Royal court
Bodyguard
Bodyguard is a court position in Crusader Kings III; its aptitude rests on Prowess. At excellent aptitude it gives Enemy hostile scheme success chance max -10%. Aptitude also comes from Shieldmaiden (+20), Lifestyle Blademaster (+5 to +15) and Gallant (+5). Base salary 0.12 a month; revoking it costs 200 prestige. Patch 1.20.0.3, from game/common/court_positions/types/00_court_positions.txt.
Quick answers (3)
- What makes a good Bodyguard in CK3?
- Prowess Skill Prowess × 4 (max 50), Shieldmaiden +20, Lifestyle Blademaster +5 to +15, Gallant +5, Brave +20, Paranoid +10, Craven -15, Akolouthos Court Position +5, Tradition Ep3 Palace Politics -10, Is your Soulmate +40, Is your Best Friend +30, Is your Friend +15, Best of Knights +20, Competing Knights +30, Guards' Chamber 0, Domicile +5 to +30, Praetorian Guard Perk +15, Employer has Praetorian Guard Perk +15, Cherbi Court Position Aptitude +1 to +15 and Learning the Ropes +10 (the game's aptitude breakdown, patch 1.20.0.3).
- What does the Bodyguard give?
- Terrible: Enemy hostile scheme success chance max -1%; Poor: Enemy hostile scheme success chance max -2%; Average: Enemy hostile scheme success chance max -5%; Good: Enemy hostile scheme success chance max -7%; Excellent: Enemy hostile scheme success chance max -10%.
- What tasks can the Bodyguard do?
- Terrify Court.
A Bodyguard is the final line of defense against any and all attackers. Where their charge goes they follow, and they will not hesitate to put themselves in the way of any danger that might be lurking out there.
What it gives you, by aptitude
The holder's aptitude (see below) sets the level: levels start at 20, 40, 60, 80.
Terriblebelow 20
Poor20+
Average40+
Good60+
Excellent80+
• Has a chance to prevent Assassination Murder Schemes :3 • Reduces your risk to die or be captured in Battles you're both fighting in
What makes a good Bodyguard
The game's own aptitude breakdown for this position — every part it adds up:
| Part | Aptitude |
|---|---|
| Prowess Skill | Prowess × 4 (max 50) |
| Shieldmaiden | +20 |
| Lifestyle Blademaster | +5 to +15 |
| Gallant | +5 |
| Brave | +20 |
| Paranoid | +10 |
| Craven | -15 |
| Akolouthos Court Position | +5 |
| Tradition Ep3 Palace Politics | -10 |
| Is your Soulmate | +40 |
| Is your Best Friend | +30 |
| Is your Friend | +15 |
| Best of Knights | +20 |
| Competing Knights | +30 |
| Guards' Chamber | 0 |
| Domicile | +5 to +30 |
| Praetorian Guard Perk | +15 |
| Employer has Praetorian Guard Perk | +15 |
| Cherbi Court Position Aptitude | +1 to +15 |
| Learning the Ropes | +10 |
The holder gets
Tasks
Terrify Court
This character is paraded around in court to ensure that everyone knows that they are only one step away from the chopping block.
Costs 0.05 prestige a month
Other rooms and names
Some governments and cultures call it Kheshig, Imperial Guardsman, Household Guardsman.
The game picks the room by the ruler's government or culture.
Who may hire it (valid_position) (8 lines of game script)
trigger_if = {
limit = {
government_has_flag = government_is_nomadic
}
domicile ?= {
has_domicile_building_or_higher = character_warfare_yurt_01
}
}As written in game/common/court_positions/types/00_court_positions.txt.
Who may hold it (valid_character) (3 lines of game script)
valid_camp_officer_trigger = {
OFFICER = bodyguard
}As written in game/common/court_positions/types/00_court_positions.txt.
Shown when (is_shown) (8 lines of game script)
has_ep1_court_positions_dlc_trigger = yes
trigger_if = {
limit = {
is_ai = yes
highest_held_title_tier <= tier_county
}
always = no
}As written in game/common/court_positions/types/00_court_positions.txt.
Source: game/common/court_positions/types/00_court_positions.txt, common/court_positions/tasks, common/script_values and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.0.3. Salary is the base before the realm-size and cultural-era multipliers.