Hmm, so they're on a 120 month mean time to happen... maybe if we increase that to 240 months?
I'll definitely do something about maimed being too punishing. Maybe make the XP loss about a third of what it currently is, but use the trait to make subsequent challenges more... lethal.
I'm also going to improve the event by spawning a replacement leader if the XO wins.
They seem like good adjustments. Especially the replacement leader. It will lesson the pain.
I finally got one of my Admirals to level 3 and then the freakin deusch bag XO killed him.