What are the requirements for Ask Subordinate for Gold in CK3?

You: Is available (not incapable, not imprisoned), Does not have the Trait: Excommunicated and Is not at war with the target. The character you target: Is available (not incapable, not imprisoned, an adult) and Does not have the Trait: Excommunicated. (patch 1.20.1.2)

How do I get the AI to accept Ask Subordinate for Gold?

Accepted automatically in some cases; otherwise the AI weighs it. Its reasons: Enjoys the Church's favor +25, Sizable Treasury, You speak the … Language +5, You are waging war on someone of your own Faith -50, You are waging an offensive Holy War or Excommunication war +30, You are defending against a Holy War +50, They is greedy -20, You are already wealthy -25, You are already wealthy -50, You are already wealthy -75, I am an Adulterer or Fornicator -25, I am a Murderer -50, I am Incestous -50, You … a Kinslayer -50, You are the The Savior of … +15, I have Divine Blood +5, You are the Paragon of … +15, You have Consecrated Blood +5, You … of their Dynasty +5, You … of their House +10, You … family +10, You … parent +25, You … the recipient's friend +25, You … the recipient's best friend +50, You … the recipient's lover +10, You … the recipient's rival -100, You … the recipient's nemesis -500, You … Virtuous Traits, Your Level of Devotion, You … bankrupt and have a high Level of Devotion, You … Sinful Traits, Reluctance -25, Reluctance -75, Is your Realm Priest Puppet +100, You have no Realm Priest Puppet -25, You belong to different Rites -20, The recipient's compatibility with … +25, The recipient's compatibility with … -25, The recipient's Rite prohibits a … Tenet -100, The recipient's Rite prohibits a permitted … Tenet -40, Weak Hook used +200, Generous +20, Greedy -25 and The recipient's Treasury is strained -30.

How much does Ask Subordinate for Gold cost?

Piety (from 100) (patch 1.20.1.2).

Interaction · Religious actions

Ask Subordinate for Gold

from 100PietyBy God AloneAccepted automatically in some cases; otherwise the AI weighs it

Call on your Subordinate to send Gold

What you need

You

To send it

Does not have the Trait: Excommunicated
Is not at war with the target
Also needed: available (not incapable, not imprisoned)

To see it in the menu

Is an Adult
One of these
- exists = clerical_elector_title
- or
  Your primary title: Is a Clerical Title
- or
  Your Government is Ecclesiastical
- or
  All of these
  - Is not landed
  - Is a member of the Clergy
Any subordinate:

The character you target

To send it

Does not have the Trait: Excommunicated
treasury_or_gold >= minor_treasury_or_gold_value
Also needed: available (not incapable, not imprisoned, an adult)

To see it in the menu

Their faith is the same as that of actor
If
- faith.religious_head ?= scope:actor
Then
- Their faith › No religious head challenger:
  holder ?= scope:pam_antipope_holder_check

Ask Subordinate for Gold is a religious character interaction in Crusader Kings III. You need: Is available (not incapable, not imprisoned), Does not have the Trait: Excommunicated and Is not at war with the target. The character you target needs: Is available (not incapable, not imprisoned, an adult) and Does not have the Trait: Excommunicated. Accepted automatically in some cases; otherwise the AI weighs it. Reasons the AI weighs include Enjoys the Church's favor (+25), You speak the … Language (+5), You are waging war on someone of your own Faith (-50) and 36 more. It costs Piety (from 100). It needs By God Alone. Patch 1.20.1.2, from game/common/character_interactions/pam_interactions.txt.

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What are the requirements for Ask Subordinate for Gold in CK3?: You: Is available (not incapable, not imprisoned), Does not have the Trait: Excommunicated and Is not at war with the target. The character you target: Is available (not incapable, not imprisoned, an adult) and Does not have the Trait: Excommunicated. (patch 1.20.1.2)
How do I get the AI to accept Ask Subordinate for Gold?: Accepted automatically in some cases; otherwise the AI weighs it. Its reasons: Enjoys the Church's favor +25, Sizable Treasury, You speak the … Language +5, You are waging war on someone of your own Faith -50, You are waging an offensive Holy War or Excommunication war +30, You are defending against a Holy War +50, They is greedy -20, You are already wealthy -25, You are already wealthy -50, You are already wealthy -75, I am an Adulterer or Fornicator -25, I am a Murderer -50, I am Incestous -50, You … a Kinslayer -50, You are the The Savior of … +15, I have Divine Blood +5, You are the Paragon of … +15, You have Consecrated Blood +5, You … of their Dynasty +5, You … of their House +10, You … family +10, You … parent +25, You … the recipient's friend +25, You … the recipient's best friend +50, You … the recipient's lover +10, You … the recipient's rival -100, You … the recipient's nemesis -500, You … Virtuous Traits, Your Level of Devotion, You … bankrupt and have a high Level of Devotion, You … Sinful Traits, Reluctance -25, Reluctance -75, Is your Realm Priest Puppet +100, You have no Realm Priest Puppet -25, You belong to different Rites -20, The recipient's compatibility with … +25, The recipient's compatibility with … -25, The recipient's Rite prohibits a … Tenet -100, The recipient's Rite prohibits a permitted … Tenet -40, Weak Hook used +200, Generous +20, Greedy -25 and The recipient's Treasury is strained -30.
How much does Ask Subordinate for Gold cost?: Piety (from 100) (patch 1.20.1.2).

Will they accept?

Accepted automatically when:

They use their Hook on …

Otherwise the AI adds these up and accepts above zero. Reasons in italics are the script's, with no label in the game.

Reason	Amount
Base	-10
Enjoys the Church's favor when Has the Modifier: The Ear of the Clergy	+25
Sizable Treasury when `scope:recipient.treasury_or_gold > 2500` `offset = -2500` `max = 50`	scope:recipient.treasury_or_gold
Their opinion of you × 0.5	varies
You speak the … Language when `knows_language_of_culture = scope:recipient.culture`	+5
You are waging war on someone of your own Faith when Is at War Any character war: Has you as the war's attacker `primary_defender.faith = scope:actor.faith` `primary_defender = { … }`	-50
You are waging an offensive Holy War or Excommunication war when Is at War Any character war: `is_attacker = scope:actor` One of these One of these The war’s casus belli is Minor Holy or The war’s casus belli is Holy or The war’s casus belli is Major Holy or The war’s casus belli is Excommunication	+30
You are defending against a Holy War when Is at War Any character war: `is_defender = scope:actor` One of these The war’s casus belli is Minor Holy or The war’s casus belli is Holy or The war’s casus belli is Major Holy	+50
They is greedy when The character you target: Ai greed at least 50	-20
You are already wealthy when `gold >= scope:actor.medium_treasury_value` `NOT = { gold >= scope:actor.major_treasury_value }`	-25
You are already wealthy when `gold >= scope:actor.major_treasury_value` `NOT = { gold >= scope:actor.massive_treasury_value }`	-50
You are already wealthy when `gold >= scope:actor.massive_treasury_value`	-75
I am an Adulterer or Fornicator	-25
I am a Murderer when Has the Trait: Murderer	-50
I am Incestous when None of these The character you target › Their rite: Has the Unrestricted Marriage Doctrine Has the Trait: Incestuous	-50
You … a Kinslayer	-50
You are the The Savior of … when Has the Trait: The Savior	+15
I have Divine Blood when Has the Trait: Divine Blood	+5
You are the Paragon of … when Has the Trait: Paragon	+15
You have Consecrated Blood when Has the Trait: Consecrated Blood	+5
You … of their Dynasty when The character you target: Not: Is Lowborn Is of the same dynasty as you Is not family of you `NOT = { is_cousin_of = scope:actor }` Is not a child of you `NOT = { scope:recipient.dynasty ?= scope:secondary_recipient.dynasty }`	+5
You … of their House when The character you target: Not: Is Lowborn Is of the same house as you Is not family of you `NOT = { is_cousin_of = scope:actor }` Is not a child of you `NOT = { scope:recipient.house ?= scope:secondary_recipient.house }`	+10
You … family when The character you target: One of these Is family of you or `is_cousin_of = scope:actor` Is not a child of you	+10
You … parent when The character you target: Is a child of you	+25
You … the recipient's friend when The character you target: Has you as friend	+25
You … the recipient's best friend when The character you target: Has you as best friend	+50
You … the recipient's lover when The character you target: Has you as lover	+10
You … the recipient's rival when The character you target: Has you as rival	-100
You … the recipient's nemesis when The character you target: Has you as nemesis	-500
You … Virtuous Traits when `root.num_virtuous_traits > 0`	varies
Your Level of Devotion when `root.piety_level > 1`	varies
You … bankrupt and have a high Level of Devotion when `root.piety_level > 2` `root.gold < 0`	varies
You … Sinful Traits when `root.num_sinful_traits > 0`	varies
Reluctance when Game rule set to “Hard” Is played by a person	-25
Reluctance when Game rule set to “Very Hard” Is played by a person	-75
Is your Realm Priest Puppet when `root.puppet:theological_agent_puppet ?= scope:recipient`	+100
You have no Realm Priest Puppet when None of these You: Your Government is a Theocratic-type Government `exists = scope:actor.puppet:theological_agent_puppet`	-25
You belong to different Rites when Is not of the same rite as the target	-20
The recipient's compatibility with … when Is not of the same rite as the target The character you target: `rite_fulfillment_score = { target = scope:actor.rite value >= 75 }`	+25
The recipient's compatibility with … when Is not of the same rite as the target The character you target: `rite_fulfillment_score = { target = scope:actor.rite value < 25 }`	-25
The recipient's Rite prohibits a … Tenet when Is not of the same rite as the target Any tenet: Your rite: `has_tenet_status = { tenet = prev status = core }` The target’s rite: `has_tenet_status = { tenet = prev status = prohibited }`	-100
The recipient's Rite prohibits a permitted … Tenet when Is not of the same rite as the target Any tenet: Your rite: `has_tenet_status = { tenet = prev status = permitted }` The target’s rite: `has_tenet_status = { tenet = prev status = prohibited }`	-40
Weak Hook used when You use a Hook	+200
Generous when The character you target: Has the Trait: Generous	+20
Greedy when The character you target: Has the Trait: Greedy	-25
The recipient's Treasury is strained when The character you target: `treasury_or_gold <= medium_treasury_or_gold_value`	-30
A scripted reason when Is played by the AI Any held title: Is the Head of Faith	+100

Acceptance (ai_accept) (37 lines of game script)

base = -10
ask_for_gold_acceptance_modifier = yes
modifier = {
	scope:hook = yes
	add = 200
	desc = SCHEME_WEAK_HOOK_USED
}
modifier = {
	add = 20
	scope:recipient = {
		has_trait = generous
	}
	desc = INTERACTION_GENEROUS
}
modifier = {
	add = -25
	scope:recipient = {
		has_trait = greedy
	}
	desc = INTERACTION_GREEDY
}
modifier = {
	add = -30
	scope:recipient = {
		treasury_or_gold <= medium_treasury_or_gold_value
	}
	desc = REQUEST_ECCLESIASTICAL_TREASURY_RECIPIENT_LOW_TREASURY_REASON
}
modifier = {
	add = 100
	scope:actor = {
		is_ai = yes
		any_held_title = {
			is_head_of_faith = yes
		}
	}
}

As written in game/common/character_interactions/pam_interactions.txt.

What happens

If they accept

If
- You use a Hook
- Has a usable Hook on the target
Then
- Use a Hook on the target
add_short_term_gold = scope:siphoned_amount
The character you target:
- remove_treasury_or_gold = scope:siphoned_amount
- Gain +50 Piety

If they refuse

If
- The character you target: Is played by a person
Then
- You: Opinion: Refusal (-15)

Options when sending

Use a Hook

• the game's own tooltip text · ◦ our reading of the script line · code the script where neither exists

Who can use it and sees it (is_available, is_shown) (17 lines of game script)

is_available = has_pam_dlc_trigger = yes
is_adult = yes
is_shown = scope:actor = {
	pam_is_clerical_comprehensive_trigger = yes
	any_subordinate = {
		this = scope:recipient
	}
}
scope:recipient = {
	faith ?= scope:actor.faith
	trigger_if = {
		limit = {
			faith.religious_head ?= scope:actor
		}
		pam_is_antipope_trigger = no
	}
}

As written in game/common/character_interactions/pam_interactions.txt.

Can be sent when (is_valid…) (23 lines of game script)

scope:actor = {
	is_available_quick = {
		incapable = no
		imprisoned = no
		hostage = no
	}
	NOR = {
		has_trait = excommunicated
		is_at_war_with = scope:recipient
	}
}
scope:recipient = {
	is_available_quick = {
		incapable = no
		imprisoned = no
		hostage = no
		adult = yes
	}
	NOT = {
		has_trait = excommunicated
	}
	treasury_or_gold >= minor_treasury_or_gold_value
}

As written in game/common/character_interactions/pam_interactions.txt.

Effects (on_send, on_accept, on_decline) (37 lines of game script)

on_accept = save_scope_value_as = {
	name = siphoned_amount
	value = scope:recipient.pam_ask_subordinates_for_gold_value
}
scope:actor = {
	if = {
		limit = {
			scope:hook = yes
			has_usable_hook = scope:recipient
		}
		use_hook = scope:recipient
	}
	send_interface_toast = {
		type = event_toast_effect_good
		title = pam_ask_subordinates_for_gold_interaction_title
		right_icon = scope:recipient
		add_short_term_gold = scope:siphoned_amount
		scope:recipient = {
			remove_treasury_or_gold = scope:siphoned_amount
			add_piety = minor_piety_value
		}
	}
}
on_decline = if = {
	limit = {
		scope:recipient = {
			is_ai = no
		}
	}
	scope:actor = {
		add_opinion = {
			modifier = refusal_opinion
			target = scope:recipient
			opinion = -15
		}
	}
}

As written in game/common/character_interactions/pam_interactions.txt.

Category: Religious actions
Cost: Piety: from 100
Cooldown: 1 year
Again on the same character: after 5 years
DLC: By God Alone
In the menu: main list
ID: pam_ask_subordinates_for_gold_interaction

Source: game/common/character_interactions/pam_interactions.txt and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.1.2. “You” is the character who sends it (scope:actor, or a puppet acting for you); “the character you target” is the recipient.