Low Fabricate Claim Percentage

[Battousai727]

Play as an Irish duke, I cant seem to fabricate claims effectively as my chance is around 6.8% (my chancellors skill is 11). It was higher earlier in the game but seems to have dipped. Is there any way to improve this or gain easier casus belli's in general (through marriage)?

 

[Planck]

Invite title claimants to your court, and you'll be able to declare war against the current title holders. Of course, if you win the war they'll be your vassal (you won't be able to control the claimed title directly).

 

[Diet of Worms]

Get a better chancellor - bit of an exploit: characters who aren't in a line of succession will accept a matrimonial marriage proposal from any courtier of yours, and move to your court. Use the character browser to find a good chancellor.

You can certainly marry into claims and get them onto your heir (check that they are inheritable).

You can press claims on behalf of your courtiers. And the claimants button for a title will give you a list of them, and mark those who will accept an invitation to your court. They'll get the title in question, but I think as long as the title your are pressing is lower in rank than yours, they will be your vassal.

Once you have 50% of a duchy you can create/usurp the duke title, which gives you a ducal claim over the rest of the de jure duchy. This will vassalise the counts in question, although if the county is owned by another duke, you'll get it in your demesne.

Invasions really aren't very difficult to get. Some characters just seem to grow vast amounts of piety. It's a little odd to pick off 2 province duchies in papally sponsored invasions, but it works Actually this was in the modded demo, a lot of things have been toned down from there and it may not be as easy.

 

[InnocentIII]

I scoff at your 6.8% <scoff> I've had Irish chancellors with 3% odds. It's the guy's skill. Get a better guy.

/agree Diet of Worms also, there's lots of ways to get claims. Don't invite Ducal claimants though, I've only ever had Counts stay in my realm, pressing a Duke's claim created an independent Dukedom ftl.

 

[Nikolai]

11 is low. From 14 on you have a slight chance of getting a ducal claim. And 6.8% is per year, so it won't be that long if you are not unlucky.

 

[Battousai727]

Get a better chancellor - bit of an exploit: characters who aren't in a line of succession will accept a matrimonial marriage proposal from any courtier of yours, and move to your court. Use the character browser to find a good chancellor.

You can certainly marry into claims and get them onto your heir (check that they are inheritable).

You can press claims on behalf of your courtiers. And the claimants button for a title will give you a list of them, and mark those who will accept an invitation to your court. They'll get the title in question, but I think as long as the title your are pressing is lower in rank than yours, they will be your vassal.

Once you have 50% of a duchy you can create/usurp the duke title, which gives you a ducal claim over the rest of the de jure duchy. This will vassalise the counts in question, although if the county is owned by another duke, you'll get it in your demesne.

Invasions really aren't very difficult to get. Some characters just seem to grow vast amounts of piety. It's a little odd to pick off 2 province duchies in papally sponsored invasions, but it works Actually this was in the modded demo, a lot of things have been toned down from there and it may not be as easy.

Thanks this helped a lot, invitations really helped.