Dominance of the Clergy

Dominance of the Clergy The Clergy have grown so powerful they assumed de facto control over our country.

Dominance of the Clergy is a disaster that may occur in countries with a powerful clergy estate.

Prerequisites

The country has a clergy estate which has at least 80 influence.

If these prerequisites are met, the monthly progress can begin.

Monthly progress increases if	Monthly progress decreases if
The country: does not have an ongoing disaster. is not at war. has a Clergy estate with at least 100 influence.	The country: has an ongoing disaster or has a Clergy estate with less than 100 influence.
Monthly progress The country +0.5% Clergy estate has less than 50 loyalty. Is not at war. +0.5% Clergy estate has less than 40 loyalty. Is not at war. +1% Clergy estate has less than 30 loyalty. Is not at war. +1% Clergy estate has less than 20 loyalty. Is not at war.	Monthly progress −1% • Clergy estate has less than 100 influence.

Start

If the progress reaches 100%, the disaster will start with the following event:

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The Clergy Seize Power

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$MONARCH$ has allowed the Clergy of $COUNTRY$ to grow too powerful and now they have made their move. While keeping the common people in line through their ties with the divine the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ have used every one of the many means available to them to seize the reins of government. While still ruler in name our $MONARCHTITLE$ is now little more than their puppet.

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Trigger conditions None	Is triggered only by the start of the ‘Dominance of the Clergy’ disaster.
We should have seen this coming... The country: loses 1 stability. [Root.GetName] will now be controlled by the Clergy until the 'Curtail the Clergy' decision is taken.

While the disaster is ongoing the country gets:

• +20% technology cost
• +20% idea cost
• −2 tolerance of heretics
• −2 tolerance of heathens

End

The disaster can only be ended by the following decision.

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Curtail the Clergy

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Our state church wields a great deal of influence over the secular matters of the state. To limit their influence on state matters we will need to curtail their power and privileges.

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Potential requirements The country: has an ongoing ‘Dominance of the Clergy’ disaster.	Allow The country: has at least +1 stability. does not have rebel armies in its provinces. does not have rebel controlled provinces. has a Clergy estate with less than 60 influence.
Effects The country: loses 3 stability moves 50 towards mysticism loses 25 karma loses 25 patriarch autority loses 25 fervor loses 100 church power

Then the country loses the above-mentioned effects and the following event is triggered:

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The Clergy Curtailed

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Using a wide range of measures the $MONARCHTITLE$ has managed to strip the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ of the many offices they held and the properties under their control. The authority over the worldly realm lies once again in the hands of $MONARCH$.

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Trigger conditions None	Is triggered only by the end of the ‘Dominance of the Clergy’ disaster.
The $MONARCHTITLE$ is back in control. None