Theocratic Elective
Heir Selection

Theocratic Elective

theocratic_elective

It is a type of Succession Law of a Theocracy in which the Ruler is a theocrat selected by Election.

Succession

Candidates

  • Includes the ruler's siblings
  • Considers every character in the country
  • Men only
  • Adults only
  • Rulers of other countries can't be candidates
  • Only from Clergy

Candidate score

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

Requires 1

References 1

Mentions 1

Granted by 2

Referenced by 1

Scripting 4

References 1

Mentions 3

include_ruler_siblings = yes
all_in_country = yes
through_female = no
allow_female = no
ignore_ruler = yes
allow_foreign_ruler = no
custom_tags = { empty_heir_religion_law }
allowed_estates = { clergy_estate }
heir_is_allowed = {
}

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