Rites
You gather a band of loud-voiced slaves and stand with them before this gilded gate, hurling curses at the Sultan – Soon, the blasphemy in your words silences even the most loyal rebel warriors, who dare not join in... Yet, despite it all, the Sultan isn’t foolish enough to charge out from that golden gate – one so heavy it takes twelve oxen to pull it open – and face your rain of arrows. So, you begin to calculate how many warriors must be sacrificed to force it open.
ID: 5010013
Type: End
Tips: None
Duration: 0 days
Waits For: 0 days
Marked as New Only on First Occurrence: -1
Starts Automatically: Yes
Triggers Result Automatically: No
Tag Tips Up: Fight Result, Combat, Physique
Tag Tips Text:
Random Text: None
Random Text Up:The tornado summoned by the Amulet of Wind strikes the enemy forces
Type: Fight Result
Type Tips: The number of dice provided by your Physique and Combat is affected by the opponent's attributes.
Low Target: 5
Low Target Tips: You need at least 5 Successes.The tornado summoned by the Amulet of Wind strikes the enemy forces
Type: Fight Result
Type Tips: The number of dice provided by your Physique and Combat is affected by the opponent's attributes.
Low Target: 5
Low Target Tips: You need at least 5 Successes.The tornado summoned by the Amulet of Wind strikes the enemy forces
Type: Fight Result
Type Tips: The number of dice provided by your Physique and Combat is affected by the opponent's attributes.
Low Target: 5
Low Target Tips: You need at least 5 Successes.The combat has begun
Type: Fight Result
Type Tips: The number of dice provided by your Physique and Combat is affected by the opponent's attributes.
Low Target: 5
Low Target Tips: You need at least 5 Successes.The combat has begun
Type: Fight Result
Type Tips: The number of dice provided by your Physique and Combat is affected by the opponent's attributes.
Low Target: 5
Low Target Tips: You need at least 5 Successes.The combat has begun
Type: Fight Result
Type Tips: The number of dice provided by your Physique and Combat is affected by the opponent's attributes.
Low Target: 5
Low Target Tips: You need at least 5 Successes.
This rite has no actions when the wait expires.
Sultan's Troops
Locks: Yes
Is Key: No
Is Empty: No
Is Enemy: Yes
Conditions:
Pops: None
Ally Assaulting the Main Gate
Locks: No
Is Key: No
Is Empty: Yes
Is Enemy: No
Conditions:
Pops: None
Troops Assaulting the Main Gate
Locks: No
Is Key: No
Is Empty: Yes
Is Enemy: No
Conditions:
Pops: None
Sultan's Troops
Locks: Yes
Is Key: No
Is Empty: No
Is Enemy: Yes
Conditions:
Pops: None
Ally Assaulting the Archive
Locks: No
Is Key: No
Is Empty: Yes
Is Enemy: No
Conditions:
Pops: None
Troop Assaulting the Archive
Locks: No
Is Key: No
Is Empty: Yes
Is Enemy: No
Conditions:
Pops: None
Sultan's Troops
Locks: Yes
Is Key: No
Is Empty: No
Is Enemy: Yes
Conditions:
Pops: None
Ally Assaulting the Audience Hall
Locks: No
Is Key: No
Is Empty: Yes
Is Enemy: No
Conditions:
Pops: None
Troop Assaulting the Audience Hall
Locks: No
Is Key: No
Is Empty: Yes
Is Enemy: No
Conditions:
Pops: None
Messenger
Locks: Yes
Is Key: No
Is Empty: Yes
Is Enemy: No
Conditions:
Pops: None
Standard-bearer
Locks: Yes
Is Key: No
Is Empty: Yes
Is Enemy: No
Conditions:
Pops: None
Consumable
Locks: No
Is Key: No
Is Empty: Yes
Is Enemy: No
Conditions:
Pops: None
This rite has no activation conditions.
This rite has no prior outcome.
This rite has no regular outcome.
Remember that war is a process of mutual attrition. All actions from both sides, whether offensive or defensive, result in attrition. If you fear attrition, you will never win a war – the key is to ensure your opponent suffers more significant attrition than you do.
Now, you find yourself surrounded by a throng of eunuchs, tax collectors, and clerks, all eagerly detailing the damage you've inflicted on the Sultan: your precise and clandestine betrayal caught the entire empire off guard! So many industries, so much wealth, so many soldiers – all rendered useless by your thunderous strike at the core... Especially with their timely surrender, they claim you will seize the entire empire as easily as plucking a flower.
You know they opened the gates to you because they believed you would be a better ruler... Before entering, you look back – the mountain path is littered with corpses and blood, while cities burn in the distance.
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Remember that war is a process of mutual attrition. All actions from both sides, whether offensive or defensive, result in attrition. If you fear attrition, you will never win a war – the key is to ensure your opponent suffers more significant attrition than you do.
Now, you find yourself surrounded by a throng of eunuchs, tax collectors, and clerks, all eagerly detailing the damage you've inflicted on the Sultan: your precise and clandestine betrayal caught the entire empire off guard! So many industries, so much wealth, so many soldiers – all rendered useless by your thunderous strike at the core... Especially with their timely surrender, they claim you will seize the entire empire as easily as plucking a flower.
You know they opened the gates to you because they believed you would be a better ruler... Before entering, you look back – the mountain path is littered with corpses and blood, while cities burn in the distance.
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Result:
Remember that war is a process of mutual attrition. All actions from both sides, whether offensive or defensive, result in attrition. If you fear attrition, you will never win a war – the key is to ensure your opponent suffers more significant attrition than you do.
After blowing open the palace gates, you suddenly realize that such a valuable item would achieve its maximum effect if detonated in the Sultan's presence – but who should be sent to carry it and trigger the explosion before him? You find yourself lost in contemplation.
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Nabhani, with his blue ribbon, joins the ranks of farmers. By all accounts, he should stand out among them, yet in his wake, more people wearing blue ribbons join the group – craftsmen, merchants, young nobles, monks, scholars, washerwomen, prostitutes... They differ in dress, age, gender, and race, coming from every corner of the city. Indeed, if that thing is truly so beautiful and worth sacrificing everything to pursue, then it should belong to everyone.
And so, within these blue-adorned ranks, the varied skin tones and garments blend into a harmonious and striking sight destined to live on in countless paintings...
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Remember that war is a process of mutual attrition. All actions from both sides, whether offensive or defensive, result in attrition. If you fear attrition, you will never win a war – the key is to ensure your opponent suffers more significant attrition than you do.
In the raging wind, the palace's towers snap like toys, falling and rolling... destroying everything in their path. It is said that the oldest among them have stood for over a thousand years, long before this country was established – but worry about such matters only after they belong to you on the ledger. It's time for the soldiers to advance.
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Remember that war is a process of mutual attrition. All actions from both sides, whether offensive or defensive, result in attrition. If you fear attrition, you will never win a war – the key is to ensure your opponent suffers more significant attrition than you do.
In the raging wind, the palace's towers snap like toys, falling and rolling... destroying everything in their path.
Some of them roll down the cliff, crushing your troops and causing too much chaos... This time, you're at a loss.
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Remember that war is a process of mutual attrition. All actions from both sides, whether offensive or defensive, result in attrition. If you fear attrition, you will never win a war – the key is to ensure your opponent suffers more significant attrition than you do.
So you order [s2.name]'s troops to start setting fires – clearly, the Sultan's forces fear losing these magnificent, golden structures more than you do. You gain a numerical advantage in the chaos and fight your way into the burning palace at all costs.
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Remember that war is a process of mutual attrition. All actions from both sides, whether offensive or defensive, result in attrition. If you fear attrition, you will never win a war – the key is to ensure your opponent suffers more significant attrition than you do.
So you order [s2.name]'s troops to start setting fires – clearly, Sultan's forces fear losing these magnificent, golden structures more than you do, allowing you to defeat them amid the chaos.
Unfortunately, fire doesn't discriminate between enemies... By the time you charge into the burning palace, only a handful of your men are still following you.
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Remember that war is a process of mutual attrition. All actions from both sides, whether offensive or defensive, result in attrition. If you fear attrition, you will never win a war – the key is to ensure your opponent suffers more significant attrition than you do.
So you order [s2.name]'s troops to start setting fires – clearly, Sultan's forces fear losing these magnificent, golden structures more than you do, but they also know these structures better than your troops... The chaos from flames and thick smoke prevents you from organizing an effective assault or even an effective rescue – [s2.name] and [s2.gender(his, her)] troops are all burned alive inside some equally precious ancient buildings...
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Remember that war is a process of mutual attrition. All actions from both sides, whether offensive or defensive, result in attrition. If you fear attrition, you will never win a war – the key is to ensure your opponent suffers more significant attrition than you do.
So you decide to send [s2.name] with a small contingent of soldiers to draw the defenders' attention. They scale the high walls and set fires on the roof of Sultan's palace, with pursuing troops outnumbering them by several hundred fold... Meanwhile, [s11.name] effortlessly captures the gates with your main force.
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Remember that war is a process of mutual attrition. All actions from both sides, whether offensive or defensive, result in attrition. If you fear attrition, you will never win a war – the key is to ensure your opponent suffers more significant attrition than you do.
So you decide to send [s2.name] with a small contingent of soldiers to draw the defenders' attention. They scale the high walls and set fires on the roof of the Sultan's palace... Everything goes perfectly according to plan – if only [s2.name] hadn't fallen before [s11.name]'s reinforcements could arrive...
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If the palace gates remain closed, sneaking in through other places will prove far less effective...
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If you plan your war with the sole aim of killing the Sultan, everything you do will eventually backfire – you need to fight with the goal of controlling this country. The newly surrendered officials and eunuchs are trying to briefly introduce you to the real core of this country – the tax archives, legal documents, the Scribe's archive, and the national treasury, which you cannot open yet.
They praise your wisdom and mercy, though they don't have many choices... You listen with half attention, issuing orders one after another until someone suddenly reminds you of something important. You quickly order [s11.name] to take down all the Sultan's banners from the buildings and replace them with yours – or even rags of similar color – to convince those outside that you are now in command.
So here you are, tearing away another piece of the Sultan's authority, stripping away his power bit by bit... Yet wasn't killing the Sultan the very reason you started this rebellion in the first place?
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If you plan your war with the sole aim of killing the Sultan, everything you do will eventually backfire – you need to fight with the goal of controlling this country. The newly surrendered officials and eunuchs are trying to briefly introduce you to the real core of this country – the tax archives, legal documents, the Scribe's archive, and the national treasury, which you cannot open yet.
They praise your wisdom and mercy, though they don't have many choices... You listen with half attention, issuing orders one after another until someone suddenly reminds you of something important. You quickly order [s11.name] to take down all the Sultan's banners from the buildings and replace them with yours – or even rags of similar color – to convince those outside that you are now in command.
So here you are, tearing away another piece of the Sultan's authority, stripping away his power bit by bit... Yet wasn't killing the Sultan the very reason you started this rebellion in the first place?
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If you plan your war with the sole aim of killing the Sultan, everything you do will eventually backfire – you need to fight with the goal of controlling this country.
A massive explosion destroys the monument on the mountain, the Sultan's favorite sculpture... Not only do the guards flee in panic as rolling stone limbs crash down, but everyone at the foot of the mountain witnesses the collapse of this enormous statue – the entire capital now knows that the Sultan's authority has been shattered...
By the way, it would have been better to detonate the bomb in the actual Sultan's face. Using it on a mere statue, even if it helps conquer the whole country, seems somewhat wasteful.
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Nabhani, with his blue ribbon, joins the ranks of farmers. By all accounts, he should stand out among them, yet in his wake, more people wearing blue ribbons join the group – craftsmen, merchants, young nobles, monks, scholars, washerwomen, prostitutes... They differ in dress, age, gender, and race, coming from every corner of the city. Indeed, if that thing is truly so beautiful and worth sacrificing everything to pursue, then it should belong to everyone.
And so, within these blue-adorned ranks, the varied skin tones and garments blend into a harmonious and striking sight destined to live on in countless paintings...
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If you plan your war with the sole aim of killing the Sultan, everything you do will eventually backfire – you need to fight with the goal of controlling this country.
Using a tornado in the Sultan's palace is a good idea. People always expect potent and reliable omens during major events; and these storms and thunder should meet even the grandest opera's standards for a climactic backdrop.
Of course, you know stuff like astronomy or omens is entirely unreliable, because the day the Sultan lets you play the game, there is not a single omen.
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If you plan your war with the sole aim of killing the Sultan, everything you do will eventually backfire – you need to fight with the goal of controlling this country.
Using a tornado in the Sultan's palace is a good idea. People always expect potent and reliable omens during major events; and these storms and thunder should meet even the grandest opera's standards for a climactic backdrop.
Unfortunately, stories rarely follow your script: the court always has talents who dispel your magic and then casually use the thunderstorm to hurt your soldiers.
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If you plan your war with the sole aim of killing the Sultan, everything you do will eventually backfire – you need to fight with the goal of controlling this country.
[s5.name] and the soldiers, after fierce combat, finally seize the true heart of the country... Tax archives, legal documents, the scribe's library, and the national treasury, which you cannot open yet (most sacrifices were found near the treasury).
You casually pull out a tax report... Oh, my goodness, it's utterly abysmal; you quickly order the soldiers to kill anyone unauthorized who looks at the documents to prevent them from realizing that this country is hardly worth fighting for.
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If you plan your war with the sole aim of killing the Sultan, everything you do will eventually backfire – you need to fight with the goal of controlling this country.
[s5.name] loses most of the soldiers but finally seizes the true heart of the country... Tax archives, legal documents, the scribe's library, and the national treasury, which you cannot open yet (most sacrifices were found near the treasury).
"I hope all this sacrifice is worth it," [s5.name] says, and you quickly let [s5.gender] have a drink, to prevent him from realizing that this country is hardly worth fighting for.
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If you plan your war with the sole aim of killing the Sultan, everything you do will eventually backfire – you need to fight with the goal of controlling this country.
Now, with [s5.name]'s failure, you're a bit farther from the goal: after fierce indoor combat, the eunuchs guarding the imperial archives burned most documents... including tax records older than the entire nation's history. Well, think about it, you'd know the Sultan's accounts are a mess, but there's no time for mourning and lamenting; you still have a chance to seize the next target.
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If you plan your war with the sole aim of killing the Sultan, everything you do will eventually backfire – you need to fight with the goal of controlling this country.
Taking advantage of the narrow terrain and the enemy's cautious approach, [s5.name] almost single-handedly seizes the true heart of the country... Tax archives, legal documents, the scribe's archive.
That's quite an achievement... You casually pull out a tax report... Oh, dear... It's utterly abysmal; you quickly order [s10.name] to deliver the order to seal this place to prevent anyone from realizing this country is hardly worth fighting for.
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If you plan your war with the sole aim of killing the Sultan, everything you do will eventually backfire – you need to fight with the goal of controlling this country.
Now, with [s5.name]'s failure, you're a bit farther from the goal: after fierce indoor combat, the eunuchs guarding the imperial archives burned most documents... including tax records older than the entire nation's history. Well, think about it, you'd know the Sultan's accounts are a mess, but there's no time for mourning and lamenting; you still have a chance to seize the next target.
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You haven't truly controlled those administrators, which means the Sultan's system will continue to function – gradually gathering more troops than you have at your disposal.
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The trick is to think like your opponent – but that comes at a price.
The eunuchs of the inner court open the final gate to the Lapis Hall for you... An entire army should be here, fighting you to the death – How could they betray the Sultan? How does the Sultan rule this land when the empire's very heart brims with so many traitors?
Suddenly, you start to ponder some truly brutal thoughts... Good thing you're not the Sultan yet!
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The trick is to think like your opponent – but that comes at a price.
The eunuchs of the inner court open the final gate to the Lapis Hall for you... An entire army should be here, fighting you to the death – How could they betray the Sultan? How does the Sultan rule this land when the empire's very heart brims with so many traitors?
Suddenly, you start to ponder some truly brutal thoughts... Good thing you're not the Sultan yet!
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The trick is to think like your opponent – but that comes at a price.
The Sultan should join his army in the charge – if he does, a far bloodier battle surely erupts in the plaza before the Lapis Lazuli Hall. Why does the invincible Warrior King sit idle in the Audience Hall, watching his army get torn apart layer by layer? The more you dwell on this, the more you ache to confront the Sultan… Before the smoke from the blast even clears, you charge in.
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Nabhani, with his blue ribbon, joins the ranks of farmers. By all accounts, he should stand out among them, yet in his wake, more people wearing blue ribbons join the group – craftsmen, merchants, young nobles, monks, scholars, washerwomen, prostitutes... They differ in dress, age, gender, and race, coming from every corner of the city. Indeed, if that thing is truly so beautiful and worth sacrificing everything to pursue, then it should belong to everyone.
And so, within these blue-adorned ranks, the varied skin tones and garments blend into a harmonious and striking sight destined to live on in countless paintings...
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The trick is to think like your opponent – but that comes at a price.
The Sultan should join his army in the charge – if he does, a far bloodier battle surely erupts in the plaza before the Lapis Lazuli Hall. Why does the invincible Warrior King sit idle in the Audience Hall, watching his army get torn apart layer by layer? The more you dwell on this, the more you ache to confront the Sultan… Especially when storm and thunder roar in chorus.
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The trick is to think like your opponent – but that comes at a price.
The Sultan should join his army in the charge – if he does, a far bloodier battle surely erupts in the plaza before the Lapis Lazuli Hall. Why does the invincible Warrior King sit idle in the Audience Hall, watching his army get torn apart layer by layer? The more you dwell on this, the more you ache to confront the Sultan… Yet his elite warriors still stand firm against your assault – unshaken in the storm, as if they're the trial the Sultan has set for you.
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The trick is to think like your opponent – but that comes at a price.
The Sultan should join his army in the charge – if he does, a far bloodier battle surely erupts in the plaza before the Lapis Lazuli Hall. Why does the invincible Warrior King sit idle in the Audience Hall, watching his army get torn apart layer by layer? The more you dwell on this, the more you ache to confront the Sultan… When [s8.name] breaks through [s7.name]'s life-built blockade, you lead the charge, stepping over everyone, trampling on the blood.
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The trick is to think like your opponent – but that comes at a price.
The Sultan should join his army in the charge – if he does, a far bloodier battle surely erupts in the plaza before the Lapis Lazuli Hall. Why does the invincible Warrior King sit idle in the Audience Hall, watching his army get torn apart layer by layer? The more you dwell on this, the more you ache to confront the Sultan… When both sides’ soldiers are nearly wiped out, you surge forward alone, stepping over the bodies and charging through the blood.
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The trick is to think like your opponent – but that comes at a price.
The Sultan should join his army in the charge – if he does, a far bloodier battle surely erupts in the plaza before the Lapis Lazuli Hall. Why does the invincible Warrior King sit idle in the Audience Hall, watching his army get torn apart layer by layer? The more you dwell on this, the more you ache to confront the Sultan… His elite warriors still stubbornly block your attacks, but all you see are these sad tests arranged by the Sultan, not any of the bloodshed, not [s8.name]'s corpse.
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The trick is to think like your opponent – but that comes at a price.
The Sultan should join his army in the charge – if he does, a far bloodier battle surely erupts in the plaza before the Lapis Lazuli Hall. Why does the invincible Warrior King sit idle in the Audience Hall, watching his army get torn apart layer by layer? The more you dwell on this, the more you ache to confront the Sultan… You order [s8.name] to hold off the Sultan's troops at all costs, while you recklessly charge in alone.
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The trick is to think like your opponent – but that comes at a price.
The Sultan should join his army in the charge – if he does, a far bloodier battle surely erupts in the plaza before the Lapis Lazuli Hall. Why does the invincible Warrior King sit idle in the Audience Hall, watching his army get torn apart layer by layer? The more you dwell on this, the more you ache to confront the Sultan… You order [s8.name] to hold off the Sultan's troops at all costs, while you recklessly charge in alone.
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Giving up the frontal assault on the Lapis Lazuli Hall means losing the chance to duel with the Sultan.
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This rite is used as an event trigger for the following events.
Ending - Rebellion - Iron Guard BetrayedEnding - Rebellion - Storming the PalaceOutcome - Rebellion - Facing the Sultan