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Chanson de Geste tradition emblem

Regional tradition

Chanson de Geste

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This culture values the heroic deeds of long gone ancestors. The romantic retelling of the lives of knights such as Guillaume, or Roland, will inspire generations to come.

Effects

Other effects

  • The Valets Innovation becomes available in the Late Medieval Era
  • The Poet Trait has additional bonuses
  • The Poet Trait is more common
  • The Martial Education Traits are more valued
  • The Bumbling Squire, Confident Knight, Formidable Banneret and Famous Champion Traits are more valued
  • The Blademaster Traits have additional bonuses
  • The Craven and Content Traits are looked down upon
  • Knights are slightly more prone to injury during Battles
  • May challenge Rivals to Single Combat, inflicting Stress if you win
  • Can hold a Joust Contest in a Grand Tournament
  • The Knight-Errant Trait has additional bonuses

Traits it changes

These traits give extra effects to characters of a culture with this tradition (see each trait's page).

Cultures that start with it

Breton, French, Norman, Occitan

Source: game/common/culture/traditions/00_maa_traditions.txt and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.0.3.