Interaction · Diplomatic actions

Gift Claim

100PietyBy God AloneThe AI weighs it

Hand the recipient one of your Claims on land under your spiritual authority

What you need

You

To send it

You must have a Claim on a County you can gift to …
Does not have the Trait: Excommunicated
… Capital must lie within a Clerical Region you hold, unless you are the Head of Faith
… must be a County of your Faith
… must lie within a Clerical Region you hold, unless you are the Head of Faith
… must not have Ecclesiastical or Theocratic Government
… must not already hold …
… must not already have a Claim on …
Also needed: available (not incapable, not imprisoned, a ruler, an adult)

To see it in the menu

Your Government is a Theocratic-type Government
Your faith: Has a Doctrine or Tenet with Has Clerical Region
One of these
- Any held title: Is a Clerical Title
- or
  You are the Head of Faith
Is an Adult
Is a ruler
Is not at war with the target

The character you target

To send it

Does not have the Trait: Excommunicated
Also needed: available (not incapable, not imprisoned, a ruler, an adult)

To see it in the menu

Is a ruler
Their faith is the same as that of puppet or actor
Highest held Title is at least County Rank

Which title you can pick

The target: Title tier exactly County

Gift Claim is a diplomatic character interaction in Crusader Kings III. You need: You must have a Claim on a County you can gift to …, Is available (not incapable, not imprisoned, a ruler, an adult) and Does not have the Trait: Excommunicated. The character you target needs: Is available (not incapable, not imprisoned, a ruler, an adult) and Does not have the Trait: Excommunicated. The AI weighs it. It costs 100 Piety. It needs By God Alone. Patch 1.20.1.2, from game/common/character_interactions/pam_interactions.txt.

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Quick answers (2)

What are the requirements for Gift Claim in CK3?: You: You must have a Claim on a County you can gift to …, Is available (not incapable, not imprisoned, a ruler, an adult) and Does not have the Trait: Excommunicated. The character you target: Is available (not incapable, not imprisoned, a ruler, an adult) and Does not have the Trait: Excommunicated. (patch 1.20.1.2)
How much does Gift Claim cost?: 100 Piety (patch 1.20.1.2).

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	+100

Acceptance (ai_accept) (1 line of game script)

base = 100

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

What happens

If they accept

remove_claim = scope:target
The character you target:
- add_unpressed_claim = scope:target

• 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) (26 lines of game script)

is_available = has_pam_dlc_trigger = yes
is_shown = scope:puppet_or_actor ?= {
	government_has_flag = government_is_theocracy
	faith ?= {
		has_doctrine_parameter = has_clerical_regions
	}
	OR = {
		any_held_title = {
			has_clerical_region = yes
		}
		faith.religious_head ?= this
	}
	is_adult = yes
	is_ruler = yes
}
scope:puppet_or_actor ?= {
	NOT = {
		is_at_war_with = scope:recipient
	}
	this != scope:recipient
}
scope:recipient = {
	is_ruler = yes
	faith ?= scope:puppet_or_actor.faith
	highest_held_title_tier >= tier_county
}

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

Can be sent when (is_valid…) (46 lines of game script)

custom_tooltip = {
	text = gift_claim_must_have_valid_claim_tt
	scope:puppet_or_actor ?= {
		any_claim = {
			save_temporary_scope_as = gift_claim_candidate_title
			pam_gift_claim_valid_title_trigger = {
				TITLE = scope:gift_claim_candidate_title
			}
		}
	}
}
scope:puppet_or_actor = {
	is_available_quick = {
		incapable = no
		imprisoned = no
		hostage = no
		ruler = yes
		adult = yes
	}
	NOT = {
		has_trait = excommunicated
	}
}
scope:recipient = {
	is_available_quick = {
		incapable = no
		imprisoned = no
		hostage = no
		ruler = yes
		adult = yes
	}
	NOT = {
		has_trait = excommunicated
	}
}
custom_tooltip = {
	text = gift_claim_recipient_must_be_in_clerical_region_tt
	scope:puppet_or_actor ?= {
		OR = {
			pam_gift_claim_recipient_in_own_clerical_region_trigger = {
				TARGET = scope:recipient
			}
			faith.religious_head ?= this
		}
	}
}

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

Effects (on_send, on_accept, on_decline) (3 lines of game script)

on_accept = scope:puppet_or_actor = {
	gift_claim_interaction_effect = yes
}

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

Category: Diplomatic actions
Cost: Piety: 100
Again on the same character: after 3 years
DLC: By God Alone
In the menu: under More…
ID: gift_claim_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.