There are three animal graphical cultures that have a game technical effect. This can be useful if you have the intrigue focus and hope to revoke a title. Graphical culture generally has no direct effect on gameplay, but can help you determine who is a 'hidden cuckoo bastard'. It is inherited from a random biological parent and affects portraits. Graphical culture represents a character's ethnicity and ancestry. If a dynasty controls multiple realms, only the head of the dynasty will do this, with other realms falling back to title names. Some cultures name realms after dynasties. Cultural differences do not affect opinion between realms but do reduce willingness to accept offers of vassalization.Ĭultures determine generated dynasty names and (along with religion) given names. In addition to affecting opinion, culture directly affects whether vassals will join independence and claimant factions. Within the same realm, characters have -5 opinion towards characters of other cultures, and -10 across culture groups (reduced by Tolerance Technology). 8 Cultures and succession/ government typeĮvery character in the game identifies with culture, and this affects their relations with other characters in the same realm.
