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Interaction · Religious actions

Split Clerical Title

variesPietyBy God AloneAccepted automatically

Split off the part of the recipient's Capital's Clerical Region that lies within a chosen secular Ruler's Realm into a new Clerical Title, centered on their Capital, and grant it to a chosen Clergy member The split follows the chosen secular Ruler's borders: the new Clerical Title covers only the Counties they hold within this Clerical Region, so a larger Realm splits off more

What you need

You

To send it

To see it in the menu

  • Is played by a person

  • If

    a check the game hides

    Then

    • religious_head_or_challenger = this

    Otherwise

    • faith.main_rite.head_of_rite ?= this
  • Your faith: Has a Doctrine or Tenet with Has Clerical Region
  • Is an Adult
  • Your faith › No religious head challenger:
    • holder ?= scope:pam_antipope_holder_check

The character you target

To send it

  • Is an Adult

  • 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

  • Also needed: not imprisoned

To see it in the menu

  • Is a ruler
  • Their faith is the same as that of actor

  • One of these

  • Any held title:
    • Is a Clerical Title

    • If

      • The target is not you

      Then

    • Any county in clerical region:

      • One of these

        • Their holder:

          • All of these

            • this:
              • is_alive = yes
              • Is landed
              • Their faith is the same as that of actor

              • None of these

                • Is the target

                • If

                  a check the game hides

                  Then

                  • this = scope:recipient.liege
              • Highest held Title is at least Duchy Rank
              • NOT = { pam_government_is_religious_playable_trigger = { } }
              • Their capital county:
                • exists = clerical_region_title
                • clerical_region_title.holder = scope:recipient
                • NOT = { this = clerical_region_title.title_preferred_capital_county }

            • If

              • The target is you

              Then

              • this:

                • None of these

                  • Any sub realm county › Any neighboring county:
                    • this = scope:recipient.capital_county

        • or

          Their holder › Any liege or above:

          • All of these

            • this:
              • is_alive = yes
              • Is landed
              • Their faith is the same as that of actor

              • None of these

                • Is the target

                • If

                  a check the game hides

                  Then

                  • this = scope:recipient.liege
              • Highest held Title is at least Duchy Rank
              • NOT = { pam_government_is_religious_playable_trigger = { } }
              • Their capital county:
                • exists = clerical_region_title
                • clerical_region_title.holder = scope:recipient
                • NOT = { this = clerical_region_title.title_preferred_capital_county }

            • If

              • The target is you

              Then

              • this:

                • None of these

                  • Any sub realm county › Any neighboring county:
                    • this = scope:recipient.capital_county

Split Clerical Title is a religious character interaction in Crusader Kings III. You need: Is not imprisoned, Is at not War, Is not incapable and 2 more. The character you target needs: Is not imprisoned and Is an Adult. Accepted automatically. 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 Split Clerical Title in CK3?
You: Is not imprisoned, Is at not War, Is not incapable, No eligible Duke-Tier or higher secular Ruler can be split from this Clerical Region and No eligible Clergy member to hold the new Clerical Title. The character you target: Is not imprisoned and Is an Adult. (patch 1.20.1.2)
Will the AI accept Split Clerical Title?
Yes: it is accepted automatically.
How much does Split Clerical Title cost?
Piety (varies) (patch 1.20.1.2).

Will they accept?

The other character has no choice: the game accepts it automatically.

What happens

Effects

  • The secular ruler:

    • If

      • The new ecclesiastical holder:
        • Is not a courtier of the secular ruler
        • Is not a ruler

      Then

      • add_courtier = scope:new_ecclesiastical_holder

    • If

      • The new ecclesiastical holder: Is not a councillor of the secular ruler

      Then

      • assign_councillor_type = { type = councillor_court_chaplain remove_existing_councillor = yes target = scope:new_ecclesiastical_holder }
  • You:

    • If

      • Any character situation:
        • situation_type = the_christian_church
        • The current phase counts “A Clerical Region is split in two”

      Then

    • The new ecclesiastical holder gains the opinion “Grateful” (+50) of them
    • The character you send gains the opinion “Pleased” (+25) of them

    • If

      • The target is not you

      Then

      • The target gains the opinion “Angry” (-50) of them
    • Gain a Favor on the new ecclesiastical holder

  • If

    • The target is not you

    Then

    • The character you target: A new Clerical Title covering … Realm within … is split off and granted to …
  • The new ecclesiastical holder › If their government is not Ecclesiastical: Adopts Ecclesiastical Government

• 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) (40 lines of game script)
is_available = is_ai = no
pam_is_clerical_title_authority_trigger = yes
faith ?= {
	has_doctrine_parameter = has_clerical_regions
}
has_pam_dlc_trigger = yes
is_adult = yes
is_shown = scope:actor = {
	pam_is_antipope_trigger = no
}
scope:recipient = {
	is_ruler = yes
	faith ?= scope:actor.faith
	pam_government_is_religious_playable_trigger = yes
	any_held_title = {
		has_clerical_region = yes
		trigger_if = {
			limit = {
				scope:recipient != scope:actor
			}
			is_head_of_faith = no
		}
		any_county_in_clerical_region = {
			OR = {
				holder ?= {
					pam_potential_secular_clerical_split_ruler_trigger = {
						RULER = this
					}
				}
				holder ?= {
					any_liege_or_above = {
						pam_potential_secular_clerical_split_ruler_trigger = {
							RULER = this
						}
					}
				}
			}
		}
	}
}

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

Can be sent when (is_valid…) (92 lines of game script)
scope:actor = {
	is_imprisoned = no
	is_at_war = no
	is_incapable = no
}
scope:recipient = {
	is_imprisoned = no
	is_adult = yes
	pam_actor_is_clerical_title_authority_of_this_trigger = yes
}
custom_tooltip = {
	text = split_ecclesiastical_title_no_eligible_secular_ruler_tt
	scope:recipient = {
		any_held_title = {
			has_clerical_region = yes
			trigger_if = {
				limit = {
					scope:recipient != scope:actor
				}
				is_head_of_faith = no
			}
			any_county_in_clerical_region = {
				OR = {
					holder = {
						pam_valid_secular_clerical_split_ruler_trigger = {
							RULER = this
						}
					}
					holder = {
						any_liege_or_above = {
							pam_valid_secular_clerical_split_ruler_trigger = {
								RULER = this
							}
						}
					}
				}
			}
		}
	}
	trigger_if = {
		limit = {
			exists = scope:secondary_actor
		}
		pam_valid_secular_clerical_split_ruler_trigger = {
			RULER = scope:secondary_actor
		}
	}
}
custom_tooltip = {
	text = split_ecclesiastical_title_no_eligible_holder_tt
	OR = {
		AND = {
			exists = scope:secondary_actor
			OR = {
				scope:secondary_actor = {
					exists = cp:councillor_court_chaplain
					cp:councillor_court_chaplain.faith = scope:actor.faith
					cp:councillor_court_chaplain != scope:recipient
				}
				scope:secondary_actor = {
					any_courtier = {
						this != scope:recipient
						can_be_court_chaplain_trigger = {
							COURT_OWNER = scope:secondary_actor
						}
					}
				}
				scope:recipient = {
					primary_title = {
						any_county_in_clerical_region = {
							holder = {
								is_alive = yes
								is_ruler = yes
								faith = scope:actor.faith
								pam_government_is_religious_playable_trigger = yes
								this != scope:recipient
								NOT = {
									any_held_title = {
										has_clerical_region = yes
									}
								}
							}
						}
					}
				}
			}
		}
		NOT = {
			exists = scope:secondary_actor
		}
	}
}

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

Effects (on_send, on_accept, on_decline) (1 line of game script)
on_accept = pam_split_ecclesiastical_title_interaction_effect = yes

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
under More…
ID
split_ecclesiastical_title_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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