May I present to you four culture tenets that synchronize together to create the ultimate crusader culture. that all said I prefer just adding as I go along
Each cost 7k prestige and 1st requirements, -2k if right ethos, -3k if 2nd requirements filled
Warriors by merit
+1Prowess per Level of Fame (0-5, often 1-2)
Knights gain Blademaster traits more often in battles
Most knighthood restrictions are lifted for characters with 10 Prowess
2nd requirement: 5 Courtiers with 10 Prowess who can't be Knights
Ethos: Bellicose, Communal, Egalitarian
Only the Strong (best one)
+2Number of Knights
+100%Knight Effectiveness
+0.25Monthly Prestige per Blademaster trait level
+5Attraction Opinion per Blademaster trait level
+1Prowess per Martial Education trait level (0-4)
12 Prowess required to become a Knight
+25%Men-at-Arms Recruitment Cost
−25%Levy Size
1st requirement: not egalitarian
2nd requirement: 6 knights with 12 prowess
Ethos: Bellicose, Stoic
Warrior Priests
+1Prowess per Level of Devotion
Certain traits grant Prowess
+1Prowess if Conscientious Scribe or Wise Man
+2Prowess if Insightful Thinker, Scholar, Theologian, Mystic, or Pilgrim
+3Prowess if Astute Intellectual, Miracle Worker, or Devoted
+4Prowess if Mastermind Philosopher
Members of the Clergy can serve as Commanders and Knights
2nd requirement: 12 clergy, same faith, with 10+ prowess who can't be Knights
Ethos: Bellicose, Spiritual
Monastic Communities
Children are more likely to gain the Temperate trait
+0.5Monthly Piety if Temperate
+10Same Culture Opinion if Temperate
+3Learning if Devoted
+25Ask to Take Vows Acceptance for adults
+125Ask to Take Vows Acceptance for children
1st requirement: Faith has Monasticism tenet
2nd requirement: Devoted (2) level of devotion
Ethos: Communal, Spiritual