EventAcross the pillars
Sea Rovers on the Horizon
Sails have been sighted to windward, running down on the fleet under no colors. They are the small, fast crafts of the island rovers, built to work up into the wind and slip away through shallows where no galleon can follow them.
There are three or four of them, and they have chosen their moment well. A night of light winds has strung the fleet out, and our rearmost vessel, heavy with treasure, has fallen half a league behind the rest.
Fired by one of
Flota de Nueva EspañaExpeditionFrom on arrive to new location · right away- Galeones de Tierra FirmeExpeditionFrom on arrive to new location · right away
Triggered by 2
- Flota de Nueva EspañaOn reaching a new location
- Galeones de Tierra FirmeOn reaching a new location
Scripting 11
Requires 1
- gf_havana_stateOption 4
Grants 4
Variables
- gf_cargo_damagedOption 1, Option 3
- gf_pirates_doneAs soon as it happens
- Treasure CargoOption 1, Option 3
- Danger LevelOption 1, Option 2…
Uses 1
- change_gold_effectscale = -1Option 2
References 5
Script Values
- prestige_mild_bonusOption 4
- prestige_weak_bonusOption 1
- prestige_weak_penaltyOption 2
Variables
- Treasure CargoOption 1, Option 3
- Danger LevelOption 1, Option 2…
type = country_event
title = gold_fleet_shared_events.1.title Sea Rovers on the Horizon
desc = gold_fleet_shared_events.1.desc Sails have been sighted to windward, running down on the fleet under no colors. They are the small, fast crafts of the island rovers, built to work up into the wind and slip away through shallows where no galleon can follow them.
There are three or four of them, and they have chosen their moment well. A night of light winds has strung the fleet out, and our rearmost vessel, heavy with treasure, has fallen half a league behind the rest.
There are three or four of them, and they have chosen their moment well. A night of light winds has strung the fleet out, and our rearmost vessel, heavy with treasure, has fallen half a league behind the rest.
outcome = negative
location_backdrop = {
backdrop_preset = backdrop_at_sea
}
immediate = {
scope:expedition = {
expedition_leader = {
save_scope_as = target_leader
}
pause_expedition = 7
}
}
historical_info = gold_fleet_shared_events.1.historical_info Privateers and pirates plagued the Spanish treasure fleets throughout the 16th and 17th centuries. Operating under royal letters of marque or on their own account, they learned to exploit the geography of the Caribbean, using shallow-draft craft to work the channels between the islands and cut out ships separated from a convoy by storms or contrary winds. The silver cargoes were valuable enough that even a partial capture could fund an entire raiding expedition.