Major decision · Major Decisions

Attend Children's Examination

Test your knowledge of the classics and become meritorious

The Children's Examination is a lower level Examination and a recital of the classics. Passing the Children's Examination unlocks the Take Provincial Examination Decision.

Requirements

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

You must be over the age of …

Shown to a character when (is_shown) (29 lines of game script)

age <= 16
has_domicile = yes
government_allows = merit
age >= child_exam_min_age
has_tgp_dlc_trigger = yes
is_playable_character = yes
NOT = {
	has_character_flag = passed_child_exam
}
is_landed = no
trigger_if = {
	limit = {
		rite = {
			rite_has_doctrine = doctrine_gender_female_dominated
		}
	}
	is_female = yes
}
trigger_else_if = {
	limit = {
		rite = {
			rite_has_doctrine = doctrine_gender_male_dominated
		}
	}
	is_female = no
}
trigger_else = {
	always = yes
}

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

Can be taken when (is_valid) (8 lines of game script)

top_liege.highest_held_title_tier >= tier_hegemony
custom_tooltip = {
	text = tgp_china_attend_child_exam_age_limit
	age >= child_exam_min_age
}
is_imprisoned = no
is_incapable = no
has_contagious_deadly_disease_trigger = no

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

Effects

You will join a local Examination held by a state official

Effect (25 lines of game script)

custom_tooltip = tgp_china_decision_effect_tt
if = {
	limit = {
		employs_court_position = court_tutor_court_position
	}
	custom_description_no_bullet = {
		text = tutor_improved_exam_chances_tt
		object = root
	}
}
else = {
	custom_description_no_bullet = {
		text = tutor_needed_for_exam_chances_tt
		object = root
	}
}
set_variable = {
	name = safe_bets
	value = 0
}
set_variable = {
	name = child_examination_success_chance
	value = child_examination_success_chance_value
}
trigger_event = tgp_china_decision.1000

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

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