
New Council Tasks have been added to the game, like Promote Cultural Acceptance (Steward) and Manage Royal Guards (Marshal). Hire a Personal Champion to protect you on your day to day or hire a Food Taster to make sure your food is up to standard. Royal court brings with it a plethora of new court positions, some of which only available when certain conditions are met. The new Artifacts have durability and a history that confirms who has claim over them. Equip weapons, armour, regalia, headgear, and up to four trinkets. Characters can now carry Artifacts on their person. An Inventory system has been added to the game. Start a Scheme to steal an Artifact you have a claim on. Challenge a Ruler for an Artifact you have a claim on. Commission an artifact (as long as you have an Antiquarian),. In addition, other Artifact related actions have been added to the game:. Fund their great works of art and daring expeditions to gain artifacts from masterwork swords and opulent crowns to the Ark of the Covenant. You can now inspire other characters to make new artifacts. Experience life at court with unique events that will take place within the walls of the throne room. Collect legendary artifacts and decorate your throne room with them to increase your grandeur and gain additional benefits. Court artifacts have been added to the game. If you have a liege of your own, take the time to pay homages in gold to him, or petition for their help in all kinds of matters of state. Increase your grandeur and gain different benefits as you arbitrate on various problems and challenges. Invite vassals and subjects to air their grievances in front of the throne. Either choose the language of a grander court, leeching off their grandeur to your own, or propagate the language you like and reap the benefits of having others adopt it. Choose which language should be spoken within your court. Each of these types will grant you benefits that scale alongside your grandeur.
The type of court you have can change depending on your own cultural ethos.Increasing their level will increase your grandeur and the happiness of your courtiers.
There are four distinct categories of Amenities.Just make sure to manage your courtiers’ expectations or they may revolt against you for not providing the right amenities. Increase it to reap large diplomatic benefits, unlock new Council Jobs, gain special Traits, and more. Grandeur is now an important part of the court.There are four distinct styles dependent on your culture, as well as variations depending on your court grandeur.A fully realised 3D throne room that houses your ruler, their courtiers, family and vassals. Kings and Emperors now have access to their own Royal Court.