Major decision · Major Decisions

Negotiate the Danelaw

No cost

Competition for land in England is fierce, and no one ruler has yet proved dominant. Yet, there is a path no one has yet tried. Perhaps a Devil's bargain could yet be struck...

Requirements

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

You must have a valid opponent to negotiate with
You must Completely Control at least two Duchies within De Jure England

Shown to a character when (is_shown) (22 lines of game script)

title:k_england = {
	is_title_created = no
}
NOT = {
	is_target_in_global_variable_list = {
		name = unavailable_unique_decisions
		target = flag:negotiate_the_danelaw_decision
	}
}
culture ?= {
	NOT = {
		has_cultural_era_or_later = culture_era_early_medieval
	}
}
any_held_title = {
	title_tier = county
	title_province ?= {
		geographical_region = world_europe_west_britannia
	}
}
is_landed_or_landless_administrative = yes
negotiate_the_danelaw_basic_filter_trigger = yes

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

Can be taken when (is_valid) (33 lines of game script)

negotiate_the_danelaw_additional_filter_trigger = yes
prestige_level >= medium_prestige_level
custom_description = {
	text = negotiate_the_danelaw.valid_opponent.tt
	any_county_in_region = {
		region = world_europe_west_britannia
		holder = {
			negotiate_the_danelaw_valid_danelaw_opponent_trigger = yes
		}
	}
}
custom_description = {
	text = negotiate_the_danelaw.controlled_duchies.tt
	any_held_title = {
		count >= 2
		title_tier = duchy
		any_this_title_or_de_jure_above = {
			this = title:k_england
		}
		save_temporary_scope_as = de_jure_duchy
		root = {
			completely_controls = scope:de_jure_duchy
		}
	}
}
culture = {
	NOT = {
		has_cultural_era_or_later = culture_era_early_medieval
	}
}
is_imprisoned = no
is_available_adult = yes
is_at_war = no

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

Effects

You ponder whether partitioning the realm might prove beneficial...
You will be able to back out of this decision before confirming.

Effect (9 lines of game script)

custom_tooltip = negotiate_the_danelaw.preview.tt
custom_tooltip = negotiate_the_danelaw.clarification.tt
trigger_event = british_isles.1011
hidden_effect = {
	add_to_global_variable_list = {
		name = unavailable_unique_decisions
		target = flag:negotiate_the_danelaw_decision
	}
}

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

Source: game/common/decisions/80_major_decisions_british_isles.txt and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.0.3.