Rune Factory 5 (RF5)

How to Raise Friendship Level

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Rune Factory 5 RF5 - How to Raise Friendship Level

Raising your Friendship Level with other characters in Rune Factory 5 (RF5) unlocks different events and perks. Read on to learn more about the best method to raise Friendship Level, how to raise Friendship Level fast, other methods to raise Friendship Level, how to raise Friendship Levels with Villagers and Monsters, and the benefits of raising Friendship Level.

Best Method to Raise Friendship Level

Objectives
1 Choose to go on an adventure with the character whom you want to raise friendship level.
2 Warp to your room and fall asleep to trigger timeskip.

Select to Go on an Adventure With Chosen Character

Hold the R button during the conversation and select “Let's go on an adventure together” to form a party with the character you want to raise the friendship level. Note that this can be done only with characters with whom you have a minimum friendship level of 3.

Since the party can be organized with up to 3 people, it is best to invite up to the maximum number of people to raise friendship levels with multiple characters.

Livia and Yuki cannot be invited

Take note that you cannot invite Livia and Yuki to go on an adventure with you.

Obtain Companion mark to invite characters with Friendship Level 2 or lower

Rune Factory 5 RF5 - Companion Mark
Companion Mark
How to Get Capture 3 wanted 1-star criminals.

Although inviting characters to go on an adventure is only unlocked at Friendship Level 3, you can invite characters with whom you have Friendship Level 2 or lower once you have obtained the Companion Mark. We recommend that you get the Companion mark during the early stages of the main quest by capturing 3 wanted 1-star criminals.

Warp to Your Room and Fall Asleep to Trigger Timeskip

After inviting the character to your party, warp to your room and sleep. Since friendship level is raised every hour spent in a party, you can quickly raise friendship level by sleeping and skipping time. You can repeat this time skip method as much you as want.

It takes longer to raise friendship levels with characters with higher friendship levels

With characters with higher friendship levels, friendship level increases at a slower rate using the time skip method.

List of Methods to Raise Friendship Level with Villagers

Method Increase Rate Note
Offer Love Potion High Limited to once a day
Go on a date High Limited to once a day
Give presents
▪ Favorite Food: High
▪ Handmade Favorite Food: High
▪ Ready-made Favorite Food: Med
▪ Ordinary Food: Small
Limited to once a day
Complete Requests High Limited to once a day
Win a prize at the festival Low Higher ranking = higher increase rate
Talk Low Limited to once a day
Greeting Spell Low Limited to once a day
Go on an adventure Low Friendship level raises every hour
Raise your skill level and talk High Raise the level of character's corresponding skill

Gifting handmade favorite food

Gifting handmade food raises friendship levels at a high rate, so ideally you should be gifting handmade favorite food of these characters. Be sure to make handmade food successfully and give them to the character.

List of Characters and Favorite Food

Avoid gifting items characters dislike

Gifting items that characters dislike will decrease your friendship level with them, so avoid doing this!

Use a Greeting Spell before presenting your gift

Rune Factory 5 RF5 - Greeting Spell
Greeting Spell
How to Get Complete Request "Let's get along with everyone"

Using a Greeting Spell before presenting your gift increases friendship level by an additional 3%.

Learn corresponding skills to significantly increase friendship level

After increasing your skill that corresponds to a character, talk to them about the skill to significantly increase the friendship level with that character.

Character Skill Character Skill
MartinMartin Mining ReinhardReinhard Weapons, Defense
CecilCecil Research MurakumoMurakumo Bathing
LucasLucas Magic RykerRyker Crafting, Logging
PriscillaPriscilla Farming ScarlettScarlett Catching
LucyLucy Fishing FuukaFuuka Cooking
LudmilaLudmila Status Effects Resistance BeatriceBeatrice Leadership
ElsjeElsje Cooking Palmo Creacie de Sainte-CoquillePalmo Creacie de Sainte-Coquille Throwing
HeinzHeinz Magic RandolphRandolph TBA
YukiYuki Walking SimoneSimone Chemistry
MisasagiMisasagi Shopping TerryTerry TBA
LiviaLivia Monster DarrochDarroch Crafting
JulianJulian Leadership HinaHina Sleeping, Walking
RadeaRadea TBA - -

List of Methods to Raise Friendship Level with Monsters

Method Increase Rate Note
Give presents
▪ Favorite Food: High
▪ Ordinary Food: Low
Limited to once a day
Brushing Low Limited to once a day
Form a party, then go oustide the shed Low Limited to once a day
Set grass feeds in a grass bowl Low Limited to once a day

Perks of Raising Friendship Level

Checkmark.pngUnlock Adventures at Friendship Level 3 and higher
Checkmark.pngReceive birthday gifts from villagers with Friendship Level 5 and higher
Checkmark.pngDate and romance characters with Friendship Level 7 and higher
Checkmark.pngMarry a love interest with Friendship Level 10

Unlock Adventures at Friendship Level 3 and higher

To start an adventure with a character with the minimum required Friendship Level, hold the R button during a conversation and select “Let's go on an adventure together” to form a party with them.

Dating and Marriage

Once you can date a character, you may marry them once your Friendship Level has reached at least Level 10. Apart from the Friendship Level requirement, you must also complete Love Events to complete the steps of marriage in the game.

List of All Marriage Candidates (Love Interests)

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