Discovery of the Far East events
These events are mostly for Japanese Daimyo. [1]
Japan Discovered!
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$MONARCHTITLE$! Word has just reached us of new lands in the Far East. A string of islands known only as 'Japan' has been discovered by $COUNTRY_ADJ$ ships, and it seems we are the first to bring word of this wondrous place to Europe. We must hurry to take advantage of this discovery before other European nations do.
Kyoto Discovered!
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$MONARCHTITLE$! Word has just reached us from the Far East. An explorer from our nation has visited the capital of Japan. We must hurry to take advantage of this before other European nations do.
Trigger conditions
Can only happen once per country |
Mean time to happen
1 month |
Excellent!
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Christian Pater
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A Christian Pater from Europe has washed up on our shores and wishes to begin preaching the word of his God in one of our provinces. The Christian Father petitions his majesty for permission to erect a steeple and begin educating our people in the ways of Jesus Christ.
Trigger conditions
Can only happen once per country |
Mean time to happen
450 months
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I see no harm in that!
I think we can do without strange new creeds.
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Christian Converts
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A wave of religious conversion sweeps $PROVINCENAME$, as more and more locals flock to the congregation established there not too long ago by a Western Christian father. The people of the province convert en masse to the new creed.
- Decision "Enforce Sakoku Law" has not been taken
- Owner has enacted "Daimyo" government type
Event "Japan Discovered!" has occured
Considered province:
- Has province modifier “Christian Mission”
450 months
Modifiers
Considered province:
Considered province:

Kirishitan Tensions
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The local 'kirishitan' community in $PROVINCENAME$, which recently converted to the new European religion and its story of the crucified God, has found itself in conflict with a local Daimyo. The local tensions threaten to erupt into open revolt.
Considered province:
- Is
Catholic
Culture is Japanese
- Province's most likely rebel type is
Catholic zealots
The country:
2000 months
Modifiers
Local unrest in considered province:
- Is at least 2: ×0.9
- Is at least 4: ×0.8
- Is at least 8: ×0.8
- Province owner has idea “Deus Vult”: ×0.9
- Decision "Enforce Sakoku Law" has been taken: ×1.4
Considered province:
Red Seal Ship Returns
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The ship's tall mast stretches almost to the sky. Its sails are lowered now, but the ship lying low in the water speaks of a rich cargo. The Red Seal Ship has returned from a trading journey to the South Seas just today, bringing exotic goods from faraway lands.
Trigger conditions
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Mean time to happen
700 months
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Excellent! What can we learn from this? |
Western Embassy Returns!
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The Western Embassy that we dispatched to Europe some time ago has now returned with rich spoils. You receive the leader of the expedition in your study. What would you like to hear about the far off lands and peoples he has seen?
Trigger conditions
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Mean time to happen
500 months
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Tell me more of their ideas!
Tell me more of their people!
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Fumi-e in $PROVINCENAME$
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Fumi-e (literally 'stepping-on-pictures') were objects produced during the Edo period to reveal hidden Christians. The practice consisted in forcing suspected Christians of trampling on Christian iconography to prove their 'innocence' with regards to secret Christian worship. A local Daimyo has had success in combating the local Kirishitan community by applying this innovative method.
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Considered province:
Tempura Introduced
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A new delicacy has spread to one of our provinces where it has been given approval by local connoisseurs. The dish consists of battered and deep-fried vegetables and fish, and has become known as 'Tempura'. The dish has apparently been introduced by Portuguese missionaries!
Trigger conditions
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Mean time to happen
400 months
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Let us make it a tradition!
Let us sell it far and wide! |
A Batch of Western Arquebuses
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Traders in one of our provinces have brought in a party of Western Arquebuses for our armed forces. We could buy this state-of-the-art technology, but it will not be cheap, and the muskets will not last forever.
Trigger conditions
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Mean time to happen
500 months
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Naturally we want the weapons.
The old ways are better.
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Kabuki Theater
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A play in the new Kabuki style of drama has been performed in capital, and we are set to gain. The performers are excellent, and one of them could potentially become a highly productive court playwright. On the other hand, having this troupe out on the road is bound to improve our standing in the eyes of others.
Trigger conditions
Year is 1600 or later |
Mean time to happen
400 months
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Send them far afield!
This man is needed in the court! |
Ronin Offers His Service
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A 'Ronin', a masterless Samurai, has offered his services at our court. The man is young, and his talents are not yet fully developed. We could either give the man a chance to develop these talents, or send him off to less prestigious posts.
Trigger conditions
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Mean time to happen
450 months
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His talents will blossom at our court! We do have a garrison somewhere in need of a captain.
We have no need of brigands and wayfarers. |
Nogaku Performance
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The Noh, or Nogaku, is a traditional Japanese form of musical drama, and the performance tonight of a newly written piece at our court in capital has been hailed as the most beautiful play in several years.
Trigger conditions
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Mean time to happen
350 months
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Option conditions
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Karesansui Garden
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One of your retainers has suggested that we build a 'Karesansui' (dry landscape) garden at a palace in one of our provinces. An impressive rock garden could be a cultural beacon for our clan for years to come, but, of course, there are costs associated with planning and building one.
Trigger conditions
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Mean time to happen
450 months
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Of course we must have one!
I do not think that this is the time.
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Loyal Samurai
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Several of the Samurai in our service have served us long and faithfully. Tradition dictates that this caste of our most loyal warriors must be rewarded by their master for their service. Our people expect us to reward these Samurai, and not doing so will mean destabilizing our realm.
Trigger conditions
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Mean time to happen
450 months
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Naturally we shall reward them!
We have nothing to spare at the moment.
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Traveling Monk
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The heavens have opened themselves and the rain outside falls a rattling tattoo on far off rooftops. A traveling monk has arrived at our doorsteps in capital, asking for food and lodgings. The monk has given a vow of poverty, and by tradition we are obliged to aid him.
Trigger conditions | Mean time to happen
450 months
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Naturally we shall aid this traveler!
Off with you, beggar! |
Visiting a Shrine
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It has been a long time since last we visited the principal shrines of one of our provinces. The Shrine is located off the beaten track, on top of a mountain said to be the abode of a very powerful kami. Normally we've gone there at least once every year, but it has been a while now. The attendants are expecting us, should we go visit the shrine?
Trigger conditions | Mean time to happen
450 months
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No, not this year. We must work on our Han!
Yes, it is time.
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Cherry Blossom Festival
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The season of the Cherry Blossoms is upon us! In every province of our Domain our people congregate at shrines and altars to pray, eat and enjoy the beauty of the season. Paper lanterns cast a warm nightly glow over our Han as we go to enjoy the festivities.
Trigger conditions | Mean time to happen
450 months
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A proof of our good policies these last years.
An omen of good things to come! |
1000 Koku Tax
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One of the personal domains under our rulership still owes us outstanding taxes to the tune of 1000 koku of rice. Through communications with our tax collectors, the debtor has argued that his domain is overvalued and that he cannot afford to pay the taxes. We could forgive all or a part of the debt, but we could use the money.
Trigger conditions
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Mean time to happen
450 months
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We insist that he pay!
We shall forgive part of the debt.
Forget the money.
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Death of a Geisha
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The Geisha is the archetypal, female, Japanese entertainer, and in the last year one of the most well-known and well-liked Geishas in our domain died young after a short time of illness. The funeral has turned into a national day of sorrow as our Han mourns the passing of this beloved example of beauty.
The Sharpness of The Tanto
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Disgrace! Ruler, our Han is in a state of collapse, and the name of our family is quickly becoming a Japanese byword for failure and disgrace. While no one has dared suggest it to your face, the precedents of the ancestors are clear. Either we manage to turn the situation around quickly, or we should consider Seppuku, ritual suicide. The blade of the Tanto gleams sharp and cold on your nightstand.
Trigger conditions
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Mean time to happen
650 months
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Compose a beautiful death poem.
We just need some more time.
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Unruly Daimyo
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Several local Daimyo swearing fealty to our realm have been conspiring against us for some time. The reason for these conspiracies among our own seems to be that many consider our rule to be illegitimate. The unruly Daimyo demand that we divest more power to them, or face an open rebellion.
Trigger conditions
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Mean time to happen
650 months
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Accept their demands.
Hang them high.
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Koku Reform
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The wealth of our lands is measured in 'Koku', with one Koku being the volume of rice required to feed one person for a year. While this is fairly easy to measure as such, several of the Provinces within our Domain have been consistently misvalued, since the Koku records have not been updated for several years. The outdated records, used among other things for tax collections, are becoming a source of growing discontent within our realm.
Trigger conditions
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Mean time to happen
450 months
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Appoint a special commissioner. Order provinces to submit updated records.
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Rangaku Books
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A European trader trafficking the waters around Japan has landed in our Han and offered to sell us a collection of treatises on western medicine, politics and astronomy. Buying these books would doubtless mean a shift in policy with regard to our Han's openness to trade, and such subversive tomes could destabilize the realm. Not buying the books might be a missed opportunity, but it will on the other hand force us to learn and discover for ourselves.
Trigger conditions
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Mean time to happen
550 months
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Sold!
Just window-shopping, thank you!
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Rice Crop Fails
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The rice planted a few months ago has not come out of the ground, and the rice pads lie dead and dormant. Without rice to harvest, our people, especially the poorest among them, are facing famine and starvation. Amending this failed harvest will cost us, but the alternative might be worse.
- ↑ As defined in /Europa Universalis IV/events/DiscoveryofTheFarEast.txt