What ways are there to get other characters' items? And which is the best way to do it?
Stealing Artifacts
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Raid and Murder.
I sometimes wipe out an entire dynasty to get an Item. It’s easier in the early start dates tough where dynasties are not as established as in the later ones.
I sometimes wipe out an entire dynasty to get an Item. It’s easier in the early start dates tough where dynasties are not as established as in the later ones.
In Christian societies there are often artifacts displayed by others. You can get an event chain to steal them if you desire so. I had a saint (adultress too) who actually did it 
Be prepared, you may be caught and will have to fight. Your piety may suffer too.
Be prepared, you may be caught and will have to fight. Your piety may suffer too.
In Christian societies there are often artifacts displayed by others. You can get an event chain to steal them if you desire so. I had a saint (adultress too) who actually did it
Be prepared, you may be caught and will have to fight. Your piety may suffer too.
I always thought this generates an Artifact out of nothing. I’m not sure another character will lose something.
Hmm... I had a boy own the Shroud of Jesus. I kidnapped him and killed him in my jail. The shroud vanished (wasn't even in the game, afterwards)
There is a chance of looting artifacts at the end of a siege. Warrior lodge ranks and some bloodlines can be used to increase this chance.
But the primary method I use is inheritance. In general, if an unlanded courtier dies then his liege has a fairly-low chance to inherit some or all of his artifacts.
A couple of clarifications on inheritance:
(1) It is the liege that inherits, not the court that the unlanded character happens to be in. If a prisoner dies but he is not your direct subject, then you can't inherit his artifacts.
(2) Artifact inheritance is weirdly distinct from gold inheritance. You only inherit a courtier's gold if he dies while having no living parents, siblings or children. However, a courtier's artifacts always either disappear or are inherited by his liege.
So, use the character finder to find an unlanded character with the desired artifact. Get him into your court somehow. Then kill him. If you don't get lucky and inherit his artifact, try again with another unlanded character. (Alternatively, you can savescum. If you choose this, it's best to wait a few months between attempts.)
But the primary method I use is inheritance. In general, if an unlanded courtier dies then his liege has a fairly-low chance to inherit some or all of his artifacts.
A couple of clarifications on inheritance:
(1) It is the liege that inherits, not the court that the unlanded character happens to be in. If a prisoner dies but he is not your direct subject, then you can't inherit his artifacts.
(2) Artifact inheritance is weirdly distinct from gold inheritance. You only inherit a courtier's gold if he dies while having no living parents, siblings or children. However, a courtier's artifacts always either disappear or are inherited by his liege.
So, use the character finder to find an unlanded character with the desired artifact. Get him into your court somehow. Then kill him. If you don't get lucky and inherit his artifact, try again with another unlanded character. (Alternatively, you can savescum. If you choose this, it's best to wait a few months between attempts.)