Cultural events

Events that happen to specific technology and religion groups.

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Commedia dell'Arte Performances

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Hear ye, hear ye! Let loose Pantalone, Harlequin, and all the other stock characters of the traditional Commedia dell'arte on your unsuspecting population, and watch as they are entertained by the antics and the shenanigans. A good piece of comedy can make anyone forget for a while that their everyday lives are wasted away laboring under the yokes of tyrannical rulers. Plus, it's fun!

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Trigger conditions The country: Has its capital in Europe Has Christian religion Has 0.1 years worth of income Has 10 administrative power It is currently the Age of Reformation This event fires only once per country	Mean time to happen 180 months
Make it happen! Add country modifier “Commedia dell'Arte” for 4 years: +1 yearly prestige Lose 10 administrative power Lose 0.1 years worth of income Pointless distractions. Lose 5 prestige

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Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité

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Like a mighty torch, bringing the light of reason into even the darkest corners of the old and new worlds, the Enlightenment is sweeping across the world. Supporting this movement will doubtlessly lead to advances in science and philosophy, but the movement's notions about human freedom and the unalienable rights of man may cause a bit of a rebellious fervor in our country.

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Trigger conditions The country: Has completed Innovative ideas Has embraced Enlightenment institution Has 10 administrative power Has ruler with at least 3 administrative power Has 1 years worth of income Has 40 prestige It is currently the Age of Revolutions This event fires only once per country

Mean time to happen 180 months

Let us embrace these ideas! Add country modifier “Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité” for 20 years: +8 national unrest -3% missionary strength +0.10yearly prestige -20% technology cost -15% administrative technology cost -10% diplomatic technology cost -10 yearly papal influence -1 monthly fervor increase -75% church power Lose 10 administrative power Lose 1 years worth of income No, it's not worth the risk Lose 10 prestige

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Byzantine Refugees

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My Lord, Byzantium has fallen to the Saracens. The last bastion of the Roman Empire, the City of Constantine, is now in Turkish hands. As Christendom reels from the shock, Byzantine refugees flock to the cities and courts of Europe, bringing with them old manuscripts of classical knowledge, tracts by Aristotle, Plato and Galen, and a thorough knowledge of both Latin and Greek. Inviting these refugees to $COUNTRY$ might provide an enormous boost to our own efforts in the fields of culture and science.

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Trigger conditions The country: Has its capital in Europe Has Christian religion Has embraced Renaissance institution Has 50 diplomatic power Has 30 administrative power Has 30 prestige Has ruler with at least 4 diplomatic power The province Constantinople (151): Has Turkish culture Has Sunni religion Is not owned by our country Byzantium does not exist It is currently the Age of Discovery This event fires only once per country

Mean time to happen 60 months

By all means, let them come! Add country modifier “Byzantine Influx” for 30 years: -10% technology cost Lose 50 diplomatic power Lose 30 administrative power Add 5 prestige No, we don't need their help. Lose 5 prestige

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Support The Florentine School

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Because of our relative notability, we are in a position to support the Italian artists in the Florentine School. Being perceived as patrons of international art will definitely help our propaganda efforts.

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Trigger conditions The country: Has its capital in Europe Has embraced Renaissance institution Has 25 prestige Has 30 administrative power Has 10 diplomatic power Has 0.4 years worth of income It is currently the Age of Reformation This event fires only once per country	Mean time to happen 180 months
Of course. They shall have our support. Add country modifier “Supporting The Florentine School” for 40 years: +1 yearly prestige Lose 30 administrative power Lose 10 diplomatic power Lose 0.4 years worth of income No, we have enough problems. Lose 5 prestige

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The Last Jousting Tournament

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We can feel it in the wind. Soon our equestrian elite will be nothing more than a dream remembered, as the chivalrous tradition dies out before the onslaught of modernity. The world is changing, but for now, for one last time: Let the Knights of $COUNTRY$ ride!

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Trigger conditions The country: Has its capital in Europe Has embraced Feudalism institution Has Christian religion Has government type Monarchy Does not have military technology level 6 Has 15 army tradition Has 30 administrative power Has 0.2 years worth of income It is currently the Age of Discovery This event fires only once per country	Mean time to happen 180 months
Forward, to glory! Add country modifier “The Last Jousting Tournament” for 20 years: +1 yearly army tradition +0.5 yearly prestige +10% morale of armies Lose 30 administrative power Lose 0.2 years worth of income Lose 30 splendor No, we need to get with the times. Lose 5 prestige

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Charter a Guild of St. Luke

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Saint Luke, the patron saint of artists, often came to lend his name to artists guilds in Western Europe, the most famous, perhaps, in Antwerp. Chartering a guild here in $COUNTRY$ might be a tad on the expensive side, but the cultural benefit will be there for all to see. Developing the Guild's bureaucracy will also strengthen our native bureaucratic tradition.

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Trigger conditions The country: Is Catholic Has unlocked Innovative ideas 1st idea 'Patron Of Art' Has 0.2 years worth of income Has 10 administrative power This event fires only once per country	Mean time to happen 2400 months
Of course. They shall have our support. Add country modifier “The Guild of Saint Luke” for 100 years: +1 yearly prestige -5% national tax modifier Lose 0.2 years worth of income Lose 10 administrative power No, we have enough problems. Lose 5 prestige

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Golden Age of Dutch Painting

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The Dutch Republic, recently Calvinist, recently independent, and with strong undercurrents of humanistic thought and philosophy, had in the late 16th century set the philosophical stage for a break with the established artistic traditions and ideals of the old Catholic Europe. Riding on the back of the wealth coming in from the developing trade through Amsterdam, we could help usher in a Golden Age for Dutch painting.

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Trigger conditions The country: Has embraced Printing press institution Has unlocked Innovative ideas 1st idea 'Patron Of Art' Has 0.6 years worth of income Has 10 administrative power Province Holland (97): Is Reformed Is owned and controlled by our country It is currently the Age of Absolutism This event fires only once per country	Mean time to happen 160 months
Of course. They shall have our support. Add country modifier “The Golden Age of Dutch Painting” for 50 years: +0.5 yearly prestige -3% diplomatic technology cost +2% national trade income modifier -4% national tax modifier Lose 0.6 years worth of income Lose 10 administrative power No, we have enough problems. Lose 5 prestige

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Diwani Script

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A cursive style of Arabic calligraphy, originated in the Ottoman Empire of the 15th and 16th centuries, the Diwani Script was thus named for its intended use on royal decrees issued by the Ottoman diwan, the cabinet of the Ottoman state. Strengthen our rule by proclaiming our edicts, and the word of God, in the harmonies of calligraphy.

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Trigger conditions The country: Is Sunni Has government type Monarchy Has 30 administrative power Has level 2 Artist advisor This event fires only once per country	Mean time to happen 180 months
Make it so! Add country modifier “The Diwani Script'”' for the rest of the campaign: +1 yearly legitimacy +1 yearly horde unity Lose 30 administrative power An unnecessary distraction. Lose 5 prestige

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The Way of Tea

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While tea had been grown in Japan at least since the 9th century, the more refined aesthetics of the Chanoyu, The Way of Tea, only developed fully during the early parts of the 15th century. Part religious ceremony, and part cultural tradition, The Way of Tea could become an integral part of our cultural heritage.

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Trigger conditions The country: Is Shinto Does not have country modifier “The Way of Tea” Has theologian advisor Has access to 10% of global Tea market No capital in the world has province modifier “Controls Tea Trade”	Mean time to happen 180 months
Make it so! Every countries: Remove country modifier “The Way of Tea” The country: Add country modifier “The Way of Tea” for the rest of the campaign: +0.5 yearly prestige In capital province: Add province modifier “Controls Tea Trade” for 1 year: +20% trade value modifier An unnecessary distraction. Lose 10 prestige

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Endorse Renaissance Philosophy

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You, with no limit and no bound, may choose for yourself the limits and bounds of your nature. We have placed you at the world's center so that you may survey everything else in the world.
--Mirandola, Piccolo -- 'Oration on The Dignity of Man'

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Trigger conditions The country: Has less than 6 cities Renaissance institution has been discovered Has its capital in Europe Has philosopher advisor Has 30 administrative power Has 0.3 years worth of income Has ruler with at least 3 administrative power It is currently the Age of Discovery This event fires only once per country	Mean time to happen 180 months
Of course. They shall have our support. Add country modifier “Blooming Renaissance” for 20 years: -5% technology cost -1 papal influence +0.5 yearly prestige Lose 0.3 years worth of income Lose 30 administrative power The capital gains 100 support for Renaissance No, we have enough problems. Lose 10 prestige

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The South German Organ Tradition

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The South German organ tradition was a school of German organ composers, whose work was largely inspired by earlier Italian traditions, learned by the Germans from studies under Italian masters. Known for improvisatory preludes, chaconnes and passacaglias, the music of the South German Organists is something we could consider supporting.

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Trigger conditions The country: Has its capital in Europe Has culture group Germanic Any owned province has temple Has 30 administrative power Has 0.5 years worth of income It is currently the Age of Absolutism This event fires only once per country	Mean time to happen 180 months
Of course. They shall have our support. Add country modifier “The South German Organ Tradition” for 30 years: +0.5 yearly prestige Lose 30 administrative power Lose 0.5 years worth of income No, we have enough problems. Lose 5 prestige

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Support Baroque Music

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Only the Almighty knows what artistic talent has gone wasted because of too little money, too little food and too little love. Help struggling composers in $COUNTRY$ with your patronage, and they will help you in return.

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Trigger conditions The country: Has its capital in Europe Has 10 administrative power Has 0.1 years worth of income It is currently the Age of Absolutism This event fires only once per country	Mean time to happen 1800 months
Of course. They shall have our support. Add country modifier “Baroque Music” for 20 years: +1 yearly prestige Lose 10 administrative power Lose 0.1 years worth of income No, we have enough problems. Lose 5 prestige

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National Epic

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Our subjects have taken to telling tales and legends about $RANDOM_OLD_MONARCH$. The legend says that in $COUNTRY$'s darkest hour, he will return to our nation, and deliver it from evil. Regardless of the truth in that statement, we could use this in our propaganda.

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Trigger conditions The country: Has government type Monarchy Does not have a regency Has 10 prestige Has 10 administrative power Has 0.1 years worth of income This event fires only once per country	Mean time to happen 180 months
Yes, I love a good story. Add country modifier “National Epic” for 20 years: +1 yearly prestige Lose 10 administrative power Lose 0.1 years worth of income No, our people should focus on the here and now. Lose 5 prestige