CK3 DatabaseCrusader Kings III · 1.20.0.3 “Crozier” · unofficial
Retinue Lancers, the game's illustration

Heavy Cavalry men-at-arms

Retinue Lancers

Damage
200
Toughness
70
Pursuit
40
Screen
0
accolade_maa_lancers

Retinue Men-at-Arms Coursing into the fray with thunderous clamor and true nobility, the serried ranks of these horsemen inspire a terrible awe on any battlefield.

Counters

Countering cuts the countered regiment's damage by up to 90%: full effect at 2 effective countering sub-regiments per countered one (NCombat defines).

Retinue Lancers counters

Countered by (Heavy Cavalry)

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Terrain and winter

In Plains+60 damage
In Drylands+60 damage
In Hills-10 damage
In Mountains-35 damage
In Desert Mountains-35 damage
In Wetlands-35 damage, -5 toughness, -5 pursuit
In Normal Winter-10 damage, -5 toughness
In Harsh Winter-20 damage, -10 toughness

How to get it

  • A knight's accolade with the Lancer attribute at level 2 or higher
The game's recruit condition (can_recruit)
any_accolade = {
	accolade_attribute_level = {
		type = lancer_attribute
		level >= 2
	}
}
NOT = {
	culture = {
		has_cultural_parameter = strength_in_numbers_heavy_maa_ban
	}
}
NOT = {
	exists = scope:title
}

Upgrades

Bonuses in the files that raise this regiment or every Heavy Cavalry regiment.

innovation · Plate Armor

  • Toughness+20

innovation · Lacquered Armor

  • Toughness+8

innovation · Lacquered Armor

tradition · Frugal Armorers

tradition · Stand and Fight

tradition · Horse Breeders

tradition · Longbow Competitions

tradition · Defensive Tactics

tradition · Eastern Roman Legacy

tradition · Pragmatic Creed

tradition · Indomitable Azatani

tradition · Audacious Cadets

tradition · Imperial Tagmata

tradition · Iron Cavalry

building · Jousting Grounds (top level: Royal Tournament Arenas)

building · Iron Pillar of Delhi (top level: Iron Pillar of Delhi)

building · Quarries (top level: Mechanized Water Pumping)

building · Walls & Towers (top level: Ravelins & Cavaliers)

building · Hillside Grazing Lands (top level: Large Horse Ranches)

building · Stables (top level: Stud Farms)

building · Iron Pillar of Delhi (top level: Alai Minar)

Source: game/common/men_at_arms_types/01_accolade_maa_types.txt, game/common/script_values/00_men_at_arms_values.txt and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.0.3.