# CK3 Dev Diary #18 - Men-at-Arms, Mercenaries and CBs

*Source* · `src-paradox-2020-ck3-dev-diary-18` · status: **n/a**

| field | value |
|---|---|
| kind | Technical report / blog |
| authors | Voffvoffhunden |
| venue | Paradox Interactive forums |
| date | 2020-03-17 |
| url | https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/developer-diary/ck3-dev-diary-18-men-at-arms-mercenaries-and-cbs.1357939/ |
| accessed | 2026-10-31 |
| archived | https://web.archive.org/web/20231210020225/https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/developer-diary/ck3-dev-diary-18-men-at-arms-mercenaries-and-cbs.1357939/ |

## Notes

Pre-release developer diary, read through the archived copy (the forum blocks automated readers). Men-at-arms regiments have a capped number of slots and an upkeep cost that is small while unraised and much larger once raised for war; mercenaries are hired for three years and no longer desert the moment the ruler goes into debt; casus belli costs.

## Backlinks (computed)

**cited by:** [Crusader Kings III](../game/crusader-kings-3.md)

## Citation

Voffvoffhunden (2020-03-17). *CK3 Dev Diary #18 - Men-at-Arms, Mercenaries and CBs*. Paradox Interactive forums https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/developer-diary/ck3-dev-diary-18-men-at-arms-mercenaries-and-cbs.1357939/

Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20231210020225/https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/developer-diary/ck3-dev-diary-18-men-at-arms-mercenaries-and-cbs.1357939/

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