Fragile Childhood
Historically, infant and child mortality rates in the Middle Ages were extremely high compared to modern times. Many heirs died from disease before reaching adulthood. However, in Crusader Kings III, childhood is generally portrayed as relatively safe.
This mod aims to reflect that historical reality by making childhood more dangerous and uncertain.
■ Age-based Health Modifier
All children receive a health penalty at birth.
This penalty gradually decreases each year on their birthday and is completely removed at age 12.
■ Disease System
All children have a yearly chance to contract diseases (Ill, Pneumonia, Consumption).
The younger the child, the higher the chance of falling ill. This risk can be reduced through:
- Hiring a Wet Nurse (age 2 or below)
- The Learning lifestyle perk Wash Your Hands
- Female base health bonus reduced from 0.5 → 0.25
- Ill now applies an additional -1.0 health penalty to children (same as elderly characters)
- Sickly trait penalty adjusted from -2.5 → -1.0
Using this mod alongside others that modify base health values or the Ill and Sickly traits may result in infant mortality rates being excessively high or low.
If you are using other mods that modify the following entries, it is highly recommended to comment them out (#) or delete those specific lines to ensure proper balance:
