Can Captains ever make Generals?

**Jambo** · 10-02-2004, 12:36

Just wanted to know if captains with battle victories can ever make it to becoming generals/family members?

**The Tuffen** · 10-02-2004, 12:58

When you have a daughter come to a suitable age the game randomly picks one of your best captains and asks if you want to adopt him into your family (happens with the romans not sure about any other faction yet)

**Balin son of Fundin** · 10-02-2004, 13:28

It does with other factions aswell... well at least it happened with the Brits, so i would assume it would with the others...

**Lemur** · 10-02-2004, 13:34

It's not just dependent on having an eligible daughter. I've had Captains who did especially heroically brought up as potential adoptees. And they're usually better picks than the no-command, no-influence, no-management meatheads that my daughters bring home.

Those girls have awful taste.

**Spartiate** · 10-02-2004, 14:29

Them daughters is right!!!!Hussies the lot of them.Can't wait until Christianity arrives so i can pack them all off to a convent.

**Murmandamus** · 10-02-2004, 15:18

After one of my armies won a couple heroic battle I had 1 unread message (which I didn't read because I though it was just a trait increase) and one new message. The unread one was that the captain had one a heroic battle and could be adopted. The new was, oops too late, he's dead.

Lesson: make sure you check all your messages

**Jacque Schtrapp** · 10-02-2004, 16:34

Originally Posted by Balin son of Fundin

It does with other factions aswell... well at least it happened with the Brits, so i would assume it would with the others...

Yep, had a four star captain adopted last night for the Greek Cities.

**Tamur** · 10-02-2004, 17:31

Disaster... I got plague into my capital and every single one of my new family members and adoptees for eleven years ended up with the plague as well. It's a great way to make sure you have no governors!

**Soulflame** · 10-02-2004, 18:02

Originally Posted by Tamur

Disaster... I got plague into my capital and every single one of my new family members and adoptees for eleven years ended up with the plague as well. It's a great way to make sure you have no governors!

Had the exact same thing. Even worse: I moved all characters but my faction leader out of the city after 3 years, since it wouldn't go away (like t normally does) and another guy just became of age and got it too. They somehow healed in nature, the city was free of plague, except for my faction leader. Thinking the city safe, I moved the 4 family members back. They promptly were infected and next turn the city was again too. But (now this is funny) the next turn, my faction leader is suddenly FREE of the plague

. Also, since 3 men just came of age, they too were affected again, for a whoping 7 infected characters! So I once again moved the generals out, and now even 2 die of the plague before it ends.

Plague in your capital is just silly and stupid.

**Longasc** · 10-02-2004, 16:19

If you need some governors/generals, just send Cavalry Units out to hunt lowly peasants. Their incredible kill ratings will usually make them immediately "man of the day" and you will be asked to adopt them.

I agree, my adopted Generals are often better than my own breed... :)

I even made Decius Hortensius my Julii Faction Heir - he is no longer the best, an older "true" Julii is now much better in many regards, but he is young and besides his lack of management, he will soon earn the title "The Mighty" due to commandment and lots of military campaigns. :)