Crusader Kings 3 added a number of new mechanics with the “Scythe” replace, which got here out alongside the Legends of the Useless DLC. One in all them is Legitimacy, which measures how a lot a ruler’s topics respect their proper to rule.
Typically, profitable wars and social actions enhance a ruler’s Legitimacy, whereas failed wars and ailments cut back Legitimacy. Extra essential rulers want extra Legitimacy, whereas counts and dukes solely want slightly. Many actions change into more durable when your Legitimacy is simply too low in Crusader Kings 3, however further Legitimacy will be surprisingly highly effective.
Legitimacy Values and Thresholds
You may verify your ruler’s present Legitimacy at any time by checking the topped head icon within the lower-left nook of your display screen. This icon would not open up a menu, however you’ll be able to see your present Legitimacy stage by hovering your cursor over it.
The Legitimacy bar all the time has 5 ranges, and the names of every stage are all the time the identical. Nevertheless, the Legitimacy stage your ruler wants and the quantity of Legitimacy it’s worthwhile to attain every stage depend upon a number of elements:
- How highly effective your vassals are, and the way a lot they such as you. Shut members of the family and nobles you personally empower want much less Legitimacy than nobles with claims in your titles or rivals.
- What number of of your vassals belong to your de jure titles, and what number of belong to “overseas” titles.
- How lengthy your vassal’s home has served your ruler’s dynasty.
- The rank of your main title. Counts and dukes want much less Legitimacy than kings and emperors.
- Your ruler’s rank and cultural period additionally improve your Legitimacy wants. A Tribal rely solely wants 60 Legitimacy to achieve stage 1, “Aspiring,” whereas a Excessive Medieval emperor wants 210 to achieve the identical rank.
No matter your rank or vassal calls for, the very best Legitimacy stage any ruler wants to satisfy is 4, “True.” Which means each ruler can get the additional advantages that come from reaching stage 5, “Ordained.”
Crusader Kings 3 applies a number of bonuses or penalties relying on whether or not your ruler is above or under their anticipated Legitimacy stage. A few of these bonuses are the identical irrespective of how shut you might be to your anticipated Legitimacy, whereas others scale based mostly on how shut you might be to the anticipated quantity.
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Excessive-rank rulers additionally get a bonus to their Vassalization makes an attempt in the event that they exceed their anticipated Legitimacy stage.
In case your anticipated Legitimacy stage is 1, and your present stage is 0, your penalties will appear like you are two ranges away as an alternative of 1. Likewise, reaching stage 5 when your anticipated stage is 4 offers you one thing between the one and two-level bonuses. This implies a rely can profit extra from excessive Legitimacy, and an emperor could endure extra from low Legitimacy.
The right way to Acquire and Lose Legitimacy
The second a brand new ruler takes energy, they get a set quantity of Legitimacy based mostly on a number of elements.
This quantity can then go up or down, relying in your actions and sure random occasions. Actions and occasions that make Legitimacy go up embody:
Actions and occasions that make Legitimacy go down embody:
The quantity of Legitimacy you achieve or lose for every motion would not change, however the quantity of Legitimacy it’s worthwhile to change ranges goes up as you achieve ranks and enter new eras. Which means it takes extra Legitimacy actions to enhance your standing late within the recreation, but it surely additionally takes extra disasters and tyrannical actions to scale back your standing. This successfully signifies that Legitimacy swings wildly in tribal nations, however tends to be extra secure in massive, late-Medieval empires.
