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Change Election Candidacy Status

Change your position on being elected to higher office

250Prestige

Election to rule? It's not an election, it's drawing lots for a poisoned chalice. I prefer my hearth and home to the whole sordid mess.

Requirements

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

You are a candidate for one of your Liege's elective Titles

Shown to a character when (is_shown) (7 lines of game script)

is_ai = no
liege ?= {
	any_held_title = {
		title_tier >= kingdom
		has_title_law_flag = elective_succession_law
	}
}

As written in game/common/decisions/dlc_decisions/ep_3/06_ep3_laamp_decisions.txt.

Can be taken when (is_valid) (12 lines of game script)

custom_tooltip = {
	text = change_election_candidacy_status_decision.tt.you_are_an_election_candidate
	liege = {
		any_held_title = {
			title_tier >= kingdom
			has_title_law_flag = elective_succession_law
			any_election_candidate = {
				this = root
			}
		}
	}
}

As written in game/common/decisions/dlc_decisions/ep_3/06_ep3_laamp_decisions.txt.

Effects

You let it be known you would accept election to a higher Title
You let it be known that you do not want to be elected to a higher Title (owning too much of the realm may see you elected anyway)

Effect (68 lines of game script)

if = {
	limit = {
		has_variable = rejects_electioneering
	}
	remove_variable = rejects_electioneering
	custom_tooltip = change_election_candidacy_status_decision.tt.embraces_candidacy
	liege = {
		if = {
			limit = {
				this != root
			}
			add_opinion = {
				target = root
				modifier = indecision_opinion
				opinion = -25
			}
		}
		every_vassal = {
			custom = custom.every_co_vassal_not_arrogant_or_ambitious
			limit = {
				NOR = {
					has_trait = arrogant
					has_trait = ambitious
				}
				this != root
			}
			add_opinion = {
				target = root
				modifier = indecision_opinion
				opinion = -25
			}
		}
	}
}
else = {
	set_variable = {
		name = rejects_electioneering
		value = yes
	}
	custom_tooltip = change_election_candidacy_status_decision.tt.renounces_candidacy
	liege = {
		if = {
			limit = {
				this != root
			}
			add_opinion = {
				target = root
				modifier = respect_opinion
				opinion = -25
			}
		}
		every_vassal = {
			custom = custom.every_co_vassal_not_humble_or_content
			limit = {
				NOR = {
					has_trait = humble
					has_trait = content
				}
				this != root
			}
			add_opinion = {
				target = root
				modifier = respect_opinion
				opinion = -25
			}
		}
	}
}

As written in game/common/decisions/dlc_decisions/ep_3/06_ep3_laamp_decisions.txt.

Source: game/common/decisions/dlc_decisions/ep_3/06_ep3_laamp_decisions.txt and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.0.3.