Law · Crown Authority

Absolute Crown Authority

Absolute Crown Authority is a crown authority in Crusader Kings III: Vassals cannot wage any War unless they use a Hook on their Liege. Modifiers: Belligerent Vassal Opinion +15, Barons And Minor Landholders Vassal Opinion -20, Glory Hound Vassal Opinion -25, Parochial Vassal Opinion -25, Courtly Vassal Opinion -10 and 4 more. Patch 1.20.0.3, from game/common/laws/00_realm_laws.txt.

Vassals cannot wage any War unless they use a Hook on their Liege

Rulers can designate their Heir

Modifiers

The crown authority

This group is cumulative in the files: a higher law keeps what the lower ones allow.

Who can pass it

Can pass (can_pass) (19 lines of game script)

trigger_if = {
	limit = {
		should_synchronize_liege_law = no
	}
	has_realm_law = crown_authority_2
	custom_description = {
		subject = root
		text = has_crown_authority_cooldown
		NAND = {
			has_variable = crown_authority_cooldown
			NOT = {
				culture = {
					has_innovation = innovation_all_things
				}
			}
		}
	}
}
can_pass_law_ca3_trigger = yes

As written in game/common/laws/00_realm_laws.txt.

Kept while (can_keep) (9 lines of game script)

realm_law_use_crown_authority = yes
trigger_if = {
	limit = {
		should_synchronize_liege_law = yes
	}
	liege = {
		has_realm_law = crown_authority_3
	}
}

As written in game/common/laws/00_realm_laws.txt.

Source: game/common/laws/00_realm_laws.txt, common/law_groups and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.0.3. A cost shows the base the files give; “varies” when it depends on your realm.