue option “I’ll bring help, and everything will be alright again.” Once you go to the ramparts and interact with the bedding, a cutscene will begin where Katherine romances Henry.

Hans Capon

Hans? What are you doing here (Image via Deep Silver)
Romance Guide in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

You and Hans will get into a conversation during the Back in the Saddle quest. Pick the “I’d like to give him a punch in the mouth” line to agree with Hans when your dialogue option appears. Hans will proceed to apologize for something that happened previously. You will notice that the line “I care about you” with a heart symbol next to it will appear—pick that one.

There will be a time when you and Hans will have to go through a passageway during “Taking French Leave.” He will refuse to go in, saying that it is narrow and dark and that he is not going to come with you. You will have to convince him. Additionally, during this convincing, numerous dialogue options will appear, and you will have to pick all the right ones.

  • The passageway is the best option
  • And what do you want to do?
  • Atr you yanking my pizzle?
  • We’ll manage it together

If you follow this sequence, you will be able to convince Hans, and he will come with you.

During the Italian Job Quest

When you interact with Hans in the Italian Job quest, Henry will say that he feels like the both of them haven’t spent much time together lately. To this, Hans will reply that it is the fault of the situation, and they will be free to do as they please in no time. This sequence will have two different sets of dialogues. You must pick the right one first before the second opens up.

  • I can’t wait
  • I’m more concerned about you

Pick the “I’m more concerned about you” option—it will have a heart symbol next to it. Now, the conversation will end for a short period, and you will once again get a chance to charm Hans near the end of the quest.

You will find Hans sitting on a bed looking at a fireplace during the Hunger and Despair quest.  Interact with him, and you will start the conversation with Henry, saying that he came to say goodbye to Hans. Additionally, if you have followed the steps we mentioned so far, you will finally reach the last step with the “(Kiss Him)” option.

Margaret

margaret kcd 2
margaret kcd 2

If you happen to romance around Kuttenberg, you can also romance Margaret. This is going to have a stranger interaction at first. You will encounter her first at the Mill, just a bit south of Bylany in the Kuttenberg region. There you will hear a woman screaming from inside a locked barn.

You will also encounter her second time at the bigger in between the Mascowitz and Kuttenberg. She is once again going to request aid from you. In this case, you’re going to help her rob a merchant inside of a city. Things don’t go as planned during that, so what you want to do is just follow her. Never say anything that doesn’t tell you to say.

Bathhouse Maids

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There are several bathhouses all across Bohemia in most villages. You can find a bathhouse easily as tubs are usually kept outside them. Interact with them to start a conversation with them that provides multiple options to you.

  • Getting a hot bath and your clothes washed
  • Treatment of your wounds, a bath, and washed clothes
  • Full service and some company
  • Leave the conversation

Select the full service option to trigger the romance. The full service costs a lot of Groschen, so make sure to keep a good amount of coins on you.

Doubravka

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Doubravka is one of the first NPCs who you can romance in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. During the wedding, you can talk to an older woman in the courtyard. She requests you to dance with her daughter, who is present at the wedding, who is Doubravka. You can either pass the skill check instantly (12 in persuasion or 17 in impression) or pick the “What about a drink, for courage?” option. Make sure not to have very low health, as dancing with Doubravka hurts you as she stomps on your foot repeatedly. After completing the dance, pick “You dance like an elf. (Lie),” which requires level 12 in persuasion to succeed.

Widow Johanka of Zhernov

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Widow Johanka Romance Guide
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You will find Johanka during the For Victory quest. It is the ninth mission in the main quest line of the game. You will be able to find Johanka sitting beside Father Nicodemus at a table, enjoying the feast. Once you get close enough, Johanka will say that she has some discourse with you and would like to have a conversation. Interact with her to begin the dialogue options. There are a few dialogue options to choose from.

  • I’ll be glad to tell you what happened
  • It was a lovely day for bathing
  • They almost killed us (Humorously)
  • The Bailiff was right to punish us

She will say that one of her friends is outside and would like to hear the story after the dialogue ends. She will ask you to escort her. Choose the ‘Yes, I’ll be glad to escort you‘ option. Two options will appear after a few lines of dialogue. Simply choose the ‘I think I can convince you’ line to complete the romance.

Black Bartoush

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Black Bartoush
Black Bartoush (Image via Deep Silver)

You need to initiate the For Victory! The quest to reach Black Bartosch. You will be invited to a feast with many notable characters. Black Bartosch is a skilled weapon trainer, and other than charming him. You will find Black Bartosch standing on the left side of the hall’s entrance after Hans leaves you. Simply approach and interact with him to start a conversation. He will call Henry out by his name when you get close to him. Pick the Why was von Bergow in Prague line. This will start a lengthy conversation, and when it ends, Bartosch will say that he would like to have a drink with Henry. Here are some dialogue options that will prompt.

  • I reckon I know what you’re getting at
  • Shall we spend the rest of the evening alone

Bartosch will ask Henry to propose a bathhouse visit for them both. After this, the romance will be complete.

Lousy Mary

You can romance Lousy Mary during the “Into the Underworld” main quest in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. This quest takes place in Kuttenberg. The quest starts with searching for John of Liechtenstein. Goatskin is a spy in service of a man who can lead us to John. Your next task is to locate Goatskin. You need to go to Chenyek at “The Hole in the Wall.” Speak with the locals to gain more info on Goatskin. One of these locals is Bathhouse Madam Beata. Speak with Madam Beata to get the objective of setting a trap for Goatskin. You can also talk to Lousy Mary to have a chance at initiating a romance with her. She will invite you to have a drink with her. Agree to this, and she’ll inquire further if you want to spend time with her.

Romance Mechanics in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Explained

Romance is KCD 2 is designed to enrich your journey by allowing you to engage in various romantic relationships. The Romance opportunities are tied to specific main quests. Engaging with certain characters during these missions can lead to romance. Choosing the heart-marked dialogue options is crucial as it indicates romantic interest. Attributes like Speech and Charisma play a significant role. You need to pass persuasion or impression checks to unlock romantic opportunities.

You can also do short romances, such as those with bathhouse NPC. It’s possible to pursue multiple romantic interests within a single playthrough. This unique mechanic provides deeper narrative experiences in the game’s progression. Henry can romance anytime by visiting any bathhouse. Apart from the romance element, it helps to increase strength, agility, and vitality before going on any mission. However, the first event of romance would be at some wedding where Doubravaka’s mother will approach you to dance with her. The game allows you to shape your romantic life based on decisions made while progressing.

Best tips and tricks for Romance in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

Here are the tips and tricks for romance in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.

  • Increase your relevant skills like Speech and Charisma to increase your chance of successful persuasion and impression during dialogues.
  • Use perks like Flower Power, Charming Companion, Jack of All Trades, Ladies’ Man, Liberal Arts, and Well-Dressed to increase your stats for romance.
  • You can visit bathhouses to clean yourself and your clothes to boost your Charisma.
  • Engage with characters to avoid missing romance opportunities while completing certain main quests.
  • Make sure to save your game before initiating significant interactions.
  • Be aware of your choices as they may affect potential romances.
  • Wearing neat & clean clothes can increase your appeal during interactions.
  • Always pick the heart-shaped dialogue options when available while interacting with certain NPCs.
  • Avoid committing crimes in towns as it can badly affect your persuasion, reducing your romance chance.

FAQs about Romance Guide in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

What is romance in KCD 2?

Romance in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is an interaction in which you engage with specific characters. Meeting the required conditions, such as dialogue choices and actions in certain quests, allows you to romance.

Which stats affect romance in KCD 2?

Charisma, Speech, and Knowledge are the three distinct stats that affect romance in KCD 2. Improving these stats boosts your chance for romance with certain NPCs.

What are the best perks to increase your chances of romance in KCD 2?

Good Natured, Pacifist, Jack of All Trades, Ladies’ Man, Charming Companion, Liberal Arts, and Flower Power are the best perks for romance.

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