
Casus belli · Holy wars
Depose Challenger Head of Faith
The war is called “Depose Challenger Head of Faith”
Depose Challenger Head of Faith is a casus belli in Crusader Kings III (holy wars). If the attacker wins: The Challenger Head of Faith is deposed. If the defender wins: The Challenger Head of Faith survives. Declaring it costs piety. The war goal is worth 80% war score. Patch 1.20.0.3, from game/common/casus_belli_types/pam_wars.txt.
Quick answers (3)
- What do you get for winning a Depose Challenger Head of Faith war in CK3?
- The Challenger Head of Faith is deposed (patch 1.20.0.3).
- What happens on a white peace?
- The Challenger Head of Faith remains.
- What does the Depose Challenger Head of Faith casus belli cost?
- piety; the amount depends on the titles, claims and distance, worked out when you declare.
How the war ends
Attacker wins
The Challenger Head of Faith is deposed.
White peace
The Challenger Head of Faith remains.
Defender wins
The Challenger Head of Faith survives.
If the war becomes invalid
The war ended: the defender no longer sponsors an Challenger Head of Faith.
Who can declare it
The game shows no text of its own for these conditions; the script is below.
Every holy wars war (the group's allowed_for_character) (24 lines of game script)
OR = {
top_liege = this
any_liege_or_above = {
faith = prev.faith
count = all
}
}
faith = {
NOR = {
has_doctrine_parameter = unreformed
AND = {
has_doctrine_parameter = holy_wars_forbidden
NOT = {
prev = {
has_character_flag = bonus_major_holy_war
}
}
}
}
}
herders_and_tributary_constraints = yes
pam_personal_pacifism_offensive_war_ban_trigger = yes
tgp_dynastic_cycle_offensive_wars_ban_trigger = yes
tgp_war_ban_all_ministers_trigger = yesAs written in game/common/casus_belli_groups/00_casus_belli_groups.txt.
Attacker (allowed_for_character) (4 lines of game script)
is_landed = yes highest_held_title_tier >= tier_kingdom religion = religion:christianity_religion pam_is_antipope_sponsor_trigger = no
As written in game/common/casus_belli_types/pam_wars.txt.
Defender (allowed_against_character) (1 line of game script)
pam_can_target_antiking_cb_trigger = yes
As written in game/common/casus_belli_types/pam_wars.txt.
Cost to declare
Costs piety. The amount is worked out when you declare (by the titles targeted, claims, distance and more), so the script is shown as written:
Cost (3 lines of game script)
piety = {
value = medium_piety_value
}As written in game/common/casus_belli_types/pam_wars.txt.
Source: game/common/casus_belli_types/pam_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.