CK3 DatabaseCrusader Kings III · 1.20.0.3 “Crozier” · unofficial

Casus belli · Holy wars started by events

Crusader War for Imperial Claim

The war is called “Crusader War for the claimant's Claim on the …”

Crusader War for Imperial Claim is a casus belli in Crusader Kings III (holy wars started by events). If the attacker wins: The claimant gains the contested Title. If the defender wins: The defender keeps the contested Title. The attacker loses their Claim. The war goal is worth 80% war score. Patch 1.20.0.3, from game/common/casus_belli_types/07_ep3_wars.txt.

Quick answers (2)
What do you get for winning a Crusader War for Imperial Claim war in CK3?
The claimant gains the contested Title (patch 1.20.0.3).
What happens on a white peace?
The defender keeps the contested Title.

How the war ends

Attacker wins

The claimant gains the contested Title.

White peace

The defender keeps the contested Title.

Defender wins

The defender keeps the contested Title. The attacker loses their Claim.

If the war becomes invalid

The … has ended: the defender no longer … any of the claimed Counties.

Who can declare it

The game shows no text of its own for these conditions; the script is below.

Every holy wars started by events war (the group's allowed_for_character) (3 lines of game script)
herders_and_tributary_constraints = yes
tgp_dynastic_cycle_offensive_wars_ban_trigger = yes
tgp_war_ban_all_ministers_trigger = yes

As written in game/common/casus_belli_groups/00_casus_belli_groups.txt.

Source: game/common/casus_belli_types/07_ep3_wars.txt and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.0.3. “The attacker”, “the defender” stand where the game names the character; “…” marks other words it fills in during play.