Roads to Power achievement

Despotic

As Co-Emperor, rule a Despotate

Conditions as the game checks them

Possible decides whether the achievement can still be earned in a run; happened is the check that unlocks it (common/achievements/_achievements.info).

Unlocks when (happened) (11 lines of game script)

custom_description = {
	text = despotic_achievement_trigger
	top_liege != this
	liege ?= {
		may_appoint_co_emperors_trigger = yes
		has_diarchy_type = co_emperorship
		diarch ?= root
	}
	government_has_mechanic = administrative
	highest_held_title_tier = tier_kingdom
}

As written in game/common/achievements/ep3_achievements.txt.

The file gives no “possible” condition for this one.

Source: game/common/achievements/ep3_achievements.txt, game/common/achievement_groups.txt and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.0.3. Unlock share: Steam Web API, 2026-10-02.