What are the requirements for Sway to Rite in CK3?

You: Is not at war with the target, Does not have the Trait: Incapable and Is an Adult. The character you target: Is an Adult and Does not have the Trait: Incapable. (patch 1.20.1.2)

How do I get the AI to accept Sway to Rite?

Accepted automatically in some cases; otherwise the AI weighs it. Its reasons: Clergy acting towards a secular Ruler +20, Relative Level of Devotion, Weak Hook used +50, The recipient … a Head of Rite -200, Head of Rite +25, We practice Fervent Proselytism +25, You … the recipient's Religious Superior +50, Herald +75, Heresiarch +30, Doctrinal Clarity +20, The recipient is a Heresiarch -100, … Opinion of …, We are Close Family +20, We are Extended Family +10, You … the recipient's lover +25, You … the recipient's friend +25, Zealous -40, Difference between the recipient's and your Learning Skill, Intimidated by you, Terrified of you, Difference in Tier, Our only tie is a shared Realm border -40, Our only tie to the recipient is through the church, with no shared Realm or border -60, We share no court, Realm, or Clerical Region, and no County in the recipient's Realm borders one of our Rite -150, The recipient's Realm Capital follows the same Rite +15, The recipient is less spiritually fulfilled with their current Rite +25, The recipient is more spiritually fulfilled with their current Rite -25, You … the ruler of a Clerical Title +20, There are Counties following the same Rite in Liege's Realm, You and the recipient are not in the same realm -40, You … not their Liege -200, The recipient has already converted to another rite -100, The recipient's Rite was founded recently -50, High Spiritual Fulfillment +15, Low Spiritual Fulfillment -10, You have been anointed to proselytize +25, You have been anointed to proselytize +10, You … the Head of Faith +100, The recipient will never convert willingly -1,500, Paying Treasury to the recipient +25, We practice Simony +20, Learned disputation, scaled by Learning advantage, The recipient would gain a Hook on you +30, The recipient holds a Clerical Region of a different Rite and Counties of the recipient's Clerical Region already follow our Rite.

Interaction · Religious actions

Sway to Rite

from 50PietyAccepted automatically in some cases; otherwise the AI weighs it

Urge the recipient to adopt your Rite.

What you need

You

To send it

Is not at war with the target
Does not have the Trait: Incapable
Is an Adult
In some cases (on a condition the game doesn't show) › You:
- piety >= pam_sway_ruler_to_my_rite_cost_value

To see it in the menu

If played by the AI:
- Is an Adult
- Is not incapable
Your faith is the same as that of recipient
rite != scope:recipient.rite

The character you target

To send it

Is an Adult
Does not have the Trait: Incapable
… is a Head of Rite
… is a Head of Faith

To see it in the menu

Is not a courtier of you
One of these
- Is a vassal (or below) of you
- or
  Is a tributary of you
- or
  All of these
  - this: Is a ruler
  - You:
    If
    a check the game hides
    Then
    Their house: Has the house check as house head
  - One of these
    this.house ?= scope:puppet_or_actor.house
    or
    this.house.house_confederation ?= { scope:puppet_or_actor.house.house_confederation ?= this has_cohesion_level_parameter = bloc_members_join_leaders_faith }

Sway to Rite is a religious character interaction in Crusader Kings III. You need: Is not at war with the target, Does not have the Trait: Incapable and Is an Adult. The character you target needs: Is an Adult and Does not have the Trait: Incapable. Accepted automatically in some cases; otherwise the AI weighs it. Reasons the AI weighs include Clergy acting towards a secular Ruler (+20), Weak Hook used (+50), The recipient … a Head of Rite (-200) and 32 more. It costs Piety (from 50). Patch 1.20.1.2, from game/common/character_interactions/pam_interactions.txt.

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What are the requirements for Sway to Rite in CK3?: You: Is not at war with the target, Does not have the Trait: Incapable and Is an Adult. The character you target: Is an Adult and Does not have the Trait: Incapable. (patch 1.20.1.2)
How do I get the AI to accept Sway to Rite?: Accepted automatically in some cases; otherwise the AI weighs it. Its reasons: Clergy acting towards a secular Ruler +20, Relative Level of Devotion, Weak Hook used +50, The recipient … a Head of Rite -200, Head of Rite +25, We practice Fervent Proselytism +25, You … the recipient's Religious Superior +50, Herald +75, Heresiarch +30, Doctrinal Clarity +20, The recipient is a Heresiarch -100, … Opinion of …, We are Close Family +20, We are Extended Family +10, You … the recipient's lover +25, You … the recipient's friend +25, Zealous -40, Difference between the recipient's and your Learning Skill, Intimidated by you, Terrified of you, Difference in Tier, Our only tie is a shared Realm border -40, Our only tie to the recipient is through the church, with no shared Realm or border -60, We share no court, Realm, or Clerical Region, and no County in the recipient's Realm borders one of our Rite -150, The recipient's Realm Capital follows the same Rite +15, The recipient is less spiritually fulfilled with their current Rite +25, The recipient is more spiritually fulfilled with their current Rite -25, You … the ruler of a Clerical Title +20, There are Counties following the same Rite in Liege's Realm, You and the recipient are not in the same realm -40, You … not their Liege -200, The recipient has already converted to another rite -100, The recipient's Rite was founded recently -50, High Spiritual Fulfillment +15, Low Spiritual Fulfillment -10, You have been anointed to proselytize +25, You have been anointed to proselytize +10, You … the Head of Faith +100, The recipient will never convert willingly -1,500, Paying Treasury to the recipient +25, We practice Simony +20, Learned disputation, scaled by Learning advantage, The recipient would gain a Hook on you +30, The recipient holds a Clerical Region of a different Rite and Counties of the recipient's Clerical Region already follow our Rite.
How much does Sway to Rite cost?: Piety (from 50) (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.

Reason	Amount
Base	-15
Clergy acting towards a secular Ruler when Is a member of the Clergy Your faith: Has a Doctrine or Tenet with Clergy gain +20 Interaction acceptance when acting towards secular Rulers The character you target: Is not a member of the Clergy Is a ruler	+20
Relative Level of Devotion when Your Personal Tenets unlock tenet celestial hierarchy interaction acceptance Your faith is the same as that of recipient	varies
Weak Hook used when You use a Hook	+50
The recipient … a Head of Rite when `scope:recipient.rite.head_of_rite ?= scope:recipient`	-200
Head of Rite when `root.rite.head_of_rite ?= scope:puppet_or_actor`	+25
We practice Fervent Proselytism when `root.rite.head_of_rite ?= scope:puppet_or_actor` Your rite: The rite has Your Head of Rite gains +25 acceptance when swaying Characters to this Rite	+25
You … the recipient's Religious Superior when `scope:recipient.superior ?= scope:puppet_or_actor`	+50
Herald when Has the Trait: Herald	+75
Heresiarch when Has the Trait: Heresiarch	+30
Doctrinal Clarity when Has the Modifier: Doctrinal Clarity	+20
The recipient is a Heresiarch when The character you target: Has the Trait: Heresiarch	-100
… Opinion of …	varies
We are Close Family when The character you target: Is close family of you One of these Is a courtier of you or Is a vassal (or below) of you or `top_liege ?= scope:puppet_or_actor.top_liege` or `capital_county.clerical_region_title.holder ?= scope:puppet_or_actor` or Any sub realm county › Any neighboring county: Is of the same rite as you	+20
We are Extended Family when The character you target: Is not close family of you Is extended family of you One of these Is a courtier of you or Is a vassal (or below) of you or `top_liege ?= scope:puppet_or_actor.top_liege` or `capital_county.clerical_region_title.holder ?= scope:puppet_or_actor` or Any sub realm county › Any neighboring county: Is of the same rite as you	+10
You … the recipient's lover when The character you target: Has you as lover One of these Is a courtier of you or Is a vassal (or below) of you or `top_liege ?= scope:puppet_or_actor.top_liege` or `capital_county.clerical_region_title.holder ?= scope:puppet_or_actor` or Any sub realm county › Any neighboring county: Is of the same rite as you	+25
You … the recipient's friend when The character you target: Has you as friend One of these Is a courtier of you or Is a vassal (or below) of you or `top_liege ?= scope:puppet_or_actor.top_liege` or `capital_county.clerical_region_title.holder ?= scope:puppet_or_actor` or Any sub realm county › Any neighboring county: Is of the same rite as you	+25
Zealous when The character you target: Has the Trait: Zealous	-40
Difference between the recipient's and your Learning Skill	varies
Intimidated by you when Your government is not Adventurer The character you target: `has_dread_level_towards = { target = scope:puppet_or_actor level = 1 }`	intimidated_halved_reason_value
Terrified of you when Your government is not Adventurer The character you target: `has_dread_level_towards = { target = scope:puppet_or_actor level = 2 }`	cowed_halved_reason_value
Difference in Tier when One of these Highest held Title is more than scope:recipient.highest held title tier Rank or Highest held Title is less than scope:recipient.highest held title tier Rank The character you target: If You › Any held title: Is a Clerical Title Then Is a ruler Otherwise `limit = { … }` Is a vassal of you	varies
Our only tie is a shared Realm border when One of these Your Government is a Theocratic-type Government or Your Government is Ecclesiastical or Your government has the government is monastic holy order flag Your capital county: `squared_distance = { target = scope:recipient.capital_county value <= squared_distance_large }` Any neighboring realm owner: The character you target: None of these One of these Is a courtier of you or Is a vassal (or below) of you or `top_liege ?= scope:puppet_or_actor.top_liege` or `capital_county.clerical_region_title.holder ?= scope:puppet_or_actor` or Any sub realm county › Any neighboring county: Is of the same rite as you	-40
Our only tie to the recipient is through the church, with no shared Realm or border when One of these Your Government is a Theocratic-type Government or Your Government is Ecclesiastical or Your government has the government is monastic holy order flag Not all of these Your capital county: `squared_distance = { target = scope:recipient.capital_county value <= squared_distance_large }` You: Any neighboring realm owner: The character you target: Any held title: Is a Clerical Title None of these One of these Is a courtier of you or Is a vassal (or below) of you or `top_liege ?= scope:puppet_or_actor.top_liege` or `capital_county.clerical_region_title.holder ?= scope:puppet_or_actor` or Any sub realm county › Any neighboring county: Is of the same rite as you	-60
We share no court, Realm, or Clerical Region, and no County in the recipient's Realm borders one of our Rite when If You: One of these Your Government is a Theocratic-type Government or Your Government is Ecclesiastical or Your government has the government is monastic holy order flag Then The character you target: None of these Any held title: Is a Clerical Title Not all of these Your capital county: `squared_distance = { target = scope:recipient.capital_county value <= squared_distance_large }` You: Any neighboring realm owner: The character you target: None of these One of these Is a courtier of you or Is a vassal (or below) of you or `top_liege ?= scope:puppet_or_actor.top_liege` or `capital_county.clerical_region_title.holder ?= scope:puppet_or_actor` or Any sub realm county › Any neighboring county: Is of the same rite as you	-150
The recipient's Realm Capital follows the same Rite when The character you target: Is a ruler `capital_county.rite = scope:puppet_or_actor.rite`	+15
The recipient is less spiritually fulfilled with their current Rite when The character you target: `rite_fulfillment_score(scope:recipient.rite) < rite_fulfillment_score(scope:puppet_or_actor.rite)`	+25
The recipient is more spiritually fulfilled with their current Rite when The character you target: `rite_fulfillment_score(scope:recipient.rite) > rite_fulfillment_score(scope:puppet_or_actor.rite)`	-25
You … the ruler of a Clerical Title when Any held title: Is a Clerical Title The character you target: None of these Any held title: Is a Clerical Title	+20
There are Counties following the same Rite in Liege's Realm when Swayed rite county count more than 0 The character you target: Is not an Independent Ruler `top_liege ?= scope:puppet_or_actor.top_liege`	varies
You and the recipient are not in the same realm when None of these Any held title: Is a Clerical Title `this.top_liege != scope:recipient.top_liege`	-40
You … not their Liege when None of these Any held title: Is a Clerical Title `NOT = { is_liege_or_above_of = scope:recipient }` The character you target › Any held title: Is a Clerical Title	-200
The recipient has already converted to another rite	-100
The recipient's Rite was founded recently when The target’s rite: Has “rite grace period” (a variable the game's script sets)	-50
High Spiritual Fulfillment when `has_fulfillment_parameter = sp_easier_conversion`	+15
Low Spiritual Fulfillment when `has_fulfillment_parameter = sp_harder_conversion`	-10
You have been anointed to proselytize	+25
You have been anointed to proselytize	+10
You … the Head of Faith when `scope:recipient.rite.head_of_rite ?= scope:recipient` You: Is the Head of Faith `faith.main_rite ?= rite`	+100
The recipient will never convert willingly	-1,500
Paying Treasury to the recipient when The option “pam sway endowment” is chosen	+25
We practice Simony when The option “pam sway endowment” is chosen You: One of these Their rite: The rite has Can pay Gold for clerical Titles with the Buy Clerical Title Interaction or The Personal Tenets unlock tenet simony ecclesiastical purchase	+20
Learned disputation, scaled by Learning advantage when The option “pam sway disputation” is chosen	varies
The recipient would gain a Hook on you when The option “pam sway pledge favor” is chosen	+30
The recipient holds a Clerical Region of a different Rite when One of these Your Government is a Theocratic-type Government or Your Government is Ecclesiastical or Your government has the government is monastic holy order flag The character you target › Any held title: Is a Clerical Title	varies
Counties of the recipient's Clerical Region already follow our Rite when One of these Your Government is a Theocratic-type Government or Your Government is Ecclesiastical or Your government has the government is monastic holy order flag Sway to rite diocese momentum more than 0 The character you target: Is a ruler	pam_sway_to_rite_diocese_momentum_value

Acceptance (ai_accept) (74 lines of game script)

base = -15
celestial_hierarchy_acceptance_modifier = {
	ACTOR = scope:puppet_or_actor
	RECIPIENT = scope:recipient
}
religion_sway_to_rite_default_modifier = yes
modifier = {
	add = 100
	scope:recipient.rite.head_of_rite ?= scope:recipient
	pam_sway_to_rite_head_of_faith_reclaims_trigger = {
		ACTOR = scope:puppet_or_actor
	}
	desc = PAM_SWAY_HEAD_OF_FAITH_REASON
}
modifier = {
	desc = ASK_FOR_CONVERSION_RECIPIENT_WILL_NOT_ACCEPT
	add = -1500
	scope:recipient = {
		has_character_flag = ai_will_not_convert
	}
}
modifier = {
	add = 25
	scope:pam_sway_endowment ?= yes
	desc = PAM_SWAY_ENDOWMENT_REASON
}
modifier = {
	add = 20
	scope:pam_sway_endowment ?= yes
	pam_actor_has_simony_trigger = yes
	desc = PAM_SWAY_ENDOWMENT_SIMONY_REASON
}
modifier = {
	add = {
		value = scope:puppet_or_actor.learning
		subtract = scope:recipient.learning
		multiply = 2
		min = 0
		add = 20
	}
	scope:pam_sway_disputation ?= yes
	desc = PAM_SWAY_DISPUTATION_REASON
}
modifier = {
	add = 30
	scope:pam_sway_pledge_favor ?= yes
	desc = PAM_SWAY_PLEDGE_FAVOR_REASON
}
modifier = {
	add = {
		value = -75
		add = pam_sway_to_rite_diocese_momentum_value
	}
	scope:puppet_or_actor ?= {
		pam_is_clergy_ruler_trigger = yes
	}
	scope:recipient = {
		any_held_title = {
			has_clerical_region = yes
		}
	}
	desc = PAM_SWAY_RECIPIENT_PRELATE_REASON
}
modifier = {
	add = pam_sway_to_rite_diocese_momentum_value
	scope:puppet_or_actor ?= {
		pam_is_clergy_ruler_trigger = yes
	}
	scope:recipient = {
		is_ruler = yes
	}
	pam_sway_to_rite_diocese_momentum_value > 0
	desc = PAM_SWAY_DIOCESE_MOMENTUM_REASON
}

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

What happens

If they accept

In some cases (on a condition the game doesn't show) › You › If sway ruler to my rite cost more than 0:
- add_piety = { … }
You:
- The character you target:
  - set_character_rite = scope:puppet_or_actor.rite
  - If played by the AI: Opinion: Pious (+10)
  - If
    Is a ruler
    Is landed
    Your rite: Has “rite founding window” (a variable the game's script sets)
    One of these
    Is a courtier of you
    or
    Is a vassal (or below) of you
    or
    top_liege ?= scope:puppet_or_actor.top_liege
    or
    capital_county.clerical_region_title.holder ?= scope:puppet_or_actor
    or
    Any sub realm county › Any neighboring county: Is of the same rite as you
    Then
    Every held title:
    Only some of them (the filter is in the script below)
    set_county_rite = scope:puppet_or_actor.rite
    Every courtier or guest:
    Where:
    is_physically_able_ai = { }
    faith = scope:puppet_or_actor.rite.faith
    rite != scope:puppet_or_actor.rite
    set_character_rite = scope:puppet_or_actor.rite
    Every courtier away:
    Where:
    is_physically_able_ai = { }
    faith = scope:puppet_or_actor.rite.faith
    rite != scope:puppet_or_actor.rite
    set_character_rite = scope:puppet_or_actor.rite
    Else if
    Is a ruler
    Is landed
    Their capital county:
    this.faith = scope:puppet_or_actor.faith
    this.rite != scope:puppet_or_actor.rite
    Any neighboring county:
    One of these
    this.holder.liege = prev.holder.liege
    or
    this.holder = prev.holder.liege
    Then
    Their capital county:
    set_county_rite = scope:puppet_or_actor.rite
  - If
    The option “pam sway pledge favor” is chosen
    Then
    Gain a Favor on you
- If
  The option “pam sway endowment” is chosen
  Then
  You:
  pay_treasury_or_gold = { target = scope:recipient value = pam_sway_to_rite_endowment_cost_value }
- If
  scope:puppet_or_actor.religion = religion:christianity_religion
  The Christian Church: The current phase counts “Ruler is swayed to a different Rite”
  Then
  The Christian Church: Counts toward the situation's next phase: “Ruler is swayed to a different Rite”
You › If the Personal Tenets unlock tax nonbelievers fulfillment from conversion: Spiritual fulfillment +3

If they refuse

You › The character you target › If played by the AI: Opinion: Annoyed (-10)

Options when sending

Use a Hook
Pay Treasury
Spend additional Piety
Offer a Hook

• 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) (25 lines of game script)

is_available = trigger_if = {
	limit = {
		is_ai = yes
	}
	is_adult = yes
	is_incapable = no
}
is_shown = scope:puppet_or_actor ?= {
	faith = scope:recipient.faith
	rite != scope:recipient.rite
}
scope:puppet_or_actor != scope:recipient
scope:recipient = {
	NOT = {
		is_courtier_of = scope:puppet_or_actor
	}
	OR = {
		target_is_liege_or_above = scope:puppet_or_actor
		is_tributary_of = scope:puppet_or_actor
		pam_rite_sway_house_lane_trigger = {
			ACTOR = scope:puppet_or_actor
			RECIPIENT = this
		}
	}
}

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

Can be sent when (is_valid…) (39 lines of game script)

scope:puppet_or_actor = {
	NOR = {
		is_at_war_with = scope:recipient
		has_trait = incapable
		is_adult = no
	}
}
scope:recipient = {
	NOR = {
		is_adult = no
		has_trait = incapable
		custom_tooltip = {
			text = sway_ruler_to_my_rite_interaction_hor_tt
			rite.head_of_rite ?= this
			NOT = {
				pam_sway_to_rite_head_of_faith_reclaims_trigger = {
					ACTOR = scope:puppet_or_actor
				}
			}
		}
		custom_tooltip = {
			text = sway_ruler_to_my_rite_interaction_hof_tt
			OR = {
				scope:puppet_or_actor.religious_head_or_challenger ?= this
				primary_title ?= {
					is_head_of_faith = yes
				}
			}
		}
	}
}
trigger_if = {
	limit = {
		scope:is_puppet_action ?= yes
	}
	scope:puppet_or_actor = {
		piety >= pam_sway_ruler_to_my_rite_cost_value
	}
}

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

Effects (on_send, on_accept, on_decline) (2 lines of game script)

on_accept = pam_sway_to_rite_on_accept_effect = yes
on_decline = pam_sway_to_rite_on_decline_effect = yes

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

Category: Religious actions
Cost: Piety: from 50
Again on the same character: after 5 years
In the menu: main list
ID: sway_vassal_to_my_rite_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.