CK3 DatabaseCrusader Kings III · 1.20.0.3 “Crozier” · unofficial

Casus belli · De jure

Imperial Reconquest

Imperial Reconquest is a casus belli in Crusader Kings III (de jure). If the attacker wins: The attacker gains the contested titles. If the defender wins: The defender keeps the contested titles, and the attacker must pay them war reparations. The war goal is worth 80% war score. Patch 1.20.0.3, from game/common/casus_belli_types/00_dejure_war.txt.

Quick answers (2)
What do you get for winning a Imperial Reconquest war in CK3?
The attacker gains the contested titles (patch 1.20.0.3).
What happens on a white peace?
The defender keeps the contested titles.

How the war ends

Attacker wins

The attacker gains the contested titles.

White peace

The defender keeps the contested titles.

Defender wins

The defender keeps the contested titles, and the attacker must pay them war reparations.

If the war becomes invalid

The … has ended: it was no longer valid to continue.

Who can declare it

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

Every de jure war (the group's allowed_for_character) (7 lines of game script)
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 = yes
NOT = {
	government_has_flag = government_is_theocracy
}

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

Attacker (allowed_for_character) (3 lines of game script)
scope:attacker = {
	is_roman_emperor_excluding_byzantium_trigger = yes
}

As written in game/common/casus_belli_types/00_dejure_war.txt.

Defender (allowed_against_character) (8 lines of game script)
NOR = {
	scope:defender = {
		target_is_liege_or_above = scope:attacker
	}
	scope:attacker = {
		target_is_liege_or_above = scope:defender
	}
}

As written in game/common/casus_belli_types/00_dejure_war.txt.

When it can start (valid_to_start) (9 lines of game script)
scope:target = {
	tier = tier_duchy
	any_in_de_jure_hierarchy = {
		tier = tier_county
		title_province = {
			geographical_region = custom_roman_full_borders
		}
	}
}

As written in game/common/casus_belli_types/00_dejure_war.txt.

Source: game/common/casus_belli_types/00_dejure_war.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.