Law · Gender Laws

Equal

Equal is a gender law in Crusader Kings III: Men and women are equal in succession. Passing it costs 500 prestige before modifiers. Patch 1.20.0.3, from game/common/laws/00_succession_laws.txt.

Men and women are equal in succession

All Rulers can have Concubines or multiple Spouses if their Faith has the Doctrine Concubines or Doctrine Polygamy Doctrine

How succession works

gender law: equal

The values are the game's own keys from the law's succession block.

The gender laws

Who can pass it

Can pass (can_pass) (1 line of game script)

can_change_succession_law_trigger = yes

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

Can have (can_have) (8 lines of game script)

trigger_if = {
	limit = {
		government_has_flag = government_is_theocracy
	}
	rite = {
		rite_has_parameter = clergy_can_be_either_gender
	}
}

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

Kept while (can_keep) (48 lines of game script)

trigger_if = {
	limit = {
		government_has_flag = government_is_theocracy
	}
	rite = {
		rite_has_parameter = clergy_can_be_either_gender
	}
}
trigger_else_if = {
	limit = {
		should_synchronize_liege_law = yes
	}
	top_liege = {
		has_realm_law = equal_law
	}
}
trigger_else = {
	custom_tooltip = {
		text = equal_law_culture_faith_or_innovation_trigger
		OR = {
			culture = {
				has_cultural_parameter = gender_equal_inheritance
			}
			rite = {
				rite_has_parameter = gender_equal_law
			}
			AND = {
				rite = {
					rite_has_parameter = male_dominated_law
				}
				culture = {
					has_cultural_parameter = female_only_inheritance
				}
			}
			AND = {
				rite = {
					rite_has_parameter = female_dominated_law
				}
				NOT = {
					culture = {
						has_cultural_parameter = female_only_inheritance
					}
				}
			}
			primary_title.var:can_keep_realm_law ?= flag:equal_law
		}
	}
}

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

Rulers start with it when (should_start_with) (32 lines of game script)

trigger_if = {
	limit = {
		should_synchronize_liege_law = yes
	}
	top_liege = {
		has_realm_law = equal_law
	}
}
trigger_else_if = {
	limit = {
		government_has_flag = government_is_theocracy
	}
	rite = {
		rite_has_parameter = clergy_can_be_either_gender
	}
}
trigger_else = {
	NOR = {
		culture = {
			has_cultural_parameter = female_preference_inheritance
		}
		culture = {
			has_cultural_tradition = tradition_nubian_warrior_queens
		}
	}
	rite = {
		rite_has_parameter = gender_equal_law
	}
	NOT = {
		has_realm_law = female_only_law
	}
}

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

Source: game/common/laws/00_succession_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.