Innovations provide the ability to improve various aspects of your realm, while traditions are able to massively affect your playstyle. As such, it’s in your best interest to become the cultural head. So how do you do that? To become the cultural head, you will need to own the most provinces of your specific culture in your realm. So you’ll likely have to do some conquest. However, there are some caveats you should be aware of: And in this guide we’ll cover the two ways you can become the cultural head, which are:
Method 1: Temporary Cultural Head
If you are a vassal of a person who is the same culture as you, your liege will always be the actual cultural head. However, characters in CK3 are mortal. So assuming you meet the requirements mentioned in the intro above, then if your liege dies before their heir is an adult, you will become the temporary cultural head. This means you will have, at max, ~15 years. Do with this time what you will.
Method 2: Becoming the Rightful Cultural Head
To become the rightful cultural head, you will need to fulfill the primary requirement of owning the most provinces within your culture. If you’re independent, this will likely just involve some conquering. If you’re a vassal, you may still become the rightful head, but only if your liege is of a separate culture. If your liege is the same culture as you, as in my example, you will need to become independent. Go about this however you’d like – but keep in mind that the change won’t happen immediately. In my example, I won my independence from my liege and already fulfilled all the other requirements to become the cultural head. However, the month has to tick to the next before the game acknowledges the change. Once you’re the cultural head, you can manipulate your people’s destiny as you please.
