Steppe court
Stargazer
Stargazer is a court position in Crusader Kings III; its aptitude rests on Learning. At excellent aptitude it gives Stress Loss +25%, Monthly Piety +5%, Learning +1. Aptitude also comes from Lifestyle Mystic (+15), Lifestyle Herbalist (+10) and Learning Education (+4). Patch 1.20.0.3, from game/common/court_positions/types/00_mpo_court_positions.txt.
Quick answers (3)
- What makes a good Stargazer in CK3?
- Learning Skill Learning × 1.75 (max 50), Lifestyle Mystic +15, Astrologer Yurt 0, Lifestyle Herbalist +10 and Learning Education +4 (the game's aptitude breakdown, patch 1.20.0.3).
- What does the Stargazer give?
- Terrible: Stress Loss +10%, Monthly Piety +2%; Poor: Stress Loss +12%, Monthly Piety +3%; Average: Stress Loss +15%, Monthly Piety +4%; Good: Stress Loss +20%, Monthly Piety +5%; Excellent: Stress Loss +25%, Monthly Piety +5%, Learning +1.
- What tasks can the Stargazer do?
- Guide Shepherds and Oversee Preparations.
The Stargazer searches the skies to predict what fate may be upon us.
What it gives you, by aptitude
The holder's aptitude (see below) sets the level: levels start at 20, 40, 60, 80.
Terriblebelow 20
- Stress Loss+10%
- Monthly Piety+2%
Poor20+
- Stress Loss+12%
- Monthly Piety+3%
Average40+
- Stress Loss+15%
- Monthly Piety+4%
Good60+
- Stress Loss+20%
- Monthly Piety+5%
Excellent80+
- Stress Loss+25%
- Monthly Piety+5%
- Learning+1
• Enables the Consult the Skies Decision • Enables the Call for an Assembly Decision
What makes a good Stargazer
The game's own aptitude breakdown for this position — every part it adds up:
| Part | Aptitude |
|---|---|
| Learning Skill | Learning × 1.75 (max 50) |
| Lifestyle Mystic | +15 |
| Astrologer Yurt | 0 |
| Lifestyle Herbalist | +10 |
| Learning Education | +4 |
The holder gets
- Learning+1
Tasks
Guide Shepherds
This character is aiding the herders and shepherds of the realm to find the best grazing lands.
Herder Government Vassals or Tributaries may gain the Lifestyle Seasoned Pastor Trait or County Fertility
Costs 0.05 prestige a month
Oversee Preparations
This character is tasked with ensuring the best outcome for the season, either by utilizing the effects of the good weather or mitigating the effects of the bad weather.
Effect due to … in …: • Herd Gain: +15%
Effect due to … in …: • Vassal Opinion: +10
Effect due to … in …: • Piety: GetLocalPlayerPietyTextIcon+3.0/month
Effect due to … in …: • County Fertility Growth: +20%
Effect due to … in …: • County Fertility Growth: +0.25
Effect due to … in …: • County Fertility Consumption: -30%
Effect due to … in …: • Move Domicile Travel Speed: +33%
Costs 0.05 prestige a month
Who may hire it (valid_position) (2 lines of game script)
highest_held_title_tier >= tier_county government_has_flag = government_is_nomadic
As written in game/common/court_positions/types/00_mpo_court_positions.txt.
Who may hold it (valid_character) (6 lines of game script)
scope:employee = {
liege = scope:liege
court_astrologer_validity_trigger = {
EMPLOYER = scope:liege
}
}As written in game/common/court_positions/types/00_mpo_court_positions.txt.
Shown when (is_shown) (1 line of game script)
government_has_flag = government_is_nomadic
As written in game/common/court_positions/types/00_mpo_court_positions.txt.
Source: game/common/court_positions/types/00_mpo_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.