
As with the character finder, it is also possible to sort by other criteria. This will open a list of potential spouses sorted by general desirability.

Before searching for a spouse, first pick the Get Married ambition for a quick +10 piety gain. This is best dealt with before unpausing the game, because most of the other nobles will also be unmarried and good brides will be snatched up very quickly. If you are the only living member of your dynasty, this is even more critical. One of the alerts is most likely Ruler Unmarried, though some characters start already married. Direct vassals ( F) if you are a vassal inside a larger realm, as you will mostly compete with other vassals.īefore unpausing the game, there are a few things that usually need to be done, indicated by some of the circular alerts appearing at the top of the screen.Realms ( W) if you are independent, as you will mostly compete with other independent rulers.Disabling shattered retreat and Defensive Pacts will make wars easier, and setting assassination to Direct Action allows for more easily dealing with inconvenient characters.įirst, consider switching from the default map mode, Terrain ( Q), to a more useful mode: Good choices are Duke Vratislav of Bohemia and Duchess Matilda of Tuscany in the Holy Roman Empire, Doux Michael of Adrianopolis in the Byzantine Empire, and Duke Guilhem of Toulouse in France.Īfter selecting a character, the Game rules screen will appear.See Playing as a vassal for more details. However, you are still vulnerable to claims from other vassals within the realm.

