Crusader Kings III 1.20.1.2 · By God Alone

Cardinals

The College of Cardinals elects the Pope. A cleric is made a cardinal by the head of the College (Appoint Cardinal), and a ruler can ask for their court chaplain to be raised to it.

Crusader Kings III has 55 cardinal titles seated in Rome; 4 interactions create, request or remove a cardinalate: Appoint Cardinal, Request Cardinalate for Court Chaplain, Strip Cardinalate and Give Cardinal Order. Patch 1.20.1.2, from game/common/landed_titles/07_pam_ecclesiastical_titles.txt and game/common/character_interactions/pam_interactions.txt.

This section as JSON: /raw/situations.json

How a cleric becomes a cardinal

Appoint Cardinal

Character interaction · Religion

Appoint … as a Cardinal

Who can use it, on whom

scope:puppet_or_actor:
- Their faith: Has a Doctrine or Tenet with has clerical electors
- Their faith is the same as that of recipient
- Holds Papacy
- title:k_papal_state.holder: Has the Theocratic Elective Law
scope:recipient:
- One of these
  - Any held title: Is a Clerical Title
  - or
    Government is Ecclesiastical
  - or
    Is a member of the Clergy
- Their faith: Has a Doctrine or Tenet with has clerical electors
- If does not have “great schism decision taken” (a variable the game's script sets): Does not hold Constantinople
- One of these
  - Government is a Theocratic-type Government
  - or
    Government is unplayable
  - or
    Is not a ruler
- Their faith › No religious head challenger:
  - holder ?= scope:pam_antipope_holder_check
- One of these
  - rite.head_of_rite ?= { has_title = title:k_papal_state }
  - or
    faith.main_rite.head_of_rite ?= { has_title = title:k_papal_state }
  - or
    Their faith’s head of faith: Holds Papacy

Also needs

If
- scope:is_puppet_action ?= yes
Then
- scope:puppet_or_actor: Has 100 Piety
If
- scope:is_puppet_action ?= yes
Then
- scope:puppet_or_actor:
  treasury >= minor_treasury_value
Your Faith must have fewer than 70 Cardinals
scope:puppet_or_actor: Is available (an adult, not incapable, not imprisoned)
scope:recipient:
- Is available (an adult, not incapable, not imprisoned)
- NOT = { is_at_war_with = scope:puppet_or_actor }
- Does not have the Trait: Excommunicated
Must match the Clerical Gender Doctrine of this Rite

appoint_cardinal_interaction · game/common/character_interactions/pam_interactions.txt

Request Cardinalate for Court Chaplain

Character interaction · Religion

Petition your Head of Faith to raise … into the College of Cardinals. Only a Cardinal may be elected as the next Head of Faith, and a Cardinal who owes you the hat is a Cardinal worth keeping.

Who can use it, on whom

scope:actor != scope:recipient
One of these
- scope:actor.religious_head_or_challenger ?= scope:recipient
- or
  All of these
  - NOT = { exists = scope:actor.faith.religious_head }
  - scope:actor.faith = scope:recipient.faith
  - scope:recipient:
    All of these
    Holds Papacy
    All of these
    exists = title:k_papal_state
    title:k_papal_state.holder: Has the Theocratic Elective Law

Also needs

Your Faith must have fewer than 70 Cardinals
If
- scope:recipient ?= scope:actor.faith.religious_head
Then
- scope:actor:
  If
  Their faith › Any religious head challenger:
  holder ?= scope:pam_antipope_holder_check
  Then
  You are the Anti⟨Religious Head⟩
scope:actor:
- Does not have the Trait: Excommunicated
- NOT = { is_at_war_with = scope:recipient }
- … will be blocked from most Interactions with Ecclesiastical Rulers and the Head of Faith until … visit a Holy Site on Pilgrimage or the Promised Pilgrimage Modifier expires
- If their government is not a Theocratic-type Government: … must either: Have a Level of Devotion of Devoted Servant or higher · Have a Realm Priest Puppet · Have a Clerical Ruler Puppet
- Otherwise: Piety level at least 1
- cp:councillor_court_chaplain:
  - Is available (an adult, not incapable, not imprisoned)
  - Your Court Chaplain must not be Excommunicated
  - Your Court Chaplain must not already be a Cardinal
  - ⟨faith⟩
scope:recipient: Is available (an adult, not incapable, not imprisoned)

request_court_chaplain_cardinalate_interaction · game/common/character_interactions/pam_interactions.txt

Strip Cardinalate

Character interaction · Religion

The Cardinalate is dissolved. … stops being a Cardinal and will have no voice in the College of Cardinals.

Who can use it, on whom

scope:puppet_or_actor:
- Their rite: The rite has Clerical Electors
- Holds Papacy
- title:k_papal_state.holder: Has the Theocratic Elective Law
- If
  Is played by the AI
  NOT = { puppeteer ?= { is_ai = no } }
  Then
  Their faith: Clerical elector title (more than 30):
scope:recipient:
- Is played by the AI
- Their faith is the same as that of actor

Also needs

Your Faith must have more than 10 Cardinals
scope:puppet_or_actor: Is available (an adult, not incapable, not imprisoned)
If
- scope:is_puppet_action ?= yes
Then
- scope:puppet_or_actor: Has 100 Piety

destroy_cardinalate_interaction · game/common/character_interactions/pam_interactions.txt

Give Cardinal Order

Character interaction · Religion

As … is your Subordinate, you can issue a Cardinal Order to have … marshal church resources to enact your will.

Who can use it, on whom

scope:puppet_or_actor:
- Otherwise:
  - Holds Papacy
  - title:k_papal_state.holder: Has the Theocratic Elective Law
  - NOT = { scope:recipient.liege.puppet:theological_agent_puppet ?= scope:recipient }
- Their faith is the same as that of recipient
scope:puppet_or_actor != scope:recipient

Also needs

scope:puppet_or_actor:
- NOT = { is_at_war_with = scope:recipient }
- Does not have the Trait: Incapable
- Is an Adult
scope:recipient:
- Is an Adult
- Does not have the Trait: Incapable
- Does not have the Trait: Excommunicated
If
- scope:is_puppet_action ?= yes
Then
- scope:puppet_or_actor: Has 50 Piety

give_cardinal_order_interaction · game/common/character_interactions/pam_interactions.txt

Influence College of Cardinals Vote

Character interaction · Religion

Pressure … to cast … Cardinal vote for the candidate of your choice

Who can use it, on whom

scope:recipient:
- Their faith is the same as that of actor
- Is a ruler
- Is an Adult

Also needs

scope:actor:
- Is not imprisoned
- Is at not War
- Is not incapable
- Piety level at least 3
scope:recipient:
- Is not imprisoned
- Is at not War
- Is not incapable
- Does not have the Trait: Excommunicated

influence_papal_vote_interaction · game/common/character_interactions/pam_interactions.txt

Increase Papabile Score

Character interaction · Religion

Spend Piety or Gold to improve … Papabile Score for papal succession

Who can use it, on whom

scope:recipient:
- Their faith is the same as that of actor
- Is an Adult
- Is not the Head of Faith

Also needs

scope:actor:
- Is not imprisoned
- Is at not War
- Is not incapable
- If played by the AI › scope:recipient:
  - One of these
    Is a candidate in the College of Cardinals
    or
    is_close_or_extended_family_of = scope:actor
    or
    … is your Realm Priest Puppet or Clerical Ruler Puppet
scope:recipient:
- Is not imprisoned
- Is at not War
- Is not incapable
- Does not have the Trait: Excommunicated

increase_papabile_score_interaction · game/common/character_interactions/pam_interactions.txt

What appointments do to the Church

Each counts as a catalyst of The Christian Church, pushing it towards another phase:

A new Cardinal is appointed through nepotistic means
- Fragile Unity → Saeculum Obscurum: 25 points (50× alone)
- Reform → Saeculum Obscurum: 25 points (50× alone)
Interaction: Appoint Cardinal; Event: pam_clergy_events.0040
A Monastic Order member is appointed Cardinal
- Fragile Unity → Saeculum Obscurum: 15 points (84× alone)
- Reform → Saeculum Obscurum: 15 points (84× alone)
not found in the files
Clergy member proclaims themselves Cardinal
- Fragile Unity → Saeculum Obscurum: 15 points (84× alone)
- Reform → Saeculum Obscurum: 15 points (84× alone)
Event: pam_clergy_events.0041
The Head of Faith strips a Cardinalate
- Fragile Unity → Investiture Controversy: 25 points (50× alone)
- Reform → Investiture Controversy: 25 points (50× alone)
Interaction: Strip Cardinalate
A Cardinal is killed
- Fragile Unity → Investiture Controversy: 25 points (50× alone)
- Reform → Investiture Controversy: 25 points (50× alone)
Automatic: on_death
A new Cardinal is appointed
- Fragile Unity → Concord: 10 points (125× alone)
- Conversion → Concord: 10 points (125× alone)
- Reform → Concord: 10 points (125× alone)
- Crusade → Concord: 10 points (125× alone)
not found in the files

Cardinal titles (55)

Landless titles seated in Rome, in the files' order:

Ostia · Porto · Velletri · Frascati · Albano · Palestrina · Sabina · San Ciriaco · San Lorenzo in Lucina · Santa Cecilia · Santa Balbina · San Pietro · Sant'Anastasia · San Lorenzo in Damaso · Santa Rufina · Santa Sabina · Santa Maria in Domnica · Santa Prassede · Santi Cosma e Damiano · Santo Stefano · San Clemente · Santa Maria in Trastevere · Santi Silvestro e Martino · Santi Nereo ed Achilleo · Sant'Eustachio · Santa Maria Nuova · San Teodoro · Sant'Adriano · San Marcello · San Vitale · Sant'Angelo · Santa Croce · Santa Maria in Portico · San Crisogono · San Giorgio · Santa Maria in Cosmedin · Santo Stefano · San Marco · Santi Dodici Apostoli · Santa Pudenziana · Sant'Eusebio · Santi Sergio e Bacco · San Nicola · Santa Prisca · Santi Giovanni e Paolo · Santi Quattro Coronati · Sant'Agata · San Sisto Vecchio · Santa Susanna · Santa Lucia · Santa Maria in Via · Sant'Apollinare · San Callisto · Sant'Agnese · San Bartolomeo

Source: game/common/character_interactions/pam_interactions.txt, game/common/landed_titles/07_pam_ecclesiastical_titles.txt, common/scripted_triggers/pam_scripted_triggers.txt and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.1.2.