Bonding & Romance

[Shining]

This is one of those features that probably get requested all the time, but wanted to pitch an approach for it.

Characters who are in proximity of each other or in the same squad can have a "bonding" meter that grows overtime. This meter could be kept invisible however. Characters in a highly bonded squad can draw from a pool of "friendly" dialogue where they may say something reflective such as "Remember when we took out that Beak thing?" or "Your blade is always one swipe ahead of mine".

When two characters in this squad reach a high enough bonding level, an option will open for a character of choice to talk directly to someone else in the same squad. After a few easy skill checks and then the two characters would then enter a relationship. Characters in a relationship can enjoy temporary stat bonuses when in proximity from each other. They could also access exclusive actions such as the ability to hug, kiss or even be carried romantically. They could also pull romantic lines of dialogue when traveling together.

I am unsure how sex could work in this game without going into Adult territory, but perhaps there could be more bed options including one with hanging canopy. Two characters could share the hanging canopy bed and those in a relationship could have sex in it while being hidden out of sight.