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Ruler Designer Community Contest​


We want to see your custom CK3 rulers! Recreating history in the footsteps of a historical ruler can be fascinating, but we all know there’s a certain thrill to shaping your ideal ruler from scratch and forging a unique legacy to remember through each decision.

To Enter​

Share an image of your favorite, unmodded custom ruler with a sentence or two about them as a reply to this post.

The Prize​

A Steam key for Crusader Kings III’s Chapter III Bundle! 5 winners will be chosen in total.

Please note: If you are selected as a winner, you will be asked to provide your ruler’s DNA.

The contest is open now, for one week from today, closing on Friday, May 24 at 11:59pm PT (May 25 at 9am CEST), so don’t miss your chance to win a Chapter III key and apply before the deadline! Winners will be contacted via DM to their forum account Monday, May 27 and announced publicly on Wednesday, May 29.


Rules & Details​

  • The Ruler Designer Community Contest will be open from May 17 to May 24 at 11:59 PT.
  • All entries must be submitted as replies to this forum post.
  • Entries must consist of an image of your custom ruler and a sentence or two telling us about them.
  • Your ruler’s appearance may not be affected by mods.
  • If you are selected as a winner, you must be able to provide the DNA of the ruler you submitted.
  • Winners will be contacted via a DM to their forum account on Monday, May 27 and will have 24hrs to respond with their ruler’s DNA. If they do not respond with the requested DNA in time, an alternate winner will be chosen in their place.
  • Winners will be publicly announced and their ruler’s images shared on CK3 social channels Wednesday May 29.
  • 5 winners will be selected to win a Steam key for Crusader Kings III’s Chapter III Bundle. Individuals are limited to claiming one prize.

Good luck to all who apply!​




Spoiler: Ruler Designer Contest - Terms & Conditions

Terms and Conditions for Crusader Kings III Ruler Designer Community Contest​

1. GENERAL​

The Crusader Kings III Ruler Designer Community Contest (“Promotion”) is managed and promoted by Paradox Interactive AB, Magnus Ladulåsgatan 4, 556667-4759 (“Paradox”, “we”, and “us”). These terms and conditions explain who may participate, the time frame, entries, costs and expenses, intellectual property, disqualification, privacy, notification, prize, taxes etc. Please read these terms and conditions carefully prior to participating. By entering this Promotion, an entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions. The Promotion is part of marketing efforts for our services. The Promotion and these terms and conditions will be governed by Swedish law and any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Sweden.

THIS PROMOTION IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ADMINISTERED, ENDORSED, OR ASSOCIATED WITH ANY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM (FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TWITCH, TWITTER, DISCORD OR OTHER AS MAY BE), AND YOU ARE PROVIDING THE INFORMATION AND ENTRY TO PARADOX SOLELY.

2. Entrants​

The Promotion is open for anyone around the world aged 16 or above. Entrants under the age of 18 require parental consent to participate. Employees (and members of their immediate family) of Paradox, our agents, affiliates, and anyone connected to this Promotion are not eligible to enter.

3. Time Frame​

The Promotion starts at 3pm CEST on May 17 and ends at 9am CEST on May 25 and the winners of the Promotion will be announced within one 1 week of the closing date. Entries or participation after this time will not be considered.

4. Rules to participate​

No purchase of any goods or services is necessary to be eligible for entry into this contest. To participate in the Promotion the entrant must:

  • Submit an image and description of a custom ruler they created in Crusader Kings III as a response to this forum post. If selected as a winner, they must be able to provide the DNA of that ruler within 24hrs of being contacted by the Crusader Kings III community team.

Entries that do not comply with the rules, may be deemed invalid at the sole discretion of Paradox. Paradox is not responsible for entries not received for whatever reason, for example, but not limited to technical, hardware or software malfunctions, misdirected entries, lost or unavailable network connections, incorrect, garbled, failed, delayed electronic or other communications or other technical problems related to entries.

Paradox reserves the right, at its sole discretion and at any time, to change or modify these terms and conditions, such change shall be effective immediately upon posting to this webpage. Paradox also reserves the right to amend or cancel the Promotion if circumstances arise outside of Paradox’s reasonable control.

Paradox is not responsible for inaccurate prize details supplied to any entrant by any third party connected with this Promotion.

Any participant who attempts or enters the Promotion in a manner, which in Paradox’s determination is contrary to these rules or by its nature is fraudulent or unjust to other entrants including without limitation tampering with the operation of the Promotion, hacking, cheating, deception or any other unfair playing practices such as intending to threaten, annoy, abuse, or harass any other entrants or Paradox and/or any of its agents or representatives, or who submits an illegible or incomplete entry may be rejected from the Promotion at Paradox’s sole discretion.

6. Prize​

There will be five (5) winners of the Promotion in total. Each winner will receive the following:

  • One Steam Key for the Crusader Kings III Chapter III bundle, an approximate value of 49.99 USD.
  • The prize stated above has no alternatives. It is non-transferable and cannot be sold. If due to circumstances beyond reasonable control of Paradox, Paradox is unable to provide the above stated prizes, Paradox reserves the right to award substitute prizes of equal value. All prizes are subject to the terms and conditions of any supplier. Any taxes due on the prize will be paid by the winner. This may or may not mean that the winners will receive a net prize that is lower than the possible gross prize stated above. Paradox’s decision as to those able to take part and selection of winners is final and is subject to Paradox’s sole discretion. No correspondence relating to the Promotion will be entered into.

6. RESULTS​

The winners will be contacted by DM to the Paradox Forum account they used to submit their entry. Paradox is entitled to select alternative winners from among the entrants if the winners cannot be traced after reasonable efforts made by Paradox. A list of all winners will be posted on Crusader Kings III social media channels within a week of the contest closing. Paradox reserves the right to choose another winner if satisfactory proof of age and/or parental consent is not received (if applicable).

7. Intellectual property​

By submitting your to us you hereby grant Paradox a non-exclusive, perpetual, transferable, irrevocable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, and worldwide license to use, modify, reproduce, publish, perform, display, distribute, make derivative works of and otherwise commercially and non-commercially exploit all content submitted by you in any manner or medium now existing or hereafter developed, without separate compensation to you or any other person or entity.

8. Privacy​

Any entrant’s personal data processed in conjunction with the Promotion is processed for the purpose to execute the Promotion and to adhere to any legal obligations. Processing of personal data for this purpose is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party. If Paradox is not allowed to process the personal data, the entrant will not be able to participate in the Promotion. Paradox will share the personal data only to such suppliers that must have it in order to execute the Promotion, i.e. social media platforms, travel agencies and carriers. These recipients may process the personal data outside of the European Union and Paradox ensures the safety of the personal data by entering into legally binding and enforceable standard data protection clauses or any other appropriate safeguard. The personal data will be processed for up to three months from the end of the Promotion or as long as Paradox is legally obliged to process the data. For more questions about how Paradox processes personal data and to read more about your rights, please read our privacy policy, which can be found here.