Heir Selection

Ritual Selection

ritual_selection

It is a type of Succession Law used in many cultures all around the world, in which the new ruler is chosen from the sons of the previous ruler through the celebration of a ritual competition where the winner gets the right to rule.

Potential

CultureBelongs to the Andean Culture Group

Exact conditions

Succession

Candidates

Men only
Children can be candidates
Only from Nobility
The game lists the candidates

Candidate score

How the game scores each candidate: the lines that apply add up.

Candidate gets random score (from 0.00 up to +200.00)+ random 0 to 199
Score per Administrative Ability+ RootAdministrative Ability
Score per Diplomatic Ability+ RootDiplomatic Ability
Score per Military Ability+ RootMilitary Ability
Score for Ignored Culture−100
When
None of
- Target
  Any primary or accepted cultureRootCulture: This
Score if parent is current Ruler+100
When
- RootFather exists
- All of
  TargetRuler exists
  RootFather: TargetRuler
Score if parent is current Ruler's' first wife+50
When
- RootMother exists
- All of
  Target
  Rulerfirst_spouse exists
  RootMother: TargetRulerFirst spouse
Score for being younger than 10 years of age−100
When
RootAge in years < 10
Score for being older than 40 years of age+ RootAge in years − 40 × -10
When
RootAge in years > 40
Is unsuited to Rule−1,000
When
Blocked from Rulership

If
Root exists
- +
  • Candidate gets random score (from 0.00 up to +200.00)
  - =random_integer
  - mod200
- +
  • Score per Administrative Ability
  - =root.adm
- +
  • Score per Diplomatic Ability
  - =root.dip
- +
  • Score per Military Ability
  - =root.mil
- If
  None of
  - Target
    Any primary or accepted cultureRootCulture: This
  - +
    • Score for Ignored Culture
    - =-100
- If
  RootFather exists
  - If
    - TargetRuler exists
    - RootFather: TargetRuler
    - +
      • Score if parent is current Ruler
      =100
- If
  RootMother exists
  - If
    - Target
      Rulerfirst_spouse exists
    - RootMother: TargetRulerFirst spouse
    - +
      • Score if parent is current Ruler's' first wife
      =50
- If
  RootAge in years < 10
  - +
    • Score for being younger than 10 years of age
    - =-100
- If
  RootAge in years > 40
  - +
    • Score for being older than 40 years of age
    - =root.age_in_years
    - −40
    - ×-10
- If
  Blocked from Rulership
  - +
    • Is unsuited to Rule
    - =-1,000
If
Root does not exist
- +
  • Candidate gets random score (from 0.00 up to +200.00)
- +
  • Score per Administrative Ability
  - =1
- +
  • Score per Diplomatic Ability
  - =1
- +
  • Score per Military Ability
  - =1
- +
  • Score for Ignored Culture
  - =-100
- +
  • Score if parent is current Ruler
  - =100
- +
  • Score if parent is current Ruler's' first wife
  - =50
- +
  • Score for being younger than 10 years of age
  - =-100
- +
  • Score for being older than 40 years of age
  - =-10