Low taxes and chivalry

[tudor93]

Hi, reading some posts in different topics I found out that keeping the taxes on low in my cities increases my governor's chivalry; well, in my case, I don't know why, the chivalry decreases
2 turns ago Hubert had Noble in Rule trait (gives 2 chivalry points); he had 2 chivalry points in total
1 turn ago his trait decreased, and he got Fair in Rule trait (gives 1 chivalry points); he had only 1 chivalry point (in total) left
and now, his chivalry decreased again, and he now has 0 chivalry

[painter]

I have been wondering as well, but now I've done some digging.

As StrategyDread and StrategyChivalry are antitraits, a point gained in StrategyDread makes your general lose StrategyChivalry until it is zero, after which the general will start gaining StrategyDread.

There are only two triggers that directly reduce StrategyChivalry and they are both about abandoning a crusade. But there are plenty of triggers that allows your general to gain StrategyDread. I think the "governing9" trigger is the cause of your current problem.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Trigger agents5
    WhenToTest LeaderOrderedSpyingMission

    Condition MissionSucceeded

    Affects SpyMaster  1  Chance  100 
    Affects DeceiverVirtue  1  Chance  2 
    Affects StrategyDread  1  Chance  5 

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Trigger agents8
    WhenToTest LeaderOrderedAssassination

    Condition MissionSucceeded

    Affects AssassinMaster  1  Chance  100 
    Affects DeceiverVirtue  1  Chance  5 
    Affects StrategyDread  1  Chance  50 

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Trigger agents8a
    WhenToTest LeaderOrderedAssassination

    Condition not MissionSucceeded

    Affects AssassinMaster  1  Chance  10 
    Affects DeceiverVirtue  1  Chance  10 
    Affects StrategyDread  1  Chance  25 

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Trigger agents20
    WhenToTest LeaderOrderedBribery


    Affects PoliticsSkill  5  Chance  50 
    Affects DeceiverVirtue  1  Chance  10 
    Affects StrategyDread  1  Chance  25 

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Trigger agents22
    WhenToTest AcceptBribe

    Condition Trait StrategyChivalry > 0

    Affects StrategyDread  4  Chance  100 

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Trigger governing8
    WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

    Condition IsGeneral
          and GovernorTaxLevel = tax_extortionate
          and GovernorLoyaltyLevel < loyalty_happy
          and Treasury > 10000
          and TimeInRegion > 3

    Affects StrategyDread  1  Chance  33 
    Affects HarshRuler  1  Chance  8 

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Trigger governing9
    WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

    Condition IsGeneral
          and Treasury > 50000
          and Trait StrategyChivalry > 0

    Affects StrategyDread  1  Chance  33 

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Trigger governing10
    WhenToTest GovernorAgentCreated

    Condition AgentType = assassin

    Affects StrategyDread  1  Chance  100 

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Trigger governing11
    WhenToTest GovernorAgentCreated

    Condition AgentType = spy

    Affects StrategyDread  1  Chance  33 

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Trigger extermination2
    WhenToTest ExterminatePopulation


    Affects Genocide  1  Chance  100 
    Affects Bloodthirsty  1  Chance  10 
    Affects StrategyDread  1  Chance  100 
    Affects HarshJustice  1  Chance  20 
    Affects Authoritarian  1  Chance  3

[Double A]

If you start zapping people's sentries, your faction leader will lose chivalry, and I assume one of those characters was a leader.

here are triggers:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Mean Leader (StrategyDread 1)- +1 Dread, gained after 1 point of
StrategyDread
Cruel Leader (StrategyDread 2)- +2 Dread, upgrade after 2 points of
StrategyDread
Merciless Leader (StrategyDread 3)- +3 Dread, +1 Authority, upgrade after 4
points of StrategyDread
Malevolent Leader (StrategyDread 4)- +4 Dread, +2 Authority, epithet "the
Malevolent", upgrade after 8 points of StrategyDread
Tyranical Leader (StrategyDread 5)- +5 Dread, +3 Authority, epithet "the
Tyrant", upgrade after 16 points of StrategyDread

Again, they misspelled "Tyrannical", not me.

StrategyDread has StrategyChivalry as an antitrait.
A faction leader gains a point of StrategyDread with 5% probability when they
order a successful spying mission, with 50% probability when they order a
successful assassin mission, with 25% probability when they order a failed
assassination mission or a bribery.
A general who has no levels of StrategyChivalry who accepts a bribe gains 4
points of StrategyDread. A general gains a point of StrategyDread when he
exterminates the population.
A governor who creates an assassin gains a point of StrategyDread. A
governor who creates a spy gains a point with 33% probability.
At the end of any turn, a governor who is in a settlement for more than three
turns, a tax level of extortionate, and a loyalty less than happy with a
treasury greater than 10000 gains a point of StrategyDread with 33%
probability.
At the end of any turn, if the treasury is over 50000, any general with no
levels of StrategyChivalry gain a point of StrategyDread with 33%
probability.
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Fair in Rule (StrategyChivalry 1)- +1 Chivalry, gained after 1 point of
StrategyChivalry
Noble in Rule (StrategyChivalry 2)- +2 Chivalry, upgrade after 2 points of
StrategyChivalry
Chivalrous in Rule (StrategyChivalry 3)- +3 Chivalry, +1 Authority, upgrade
after 4 points of StrategyChivalry
Honorable Ruler (StrategyChivalry 4)- +4 Chivalry, +2 Authority, epithet "the
Honourable", upgrade after 8 points of StrategyChivalry
Saintly Ruler (StrategyChivalry 5)- +5 Chivalry, +3 Authority, epithet "the
Saint", upgrade after 16 points of StrategyChivalry

StrategyChivalry has StrategyDread as an antitrait.
A general with one or more levels of StrategyChivalry who refuses a bribe
gains a point.
A governor gains a point of StrategyChivalry when he builds a small church or
better, small masjid or better, small chapel or better, or jousting lists or
better.
A general who occupies a settlement gains a point of StrategyChivalry. A
general with less than one level of CrusaderHistory or JihadHistory who joins
a crusade or jihad gains a point of StrategyChivalry. If a general takes a
crusade target (but not a jihad target), he gains 2 points of
StrategyChivalry. If a general abandons a crusade or jihad, they lose 2
points of StrategyChivalry.
At the end of any turn, a governor who has been in a settlement more than 3
turns with a tax level of low and a loyalty of happy gains a point of
StrategyChivalry with 25% probability. If the treasury is less than 0 and
the loyalty is greater than disillusioned, he gains a point with 33%

probability.

[Ishan]

Lowering of taxes increases chivalry due to gain of certain traits if you already have them then it won't increase(chivalry) as this aspect is already full.