In Suikoden: The Woven Web of a Century, upon returning to the headquarter the 'time' will be automatically set to evening and you won't be able to leave or access the Tree of Ages in your base until you have dinner in the dining hall. After that, you'll be given choices, either to save your game or proceed without saving. Then the 'time' will be moved to the next day.
This Dining System isn't a replacement of the Rest System although it can be seen as a similar thing, but it's closer to the Bath System, since characters that participate in dinner will be able to have scenario with each other, though certain requirements need to be fulfilled for the events to occur.
Effects
Having dinner doesn't restore your HP, since it's automatically restored upon returning to the headquarters. But it does have other effects:
- Giving status boosts to those participating in dinner.
- Raising the friendship levels between those who participates in dinner.
While it's important to choose the dinner wisely so you'll get the status boosts that you desire, the friendship boost effect is the most important thing from this system. Increasing the friendship level between characters will allow for better teamwork (more damage, better speed, etc). Also, by maxing a character relationship with the right individual, access to their sub-class will become available.
Options
Upon entering the dining hall, you'll be prompted to select the menu for dinner. Each meal has its own effects on the characters who participate in dinner. Vegetable dishes (prepared by Lulusa and Scharf) mainly raise Intelligence/Magic, while meat dishes (prepared by Bjorn and Numistro) raise Strength. Ingredients for these dishes can either be found in some locations (they will appear again after some time has passed), dropped by enemies, found in the Dungeon, or bought in markets in various towns.
After selecting the menu, options to select the characters that will participate in dinner will appear (though this is available only after you have more than six playable combatant characters). Those options are:
- Dining with party members (the participants are the characters currently in your party)
- Dining with close friends (the participants are characters with the highest relationship score with Hero)
- Dining with those that you rarely interact with (the participants are characters with the lowest relationship score with Hero)
- Dining with favorite members (the participants are members that you've arranged with the option below)
- Arrange favorite members (change the participants of dinner in the option above)
Recipes
| Vegetable Dishes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Owner | Learned by | Effects | Ingredients |
| Fairy's Soup | Lulusa | None | MAG
|
None |
| Forest Salad | Gerrell | Lulusa, Scharf | HP MAG
|
Perie Greens (x1), Orosk Potato (x1) |
| Hermit Sandwich | Scharf | None | DEF MAG SKL
|
Perie Greens (x1), Tormarry Grains (x1), Sidus Bracken (x1) |
| Thief Stew | Gohse | Lulusa, Scharf | MAG SPD SKL
|
Perie Greens (x1), Sidus Bracken (x1), Apiro Melon (x1) |
| Monk's Rice Dumplings | Jandac | Lulusa, Scharf | HP DEF MAG
|
Perie Greens (x1), Orosk Potato (x1), Tormarry Grains (x1) |
| Queen's Pot-Au-Feu | Numa | Lulusa, Scharf | HP MAG SKL
|
Perie Greens (x1), Sidus Bracken (x1), Royal Palace Lettuce (x1) |
| Meat Dishes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Owner | Learned by | Effects | Ingredients |
| Warrior's BBQ | Bjorn | None | STR
|
Black Thigh Meat (x1) |
| Gigantic Ham | Talcho | Bjorn | STR DEF
|
Black Thigh Meat (x1), Spotted Boned Rib (x1) |
| Ninja Meatball | Nima | Bjorn, Numistro | HP STR SPD
|
Black Thigh Meat (x1), Crimson Breast Meat (x1), Millennium Jerky (x1) |
| Hunter's Fried Chicken | Miriel | Bjorn, Numistro | HP STR SKL
|
Black Thigh Meat (x1), Crimson Breast Meat (x1), High Quality Tender Meat (x1) |
| Knight's Deep-Fry | Numistro | None | STR DEF SPD
|
Black Thigh Meat (x1), Spotted Boned Rib (x1), Millennium Jerky (x1) |
| King's Steak | Hortensius | Bjorn, Numistro | HP STR SKL
|
Black Thigh Meat (x1), High Quality Tender Meat (x1), Ferocious Beast Meat (x1) |
Scenes
Monologues
※Texts in ellipsis means the text isn't spoken.
- Hm, the food will give nutrition to blood and muscles.
Today is another perfect day! - Ooh!
This rich flavored meat!
It makes my body swell up with power!
It doesn't lose to the taste of Goog Lewon's vegetables.
Well, there's my cautious big brother, so I'm sure nothing terrible will happen...
Well, whatever will be, will be!
I need to keep my weight as light as possible.
... Is it alright for me to receive this happiness alone...?
The days when I'm still with my Aionian friends...)
- That was delicious.
We continue to fight everyday, but...
It's a good thing that we can have peace during dining time.
We need to do our best to preserve this condition.
- That was delicious.
- With Lulusa
- Hero
- Thank for the good work in preparing these meals, Lulusa-san.
- Lulusa
- What are you saying?
If everyone could happily eat my cooking then it blow away all my exhaustion.
Everyone eat to the point of cleaning the plates off.
Yup, this is how an after-dinner should be!
- With Bjorn
- Hero
- Bjorn-san,
thank you for making such delicious meals. - Bjorn
- Don't mention it!
My meat dishes are filled with power!
This is the only thing I can do since I can't join in battles!
- With Scharf
- Hero
- Scharf-san,
thank you for preparing these meals. - Scharf
- What are you saying~
The atmosphere here is much better than when I was with Aionians.
That's why I can work with much ease.
- With Numistro
- Hero
- Numistro-san,
that was very delicious. - Numistro
- Oh, you flatter me too much!
This humble me is very delighted to hear those words!
- I need to be careful not to overeat. Hehehe.
- The vegetables are delicious.
I feel that it cleanse my blood. Hehehe.
Give me more meats! Meats!
Ah, a new phrase had inspired me!
Even during grieving time, one shouldn't miss a fun meal time.
Whatever the case, one shouldn't forget to enjoy yourself.
Though sometimes one need to put a great effort to do so.
This is what you would call happiness.
But there are a lot of different recipes here, so it's better.
... Ah, keep it a secret from Mother, okay?
Eating warm foods in a warm atmosphere.
Ending a day like this is truly a happiness.
It's delicious~♪
Omnomnom delish~♪
Chewchew delish~♪
This is really a blessing from the Mother Earth.
But, well, if we fight everyday like this, that would never happen.
Eating takes so much effort but I don't want to leave any leftovers either...
Will that day ever come?
I can't help but think about it when I get to peacefully enjoy a meal like this...)
The after-meal tea also smells nice.
I feel that a day worth of exhaustion has been lifted off me.
In that subject, fighting as a part of (Army's name) is a great happiness.
He seems to possess a charisma which is different from Master Aaron's...)
We should've just open a restaurant here.
Makes you feel like you wouldn't care about things like Telluspharma or The Tree of Ages anymore, eh?
Dialogues
(incomplete)
| Event | Participants |
|---|---|
| Aionian Cuisine? | Ducas, Hero, Lulusa |
| The Person I Admired | Myura, Hero |
| Love Letter for Ilia | Ilia, Myura, ??? |
| A Soldier's Duty | Ducas, Hero |
| Meamei and Ilia | Meamei, Ilia, Hero |
| An Expert Village Leader | Bordon, Hero, Myura |
| Muscle | Bordon, Hero |
| Tired | Myura, Ducas |
| An Interesting Story about Signey | Tserendulam, Hero |
| The Truth of the World | Hero, Regius |
| Conventional Practice | Butruga, Hero |
| Strength | Tserendulam, Hero |
| Fear | Hermione, Hero |
| The People Who Waits for Us | Sunil, Lascaris, Ristil |
| Delicious Meals | Lulusa, Zaveed |
| Jagwan and Gombusuren | Jagwan, Gombosuren |
| Monster Lover | Hero, Gijellega |
| After Meal Exercises | Jansen, Zaveed, Jagwan |
| Sleepless Night | Ilia, Hero |
| Cute and Strong | Ilia, Gijellega |
| Scaled Horde Cuisine | Jagwan, Hero |
| Growing Teen | Zephon, Myura |
| Girls-only Gathering | Luceri, Myura, Ilia |
| Feather Tribe Warriors | Meamei, Butruga, Gijellega |
| Archers | Lascaris, Luceri |
| Aionian Soldiers | Ducas, Hermione |
| Bloody Axe and Aionia | Hermione, Zaveed |
| Sewing | Luceri, Ilia |
Note that it's possible to miss the first part (the one that give you hint that you can now unlock the sub-class of a particular character) and jump right to the second part (where you officially gain access to the character's sub-class).
| Event | Participants (1st part) | Participants (2nd part) |
|---|---|---|
| Hero | Hero, Tserendulam | Hero, Tserendulam, Ilia |
| Myura | Myura | Myura, Luceri |
| Ilia | Hero, Ilia | Ilia, Meamei |
| Ducas | Hero, Tserendulam | Ducas, Tserendulam |
| Bordon | Hero, Modi | Hero, Modi, Bordon, Regius |
| Meamei | Hero, Meamei | Ilia, Meamei |
| Luceri | ||
| Butruga | ||
| Tserendulam | Hero (TWWC), Jagwan | Hero (TWWC), Jagwan, Tserendulam |
| Hermione | Hero (TWWC), Bordon | Bordon, Hermione |
| Gijellega | Hero, Gijellega | Hero, Gijellega, Regius |
| Lascaris | ||
| Zaveed | ||
| Jagwan | ||
| Jansen |