Royal court
Personal Champion
Personal Champion is a court position in Crusader Kings III; its aptitude rests on Prowess. At excellent aptitude it gives Prestige +0.3/month, Dread Decay -30%. Aptitude also comes from Lifestyle Blademaster (+5 to +30), Shieldmaiden (+20) and Brave (+20). 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 Personal Champion in CK3?
- Prowess Skill Prowess × 4 (max 50), Lifestyle Blademaster +5 to +30, Shieldmaiden +20, Brave +20, Craven -10, Maimed -50, Wounded 3 -50, Wounded 2 -25, Blind -50, Infirm -75, Best of Knights +20, Competing Knights +30 and Learning the Ropes +10 (the game's aptitude breakdown, patch 1.20.0.3).
- What does the Personal Champion give?
- Terrible: Prestige +0.02/month, Dread Decay -2%; Poor: Prestige +0.05/month, Dread Decay -5%; Average: Prestige +0.1/month, Dread Decay -10%; Good: Prestige +0.2/month, Dread Decay -20%; Excellent: Prestige +0.3/month, Dread Decay -30%.
- What tasks can the Personal Champion do?
- Compete in Name, Exercise with Ruler and Improve Skills.
A Personal Champion is a skilled and deadly fighter that can represent their Liege in duels.
What it gives you, by aptitude
The holder's aptitude (see below) sets the level: levels start at 20, 40, 60, 80.
Terriblebelow 20
- Prestige+0.02/month
- Dread Decay-2%
Poor20+
- Prestige+0.05/month
- Dread Decay-5%
Average40+
- Prestige+0.1/month
- Dread Decay-10%
Good60+
- Prestige+0.2/month
- Dread Decay-20%
Excellent80+
- Prestige+0.3/month
- Dread Decay-30%
• Can take your place in some Duels
What makes a good Personal Champion
The game's own aptitude breakdown for this position — every part it adds up:
| Part | Aptitude |
|---|---|
| Prowess Skill | Prowess × 4 (max 50) |
| Lifestyle Blademaster | +5 to +30 |
| Shieldmaiden | +20 |
| Brave | +20 |
| Craven | -10 |
| Maimed | -50 |
| Wounded 3 | -50 |
| Wounded 2 | -25 |
| Blind | -50 |
| Infirm | -75 |
| Best of Knights | +20 |
| Competing Knights | +30 |
| Learning the Ropes | +10 |
The holder gets
- Prestige+0.25/month
- Attraction Opinion+10
- Tourney Participant Trait Experience Gain+25%
- Lifestyle Blademaster Trait Experience Gain+25%
Tasks
Compete in Name
This character is actively taking part in local tournaments around the realm in their liege's name.
Exercise with Ruler
This character is tasked with ensuring their liege is healthy and in shape.
Liege may gain Prowess Skill every month
Costs 0.05 prestige a month
Improve Skills
This character is focusing on improving their skills as a personal champion.
Every month this character has a chance of gaining Tourney Participant Trait Experience or Prowess Skill
Costs 0.05 prestige a month
Other rooms and names
Some governments and cultures call it Tiger-Brave Gentleman, Tiger-Brave Soldier.
The game picks the room by the ruler's government or culture.
Who may hire it (valid_position) (1 line of game script)
is_landed_or_landless_administrative_or_theocratic = yes
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 = {
champion_validity_trigger = {
EMPLOYER = scope:liege
}
}As written in game/common/court_positions/types/00_court_positions.txt.
Shown when (is_shown) (12 lines of game script)
is_landed_or_landless_administrative_or_theocratic = yes
has_ep1_court_positions_dlc_trigger = yes
NOT = {
government_has_flag = government_is_nomadic
}
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.