CONTEST! Europa Universalis IV: Rewrite history - Create an in-game event!

[mgarza]

Event name: Gold Fever!

Requirement: Have at least 1 colonist.

Trigger: every time the trade goods in a new colony turns out to be gold.

Event text:
"We (name of culture) have a disease of the heart that only gold can cure." Hundreds of men get the 'fever' and rush off to the new colony to make their fortunes!


Country gets 'Colonial Enthusiasm' for 5 years.
settler chance +5%
global settler increase +25%
colonist travel time -33%

 

[kierun]

If there were a DLC with all those events, I would buy it. Superb ideas from everyone here!

 

[neondt]

Event Name: Catholic Influences in Ethiopia

Trigger:
Be Ethiopia
The year must be at least 1615
The year must not be later than 1660
Portugal is Catholic and has discovered Ethiopia's capital

Event text:
When Portuguese sailors discovered the lands of Ethiopia, they initially believed they had found the legendary Kingdom of Prestor John, and began to create favorable relations between their nations. Throughout the 17th Century, Portuguese missionaries such as João Bermudes and Pedro Páez attempted to influence the Emperor of Ethiopia to adopt Catholicism and swear religious obedience to Rome, even going so far as to send a force of 400 musketeers to aid in the war against Adal. Eventually Emperor Susenyos I relented and agreed to convert, though his successor restored the native faith.

Option A: "I swear by St Peter..."
Ethiopia becomes Catholic
Ethiopia loses 1 stability
Portugal gains 10 Papal Influence
(ai chance ~25%)

Option B: "This would alienate our people"
+20% Patriarch Authority for Ethiopia
+5 prestige
(ai chance ~ 75%)

 

[kykinson]

All of these events are really good why not put all of them in the game?

 

[Zoob]

Event Name: Gunpowder Plot

Trigger:
Year is after 1600
Monarch is protestant
Own Catholic cores (I don't know if Catholic rebel strength can be used as a trigger)

Event text: A man has been found in the basements of the Royal Palaces, guarding a storeroom full of smuggled-in Gunpowder. Following a harsh interrogation, he has admitted his part in a Catholic plot to kill our glorious monarch. His confession has been dictated and signed, but the question remains, what should be done with this miscreant and his conspirators.

Option A: "Pardon them and send them unto exile"
-1 Stability
+10 Legitimacy
+1 Tolerance of Heretics for 10 years

Option B: "Hang them, draw them, quarter them that others might learn."
+2 Revolt risk from catholic provinces.
-1 Tolerance of Heretics for 10 years
+1 Stability

 

[kierun]

All of these events are really good why not put all of them in the game?

Doing a few as a fun bit for a future patch is in budget but doing them all would require a not inconsiderable amount of time, effort, and resources: code, test, balance issues... Thus why I suggested a DLC: we effectively hire Paradox to code/test the content we wish to be added to the game. However, someone who dislike the idea of more events can still play the base game without missing anything.

Note: I am in no way whatsoever in the know of what Paradox does internally. This is just guess work based on my experience...

 

[smederevo991]

Event name: The Vampire hysteria

Trigger:
Austria must own province 141 (Serbia)
the year must be at least 1700

Event text:
Strange occurrences have been reported in a small Serbian village called Kisilova.A peasant called Peter Plogojewitz seems to be terrorizing people,having returned from the dead,and already several others have perished.The villagers are calling him 'vampire',and they have sent a request for our officials to examine his body.What shall we do?

Option A: "Put a stake into his heart !"
-2 to revolt risk in the province
gain 10 prestige

(ai chance ~75%)

Option B: "Vampires?Tell them to buy garlic"
-1 stability
+3 revolt in Serbia
-10 prestige
(ai chance ~ 25%)

source for the event http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Plogojowitz

 

[panionios]

Event name: A perfect Union

Triggers:
The year is between 1550 and 1650
England has no/weak heir and no ruler
England is independent
Scotland has a ruler of at least 3/3/3
Scotland is independent

Event Text:
That the two Kingdoms of England and Scotland shall upon this day be united into one Kingdom that the Ensigns Armorial of the said Kingdom be such as His Majesty shall appoint and the Crosses of St. George and St. Andrew be conjoyned in such manner as His Majesty shall think fit.

Event: England and Scotland form a Personal Union under England.
+1 stability to both Kingdoms
+50 relations

 

[Andy_Dandy]

Event name: The betrothal of Princess Margaret (and the pledge of Hjaltland) - Danish event


Trigger:

Denmark has less then 30 gold in the treasury, Denmark has a Royal Marriage with Scotland, Norway is in a Personal Union with Denmark and still own the Shetland Islands province. The year is before 1500. Optional: Norways relation to Denmark is less then 100+.


Event text:

The dowry of his majesty's daughter Margrethe, betrothed to King X.X. of the Scots, is becoming a troubblesome burden for our treasury. The Scots have offered us an interesting proposal. A pledge of the norwegian Hjaltland Islands would solve the problems arround this payment.


Option A: What a splendid idea. Pawn those Godforsaken islands!

Effect: The Shetland Islands becomes a part of Scotland, relations to Norway -50 for 30 years.


Option B: This will upset our norwegian council. We choose to pay the dowry in gold.

Effect: Lose 100 gold, lose 25 diplomatic power, gain 25+ relations to Norway for 15 years.


Option C: The scottish king must be mad! He will never have my daughters hand.

Effect: The royal marriage with Scotland is broken, lose 1 stability.



NB!

We can also concider renaming the Shetland Islands to Hjaltland in the 1444 start. If the scots undertake the province it will be renamed the Shetlands.

 

[unmerged(804580)]

Event name: Conquistadores captured!

Trigger:
* be Aztec, Zapotec or Maya
* is not westernized
* is animist
* is at war with a country with tech group (Western)
* has won a battle against them
* EDIT: available only for human players, and only once (feedback from Buladelu; this is only to aid human players as they struggle. For the AIs, it's business as usual so it doesn't disrupt the usual balance.)

"These strange people out of the seas have challenged us. While they have strange powers to kill our warriors from distance without arrows, they have not proven invincible. We have captured prisoners - what shall we do with them?"

Option 1. Sacrifice the infidels to the Gods!
* Gains Holy War CB against all Christians (permanent, as long as the religion remains animist)
* Land morale +.5 for 20 years
* Stability +1

Option 2. Let us learn where they came from... it might be useful.
* Discovers Europe
* Tech cost -20% for 20 years
* Stability -1

Option 3. Quetzalcoatl sent them to us, they're holy...
* Converts to Catholicism
* +30 Relationships with Catholic nations (-1 decay / year)
* Stability -1

Option 4. Return them for peace negotiations!
* White peace

Hopefully something to at least delay the bloodbath.

 

[Regina]

All of these events are really good why not put all of them in the game?

We agree, great events from great gamers
There can only be three official winners,
but as we have mentioned before there is definitly a chance that additional contestant entries will be included in the game further along the way!

 

[Buladelu]

Inspired by Russian Emperor Peter the Third.

Trigger: monarchy, male ruler, prestige less than 0, MIL > 3, ADM < 3, DIP < 3.

Text: It happens again and again. Everytime I try to suggest something to the council they look down and evade answer. I know they think I'm incapable of ruling the country, they call me blunt martinet behind my back. They think I can only parade and feast with simple soldiers. I have to do something.

Option A: I do not care about them. Start the parade!
+100 MIL points.
-10 prestige.
25% chance of Noble Revolt in the capital.

Option B: I'll show them who rules in this country even if it will be the last thing I do.
20% chance of monarch death.
80% chance of { Effect Increased Centralization is triggered for 5 years.
+10 prestige.}

Option C (Available if ADM = 2 and DIP = 2): They'll see I can be so much more.
+50 ADM points, +50 DIP points.

 

[Buladelu]

Event name: Conquistadores captured!

Looks like a too powerful and game-changing event, but I like the idea of some rare events that can give primitive nations a chance to survive.

 

[Zoob]

While I have already contributed for myself, surely some sort of Horse related death of a female monarch Event must happen, in honour of Catherine the Great.

 

[Donnie D]

Event: A dusty tome uncovered (Not after 1600s)

Trigger:
The Country has a monarch with a ADM-Skill of 2 or less, might use a MTTH of 200 or more months

Event Text:
A prestigious member of the court has uncovered old tomes of judgement written by a particularly revered member of our dynasty detailling the correct way to rule and run a realm to the utmost efficiency. While dusty and old it may still contain valuable advice for the current monarch, who, as the court agrees, appears in dire need of some such guidance. However, searching for and restoring the tome might cost the state a fortune.

Option A: The past is behind us. Bury the tome and silence the courtier.
Lose 15 prestige

Option B: Restore our ancestors glory!
Add 100 points in adminstration monarch points
Lose 2-years-of-income-worth in ducats
Gain 5 prestige
Gain 1 legitimacy

Option C: Restore what is already there instead of searching for more.
Lose a sixth-of-a-year's income to the treasury
Add 10 points in adminstration monarch points
Gain 1 prestige

 

[unmerged(804580)]

Looks like a too powerful and game-changing event, but I like the idea of some rare events that can give primitive nations a chance to survive.

Yes, this is only one time chance event. Or it might simply be disabled for the AI, not to let things go weird when AIs do it..

 

[Zakhath]

Province event

Trigger:
Province Culture = Scottish or Irish
Province is in British isles or North America(Above mexico)
Has not passed decision liquor act

Event Name: Whiskey Distillery Founded
Event Text: ... so I said to the lad... Hic... Ale is for weaklings! Real men drink whiskey! Now he founded the local brewery and that's how I got this... Hic... Bottle me friend.

Option A: Is it any good?
Province gets the following for 20 years;
-1 revolt risk
+5% tradevalue

Option B: Demand a establishment fee
Gain 100 ducats

Option C: Order me a bottle!
Lose 50 ducats
+5 prestige
+5 legitimacy

 

[alscon]

Times are changing

Trigger:
The year is after 1600
Have a Natural Scientist
Ruler's diplomacy skill at least 5
Has recently settled woodland colony
Is Catholic

Event:
In the past, hundreds of strange flying objects terrorised the peasants of all nations. Now, your advisor <insert_advisorname> has explained you that his studies see no threat in these phenomena. Making use of the heaps of wood from <newly_colonized_province> and your skill in diplomacy, you have an idea:

Option A:
The peasants should know the truth: Distribute my information papers all over the country!
Lose 1000 ducats
Prevent event 'Comet sighted' for 30 years

Option B:
<advisorname> should work on something useful instead. Like our new flagship!
lose 150 ducats
+10 prestige
+10 naval tradition

Option C:
I don't trust him. Banish him to <newly_settled_province> and tell the pope I got rid of this heretic!
Lose <advisor>
Gain 30 papal influence

 

[Mazzio]

Fuggers

Trigger:
European country
Is at war with non-HRE member
relations with augsburg >0
no loans
moderate chance of firing during that war

Event Name: Fuggers funding the war.
Event Text: A prominent group of bankers from Augsburg are willing to fund our war with <country x>

Option A: Bring in the gold.
2 years income worth of gold
+2 inflation
-50 adm points

Option B: Let them fund us.
1 years income worth of gold
+1 inflation

Option C: We can finance it ourselves
+5 prestige
0.2 inflation reduction for 2 years


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugger

 

[Dezhnyov]

Devadasi

Trigger
*The state religion is hinduism
*Does not have a regency council

Event:
One of your daughters wants to become a devadasi, a girl dedicated to worship and service of a deity or a temple for the rest of her life. They develop the system of music and dance employed during temple festivals.

Option A:
Wonderful idea!
*Gain +5 prestige

Option B:
I will build a temple just for you, honey.
[requires ADM skill >= 3]
*Gain temple in random owned province