Interaction · Religious actions
Replace Archbishop
Depose the recipient and grant their Clerical Title to a worthier cleric Deposing an Archbishop who follows another Rite demands greater Learning than theirs, far more Piety, and weakens your Faith's Fervor
What you need
You
To send it
- Is at not War
- Is not incapable
- … is a Challenger Head of Faith beyond your authority
- You: You must not be bound by a promised pilgrimage: fulfill it by visiting a Holy Site on Pilgrimage
If
- You: Is played by the AI
Then
- The other character’s rite is your
- No eligible courtiers, realm priest, or Ecclesiastical Vassals to take over the Clerical Title
If
- The character you target:
rite != scope:actor.rite
Then
- You must have higher Learning Skill than … because … is of another Rite (you have … vs … …)
- The character you target:
Also needed: not imprisoned
To see it in the menu
- Your faith: Has a Doctrine or Tenet with Has Clerical Region
One of these
All of these
- Your faith: Has a Doctrine or Tenet with Secular Rulers may replace Clerical Title Holders within their Realm
None of these
- Your Government is a Theocratic-type Government
- Your Government is unplayable
or
All of these
- Your faith:
- Has a Doctrine or Tenet with The Head of Faith may replace the Clerical Title Holders
- Has a Doctrine or Tenet with Secular Rulers may replace Clerical Title Holders within their Realm
One of these
- Your Government is a Theocratic-type Government
or
Your Government is unplayable
- Your faith:
or
All of these
- Your faith:
One of these
- Has a Doctrine or Tenet with The Head of Faith may replace the Clerical Title Holders
or
Does not have a Doctrine or Tenet with Secular Rulers may replace Clerical Title Holders within their Realm
All of these
If
a check the game hides
Then
religious_head_or_challenger = this
Otherwise
faith.main_rite.head_of_rite ?= this
- Your faith:
The character you target
To send it
- Is an Adult
Also needed: not imprisoned
To see it in the menu
- Is played by the AI
- Is a ruler
- Their faith is the same as that of actor
One of these
- Government is a Theocratic-type Government
or
Government is Ecclesiastical
- Any held title:
- Is a Clerical Title
- Is not the Head of Faith
If
Not all of these
If
a check the game hides
Then
religious_head_or_challenger = scope:puppet_or_actor
Otherwise
faith.main_rite.head_of_rite ?= scope:puppet_or_actor
Then
- Is a vassal (or below) of you
Which title you can pick
- The target:
holder = scope:recipient- Is a Clerical Title
- Is not the Head of Faith
Replace Archbishop is a religious character interaction in Crusader Kings III. You need: Is not imprisoned, Is at not War, Is not incapable and 1 more. The character you target needs: Is not imprisoned and Is an Adult. Accepted automatically. It costs Piety (from 50), Treasury or Gold (varies). It needs By God Alone. Patch 1.20.1.2, from game/common/character_interactions/pam_interactions.txt.
Quick answers (3)
- What are the requirements for Replace Archbishop in CK3?
- You: Is not imprisoned, Is at not War, Is not incapable and No eligible courtiers, realm priest, or Ecclesiastical Vassals to take over the Clerical Title. The character you target: Is not imprisoned and Is an Adult. (patch 1.20.1.2)
- Will the AI accept Replace Archbishop?
- Yes: it is accepted automatically.
- How much does Replace Archbishop cost?
- Piety (from 50), Treasury or Gold (varies) (patch 1.20.1.2).
Will they accept?
The other character has no choice: the game accepts it automatically.
What happens
Effects
- You:
If
a check the game hides
Then
- … is deposed: … receives … and all of … lands
Otherwise
- … receives …
- Gain a Debt of Investiture on the pam new archbishop
- The pam new archbishop gains the opinion “Grateful” (+50) of them
- The pam old archbishop: Opinion: Resentful (-40)
If
- The pam old archbishop:
rite != scope:actor.rite
Then
- Your faith: Fervor decreases by -5
- The pam old archbishop:
- The pam new archbishop:
- If their government is not Ecclesiastical: Adopts Ecclesiastical Government
- The Christian Church:
add_manual_participant = prev
If
- The Christian Church: The current phase counts “A member of the Clergy has been elevated to a Clerical Region Title”
Then
- The Christian Church: Counts toward the situation's next phase: “A member of the Clergy has been elevated to a Clerical Region Title”
If
- You:
Not all of these
If
a check the game hides
Then
religious_head_or_challenger = this
Otherwise
faith.main_rite.head_of_rite ?= this
Then
- You:
- Gains the modifier “Meddled in Clerical Appointments” for 10 years
- Clergy Opinion -20
- Gains the modifier “Meddled in Clerical Appointments” for 10 years
- You:
If
- You › Your faith:
- Has a Doctrine or Tenet with Secular Rulers may replace Clerical Title Holders within their Realm
- Has a Doctrine or Tenet with The Head of Faith may replace the Clerical Title Holders
- The Christian Church: The current phase counts “A Clerical Title Holder is replaced under the Conditional Doctrine”
Then
- The Christian Church: Counts toward the situation's next phase: “A Clerical Title Holder is replaced under the Conditional Doctrine”
- You › Your faith:
• 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) (47 lines of game script)
is_available = faith ?= {
has_doctrine_parameter = has_clerical_regions
}
OR = {
AND = {
faith ?= {
has_doctrine_parameter = clerical_appointment_ruler_can_replace_ecc
}
government_is_religious_trigger = no
}
AND = {
faith ?= {
has_doctrine_parameter = clerical_appointment_hof_can_replace_ecc
has_doctrine_parameter = clerical_appointment_ruler_can_replace_ecc
}
government_is_religious_trigger = yes
}
AND = {
faith ?= {
OR = {
has_doctrine_parameter = clerical_appointment_hof_can_replace_ecc
NOT = {
has_doctrine_parameter = clerical_appointment_ruler_can_replace_ecc
}
}
}
pam_is_clerical_title_authority_trigger = yes
}
}
has_pam_dlc_trigger = yes
is_shown = scope:recipient = {
is_ai = yes
is_ruler = yes
this != scope:actor
faith ?= scope:actor.faith
pam_government_is_religious_playable_trigger = yes
any_held_title = {
has_clerical_region = yes
is_head_of_faith = no
}
trigger_if = {
limit = {
pam_actor_is_clerical_title_authority_of_this_trigger = no
}
is_vassal_or_below_of = scope:actor
}
}As written in game/common/character_interactions/pam_interactions.txt.
Can be sent when (is_valid…) (104 lines of game script)
scope:actor = {
is_imprisoned = no
is_at_war = no
is_incapable = no
}
scope:recipient = {
is_imprisoned = no
is_adult = yes
}
custom_tooltip = {
text = replace_ecclesiastical_title_holder_antipope_tt
scope:recipient = {
pam_is_antipope_trigger = no
}
}
pam_not_promised_pilgrimage_trigger = {
ACTOR = scope:actor
}
trigger_if = {
limit = {
scope:actor = {
is_ai = yes
}
exists = scope:secondary_recipient
}
scope:secondary_recipient.rite = scope:actor.rite
}
custom_tooltip = {
text = replace_ecclesiastical_title_holder_no_candidate_tt
scope:actor = {
OR = {
cp:councillor_court_chaplain ?= {
NOT = {
any_held_title = {
has_clerical_region = yes
}
}
can_be_court_chaplain_trigger = {
COURT_OWNER = scope:actor
}
trigger_if = {
limit = {
is_landed = yes
}
capital_county.clerical_region_title.holder ?= scope:recipient
}
}
any_courtier = {
NOT = {
any_held_title = {
has_clerical_region = yes
}
}
can_be_court_chaplain_trigger = {
COURT_OWNER = scope:actor
}
}
any_close_family_member = {
NOT = {
any_held_title = {
has_clerical_region = yes
}
}
can_be_court_chaplain_trigger = {
COURT_OWNER = scope:actor
}
trigger_if = {
limit = {
is_landed = yes
}
capital_county.clerical_region_title.holder ?= scope:recipient
}
}
any_vassal = {
has_government = ecclesiastical_government
NOT = {
any_held_title = {
has_clerical_region = yes
}
}
can_be_court_chaplain_trigger = {
COURT_OWNER = scope:actor
}
trigger_if = {
limit = {
is_landed = yes
}
capital_county.clerical_region_title.holder ?= scope:recipient
}
}
}
}
}
trigger_if = {
limit = {
scope:recipient = {
rite != scope:actor.rite
}
}
custom_tooltip = {
text = replace_ecclesiastical_title_holder_learning_tt_hashcollission
scope:actor.learning > scope:recipient.learning
}
}As written in game/common/character_interactions/pam_interactions.txt.
Effects (on_send, on_accept, on_decline) (36 lines of game script)
on_accept = scope:secondary_recipient = {
save_scope_as = pam_new_archbishop
}
scope:recipient = {
save_scope_as = pam_old_archbishop
}
pam_grant_ecclesiastical_title_interaction_effect = yes
if = {
limit = {
scope:actor = {
pam_is_clerical_title_authority_trigger = no
}
}
scope:actor = {
add_character_modifier = {
modifier = pam_meddled_in_clerical_appointments_modifier
years = 10
}
}
}
if = {
limit = {
scope:actor = {
faith = {
has_doctrine_parameter = clerical_appointment_ruler_can_replace_ecc
has_doctrine_parameter = clerical_appointment_hof_can_replace_ecc
}
}
situation:the_christian_church ?= {
situation_top_has_catalyst = catalyst_conditional_appointment_used
}
}
situation:the_christian_church = {
trigger_situation_catalyst = catalyst_conditional_appointment_used
}
}As written in game/common/character_interactions/pam_interactions.txt.
- Category
- Religious actions
- Cost: Piety
- from 50
- Cost: Treasury or Gold
- varies
- Cooldown
- 10 years
- DLC
- By God Alone
- In the menu
- main list
- ID
replace_ecclesiastical_title_holder_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.