Camp officers (landless adventurers)
Master Bard
Master Bard is a camp officer in Crusader Kings III; its aptitude rests on Diplomacy. At excellent aptitude it gives Prestige +0.3/month. Aptitude also comes from Employer has Positions Of Power Perk (Friend) (+5), Gregarious (+15) and Lifestyle Poet (+30). It needs Roads to Power. Patch 1.20.0.3, from game/common/court_positions/types/00_camp_officers.txt.
Quick answers (2)
- What makes a good Master Bard in CK3?
- Employer has Positions Of Power Perk (Friend) +5, Diplomacy Skill Diplomacy × 2.5 (max 60), Learning Skill Learning (max 50), Gregarious +15, Lifestyle Poet +30, Shy -10, Lifestyle Reveler +20, Seducer +20, Musical Theorists Cultural Tradition +20 and Refined Poetry Cultural Tradition +20 (the game's aptitude breakdown, patch 1.20.0.3).
- What does the Master Bard give?
- Terrible: Prestige +0.05/month; Poor: Prestige +0.1/month; Average: Prestige +0.2/month; Good: Prestige +0.25/month; Excellent: Prestige +0.3/month.
The Master Bard entertains the camp and its officers with ballads and tall tales. Their efforts may also go some way to immortalizing an adventurer's grand deeds.
What it gives you, by aptitude
The holder's aptitude (see below) sets the level: levels start at 20, 40, 60, 80.
• Unlocks Send Poem Interaction
What makes a good Master Bard
The game's own aptitude breakdown for this position — every part it adds up:
| Part | Aptitude |
|---|---|
| Employer has Positions Of Power Perk (Friend) | +5 |
| Diplomacy Skill | Diplomacy × 2.5 (max 60) |
| Learning Skill | Learning (max 50) |
| Gregarious | +15 |
| Lifestyle Poet | +30 |
| Shy | -10 |
| Lifestyle Reveler | +20 |
| Seducer | +20 |
| Musical Theorists Cultural Tradition | +20 |
| Refined Poetry Cultural Tradition | +20 |
The holder gets
- Prestige+0.1/month
Who may hire it (valid_position) (10 lines of game script)
custom_tooltip = {
text = landless_government_tt
government_has_flag = government_is_landless_adventurer
}
custom_tooltip = {
text = master_bard_camp_officer_parameter_tt
domicile ?= {
has_domicile_parameter = camp_unlocks_master_bard_officer
}
}As written in game/common/court_positions/types/00_camp_officers.txt.
Who may hold it (valid_character) (3 lines of game script)
valid_camp_officer_trigger = {
OFFICER = master_bard
}As written in game/common/court_positions/types/00_camp_officers.txt.
Shown when (is_shown) (5 lines of game script)
has_ep3_dlc_trigger = yes
custom_tooltip = {
text = landless_government_tt
government_has_flag = government_is_landless_adventurer
}As written in game/common/court_positions/types/00_camp_officers.txt.
Source: game/common/court_positions/types/00_camp_officers.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.