To Adopt Or Not To Adopt?

[Naughtius Maximus]

Is there any particular reason not to adopt a general into your family? I am playing a campaign as the Tokugawa and adopted two generals into my family, marrying one of them to a daughter of a minor clan that I need to ally with as they are a buffer state. Not particularly sure if there is a benefit to leaving generals out of the family or not.

I am wondering whether if my general might revolt if his in-laws decided to betray me or not...

That would be interesting if that was the case.

[Monk]

I could be wrong but I don't believe your sons can serve as commissioners. I think that might be reserved for generals and the brothers of the Daimyo. However since I never tried to assign a position to a son i'm just guessing here.

[LeftEyeNine]

Your heir only can not serve as a commissioner.

Other than that, on topic, adopting a general to your family increases his loyalty. Not adopting him may be left to your atmospheric connection with the game; "indifferent" in the game's language, I say. It would be weird to have generals placed automatically within your family line anyway. They have to have an initial state.

9 cents.

[Naughtius Maximus]

LeftEyeNine is correct - they (adopted) generals can hold commissions. They can even be made heirs, in case your sons turn out to be wankers.

[Monk]

Your heir only can not serve as a commissioner.

Ah thanks for that clarification, i knew it was some kinda restriction there.

[LeftEyeNine]

LeftEyeNine is correct - they (adopted) generals can hold commissions. They can even be made heirs, in case your sons turn out to be wankers.

Unadopted generals can hold commissions as well.

[quadalpha]

The only trade-off is in loyalty. Adopting increases loyalty of the general but decreases the loyalty of all your adult sons. So if you have no sons who have come of age, there is no reason not to adopt. Once you've adopted one general, however, adopting another will affect the first adoptee's loyalty.