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Rune Factory 5 - How to Have Children
Children are a group of NPCs that can be born out of a player's relationship with another character, typically appearing after marriage. Read on to find out how to make children, choose their names, and how much time passes for each child!

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How to Have Children

Steps to Have Children
Check IconWait for Time to Pass
Check IconChoose the Gender, Personality
Check IconWait Three Weeks

Wait for Time to Pass

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After Marriage 20 Days
After First Childbbirth 1 Year

Having a children will take a total of 1 year and 20 days in-game. First, you must be married to your partner for 20 days. By then, you can ask them if you want a child.

After selecting "Yes" to this question, the process for having a child will be started. After the first child is born, players will need to wait for at least a year to have another child.

How to Get Married

Choose the Gender and Personality

Choosing a Gender

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After 2 weeks since you told your partner you wanted a child, an event will trigger where you'll discover that you or your partner is pregnant. Talking to your partner again will allow you to choose the gender of your child.

There are two answers that you can give (Boy or Girl), which will decide which gender your child will have. You can also just let the game randomly choose for you by picking the third option.

For your second child, your choices here will unfortunately not be considered as, no matter what, you will get twins (a Boy and a Girl).

Choosing Personality

Personalities by Gender
Boys Charming
Active
Quiet
Girls Energetic
Mature
Quiet

After selecting the baby's gender, players will then be given the choice of selecting their personality. You can also randomly generate the personality of your child,.

Names will also be determined by your choices here. For your second child, which are twins, these set of choices remain the same.

Wait Three Weeks

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After deciding on the child's gender and personality, you'll need to wait for three weeks until you can talk to your partner again. Afterwards, an event will occur where you will give birth to your child.

How Many Children Can You Make?

Only Three Children

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You can only make three children per run of the the game, with the second and third child being twins. After the birth of the second and third child, you will not be able to make any other children afterwards.

Things to Do After Childbirth

Can Be Taken on Adventures

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You can take children out on adventures with you should you so wish. However, if you have more than one child, you will only be able to take one at a time.

Children will otherwise stick to their basic daily schedule, which mostly consists of exploring, bathing, or sleeping.

Child's Daily Behavior

Time Behavior
07:00 Get up and sit at table
09:00 Go out to roam Rigbarth
17:00 Take a Bath
18:30 Complete bath and head to Rigbarth Station
20:00 Return to Room
22:00 Go to Bed

Can You Make Children in Same-Gender Marriages?

Children in Same-Sex Marriages is Possible

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Having children while in a same-sex relationship is possible. Majority of the steps that players will need to take, from waiting several days after marriage and so forth, remain largely the same.

The only difference lies in the form of cutscenes and the final step to getting a child, where the player and their partner shall pray to a tree.

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