Papal Conclave

When the Pope dies, the Cardinals gather to debate who will be the new Pope. This can be quick, but sometimes it may take several years.

Conditions

Allow

Succession Law is a Papal Conclave

Exact conditions

Modifiers

• Stability Investment−0.1

Effects

When it starts

• Random characterwhere
  • Religious figure type: cardinal
  • Is Alive
  • Is an Adult
  • Is male
  • Is NOT the Regent
  • Is NOT on an Exploration
  • Is NOT preparing for an Exploration
  • NotBlocked from Cabinet
  • NotBlocked from Rulership
  • Religion: Root›Religion
• If

  New leader exists

  ThenSet regent: New leader

  Else if

  Any character

  • • • 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

    ↗
  • Is male
  • Belongs to Clergy Estate
  • Religion: Root›Religion

  Then

  • Random characterwhere
    The same conditions as above
  • Set regent: New leader

  Otherwise

  Not shown in the game's tooltip

  • Create character: Religion: Root›Religion · Estate: Clergy · Age: 35 · Female: no
  • Set regent: New leader
• Catholicism
  Gains Papal Conclave permanently

  UnlocksCuria Actions Blocked
• Trigger event silently
  • Id: Papal Conclave Concluded
  • Days
    • 1
    • 650

Exact script

When it ends

Catholicism

Loses the effect of Papal Conclave

UnlocksCuria Actions Blocked

Exact script

Connections

Requires 4

Estates

• ClergyWhen it starts

Heir Selections

• Papal ConclaveAllow

Modifier Types

• Blocked from RulershipWhen it starts
• Blocked from CabinetWhen it starts

Triggers 1

• Papal Conclave ConcludedWhen it starts

Grants 1

• PPapal ConclavePermanentWhen it starts

Removes 1

• PPapal ConclaveWhen it ends

References 2

Estates

• ClergyWhen it starts

Religions

• CatholicismWhen it ends, When it starts

Scripting 3

Uses 1

• Ccan_become_a_regentWhen it starts

References 1

• Sstability_investment_penaltyModifier

Mentions 1

• CardinalDesc

Definitionin_game/common/regencies/00_papal_election.txt:1

▾allow = {

succession_law = heir_selection:papal_election

}

▾modifier = {

stability_investment = stability_investment_penalty (−0.1)

}

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