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Winter Teaser #5 - Mendicant Mystics Making a Mess ✨

Welcome comrades! We’ve not got anything major on the docket for the day’s dev diary, so we’ll be taking a little peak at a cultural tradition that’s dear to my heart instead.
Just to whet the appetite for more content a little.

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► Read our Winter Teaser #5 - Mendicant Mystics Making a Mess

💡 Enjoy the FAQ Royal Court and read all there is to learn about our upcoming Expansion






Mendicant Mystics is a moderately uncommon tradition, one that synergises well with faiths that already boost the mystic lifestyle. Moreover, though, there’s something that just _speaks_ to me, personally, about the idea of impassioned people wandering the world, sharing their wisdom and message.

Consequently, I’ve spruced it up a little bit, adding some flavour to the idea of living in a culture where wandering know-it-all is a valid career choice. To reflect this, the following events will all _try_ to grab characters from the pool first, so wandering characters of such a culture are often at risk of deciding to become a mystic once they hit the road, and if a mystic breaks in to annoy you once, there’s every chance the same mystic might come knocking a second time down the line...




After all, who better than a stranger covered in twigs and mud to teach your children some valuable life lessons?


Or, indeed, yourself.


Really, they’re altruists...



… of course, for some folks, the wandering may get too much eventually.



Hmmm, can’t really put my finger on why I like the idea of mendicant mystics so much. Something about them just seems delightfully familiar to me, I guess. Ah well.

Thanks for reading folks, and we’ll see you next week for the first dev diary of the year!


Winter Teaser #4 - Artifact Weapons ⚔️

On the First day of Christmas
My good lord brought to me
A sword with a gilded filigree.​


Hello and happy holidays! Hope you’ve had a grand time celebrating, or maybe you’re already preparing for the new year?

💡 To fully experience our Teaser on the forums and share your thoughts, you can click the link below.
► Read our Winter Teaser #4 - Artifact Weapons

💡 Enjoy the FAQ Royal Court and read all there is to learn about our upcoming Expansion




With the Royal Court a plethora of new weapon looks will be made available.
They can be carried into duels, or shown off in your courts where they will be placed prominently on weapon stands for all to view. In this teaser we’ll be showing off a few more of them up close.​



The King of France, Charles II, trying to live up to his ancestor Charles Martel “The Hammer” name in battle, wielding the signature weapon.​



When they are crafted or generic weapons are wielded the game will pick an appropriate weapon from either the culture of the character's origin. So any weapon a character has acquired and equipped in their personal inventory will be wielded.​


Swords and sabers, elegant and a way of showing off one's wealth


Daggers may not have reach, but they’re much more up close and personal. Et tu, Brute?


What self respecting berserker would be caught without his axe?


Mace, for chasing off attackers since before recorded history.


For the experienced spearman.

And with that its a wrap for this short teaser, hope your holidays have been a great one and until next time, Happy new years!

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Winter Teaser #3 - Cultural Traditions 📿

Hello and welcome to another winter teaser :)

In this short teaser today I bring you more cultural traditions as well as previews of some cultures we haven’t shown you before.

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► Read our Winter Teaser #3 - Cultural Traditions

💡 Enjoy the FAQ Royal Court and read all there is to learn about our upcoming Expansion



Chanson De Geste
In some cases cultural traditions are regional variants on more generically available one. Instead of the more widely available Martial Admiration tradition that we’ve shown previously the cultures that have a Frankish heritage will have access to the Chanson de Geste tradition. This both grants access to the Valets innovation when the Late Medieval era comes around and highlights the role of troubadours in the French region.


Performative Honor Cultural Tradition

For those that have Flavor Pack 1 Northern Lords, the Shield Maiden related content is now connected to a new cultural tradition called Performative Honor, which is available for cultures of the North Germanic Heritage.


Persian Culture
Image of the Philosopher Culture tradition

One of the traditions of Persian culture highlights the prevalence of philosophical thought among its members, another gives access to a royal gardener court position. :)


Butr Culture
Image of the Butr Culture and traditions

Cultures with a Berber heritage and a presence in desert or dry lands will have access to the Desert Ribats tradition, which unlocks the Mulathamun Man at arms type among other things.


Catalan Culture
Image of the Catalan Culture and traditions

Maritime Mercantilism is a tradition that makes coastal holdings more useful to a culture, as seen here in the lineup of Catalan Traditions.


Cisalpine Culture
Image of Cisalpine Culture and Traditions

Any culture that has the Roman culture somewhere in its ancestry can adopt the Republican Legacy tradition which is a special version of the more generally available Parochialism cultural tradition. This highlights the special Republican heritage in the italic sphere and will let you create a number of Republican vassals out of your counts who will become overseers, or Podestàs.


Mongol Culture
Mongol Culture and traditions

The Steppe Tolerance tradition highlights that for some cultures what your subjects believe was not as important as it was for others…


And that was all for this short winter teaser. These are some of my personal favorite traditions in the update, I hope you found them as interesting as I do!

CK III Royal Court Previews Are In!

Today, PC Gamer published an article sharing their impressions on Crusader Kings III: Royal Court. You can read the article here!

If haven't already, add it to your wishlist now!

In the meantime, you can catch up on all the previous points in our Royal Court FAQ!