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Decision route · 1.19.0.6

Prepare the heir for succession

A route connecting treasury, factions, mercenaries and the working horizon before a risky transition.

For
Ruler with a vulnerable heir
Window
12-36 in-game months
Starting situationThe exact date is unknown, but the cost of a weak start for the heir is already visible.
Ready signalThe heir receives funds for mercenaries, gifts and one unexpected shock.
Red flagThe last cash is locked in a long building that does not help during the first months of succession.
Four steps

Every step ends with a verifiable exit

Do not read everything in sequence. Open the relevant layer, run the check and return to the route with a result.

01-04
  1. 01
    Economy

    List transition obligations

    What to do
    Price mercenaries, gifts to key vassals, factions and a possible one-off payment separately.
    Move on when
    The transition has a full cash cost, not only a mercenary number.
    Open step →
  2. 02
    Player paths

    Choose the pre-succession mode

    What to do
    Decide whether to develop the domain, stabilize vassals or stop external expansion.
    Move on when
    Every current action supports the heir's opening position.
    Open step →
  3. 03
    Tools

    Calculate months to the buffer

    What to do
    Enter treasury, heir buffer, one-off adverse case, monthly net income and working horizon.
    Move on when
    The planner shows positive slack at the selected checkpoint.
    Open step →
  4. 04
    Guides

    Do not spend the horizon twice

    What to do
    Check whether the same future income is funding both construction and the heir buffer.
    Move on when
    Every future month has only one assignment in the plan.
    Open step →
Route rules

Three rules that cannot move to make the answer convenient

  1. 01The succession horizon is a working scenario, not a prediction.
  2. 02The heir reserve is separate from the ruler's current ambitions.
  3. 03One adverse shock belongs in the baseline check.
Current context1.19.0.6

The primary source defines the game version. Every amount, horizon and risk in the route remains a testable player input.

Other hub playbooks

The next task starts from a different situation

CK3-02Start a war without an empty treasuryThe opening army looks stronger, but war duration and a second crisis are not priced.→CK3-03Invest in the domain before successionThe building helps the dynasty but may not return cash before a vulnerable transition.→