Items are divided into different Quality according to how likely they are to appear. When equipped to characters, they provide various bonuses and enable abilities. Total War: Three Kingdoms Main article: Ancillary (Total War: Three Kingdoms)Īncillaries can be attached or equipped by characters.
Retainers act in a near-identical fashion in Fall of the Samurai as they do in Total War: Shogun 2. As with previous Total War games, ancillaries per character are capped at three maximum. Ancillaries that are gained at higher levels tend to have stronger statistics. Upon leveling up, players may choose between one of two randomly chosen ancillaries. In Total War: Shogun 2, ancillaries are renamed as Retainers and are acquired by generals and agents every time they achieve an even-number level (2, 4, 6). Ancillaries may not be removed, and stay with characters until they die after characters die, ancillaries disappear with them.Īncillaries act in a near-identical fashion in Napoleon: Total War as they do in Empire: Total War. Characters may gain only three ancillaries at maximum.
Most ancillaries are beneficial, granting increased skill in performing actions or morale for troops, but some are negative. In contrast to traits, which are gained or lost after doing specific actions, ancillaries are granted more randomly by the game.
In Empire: Total War, characters gain ancillaries over time.
