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⛓ Vying for Favor

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The Vying for Favor chain — 14 events linked by the game's EventLink graph, where a choice in one event makes the next eligible. Boxes are events (click to open the card); arrows are transitions (hover for the choice that triggers them). Structurally identical variants — the same event per rival/nation — are collapsed into one box with an ×N count.

By Our Borders → Calling for War • Order reserves of military equipment and experienced officers. • Order the construction of new barracks and ranges. By Our Borders → Fire and Dust • Order reserves of military equipment and experienced officers. • Order the construction of new barracks and ranges. By Our Borders → United Front • Order reserves of military equipment and experienced officers. • Order the construction of new barracks and ranges. By Our Borders → Rivals in Peace • Order reserves of military equipment and experienced officers. • Order the construction of new barracks and ranges. By Our Borders → Rivals at War • Order reserves of military equipment and experienced officers. • Order the construction of new barracks and ranges. Predestined Enemies? → Calling for War Predestined Enemies? → Fire and Dust Predestined Enemies? → United Front Predestined Enemies? → Rivals in Peace Predestined Enemies? → Rivals at War Ancestral Claim → Calling for War • I will show them how to take a city. • Raise a militia in the city to scare off the diplomats. Ancestral Claim → Fire and Dust • I will show them how to take a city. • Raise a militia in the city to scare off the diplomats. Ancestral Claim → United Front • I will show them how to take a city. • Raise a militia in the city to scare off the diplomats. Ancestral Claim → Rivals in Peace • I will show them how to take a city. • Raise a militia in the city to scare off the diplomats. Ancestral Claim → Rivals at War • I will show them how to take a city. • Raise a militia in the city to scare off the diplomats. Vying for Favor → Calling for War • Back down, for now. • Make peace with the tribe, no matter the cost. • The diplomats use the fear of your name to make the [rival] back off. Vying for Favor → Fire and Dust • Back down, for now. • Make peace with the tribe, no matter the cost. • The diplomats use the fear of your name to make the [rival] back off. Vying for Favor → United Front • Back down, for now. • Make peace with the tribe, no matter the cost. • The diplomats use the fear of your name to make the [rival] back off. Vying for Favor → Rivals in Peace • Back down, for now. • Make peace with the tribe, no matter the cost. • The diplomats use the fear of your name to make the [rival] back off. Vying for Favor → Rivals at War • Back down, for now. • Make peace with the tribe, no matter the cost. • The diplomats use the fear of your name to make the [rival] back off. Calling for War → Bitter Rivals • [rival] will pay for their crimes. Calling for War → Let the Land Burn • [rival] will pay for their crimes. Calling for War → Renewed Hope? • [rival] will pay for their crimes. Fire and Dust → Bitter Rivals • I will not add fuel to the fire. • Just wait until I take their cities. • Kill them all. Fire and Dust → Let the Land Burn • I will not add fuel to the fire. • Just wait until I take their cities. • Kill them all. Fire and Dust → Renewed Hope? • I will not add fuel to the fire. • Just wait until I take their cities. • Kill them all. United Front → Bitter Rivals • We will strike against these rivals. United Front → Let the Land Burn • We will strike against these rivals. United Front → Renewed Hope? • We will strike against these rivals. Bitter Rivals → No Surrender • Bring more generals to the field. • Focus on treating [character]. • Promise to have vengeance against [rival]. Bitter Rivals → Out of the Ashes • Bring more generals to the field. • Focus on treating [character]. • Promise to have vengeance against [rival]. Let the Land Burn → No Surrender • Loot the city, taking the centerpiece back to [city] in triumph. • Raze the city until nothing stands. • Waste no time, get you armies ready for the next assault. Let the Land Burn → Out of the Ashes • Loot the city, taking the centerpiece back to [city] in triumph. • Raze the city until nothing stands. • Waste no time, get you armies ready for the next assault. Renewed Hope? → No Surrender • Make no commitments to peace. Renewed Hope? → Out of the Ashes • Make no commitments to peace. By Our Borders Choose Ambition By Our Borders Predestined Enemies? Player Contact Predestined Enemies? Ancestral Claim Player Diplomacy Offer Ancestral Claim Vying for Favor Ambition Vying for Favor Rivals in Peace Choose Ambition Rivals in Peace Rivals at War Choose Ambition Rivals at War Calling for War Player War Offer Calling for War Fire and Dust Ambition Fire and Dust United Front Ambition United Front Bitter Rivals General Unit Killed Melee Bitter Rivals Let the Land Burn City Breached Let the Land Burn Renewed Hope? Ambition Renewed Hope? No Surrender New Turn No Surrender Out of the Ashes New Turn Out of the Ashes

Step by step

  1. L0 By Our Borders start Choose Ambition
    ↳ “Order reserves of military equipment and experienced officers.” / “Order the construction of new barracks and ranges.” → Calling for War
    ↳ “Order reserves of military equipment and experienced officers.” / “Order the construction of new barracks and ranges.” → Fire and Dust
    ↳ “Order reserves of military equipment and experienced officers.” / “Order the construction of new barracks and ranges.” → United Front
    ↳ “Order reserves of military equipment and experienced officers.” / “Order the construction of new barracks and ranges.” → Rivals in Peace
    ↳ “Order reserves of military equipment and experienced officers.” / “Order the construction of new barracks and ranges.” → Rivals at War
  2. L0 Predestined Enemies? start Player Contact
    ↳ may trigger → Calling for War
    ↳ may trigger → Fire and Dust
    ↳ may trigger → United Front
    ↳ may trigger → Rivals in Peace
    ↳ may trigger → Rivals at War
  3. L0 Ancestral Claim start Player Diplomacy Offer
    ↳ “I will show them how to take a city.” / “Raise a militia in the city to scare off the diplomats.” → Calling for War
    ↳ “I will show them how to take a city.” / “Raise a militia in the city to scare off the diplomats.” → Fire and Dust
    ↳ “I will show them how to take a city.” / “Raise a militia in the city to scare off the diplomats.” → United Front
    ↳ “I will show them how to take a city.” / “Raise a militia in the city to scare off the diplomats.” → Rivals in Peace
    ↳ “I will show them how to take a city.” / “Raise a militia in the city to scare off the diplomats.” → Rivals at War
  4. L0 Vying for Favor start Ambition
    ↳ “Back down, for now.” / “Make peace with the tribe, no matter the cost.” / “The diplomats use the fear of your name to make the [rival] back off.” → Calling for War
    ↳ “Back down, for now.” / “Make peace with the tribe, no matter the cost.” / “The diplomats use the fear of your name to make the [rival] back off.” → Fire and Dust
    ↳ “Back down, for now.” / “Make peace with the tribe, no matter the cost.” / “The diplomats use the fear of your name to make the [rival] back off.” → United Front
    ↳ “Back down, for now.” / “Make peace with the tribe, no matter the cost.” / “The diplomats use the fear of your name to make the [rival] back off.” → Rivals in Peace
    ↳ “Back down, for now.” / “Make peace with the tribe, no matter the cost.” / “The diplomats use the fear of your name to make the [rival] back off.” → Rivals at War
  5. L1 Rivals in Peace Choose Ambition
    ⛓ follows By Our Borders (Order reserves of military equipment and experienced officers. / Order the construction of new barracks and ranges.), Predestined Enemies? , Ancestral Claim (I will show them how to take a city. / Raise a militia in the city to scare off the diplomats.), Vying for Favor (Back down, for now. / Make peace with the tribe, no matter the cost. / The diplomats use the fear of your name to make the [rival] back off.)
  6. L1 Rivals at War Choose Ambition
    ⛓ follows By Our Borders (Order reserves of military equipment and experienced officers. / Order the construction of new barracks and ranges.), Predestined Enemies? , Ancestral Claim (I will show them how to take a city. / Raise a militia in the city to scare off the diplomats.), Vying for Favor (Back down, for now. / Make peace with the tribe, no matter the cost. / The diplomats use the fear of your name to make the [rival] back off.)
  7. L1 Calling for War Player War Offer
    ⛓ follows By Our Borders (Order reserves of military equipment and experienced officers. / Order the construction of new barracks and ranges.), Predestined Enemies? , Ancestral Claim (I will show them how to take a city. / Raise a militia in the city to scare off the diplomats.), Vying for Favor (Back down, for now. / Make peace with the tribe, no matter the cost. / The diplomats use the fear of your name to make the [rival] back off.)
    ↳ “[rival] will pay for their crimes.” → Bitter Rivals
    ↳ “[rival] will pay for their crimes.” → Let the Land Burn
    ↳ “[rival] will pay for their crimes.” → Renewed Hope?
  8. L1 Fire and Dust Ambition
    ⛓ follows By Our Borders (Order reserves of military equipment and experienced officers. / Order the construction of new barracks and ranges.), Predestined Enemies? , Ancestral Claim (I will show them how to take a city. / Raise a militia in the city to scare off the diplomats.), Vying for Favor (Back down, for now. / Make peace with the tribe, no matter the cost. / The diplomats use the fear of your name to make the [rival] back off.)
    ↳ “I will not add fuel to the fire.” / “Just wait until I take their cities.” / “Kill them all.” → Bitter Rivals
    ↳ “I will not add fuel to the fire.” / “Just wait until I take their cities.” / “Kill them all.” → Let the Land Burn
    ↳ “I will not add fuel to the fire.” / “Just wait until I take their cities.” / “Kill them all.” → Renewed Hope?
  9. L1 United Front Ambition
    ⛓ follows By Our Borders (Order reserves of military equipment and experienced officers. / Order the construction of new barracks and ranges.), Predestined Enemies? , Ancestral Claim (I will show them how to take a city. / Raise a militia in the city to scare off the diplomats.), Vying for Favor (Back down, for now. / Make peace with the tribe, no matter the cost. / The diplomats use the fear of your name to make the [rival] back off.)
    ↳ “We will strike against these rivals.” → Bitter Rivals
    ↳ “We will strike against these rivals.” → Let the Land Burn
    ↳ “We will strike against these rivals.” → Renewed Hope?
  10. L2 Bitter Rivals General Unit Killed Melee
    ⛓ follows Calling for War ([rival] will pay for their crimes.), Fire and Dust (I will not add fuel to the fire. / Just wait until I take their cities. / Kill them all.), United Front (We will strike against these rivals.)
    ↳ “Bring more generals to the field.” / “Focus on treating [character].” / “Promise to have vengeance against [rival].” → No Surrender
    ↳ “Bring more generals to the field.” / “Focus on treating [character].” / “Promise to have vengeance against [rival].” → Out of the Ashes
  11. L2 Let the Land Burn City Breached
    ⛓ follows Calling for War ([rival] will pay for their crimes.), Fire and Dust (I will not add fuel to the fire. / Just wait until I take their cities. / Kill them all.), United Front (We will strike against these rivals.)
    ↳ “Loot the city, taking the centerpiece back to [city] in triumph.” / “Raze the city until nothing stands.” / “Waste no time, get you armies ready for the next assault.” → No Surrender
    ↳ “Loot the city, taking the centerpiece back to [city] in triumph.” / “Raze the city until nothing stands.” / “Waste no time, get you armies ready for the next assault.” → Out of the Ashes
  12. L2 Renewed Hope? Ambition
    ⛓ follows Calling for War ([rival] will pay for their crimes.), Fire and Dust (I will not add fuel to the fire. / Just wait until I take their cities. / Kill them all.), United Front (We will strike against these rivals.)
    ↳ “Make no commitments to peace.” → No Surrender
    ↳ “Make no commitments to peace.” → Out of the Ashes
  13. L3 No Surrender New Turn
    ⛓ follows Bitter Rivals (Bring more generals to the field. / Focus on treating [character]. / Promise to have vengeance against [rival].), Let the Land Burn (Loot the city, taking the centerpiece back to [city] in triumph. / Raze the city until nothing stands. / Waste no time, get you armies ready for the next assault.), Renewed Hope? (Make no commitments to peace.)
  14. L3 Out of the Ashes New Turn
    ⛓ follows Bitter Rivals (Bring more generals to the field. / Focus on treating [character]. / Promise to have vengeance against [rival].), Let the Land Burn (Loot the city, taking the centerpiece back to [city] in triumph. / Raze the city until nothing stands. / Waste no time, get you armies ready for the next assault.), Renewed Hope? (Make no commitments to peace.)