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 | -2 |
| Fertility | -20% |
| Attraction Opinion | -20 |
In play
Ugly: diplomacy falls by 2, fertility falls by 20%, and attraction opinion falls by 20. Ugly is the middle bad looks trait. Marriages and diplomacy both get harder. Hideous and Homely sit on the other side of this trait.
How to get Ugly
- Gain: Congenital and decided at birth: a child inherits Ugly 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 beauty line are born Ugly at random, and a child who inherits Homely from both parents gets a base 50% roll to be strengthened to Ugly.
- 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 Ugly hidden (inactive) and pass it to later generations, so carriers matter when choosing spouses.
The same rules that spread good genes spread Ugly: avoid spouses who show any bad beauty 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: Ugly (beauty_bad_2) · CK3 Database: dynasty legacies