Law · Border Wars Policy
Conditional Join
Conditional Join is a border wars policy in Crusader Kings III: All Title Holders within the Realm can be targeted by Wars declared by other Rulers. Patch 1.20.0.3, from game/common/laws/02_admininistrative_laws.txt.
All Title Holders within the Realm can be targeted by Wars declared by other Rulers
Top Liege will not be involved in those wars on declaration
Top Liege can still join the war as an ally using Protect Vassal Interaction
Top Liege is more likely to join:
Contested titles are kingdom or higher tier
War targets multiple titles
War lasts more than 5 years
If the defender is weaker than the attacker
Top Liege will not join:
During the 1st year of the war
When already at war
When in debt
If the defender is stronger than the attacker
The border wars policy
- 1Guaranteed Protectiondefault
- 2Conditional Join
Who can pass it
Kept while (can_keep) (18 lines of game script)
is_independent_ruler = yes
is_landed = yes
highest_held_title_tier >= tier_duchy
custom_description = {
text = border_wars_laws_triggers
value = sub_realm_size
OR = {
highest_held_title_tier >= tier_hegemony
sub_realm_size >= border_war_sized_realm_value
house ?= {
has_house_unity_stage = antagonistic
}
any_character_war = {
primary_defender = root
using_civil_war_cb_trigger = yes
}
}
}As written in game/common/laws/02_admininistrative_laws.txt.
Rulers start with it when (should_start_with) (11 lines of game script)
OR = {
highest_held_title_tier >= tier_hegemony
sub_realm_size >= border_war_sized_realm_value
house ?= {
has_house_unity_stage = antagonistic
}
any_character_war = {
primary_defender = root
using_civil_war_cb_trigger = yes
}
}As written in game/common/laws/02_admininistrative_laws.txt.
Source: game/common/laws/02_admininistrative_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.