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# Eight randomly-selected '''core life events''', which are each chosen from a pool of 17 possible event types. These can occur in any order, and the same type of event can be chosen multiple times. | # Eight randomly-selected '''core life events''', which are each chosen from a pool of 17 possible event types. These can occur in any order, and the same type of event can be chosen multiple times. | ||
#* Several of these event types can result in the destined sultan becoming the actual sultan of Qud. For example, they may challenge the existing sultan of Qud to a duel, assassinate them, lead an army to their gates, or simply be named their successor after the existing sultan dies or abdicates the throne. | #* Several of these event types can result in the destined sultan becoming the actual sultan of Qud. For example, they may challenge the existing sultan of Qud to a duel, assassinate them, lead an army to their gates, or simply be named their successor after the existing sultan dies or abdicates the throne. | ||
#* If one of these events involves the sultan's death, such as by driving a chariot off a cliff or by losing a duel to a challenger, it will be followed immediately by a second event that recounts how the sultan had faked their death or | #* If one of these events involves the sultan's death, such as by driving a chariot off a cliff or by losing a duel to a challenger, it will be followed immediately by a second [[#Death_Reversal_Events|death reversal event]] that recounts how the sultan had faked their death or had somehow never actually died. They will retain their role as the sultan of Qud if they already had ascended to that position. | ||
#* The temporal order of these events matters. For example, if the sultan gains a new relic from a Marriage event, they can then lose that relic in a Bloody Battle event that occurs after the wedding. | #* The temporal order of these events matters. For example, if the sultan gains a new relic from a Marriage event, they can then lose that relic in a Bloody Battle event that occurs after the wedding. | ||
# If one of the eight randomly-selected life events has not yet resulted in the destined sultan becoming the actual sultan of Qud, an event with that outcome will be added to the sultan's history. | # If one of the eight randomly-selected life events has not yet resulted in the destined sultan becoming the actual sultan of Qud, an event with that outcome will be added to the sultan's history. | ||
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-->{{#vardefine:randomArtisans|'''Artisans of a random profession, including:'''<br>astrologist, astronomer, cook, electrician, explorer,<br>gambler, geologist, gladiator, glassblower, historian,<br>jeweler, nomad, philosopher, scholar, scientist, scribe,<br>soldier, stargazer, tinker, window maker, or winter eremite}}<!-- | -->{{#vardefine:randomArtisans|'''Artisans of a random profession, including:'''<br>astrologist, astronomer, cook, electrician, explorer,<br>gambler, geologist, gladiator, glassblower, historian,<br>jeweler, nomad, philosopher, scholar, scientist, scribe,<br>soldier, stargazer, tinker, window maker, or winter eremite}}<!-- | ||
-->{{#vardefine:nemesisFaction|This will always be an existing hated faction of the<br>sultan, unless they don't yet have a hated faction.<br>In that case, a random [[Factions that existed during the time of the sultanate|sultanate-era faction]] is chosen.}}<!-- | -->{{#vardefine:nemesisFaction|This will always be an existing hated faction of the<br>sultan, unless they don't yet have a hated faction.<br>In that case, a random [[Factions that existed during the time of the sultanate|sultanate-era faction]] is chosen.}}<!-- | ||
-->{{#vardefine:backToLife|'''One of the following phrases:'''<br>*sultan* had faked his/her death by forcing a peasant to impersonate him/her<br>*sultan* had faked his/her death by switching places with his/her twin<br>*sultan* had faked his/her death with the clever use of a lifelike hologram<br>a clone of *sultan* had been the one who died<br>a simulacrum of *sultan* had been the one who died<br>*sultan's* twin had been the one who died<br>*sultan's* life had secretly been saved with cybernetic surgery<br>*sultan's* life had secretly been saved with astral projection<br> | -->{{#vardefine:backToLife|'''One of the following phrases:'''<br>*sultan* had faked his/her death by forcing a peasant to impersonate him/her<br>*sultan* had faked his/her death by switching places with his/her twin<br>*sultan* had faked his/her death with the clever use of a lifelike hologram<br>a clone of *sultan* had been the one who died<br>a simulacrum of *sultan* had been the one who died<br>*sultan's* twin had been the one who died<br>*sultan's* life had secretly been saved with cybernetic surgery<br>*sultan's* life had secretly been saved with astral projection<br>*sultan's* life had secretly been saved by a pact with highly entropic beings}}<!-- | ||
-->{{#vardefine:itWasDiscovered|'''One of the following phrases:'''<br>it was discovered<br>the people learned<br>the people of Qud learned}}<!-- | -->{{#vardefine:itWasDiscovered|'''One of the following phrases:'''<br>it was discovered<br>the people learned<br>the people of Qud learned}}<!-- | ||
-->{{#vardefine:afterTumultuousYears|'''One of the following phrases:'''<br>after several tumultuous years<br>after a bout of <random illness or depression><br>after having made enemies with a collective of <artisans of a random profession><br>after murdering a popular rival <by random thematic murder method>}}<!-- | -->{{#vardefine:afterTumultuousYears|'''One of the following phrases:'''<br>after several tumultuous years<br>after a bout of <random illness or depression><br>after having made enemies with a collective of <artisans of a random profession><br>after murdering a popular rival <by random thematic murder method>}}<!-- | ||
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= | = Death Reversal Events = | ||
== | == Death Reversal == | ||
{{sultan history event | {{sultan history event | ||
| title = | | title = Death Reversal | ||
| id = FakedDeath | | id = FakedDeath | ||
| cognomen = yes | | cognomen = yes | ||