Ck3 Starts (2025)

FAQs

What is the best start to CK3? ›

The Emerald Isle is a great place to learn the ropes of Crusader Kings, and any of the starting characters have the potential to unify Ireland and become the High King.

Pretty much any area in Ireland serves as a perfect start for a Crusader Kings 3 player. After all, there's a reason why so many people call this nation a tutorial area, with the game itself proclaiming the same. Uniting Ireland is not the easiest task around, but it makes for a pretty compelling goal regardless.

The CK3 timeline is 867 to 1453. A start date after 1066 but before 1453 would not extend the timeline. That comment was made in light of EU5 extending its timeline to 1337. People underestimate the lack of history in a lot of files between 867 and 1066.

Yes, there's a Game Rule option you can change when you start a new game (either 1453, or No End Date).

No other game by the studio has been as beginner-friendly as Crusader Kings 3. New players to this series can easily start with this title to slowly understand the basics of the series before getting into its more complex aspects.

The Administrator Trait is one of the best Lifestyle Traits, particularly for players who want to keep their vassals happy in Crusader Kings 3. It is a great all-around Trait that combines Stewardship with Diplomacy, two of the best things for stability.

Ireland is always a good place to start as it is packed with one province counts. If you want a more challenging game, with plenty of new opportunities to role play and different new strategies to employ check Dark Ages for Crusader Kings 3.

Spinning, spreading, and consolidating legends is one of the most fun aspects of CK3, and players will be more than rewarded for the effort and gold they put in. With this in mind, an interesting playthrough idea is to entirely focus on legends for not just one character, but their entire dynasty throughout the ages.

Overall, players develop a dynasty over the centuries, with the game ending in 1453. Dynasties can form cadet branches that have their own heads and act mostly independently from their parent dynasty. The heads of dynasties are able to use a new resource known as Renown to assert their control over their house.

Any date chosen to represent the end of an era can be somewhat arbitrary, but 1453 is a good end date for several reason besides the fact that EU4 covers the period past the end date. The first is the disappearance of many medieval hallmarks. The Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire) was officially dead.

Is there a vassal limit CK3? ›

The vassal limit is the number of direct vassals (excluding Barons) a ruler can have without penalties. It is primarily based on the rank of the ruler's primary title and can be increased by title laws and traits. For every vassal above the Vassal Limit, -5% is imposed on vassal taxes and vassal levies, up to -95%.

Players can conquer entire kingdoms and realms without spending any soldiers whatsoever, whether it be using intrigue to murder a path to the top, or marrying off heirs to set up a future ruler.

Abdication entails a ruler renouncing all Titles, triggering a Succession. Abdication can be done by losing a tyranny war or through a level 3 stress mental break. The abdicating ruler loses -500 Prestige, but gains Pressed claims on all of their former titles.

Starting as King Murchad of Mumu in Ireland in 1066 is generally considered the easiest way to learn the basics of conquest, as all of Ireland's other realms are smaller and the nearby kingdoms will leave it alone for a long time.