How do I get the AI to accept Elope (Scheme)?

The AI weighs it. Its reasons: The recipient is wary of consequences, You … Promising Prospects +50, Your Dynasty has Desirable Match +30, … Opinion of …, … Opinion of … Spouse, Relative Close Family Tiers, Level of Splendor of the … Dynasty -5, Level of Splendor of the … Dynasty, The recipient's Faith Differs From …, Your Rite is enormously Divergent -50, Your Rite is profoundly Divergent -30, Your Rite is quite Divergent -20, Your Rite is moderately Divergent -10, Your Rite is somewhat Divergent -5, … has Weak Hook on the recipient -15, … has Strong Hook on the recipient -100, The recipient will inherit a Title -75, The recipient might inherit a Title -30 and The marriage would be Incestuous -1,000.

Interaction · Friendly actions

Elope (Scheme)

No costThe AI weighs it

Attempt to Elope with the recipient to Marry in secret

What you need

You

To send it

can_start_scheme = { type = elope target_character = scope:recipient }
If
- You: Your Government is Adventurer
Then
- … Capital is in range of their Camp.

To see it in the menu

If played by the AI:
- One of these
  - Any relation:
- None of these
  - Has the Trait: Celibate
  - Any scheme:
    One of these
    scheme_type = befriend
    or
    scheme_type = sway
    or
    scheme_type = seduce
    or
    scheme_type = courting
    or
    scheme_type = elope
    or
    scheme_type = learn_language
    or
    scheme_type = teach_governor
    or
    scheme_type = study_faith
- Is an Adult
One of these
- Has the target as lover
- or
  Has the target as soulmate
- or
  All of these
  - Has the Accomplished Forger Perk
  - You have a Adventurer Government

The character you target

Is an Adult
is_courtier = yes
Is not a courtier of you
Is not your consort
Has none of the traits: Eunuch, Beardless Eunuch, Monk, Military Order Member
Does not have “can not marry” (a variable the game's script sets)
If a check the game hides passes: the same again (4 lines)
- None of these
  Their primary title:
  is_mercenary_company = yes
  is_leading_faction_type = peasant_faction
  is_leading_faction_type = populist_faction
  Government is unplayable
If a member of the Clergy:
- Does not have the Trait: Monk
- Does not have the Trait: Military Order Member
- One of these
  - Their rite: The rite has Members of the Clergy are allowed to Marry
  - or
    All of these
    Is a ruler
    top_participant_group:the_christian_church:
    has_participant_group_parameter = clergy_can_marry
    If played by the AI:
    saeculum_obscurum_clergy_would_marry_trigger = { }
You:
- Has none of the traits: Eunuch, Beardless Eunuch, Monk, Military Order Member
- Does not have “can not marry” (a variable the game's script sets)
- If
  a check the game hides
  Then
  None of these
  Their primary title:
  is_mercenary_company = yes
  is_leading_faction_type = peasant_faction
  is_leading_faction_type = populist_faction
  Government is unplayable
- If a member of the Clergy:
  - Does not have the Trait: Monk
  - Does not have the Trait: Military Order Member
  - One of these
    Their rite: The rite has Members of the Clergy are allowed to Marry
    or
    All of these
    Is a ruler
    top_participant_group:the_christian_church:
    has_participant_group_parameter = clergy_can_marry
    If played by the AI:
    saeculum_obscurum_clergy_would_marry_trigger = { }
If
- You:
  Not all of these
  Game rule set to “Accepted”
  Their rite: The rite has Same-sex relationships are fully accepted
Then
- sex_opposite_of = scope:actor
NOT = { has_opinion_modifier = { modifier = divorced_me_opinion target = scope:actor } }
If
- Is not a courtier of you
Then
- Their rite:
  None of these
  The can marry check:
  One of these
  All of these
  The consanguinity rite: The rite has Marriage between members of the same Dynasty is forbidden
  Not: Is Lowborn
  scope:actor.dynasty ?= dynasty
  or
  All of these
  The consanguinity rite: The rite has Sexual relations between any Extended Family Members and/or Close Family Members will give the incest Secret
  Is family of you
  or
  All of these
  The consanguinity rite: The rite has Marriage between cousins is allowed
  One of these
  Is close family of you
  or
  is_uncle_or_aunt_of = scope:actor
  or
  is_nibling_of = scope:actor
  or
  All of these
  The consanguinity rite: The rite has Marriage between cousins, aunts/nephews and uncles/nieces is allowed
  Is close family of you
If
- You: Is not a courtier of the can marry check
Then
- Your rite:
  None of these
  The can marry check:
  One of these
  All of these
  The consanguinity rite: The rite has Marriage between members of the same Dynasty is forbidden
  Not: Is Lowborn
  scope:actor.dynasty ?= dynasty
  or
  All of these
  The consanguinity rite: The rite has Sexual relations between any Extended Family Members and/or Close Family Members will give the incest Secret
  Is family of you
  or
  All of these
  The consanguinity rite: The rite has Marriage between cousins is allowed
  One of these
  Is close family of you
  or
  is_uncle_or_aunt_of = scope:actor
  or
  is_nibling_of = scope:actor
  or
  All of these
  The consanguinity rite: The rite has Marriage between cousins, aunts/nephews and uncles/nieces is allowed
  Is close family of you
None of these
- The can marry check: Is your spouse

Elope (Scheme) is a friendly character interaction in Crusader Kings III. The AI weighs it. Reasons the AI weighs include You … Promising Prospects (+50), Your Dynasty has Desirable Match (+30), Level of Splendor of the … Dynasty (-5) and 10 more. Patch 1.20.1.2, from game/common/character_interactions/00_marriage_interactions.txt.

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How do I get the AI to accept Elope (Scheme)?: The AI weighs it. Its reasons: The recipient is wary of consequences, You … Promising Prospects +50, Your Dynasty has Desirable Match +30, … Opinion of …, … Opinion of … Spouse, Relative Close Family Tiers, Level of Splendor of the … Dynasty -5, Level of Splendor of the … Dynasty, The recipient's Faith Differs From …, Your Rite is enormously Divergent -50, Your Rite is profoundly Divergent -30, Your Rite is quite Divergent -20, Your Rite is moderately Divergent -10, Your Rite is somewhat Divergent -5, … has Weak Hook on the recipient -15, … has Strong Hook on the recipient -100, The recipient will inherit a Title -75, The recipient might inherit a Title -30 and The marriage would be Incestuous -1,000.

Will they accept?

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	0
The recipient is wary of consequences when Does not have you as soulmate	varies
You … Promising Prospects when Has the Promising Prospects Perk	+50
Your Dynasty has Desirable Match when Your dynasty: The Dynasty has the Desirable Match Legacy	+30
… Opinion of …	varies
… Opinion of … Spouse	varies
Relative Close Family Tiers when Elope close family tiers acceptance is not 0	elope_close_family_tiers_acceptance_value
Level of Splendor of the … Dynasty when One of these Not: Is a member of a Dynasty or You: Is a member of a Dynasty `dynasty.dynasty_prestige_level = 0`	-5
Level of Splendor of the … Dynasty when Is a member of a Dynasty `dynasty.dynasty_prestige_level >= 2`	varies
The recipient's Faith Differs From … when The target’s faith is not your If You: Your government has the government is in steppe flag Then The character you target: Their government does not have the government is in steppe flag Is not a tributary of you If The character you target: Their government has the government is in steppe flag Then You: Your government does not have the government is in steppe flag Is not a tributary of the target The target’s rite: `rite_hostility_level = { target = scope:puppet_or_actor.rite value > faith_fully_accepted_level }`	varies
Your Rite is enormously Divergent when The target’s faith is your Your rite is not the target’s The target’s rite: `divergence(scope:puppet_or_actor.rite) >= monumental_rite_divergence_value`	-50
Your Rite is profoundly Divergent when The target’s faith is your Your rite is not the target’s The target’s rite: `divergence(scope:puppet_or_actor.rite) >= massive_rite_divergence_value`	-30
Your Rite is quite Divergent when The target’s faith is your Your rite is not the target’s The target’s rite: `divergence(scope:puppet_or_actor.rite) >= major_rite_divergence_value`	-20
Your Rite is moderately Divergent when The target’s faith is your Your rite is not the target’s The target’s rite: `divergence(scope:puppet_or_actor.rite) >= medium_rite_divergence_value`	-10
Your Rite is somewhat Divergent when The target’s faith is your Your rite is not the target’s The target’s rite: `divergence(scope:puppet_or_actor.rite) >= minor_rite_divergence_value`	-5
… has Weak Hook on the recipient when The target’s liege: `has_weak_hook = scope:recipient`	-15
… has Strong Hook on the recipient when The target’s liege: Has a Strong Hook on the target	-100
The recipient will inherit a Title when The character you target: Any heir title:	-75
The recipient might inherit a Title when The character you target › Any parent › Any held title: `place_in_line_of_succession = { target = scope:recipient value > 1 }` `place_in_line_of_succession = { target = scope:recipient value <= 3 }`	-30
The marriage would be Incestuous when The target’s rite: None of these All of these None of these The character you target: One of these All of these The consanguinity rite: The rite has Marriage between members of the same Dynasty is forbidden Not: Is Lowborn `scope:puppet_or_actor.dynasty ?= dynasty` or All of these The consanguinity rite: The rite has Sexual relations between any Extended Family Members and/or Close Family Members will give the incest Secret Is family of you or All of these The consanguinity rite: The rite has Marriage between cousins is allowed One of these Is close family of you or `is_uncle_or_aunt_of = scope:puppet_or_actor` or `is_nibling_of = scope:puppet_or_actor` or All of these The consanguinity rite: The rite has Marriage between cousins, aunts/nephews and uncles/nieces is allowed Is close family of you	-1,000

Acceptance (ai_accept) (2 lines of game script)

base = 0
elopment_ai_accept_modifier = yes

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

What happens

When you send it

If
- One of these
  Has the Modifier: Abstaining From Sin
Then
- Spiritual fulfillment -5

If they accept

Stress and fulfillment impact: by trait: Honest +20, Just +20
The character you target › If imprisoned:
- release_from_prison = yes
You:
- If
  is_female = yes
  Then
  marry_matrilineal = scope:recipient
  Otherwise
  marry = scope:recipient
- If
  The root scope is you
  Then
  You:
  If married:
  Every spouse:
  divorce_effect = { DIVORCER = scope:actor DIVORCEE = scope:eloper_divorcee }
  If
  Has you as lover
  Then
  remove_relation_lover = scope:actor
  If
  Their rite: Does not have the Always Allowed Doctrine
  Then
  Level of Fame -1
  Level of Devotion -1
  If
  Their faith:
  faith_has_sacraments_trigger = { }
  Does not have the Trait: Excommunicated
  Then
  Gains the Trait Excommunicated
  If betrothed:
  reverse_add_opinion = { modifier = broke_betrothal_opinion target = betrothed }
  break_betrothal = betrothed
  If
  has_been_promised_grand_wedding = { }
  Then
  break_grand_wedding_betrothal_effect = { }
  If concubine:
  Their liege:
  remove_concubine = scope:actor
  If
  Has you as lover
  Then
  remove_relation_lover = scope:actor
  Level of Fame -1
One in list, picked in order:
- If
  One of these
  The root scope is you
  or
  scope:root_scope = this
  Then
  Opinion: Elopement
  If
  Is an Adult
  You: Is an Adult
  can_set_relation_rival_if_adult_trigger = { CHARACTER = scope:actor }
  Is played by the AI
  If
  Is your spouse
  Then
  Ai vengefulness at least 20
  Otherwise
  Ai vengefulness more than 0
  Then
  If
  can_set_relation_nemesis_trigger = { CHARACTER = scope:actor }
  Ai vengefulness at least 35
  Then
  Gains a Nemesis
  Otherwise
  Gains a Rival
- If
  scope:root_scope = this
  Then
  Opinion: Elopement

Events it fires: lover.0202, lover.0201, lover.0203

• 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) (39 lines of game script)

is_available = trigger_if = {
	limit = {
		is_ai = yes
	}
	OR = {
		any_relation = {
			type = lover
		}
		any_relation = {
			type = soulmate
		}
	}
	NOR = {
		has_trait = celibate
		scheme_generic_ai_blocker_trigger = yes
	}
	is_adult = yes
}
is_shown = scope:actor = {
	OR = {
		has_relation_lover = scope:recipient
		has_relation_soulmate = scope:recipient
		AND = {
			has_perk = accomplished_forger_perk
			has_government = landless_adventurer_government
		}
	}
}
scope:recipient = {
	is_adult = yes
	is_courtier = yes
	NOR = {
		is_courtier_of = scope:actor
		is_consort_of = scope:actor
	}
	could_marry_character_trigger = {
		CHARACTER = scope:actor
	}
}

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

Can be sent when (is_valid…) (17 lines of game script)

scope:actor = {
	can_start_scheme = {
		type = elope
		target_character = scope:recipient
	}
}
trigger_if = {
	limit = {
		scope:actor = {
			is_landless_adventurer = yes
		}
	}
	ep3_laamp_diplo_range_trigger = {
		TARGET = scope:recipient
		LAAMP = scope:actor
	}
}

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

Effects (on_send, on_accept, on_decline) (51 lines of game script)

on_send = scope:actor = {
	if = {
		limit = {
			OR = {
				has_character_modifier = pam_granted_indulgences_modifier
				has_character_modifier = pam_granted_indulgences_modifier_small
			}
		}
		change_spiritual_fulfillment = medium_spiritual_fulfillment_loss
	}
}
on_accept = scope:actor = {
	stress_and_fulfillment_impact = {
		honest = minor_stress_impact_gain
		just = minor_stress_impact_gain
	}
	show_as_tooltip = {
		elope_success_effect = {
			TARGET = scope:recipient
			OWNER = scope:actor
		}
	}
}
hidden_effect = {
	scope:actor = {
		send_interface_toast = {
			type = event_toast_effect_good
			title = elope_interaction_notification
			left_icon = scope:actor
			right_icon = scope:recipient
			begin_scheme_basic_effect = {
				SCHEME_TYPE = elope
				TARGET_TYPE = target_character
				TARGET_SCOPE = scope:recipient
			}
			show_as_tooltip = {
				stress_and_fulfillment_impact = {
					honest = minor_stress_impact_gain
					just = minor_stress_impact_gain
				}
			}
		}
	}
}
on_decline = scope:actor = {
	send_interface_toast = {
		type = event_toast_effect_bad
		title = elope_interaction_decline_toast
		left_icon = scope:recipient
	}
}

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

Category: Friendly actions
Starts the scheme: Elope
In the menu: under More…
ID: elope_interaction

Source: game/common/character_interactions/00_marriage_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.