
Press the faction’s demands to start the war. Next, open the faction tab and create a claimant faction to install the pretender who’s part of your family now: Once done, abduct and imprison the Basileus. Or Kresimir could murder or divorce his wife (bribe or sway the Pope until he agrees), then get betrothed to the Basileus’ daughter. For instance, get Prince Andronikos betrothed to your daughter Neda (a matrilineal marriage would even be accepted). Just imprison the Basileus and enforce your demands.Īlternatively, and this will take a bit longer, you’ll want Kresimir or his heir to marry someone with a claim. Once that’s successful, use the Abduction scheme and then press your claim on the Byzantine Empire. This lets you use the Claim Throne scheme on your liege. The first is to switch to the Stewardship Lifestyle and eventually unlock the Meritocracy perk. Note: Kresimir should have the Kidnapper trait unlocked at the start of your Crusader Kings III campaign. My target is the Byzantine Empire so I just swore fealty to the Basileus. In 1066 AD, he has one of the highest Intrigue skills among independent rulers in Europe. I’m using the King of Croatia (Kresimir IV). If successful, this will imprison the character and give you a 100% war score to immediately win the war without raising your armies.

Click on the button to complete the scheme.When the scheme is good to go (which pauses the game), declare war on the character.

Target a character who owns a title that you have a claim on.Have the Intrigue Lifestyle and the Kidnapper perk (this allows you to imprison characters using the Abduction scheme).

You’ll simply need to do the following steps: The suggestion comes from Crusader Kings III player and Redditor TheRedditHike. Note: For more information, check out our Crusader Kings III guides and features hub as well as our beginner’s guide (the things to do before you unpause).Ĭrusader Kings III: Cheesing for kingdoms and empires with the Abduction scheme It involves the Intrigue skill and the Abduction plot. There’s a cheese in Crusader Kings III that lets you grab titles such as kingdoms and empires easily enough.
