Interaction · Friendly actions

Destroy Artifact

No costAnswered by the other character

This artifact will be destroyed

What you need

You

To send it

If
- None of these
  The target’s rite: The rite has Rulers of this Rite can destroy Artifacts for Piety
Then
- This Artifact has higher than Masterwork Rarity
If
- None of these
  The target:
  rarity = common
  The target:
  rarity = masterwork
Then
- Your Rite cannot destroy Artifacts for Piety
If you have a Adventurer Government: Employs a Armorer

To see it in the menu

has_any_artifact = yes
If played by the AI:
- One of these
  - gold <= minor_gold_value
  - or
    Your rite: The rite has Rulers of this Rite can destroy Artifacts for Piety
  - or
    All of these
    All of these
    All of these
    One of these
    All of these
    pious_ai_builder_trigger = { }
    ai_has_warlike_personality = { }
    or
    All of these
    One of these
    You are a Tributary
    or
    Is not an Independent Ruler
    overlord ?= { has_realm_law_flag = subjects_appear_more_pious }
    or
    Your house:
    has_house_aspiration_parameter = aspect_of_serenity
    None of these
    Has “conqueror” (a variable the game's script sets)
    Your house:
    One of these
    has_house_aspiration_parameter = aspect_of_creation
    or
    has_house_aspiration_parameter = aspect_of_destruction
    or
    has_house_aspiration_parameter = aspect_of_trickery
    All of these
    One of these
    vassal_contract_has_flag = admin_ai_is_builder
    or
    Your house: The House their has the Encouraged Economy modifier
    or
    All of these
    economical_ai_guts_trigger = { }
    ai_has_warlike_personality = { }
    or
    All of these
    One of these
    You are a Tributary
    or
    Is not an Independent Ruler
    overlord ?= { has_realm_law_flag = subjects_appear_more_economical }
    or
    Your house:
    has_house_aspiration_parameter = aspect_of_creation
    None of these
    Has “conqueror” (a variable the game's script sets)
    Your house:
    One of these
    has_house_aspiration_parameter = aspect_of_destruction
    or
    has_house_aspiration_parameter = aspect_of_serenity
    or
    has_house_aspiration_parameter = aspect_of_trickery
    gold <= medium_gold_value
  - or
    Any character artifact: Has “unwanted artifact” (a variable the game's script sets)
The target is you

Which artifact you can pick

This Artifact is related to a Contract and cannot be destroyed
This Artifact is related to a Great Project under construction and cannot be destroyed
The target: Is not equipped
If
- Your activity:
  activity_host = scope:puppet_or_actor
  has_activity_type = activity_coronation
Then
- The target:
  NOT = { artifact_slot_type = helmet }
  NOT = { artifact_slot_type = regalia }

Destroy Artifact is a friendly character interaction in Crusader Kings III. Answered by the other character. Patch 1.20.1.2, from game/common/character_interactions/00_artifact_interactions.txt.

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Will they accept?

The files give no acceptance reasons: the other character answers it themselves (a player, or an event).

What happens

If they accept

You:
- If
  One of these
  Your rite: The rite has Rulers of this Rite can destroy Artifacts for Piety
  or
  No
  Then
  add_piety = { … }
- If the Personal Tenets unlock tenet aniconism destruction fulfillment: Spiritual fulfillment +3
- If yes:
  - add_gold = { … }
- destroy_owned_artifact = scope:artifact

• 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) (20 lines of game script)

is_available = has_any_artifact = yes
trigger_if = {
	limit = {
		is_ai = yes
	}
	OR = {
		gold <= minor_gold_value
		rite ?= {
			rite_has_parameter = destroying_artifacts_is_pious
		}
		AND = {
			ai_has_builder_or_pious_builder_personality = yes
			gold <= medium_gold_value
		}
		any_character_artifact = {
			has_variable = unwanted_artifact
		}
	}
}
is_shown = scope:recipient = scope:actor

As written in game/common/character_interactions/00_artifact_interactions.txt.

Effects (on_send, on_accept, on_decline) (6 lines of game script)

on_accept = destroy_artifact_aniconist_effect = {
	ARTIFACT = scope:target
	DESTROYER = scope:actor
	GIVE_GOLD = yes
	PIETY_BY_DEFAULT = no
}

As written in game/common/character_interactions/00_artifact_interactions.txt.

Category: Friendly actions
In the menu: main list
ID: destroy_artifact_interaction

Source: game/common/character_interactions/00_artifact_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.