
Effect · every source
How to increase Diplomacy in CK3
99 sources raise Diplomacy and 54 lower it in the game files of patch 1.20.0.3.
diplomacyThe biggest boosts
+10Virtuoso ArbitratorTrait
+8Gray EminenceTrait
+6Charismatic NegotiatorTrait
What raises Diplomacy (99)
Traits (61)

education_diplomacy_5· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
education_diplomacy_4· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
education_diplomacy_3· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Genius+5
intellect_good_3· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
education_diplomacy_2· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
education_intrigue_5· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Diplomat+3
diplomat· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Generous+3
generous· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
beauty_good_3· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
intellect_good_2· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
education_diplomacy_1· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt

August+2
august· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt


Diligent+2
diligent· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Honest+2
honest· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
gregarious· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Trusting+2
trusting· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
compassionate· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Fickle+2
fickle· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
forgiving· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt

Handsome+2
beauty_good_2· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Shrewd+2
shrewd· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
historical_character· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt


chakravarti· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
greatest_of_khans· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
diplomatic_court_2· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Wayfarer+2
lifestyle_wayfarer· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt

strategist· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
administrator· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
theologian· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt

Calm+1
calm· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
ambitious· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Charming+1
charming· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Curious+1
curious· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
improvident· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt

Confider+1
confider· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Comely+1
beauty_good_1· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Quick+1
intellect_good_1· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
saoshyant· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
varangian· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt

Follower+1
adventurer_follower· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Herald+1
herald· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Loyal+1
loyal· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt


diplomatic_court_1· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt



Traveler+1
lifestyle_traveler· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt

Focuses (5)

Not Adventurer government
diplomacy_foreign_affairs_focus· game/common/focuses/00_lifestyle_focuses.txt
Not Adventurer government
diplomacy_family_focus· game/common/focuses/00_lifestyle_focuses.txt
wanderer_journey_focus· game/common/focuses/00_lifestyle_focuses.txt
Childhood education focus
education_diplomacy· game/common/focuses/00_education_focuses.txt
Not Adventurer government
diplomacy_majesty_focus· game/common/focuses/00_lifestyle_focuses.txt
Cultural traditions (1)

Legacy of Oathsworn Concilliation+1
Characters of this culture
oath_mend_the_fracture_tradition· game/common/culture/traditions/09_ach_traditions.txt
Holy sites (28)
Sennar+2
Sennar · Followers, while the faith holds it
sennar· game/common/religion/faith_types/00_faith_types.txtKarakorum · Holder of the county
kara_khorum· game/common/religion/faith_types/00_faith_types.txtMakhir+2
Makhir · Followers, while the faith holds it
makhir· game/common/religion/faith_types/00_faith_types.txtJenne+1
Jenne · Followers, while the faith holds it
jenne· game/common/religion/faith_types/00_faith_types.txtLuoyang+1
Henan · Followers, while the faith holds it
luoyang· game/common/religion/faith_types/00_faith_types.txtKalasan+1
Mataram · Followers, while the faith holds it
kalasan· game/common/religion/faith_types/00_faith_types.txtRagusa+1
Ragusa · Followers, while the faith holds it
ragusa· game/common/religion/faith_types/00_faith_types.txtSijilmasa · Followers, while the faith holds it
sijilmasa· game/common/religion/faith_types/00_faith_types.txtAthens+1
Attica · Followers, while the faith holds it
athens· game/common/religion/faith_types/00_faith_types.txtMathura+1
Mathura · Followers, while the faith holds it
mathura· game/common/religion/faith_types/00_faith_types.txtSemien+1
Semien · Followers, while the faith holds it
semien· game/common/religion/faith_types/00_faith_types.txtGarwhal+1
Garwhal · Holder of the county
garwhal· game/common/religion/faith_types/00_faith_types.txtVien Chan · Holder of the county
vien_chan· game/common/religion/faith_types/00_faith_types.txtKayor+1
Kayor · Followers, while the faith holds it
kayor· game/common/religion/faith_types/00_faith_types.txtWakhsh · Holder of the county
takht-i-sangin· game/common/religion/faith_types/00_faith_types.txtWakhsh · Followers, while the faith holds it
takht-i-sangin· game/common/religion/faith_types/00_faith_types.txt
Buildings (4)



Holder
Levels 3–4: +1 to +1 (2 levels give it)
duomo-florence· game/common/buildings/ccp3_special_buildings.txt
What lowers Diplomacy (54)
Traits (52)

Imbecile-8
intellect_bad_3· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
ergotism· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Inbred-5
inbred· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
disfigured· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Stupid-4
intellect_bad_2· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Hideous-3
beauty_bad_3· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Greedy-2
greedy· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
deceitful· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Shy-2
shy· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Callous-2
callous· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
eccentric· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Vengeful-2
vengeful· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
reclusive· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
irritable· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
pneumonic· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Maimed-2
maimed· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt



consumption· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
bubonic_plague· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Smallpox-2
smallpox· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Measles-2
measles· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
dysentery· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Ugly-2
beauty_bad_2· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Slow-2
intellect_bad_1· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Lisping-2
lisping· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
stuttering· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Dull-2
dull· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
berserker· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Lazy-1
lazy· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Wrathful-1
wrathful· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Paranoid-1
paranoid· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Rakish-1
rakish· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
inappetetic· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
depressed_1· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
depressed_genetic· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
great_pox· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Infirm-1
infirm· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt

Typhus-1
typhus· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Homely-1
beauty_bad_1· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Bastard-1
bastard· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
legitimized_bastard· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
disputed_heritage· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
child_of_concubine_female· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
child_of_concubine_male· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Wild Oat-1
wild_oat· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
bastard_founder· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Witch-1
witch· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
denounced· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Disloyal-1
disloyal· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Tenets (2)

Characters holding it as a personal tenet
tenet_pastoral_isolation· game/common/religion/tenet_types/00_tenet_types.txt
Characters holding it as a personal tenet
tenet_pure_land· game/common/religion/tenet_types/00_tenet_types.txt
Source: game/common/buildings/00_special_buildings.txt, game/common/buildings/ccp3_special_buildings.txt, game/common/buildings/cp8_special_buildings.txt, game/common/culture/traditions/09_ach_traditions.txt, game/common/focuses/00_education_focuses.txt, game/common/focuses/00_lifestyle_focuses.txt, game/common/religion/faith_types/00_faith_types.txt, game/common/religion/tenet_types/00_tenet_types.txt, game/common/traits/00_traits.txt and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.0.3. Building chains are shown once, at their strongest level, with the range over their levels. Effects that come only from events or scale with a script value are not listed.