Crusader Kings 3 is getting an RPG-style inventory system

We've already gotten a look at the artefacts you'll be able to place in your throne room in Crusader Kings III's upcoming Royal Court DLC, which was recently delayed to next year. But it turns out there's quite a bit more to the new artefact system than furniture and draperies. You'll be able to wear certain artefacts for certain bonuses, and they'll wear out with heavy use. If you have a claim to an artefact, it can even be used as grounds for war.

The latest Crusader Kings III dev diary provides some new details into the grand strategy game's upcoming DLC feature, and it makes for interesting reading. Crusader Kings has always been a role-playing game, sure - you're playing the role of a medieval ruler of some kind - but Royal Court is going to make that even more explicit. Your character will have a new paper doll-style inventory screen, which is where you'll be able to equip certain kinds of personal artefacts.

Wearing artefacts will grant certain bonuses specific to that weapon or piece of jewellery. The Uyghur Brooch, which is shown in the diary, might grant a +15% bonus to fertility and a 0.18 per month boost to prestige gain, for example (naturally, these stats are all subject to change prior to launch).

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