
There are five Lifestyles, one for each skill. LifestyleĪs well as Traits, your Character can also pick a Lifestyle. Spending Piety like this is normal, and Characters won’t think worse of you for it. Similar to Prestige, some action require you to spend Piety, like declaring Holy Wars, or if you want to create a new Faith. You also have a Level of Devotion, which builds over time whenever you gain Piety and can have positive effects for your Character. Piety can be gained passively from the Learning Skill and from Virtuous Traits, or actively from choosing to do religious things, such as going on a Pilgrimage. With a lot of Piety, you will have an easier time interacting with your Head of Faith. Spending Prestige does not affect your Level of Fame progress, just your current Prestige.


These allow you to leverage your celebrity for your own benefit, and Characters won’t think less of you for using them.

Some actions cost Prestige, like declaring a War. Higher Levels of Fame make other Characters think better of you, and bring powerful ways to wage War. Whenever you earn Prestige, you build towards your next Level of Fame. It can be earned over time (by holding lots of Titles, for example), or actively (such as by Marrying into prestigious Dynasties or fighting as an Ally in Wars). Your Prestige tells us how respected you are. You can see the current state of your Gold, Prestige, and Piety in the bar to the top right. However, money is not all - certain things can only be achieved by spending the right amount of Prestige or, for religious matters, Piety. Larger Vassals and more important Holdings tend to give more Tax. Gold is collected passively from both your Holdings and your Vassals as Tax. Among other things, Gold pays for Buildings, Armies, and bribes. To help you further your goals you will need Gold.

Guide to Gold, Prestige, Piety, and More Gold Guide to gold, prestige, piety, and more in Crusader Kings III.
