CK3 DatabaseCrusader Kings III · 1.20.0.3 “Crozier” · unofficial

Major decision · Major Decisions

Abandon the Bureaucracy

Rule your Governorship as a personal fief, rejecting central oversight

500PrestigeAll Under Heaven

Abandon the Bureaucracy is a major decision in Crusader Kings III (Major Decisions). It costs 500 Prestige. Requirements as the game words them: Your Domicile must NOT be in the Capital County of … (…), You must not have a direct descendant who is a Governor, You must not be Vassal or below of a direct descendant and 2 more. It needs All Under Heaven. Patch 1.20.0.3, from game/common/decisions/dlc_decisions/tgp/tgp_japan_decisions.txt.

Quick answers (2)
How much does Abandon the Bureaucracy cost in CK3?
500 Prestige (patch 1.20.0.3).
What are the requirements for Abandon the Bureaucracy?
Your Domicile must NOT be in the Capital County of … (…), You must not have a direct descendant who is a Governor, You must not be Vassal or below of a direct descendant, Your Domicile must have a Japanese Manor Main 02 Domicile Building or higher and Your Top Liege must not have the Japanese Bureaucracy 3 Law; the full conditions are on the page (patch 1.20.0.3).

The old bureaucracy is crumbling under myriad crises and the unfettered ambition of our age. To ensure my family's future, and bring stability to the provinces, a permanent base must be established.

Requirements

The lines the game itself shows for this decision's conditions:

  • … must be House Head of a Noble Family
  • Your Domicile must NOT be in the Capital County of … (…)
  • You must not have a direct descendant who is a Governor
  • You must not be Vassal or below of a direct descendant
  • Your Domicile must have a Japanese Manor Main 02 Domicile Building or higher
  • Your Top Liege must not have the Japanese Bureaucracy 3 Law
Shown to a character when (is_shown) (5 lines of game script)
has_government = japan_administrative_government
is_landed = no
tgp_has_ceremonial_liege_title_trigger = no
has_tgp_dlc_trigger = yes
exists = domicile

As written in game/common/decisions/dlc_decisions/tgp/tgp_japan_decisions.txt.

Can be taken when (is_valid) (50 lines of game script)
has_government = japan_administrative_government
trigger_if = {
	limit = {
		is_ai = no
	}
	custom_tooltip = {
		text = is_house_head_of_noble_family_tt
		house.house_head ?= this
		any_held_title = {
			is_noble_family_title = yes
		}
	}
	custom_tooltip = {
		text = tgp_japan_establish_house_fief_capital_domicile_trigger
		NOT = {
			domicile.domicile_location.county ?= top_liege.capital_county
		}
	}
}
custom_tooltip = {
	text = tgp_japan_establish_house_fief_direct_descendent_position_trigger
	any_descendants_are_governors = no
}
custom_tooltip = {
	text = create_cadet_branch_decision_liege_is_descendant
	any_liege_or_above_is_descendant = no
}
custom_tooltip = {
	text = tgp_japan_establish_house_fief_domicile_building_trigger
	domicile ?= {
		has_domicile_parameter = unlocks_establish_fief_decision
	}
}
trigger_if = {
	limit = {
		top_liege = {
			government_has_mechanic = administrative
		}
	}
	custom_tooltip = {
		text = tgp_japan_establish_house_fief_centralization_trigger
		NOT = {
			has_realm_law = japanese_bureaucracy_3
		}
	}
}
is_available_adult = yes
tgp_is_in_ceremonial_house_trigger = no
highest_held_title_tier >= tier_county
is_independent_ruler = no

As written in game/common/decisions/dlc_decisions/tgp/tgp_japan_decisions.txt.

Effects

  • As your Dynasty Head is Bureaucratic, you found a new Dynasty
Effect (28 lines of game script)
add_achievement_global_variable_effect = {
	VARIABLE = achieved_ep4_18_yes_i_need_my_samurai_achievement
	VALUE = yes
}
show_as_tooltip = {
	change_government = japan_feudal_government
	if = {
		limit = {
			NOT = {
				dynasty.dynast ?= this
			}
		}
		custom_tooltip = tgp_japan_establish_house_fief_found_house_effect
	}
}
if = {
	limit = {
		NOR = {
			dynasty.dynast ?= this
			house.house_head ?= this
		}
	}
	add_character_flag = establish_house_fief
	trigger_event = tgp_japan_decision.9001
}
else = {
	trigger_event = tgp_japan_decision.9002
}

As written in game/common/decisions/dlc_decisions/tgp/tgp_japan_decisions.txt.

Source: game/common/decisions/dlc_decisions/tgp/tgp_japan_decisions.txt and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.0.3.