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Interaction · Religious actions

Request Cardinalate for Court Chaplain

variesPietyBy God AloneAccepted automatically in some cases; otherwise the AI weighs it

Petition your Head of Faith to raise … into the College of Cardinals. Only a Cardinal may be elected as the next Head of Faith, and a Cardinal who owes you the hat is a Cardinal worth keeping.

What you need

You

To send it

To see it in the menu

  • Your faith: Has a Doctrine or Tenet with has clerical electors
  • If does not have “great schism decision taken” (a variable the game's script sets): Does not hold Constantinople
  • NOT = { religious_head_or_challenger ?= this }
  • cp:councillor_court_chaplain:
    • One of these

      • Government is a Theocratic-type Government
      • or

        Government is unplayable
      • or

        Is not a ruler
    • Their faith › No religious head challenger:
      • holder ?= scope:pam_antipope_holder_check
  • One of these

    • root.religious_head_or_challenger ?= scope:recipient
    • or

      All of these

      • NOT = { exists = scope:actor.faith.religious_head }
      • Your faith is the target’s
      • The character you target:

The character you target

  • Also needed: available (an adult, not incapable, not imprisoned)

Request Cardinalate for Court Chaplain is a religious character interaction in Crusader Kings III. You need: Your Faith must have fewer than 70 Cardinals, Does not have the Trait: Excommunicated and Is not at war with the target. The character you target needs: Is available (an adult, not incapable, not imprisoned). Accepted automatically in some cases; otherwise the AI weighs it. Reasons the AI weighs include Petitioning the acting Head of Rite rather than a Head of Faith (+15), Heretically Divergent Rite (-50), Different Rite (-25) and 19 more. It costs Piety (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 Request Cardinalate for Court Chaplain in CK3?
You: Your Faith must have fewer than 70 Cardinals, Does not have the Trait: Excommunicated and Is not at war with the target. The character you target: Is available (an adult, not incapable, not imprisoned). (patch 1.20.1.2)
How do I get the AI to accept Request Cardinalate for Court Chaplain?
Accepted automatically in some cases; otherwise the AI weighs it. Its reasons: Petitioning the acting Head of Rite rather than a Head of Faith +15, Heretically Divergent Rite -50, Different Rite -25, Your Level of Devotion is … -25, Your Level of Devotion is greater than the recipient +25, Your Level of Fame is greater than the recipient +15, … Opinion of …, You … Virtuous Traits, You … Sinful Traits, The recipient … Cynical -30, Your Realm holds a Holy Site of the Faith +20, Head of Rite +25, You … family to the recipient +30, You … allied to the recipient +20, You … the recipient's best friend +10, The recipient's Rite prohibits your exposed personal Tenet -60, Weak Hook used +100, Offer Pilgrimage, … Opinion of …, … follows a different Rite -25, … does not match the Clerical Gender Doctrine of … -50, … has Virtuous Traits, … has Sinful Traits, … Education Trait is Learning +10, … is Celibate +15, … is Monk +15, … has no Piety to speak of -25, The College of Cardinals is short of Cardinals +60 and The College of Cardinals is severely short of Cardinals +100.
How much does Request Cardinalate for Court Chaplain cost?
Piety (varies) (patch 1.20.1.2).

Will they accept?

Accepted automatically when:

  • They use their Hook on …

Otherwise the AI adds these up and accepts above zero; near zero the answer is partly random (ai_maybe). Reasons in italics are the script's, with no label in the game.

ReasonAmount
Base0
Petitioning the acting Head of Rite rather than a Head of Faith
when
  • root.faith.main_rite.head_of_rite ?= scope:recipient
+15
Heretically Divergent Rite
when
  • Your faith is the target’s
  • Your rite is not the target’s
  • The target’s rite:
    • divergence(scope:puppet_or_actor.rite) >= scope:recipient.faith.heresy_threshold
-50
Different Rite
when
  • Your rite is not the target’s
-25
Your Level of Devotion is …
when
  • root.piety_level = 0
-25
Your Level of Devotion is greater than the recipient
when
  • root.piety_level > scope:recipient.piety_level
+25
Your Level of Fame is greater than the recipient
when
  • root.prestige_level > scope:recipient.prestige_level
+15
… Opinion of …varies
You … Virtuous Traits
when
  • root.num_virtuous_traits > 0
varies
You … Sinful Traits
when
  • root.num_sinful_traits > 0
varies
The recipient … Cynical
when
-30
Your Realm holds a Holy Site of the Faith
when
  • The target’s faith › Any holy site barony › Their county’s holder:
    • One of these

      • Is you
      • or

        Is a vassal (or below) of you
+20
Head of Rite
when
  • root.rite.head_of_rite ?= scope:puppet_or_actor
+25
You … family to the recipient+30
You … allied to the recipient
when
  • Is allied to the target
+20
You … the recipient's best friend
when
  • Has the target as best friend
+10
The recipient's Rite prohibits your exposed personal Tenet
when
  • Any secret: Is known by the target
-60
Weak Hook used
when
+100
Offer Pilgrimage
when
  • The option “offer pilgrimage” is chosen
pam_offer_pilgrimage_acceptance_value
… Opinion of …varies
… follows a different Rite
when
  • root.cp:councillor_court_chaplain.rite != scope:recipient.rite
-25
… does not match the Clerical Gender Doctrine of …
when
  • The target’s rite:
    • NOT = { rite_has_allowed_gender_for_clergy = scope:actor.cp:councillor_court_chaplain }
-50
… has Virtuous Traits
when
  • root.cp:councillor_court_chaplain.num_virtuous_traits > 0
varies
… has Sinful Traits
when
  • root.cp:councillor_court_chaplain.num_sinful_traits > 0
varies
… Education Trait is Learning
when
+10
… is Celibate
when
+15
… is Monk
when
  • cp:councillor_court_chaplain: Has the Trait: Monk
+15
… has no Piety to speak of
when
  • cp:councillor_court_chaplain: Piety level exactly 0
-25
The College of Cardinals is short of Cardinals
when
  • The target’s faith: Clerical elector title (less than 20):
+60
The College of Cardinals is severely short of Cardinals
when
  • The target’s faith: Clerical elector title (less than 10):
+100
Acceptance (ai_accept) (109 lines of game script)
base = 0
clerical_petition_to_authority_acceptance_modifier = yes
modifier = {
	scope:hook = yes
	add = 100
	scope:actor = {
		NOT = {
			has_strong_hook = scope:recipient
		}
	}
	desc = SCHEME_WEAK_HOOK_USED
}
modifier = {
	add = pam_offer_pilgrimage_acceptance_value
	scope:offer_pilgrimage = yes
	desc = OFFER_PILGRIMAGE_INTERACTION_OPTION_REASON
}
opinion_modifier = {
	trigger = {
		exists = scope:actor.cp:councillor_court_chaplain
	}
	who = scope:recipient
	opinion_target = scope:actor.cp:councillor_court_chaplain
	desc = AI_OPINION_REASON
}
modifier = {
	add = -25
	exists = scope:actor.cp:councillor_court_chaplain
	scope:actor.cp:councillor_court_chaplain.rite != scope:recipient.rite
	desc = COURT_CHAPLAIN_DIFFERENT_RITE
}
modifier = {
	add = -50
	exists = scope:actor.cp:councillor_court_chaplain
	scope:recipient.rite = {
		NOT = {
			rite_has_allowed_gender_for_clergy = scope:actor.cp:councillor_court_chaplain
		}
	}
	desc = COURT_CHAPLAIN_WRONG_CLERICAL_GENDER
}
modifier = {
	add = {
		add = 10
		multiply = scope:actor.cp:councillor_court_chaplain.num_virtuous_traits
	}
	exists = scope:actor.cp:councillor_court_chaplain
	scope:actor.cp:councillor_court_chaplain.num_virtuous_traits > 0
	desc = COURT_CHAPLAIN_VIRTUOUS
}
modifier = {
	add = {
		add = -10
		multiply = scope:actor.cp:councillor_court_chaplain.num_sinful_traits
	}
	exists = scope:actor.cp:councillor_court_chaplain
	scope:actor.cp:councillor_court_chaplain.num_sinful_traits > 0
	desc = COURT_CHAPLAIN_SINFUL
}
modifier = {
	add = 10
	exists = scope:actor.cp:councillor_court_chaplain
	scope:actor.cp:councillor_court_chaplain = {
		has_education_learning_trigger = yes
	}
	desc = COURT_CHAPLAIN_LEARNING_EDUCATION_REASON
}
modifier = {
	add = 15
	exists = scope:actor.cp:councillor_court_chaplain
	scope:actor.cp:councillor_court_chaplain = {
		has_trait = celibate
	}
	desc = COURT_CHAPLAIN_CELIBATE
}
modifier = {
	add = 15
	exists = scope:actor.cp:councillor_court_chaplain
	scope:actor.cp:councillor_court_chaplain = {
		has_trait = devoted
	}
	desc = COURT_CHAPLAIN_DEVOTED
}
modifier = {
	add = -25
	exists = scope:actor.cp:councillor_court_chaplain
	scope:actor.cp:councillor_court_chaplain = {
		piety_level = 0
	}
	desc = COURT_CHAPLAIN_LOW_PIETY
}
modifier = {
	add = 60
	scope:recipient.faith ?= {
		any_clerical_elector_title = {
			count < 20
		}
	}
	desc = COLLEGE_OF_CARDINALS_UNDERMANNED_REASON
}
modifier = {
	add = 100
	scope:recipient.faith ?= {
		any_clerical_elector_title = {
			count < 10
		}
	}
	desc = COLLEGE_OF_CARDINALS_SEVERELY_UNDERMANNED_REASON
}

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

What happens

If they accept

If they refuse

  • If played by the AI: Opinion: Annoyed (-10)

Options when sending

  • Use a Hook
  • Offer Pilgrimage

Events it fires: pam_clergy_events.0043

• 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) (22 lines of game script)
is_available = pam_can_hold_cardinalate_trigger = yes
NOT = {
	religious_head_or_challenger ?= this
}
exists = cp:councillor_court_chaplain
cp:councillor_court_chaplain = {
	pam_can_receive_cardinalate_trigger = yes
}
has_pam_dlc_trigger = yes
is_shown = scope:actor != scope:recipient
OR = {
	scope:actor.religious_head_or_challenger ?= scope:recipient
	AND = {
		NOT = {
			exists = scope:actor.faith.religious_head
		}
		scope:actor.faith = scope:recipient.faith
		scope:recipient = {
			pam_leads_college_of_cardinals_trigger = yes
		}
	}
}

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

Can be sent when (is_valid…) (60 lines of game script)
custom_tooltip = {
	text = appoint_cardinal_interaction_max_cardinals_tt
	scope:actor.faith ?= {
		NOT = {
			any_clerical_elector_title = {
				count >= 70
			}
		}
	}
}
pam_not_antipope_when_recipient_is_hof_tt = {
	CHARACTER = scope:actor
}
scope:actor = {
	NOT = {
		has_trait = excommunicated
	}
	NOT = {
		is_at_war_with = scope:recipient
	}
	custom_tooltip = {
		text = actor_promised_pilgrimage_tt
		NOT = {
			has_character_modifier = promised_pilgrimage_to_clergy_modifier
		}
	}
	clergy_interaction_generic_piety_level_or_puppet_req_trigger = yes
	cp:councillor_court_chaplain ?= {
		is_available_quick = {
			adult = yes
			incapable = no
			imprisoned = no
			hostage = no
		}
		custom_tooltip = {
			text = request_court_chaplain_cardinalate_chaplain_not_excommunicated_tt
			NOT = {
				has_trait = excommunicated
			}
		}
		custom_tooltip = {
			text = request_court_chaplain_cardinalate_chaplain_not_cardinal_tt
			NOT = {
				exists = clerical_elector_title
			}
		}
		custom_tooltip = {
			text = request_court_chaplain_cardinalate_chaplain_follows_pope_tt
			pam_pope_is_head_of_faith_or_rite_trigger = yes
		}
	}
}
scope:recipient = {
	is_available_quick = {
		adult = yes
		incapable = no
		imprisoned = no
		hostage = no
	}
}

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

Effects (on_send, on_accept, on_decline) (99 lines of game script)
on_accept = scope:actor.cp:councillor_court_chaplain ?= {
	save_scope_as = new_cardinal
}
if = {
	limit = {
		exists = scope:new_cardinal
	}
	scope:actor = {
		send_interface_toast = {
			type = event_toast_effect_good
			title = request_court_chaplain_cardinalate_interaction_toast
			left_icon = scope:recipient
			right_icon = scope:new_cardinal
			custom_tooltip = {
				text = request_court_chaplain_cardinalate_interaction_accept_tt
				scope:new_cardinal = {
					grant_cardinal_title_effect = {
						CARDINAL_COUNTY = capital_county
					}
				}
			}
		}
	}
	if = {
		limit = {
			scope:new_cardinal = {
				is_ai = no
			}
		}
		scope:recipient = {
			save_scope_as = head_of_faith
		}
		scope:new_cardinal = {
			pam_notify_player_became_cardinal_effect = yes
		}
	}
	if = {
		limit = {
			scope:actor = {
				NOT = {
					exists = puppet:external_theological_agent_puppet
				}
			}
		}
		custom_tooltip = {
			text = request_court_chaplain_cardinalate_becomes_clerical_puppet_tt
			scope:actor = {
				fire_councillor = scope:new_cardinal
			}
			scope:new_cardinal = {
				pam_make_clerical_ruler_puppet_effect = {
					PUPPETEER = scope:actor
				}
			}
		}
	}
	else = {
		custom_tooltip = {
			text = request_court_chaplain_cardinalate_leaves_council_tt
			scope:actor = {
				fire_councillor = scope:new_cardinal
			}
		}
	}
	scope:new_cardinal = {
		add_opinion = {
			target = scope:actor
			modifier = grateful_opinion
			opinion = 50
		}
		hidden_effect = {
			remove_opinion = {
				modifier = fired_from_council_opinion
				target = scope:actor
			}
		}
	}
}
pam_offer_pilgrimage_effect = {
	ACTOR = scope:actor
	CLERIC = scope:recipient
}
on_decline = scope:actor = {
	send_interface_toast = {
		type = event_toast_effect_bad
		title = request_court_chaplain_cardinalate_interaction_decline_toast
		right_icon = scope:recipient
		if = {
			limit = {
				is_ai = yes
			}
			add_opinion = {
				target = scope:recipient
				modifier = annoyed_opinion
				opinion = -10
			}
		}
	}
}

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

Category
Religious actions
Cost: Piety
varies
Again on the same character
after 10 years
DLC
By God Alone
In the menu
main list
ID
request_court_chaplain_cardinalate_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. “…” marks words the game fills in at play time (a name, a title).

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