

Named by the game's script · Start screen character · DNA in the game files
John Courcy
Also “Earl John”
Ulster on 1178.10.1
- Culture
- NormanFrankish
- Faith
- Catholicism
- Dynasty
- Courcy
- Born
- 1155.1.1
- Died
- 1205.1.1, aged 50
- History ID
214000
John Courcy is a historical character of Crusader Kings III (also named Earl John): a man of Norman culture of the Catholicism faith of the Courcy dynasty, born 1155.1.1, died 1205.1.1. On the start dates: 1178 — Ulster (1 county). Playable on the bookmark challenge_character_john_ulster (1178.10.1, rated Medium). The game's script names him by ID in 1 place, among them the decision Become Adventurer. History ID 214000. Patch 1.20.1.2, from game/history/characters/english.txt.
This section as JSON: /raw/historical-characters.json
Quick answers (3)
- What is John Courcy's character ID in CK3?
- History ID 214000 — console: hello_history 214000.
- Can you play as John Courcy in CK3?
- Yes: challenge_character_john_ulster, 1178.10.1 (the game rates it Medium).
- Which CK3 start dates is John Courcy alive on?
- 1178.10.1 (age 23).
Playable · challenge_character_john_ulster · 1178.10.1 · Medium (the game's rating)
By right of the sword at his side and with the aid of a few solid men, John de Courcy made himself master over eastern Ulster until his downfall and imprisonment at the hands of an English king suspicious of his ambitions.
Where the game names him
Every place in the game's script (common/ and events/, test and debug files left out) that names John Courcy by ID — character:214000 — with the lines as written.
Decisions 1
Become Adventurer
become_landless_adventurer_decision- 270: this = character:214000
game/common/decisions/dlc_decisions/ep_3/06_ep3_laamp_decisions.txt
On the start dates
What history/titles gives John Courcy on each start date he is alive on: titles, the realm counting vassals, liege and court.
1178 1178.10.1
Age 23
1 title, 1 county in the realm counting vassals
- Ulster
Traits and skills
7Diplomacy
7Martial
3Stewardship
5Intrigue
4Learning
–Prowess
Base skills as written in the character's history (– = not set: the game rolls it). In the game, traits, education and age add to them.
Family
From history/characters (father, mother, add_spouse). Names with a link have a page of their own.
Parents 1
- William Courcy (father, 1118–1171)
Spouses 1
- Aufrick Crovan (from 1181.1.1, 1164–1214)
Children 1
- John Courcy (1182–1232)
Brothers and sisters 2
- William Courcy (half, 1163–1194)
- Alice Courcy (half, 1166–1229)
From game/history/characters/english.txt, history id 214000, and the files that name him, Crusader Kings III 1.20.1.2.