Spy on your court to discover plots against your dynasty and your rule.įind allies in the courts of rivals you are targeting for schemes. Hire mercenaries and Holy Orders for your major wars. Research new technologies to increase the wealth and military might of your realm. Supplement your royal levies with professional infantry, cavalry, and siege weapons, as well as exotic regional units. Unworthy heirs are risky, unless you can find a way to get rid of them - legally or otherwise.Ĭhoose to use fear as a weapon, using your dreadful reputation to intimidate vassals and family. Raise your heirs to be worthy successors, training them yourself, or giving them as ward to a trusted friend or ally. Characters that act against their nature develop stress that could bring a new host of troubles. experience the drama and pageantry of the Middle Ages.īe a faithful adherent of your religion, embrace heresy, or start your own faith on the wreckage of failed belief systems.Īdopt one of five different lifestyles, perfecting your skills in military strategy or kingdom management.Ĭharacter traits guide your actions and affect outcomes. Knights, peasant revolts, pilgrimages, Viking raiders. Gather new lands and titles to cement your legacy.

Guide a historical dynasty through the centuries. Guide your character through a life of excitement, making sure that there is an heir to carry on the family legacy, building an empire whose glory will echo through history.Ī map that stretches from Iceland to India, from the Arctic Circle to Central Africa. Will you be a wise and pious king or a violent scheming duchess? Perhaps a learned caliph or gentle warchief. Lead one of hundreds of noble or royal families through the Middle Ages, as you acquire power and prestige across the generations.

Crusader Kings III is the latest version of Paradox Development Studio’s beloved role-playing Grand Strategy Game of medieval conquest and royal court intrigue.

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