Decision · Administrative Decisions

Embrace Heresy

Embrace a heresy and become its head

-100Prestige-500Piety

Despite the existence of an official faith endorsed by …, heretic beliefs proliferate in our land. If I were to publicly embrace one of them and put myself at its head, I could channel the raw potential of an unbridled faith to increase my power and pursue my political agenda.

Requirements

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

A Rite followed by at least 3 Counties, belonging to the same Religion as your Top Liege Realm's State Rite but considered Hostile, must be present in at least 1 county inside your Top Liege's Realm or in a foreign bordering county

Shown to a character when (is_shown) (12 lines of game script)

government_allows = state_faith
is_adult = yes
top_liege != this
top_liege ?= {
	is_ai = yes
}
top_liege.primary_title.state_rite.faith ?= {
	faith_can_have_heresy_trigger = yes
}
NOT = {
	this ?= top_liege.primary_title.state_rite.head_of_rite
}

As written in game/common/decisions/dlc_decisions/ep3_decisions.txt.

Can be taken when (is_valid) (22 lines of game script)

has_lifestyle = learning_lifestyle
custom_tooltip = {
	text = heresy_in_empire_or_bordering_tt
	top_liege ?= {
		any_realm_county = {
			OR = {
				rite = {
					rite_is_interesting_heresy_to_state_rite_trigger = yes
				}
				any_neighboring_county = {
					holder.top_liege ?= {
						this != root.top_liege
					}
					rite = {
						rite_is_interesting_heresy_to_state_rite_trigger = yes
					}
				}
			}
		}
	}
}
is_available = yes

As written in game/common/decisions/dlc_decisions/ep3_decisions.txt.

Effects

You will embrace the chosen heretic Rite
You will reap benefits in Hooks and Influence, in proportion to the number of fellow Vassals and Counties in your Top Liege's Realm that follow your same heretic Rite
Unlock the Push Heresy As State Faith Decision

Effect (4 lines of game script)

custom_tooltip = embrace_heresy_tt
custom_tooltip = leverage_position_tt
custom_tooltip = unlocks_demand_state_faith_decision
trigger_event = ep3_decisions_event.5020

As written in game/common/decisions/dlc_decisions/ep3_decisions.txt.

Source: game/common/decisions/dlc_decisions/ep3_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).