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The most obvious one is the "pretty wench" event. Other than that... IIRC, the "irresistible wench wish for your company", and also "this courtier claimed that her child is sired by you".
Maybe there's something that I miss? Because that's all that I could recall. Maybe someone knows better than I do.
You can find all bastard-related events in Crusader kings\db\events\bastard_events.txt
I usually get as many bastards as possible, I like having like 10 kids haha... securing my reign and all. I'm only like 90 short of the Emperor of China, but I'm getting there!
On another note, what's the most kids anyone has ever had? I could have sworn on one freak game I had like 12 kids for a single ruler, he had like 4-5 wives during his life, a bastard or two, etc. One of the things I looked for in a wife was that she was young and lustful, with plenty of child bearing years.
On another note, what's the most kids anyone has ever had? I could have sworn on one freak game I had like 12 kids for a single ruler, he had like 4-5 wives during his life, a bastard or two, etc. One of the things I looked for in a wife was that she was young and lustful, with plenty of child bearing years.
Besides lustful, I think it was indulgent that gave +2 fertility (the same amount). Bastards aren't much use though, unless you want vassals who are related to you... except if you run out of legitimate children, you can a) hope your bastard offspring legitimise themselves, b) switch to elective law and make a bastard your strongest vassal, and voila, the dynasty just keeps on running.
I think i've gotten to 10 kids or so. Of course, half tend to die before adulthood, and if only half are boys, that doesn't actually leave that much heirs usually.
I had around 20 kids one time. Went through 5 (or was it 6) wives (only assassinated one of them--and that was when she was a troublesome Duchess of Cairo). King Theodorous lived (and bred) until he was in his 70s.
This was possible because after his first wife (an elderly Russian countess whom I'd wed him to when he was my heir), each woman I married was young and fertile. The second or third wife (who became Duchess of Cairo) was the only one who lived out of her fertile years, the other three died in childbirth or something else that took them in their mid 30s or younger, after they'd each popped out a few. Even our beloved Duchess didn't live past 45 iirc. There were also some bastard events.
It completely re-vitalized my Kingdom, which had been essentially depopulated by three generations of extremely low-fertility kings.
This was possible because after his first wife (an elderly Russian countess whom I'd wed him to when he was my heir), each woman I married was young and fertile. The second or third wife (who became Duchess of Cairo) was the only one who lived out of her fertile years, the other three died in childbirth or something else that took them in their mid 30s or younger, after they'd each popped out a few. Even our beloved Duchess didn't live past 45 iirc. There were also some bastard events.
It completely re-vitalized my Kingdom, which had been essentially depopulated by three generations of extremely low-fertility kings.
I just made a bastard legitimated with an event.
It is hard work securing your reign when you have a Queen who accidentally married someone who became a King.
It is hard work securing your reign when you have a Queen who accidentally married someone who became a King.