Law · Crown Authority

High Crown Authority

High Crown Authority is a crown authority in Crusader Kings III: Rulers can change between all available Succession Laws. Modifiers: Belligerent Vassal Opinion +10, Barons And Minor Landholders Vassal Opinion -10, Glory Hound Vassal Opinion -10, Parochial Vassal Opinion -10, Courtly Vassal Opinion -5 and 4 more. Patch 1.20.0.3, from game/common/laws/00_realm_laws.txt.

Rulers can change between all available Succession Laws

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

Vassals' Titles cannot be inherited by Characters outside the Realm

All Vassals who refuse Title revocation or Vassal retraction are considered Criminals

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) (22 lines of game script)

trigger_if = {
	limit = {
		NOT = {
			has_realm_law = crown_authority_3
		}
		should_synchronize_liege_law = no
	}
	has_realm_law = crown_authority_1
	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_ca2_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_2
	}
}

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.