Acts of Cruelty

[SonofWinter]

Ruler Commits an Act of Cruelty
-10 piety

I have been recieving a lot of these events. More, as my demense has grown larger. Does demense size increase the likelyhood of this event occuring? If that is true, what is the logic behind this? Because I have more provinces, I now am more likely to travel to a province, hundreds of miles away, just so that I can hurt someone. My character does not have the cruel trait. But every two years or so, I get one of these events.

 

[Cagliostro]

Are you sure you're not cruel?

The event descrips:

#################################################
# ruler commits act of cruelty to peasants #
#################################################

province_event = {
id = 6000

picture = "event_crime"

trigger = {
condition = {
type = owner
condition = {
type = trait
value = cruel
}
}
}

mean_time_to_happen = {
months = 360

modifier = {
condition = {
type = ruler_piety
value = 100
}
factor = 1.5
}
modifier = {
condition = {
type = not
value = {
type = ruler_piety
value = 0
}
}
factor = 0.75
}
modifier = {
condition = {
type = owner
condition = {
type = father_trait
value = just
}
}
factor = 1.2
}
}

action_a = { #Truly, a cruel act!
effect = { type = peasant_loyalty value = -0.2 }
effect = { type = clergy_loyalty value = -0.1 }
effect = { type = ruler_piety value = -10 }
}
}
#################################################
# ruler commits act of cruelty to burghers #
#################################################

province_event = {
id = 6001

picture = "event_crime"

trigger = {
condition = {
type = owner
condition = {
type = trait
value = cruel
}
}
}

mean_time_to_happen = {
months = 360

modifier = {
condition = {
type = ruler_piety
value = 100
}
factor = 1.5
}
modifier = {
condition = {
type = not
value = {
type = ruler_piety
value = 0
}
}
factor = 0.75
}
modifier = {
condition = {
type = owner
condition = {
type = father_trait
value = just
}
}
factor = 1.2
}
}

action_a = { #Truly, a cruel act!
effect = { type = burgher_loyalty value = -0.2 }
effect = { type = clergy_loyalty value = -0.1 }
effect = { type = ruler_piety value = -10 }
}
}

You shouldn't be getting the event if you're not cruel. But yeah, if you have more provinces you should get more - it's a province-based event. It's not that you're running around stringing up individual peasants, but that your ruthless policies are upsetting the locals of various places.