Decision · Roman Decisions

Reconfirm the Grain Dole

Reconfirm the bread distributions to the people of the capital

After its formal reintroduction, the citizens of … have grown accustomed to the luxuries offered by the Grain Dole — the regular distributions of free or price-controlled bread. It is a powerful instrument in the hands of any Emperor to ensure their people's productivity and their own popularity.

Requirements

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

At least 3 counties in the region of Custom Roman Aegyptus have built Cereal Fields 05 or higher
The Grain Dole is already active!

Shown to a character when (is_shown) (6 lines of game script)

is_target_in_global_variable_list = {
	name = unavailable_unique_decisions
	target = flag:reinstitute_grain_dole_decision
}
is_roman_emperor_trigger = yes
has_ep3_dlc_trigger = yes

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

Can be taken when (is_valid) (25 lines of game script)

government_has_flag = government_is_administrative
OR = {
	capital_county = title:c_byzantion
	capital_county = title:c_roma
}
completely_controls_region = custom_roman_aegyptus
custom_tooltip = {
	text = enough_granaries_in_egypt
	any_county_in_region = {
		region = custom_roman_aegyptus
		count >= 3
		any_county_province = {
			has_building_or_higher = cereal_fields_05
		}
	}
}
is_available_at_peace = yes
custom_tooltip = {
	NOT = {
		capital_county = {
			has_county_modifier = panem_et_circenses_county_modifier
		}
	}
	text = grain_dole_already_active
}

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

Effects

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

Effect (6 lines of game script)

send_interface_message = {
	type = event_title_good
	title = reconfirm_grain_dole_decision_tt
	right_icon = root
	reinstitute_grain_dole_decision_effect = yes
}

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).