Celestial court
Fire Dragon Engineer
Fire Dragon Engineer is a court position in Crusader Kings III; its aptitude rests on Learning. At excellent aptitude it gives Siege Phase Time -25%. Aptitude also comes from Erudite (+15), Architect (+15) and Diligent (+15). Base salary 0.5 a month; revoking it costs 200 prestige. Patch 1.20.0.3, from game/common/court_positions/types/00_celestial_court_positions.txt.
Quick answers (3)
- What makes a good Fire Dragon Engineer in CK3?
- Learning Skill Learning × 1.75 (max 50), Erudite +15, Architect +15, Diligent +15, Patient +15, Lazy -15 and Impatient -15 (the game's aptitude breakdown, patch 1.20.0.3).
- What does the Fire Dragon Engineer give?
- Terrible: Siege Phase Time -5%; Poor: Siege Phase Time -10%; Average: Siege Phase Time -15%; Good: Siege Phase Time -20%; Excellent: Siege Phase Time -25%.
- What tasks can the Fire Dragon Engineer do?
- Forge Fire Dragons and Command Artillery.
The Fire Dragon Engineer is a master of firearms, furnishing troops with formidable flame-belching instruments of war.
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+
- Siege Phase Time-10%
Average40+
- Siege Phase Time-15%
Good60+
- Siege Phase Time-20%
Excellent80+
- Siege Phase Time-25%
What makes a good Fire Dragon Engineer
The game's own aptitude breakdown for this position — every part it adds up:
| Part | Aptitude |
|---|---|
| Learning Skill | Learning × 1.75 (max 50) |
| Erudite | +15 |
| Architect | +15 |
| Diligent | +15 |
| Patient | +15 |
| Lazy | -15 |
| Impatient | -15 |
Tasks
Forge Fire Dragons
The Fire Dragon Engineer will focus their energies on the forging of firearms, keeping an abundant arsenal ever at the ready.
Command Artillery
The Fire Dragon Engineer will personally oversee the deployment and employment of their instruments of destruction on the battlefield.
Who may hire it (valid_position) (2 lines of game script)
highest_held_title_tier >= tier_kingdom government_has_flag = government_is_celestial
As written in game/common/court_positions/types/00_celestial_court_positions.txt.
Who may hold it (valid_character) (5 lines of game script)
scope:employee = {
fire_dragon_engineer_validity_trigger = {
EMPLOYER = scope:liege
}
}As written in game/common/court_positions/types/00_celestial_court_positions.txt.
Shown when (is_shown) (8 lines of game script)
government_has_flag = government_is_celestial
culture = {
has_innovation = innovation_fire_medicine
}
OR = {
is_independent_ruler = yes
vassal_contract_has_flag = celestial_military_appointment
}As written in game/common/court_positions/types/00_celestial_court_positions.txt.
Source: game/common/court_positions/types/00_celestial_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.