Trait tiers
Effects
Modifier values for patch 1.20.1.2 are listed below. Check the in-game tooltip for availability and current setup.
| Modifier | Value |
|---|---|
| Prowess | -2 |
| Health | -0.25 |
In play
Delicate: prowess falls by 2 and health falls by 0.25. Delicate is the first bad physique trait. Prowess and health both slip. Strong, Frail, and Feeble sit on the other side of this trait.
How to get Delicate
- Gain: Congenital and decided at birth: a child inherits Delicate outright at a base 80% if both parents have it, 50% if one has it and the other carries it hidden, 25% if only one parent has it, and 2% to 10% if the parents only carry it. About 0.5% of children who inherit nothing from the physique line are born Delicate at random.
- Remove or lose: Permanent for practical purposes: no treatment or decision removes it, and the character can still pass the trait on to children.
When the outright roll fails, the child can still inherit Delicate hidden (inactive) and pass it to later generations, so carriers matter when choosing spouses.
The same rules that spread good genes spread Delicate: avoid spouses who show any bad physique trait, because a child who inherits a bad tier from both parents can be strengthened to a worse one. The Blood legacy Resilient Bloodline lowers the chance of bad random and hidden inheritance.
Sources: CK3 Database: Delicate (physique_bad_1) · CK3 Database: dynasty legacies