Game Your Character Traits CK3 Style!

[Valiens Nantaris]

So I've recently bought Crusader Kings 3 and am enjoying it quite a lot.

Inspired by this thread: https://www.starwarsrp.net/threads/your-characters-ck2-traits.98016/

I was curious how people would fare today.

The full list of traits are here: https://ck3.paradoxwikis.com/Traits

How they work in game is that you get:

• 3 personality traits, none of which can be opposite of another one.
• An education trait reflecting their upbringing and skills before adulthood.
• Potentially physical and congenital traits depending on your character.
• Lifestyle traits for working towards a specific goal for ~10-15 years to master that situation.
• Others if they suit.

So I'll start with Valiens Nantaris:

He is:

• Stubborn, vengeful and brave.
• A tough soldier.
• Handsome (Liam Neeson playby!)
• Scarred.
• Gallant.
• Aspiring Blademaster
• Drunkard

So overall someone who specialises in battle and fighting...not so good with the organisation or diplomacy!

What's yours?

 

[PERSENUS]

Perenus:

• Diligent
• Wrathful
• IMPATIENT
• Formidable Bannaret
• Shrewd
• Gallant
• Blademaster
• Excommunicated
• Athletic
• Reclusive

Deryn

• Diligent
• Ambitious
• Generous
• Prowess
• Hideous
• Strong
• Scholar
• Hunter
• Profiligate

 

[Ellie Mors]

Vesta

• Calm, ambitious, and vengeful
• Insightful
• Shrewd
• Robust
• Wise Man
• Pensive
• Journaller
• Cannibal

 

[Joycelyn Zambrano]

Joycelyn Zambrano
Personality Traits:

• Zealous
• Brave
• Ambitious

Education Traits:
- Conscientious Scribe

Physical/Congenital Traits:

• Giant
• Strong

Levelled Traits:
- Aspiring Blademaster

Commander Traits:

• Aggressive Attacker
• Holy Warrior

Criminal Traits:
- Dynastic Kinslayer

Dynasty Traits:
- Twin

Other:

• Pilgrim
• Warrior of the Faith
• Berserker

I didn't see it reasonable that she had mastered a lifestyle goal yet. However, with the amount of time she's been in the field, I thought she had earned some Commander traits. The "holy"-type traits would be from the perspective of the Sith and the Ember of Vahl, building on the zealot personality trait and her theological education.

In summary, Joycelyn is a woman with much martial prowess and deep faith, but and a poor diplomat, disinterested in wealth and personal schemes.

 

[AMCO]

Always a fan of anything Crusader Kings related, so here's Adrian:

• Personality: Gregarious, Arrogant, and Cynical. ('nuff said, though an argument could be made for Gluttonous and Vengeful.)
• Education: Charismatic Negotiator (Considered something Learning-related, but this is more in line with his actual upbringing.)
• Congenital: Beautiful, Robust... and Sterile. (NB! They are all because of tampering with his own body. A shame that isn't something you can do in Crusader Kings III... yet. Who knows, given the Secret Societies DLC in II.)
• Physical: Shrewd. Leaned back and forth between Intelligent and this, but landed on this one.
• Lifestyle: I don't think he's been at it long enough, but he's on his way towards Scholar.
• Levelled Traits: Famous Reveler - he's been known to travel to enemy territory to attend parties, for crying out loud.
• Commander Traits: Cautious Leader... is what he would be if he had any military competence whatsoever. He doesn't.
• Criminal Traits: Oh boy. Adulterer, Fornicator, and Witch, quite possibly Deviant and Sodomite too. Yeaaaah, the Pope wouldn't approve.
• Coping Mechanisms: Rakish and quite possibly Profligate. What, he's been under a lot of stress lately!

Bonus Round: He arguably has the "Disinherited" trait, but it's more of a mutual agreement with the head of the noble house he belongs to to keep ties with Sith Empire within the plausibly deniable in case it's ever toppled by its numerous enemies.

 

[Jaeger Harrsk]

CK is just powerful, I've started using CK traits for my characters' personalities:

Jaeger:

GREY EMINENCE
CALLOUS
SCARRED
PARANOID
SHREWD
ZEALOUS
DILIGENT
OVERSEER
AMBITIOUS

 

[(Just) Duncan]

Duncan is:

Brave
Fickle
Gregarious

Martial- Misguided Warrior (look its a Goose, idk what else you are expecting)

Lunatic
Slow

Comfort Eater
Irritable

 

[TheReal_McChicken]

I did this for Archie's bio a while back, but now that you've brought it up I want to do it with some other characters!

Maiven
Arrogant
Impatient
Brave
Tough Soldier
Aspiring Blademaster

Derleth
Ambitious
Honest
Zealous
Astute Intellectual
Bleeder
Mystic
Witch

Hans
Greedy
Cynic
Just
Bumbling Squire
Hale
Holy Order Member (if you count Imperial Knights as such)

 

[Sakadi Marathi Sinvala]

Oh, I love this! For Sakadi I'd say:

Personality: Calm, Fickle and Chaste
Educational: This one's difficult... I'd say Astute Intellectual, but Adequate Bargainer could also be applicable.
Congenital: Beautiful, Quick, maybe Delicate?
Physical: Shrewd.
Lifestyle: Theologian, because of her blind faith in the Force.
Levelled: Wise Woman
Commander: Reckless without a doubt.
Criminal: Fornicator, in the dim and distant past.
Coping mechanisms: Reclusive
Health: Maimed, her vocal cords are permanently damaged.

 

[Inanna Harth]

I'd like to do this with all my characters (or most - I don't think Nimdok would work, seeing as he's two very different people depending on the situation), but let's start with Inanna Hoole.

• Personality: Stubborn, Compassionate, Trusting (Also considered Generous and Just, but those are more background traits.)
• Education: Conscientious Scribe
• Congenital: Beautiful (when she wants to be) and relatively Slow, as those who have written with her have no doubt noticed...
• Physical: Scarred (But all the scars are on the inside, a la "Veteran of the Psychic Wars".)
• Lifestyle: Seductress? (Could be Architect or Gallant as well. She usually fails at everything she tries to do. wink)
• Leveled Traits: Again, tough... but I'd go with Aspiring Blademaster, I suppose. If she had her way and was stronger in the Force, it'd be Wise Woman.
• Commander Traits: Reaver, which may surprised those who know her.
• Criminal Traits: Fornicator; while I'd say this trait doesn't necessarily mean much to SW society at large, it does mean something to Inanna herself, and she doesn't consider it a good thing or an excusable vice.
• Coping Mechanisms: Contrite, Drunkard (formerly), Improvident, Rakish, Journaller

 

[Salamander]

Arrius Messala is a newer character of mine, so he's more easy to classify.

• Personality: Ambitious, Patient, Deceitful (Also considered Temperate, Just, Diligent, Cynical, and Vengeful.)
• Education: Intricate Webweaver
• Congenital: Hunchback, Sterile, Hideous
• Physical: Disfigured
• Lifestyle: Schemer
• Leveled Traits: Physician (Could also be Mystic, idk.)
• Commander Traits: Cautious Leader - combat isn't really his forte and he will avoid any direct confrontation if possible.
• Criminal Traits: Witch... and possibly, secretly, a bit of a Deviant.
• Coping Mechanisms: Flagellant (I'm deriving this from his habit of deliberately depriving himself of the Force whenever he's at home), Reclusive

 

[Val Drutin]

Ah, Val Drutin! One of my first characters, and quite difficult to pinpoint at times.

• Personality: Chaste, Content, Wrathful (Also considered Brave, Lazy, Stubborn, Forgiving, and Honest.)
• Education: Formidable Banneret
• Congenital: Lunatic, Possessed, Herculean
• Physical: Strong
• Lifestyle: Gallant, Celibate
• Leveled Traits: Blademaster!
• Commander Traits: Reckless
• Criminal Traits: Kinslayer
• Coping Mechanisms: Comfort Eater, Athletic

 

[Kaida Taldir]

For Kaida Taldir.

Personality Traits:

• Just
• Brave
• Callous

Kaida is just and fair and without mercy. The law is an iron bar society bends to, not the other way round.

Education Traits:

• Skilled Tactician

Congenital Traits:

• Hale

Physical:

• Strong (for an Eldorai, she's not superhuman, but tough)
• Scarred

Lifestyle Traits:

• Overseer

Levelled Traits:

• Aspiring Blademaster

Commander Traits:

• Unyielding Defender
• Rough Terrain Expert (because elementalist)

Criminal Traits:

• Excommunicated (probably excommunicated by the Orthodox Church of Ashira).

Coping Mechanisms:

• Athletic

Other:

• Order Member (Angelii, both royalist and rebel, though they're not banned from marrying)

 

[Starlin Rand]

Starlin, Starlin, Starlin!

• Personality: Brave, Stubborn, Greedy (also Honest, Arrogant, and Zealous.)
• Education: His education was that of a street thief, so perhaps he is somewhere between a Flamboyant Trickster and a Thrifty Clerk?
• Congenital: Spindly, Hale
• Physical: Shrewd
• Lifestyle: Gallant
• Leveled Traits: Novice Hunter
• Commander Traits: Holy Warrior, Unyielding Defender, Flexible Leader
• Criminal Traits: Believe it or not, none of the traits listed in this category apply to him. If there was one for stealing, that's his chief vice.
• Coping Mechanisms: Profligate? He really hoards money and valuable items, that's his coping mechanism. Materialism.

 

[Kai and Gerda]

I said I was gonna do this with all my characters, didn't I? Alyosha Drutin is next. He shares a few traits in common with his brother Val.

• Personality: Callous, Cynical, Stubborn (also Paranoid and Impatient)
• Education: Formidable Banneret
• Congenital: Herculean, Handsome
• Physical: Strong
• Lifestyle: Whole of Body
• Leveled Traits: Hunter, Blademaster
• Commander Traits: Aggressive Attacker
• Criminal Traits: Witch; being a Light Side Sith makes him an outlying FU, not fully accepted by either the Jedi or the Sith.
• Coping Mechanisms: Confider, Athletic, Irritable, Hashishiyah (more broadly, he has used drugs to cope and is a chain smoker.)

 

[Heath Valhoun]

• Personality:

Brave:

+2 Martial +3 Prowess +5 Vassal opinion +10 Attraction opinion +10 Same trait opinion −10 Opposite trait opinion +100% Likelihood of capture or death in Battle Stress loss through Hunting

Ambitious:

+1 Diplomacy +1 Martial +1 Stewardship +1 Intrigue +1 Learning +1 Prowess +25% Stress gain −15 Opinion of Liege −15 Same trait opinion Stress gain through gifting titles or granting Vassals independence

+50

+75 Energy +75 Greed +20 Sociability +10 Zeal −20 Honor

Just:

• +2 Stewardship
• +1 Learning
• −3 Intrigue
• +5 Vassal opinion
• +10 Same trait opinion
• −10 Opposite trait opinion
• Stress gain through Blackmail and execution of prisoners

• Education:

Diplomacy: 6; A master of persuasive rhetoric and the nuances of diplomacy; the Charismatic Negotiator is an excellent diplomat.

Martial: 6; The Skilled Tactician is a reliable commander and fearsome warrior, renowned for their martial skill.

Stewardship: 4; The Thrifty Clerk is adequate when it comes to investments and administrations, but blunders in the art of stewardship are still the norm.

Intrigue: 4; The Flamboyant Trickster has received an education in the art of intrigue, but still has a lot left to learn before mistakes and blunders become exceptions rather than the norm.

Learning: 4; The Insightful Thinker is adept at most matters theological, but sadly both actual skill and dedication seem to be lacking.

Prowess: 2; The Confident Knight is familiar with the ways of their culture's traditional combat, even fighting a few actions against recalcitrant peasants as a teenager.

• Lifestyle:

August:

The August is honored as a true ruler, worthy of the empires of old!

• +2 Diplomacy
• +1 Martial
• +1 Monthly prestige

Commander Traits:
Reckless:

+6 Maximum Battle Roll −4 Minimum Battle Roll

If there is an advantage to be had, the Reckless is sure to seize it.

Aggressive Attacker:

Enemy Fatal Casualties

Nothing will sate the Aggressive Attacker but the blood of their enemies.

• Other:

Adventurer

+1 Martial +1 Prowess +10 Same trait opinion −1 Diplomacy

This character has led a life of bravery and action as an adventurer.

Greatest of Khans:

+3 Martial +2 Prowess +5 Faith Hostility Advantage −20% Retreat Losses −15% Friendly Fatal Casualties +50% Monthly Control +35 Popular opinion +15 Same faith opinion +10 Same trait opinion Ignore Negative Culture Opinion

A great warrior King who has carved their own kingdom out of the lands of the infidels

Holy Monarch (POSSIBLE)

+3 Martial +2 Prowess +5 Faith Hostility Advantage −20% Retreat Losses −15% Friendly Fatal Casualties +50% Monthly Control +35 Popular opinion +15 Same faith opinion +10 Same trait opinion Ignore Negative Culture Opinion

A great warrior King who has carved their own kingdom out of the lands of the infid

Murderer:

−15 General opinion

This character has illegally brought about someone's demise.

 

[Heath Valhoun]

I left out Paranoid....I think.

Also, he's a womanizer/has a soft spot for women, and he is a perfectionist.

 

[Valiens Nantaris]

Kaida Taldir
Unlike in CK2, the character's sexuality is not a trait, it's an inherent part of them; a/hetro/bi/homosexual.
The sodomite thing is a criminal label for religions opposed to same sex relations.

I'll do some of my other characters later, I'm finding CK3 a much better means of showing the traits than CK2.

 

[Kaida Taldir]

Valiens Nantaris

Well, then Kaida was only excommunicated. May do some for Sio, Elpsis & Enyo.

 

[Eyrecae Alzari]

Since I didn't do Eyrecae last time, may as well do her now.

She is a genetically enhanced super soldier type...as you'll see.

• Personality: Brave, Wrathful, Arrogant
• Education: Skilled Tactician/Famous Champion
• Congenital: Amazonian, Pretty
• Physical: Strong
• Lifestyle: Gallant, Blademaster
• Commander: Aggressive Attacker, Reckless
• Coping: Comfort Eater

29 prowess total....

So if you want a min/max person for prowess and some martial, she's your girl. But she's not a good leader of a country!