Unofficial fan reference · game files of Crusader Kings III 1.20.0.3 “Crozier”
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Decision · Decisions

Adopt Special Succession Type

Partition succession makes us weak and divided. Perhaps the realm's magnates would accept a historical alternative...

Requirements

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

  • Does not have the Advanced Succession law
  • Does not have the Elective Succession law
Shown to a character when (is_shown) (33 lines of game script)
AND = {
	highest_held_title_tier >= tier_kingdom
	has_realm_law_flag = partition_succession_law
	any_held_title = {
		title_tier >= kingdom
		NOR = {
			has_title_law_flag = elective_succession_law
			has_title_law_flag = advanced_succession_law
		}
	}
	is_landed_or_landless_administrative_or_theocratic = yes
}
OR = {
	special_succession_tanistry_trigger = yes
	special_succession_thing_trigger = yes
	special_succession_witengamot_trigger = yes
	special_succession_jirga_trigger = yes
}
trigger_if = {
	limit = {
		any_held_title = {
			this = title:k_england
		}
		special_succession_thing_trigger = yes
		NAND = {
			primary_title = title:k_england
			capital_county.kingdom = title:k_england
		}
		is_ai = yes
	}
	always = no
}
current_date < 1100.1.1

As written in game/common/decisions/80_major_decisions.txt.

Can be taken when (is_valid) (38 lines of game script)
trigger_if = {
	limit = {
		highest_held_title_tier = tier_kingdom
	}
	AND = {
		any_held_title = {
			title_tier = kingdom
			NOR = {
				custom_description = {
					text = found_kingdom_decision_advanced_succesion
					has_title_law_flag = advanced_succession_law
				}
				custom_description = {
					text = found_kingdom_decision_elective_succesion
					has_title_law_flag = elective_succession_law
				}
			}
		}
	}
}
trigger_else = {
	AND = {
		highest_held_title_tier >= tier_empire
		any_held_title = {
			title_tier >= empire
			NOR = {
				custom_description = {
					text = found_kingdom_decision_advanced_succesion
					has_title_law_flag = advanced_succession_law
				}
				custom_description = {
					text = found_kingdom_decision_elective_succesion
					has_title_law_flag = elective_succession_law
				}
			}
		}
	}
}

As written in game/common/decisions/80_major_decisions.txt.

Effects

  • You may pick a form of traditional Elective Succession based on your Culture •It will be applied to any of your top-Rank Titles using Partition Succession
Effect (4 lines of game script)
show_as_tooltip = {
	custom_tooltip = adopt_special_succession_decision_effects.tt
}
trigger_event = major_decisions.3100

As written in game/common/decisions/80_major_decisions.txt.

Source: game/common/decisions/80_major_decisions.txt and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.0.3.