Major decision · Major Decisions

Create Cadet Branch

It may be time for my family to abandon the legacy of the House … and carve its own path in history, with me as the head of this new branch of our great dynasty.

Requirements

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

You must have at least 1 living Child
You must not be Vassal or below of a direct descendant
You are not third or closer in the line of succession for one of your House Head's Titles

Shown to a character when (is_shown) (17 lines of game script)

highest_held_title_tier > tier_barony
government_allows = rulers_should_have_dynasty
is_house_head = no
NOR = {
	AND = {
		has_council_position = councillor_court_chaplain
		rite ?= {
			rite_has_doctrine = doctrine_theocracy_temporal
		}
	}
	AND = {
		tgp_is_in_ceremonial_house_trigger = yes
		has_tgp_dlc_trigger = yes
	}
}
exists = house.house_head
is_playable_character = yes

As written in game/common/decisions/00_dynasty_decisions.txt.

Can be taken when (is_valid) (121 lines of game script)

is_adult = yes
government_allows = create_cadet_branches
custom_tooltip = {
	text = create_cadet_branch_decision_living_children
	any_child = {
		count >= 1
		is_alive = yes
		house ?= root.house
	}
}
custom_tooltip = {
	text = create_cadet_branch_decision_liege_is_descendant
	any_liege_or_above_is_descendant = no
}
trigger_if = {
	limit = {
		government_has_flag = government_is_clan
	}
	top_liege = this
}
trigger_else_if = {
	limit = {
		government_allows = noble_families
	}
	trigger_if = {
		limit = {
			is_ai = yes
			top_liege = house.house_head.top_liege
		}
		NOT = {
			is_close_or_extended_family_of = house.house_head
		}
		custom_description = {
			text = create_cadet_branch_decision_succession_line
			house.house_head = {
				NOT = {
					any_held_title = {
						place_in_line_of_succession = {
							target = root
							value <= 3
						}
					}
				}
			}
		}
		highest_held_title_tier >= main_administrative_tier
	}
}
trigger_else = {
	custom_description = {
		text = create_cadet_branch_decision_succession_line
		house.house_head = {
			NOT = {
				any_held_title = {
					place_in_line_of_succession = {
						target = root
						value <= 3
					}
				}
			}
		}
	}
}
trigger_if = {
	limit = {
		government_is_japanese_trigger = no
		NOT = {
			government_has_flag = government_is_feudal
		}
	}
	NOT = {
		target_is_liege_or_above = house.house_head
	}
}
trigger_if = {
	limit = {
		is_male = yes
	}
	trigger_if = {
		limit = {
			OR = {
				is_married = yes
				rite = {
					rite_has_doctrine = doctrine_gender_female_dominated
				}
			}
		}
		patrilinear_marriage = yes
	}
}
trigger_else = {
	trigger_if = {
		limit = {
			OR = {
				is_married = yes
				rite = {
					rite_has_doctrine = doctrine_gender_male_dominated
				}
			}
		}
		matrilinear_marriage = yes
	}
}
trigger_if = {
	limit = {
		has_trait = devoted
	}
	NOT = {
		has_trait = devoted
	}
}
trigger_if = {
	limit = {
		has_trait = bastard
	}
	NOT = {
		has_trait = bastard
	}
}
is_available_adult = yes
is_playable_character = yes

As written in game/common/decisions/00_dynasty_decisions.txt.

Effects

The effect has no text of its own in the files; its script is below.

Effect (35 lines of game script)

house.house_head ?= {
	save_scope_as = old_head
}
if = {
	limit = {
		has_tgp_dlc_trigger = yes
		culture = {
			OR = {
				has_cultural_pillar = language_japonic
				has_name_list = name_list_yamato
			}
		}
	}
	add_character_flag = found_cadet_branch
	trigger_event = tgp_japan_decision.9001
	show_as_tooltip = {
		create_cadet_branch = {
			save_scope_as = new_house
		}
		if = {
			limit = {
				government_allows = create_cadet_branches
			}
			create_noble_family_effect = {
				GOVERNMENT_GIVER = scope:old_head
			}
		}
	}
}
else = {
	found_cadet_house_decision_effect = {
		CHARACTER = root
		PRESTIGE = major_prestige_gain
	}
}

As written in game/common/decisions/00_dynasty_decisions.txt.

Source: game/common/decisions/00_dynasty_decisions.txt and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.0.3. “…” marks words the game fills in at play time (a name, a faith, a title).