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Ideal health
Crusader Kings III

Ideal health

Learn about ideal health in Crusader Kings III, including health caps for different jobs and the impact of 6 health boosting plans.

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Learn about ideal health in Crusader Kings III, including health caps for different jobs and the impact of 6 health boosting plans.

The base health of your citizens in Crusader Kings III varies depending on their assigned job, and this health appears to be randomly assigned during the training process. Additionally, certain plans can be enacted to permanently raise the health of every citizen. Different classes also have different upper limits to their total health.

Since your fighters will often be in the middle of combat, it is important to ensure that the members of your squad have the highest health possible.

  • You must have enacted health boosting plans.
Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Understand that the base health of your citizens varies when trained for different jobs and is randomly assigned.
  2. 2
    Recognize that certain plans can be enacted to permanently raise the health of every citizen.
  3. 3
    Be aware that different classes have different upper limits to their total health.
  4. 4
    Ensure that members of your squad have the highest health possible, especially fighters.
  5. 5
    Note that without any equipment, a grunt soldier's health cap is 6 + N, where N is the number of health boosting plans enacted.
  6. 6
    Note that hardened soldiers have a health cap of 7 + N, while hunters have a health cap of 5 + N.
  7. 7
    As a rule of thumb, recruit only people who have at least 5 + N hit points before they are equipped.
  8. 8
    Since there are a total of 6 health boosting plans in Crusader Kings III, ensure all your troops have at least 11 HP (6 base + 5 from all 6 plans).
  9. 9
    Assign a different job to anyone who has less than 11 HP.
Tips
  • Prioritize recruiting individuals with higher base health before equipment is considered.
  • Focus on enacting all 6 health boosting plans to maximize the potential health of all your citizens.
  • Assign combat-oriented jobs like hardened soldier to those with the highest health caps.

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