For your reformed semi democratic uprising, I suggest you read of:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrzej_Frycz_Modrzewski
perhaps German town law can be replaced with "Modrzewski ideals" or "Modrzewski rights" ?
Suggested event set:
(please note: my suggested event set makes him and his ideas more important and revolutionary then they were, but not "far more" )
1)
Modrzewski revolts
Code:
trigger: none
province: 299, 300, 314, 303, 313, 301, 302, 291
- maybe 292 (Podlasia) too, but with different conditions??
- maybe 314 (Silesia) too, but with different conditions??
For each province with historic Polish population (even if culture is different) and regardless who owns it, be it Poland or other nations
date: ~1540
offset: 700.
deathdate: ~1542
blurb:
Modrzewski's work has caused demands by the people for more freedoms.
[insert info about the work from Wikipedia ;)]
a) => supress Modrzewski's work
province revolt risk +2
b) => adopt some of Modrzewski's ideals:
aristocracy -2
serfdom - 2
centralization +1
innovative +2
relations drop with a bunch of countries, PAP and neighbours
set Modrzewski_ideas = yes
I would suggest that the event for 300 fire/spark the event for 299, which fires the event for 314, which fires the event for 313, and then 302, onward.. This way all events are fired one after the other so there wont be 8-9 windows poping up at once (and no confusing adoption once and revolts the rest of the time).
2)
treatment of Modrzewski
(assume he lives in Wielkopolska at time of revolts)
Code:
#conservative_rules_Wielkopolska
trigger: serfdom>5 OR Aristocracy >5 OR innovative <5
date: ~1542, off set 3600.
province: 300 (Wielkopolska, his ~home)
blurb: Modrzewski's work has caused demands for more freedoms by the Polish people. [add more info about the work from Wikipedia ;)]
a) => Supress and then execute Modrzewski
revolt risk +1 24 months,
trigger Polish rebellion set.
Sleep Liberal rules Wielkopolska
b) => supress Modrzewski's work
c) => supress Modrzewski's work
revolt risk +1 24 months
flag = Modrzewski_supressed
Sleep Liberal_rules_Wielkopolska
d) => adopt his ideas!
centralization +1
innovative +2
aristocracy -1
serfdom -2
Sleep liberal_rules_Wielkopolska
flag = Modrzewski_ideas = yes
#d) exists as a way out for a human player
#Liberal_rules_Wielkopolska
trigger: NOT = { serfdom>5 OR Aristocracy >5 OR innovative <5 }
date: ~1542, off set 3600.
province: 300 (Wielkopolska, his ~home)
blurb: Modrzewski's work has caused demands for more freedoms for the Polish people. [add more info about the work from Wikipedia ;)]
a) => supress Modrzewski's work
revolt risk +1 24 months
flag = Modrzewski_supressed
Sleep conservative_rules_Wielkopolska
b) => adopt his ideas!
centralization +1
innovative +2
aristocracy -1
serfdom -2
Sleep conservative_rules_Wielkopolska
flag = Modrzewski_ideas = yes
c) => Supress and then execute Modrzewski
d) => Supress and then execute Modrzewski
revolt risk +1 24 months,
trigger Polish rebellion set.
Sleep conservative_rules_Wielkopolska
3)
Modrzewski supressed
Code:
trigger: Modrzewski_ideas = no
province: 299, 300, 303, 313, 301, 302, 291
- maybe 292 (Podlasia) too, but with different conditions?
- maybe 314 (Silesia) too, but with different conditions?
For each province with historic Polish population (even if culture is different)
and regardless who owns it, be it Poland or other nations
date:
dated and offset after Liberal/conservative rules Wielkopolska, or maybe triggered directly from that event?
blurb: reperscussion of supressing Modrzewski
a) damnit!
revolt x1
province revolt risk +1
4)
Modrzewski executed
- these events are for each of the provinces, but they are all triggered (sparked) by choosing to execute Modrzewski in the (#2) conservative/liberal rules Wielkopolska events
Code:
trigger: Modrzewski_ideas = no
#basically, if you own a ~Polish province other then 300, have chosen to embrace his ideas, and some one else had Modrzewski executed, you wont get hit by these revolts.
province: 299, 300, 314, 303, 313, 301, 302, 291
- maybe 292 (Podlasia) too, but with different conditions?
- maybe 314 (Silesia) too, but with different conditions?
For each province with historic Polish population (even if culture is different) and regardless who owns it, be it Poland or other nations
blurb: the execution of Modrzewski have resulted in a wave of revolts by the Poles!
a) damn him and his ideas!
revolt x3
province revolt risk +4
This is a bit extreme and perhaps way over powering, but perhaps the Modrzewski_executed events for provinces 300, 299 and one or two others could also change the provincial religion to reformed.
So, unless province 300 (Wielkopolska) is owned by a benevolent country it is likely that Modrzewski will die, and there will be a +6 province revolt modifier, plus another 1 for general unrest (for 24 months) and perhaps even more if religion is changed (which would give the added benefit of making it more likely Poland stays reformed). The result should be plenty of revolts. If its not enough for Poland to break free - make the provincial RR boosts higher.
Perhaps some conditions should also be in place if its Poland or a reformed nation who owns the provinces (or events that reduce the RR for each province, later). Poland loosing one of their core province to revolters upset with the government, and then that province fleeing to the Teutons or Hungry to seak more "freedoms" doesnt strike me as very logical.
BTW..
Historic Calvanism in Poland-Lithuania had a large symbolic impact from the Bohemians (Hussites) settling in the lands of Poland and Lithuania, and their descendents influencing the locals, including future rulers/magnates (magnate = richest of the Szlachta). The Calvinism of 1550s was new and different from the Hussite reformation, but the symbolic link was there. The major Polish Calvinist movements were also partly supported by the
Lithuanian Black Radziwill,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikołaj_"the_Black"_Radziwiłł, they and he alike were influencial and rose to prominence in part because his relative married the King of Poland.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Radziwiłł
If the Lithuanian connected is gone in Interregnum then with it goes the historic political (and financial) support of the Calvinist reformation in Poland-Lithuania. I suggest you make up for that with stronger Polish ties with Bohemia during and after the Hussite wars and perhaps the occational event about Hussite settlers fleeing. Perhaps start the scenario with military access for both countries through each other - that would give Hussites a (small) manouvering advantage over a much more powerful Hungary.
I dont see anything written with Bohemia and the hussite reformation being changed for interregnum, so you may want to have tie-in events with Bohemia.
Perhaps something as simple as a protestant/reformed Bohemia funding the rebellion:
trigger: dont own any of the Polish cores (except Silesia/314), be protestant/reformed(/orthodox?)
a) => 200 gold, and they trigger a set of events mirroring the Modrzewski executed event set (except 314), even if Modrzewski isnt executed (or just supressed).
- though the reciever of that mirror set would also get a -10 to relations with Bohemia.
b) => do nothing.
edit1: clarity
edit2: I realize my timing sucks..