Trait tiers
Start of chainImbecile · step -3Stupid →
Effects
Modifier values for patch 1.20.1.2 are listed below. Check the in-game tooltip for availability and current setup.
| Modifier | Value |
|---|---|
| Diplomacy | -8 |
| Martial | -8 |
| Stewardship | -8 |
| Intrigue | -8 |
| Learning | -8 |
| Monthly Lifestyle Experience | -30% |
In play
Imbecile: diplomacy falls by 8, martial falls by 8, stewardship falls by 8, intrigue falls by 8, learning falls by 8, and monthly lifestyle experience falls by 30%. Imbecile is the bottom of the bad intellect line. A guardian cannot educate that penalty away. Shrewd, Stupid, and Slow sit on the other side of this trait.
How to get Imbecile
- Gain: Congenital and decided at birth: a child inherits Imbecile 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 0.05% of children who inherit nothing from the intellect line are born Imbecile at random, and a child who inherits Stupid from both parents gets a base 50% roll to be strengthened to Imbecile.
- 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 Imbecile hidden (inactive) and pass it to later generations, so carriers matter when choosing spouses.
The same rules that spread good genes spread Imbecile: avoid spouses who show any bad intellect 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: Imbecile (intellect_bad_3) · CK3 Database: dynasty legacies