There is another rank below the Count, that is the Baron (that shares its ranks with other two titles), but it is not playable.īarons are the chiefs of a Barony, that is to say a castle, always found under the authority of a Count. From left, the crowns represent the Count, the Duke, the King and the Emperor, all of which are playable in the game. The four playable nobility titles in Crusader Kings II are depicted in the picture to the right. In fact, most of the game's mechanics and user actions are centered on the balance of nobility's opinion of their liege (hopefully you) and the dynamics that result from feudal relationships that happen in the whole of the known Western World between the 11th and the 14th century. There is often a variety of ranks within the noble class, something that is clearly modeled and forms an integral part of Crusader Kings II.