CONTEST! Invade Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods with your very own in-game event

[Redwulf_Storm]

Event Name: Pouncing Wolf

Trigger: Any pagan on a grand hunt

Event Text: "The buck turns on you and charges, antlers lowered, your spear slows it, but does not end its advance. A flash of gray emerges from a nearby bush, a wolf. To your surprise it pounces on the deer, and together you bring it down. Afterwards, though skittish, the wolf does not leave, instead sitting some distance away watching you."

Options:

A. Brave spirit join me, you will be called Two Socks.
+1 diplomacy
20% chance to gain the wounded trait
5% chance to gain the maimed trait

B. This one will be a sacrifice fit for any god.
+1 martial
+10 prestige
25% chance to gain the wounded trait

C. This wolf may teach me a lot about nature and its gods.
50% gain 1 learning
+10 piety

 

[PeterCorless]

Event Name: Honoring the Ancestors

Event Text: You are asked to honor your heroic ancestors at a feast by having a recitation of their fearless and daring deeds. Some in the audience are rivals, looking to see if you can orate before the crowd successfully.

Options:

A. You adjourn the feast and lead everyone by torchlight to a holy place commemorating the dead. There you tell the tale as best as you can to honor your ancestors back as many generations as you can recall.
+25 piety.

B. You hire a famous storyteller to recite the story for you. He tells a fabulous story, and some of it is true!
-50 gold.
+25 prestige

C. You rise from your throne and orate the deeds of your ancestors proudly and boldly before the assembled masses. Everyone is impressed, even your rivals! [Option available if diplomacy skill is 8+]
+50 prestige

D. You challenge one of your smirking rivals to try to tell the story of your ancestors, to see how much they know of the true heroes of your people. Unprepared to speak, your rival fumbles for words. You have humiliated them before everyone! [Option available if Intrigue skill is 8+]
-50 relationship for [Randomly selected name of vassal]

 

[DocDesastro]

Let's do it Runer Johnson-Style (Vicke Viking)

Event name: Svein the terrible

Trigger:
Norse Ruler
Leading army
In enemy territory
Event Text: You are looting and plundering the lands of the weak peasants a messenger storms your command tent stating that Svein, the terrible and his warband have followed your raiding party and are about to attack and take your loot. As he IS really, really terrible, your men shiver and quake in fear.

a) We have no chance, give up the loot and run!
-50 gold, -100 prestige, 50% Character gains 'craven'
b) Stand and fight! This is OUR loot.
still -50 gold (did I mention he IS terrible?), 20% Character dies, 50% Character gets 'maimed', 75% Character gets 'wounded, Character gets 'brave'
c) (available only if character has any son aged 6-16 with 'genius' trait) "Let's build some kites and fly away with our ship, father"
+20 prestige, +1 learning for father and son, 5% both die, army relocates to random neighbouring county

 

[Addictnumber9]

Hi all, first post but long time lurker... love the game and can't wait to see the DLC in action.

For Norse Pagans
Trigger:
Character is preparing invasion, Marshal has martial less than eight, does not have berserk trait

Event Text:
You walk along the beach surveying rows upon rows on longboats getting constructed. You walk on deck for a closer look, appreciating your fine Viking warriors working on the vessels that will carry them afar and bring back riches and thralls. The cries of seagulls are broken by a sudden crash as the mast cracked and fell…right on top of your head.

Option A: Arrrggg
50% chance character gains berserk trait
30% chance your character gains possessed
15% chance character is wounded
4% chance character incapable
1% chance character dies

 

[Trunting]

Event name: The Old Man

Trigger: - character is a Norse ruler at peace for at least 10 years, has a piety of 1000+

As you walk through the forest of an unknown part of your land's forests, you meet an old man in a dark cloak with only one eye in his white-haired head. "Do you truly believe in the ways of the warrior?", the old man asks.

Options:

- Aye, I'm a truly believer, m'Lord, and me seems, that I have been far too long at rest.
--second event: The old man calls a raven from the skies, speaks quietly to it and tells you, who to go at war with. (Declares an invasion war on the mightiest ruler on the map. In case of losing this war, you will lose all your prestige.)

- No, I think, the ways of the Gods have shown us a life in peceful ways.
--second event: The old man takes his stuff and hits you in your face, leaving a deep scar. "From now on, you shall be none of my kind, nor of my men, to Hel you get, where all the false prayers end in miserable agony." (Loses all piety, gets the trait 'scarred', an indepedence faction is joined by all of your vassals)

 

[Preserver]

Event name: The Trickster

Trigger: Norse ruler over 16 years old

Event Text:
A strange young man and woman appear in your court. The man has old eyes despite his youth and speaks with authority, although he is clearly slightly mad. He wishes you join your meal to teach his companion of your ways.

Options:

A - Join us! I'm sure [vassal name] will make room. More food and mead!
[vassal name] moves to place of lesser honour at the table, but not willingly. The strangers join the meal and tell entertaining stories.
+10 prestige
-10 gold
-10 relationship for [vassal name]
10% chance of gaining trait "Kind"

B - It is Loki come to deceive us for his own gains! Drive him out, men!
"The Trickster and his companion run into a strange blue box and it vanishes. We are truly great to scare off a God!"
+50 prestige
-50 piety

C - (If Lustful) The girl will stay with me...
"He never raised his voice. That was the worst thing, the fury of the Trickster. He defeated us with a glowing stick and left, cursing us all. At least it was a good fight."
-100 piety
-50 prestige
25% chance to gain +1 martial (if skill below 8)
5% chance random vassal wounded

 

[Uboa]

A few ideas I came up with for some Mongol flavor, though they could be applied to all Tengriists.

Trigger: A Tengri ruler (preferably Mongol, though the event is vague enough to apply to anyone) owns a province that is of a different religion than theirs.

Event Text: A holy man from [province] has arrived at your court. He offers his skills and knowledge in exchange for your patronage, though you notice he laces his words with strong religious undertones.

Option A: All faiths are welcome in my court.
A [religion of the province] courtier arrives at the ruler's court (ideally with some skills above 12).

Option B: Away with you, I have no time for your proselytizing!

Option C: (Available if the ruler has the Impaler, Wroth, or Cruel traits) I'll send you back to your dead god for trying to preach your faith in my court!
+20 Piety
+10 Prestige
Character gets the Impaler trait if they don't already have it.

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Trigger: A Tengri ruler (again, preferably Mongol, though this event is not connected to the previous event) has a non-Tengri character in their council (preferably one of the Christian or Islamic faiths, though Zoroastrians could also be used).

Event Text: [Name of courtier] has come before you with an ambitious idea to help improve the realm. He claims the idea came to him from a number of religious texts, and has summoned several of his brothers of the faith to assist him in his work. All he needs is your approval, and the assistance of some members of your court.

Option A: If you are confident in your divine inspiration, perhaps it's worth a try.
+100% increase in Economy or Culture research point generation at the capital for a year.
A random member of the character's court converts to the religion of the council member.

Option B: I do not trust your old tomes and preachings, or you for that matter.
-50 relations with the council member
+20 prestige

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Trigger: A Tengri ruler (yet again, ideally Mongol) captures a king or emperor character in battle/siege.

Event Text: Your attacks were swift, brutal, and merciless. The enemy never stood a chance. As you survey the field of battle, now swarming with carrion birds, you hear a horn blare in the distance; your scouts have found something. They ride up to you and drop a bound and cowering man before you, none other than [King/Sultan/Emperor/Caliph/etc.] [Name of captive]. He was captured trying to flee the battle like a coward, and now he begs before you and pleads for your kindness.

Option A: The earth will be offended if royal blood is spilled upon it. Find me a rug and ready the horses.
Captive character is killed
+200 Prestige

Option B: He is worth more alive to me than he is dead. Let him watch the slaughter of his people instead.
Captive character gets the Stressed and/or Depressed traits.
+50 Prestige

Option C: (Available if the ruler has the Kind trait) Just keep him under guard, but don't hurt him.
Captive character remains captive
-50 prestige

 

[Aogu]

Event Name:
A New Cry!

Trigger:
Army Toggled for Raiding
AND Has 'Misguided Warrior' trait OR 'Drunkard'
AND Event has not happened in past 20(?) years

Event Text:
The calling together of your new band of raiders has caused you to be struck by "inspirational insight". What your raiders need is a new battle cry, with this your raiders will be invincible!

Option A: "Weeeee!"
-25 Prestige

Option B: The legends tell of a fearsome band, do they not? "Ekke Ekke Ekke Ptangya"
33% Chance to gain trait 'Arbitrary'
17% Chance to gain Lunatic
+10 Prestige

Option C: "GRRAAAHHHH"
+50 Prestige
66% Chance gains trait slothful

Option D: The old one is fine... "WAARRRRGGG"
Has trait slothful
+10 piety

 

[scarletrose]

Title: The Iron Crown of Lombardy

Trigger:
Is Pagan
Looting Lombardy
Has not triggered before

Text: The city of Milan has many riches, among them, a crown adorned with an Iron band made from what christians claim to be a nail from the crucifixion of their god. It's an important relic of christianity and power. Your priests insist on destroying the crown but your nobles suggest that such a relic would testify your greatness.

Option A: Destroy the dead god Relic.
-15 relation with noble vassals, +50 piety, -30 relations with all christian characters, 50% chance to gain: zealous

Option B: Is a symbol of power. We keep it.
+50 prestige, -15 relations with bishop vassals, Gain a Strong claim over Duchy of Lombardy, 10% Chance to be converted to christian

Option C: Christians will pay handsomely for their beloved relic.
-10 prestige, -10 piety, Gain 300 gold 25% to gain Greed

Option D: (triggered by just trait) Just give it back to the Lombards, I have no use for it.
+50 prestige, +50 Piety, +15 relation with all christian characters. 50% Chance to gain charitable

 

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Event name: The blood of my enemy
Trigger: Character is in an army and capture an enemy general in battle. Character must also be a pagan with duelist trait.
Event Text:
During the battle you spot someone who seems to be a great warrior and challenge him in a duel. The two of you fought bravely but in the end, your strength was superior. He is brought to you after the battle as a prisoner, wounded but alive. Some of your men is holding him down on his knees and waits for you order. You remember an old story that says that if you drink blood from a defeated foe with great strength, your own strength can improve.

Options:
A - You fought bravely but I'm thirsty! Fill my goblet with his blood!
+10 prestige
20% chance of gaining trait "Cruel"
20% chance of gaining trait "Wroth"
15% chance to gain +1 martial
Captive character is killed.
B - Drinking blood? Ewww....
Nothing happens.
*C - It was a good battle. I will spare you but only if you fight for me instead! (Diplomacy required 12 or above)
X% chance depending on your relation and Captive character relation to his ruler. Captive character joins you
X% chance depending on your relation. Captive character choose not to join you.
15% chance Captive character manage to escape.

* Not an option if enemy character has a higher or same position then you like a duke, king or emperor (for example)
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Event name: A better hunter
Trigger: Really bad relationship with someone who has trait Hunter during a grand hunt.
Event Text: [Vassal Name] is a better hunter then I am. My other vassal thinks I'm a bad hunter because of that. Something needs to be done!

Options:
A - I will train to become a better hunter then [Vassal Name]!
45% chance to gain Hunter.
B - Perhaps I can be a better hunter if I had an animal to hunt with?
50% chance to gain Falconer
Lose 30 gold.
C - Perhaps if an hunting accident happen to [Vassal Name].
45% All vassals get -10 in relationship with [Vassal Name].
20% All vassals get -10 in relationship with you.
5% chance that [Vassal Name] dies.
D - ...Or perhaps I have to accept the fact that [Vassal Name] is a better hunter then I am.
- 20 Prestige.
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Event name: Tomboy
Trigger: Have a daughter with trait brave or strong. Age between 4-15 (Only child?)
Event Text: My daughter [Daughter Name] is acting like she was a boy. My vassals is complaining about it and keeps telling me that I need to remind her of her place.

Options:
A - Which is in the kitchen where she's belong!
[Daughter name] lose brave. (If she has brave, with strong she lose nothing)
50% chance to get Arbitrary
50% chance to get Trusting
B - Why shall I listen to them? They should listen to me! I will make [daughter name] my heir!
[Daughter name] is made heir (Even if a son is born later)
All vassals get -10 in relationship with you.
*(Daughter is allowed to march with army when she reach 16)?

* optional but would be cool to have females be able to march with armies. A few women actually did march with an army like Jeanne of arc.

 

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Trigger:
The player's character must be leading an army which has just looted a holding. Player must be a Norse Pagan.
5% chance of occurring.

Event Text:
As you stride across the blackened rubble of the fallen holding your men drag the local priest before you, he claims he has hidden the church's treasury and offers it to you if you spare the lives of the local people.

Option A: I agree to your terms, the gold is more important than the lives of you’re mislead flock.
+40 Gold
-10 Prestige
-10 Piety
15% chance to gain the trait Kind
5% chance to gain the trait Greedy

Option B: We have done this for Odin not your gold! Men give this man a blood eagle!!
Priest is executed in a blood eagle ritual.
+20 Piety
+20 Prestige
35% chance to gain the trait Zealous
35% chance to gain the trait Cruel
15% chance to gain the trait Wroth

Option C: (Deceitful trait is required) Agree to the offer then kill the locals when you get the gold.
+25 Prestige
+40 Gold
+10 Piety
35% change to gain the trait Cruel
35% chance to gain the trait Wroth
15% chance to gain the trait Greedy

 

[Preserver]

Event Name: Aid of The Legend

Event Trigger: Castle in capital province under siege by Pagan, moral over 90%. (Player is defending against pagan attacker)

Event Text: A legendary warrior of the past has answered to call to defend the castle from the enemy horde. Though he is old, the men's spirits are lifted by his mere presence.

Outcome: The men's resolve is strengthened.
Defender's moral drop rate 5% slower. (Siege lengthens)

Event Text 2: (Following event 1, if moral below 25%) The Legend fought bravely. Even as he was dying, too weak to stand, he killed an enemy soldier. The enemy, out of respect, allowed him to die with his double headed axe in hand. The Legend is dead.

Outcome 2: The men will fight in his name until the end.
Defender's moral falls at normal rate.
+5 relationship with attacking ruler

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Event Name: A Legend Arrives

Event Trigger: Pagan besieging castle in capital province. Defender moral over 90%. (player is pagan attacker)

Event Text 1: Word has reached your army that a Legend of the enemy, known to your forces as Deathwalker, has arrived to defend the castle. Your men promise to bring his head to you.

Outcome 1: The resolve of the enemy is strengthened. For now.
Defender moral drops 5% slower.

Event Text 2 (Following event 1, defender moral below 25%) Your men have cornered the wounded Legend!

Option A: Give him his axe! Let him die like the true warrior he is. I will finish him like a worthy enemy deserves.
+10 prestige
+5 relationship with defender's ruler

Option B: 20 gold to the man that brings his head!
-20 gold
-10 prestige
5% chance to gain Craven trait
A warrior [name] appears at court
Defender moral drops at normal rate

Option C: (Cruel, wroth, pride or deceitful trait required) Pah! Some Legend. Feed his corpse to the birds! His Legend will only fuel my own!
+5 Prestige
25% to gain Cruel trait
-10 relationship with defender ruler
+15% defender moral (siege lengthens)

 

[TheBloodyJarl]

Event

Event Name: Will the real Odin please stand up?

Event Trigger:
- Character is of the Norse religion.
- Following a great hunt.

Event Text 1: As you are out hunting one afternoon, a bearded elder approaches, donning a simple traveler's cloak and a wide brimmed hat that conceals his other eye. He greets you with courtesy, requests a horn of mead, and then informs you that just yonder, a well lies forgotten, filled with gold. He wanders off, chuckling as he goes, leaving you struck with the familiarity of his presence.

Option A: You inform your men that the wanderer was none other then Odin and urge your horse forth to seek the God's treasure with your fellow hunters in pursuit.

+100 gold
+100 prestige
Gain the trait "pious".


Option B: You ignore your mens' insistence that the stranger was the Allfather and carry on with your hunt.

-100 prestige

Option C: You scold your men for believing in the Gods. Afterall, what have they done for you?

-100 prestige
Lose the trait "pious" (if had)
Gain the trait "cynical"
-10 concerning relations among pagan rulers

 

[Redwulf_Storm]

Event Name: Changing Fates

Trigger: Any pagan

Event Text: "A blind seer arrives, claiming the gods sent her to change your fate. In her hands are two vials, one with green liquid the other red. She claims one will grant you inner strength, the other will satisfy your deepest desires."

Options:

A. Green, may it grant me the strength I need. (Not available if you have the humble or chaste traits)
Gain the trait humble
Gain the trait chaste

B. Red, it will give me my just desires. (Not available if you have the proud or lustful traits)
Gain the trait proud
Gain the trait lustful

C. Begone! I go my own way.
Gain the trait cynic
-25 piety

D. I think I need both. (Not available if you have the greedy or diligent traits)
Gain the trait greedy
Gain the trait diligent

 

[DarkSpetznaz]

There is also another idea i had in mind, although it wont work with the rules stated for this contest, but it would be great to see in the game!!

My idea: A series of events based off of the epic legend of Beowulf! In Denmark, there were great and mythical battles with dragons, one which is greatly known as the legend of Beowulf, who later became king of denmark (If the player chooses in the event).

I just thought it would be really cool to see as i believe the old gods pushes through that timeline, maybe if the player would unite the kingdom of Denmark (just form the kingdom) byt the year that this mostly took place (a small chunk of this is also off of the movie, Beowulf when I thought this up)! Sorry if this may be off-subject but I did already submit my original event for the contest!

 

[Redwulf_Storm]

Event Name: I'm too Drunk

Trigger: Any pagan with drunkard trait

Event Text: "You were drunk. Way too drunk last night. The gods spoke to you. Said stop drinking."

Options:

A. Okay my gods. (not available to cynics)
Loose trait drunkard

B. Screw you! (available to cynics)
+10 prestige

Aside: Event mirrors life.

Thought it worth a few laughs.

 

[Bergioyn]

Event name: Retreat in to the wilds

Trigger: Small chance when an army lead by a Suomenusko character is defeated in battle and retreats to a forested province

Event Text: "Despite their might your warriors have been defeated and are retreating to the wilds. The enemy is in pursuit. The Situation is dire"

Option A: Pray for Tapio to let your warriors vanish into the wilds
-50 prestige
+10 piety
If the pursuing army catches your army 35% of the ensuing casualties are instead returned to the their respective counties levypools

Option B: Curses! Come back you cowards!
Gain Wroth

Option C: Stay with the rearguard to ensure some of your men get away
+50 prestige
Gain Brave
60% character is wounded
30% chance character is maimed
10% chance character dies
If the pursuing army catches your army 15% of the ensuing casualties are instead returned to the their respective counties levypools

 

[Preserver]

Event Name: The Helmet

Trigger: Any Viking ruler over 16, not raiding.

Event Text: [Vassal name] has had an idea to improve moral on the next raid. A new style of helmet. With horns!

Option A: Perfect! We will strike terror in our enemies!

Outcome A: The men are not impressed. One even says he'd rather be seen in his wife's dress before wearing a horned helmet. The helmet is melted down.
-20 prestige
10% chance of gaining trait Depressed

Option B: Wear that monstrosity? No. Just, no.

Outcome B: [Vassal name] takes back the helmet and leaves.
-5 relationship with [vassal name]
10% chance [vassal name] gains Depressed

Option C: (Only if Diplomacy high enough) Reject Diplomatically.

Outcome C: [Vassal name] sees it would be impractical to kill so many animals for the horns.
No effect

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Event Name: The Dragon Slayer

Event Trigger: Pagan ruler, has over 200 gold

Event Text: A warrior from a foreign land claims a dragon is heading for [county name]. For a modest fee he will drive it away before it arrives. Your Council advise that your own men can do the job.

Option A: A dragon? Take my money and keep my people safe.

Outcome A: The warrior leaves with the gold. The dragon never arrives. Clearly he did the job.
-5% revolt risk for 1 year in [county name]
-200 gold
-5 relationship with Council members

Option B: A dragon? Thank you for telling me. I will pay for the information and my men will deal with this.

Outcome B: No dragon is found, but several farms burn to the ground in suspicious circumstances.
+5% revolt risk for 1 year in [county name]
-25 gold
+5 prestige

Option C: (Only with trait Deceitful) I will go kill this dragon myself. Thank you for the warning.

Outcome C: I have killed the dragon and absorbed it's powers. I have the soul of a dragon!
+50 prestige
-5 relationship with Council members with Honest trait

Option D: Dragons? Bah, they are a child's story!

Outcome D: How many farms have been burnt down? How much tax did I lose? Maybe that dragon was real...
+5% revolt risk for 2 years in [county name]
-10 prestige
-75 gold
-5 piety

 

[Borbon45]

Event Trigger:Norse Pagan won a battle against another Norse pagan ruler/army leader and the ruler or leader died
Event Text: As you approach [enemy character name] lying on the floor you notice he is still alive desperately reaching for his weapon, He looks up at you "Please...My weapon...Valhalla"
Option A: "We will meet in Valhalla" pass him the weapon, gain piety+ prestige chance to gain Kind
Option B: Walk Away small loss in prestige and piety, Small Chance to gain Cruel
Option C: End his Life loss in prestige and piety lose relations with zealous characters chance to gain cruel

 

[XxIzualxX]

Trigger:
Is Norse Pagan. Is adult. Is not at war. Random small chance of occurring.

Event Text:
Last night you claim to have spotted a Draugr walking around the village. This omen can only mean ill tidings for you.

Option A: Quick! Warn Everyone!
25% chance to gain the Paranoid trait.

Option B: Keep Silent and Try to Repress the Memory.
-15 piety

Option C (Available with Paranoid trait): PANIC! AHHHHHHHHH!
-25 prestige

Option D (Available with Incapable trait): Mrrmmmgrgmmmrgm...
+25 prestige