Game concept · Advanced Activities

Spectator

The game also links it as Spectators, Spectating, Spectate.

From the game's encyclopedia

Any character who is not permitted to compete in a Contest will Spectate instead.

It is also possible to potential Contestants to opt-out instead of competing.

The game's text for patch 1.20.1.2. Words in blue are entries of the encyclopedia: hover one to read it, as in the game.

Spectator is an entry of Crusader Kings III's in-game encyclopedia (Advanced Activities). The game explains it: "Any character who is not permitted to compete in a Contest will Spectate instead." It is part of grand_activities. The game also links it as Spectators, Spectating and Spectate. Patch 1.20.1.2, from game/common/game_concepts/04_ep2_game_concepts.txt and game/localization/english/game_concepts_l_english.yml.

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Source: game/common/game_concepts/04_ep2_game_concepts.txt, game/localization/english/game_concepts_l_english.yml and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.1.2.