Fraternal Struggle

The new Ruler is elected by God himself as he favors one of the sons of the old Ruler over the others.

Conditions

Allow

Succession Law is a Fratricide

Exact conditions

Modifiers

• Stability Investment−1
• Monthly Progress to Belligerent+0.1

Effects

When it starts

If

previous_ruler exists

Then

• Previous ruler
  Every childwhere

  • Is Alive
  • Is male
  • Is NOT a Religious Figure

  If

  Is an Adult

  ThenAdd to list: rival_sons

  Otherwise

  Add to list: rival_male_children
• If

  • List size

    • Name: rival_sons
    • Value: 0
  • List size

    • Name: rival_male_children
    • Value: 0

  Then

  If

  • Previous ruler exists
  • Previous ruler

    Dynasty

    Any character in dynasty

    • Is Alive
    • Is male
    • Is an Adult
    • Is a close relative of Previous ruler

  Then

  • No son of the previous ruler can inherit the throne, so a different dynasty member rises.
  • Previous ruler
    Dynasty

    Random character in dynastywhere

    The same conditions as above
  • Random characterwhere
    • • • Is Alive
        • Is an Adult
        • Is NOT on an Exploration
        • Is NOT preparing for an Exploration
        • NotBlocked from Cabinet
        • NotBlocked from Rulership
        • Is NOT the Regent
        • Is NOT a Religious Figure
        • Is NOT an Artist
        • NotIs mercenary leader

        ↗
      • If

        • Is female
        • NotIs Praefecta

        Then

        Owner

        • NotDisallows Female Rulers
        • At least one of

          • Gender Equality
          • Succession law›Allow female

        Otherwise

        Owner

        Succession law›Allow male
      • IfOwner›Heir of Same Religion

        ThenReligion: Owner›Religion
      • IfOwner›Heir of Same Religion Group

        ThenReligion group: Owner›Religion›Group

      ↗
    • Belongs to Clergy Estate
    • Religion: Root›Religion
  • If

    New regent exists

    ThenSet regent: New regent

    Otherwise

    Not shown in the game's tooltip

    • Create character: Religion: Root›Religion · Estate: Clergy · Female: no
      Age

      • 35
      • 50
    • Set regent: New regent
  • Trigger event non silently: Id: A Suitable Substitute
    Days

    • 1
    • 30

  Else if

  Previous ruler

  Dynasty

  Any character in dynasty

  • Is Alive
  • Is male
  • Is an Adult

  Then

  • No son of the previous ruler can inherit the throne, so a different dynasty member rises.
  • Previous ruler
    Dynasty

    Random character in dynastywhere

    The same conditions as above
  • Random characterwhere
    The same conditions as above
  • If

    New regent exists

    ThenSet regent: New regent

    Otherwise

    Not shown in the game's tooltip

    • Create character: Religion: Root›Religion · Estate: Clergy · Female: no
      Age

      • 35
      • 50
    • Set regent: New regent
  • Trigger event non silently: Id: A Suitable Substitute
    Days

    • 1
    • 30

  Otherwise

  • No member of the Dynasty can inherit the throne, so a new dynasty rises.
  • Root
    Random owned location

    Create dynasty from location: random
  • If

    Target dynasty exists

    ThenCreate character: Dynasty: Target dynasty · Religion: Root›Religion · Culture: Root›Culture · Estate: Nobility · Female: no

    Age

    • 20
    • 60

    Otherwise

    • Create character: Religion: Root›Religion · Culture: Root›Culture · Estate: Nobility · Female: no
      Age

      • 20
      • 60
    • New leader
      Founds the Dynasty
  • Random characterwhere
    The same conditions as above
  • If

    New regent exists

    ThenSet regent: New regent

    Otherwise

    Not shown in the game's tooltip

    • Create character: Religion: Root›Religion · Estate: Clergy · Female: no
      Age

      • 35
      • 50
    • Set regent: New regent
  • Trigger event non silently: Id: A New Dynasty Rises
    Days

    • 1
    • 30

  Else if

  List size

  • Name: rival_sons
  • Value: 1

  Then

  • The only capable son of the previous ruler is the one who will immediately rise to the throne.
  • Random in list
    List: rival_sons
  • set_new_ruler_with_union_fratricide: Character: New ruler
    If

    Union exists

    Then

    • Every subjectwhere
      Subject Type›Uses Overlord's' Ruler
      Set new foreign ruler no update: New ruler
    • Union
      Every international organization memberwhere

      • This: NotUnion country event scope
      • Succession Law is a Fratricide

      • Set new foreign ruler no update: New ruler
      • Every subjectwhere
        Subject Type›Uses Overlord's' Ruler
        Set new foreign ruler no update: New ruler
    • Set new ruler: New ruler
    • Union
      The leadership of This gets updated

    Otherwise

    Set new ruler: New ruler

    ↗

  Else if

  • List size

    • Name: rival_sons
    • Value: 0
  • List size

    • Name: rival_male_children
    • Value ≥ 1

  Then

  • The sons shall grow up first before the question of the throne can be resolved.

    Set variable: fraticide_succession_has_child_sons
  • Random characterwhere
    The same conditions as above
  • If

    New regent exists

    ThenSet regent: New regent

    Otherwise

    Not shown in the game's tooltip

    • Create character: Religion: Root›Religion · Estate: Clergy · Female: no
      Age

      • 35
      • 50
    • Set regent: New regent

  Otherwise

  • Random characterwhere
    The same conditions as above
  • If

    New regent exists

    ThenSet regent: New regent

    Otherwise

    Not shown in the game's tooltip

    • Create character: Religion: Root›Religion · Estate: Clergy · Female: no
      Age

      • 35
      • 50
    • Set regent: New regent
  • Trigger event non silently: Id: The Culling of the Sons of Old Ruler
    Days

    • 1
    • 30

Otherwise

• Random characterwhere
  The same conditions as above
• If

  New leader does not exist

  ThenCreate character: Religion: Root›Religion · Estate: Clergy · Age: 35 · Female: no
• Set new ruler: New leader

Exact script

Connections

Requires 2

Estates

• ClergyWhen it starts

Heir Selections

• FratricideAllow

Triggers 3

• TThe Culling of the Sons of Old RulerWhen it starts
• A Suitable SubstituteWhen it starts
• A New Dynasty RisesWhen it starts

References 2

• ClergyWhen it starts
• NobilityWhen it starts

Scripting 6

Grants 1

• Ffraticide_succession_has_child_sonsWhen it starts

Uses 2

Scripted Effects

• Sset_new_ruler_with_union_fratricidecharacter = scope:new_rulerWhen it starts

Scripted Triggers

• Ccan_become_a_regentWhen it starts

References 2

• Hhuge_stability_investment_penaltyModifier
• Ssocietal_value_monthly_moveModifier

Mentions 1

• RulerDesc

Definitionin_game/common/regencies/00_fratricide_succesion.txt:2

▾allow = {

succession_law = heir_selection:fratricide_succesion

}

▾modifier = {

stability_investment = huge_stability_investment_penalty (−1)

monthly_towards_belligerent = societal_value_monthly_move (+0.1)

}

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