生活重心

生活重心（英文：Focus）明确了角色的总体发展目标。如果开启了生活之道DLC，成年人可以在十个可选的生活重心选择一个作为长期努力方向（每项属性对应两个生活重心)。

选择生活重心的截图 (v.2.8)

通过选择生活重心，统治者可以:

• 获得对应属性的直接提升;
• 解锁相关的事件组，外交行动或决议;
• 可能最终会获得一种生活方式特质;
• 获得额外的随机属性事件来提升对应属性（在低于8的情况下）。

生活重心列表

任何成年且非无能的可游玩角色都能设置生活重心。被囚禁的角色只能选择勾引，学术或神学。

每五年可以改一次生活重心。如果玩家想从多个生活重心中收集正面特质和角色修正，或者已经集全了某一生活重心的主要收益时要注意好时间。

AI角色根据特质和政体类型来选择生活重心，而不是根据需要选择。他们很少在选完之后改变生活重心。

	生活重心	要求	修正	可能出现特质和结果
	统治	-	+3财政	随机事件包括: 仅花费400来建造一座城堡的机会(实际成本可能有所不同，甚至有可能会失败，财政总管的财政能力高于5会提高成功率) 紧张不安或沮丧消沉 其他一些不重要的事件(一个被指控谋杀的农民,两个封臣间的贵族矛盾,一个封臣的农场火灾,领地中发现女巫,酗酒的封臣,城市赞助者) 事件成功后，有机会: 获得公正，勤奋,或者野心勃勃 失去专断，懒惰或者安于现状 财政教育特质等级升级 发展成管理者(+3财政,+10%移动速度)的生活特质
	商业	-	+2财政 +20城市封臣观点	有时候会开启铸币事件链。 有时候会开启贸易事件链。 建立一条贸易商路，就有机会使财政教育特质等级升级。 获得建筑家(+2财政,+1军事,+20%围攻速度)或园丁(+2财政,+1学识)的生活特质 紧张不安
	勾引	不能是独身主义者 不能是修士 不能是修女 不能是印度宗教的苦修者	+2密谋 +25%生育能力 +10性吸引力	解锁勾引行动，来提升关系、滚床单或/和成为情人 额外的随机事件，包括妇女越狱 事件成功后，有机会: 升级密谋教育特质 获得欲望或者失去忠贞 好得闲修正“宫廷种马”或“宫廷狐狸精”(+1密谋，+10性吸引力) 之后升级为“入门的勾引者”,再然后升级为“勾引大师”(进一步提高性吸引力) 选择升级方向 魅惑大师或者勾引大师(+2密谋，+1外交，+50性吸引力) 享乐主义者(+2外交，+1密谋+2，+20%生育能力)
	密谋	-	+3密谋 +5%阴谋力量	解锁跟踪调查行动，可以发现阴谋或者其他逮捕理由。 解锁行动帮助越狱。 事件成功后，有机会: 升级密谋教育特质 获得狡诈或者失去诚实 升级为“业余的谋士”,之后升级为“谋士” 选择以下一项 密谋大师(+3密谋)生活特质 拷打爱好者(+2密谋,+1学识，+10%士气打击)生活特质
	狩猎	不能是耆那教徒	+2军事 +1健康	Enables Go on a Grand Hunt . Moderate yearly chance to start an Epic Hunt (+2 Martial, +1 Diplomacy, +20% battlefield Pursuit) lifestyle trait Lose or gain Gain or lose /
	War	-	+3 martial +10 personal combat skill	Lets you challenge characters to duel Valid targets are rivals, foes, excommunicated characters, and decadent characters Lose a duel may result in or even By random training events or winning a duel, chance to: Gain (or lose ) Gain (or lose ) Gain (or lose and ) Progress toward lifestyle trait Progress toward lifestyle trait by winning random war game event Random chances to level up martial education Random opportunities to gain leadership traits and/or teach them to your commanders Choice between (+3 Martial, +30 Personal combat skill) lifestyle trait (+2 Martial, +1 Stewardship, +20% Defense) lifestyle trait
	Carousing	If Muslim, must be one of:	+3 diplomacy	Enables Invite to Carousing action, letting you host private parties. Form friendships, sleep with guests Lose or Various character modifiers that increase diplomacy or opinion Choice between (+2 Diplomacy, +1 Intrigue, +20% Fertility) lifestyle trait (+3 Diplomacy, +10 Sex appeal opinion) lifestyle trait (+2 Diplomacy, +1 Martial, +30% battlefield Narrow Flank) lifestyle trait
	Family	-	+2 diplomacy +1 health +25% fertility	Improve relationship and possibly become lovers: With spouse Improve relationship and possibly create a friendship: With sibling Between two close dynasty members Between two minor children Improve relationship only: With parent With child On success in events, chance to: Level up diplomacy education trait Gain (or lose ) Level up to Family Man/Woman, then Family Patriarch/Matriarch Choice between: (+3 Diplomacy, +10 Sex appeal opinion) lifestyle trait (+2 Diplomacy, +1 Martial, +30% battlefield Narrow Flank) lifestyle trait
	Scholarship	-	+3 learning	Tech point events are more frequent (e.g. spymaster study technology) Enables decision to Build an observatory , which can give: , , , +1 learning Choice between: Stars: military tech points, , , , and lifestyle trait (+3 Learning) Weird: cultural tech points, , , and lifestyle trait (+2 Learning, +1 Stewardship)
	Theology	-	+2 learning +20 church opinion +1 Health	Lets Christians and Dharmans Go on a Pilgrimage : trait 2-3 random events that can give other traits, mostly positive From rare random events: Choice to become (including a hidden choice by visiting a controlled holy site) Choice to become Choice to gain Sympathy for the religion group of a random infidel in your realm Choice to gain lifestyle trait (+2 Learning, +1 Intrigue) Lose or Return from religious seclusion to be a better person. Choose between losing any of the following traits: , , , , (not for Christians or Dharmans), , (with risk of becoming ), and with supernatural events enabled, even or . Some choices also give piety or chances of becoming or .

Collectible character modifiers

You can only have 1 lifestyle trait, and personality traits often disappear once you have more than 6. Character modifiers, in contrast, can be collected in large numbers.

Many focuses feature a level up mechanic, in which you first gain character modifiers, and then have the opportunity to gain a lifestyle trait.

	Focus	Long-duration modifiers	Opportunities
	Rulership	Levels: Amateur Steward (+1 stewardship) Steward (+2 stewardship) (+3 stewardship) By becoming , can also get: Respected Ruler (+10 vassal opinion), with 8 stewardship Legendary Wisdom (+1 monthly prestige), with 12 stewardship Great Raja Dharma (+2 stewardship), if Province modifier Quarry decreases construction cost for 80 years	Random It helps to have many direct vassals, because some events have vassal requirements: A drunkard vassal Two vassals who hate each other A burgher and a non-burgher Respected Ruler and Legendary Wisdom do not require continued Rulership focus.
	Business	Levels: Aspiring Trader (+1 stewardship) Trader (+2 stewardship) (+2 stewardship, +1 learning) or (+2 stewardship, +1 martial) Tower: Great Tower (+1 monthly prestige and +5 general opinion) Province modifier leaning_tower (city_tax_modifier = 0.15) Maze: Fountain, Extravagant Fountain (+.5 or +1 monthly prestige) Pavilion (+3 general opinion) Magnificent maze (+1 diplomacy) Aspiring Gardener (+1 stewardship) - can upgrade to , separate from Level progression Trading: Business Contacts (+10 town opinion) Province modifier Trade Route (increased tax for tribes, cities, and castles)	Random With MTTH 2 years, an event chain is picked from among the ones you are eligible for Tower or Maze chains will not be picked if you already have a lifestyle trait Tower and Maze chains are mutually exclusive, completing one disables the other Tower is not available to tribal or nomadic rulers Must not be leading troops
	Seduction	Levels: Aspiring Seducer (+15 sex appeal) Seducer (+30 sex appeal) or (+2 intrigue, +1 diplomacy, +50 sex appeal) Random Bodyguard lover (+1 martial and +10% plot discovery chance) Maidservant Lover (+1 intrigue and +10% plot discovery chance) On success, e.g. in targeted seduction: Court Vixen or Court Tomcat (+1 intrigue, +10 sex appeal)	For opinion boosts: seduce characters who are lustful and have unattractive genetic traits For tumble attempts: seduce characters with a clear kitchen-meeting strategy To be safe if you leave a note: don't seduce unlanded spouses of rulers
	Intrigue	Levels: Amateur Schemer (+1 intrigue) Schemer (+2 intrigue) (+3 intrigue)	Mostly from success in Spy On action See Intrigue focus#Strategies
	Hunting	From Going on a Grand Hunt : ... From epic hunt: The white <animal> eludes me... (+1 martial) Master hunter (+1 martial, +0.1 monthly prestige) (+2 martial, +1 diplomacy) From pet dog: Pet hunting dog (+1 health, +1 diplomacy) Training your dog removes , adds , or adds 1 health If on death of dog, allows constructing Pyramid in capital (-5% revolt risk)	Grand hunt: Must be male Must be Christian or Pagan You can do 2-3 hunts per season. Epic hunt: Random opportunities White [stag, bear, tiger, or lion] depending on location Pet dog: Random Training your dog does not require continued Hunting focus You only train the dog once, so if you want the extra health, become diligent first
	War	Duelist levels: Warrior (+1 martial, +10 personal combat skill) Great Warrior (+2 martial, +20 personal combat skill) (+3 martial, +30 personal combat skill) Strategist levels: (can get character modifiers after gain the lifestyle trait) Student of Strategy (+1 martial) Adept of Strategy (+1 martial, +1 stewardship) (+2 martial, +1 stewardship)	Chance when you win duels and in random events Must be at peace to duel Can progress toward through war game random event chain
	Carousing	Carousing levels: Carouser (+1 diplomacy) Dedicated Carouser (+2 diplomacy) (+2 diplomacy, +1 intrigue) or (+3 diplomacy) Gaming levels: Apprentice Boardgamer (+1 diplomacy) (+2 diplomacy, +1 martial).	You level up in carousing each time you host a party To make gaming more likely, invite a as a guest Must be at peace to carouse
	Family	Levels: (can get character modifiers after gain the lifestyle trait) Family Man/Woman (+10% fertility) Family Patriarch/Matriarch (+1 diplomacy, +20% fertility, +5 church opinion) (+3 Diplomacy, +10 Sex appeal opinion) or (+2 Diplomacy, +1 Martial, +30% battlefield Narrow Flank)	Chance on success in focus events: It helps to have a family large enough that you have a valid target (or pair) for each event: Sibling; parent; child; spouse; 2 minor children; 2 adult relatives helps in many events Seduction level helps in spouse event
	Scholarship	Studying the Stars (+1 learning) if you cancel the focus Heliocentrist Scholar (+2 learning) or (+3 learning) Weird Scholar (+1 learning, +1 stewardship) or (+2 learning, +1 stewardship)	From building an observatory
	Theology	Levels: Religious Studies (+1 learning) Religious Philosopher (+2 learning) (+2 learning, +1 intrigue) Christians can also collect the special trait	Random

Strategies

能力值和特质的养成策略

• 优先提升角色短板能力，因为所选野心的事件可以提高你的基础能力值
• 磨练你角色的长处以获得议会席位
• 调整生活重心以提高你的教育水平（例如，外交能力对应家庭和宴会、密谋能力对应勾引和阴谋、财政能力对应统治和商业）

Managing traits

Focuses are a fairly easy way to gain positive traits and lose negative or less desirable ones:

• Lose and gain , and from Rulership
• Gain from Business
• Lose and gain from Seduction
• Lose and gain from Intrigue
• Gain or +1 health and lose and from Hunting
• Gain and from War
• Lose and from Carousing
• Gain , , , or from Scholarship
• Gain from Theology

However, some focuses can also cause characters to gain negative traits; remember that gaining a trait which is "opposite" of one which you currently have will remove the current trait as well.

Choose your lifestyle trait carefully

• or , if you want a very large family. Compared to the level-2 character modifier, it gives +20 sex appeal and a special bedding option.
• , if spying is crucial to your strategy. Compared to the level-2 character modifier, it makes spying significantly faster.
• , if your stewardship is 8 or higher, and you want the +10 vassal opinion

Consider Business before getting a lifestyle trait

The Business focus tower and maze events give great character modifiers, but can only fire if you do not have a lifestyle trait. Note that these event chains can get very expensive if your income is high.

Choose complementary leadership & lifestyle traits

• stacks with .
• stacks with .
• stacks with .
• Most combat specializations go well with (+20% defense) or (+20% pursuit).

Change focus depending on your needs

• Troops: War gets you demesne levies. Seduction helps form NAPs and Carousing helps turn NAPs into alliances. Intrigue gets you faction members.
• Cash: Business lets you invest in potentially lucrative opportunities. War gets you loot. Intrigue gets you ransoms.
• Vassal opinion: Carousing (+100 from friendships), Rulership (+20 from , , respected ruler), Business (+8 from tower and pavilion), War (+10 from , ), Scholarship (+10 from , , and possibly more), Theology (+5 from for Christians). Even Intrigue helps, by giving +3 realm opinion per rank of prisoner released for 30 months, or by letting you replace your vassals.

Use a sequence of focuses to improve your health

• Seduction to improve health in many ways
  • Establish affairs with kind/diligent characters: if you are not getting along with your wife, lovers can invite you to a getaway. This gives you +1 health for 1 year, and perhaps more importantly, can remove stressed/depressed. The event will trigger more often if you have many lovers, if your lovers are , and if your lovers are .
  • Establish affairs with old/dying characters: can find a Lover's Memento (+0.5 health), if you have The Reaper's Due
  • Establish rivalries with jealous husbands, if you plan to duel while using the War focus
  • Establish a large family, so your Court Physician can more easily gain the trait and the "received professional praise" opinion modifier
• War or Hunting for chance of trait; Hunting can help lose /
  • More chances if you duel, at the risk of or
  • Best in or near the Byzantine empire, where there are many blind characters: they are unlikely to win duels.
• Scholarship and/or Rulership risks (additional risk for for Rulership), but can allow you to pick up and other great traits.
• Carousing if you still need to de-stress yourself (or your relatives)
• Hunting at old age (+1 health while focus is active, +1 health for dog's lifespan, +1 health permanently for training dog while diligent)

Avoid peacetime focuses when war is likely

The following focuses are more useful when at peace:

• Carousing focus: "Invite to Carousing" requires peace.
• Theology focus: "Go on a Pilgrimage" (Christian/Dharmic) requires peace.
• Hunting focus: "Hold a Grand Hunt" requires peace. The demesne levy boost is useful before war, but less so during war.
• War focus: "Challenge to Duel" requires peace.

Furthermore, some focuses are less useful if you plan to lead troops:

• Business focus: most events won't fire while leading troops
• Seduction focus: targeted seduction tombola is skipped if leading troops
• War focus: training events (MTTH) won't fire while leading troops
• Family focus: events to improve relations won't fire while leading troops

Consider not only whether you plan to initiate a war, but also whether you are likely to be pulled into one:

• Your factions are likely to rebel
• Your provinces are likely to revolt, especially with dangerous religious or liberation revolts
• Your allies are subject to faction rebellion
• Your allies are likely to go to war and request help. They will request help until combined strength is 1.5 times the enemy's.

See also

• Objective modding

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