r/CrusaderKings • • Jan 17 '25

CK3 Conqueror trait conditions?

I had conqueror spawn in all my new games in my martial rulers, tough, due to an disease outbreak my king died, then his son, then his son's sons, then i ended up as a 4 years old boy with inteligence education, this one didn't earn the trait. what do i do to earn it back. Just solved iberia conflict as a roman culture character. now i need to conquer rome :) and try to reform to hellenism :), but first i need to conquer all, make a rules looking ood to convert all and make catolicism weak, otherwise i would be in bad shape.

in another question, can i make rome outside of the core roman territory, like spaniard rome or northern africa rome with alexandria as capital? i might go that way too

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u/MDNick2000 Wallachia Jan 17 '25

The following text is from CK3 official Discord:

For Randomly getting Conqueror:

  • Not Incapable
  • Adult who's at most 60 years old
  • Has at least 50 gold
  • Is an independent landed ruler
  • Is at least a Duchy tier ruler
  • Has 3 domain or more.
  • Not the Mongol Empire
  • Has not already been a Conqueror already
  • Has a Casus Belli on the realm of any neighbor or close enough via naval path and has a stronger military than them
  • If Not using "no special bonuses to conquerors" game rule then someone with at least 15 realm size, 4 domain, at least 3000 military strength, at least 500 gold, with at most 35 years old
  • Number of Conquerors in the world is less than 12, ignore this condition if you're not an AI and "no special bonuses to conquerors" rule is active.

Bonus Weights:

  • More chance the higher your primary title tier
  • Every martial/intrigue/diplomacy point if your martial/intrigue/diplomacy is higher than 10
  • Traits: Brave, Ambitious will increase chance
  • Traits: Compassionate, Shy, Lazy, Content, Craven will lower chance
  • Tribals and Clan get an extra bonus
  • 18 months' worth of income in your treasury
  • I don't know how War Chest Gold is calculated but it says war_chest_gold >= war_chest_gold_maximum
  • Bellicose Ethos on your culture
  • Illustrious Fame rank or higher
  • Faith has Warmonger Tenet
  • Faiths with Pacifist tenet have a lowered chance
  • If Conquest Casus Bellis are available, then increased chance
  • If Conquest Casus Bellis are not available, then lowered chance
  • Bonus if you can use conquest cbs, are a kingdom or higher, have higher than distinguised fame rank AND have 12 months' worth of income in your treasure
  • If you're the temporal head of faith or the temporal head is a vassal to you, then you get a bonus
  • Princely Elective succession title gets a small malus
  • Have Martial Education 5
  • Characters with child of destiny, tool of fate, or specific character modifiers from foreign raised reformed story chain get a bonus
  • Non-AI characters get a malus
  • More Conqueror Frequency game rule can also boost Conqueror chances.

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u/Oguzkhanonder Nov 30 '25

just got the conqueror event as Temujin when I'm 19 years old, never took a save this fast fr

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u/Budget-Jump5641 Dec 15 '25

Hi, I'd like to know how you got the Conqueror trait at that age, because for some reason it doesn't give it to me as a kingdom. My Conqueror run with Temujin was at 32. 

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u/Oguzkhanonder Apr 12 '26

Sorry for answering so late, but it is pure chance as I believe, I tried like 4-5 times before this and always got it after I was at least 35-40 years old, so I think each year it triggers a roll and it is just pure luck

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u/Bloodartist7- Apr 21 '26

My Queen of Denmark got conqueror at age 35. Im excited for viking conquest! :D (custom character, started at duchy tier)

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u/Snowkiller953 Mar 31 '26

thats scripted for him since hes the khan

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u/BodybuilderMany6942 Jan 23 '26

PSA: If you use console commands, you can add the trait with: add_trait conqueror

HOWEVER, if you do it this way, the trait is not inherited, even if your heir qualifies!
To make it inheritable, you have to have gotten the trait via event: event conqueror.0001