There's worse. I had an entire Irish campaign in CK2 where not only I would exclusively marry gingers, not only would I grant Duchy and Kingdom titles only to gingers, but I would also keep inviting gingers at court and having them marry each other and make more gingers.
I married my 66 year old king to a 25 year old with great stats for the last years of his life and I had a single heir, not thinking they would get children anymore. Turns out my old King knocked her up 3 times before leaving this world 😂
Another tip. It's usually not possible to marry into any land owner or heir, when their children will be of your dynasty. However, this is very easy for the heir of the current heir. Just 2 generations of patience before your dynasty rules that particular crown.
Yeah, I came to this conclusion shortly after my empire fell apart, and i had a more thorough look at the fine-print on the laws on inheritance. Suddenly, i had claims not only to retake my old kingdoms, but 3 new kingdom claims of former allies... A few wars later and my empire more than tripled in size in a fraction of its lifespan. Another thing to keep in mind that i have learned, is that your house members are basically free alliances: they don't count as an alliance, but can be called to war for the low price of free. The only limitation I've found regarding this is that alliances of any sort are useless if they are your with your vassals.
I was playing as Murchad of Ireland. I had just taken over all of Ireland and Wales and was halfway through Scotland when I realized that the queen of England was unmarried and my own wife had just died. I decided to conquer England last due to it being the biggest and most powerful British kingdom. I married the queen, had a son, then murdered the queens son from former marriage and primary heir which made my son her new primary heir. I then disinherited my own primary heir so my new primary heir would inherit all of my titles plus the kingdom of England. An entire kingdom added to my domain without ever fighting a battle
Congrats on the new addition to your family. I like the way you have organized and spaced out your videos. I have not purchased CK3 yet but I have been taking notes after watching your videos.
I once inherited the throne of France as Britain because my mother's a distant capet relative to the King but the whole dynasty got wiped out by Boubonic Plague lol
Marriage in CK3 can lead to some of the best anecdote generator moments. I'd married my daughter off for an alliance, her husband ended up dying in battle, i invited her back to my court and she ended up becoming friends with one of my knights, I married her to him and they had a happy ever after with two kids. I often choose a child's spouse by first looking at their friends, even looking in the courts of their friends for similar ages etc, really fits the role playing for me rather than always going for the "best" match.
My first playthrough my character almost hit 120 years old. Outlived all his first wives children, half of the second wives children, and then got his 3rd wife pregnant a few times
You sound a bit like Ernie from Sesame St haha. That’s not to be taken as an insult, I loved that show when I was a kid in the 80s. Nice guide, thanks man.
I honestly think being gay isn't too bad. Your gay heir can still get married with a woman and they'll make babies. The problem (i think) is if your spouse / seduce target is gay. Your spouse will get massive negative opinion if you try to seduce / romance them, and your gay target will outright refuse you. Of course, the seduction tree removes this barrier, so there's that.
If your a count or a duke and can become a king you might want to wait to betroth or marry off your children because you will get way better options once you become that king than you get if you stay a duke. And if it's betrothed anyways your waiting to even marry so why betroth early to a lesser stat'ed spouse. So unless i need that alliance to take over the counties i would need to become a king. That or if you granted them a title and like a county/duchy they then might become independent character after some amount of years and be able to choose their own spouse. Otherwise i usually do wait to marry off children but every so often look for new options. Remember you can murder the spouse of the spouse you want so they can be married to your child too. Very powerful for breaking up Alliances with someone your about to go to war against or for stealing a really nice stat'ed wife/husband for one of your children; especially any Geniuses because that trait alone makes for the best Guardian tutors regardless of all the other stats they might have.
Do I get anything out of marrying my daughters not matrimonial? There're a few Khans who'd take my daughter (not as the first wife though, but anyway, just asking) - if I just marry off my daughter to a ruler (or a heir) then the children won't be for my dynasty. But do I still get some benefits like behind the scenes power cause her kids will like my family? Is it in any way related/beneficial to my dynasty and my plays? Also, I wonder if I can marry matrimonial to a heir heir and let's say, 2 generations (or murders) later, my grandkids will rule some country
My CK3 marriage philosophy: Best eugenics I can find to marry the heir. Alliances are nice. Traits are better. Genius. Fecund. Attractive. Strong. In that order. "Normal" daughters get married for alliances/claims. Matrilineal is nice. But alliance power is primary. Triumphs of the genetics program get married matrilineally to the best trait I can find in a husband and landed. That way for the low cost of a minor title, I get better genes and more prestige. 2nd sons and down, if they're good, I betrothe them for the best balance of eugenics and alliance I can manage, and then land them at a title level that will prevent them cannibalizing my core holdings. If they're not good, they get married matrilineal or ordered to bring glory to the realm as the vanguard of our army. What can possibly go wrong?
You can click on the description of almost everything. Click and hold left thumbstick till the little hand pops up. If you’re on the character screen, just highlight the traits bar.
Noob question. Do i have to arrange marriage for all my relatives? can i leave it alone and they marry themselves? I realize that it is important part of game of thrones, but what happens if i neglect to marry of my half brother's granddaughter or grandson?
I think if your game is bugged or the other party has a negative opinion of your crown you need to initiate their marriage manually in the suggestion menu!
I am screwed. I made a black Irishman with insular christian like I am not getting any yes is for any of my proposals.. all are negatives the lowest one is -13 opinion. even got a 40 plus accept and nothing...
Everyone when marrying in ck3: thats a lot of strength and alliance power. Me when marrying in Ck3: YoU lOoK aTtrActIve CoMe oN iN
😂
There's worse.
I had an entire Irish campaign in CK2 where not only I would exclusively marry gingers, not only would I grant Duchy and Kingdom titles only to gingers, but I would also keep inviting gingers at court and having them marry each other and make more gingers.
@@happyslapsgiving5421 hey thats an interesting idea
AND I LOVE IT
@@happyslapsgiving5421 absolutely based behavior
I married my 66 year old king to a 25 year old with great stats for the last years of his life and I had a single heir, not thinking they would get children anymore. Turns out my old King knocked her up 3 times before leaving this world 😂
Another tip. It's usually not possible to marry into any land owner or heir, when their children will be of your dynasty. However, this is very easy for the heir of the current heir. Just 2 generations of patience before your dynasty rules that particular crown.
You can expedite that by assassinations.
Yeah, I came to this conclusion shortly after my empire fell apart, and i had a more thorough look at the fine-print on the laws on inheritance.
Suddenly, i had claims not only to retake my old kingdoms, but 3 new kingdom claims of former allies... A few wars later and my empire more than tripled in size in a fraction of its lifespan.
Another thing to keep in mind that i have learned, is that your house members are basically free alliances: they don't count as an alliance, but can be called to war for the low price of free. The only limitation I've found regarding this is that alliances of any sort are useless if they are your with your vassals.
"You want to avoid inbreeding."
Me, currently with 7 generations in of sibling inbreeding: Oops.
😂
I was playing as Murchad of Ireland. I had just taken over all of Ireland and Wales and was halfway through Scotland when I realized that the queen of England was unmarried and my own wife had just died. I decided to conquer England last due to it being the biggest and most powerful British kingdom.
I married the queen, had a son, then murdered the queens son from former marriage and primary heir which made my son her new primary heir. I then disinherited my own primary heir so my new primary heir would inherit all of my titles plus the kingdom of England.
An entire kingdom added to my domain without ever fighting a battle
Congrats on the new addition to your family. I like the way you have organized and spaced out your videos.
I have not purchased CK3 yet but I have been taking notes after watching your videos.
Thanks! I’m loving the game
I once inherited the throne of France as Britain because my mother's a distant capet relative to the King but the whole dynasty got wiped out by Boubonic Plague lol
Ah yes...the plague. It crushed my ambitions in Portugal once
Congrats on your heir, now you can continue the game.
Just wanted to drop an appreciation post, thank you for all of your videos. CK3 is better with you guiding us.
Marriage in CK3 can lead to some of the best anecdote generator moments. I'd married my daughter off for an alliance, her husband ended up dying in battle, i invited her back to my court and she ended up becoming friends with one of my knights, I married her to him and they had a happy ever after with two kids. I often choose a child's spouse by first looking at their friends, even looking in the courts of their friends for similar ages etc, really fits the role playing for me rather than always going for the "best" match.
My first playthrough my character almost hit 120 years old. Outlived all his first wives children, half of the second wives children, and then got his 3rd wife pregnant a few times
@@saintjiubtheeradicator i dont believe you
@esclavodelsistema9783 you don't have to but it tends to happen when you give your character every positive trait and max stats
Love what you can bring simply watching someone play a game! Greetings from Cape Town
Greetings back! I lived in South Africa for a number of years (Johannesburg). My sister-in-law is South African in fact.
what are the chances, me too.
Pfft, I dunno what you're talking about. Who doesn't want a "pure" bloodline. Keep it all in the family!
I love these tutorials!!
Thanks! I love making them.
I married a total monster because her intrigue was so high. We had some awful children.
😂 🗡🗡🗡
You sound a bit like Ernie from Sesame St haha. That’s not to be taken as an insult, I loved that show when I was a kid in the 80s. Nice guide, thanks man.
These are so helpful dude
I'm happy to hear that. Thanks for watching.
This game offers such of a different perspective…
Tutorial starts at - 2:46
Yup
I honestly think being gay isn't too bad. Your gay heir can still get married with a woman and they'll make babies. The problem (i think) is if your spouse / seduce target is gay. Your spouse will get massive negative opinion if you try to seduce / romance them, and your gay target will outright refuse you. Of course, the seduction tree removes this barrier, so there's that.
All great points
im new to game holy cuckles soooo many thing to learn ,, but i like it, this is helping greatly
skip to 1:30 for the info
"Talk about marrige and love" ? Whats that got to do with each other?
If your a count or a duke and can become a king you might want to wait to betroth or marry off your children because you will get way better options once you become that king than you get if you stay a duke. And if it's betrothed anyways your waiting to even marry so why betroth early to a lesser stat'ed spouse. So unless i need that alliance to take over the counties i would need to become a king. That or if you granted them a title and like a county/duchy they then might become independent character after some amount of years and be able to choose their own spouse. Otherwise i usually do wait to marry off children but every so often look for new options. Remember you can murder the spouse of the spouse you want so they can be married to your child too. Very powerful for breaking up Alliances with someone your about to go to war against or for stealing a really nice stat'ed wife/husband for one of your children; especially any Geniuses because that trait alone makes for the best Guardian tutors regardless of all the other stats they might have.
Nice man gartz on the kid. Thanks for the vids
Thanks!
Do I get anything out of marrying my daughters not matrimonial?
There're a few Khans who'd take my daughter (not as the first wife though, but anyway, just asking) - if I just marry off my daughter to a ruler (or a heir) then the children won't be for my dynasty. But do I still get some benefits like behind the scenes power cause her kids will like my family? Is it in any way related/beneficial to my dynasty and my plays?
Also, I wonder if I can marry matrimonial to a heir heir and let's say, 2 generations (or murders) later, my grandkids will rule some country
My CK3 marriage philosophy: Best eugenics I can find to marry the heir. Alliances are nice. Traits are better. Genius. Fecund. Attractive. Strong. In that order.
"Normal" daughters get married for alliances/claims. Matrilineal is nice. But alliance power is primary. Triumphs of the genetics program get married matrilineally to the best trait I can find in a husband and landed. That way for the low cost of a minor title, I get better genes and more prestige.
2nd sons and down, if they're good, I betrothe them for the best balance of eugenics and alliance I can manage, and then land them at a title level that will prevent them cannibalizing my core holdings. If they're not good, they get married matrilineal or ordered to bring glory to the realm as the vanguard of our army. What can possibly go wrong?
Sounds perfect!
Just got into this on console it’s hard to no the traits when u can’t click on the description
That’s very true. I’ve never played it on console.
You can click on the description of almost everything. Click and hold left thumbstick till the little hand pops up. If you’re on the character screen, just highlight the traits bar.
Noob question. Do i have to arrange marriage for all my relatives? can i leave it alone and they marry themselves? I realize that it is important part of game of thrones, but what happens if i neglect to marry of my half brother's granddaughter or grandson?
Many/most will marry themselves. But if you can arrange a marriage, it’s advisable to do so.
I was hoping for info on why the betrothed won’t marry. I’m having a hard time finding an answer. Nice vid otherwise.
I'm the same man, I cant figure it out, and its really annoying.
I think if your game is bugged or the other party has a negative opinion of your crown you need to initiate their marriage manually in the suggestion menu!
Sometimes the betrothed is busy in another court
Nice videos
I am screwed. I made a black Irishman with insular christian like I am not getting any yes is for any of my proposals.. all are negatives the lowest one is -13 opinion. even got a 40 plus accept and nothing...
How would you find the percentage chances of being inbred and some of the other traits. Love your content btw
The chance of getting “inbred” is 15%. All other traits depend on a number of factors. I think I might need to make a video about it.
Where does it show the age?
I watched this to learn about weddings and you didn't even mention them
Grand weddings weren’t part of the game when I made this guide.
@@RealmBuilderGuy well I don't think I can access them
Mawwaige...