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

[zoidberg]

Trigger
Character is an adult pagan ruler, and does not have the 'cynical' trait. Character's father is deceased, and had Christian faith. Character has not experienced this event before.

Event Text
It is widely known that your late father used to kneel before the crucified false god. Some of your men see this as a sign of weakness, and a black stain on your family's honor.

Options

1. Redeem your father with a sacrifice in his name
   -20 gold
   +10 piety
   20% chance to gain the 'zealous' trait
2. Who cares what the peasants say?
   -20 piety
   20% chance to gain the 'cynical' trait
3. Ponder the philosophical implications
   only available if learning is 14 or higher
   50% chance to gain +1 learning

 

[Dracogen]

Event Name: Justice!
Triggers: A norse ruler, at peace
Picture: The burning house- picture, from "has escaped to XXX's court"

" A long and bloody vendetta has reached a grisly ending! The two families involved have feuded for years, with the cycle of revenge moving faster and faster. Now, a house has been burned down, with the victims still inside. Arson is is one of the most severe crimes and must be punished harshly. However, both families are wealthy and respected and the head of the guilty household has offered you a sizable bribe to find the arson as an accident, despite the clear evidence of murder. The family whose kin was murdered demands blood money or a permit to kill the guilty parties."

Option A: "This ends now! Blood money will be paid and the feud will end!
Gain Just

Option B: "It was clearly an accident, no murder took place!"
- Gain 20 gold
- Lose 35 prestige
- 50% chance of gaining "Greedy"

Option C: "Those wronged shall have their revenge!"
- Gain 20 prestige

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Event Name: The Morning After
Triggers: The character is a pagan ruler who has just thrown a feast, increased chance for characters with Drunkard

"You wake from your inebriated slumber to a head filled with pain, a stomach filled with sick and a world filled with loud noises. While the gods may be pleased with your show of devotion last night, right now you feel punished. As you clear your thoughts and stumble to the wash-basin you swear..."

Option A: "I will never drink again"
- 50% chance of losing Drunkard

Option B: "I will hold a even grander feast next time"
- 25% chance of gaining Drunkard
- 25% chance of gaining Gluttonous

Option C: "I will make an offering for the gods if this headache end"
- Lose 5 Gold
- Gain 5 Piety

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Event Name: "A Skraeling slave"

Triggers: The Vinland colony event has fired in the last 5 years. The character is a norse ruler at peace and with free spot for a concubine.

"For a few years, Leif, the Son of Erik has built a small holding on the large islands in the west. While your court has few contacts with them, recently an adventurous trader ventured there after visiting a relative in the Green Land. Now he has returned with a feisty woman who he presents to you in order to curry favor. The woman has strange features and speaks your tongue haltingly, but her exotic appearance allures you. She is of the skraelings, natives to the western lands. The trader asks for a large favor in return for this skraeling woman.!

Option A: "Of course, far-trader."
- Gain a concubine with skraeling culture and an aztec face.
- Lose 20 gold.
- Gain 10 prestige

Option B: "No"
- Lose 5 prestige

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I also made some events related to pagans, but for non-pagans before re-reading the rules. I'll share them as well.

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Event Name: The Old Ways

Trigger: The character is of Norse culture, but follows an Abrahamic religion. At peace.

"While you have embraced (God) and the true teaching of his faith, some of your subjects still follow the Old Ways. Angry whispers of your 'betraying' your ancestors could be a prelude for something more dangerous..."

Option A: We must remain vigilant for knives in the dark
- Gain +1 intrigue
20% gain Paranoid

Option B: Some charity might help
- Lose 10 Gold
- Gain 10 piety
20% gain Kind

Option C: Personally oversee a large effort for conversion (only Diplomacy higher than 10 or zealous)
- Lose 25 Gold
- 20% Capital province converts to own faith +50 piety
- 70% 20 Piety, -10 with all courtiers with different religion
- 10% -20 with all courtiers with different religion

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Event Name: Curse upon you

Triggers: The character is a follower of an abrahamic religion but has a capital county with a pagan religion. At peace.

"It could be a coincidence, but you have been feeling quite ill when your advisers bring you news that a powerful witch, a follower of the Old Ways, has put a curse on you. Allegedly for bringing the only true faith to these lands. It is claimed that the Adversary has given these individuals vile magics to harass the faithful. "

Option A: "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live, bring me my horse and my retinue" (Only for characters who are not craven, the only option available for Zealous)
- Gain Ill
- +10 Piety
- 10% chance of gaining +1 martial
- 50% chance of gaining zealous

Option B: "My god will protect me from such vile spells" (not available for characters with cynical)
- Gain Ill
- +15 Piety
- 40% chance of gaining Pious

Option C: "They have made a deal once, with the devil, maybe they will do one more." (not available for characters with Pious)
- Gain Ill
- -10 Gold
- -10 Piety
- 25% chance of gaining Cynical
- 15% chance of losing Ill

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[AldazFox]

Title: The old way.

Trigger: The Ruler is Pangan and One of her vassals is another religion.

Text: One of her vassals are telling stories about a "New God", and some people are getting nervous.

Option A: "How dare he speak against our Gods. Sacrifice him as a present to the deities." <The character have the trait zealous>.
get 20 piety, and -20 relationship with characters of the same faith of character sacrificed.

Option B: "Brother <character name> better stop this madness and return to the old way."
Demand religious conversion character.

Option C: "Brother <character name> your stories are causing problems. I think you owe me compensation." <The character have the trait Greedy>
+50 gold, -20 piety.


Title: "The mythical beast."

Trigger: The Ruler is Pagan.

Text:" The villagers are panicked and speak about a monster of the old tales near the woods."

Option A: "I will hunt this beast, and Bards sing my name in Legends."
50% gain Bravo, 50% gain Proud

Option B: I'll send a group of my best men to kill this beast.
50% gain Diligent Sloth 50% gain.

Option C: "This is nothing more than legends, I do not bother with it."
<The Character have the trait cynical>
Local revolt 5%.

Title: " A mysterious book."

Trigger: The Ruler is Zoroastrian, and should have the ambition to improve your learning.

Text: " In your research you found a very strange book written by Abdul Alhazred. With figures of hideous creatures and terrible charms. In one of the pages you read ..."

Option A: "You read it out loud. "Clatto Verata nicto"".
25 + 3% gain learning.
25% of the character dies.
25% of the character get the trait possessed.
25% of the character get the trait Ill.

Option B: You closed the book and ordered to carry far away.
+1 get learning.

 

[Danasher]

Trigger-
Character leading an army embarked on ships/longboats travelling down a major river

Event Text-
"While scanning the land for potential loot your longboat runs up on to some rocks. You are on the verge of drowning the navigator when you hear the jeers of a local peasant from the shore..."

Option A: A fine addition to my collection of severed heads.
Gain 100 Prestige

Option B: Give the navigator a swimming lesson!
Gain 'Cruel' trait

Option C: I've experienced worse omens. It could have been a comet...
Lose 'Cynical' trait
Gain 100 Piety

Keep up the great work, Paradox!

 

[unmerged(742871)]

Title: What's sauce for the goose...

Trigger: Zoroastrian ruler. Persian or Kurdish culture. Liege of a county with an Arabic culture and a Muslim religion. >=14 learning OR the Scholar trait.

Event Text:
While searching for a way to deal with your Muslim subjects, your research leads you to a fabrication on the Muslim's part centuries ago linking Muhammed's grandson to a Persian princess, which they used to convert your people. If this worked for them...

Option 1: ...then it can work for me!
-100 Piety
Gain the Deceitful trait.
50% chance county religion becomes Zoroastrianism.
50% chance country revolts.

Option 2: No, I cannot! It would be druj!
+50 Piety
Gain the Honest trait.

Option 3: What if I were to "produce" documents linking a Persian king to Muhammed's grandmother..? - Must have >=14 Intrigue
-100 gold
-100 Piety
40% chance country religion becomes Zoroastrianism
40% chance country culture becomes Persian
15% chance Muslim vassal opinions +20
5% chance all Muslim opinions +20

 

[Me_]

The Old God
Trigger: character must be at sea
Picture: Kraken

Tentacles…, tentacles everywhere…, and the eyes like no eyes you’ve ever seen… The beast was gigantic, and alien, so alien… It was as if it was not of this world… The visions still haunt you, even after so many days have passed since you and your men glimpsed the creature, rising from the sea. What could this monstrosity possibly want, what could be it’s purpose. You’re glad you escaped it’s gaze, but you cannot help but wonder: was that an omen of doom or ‘merely’ one of the legendary beasts of the sea.


Option A: I’m sure there’s a perfectly reasonable explanation.
Requirements: not Lunatic, has Cynical or 10+ learning
5% chance of Stressed

Option B: The end is nigh!
Gain Lunatic

Option C: All bow to the Great Old One!
Requirements: Lunatic
Gain Mystic, lose any other lifestyle trait


Rituals or Scriptures
Trigger: Zoroastrian, adult, not infirm, Mystic or Scholar

The life of a pious Zoroastrian is one full of constant improvement. As you ponder the many great things you’d like to dedicate your time to, you ask yourself if you should focus on studying the many text of the Avesta or perhaps ensure the proper performance of the holy rituals.

Option A: I will dedicate time to the study of scriptures
Requirements: not slothful or cynical
+5 piety Gain Scholar, lose Mystic

Option B: I will try to focus my efforts on the performance of rituals
Requirements: not slothful or cynical
+5 piety Gain Mystic, lose Scholar

Option C: I will try to find balance between both
Requirements: diligent, not cynical
+5 piety 25% chance of +1 learning 5% chance of getting stressed

Option D: Too much effort.
Requirements: slothful or cynical
-10 piety

A private matter
Trigger: male, at least 30, has no children, has have son or have daughter ambition, has a wife or a concubine

Despite your age you have not yet managed to produce any children. You know that behind your back your fellow tribesmen laugh at your impotence in producing an offspring. In desperation you turn to the local wise woman who advises you to find a certain herb and rub your private parts with it under a full moon, while naked, atop a pine tree.

Option A: Anything that might work is worth a try.
Requirements: not Cynical, not Slothful, Paranoid, Craven, Trusting, Shy
50% chance of -10 prestige, 10% chance of +0,1 fertility

Option B: That’s just stupid.
Requirements: Cynical
-5 prestige

Option C: I’d like to try, but it’s so much effort.
Requirements: Slothful
-5 prestige

Option D: I’ll do anything to end the rumours.
Requirements: Paranoid
50% chance of -10 prestige, 10% chance of +0,1 fertility

Option E: Sounds dangerous, I might get hurt.
Requirements: Craven
-5 prestige

Option F: If a wise woman says it, it must be true.
Requirements: Trusting
50% chance of -10 prestige, 10% chance of +0,1 fertility

Option G: What if someone sees me?
Requirements: Shy
-5 prestige

 

[wogudwkd12]

Event Name : Lara of House Kroft(not croft! not against the copyright!), First of her name

Trigger:
A holding in de jure kingdom of England has been looted by a raiding army belonging to the character.
Year is not 900 or after.
Can happen only once in the game

Event Text:
As they loot and pillage the holding, your men finds an exotic woman. She claims herself to be Lara of house Kroft, a noble explorer.

Option A: My manpart is what you shall explore!
+100 prestige.
Gains a concubine with English culture, tough soldier, attractive, Scholar, brave, proud, 10+ martial and 15+ learning, named Lara of house Kroft.

Option B: Everybody's a noble these days! Let the men take some joy out of her.
+300 prestige.
50% gains cruel

Option C: So, you raid tombs, hah? I heard there's a tomb nearby. Make yourself useful.
+100 gold.
Gains greedy
Gains a courtier with English culture, tough soldier, attractive, Scholar, brave, proud, 10+ martial and 15+ learning, named Lara of house Kroft.

 

[Legerdemain]

Requirements: Pagan ruler; has a spouse/concubine who is christian and not cynical; has a religious concil member
[When event fires, decrease relations between <court chaplain> and <spouse> by a small amount]

While out for a morning constitutional, you come across <spouse name> arguing once again with <court chaplain> over matters of faith. You halt, as the conversation has become somewhat more heated than you are accustomed to. "In bed with foul spirits, am I?" bellows <court chaplain>, "And what of yourself? Do <ruler name>'s beliefs count for nothing against your own self?"
"My dear <ruler name> may call <him/her>self <religion name>, but I will have you know that <he/she> has the heart of a saint"

Option 1:
"The heart of a saint, eh? Aye, it would make a lovely ornament over the fireplace..."
10% chance of: <ruler> becomes cruel
40% chance of: relations increased between <ruler> and <court chaplain>
50% chance of: relations decreased between <ruler> and <spouse>

Option 2:
"Thank you, my dear. You do me a kindness"
50% chance of: relations increased between <ruler> and <spouse>
30% chance of: relations decreased between <ruler> and <court chaplain>
20% chance of: no effect

Option 3:
"Oh, for the love of <diety_name>, knock it off"
10% chance of: ruler gains cynical
30% chance of: relations decrease between <ruler> and <spouse> and <ruler> and <court chaplain>
30% chance of: relations mended between all parties
30% chance of: no effect

Option 4 [requirements <ruler> and <court chaplain> are sexually compatible {different sexes or same + homosexual on both}, if that is possible to test for]
"Well, how about that. A foul spirit with a saint's heart"
20% chance: <ruler> and <court chaplain> become lovers
30% chance: relations decreased between <ruler> and <spouse>, and decreased relations between <ruler> and <court chaplain>
50% chance: increased relations between <rulaer> and <court chaplain>, decreased relations between <ruler> and <spouse>

 

[Redwulf_Storm]

Another for your personal entertainment. :laugh:

Event Name: A Nice Chianti

Trigger: Any pagan with the gluttony trait

Event Text: "It's no use, even the most exotic spices, wines, and meats leave you feeling sickly and unsatisfied. Your cook suggest you try something 'more' exotic. First you are confused, then you see him eyeing a plump young slave walking past."

Options:

A. Fire up the grill, and break out the fava beans!
+.50 health
Gain the trait cruel

B. No, I will just stop overindulging.
Loose the trait glutton
Gain the trait depressed

C. Not yet, I still have some meatballs to sample.
-.25 health
Gain the trait diligent

 

[ManicMarine]

Event Name: A Noble Sacrifice

Trigger: Character must be Norse.
Character must be leading an army which is embarked on ships.

Event Text: You have never been at home on a ship; a true Norseman should be fighting not rowing! Tonight, your greatest fear was realized, the ship was sinking! However, a lowly soldier who had until now escaped your attention bravely waded to the source of leak, stopping it which his shield. He drowned in the attempt, but he gave your crewmen enough time to bail out the ship and repair the damage.

Options

A. His sacrifice will not be in vain! Forward brethren, for glory!
+50 Prestige

B. Truly we are blessed by the gods.
+50 Piety

C. KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!
Character gains arbitrary trait
+50 Piety
+50 Prestige

 

[Shigen]

Trigger:
Your character is leading an army in battle and barely wins.

Event Text:
You are standing victorious on the battlefield, bloodied but unharmed. The bodies of both friends and foes lie scattered upon the battlefield; you have won this day, and surely [your religion's god of war] will welcome the fallen to his realm with open arms.

Option A: Let out a victory cry in honor of the gods and the fallen.
+30 piety
+20 prestige

Option B: Scour the battlefield for plunder. The living has more use for wealth and weaponry.
+60 gold
-10 prestige
25% chance to gain the "Greedy" trait.

Option C: See to your surviving brothers-in-arms' wounds, and do what you can to comfort the dying.
+10 prestige
25% faster reinforcement speed in armies led by you for 2 months
25% chance to gain the "Kind" trait.

 

[Trunting]

Trigger:
Your character is a Norse, who

- has a Christian courtier (X), who isnt his wife or relative or vassal
- has recently performed a human sacrifice

Event: As you have done the bloody work, X storms to yozr chamber and begs you to stop the bloody practice and instead offer a sacrifice to the Christian God.

Option 1: "I agree, the Christian God does also need his food." X is put on a cross. X dies.

Option 2: I think the crossed man shall get his chance." You ruler becomes Christian.

 

[Kampfkanickel]

Event Title : Liquid Gold

Trigger: An army led by your norse pagan leader raided a holding

Text: "While commencing your most recent raid your some of your men stumbled upon a large stock of ale in one of the local cellars. Fearful as they are of you they decided to let you choose what should be done with this "treasure".

Choice A: Today we will drink 'til dawn. BEER FOR THE BEER GOD !
+ 20 Prestige
+ 5 Opinion with all your vassals
Small chance to get the charitable trait
Choice B: It is all mine !
+ 30 Gold
- 10 Prestige
- 5 Opinion with all your vassals
Chance to get the drunkard and the greedy trait
Choice C: We will pour it into the sea as a sacrifice.
+ 10 Piety
Chance to get the zealous trait
Choice D(with high stewardship): Load all on the boats as a refreshment on the way back.
+ 20 Prestige
+ 5 opinion with your vassals
Chance to get the patient trait.

 

[Karoun]

Event Name - Tribal Migration!
Event Text - As you are taking a final tour of your old capital prior to joining the court's bagage train leaving ##PROVINCE##, several thousand chanting peasants and even a few holy warriors claiming that the blood of the gods courses through your veins have decided to move as well, swearing that they would rather bask in your glory than live out the rest of their lives in this dull place.

Option A - Join me, faithful ones!
-#PROVINCE# (new capital)
100% chance of gaining your culture and religion if:
Is a one province island
Has 2 or fewer holdings
75% chance of gaining your culture and religion if:
Has 3 holdings
50% chance of gaining your culture and religion if:
has 4 holdings
10% chance of gaining your culture and religion if:
has 5 holdings
5% chance of gaining your culture and religion if:
has 6 holdings

-#PROVINCE# (new capital)
County capital levy gains
500 light infantry
200 pikemen
100 heavy infantry
Until 1.1.1453

-#PROVINCE# (new capital)
Gains 5% revolt risk for 5 years

-##PROVINCE## (old capital)
County capital levy loses
250 light infantry
100 pikemen
50 heavy infantry
For 20 years

-Character
Gain 200 prestige

Requirements - Character prestige at least 1000, Have Suomenusko, Tengri or Slavic pagan religion, event Tribal Migration! has not yet fired, 99% chance of triggering when moving a capital while meeting the required conditions

 

[unmerged(214224)]

So, who won?

 

[Beowulf1066]

So, who won?

I think they're declaring the winners on Friday.

 

[Cakegun]

Event Name: An Unruly Captain

Trigger: Character must be of a Pagan religion and lost a battle while leading troops, losing 30% or more of army.

("captain" character in this event is one of the other characters leading/in army and must have at most a +50 opinion of you, with each point below 50 causing the event to become more likely)

Event Text: Your captain (x) comes to you in a fit of rage after the loss you suffered. He demands to fight you in single combat, and says that you are accursed by the gods for this horrid defeat!

Options:

A. "Let him fight me, I shall mount his head on a pike!"
10% chance (your character) dies
20% chance (your character) gain trait "Maimed"
25% chance (your character) gain trait "Wounded"
45% chance (your character) gain 1 martial
gain 50 prestige
NOTE: challenging character chances are
50% chance (captain) dies
50% chance (captain) yields and is imprisoned

B. "Let him go on his tirade."
35% chance (your character) gains trait "Slothful"
35% chance (your character) gains trait "Craven"
30% chance (captain) turns his men on you!

C. "Feel free to go home and sulk, otherwise you WILL listen to your ruler."
50% chance (captain) and all his men leave the army and return to holdings
50% chance (captain) will stay with army
(captain) gains -100 opinion of (your character)

 

[Chairman Noob]

Trigger: Character is leading troops, loses a battle against a peasant revolt

Event Text: Shame on you, you were beaten by a ragtag band of lowly peasants!

Options:
A. "I fought like a cow!"
30% chance (your character) gains trait "Stressed"
30% chance (your character) gains trait "Craven"
50% chance (your character) loses 1 martial
(your character) loses 50 prestige

B. "My Revenge shall be horrible!"
(your character) loses 50 prestige
(your character) loses trait "Kind"
50% chance (your character) loses 1 martial
70% chance (your character) gains trait "Cruel"
30% chance (your character) gains trait "Possessed"

 

[HerrWolf88]

So who won?

 

[rednif tap]

Note: This is a real historical event, taken from the Primary Chronicle. In 946 Olga takes 4-years old Svyatoslav to the battle against Drevlyans and makes him cast the first spear. Sveneld, his tutor and the commander of the army, exclaimed the historical phrase (кнѧзь оужє почалъ. потѧгнємъ дружино по кнѧзи). The rest of the text is mine. English is not my native language, so I am sure the style of the text can be improved.

Trigger:
Be a Norse or Slavic pagan between 6 and 9 years old. Have an army (optional: an army lead by your tutor) raiding, sieging or engaging in a battle.

Text
"Today these men will be killing and dying for you, young (your first name)". Your guardian rides his steed to take his place in front of the army. A slave takes the reins of your horse and it follows (Guardian's first name). The sky is dark, but you sense hundreds of people wathing their leader's every move. Are they watching you? After both horses stopped, you still grip the mane of yours tightly.
You and (Guardian's first name) stay silent for a moment, as you watch the sun tip the corner of the sky with brightness. "The dawn". You hear a sudden softness in your tutor's voice. "The battle will start now". He turns to you holding out a spear. "Now, my (your primary title), - (Guardian's first name)'s tone raises, so that everyone hears him, - you are to cast the first spear towards the enemy".
You stretch your hand to take it, but the spear is heavy. You struggle to make a throw, but you barely manage to toss it forward. The spear flows between the ears of the horse and lands beside its feet with a loud clang. For a moment, the only thing your hear is your heart's pounding.
"The (your primary title) struck bravely. He has already begun the battle; press on, vassals, after the (your primary title)!".
The thunder of cheering cry almost deafens you as your men begin the charge.

Effects:
- I have to be brave to inspire my men. (traits: brave and/or inspiring leader)
- A good leader is someone who picks right words at the right time. (traits: organizer and/or +2 intrigue)
- My victory. The army exists to fight for my cause. (traits: aggressive leader and/or ambitious)
- I watched how the battle had unfolded and learned from how (Guardian's first name) commanded the men (+2 martial and/or +2 learning)