Major decision · Major Decisions

Found a New Empire

I will create an Empire to outshine all others, and to outlast history itself.

Requirements

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

Holds 3 or more Kingdoms
You are Uninvolved in the Iberian Struggle
At least one Duchy you hold is a Landed Title (Not a Clerical Region or a Noble Family)

Shown to a character when (is_shown) (13 lines of game script)

highest_held_title_tier = tier_kingdom
OR = {
	top_liege ?= this
	any_held_title = {
		count >= 3
		title_tier = kingdom
	}
}
NOT = {
	has_game_rule = off_custom_kingdoms
}
is_landed_or_landless_administrative = yes
is_confederation_member = no

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

Can be taken when (is_valid) (90 lines of game script)

prestige_level >= 4
trigger_if = {
	limit = {
		government_has_flag = government_is_nomadic
	}
	OR = {
		sub_realm_size >= 60
		AND = {
			custom_description = {
				text = found_empire_decision_three_kingdoms_held
				any_held_title = {
					count >= 2
					title_tier = kingdom
				}
			}
			sub_realm_size >= 40
		}
	}
}
trigger_else = {
	OR = {
		sub_realm_size >= 120
		AND = {
			custom_description = {
				text = found_empire_decision_three_kingdoms_held
				any_held_title = {
					count >= 3
					title_tier = kingdom
				}
			}
			sub_realm_size >= 80
		}
	}
}
trigger_if = {
	limit = {
		government_has_flag = government_is_nomadic
	}
	OR = {
		has_realm_law = nomadic_authority_5
		has_realm_law = nomadic_authority_4
	}
}
trigger_if = {
	limit = {
		exists = struggle:iberian_struggle
		struggle:iberian_struggle = {
			OR = {
				is_culture_involved_in_struggle = root.culture
				is_faith_involved_in_struggle = root.faith
			}
		}
		any_realm_county = {
			title_province = {
				OR = {
					geographical_region = ghw_region_north_africa
					geographical_region = world_europe_west
					geographical_region = world_europe_south
				}
			}
		}
	}
	custom_description = {
		text = found_empire_decision_not_part_of_iberian_struggle
		NOT = {
			any_character_struggle = {
				is_struggle_type = iberian_struggle
			}
		}
	}
}
rule_title_creation_imperial_power_projection_title_creation_trigger = yes
trigger_if = {
	limit = {
		any_held_title = {
			tier = tier_kingdom
			is_landless_type_title = yes
		}
	}
	custom_tooltip = {
		text = any_landed_duchy_title_tt
		any_held_title = {
			tier = tier_kingdom
			is_landless_type_title = no
		}
	}
}
top_liege = this
is_available_adult = yes
is_at_war = no

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

Effects

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

Effect (31 lines of game script)

if = {
	limit = {
		NOT = {
			government_has_flag = government_is_nomadic
		}
	}
	create_custom_empire_effect = yes
	gain_heroic_legend_seed_tooltip_effect = yes
	hidden_effect = {
		legend_seed_new_title_effect = yes
	}
}
else = {
	create_custom_empire_effect = yes
}
if = {
	limit = {
		is_ai = no
		NOT = {
			exists = global_var:found_empire_decision
		}
	}
	set_global_variable = {
		name = found_empire_decision
		value = root
	}
	set_global_variable = {
		name = found_empire_decision_empire
		value = root.primary_title
	}
}

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.