Civil War

Civil War The nation has effectively split in two, with brother fighting against brother. A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Civil War is a general disaster that can occur in monarchies with low legitimacy or the Empire of China with low mandate.

Prerequisites

This country:

• owns at least 5 cities.
• owns a core province with at least 10 development that is not the capital.
• is a monarchy.
• is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
• does not use doom mechanic.
• did not have this disaster before.
• did not complete Lan Xang mission Avoid Fragmentation

If these prerequisites are met, the monthly progress can begin.

Monthly progress starts if

Monthly progress halts if

this country: does not have an ongoing disaster. does not have a regency. has less than 50 legitimacy or 50 mandate if the country is the Empire of China. has at least 30 average non-overseas autonomy. Monthly progress This country: +2.0% has revolts in at least 10% of its provinces. +1.0% has a ruler with administrative skill of 0. +1.0% has a ruler with diplomatic skill of 0. +1.0% has a ruler with military skill of . +1.0% has at least 10% overextension. +0.5% has less than 0 stability.

at least one of the following is true for this country: has an ongoing disaster. has a regency. has at least 75 legitimacy or 75 mandate if the country is the Empire of China.

Start

If the progress reaches 100%, the disaster will start with the following event:

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Civil War!

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$MONARCH$'s continuous scheming and plotting has infuriated the nobles and made $MONARCH$ some powerful enemies among the aristocracy. It won't take long before the whispers and rumors of plots to end the misrule will turn into reality and our nation will be plunged into a drawn-out power struggle.

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Trigger conditions None	Is triggered only by the start of the ‘Civil War’ disaster.
Immediate effects A random own core province with at least 10 development that is not the capital: gets +25% local autonomy. Pretender rebels (size 2) rise up in revolt and occupy. They follow the state religion.
Crush the opposition! Lose 10 prestige.

While the disaster is ongoing the country gets:

• +10 National unrest

Also the following events are triggered by a monthly pulse.

Monthly events

The weight that no event is triggered is 1000 and for each monthly event 100.

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A Cry for Help

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The opposition against $MONARCH$ has been attracting more supporters by the day and the possibility of a deposition is becoming very plausible. In a desperate attempt to save the throne and restore order, $MONARCH$ has turned to $COUNTRY$'s foreign allies asking for help.

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Trigger conditions The country: has at least 1 ally. has revolts in at least 5% of the provinces.	Is triggered only by the monthly pulse of the ‘Civil War’ disaster
Request aid from your allies The country loses 100 diplomatic power. Rely on your own strength The country gains 5 legitimacy. gains 5 horde unity. gains 5 mandate Pretender rebels (size 1) rise up in revolt and occupy a random own core province. They follow the state religion.

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Unscrupulous In-laws

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A Royal Marriage can sometimes be a blessing but in our weakened state, due to the clash between the monarch and the aristocracy, it is nothing less than a curse. Opportunistic in-laws are regarding this as the perfect timing to expand their influence and obtain more power.

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Trigger conditions If DLC 'Rights of Man' is active: has a consort Else: has at least 1 royal marriage. Any owned province (saved as targeted event): Is our core Is not our capital Has less than 90 local autonomy	Is triggered only by the monthly pulse of the ‘Civil War’ disaster
Take appropriate measures The country loses 25 administrative power. Pretender rebels (size 1) rise up in revolt in targeted province. The AI ​​chooses this option in 40% of cases. Ignore their pathetic attempts The country loses 20 prestige. Targeted province: gains +20 local autonomy. The AI ​​chooses this option in 60% of cases.

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Army Deserters

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The morale of our troops is sinking and groups of deserters have been spotted joining the rebel ranks. If this continues there is no way we can stop them from taking control over $PROVINCENAME$.

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Trigger conditions The country: does not have the modifier “Deserters”. does not have the modifier “Morale Boost”. has at least 1% of its maximum manpower.

Is triggered only by the monthly pulse of the ‘Civil War’ disaster

Try to strengthen their morale The country: loses 0.5 year of income. gains 5 legitimacy. gains 5 horde unity. gains 5 mandate gets the modifier “Morale Boost” for 5 years, giving the following effects: +10% morale of armies, +5% discipline, +20% recover army morale speed. We have no resources for that The country: loses 25% of annual manpower increase. gets the modifier “Deserters” for 5 years, giving the following effect: −10% morale of armies.

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Rebel Support in $CAPITAL$

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There is now even support in our capital for the pretender. There is an army just outside the gates of $CAPITAL_CITY$, and the city is about to fall!"

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Trigger conditions Country's capital: is controlled by us. is not under siege. This event fires only once for a country.	Is triggered only by the monthly pulse of the ‘Civil War’ disaster
This is serious! Pretender rebels (size 2) rise up in revolt in the capital province.

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Civil War Brings our Nation to its Knees

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Political conflicts have tormented our nation for far too long. We are at an evolutionary standstill and drastic measures must be taken to reclaim our nation's prominence and put an end to the infighting before it is too late.

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Trigger conditions Any owned province: is controlled by us. Civil war disaster has been ongoing for at least 1 year. This event fires only once for a country.	Is triggered only by the monthly pulse of the ‘Civil War’ disaster
There is nothing we can do Every owned core province except the capital province gets: +15 local autonomy. Support one of the factions The country: loses 100 administrative power. gains 10 legitimacy. gains 10 horde unity. gains 10 mandate Start negotiations to minimize the damage The country: loses 0.5 years of income. loses 25 prestige. gains 5 legitimacy. gains 5 horde unity. gains 5 mandate

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Civil Disorder Transfer into Chaos

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Minor political conflicts have tormented our nation for some time now. We are at an evolutionary standstill and drastic measures must be taken to reclaim our nation's prominence and put an end to the infighting before it is too late.

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Trigger conditions None	Is triggered only by the monthly pulse of the ‘Civil War’ disaster
There is nothing we can do The country loses 1 stability. Pretender rebels (size 1) rise up in revolt in a random own core province. The AI ​​chooses this option in 20% of cases. We will stop this at any cost The country: loses 0.25 years of income. loses 25 prestige. gains 5 legitimacy. gains 5 horde unity. gains 5 mandate The AI ​​chooses this option in 80% of cases.

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New Factional Powers

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In the midst of the ongoing chaos small but powerful factions have emerged and each one of them is trying to gain the upper hand by swaying important nobles from our court to side with them and their cause.

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Trigger conditions None	Is triggered only by the monthly pulse of the ‘Civil War’ disaster
Support one side The country: loses 75 administrative power. loses 75 diplomatic power. gains +5 legitimacy. gains +5 horde unity. gains 5 mandate Pretender rebels (size 1) rise up in revolt in a random own core province. Don't support any faction The country loses 1 stability.

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Faction Requests Financial Aid

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The war chest is beginning to run low for several of the combatants and as a result some are asking for financial support. If we invest our money wisely our favored faction may be able to overcome the other opponents and put and end to the turmoil.

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Trigger conditions The country had the event ‘New Factional Powers’ and thereby chosen the option “Support one side”.	Is triggered only by the monthly pulse of the ‘Civil War’ disaster
Lend support The country: loses 0.5 years of income. gains 5 legitimacy. gains 5 horde unity. gains 5 mandate Ignore their pleas The country: loses 10 prestige. loses 5 legitimacy. loses 5 horde unity. loses 5 mandate

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Favored Faction Threatens to Splinter

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It has come to our attention that an individual of unknown origin has managed to sway the opinions of the leader of our favored faction. As a consequence we are now facing two new groups thirsting for individual power instead of one.

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Trigger conditions The country: had the event ‘New Factional Powers’ and thereby chosen the option “Support one side”. Any owned province (saved as targeted province): is not the capital. has not an accepted culture. has less than 75 local autonomy.	Is triggered only by the monthly pulse of the ‘Civil War’ disaster
Let them splinter The country: gains +5 legitimacy. gains +5 horde unity. gains 5 mandate Pretender rebels (size 1) rise up in revolt in targeted province. Summon the faction leaders to begin negotiations The country: loses 10 prestige. Targeted province: gains +50 local autonomy.

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Total War Emerges Internally

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What initially began as minor clashes between different factions has turned into pure mayhem. We don't have much time to turn this around, if we are to act this is the time or our nation will likely crumble before us.

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Trigger conditions The country: has revolts in at least 20% of the provinces. This event fires only once for a country.	Is triggered only by the monthly pulse of the ‘Civil War’ disaster
We can't do anything about it The country: loses 5 legitimacy. loses 5 horde unity. loses 5 mandate Every owned core provinces except the capital province: gain +15 local autonomy. Try to suppress the worst spots The country: loses 100 administrative power. loses 100 diplomatic power. loses 100 military power. gains 5 legitimacy. gains 5 horde unity. gains 5 mandate

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Dominant Factions Emerge

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The conflict has taken a most unexpected turn, some of the smaller factions have increased their power and influence immensely during the past few weeks. These groups could pose a serious threat if not handled carefully.

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Trigger conditions The country: had the event ‘New Factional Powers’ and thereby chosen the option “Support one side”. had the event ‘Total War Emerges Internally’. This event fires only once for a country.	Is triggered only by the monthly pulse of the ‘Civil War’ disaster
Fight it out Pretender rebels (size 1) rise up in revolt in a random own core province. Negotiate a settlement between all major factions The country: loses 0.5 years of income. gains 5 legitimacy. gains 5 horde unity. gains 5 mandate

End event

If this country:

• has at least 90 legitimacy or 75 mandate if the country is the Empire of China.
• has no ongoing Pretender rebels

then it loses the above-mentioned effect and the following event is triggered:

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End of Civil War

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Our troops are gaining ground. It seems that many of the rebels have lost their incentive to fight and as a result large groups are retreating. This is our chance to end this madness and restore order.

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Trigger conditions None	Is triggered only by the end of the ‘Civil War’ disaster
Victory is ours! The country: gains 10 legitimacy. gains 10 horde unity. gains 10 mandate gains 3 stability.

The disaster also ends if the pretender rebels can enforce their demands.

Related events

The following event may also occur during this disaster.

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$PROVINCENAME$ is Lost

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$PROVINCENAME$ has fallen into the hands of the rebel forces. They have managed to overthrow the local government and have proclaimed $PROVINCENAME$ as theirs. News have reached us that they are preparing for a new attack as we speak.

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Trigger conditions

The province is under siege by rebels.
The province owner:

• has the Civil War ongoing.
• is not at war.

Mean time to happen:

120 months

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We'll have to accept defeat, for now

The siege status of the province is increased by 3.

Events for Lan Xang

Lan Xang has three unique events which get triggered by the monthly pulse if their conditions are fulfilled.

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The Kingdom of Champassak

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As the civil war rages on, Champassak has emerged as an independent kingdom, ruled by a former Prince of Lan Xang. Soon there will be nothing left of our beloved nation.

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Trigger conditions The country: Is Lan Xang Pretender rebels have risen in revolt Champasak does not exist. Province Champasak: Is owned by us Is controlled by pretender rebels	Is triggered only by Monthly pulse of the “Civil War” disaster
Immediate effects Hidden effect: If owns core provinces Vientiane or Luang Prabang: Set country flag champassak_flag Every owned provinces in Champasak and Khorat areas Champasak gains a core on this province Remove the rebels Release Champasak as a vassal Champasak: Becomes a monarchy Enacts government reform 'Mandala System' Gets a new ruler of our dynasty comes to power
We will crush the pretenders. Eventually. Lan Xang: Lose 1 stability Lose 25 prestige If country flag champassak_flag is set Hidden effect: Build in Champasak's capital land units up to forcelimit: 60% infantry, 30% cavalry, 10% artillery Else: Becomes Champasak

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The Kingdom of Vientiane

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As the civil war rages on, Vientiane has emerged as an independent kingdom, ruled by a former Prince of Lan Xang. Soon there will be nothing left of our beloved nation.

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Trigger conditions The country: Is Lan Xang Pretender rebels have risen in revolt Vientiane does not exist. Province Vientiane: Is owned by us Is controlled by pretender rebels	Is triggered only by Monthly pulse of the “Civil War” disaster
Immediate effects Hidden effect: If owns core provinces Luang Prabang or Champasak: Set country flag vientiane_flag Every owned provinces in Vientiane and Khorat areas Vientiane gains a core on this province Remove the rebels Release Vientiane as a vassal Vientiane: Becomes a monarchy Enacts government reform 'Mandala System' Gets a new ruler of our dynasty comes to power
We will crush the pretenders. Eventually. Lan Xang: Lose 1 stability Lose 25 prestige If country flag vientiane_flag is set Hidden effect: Build in Vientiane's capital land units up to forcelimit: 60% infantry, 30% cavalry, 10% artillery Else: Becomes Vientiane

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The Kingdom of Luang Prabang

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As the civil war rages on, Luang Prabang has emerged as an independent kingdom, ruled by a former Prince of Lan Xang. Soon there will be nothing left of our beloved nation.

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Trigger conditions The country: Is Lan Xang At least one of: All of: Luang Prabang does not exist Province Luang Prabang: Is owned by us Is controlled by pretender rebels Pretender rebels have risen in revolt Does not own core provinces Champasak and Vientiane	Is triggered only by Monthly pulse of the “Civil War” disaster
Immediate effects Hidden effect: If owns core provinces Champasak or Vientiane: Set country flag luang_prabang_flag Every owned provinces in Luang Prabang area Luang Prabang gains a core on this province Remove the rebels Release Luang Prabang as a vassal Luang Prabang: Becomes a monarchy Enacts government reform 'Mandala System' Gets a new ruler of our dynasty comes to power
We will crush the pretenders. Eventually. Lan Xang: Lose 1 stability Lose 25 prestige If country flag luang_prabang_flag is set Hidden effect: Build in Luang Prabang's capital land units up to forcelimit: 60% infantry, 30% cavalry, 10% artillery Else: Becomes Luang Prabang