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 |
|---|---|
| Diplomacy | +3 |
| Martial | +3 |
| Stewardship | +3 |
| Intrigue | +3 |
| Learning | +3 |
| Monthly Lifestyle Experience | +20% |
In play
Intelligent: diplomacy rises by 3, martial rises by 3, stewardship rises by 3, intrigue rises by 3, learning rises by 3, and monthly lifestyle experience rises by 20%. Intelligent is the middle step of the good intellect line. It already lifts every skill. Dull, Genius, and Quick sit on the other side of this trait.
How to get Intelligent
- Gain: Congenital and decided at birth: a child inherits Intelligent 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 0.25% of children who inherit nothing from the intellect line are born Intelligent at random, and a child who inherits Quick from both parents gets a base 50% roll to be strengthened to Intelligent. A few rare events can also grant it later in life.
- 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 Intelligent hidden (inactive) and pass it to later generations, so carriers matter when choosing spouses.
Intelligent is also the stepping stone to Genius: two Intelligent parents give each child a base 80% chance to show Intelligent, and when the child inherits it from both sides a further 50% roll can lift it to Genius.
Blood legacies improve the odds: Noble Veins raises the chance of good random and hidden inheritance, and Convergent Blood adds 30% to the chance of strengthening a trait to the next tier. Faiths with the Divine Marriage tenet add smaller bonuses to the same rolls, for bad genetic traits as well as good ones.
Sources: CK3 Database: Intelligent (intellect_good_2) · CK3 Database: dynasty legacies