Why would you want to do that, though? Well, because the free patch coming alongside Royal Court is reworking CK3's entire culture system. Investing in your court will unlock things like new court offices, like a royal food taster to defend you against poisoning events, or a court tutor who can help you learn new languages. You will have access to multiple court types, focusing on things like learning and diplomacy. You can, of course, retire it and put it on display instead to make use of its ornamental value. Your great-great-grandmother's sword may need to be reforged, at great expense, to remain useful in combat. Even the finest sword doesn't hold its edge forever, though. That smith who was drawn to your court can be commissioned to make you a special weapon, crown, or set of regalia (no armor for now), which will go into your new inventory and can be passed down through the generations. This will allow a new way to play 'tall', as a small but wealthy kingdom with a court far grander than their size would suggest can reap a lot of benefits. But the bigger your realm is, the more you'll be expected to spend to maintain appearances, and falling behind can harm your vassal relations, marriage prospects, and prestige. Spending money to increase the opulence of your court will increase a new stat called Grandeur, which can impress your vassals and attract characters like master smiths and famous poets to you. Lowly Dukes and Counts, as well as tribal rulers, will have to be content with painted 2D backgrounds for now. Kings and Emperors with feudal or clan governments will get access to the Royal Court. Taking your eyes off the map and putting them more on characters and physical locations within the world is a major departure from Paradox's usual M.O., and I think it's the bravest and most interesting path they could have taken. But going in such a different direction for the first major piece of new content seemingly speaks to a desire to lean into CK3's RPG aspects. They're also bringing back the character inventory from Crusader Kings 2: Monks and Mystics, including culture-specific weapons that will be displayed on your character and used in animated duels.Most of Crusader Kings 2's big expansions focused on opening up or fleshing out a specific area, and the Crusader Kings 3: Northern Lords flavor pack, released earlier this year, felt like that kind of expansion. Royal Court will add a new, full-screen throne room in which you can display treasures and interact with petitioners from across your kingdom.

Paradox has announced the first full expansion for Crusader Kings 3, and it's going in a very different direction from its predecessor.

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