Scripted effect · The Royal Court files

create_artifact_pedestal_human_skull_specific_effect

create_artifact_pedestal_human_skull_specific_effect = { DESKULLED = … OWNER = … }

game/common/scripted_effects/01_ep1_court_artifact_creation_effects.txt, line 2572 (22 lines). Parameters: $DESKULLED$ , $OWNER$ .

create_artifact_pedestal_human_skull_specific_effect is a scripted effect in Crusader Kings III, in the The Royal Court files, written at line 2572 of its file. A call passes 2 parameters: DESKULLED and OWNER. The game's script calls it in 1 place, among them easteregg_ewan_cowhig_croft (history). Patch 1.20.1.2, from game/common/scripted_effects/01_ep1_court_artifact_creation_effects.txt.

What it does

get_artifact_quality_effect = yes
get_artifact_wealth_effect = yes
scope:owner: “… Skull” Artifact is created

• the game's own tooltip text · ◦ our reading of the script line · code the script where neither exists

“They” is whatever it runs on (the scope it is called in). The scripted triggers and effects it calls link to their own pages; $PARAMETERS$ stay as written: each call fills them in.

The script as written (22 lines of game script)

create_artifact_pedestal_human_skull_specific_effect = {
	$OWNER$ = { save_scope_as = owner }

	$DESKULLED$ = { save_scope_as = killed }

	get_artifact_quality_effect = yes
	get_artifact_wealth_effect = yes

	scope:owner = {
		create_artifact = {	
			name = artifact_pedestal_human_skull_name
			creator = scope:owner
			description = artifact_pedestal_human_skull_specific_description
			visuals = human_skull
			type = miscellaneous
			modifier = artifact_dread_baseline_add_1_modifier
			save_scope_as = newly_created_artifact
			wealth = scope:wealth
			quality = scope:quality
		}
	}
}

As written in game/common/scripted_effects/01_ep1_court_artifact_creation_effects.txt.

Where it is used

Every place in common/, events/ and history/ that calls create_artifact_pedestal_human_skull_specific_effect.

History files (the start of the game) (1)

easteregg_ewan_cowhig_croft (characters)

Source: game/common/scripted_effects/01_ep1_court_artifact_creation_effects.txt and every file of common/, events/ and history/ that calls it, Crusader Kings III 1.20.1.2.