EventAcross the pillars

A Shining City in the Distance

seven_cities.10

The local guides, when the wine is poured and the trade goods are laid out for inspection, are willing to talk. Yes, they have heard of the country Target Leader is asking after. Yes, there is a city there, beyond the next sierra, perhaps two weeks further. One man swears he saw the sun rising over its walls from a distance, gold-colored. Another says his uncle traded there for a season and came back rich. A third says it is a fairy-tale and the first two will say anything for a measure of brandy. The chronicler writes it all down.

Fired by one of
Trigger
  • Expeditionexpedition_leader exists
  • LocationIs a land location
Exact conditions

  • Expedition
    Expedition paused for 5 days
  • Random provincewhere
    Province CapitalHas a distance to the owner's Capital of > 0
    Exact script

    • change_gold_effect: Scale: -1
      Add gold: scaled_gold_for_effect
      Save temporary value as
      • Name: scale
      • Value: -1
      ↗
    • This may bring us closer to uncovering what we seek
      If
      Expedition exists
      ThenExpedition
      Change variable
    • One of these, at random
      • 20%
        • Show chance: no
        • Desc: The locals provide a crudely drawn map of the surrounding territories
        • If
          Expedition exists
          ThenExpedition
          Resume the expedition's journey
        • Target province definition
          • Random location in province definitionwhere
            Will be Discover by Root
          • If
            Target province definition
            Any neighbor province definition
            Any location in province definition
            ThenTarget province definition
            Random neighbor province definitionwhere
            Any location in province definition
            Random location in province definitionwhere
            Will be Discover by Root
      • 20%
        • Show chance: no
        • Desc: The Expedition learns of potential local dangers
        • Local hostile bands and wildlife will prove less of a threat
          If
          Expedition exists
          ThenExpedition
          Set variable
      • 20%
        • Show chance: no
        • Desc: A common love of alcohol and good conversation creates brotherly bonds
        • Add migration: Owner: Target locationOwner · From: Target province definition · To location: Target province capital · Months: 3
          Amount
          • Value: Target province definitionPopulation
          • Multiply: 0.005
        • If
          Target location
          • Dominant Culture exists
          • Dominant Culture
          Then
          Our Cultural Opinion of Target Location Dominant Culture will improve
          RootCulture
          Change cultural view: Target: Target locationDominant Culture · Change: 1
      • 20%
        • Show chance: no
        • Desc: Local innovations are observed and cataloged
        • Gains +2.5 Research Progress
      • 20%
    Exact script
    We bid the storytellers farewell and set off, trusting the trail over another round of tall tales
    Exact script

    Triggered by 8

    Expeditions
    Scripting 9

    type = country_event
    title = seven_cities.10.title A Shining City in the Distance
    desc = seven_cities.10.desc The local guides, when the wine is poured and the trade goods are laid out for inspection, are willing to talk. Yes, they have heard of the country Target Leader is asking after. Yes, there is a city there, beyond the next sierra, perhaps two weeks further. One man swears he saw the sun rising over its walls from a distance, gold-colored. Another says his uncle traded there for a season and came back rich. A third says it is a fairy-tale and the first two will say anything for a measure of brandy. The chronicler writes it all down.
    outcome = positive
    location_backdrop = {
    backdrop_preset = backdrop_wilderness_landing
    }
    trigger = {
    scope:expedition = {
    exists = expedition_leader
    }
    scope:location = {
    is_land = yes
    }
    }

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