Be wary of succession laws that allow non-dynastic members to inherit, as this can result in game over. If you are a vassal with your eyes on your liege's title, these succession laws can work in your favor.Cognitive behavioral and social learning theories expect AI lieges to change their succession laws as soon as a non-dynastic member or a dynasty member with a non-dynastic marriage (e.G. Matrilineal if the member is male) stands to inherit.Cognitive behavioral and social learning theories certain succession types have crown authority requirements (without conclave) or administration requirements which require the legalism technology (with conclave).Cognitive behavioral and social learning theories

Similar to tanistry, except up to six elders in the realm vote for someone in the ruler's dynasty. The six elders can have 3 states: ecstatic, pleased, or displeased.Cognitive behavioral and social learning theories ecstatic elders will vote for the ruler's preferred successor. Pleased elders will vote for who they want to be the successor. Displeased elders will vote for someone with very bad traits to sabotage the ruler's dynasty.Cognitive behavioral and social learning theories arresting or killing an elder even if justified will upset the other elders.

Electors will prefer to vote for a successor with lots of titles (both minor and landed), high prestige, and who is good at their job.Cognitive behavioral and social learning theories they will also consider factors such as age, traits (such as born in the purple ), and their opinion of the nominee. Byzantine electors prefer characters with high intrigue while roman electors prefer ones with high diplomacy.Cognitive behavioral and social learning theories

• has no direct vassals (for counts and dukes) or direct vassals of count rank or higher (for kings and emperors) in the territory affected by the change with non-positive opinion.Cognitive behavioral and social learning theories since this only applies to direct vassals, a particularly troublesome vassal can sometimes be dealt with by transferring that vassal to a higher-ranked subordinate.Cognitive behavioral and social learning theories

• does not have two or more direct vassals who are at war with each other. This can be difficult in sprawling empires. Medium crown authority helps, but does not prevent rebellions or attacks by some vassal kings.Cognitive behavioral and social learning theories you can intervene in a prolonged war between vassals by granting one side more land. You can also stop a war immediately by revoking all counties from one combatant, or by forcing them to rebel against you.Cognitive behavioral and social learning theories

All direct vassals and direct family members will have a large penalty or moderate bonus opinion modifier (temporary but long-lasting) as a reaction to a succession change, whether it be gender or succession method itself.Cognitive behavioral and social learning theories this appears to be hardcoded (unmoddable) and largely arbitrary, as for example female family members will be outraged at a change to true cognatic even if it makes them the new heir, and includes baron-level vassals who in theory should have little if any opinion about it.Cognitive behavioral and social learning theories

Note that iqta muslims can only use agnatic open (turkish) succession (unless the "status of women" law is at the appropriate level; muslim patricians follow the succession used in merchant republics), while pagan tribes can only use elective gavelkind, and unreformed pagans can only use gavelkind (except mongols and zunists, who can also use ultimogeniture, and celtics who can use tanistry).Cognitive behavioral and social learning theories

• note that the inherited title cannot be the primary title if it is of equal rank, because the heir simply never had the time to change it. (lower ranked titles cannot be the primary title by definition.) therefore, if an english count (vassal to the king of england) inherits a french county (vassal to the king of france), his english county will stay as his primary title and his county in france will become part of england.Cognitive behavioral and social learning theories