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Interaction · Religious actions

Replace Archbishop

from 50PietyvariesTreasury or GoldBy God AloneAccepted automatically

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 … …)
  • Also needed: not imprisoned

To see it in the menu

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

  • Any held title:
  • 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

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.

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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

• 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.

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