Royal court
Court Poet
Court Poet is a court position in Crusader Kings III; its aptitude rests on Diplomacy. At excellent aptitude it gives Stress Loss +10%, Court grandeur baseline +3. Aptitude also comes from Gregarious (+15), Lifestyle Reveler (+15) and Diplomat (+15). 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 Court Poet in CK3?
- Diplomacy Skill Diplomacy × 2.5 (max 50), Learning Skill Learning (max 50), Gregarious +15, Lifestyle Reveler +15, Diplomat +15, Does not have the Lifestyle Poet Trait -20, Refined Poetry Cultural Tradition +20, Member of Dynastic Cycle +10, Liege is a member of Dynastic Cycle +10, Prophetic Visions +30, Domicile 0 and Learning the Ropes +10 (the game's aptitude breakdown, patch 1.20.0.3).
- What does the Court Poet give?
- Terrible: Stress Loss +1%, Court grandeur baseline +1; Poor: Stress Loss +3%, Court grandeur baseline +1; Average: Stress Loss +5%, Court grandeur baseline +2; Good: Stress Loss +8%, Court grandeur baseline +2; Excellent: Stress Loss +10%, Court grandeur baseline +3.
- What tasks can the Court Poet do?
- Extol Domestic Legend, Commend Legend Abroad and Write Poetry.
The Court Poet is a connoisseur of words and verse, providing their Liege and all at court with entertainment, intellectual stimulation, and emotional experiences.
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+
• May randomly become Inspired
What makes a good Court Poet
The game's own aptitude breakdown for this position — every part it adds up:
| Part | Aptitude |
|---|---|
| Diplomacy Skill | Diplomacy × 2.5 (max 50) |
| Learning Skill | Learning (max 50) |
| Gregarious | +15 |
| Lifestyle Reveler | +15 |
| Diplomat | +15 |
| Does not have the Lifestyle Poet Trait | -20 |
| Refined Poetry Cultural Tradition | +20 |
| Member of Dynastic Cycle | +10 |
| Liege is a member of Dynastic Cycle | +10 |
| Prophetic Visions | +30 |
| Domicile | 0 |
| Learning the Ropes | +10 |
The holder gets
Tasks
Extol Domestic Legend
This character is tasked with glorifying their Liege's Legend, amplifying its spread.
Commend Legend Abroad
This character will travel your realm and beyond to convince Vassals and neighboring Rulers to make your legend their Promoted Legend
Every year, one of your Vassals or neighboring Rulers may make your legend their Promoted Legend. Higher levels of Aptitude will increase the chances of this occurring.
Write Poetry
Your Court Poet will spend their time penning and reciting beautiful poems about you, your realm, and your achievements.
Every year the Court Poet will write a poem, giving you a Modifier improving either your Legitimacy, Piety, Advantage, or Attraction for three years (Effect increases with Aptitude)
Each finished Poem will provide a one time increase of Bloc Cohesion
Other rooms and names
Some governments and cultures call it Poet Laureate, Court Skald.
The game picks the room by the ruler's government or culture.
Who may hire it (valid_position) (48 lines of game script)
OR = {
is_landed_or_landless_administrative_or_theocratic = yes
government_has_flag = government_is_nomadic
}
trigger_if = {
limit = {
government_has_flag = government_is_nomadic
root.culture ?= {
has_cultural_parameter = better_court_poets
}
}
OR = {
has_realm_law = nomadic_authority_5
has_realm_law = nomadic_authority_4
has_realm_law = nomadic_authority_3
has_realm_law = nomadic_authority_2
}
}
trigger_else_if = {
limit = {
government_has_flag = government_is_nomadic
}
OR = {
has_realm_law = nomadic_authority_5
has_realm_law = nomadic_authority_4
has_realm_law = nomadic_authority_3
}
}
trigger_else_if = {
limit = {
dynasty ?= {
has_dynasty_perk = tgp_japan_legacy_2
}
is_house_head = yes
}
highest_held_title_tier >= tier_county
}
trigger_else_if = {
limit = {
root.culture ?= {
has_cultural_parameter = better_court_poets
}
}
highest_held_title_tier >= tier_duchy
}
trigger_else = {
highest_held_title_tier >= tier_kingdom
}As written in game/common/court_positions/types/00_court_positions.txt.
Who may hold it (valid_character) (5 lines of game script)
scope:employee = {
court_poet_validity_trigger = {
EMPLOYER = scope:liege
}
}As written in game/common/court_positions/types/00_court_positions.txt.
Shown when (is_shown) (15 lines of game script)
OR = {
is_landed_or_landless_administrative_or_theocratic = yes
government_has_flag = government_is_nomadic
}
OR = {
has_ep1_court_positions_dlc_trigger = yes
has_tgp_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.