Rulers can try to raise an attribute that is below 8 by selecting an appropriate objective and waiting for random ambition events to fire. Without Way of Life, this takes the form of an ambition to reach 8.
With Way of Life, these events instead require having a related focus, and having the attribute be below 8 even with the focus. The "+3" focus tends to have more such events: for example, war focus has five while hunting focus has one. (Each focus also provides ways to improve its attribute that do not require the attribute to be below 8.)
Martial Ambition
| ID | Name |
|---|---|
| 94000 | Toy Army |
| 94001 | Other Toy Army Enthusiasts |
| 94002 | Toy Army Tournament Begins |
| 94003 | Toy Army Tournament Defeat |
| 94004 | Toy Army Tournament Victory |
| 94005 | Street Ruffians |
| 94006 | Melee Lost |
| 94007 | Melee Won |
| 94010 | Drunken Warrior |
| 94011 | The Warrior is found |
| 94012 | Warrior is asked to teach |
| 94013 | Chopsticks |
| 94014 | Boat |
| 94015 | Training Done |
| 94016 | Training with the Guard |
| 94017 | Horsemanship |
| 94018 | Alexander/Ashoka the Great |
| 94019 | Further studies in strategy |
| Event | Ambition | Trigger Conditions | Possible Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toy Army | Improve Martial | Not Incapable Not a prisoner Not female Married |
+1 Martial +2 Martial, -10 Piety (requires Wroth) +2 Martial, -15 Prestige +3 Martial, +15 Prestige |
| Street Ruffians | Improve Martial | Not Incapable Not a prisoner |
Nothing +1 Martial, -15 Prestige +1 Martial, -10 Piety (requires Cruel) +1 Martial, -15 Prestige, -20 Piety (if Jain) +1 Martial, -30 Piety (requires Cruel, if Jain) +2 Martial, +15 Prestige +2 Martial, +15 Prestige, -20 Piety (if Jain) |
| Drunken Warrior | Improve Martial | Not Incapable Not a prisoner |
Nothing -50 Wealth, +1 Martial, -15 Prestige (requires Wroth) -50 Wealth, +4 Martial, +15 Prestige -50 Wealth, +4 Martial, +15 Prestige, Remove Weak (if Weak) |
| Training with the Guard | Improve Martial | Not Incapable Not a prisoner |
+1 Martial |
| Horsemanship | Improve Martial | Not Incapable Not a prisoner |
+1 Martial |
| Alexander the Great | Improve Martial | Not Incapable Not a prisoner Capital is not within the empires of Rajastan, Bengal, Deccan, or Persia |
+1 Martial |
Stewardship Ambition
| ID | Name |
|---|---|
| 94050 | The Inn |
| 94051 | The Inn's name |
| 94052 | Salt the turnips |
| 94053 | Entertainment |
| 94054 | Clergyman |
| 94055 | Bard |
| 94056 | Eunuch |
| 94057 | Wild Ass |
| 94058 | Salt Disaster |
| 94059 | Salt Profit |
| 94060 | Opening Night Over |
| 94065 | The Garden |
| 94066 | Gardening Done |
| 94070 | Land Survey |
| 94071 | Survey Complete |
| 94072 | Bookkeeping |
| 94073 | Delegation |
| 94074 | Servant Staff |
Learning Ambition
| ID | Name |
|---|---|
| 94080 | The Flying Machine |
| 94081 | Studies |
| 94082 | Enlist Pilot |
| 94083 | Otis Flies |
| 94092 | al-Otis Flies (Muslim version) |
| 94084 | Meldrick Flies |
| 94093 | Ba'ah al-Drik Flies (Muslim version) |
| 94085 | Dog Flies |
| 94086 | Otis Aftermath |
| 94094 | al-Otis Aftermath (Muslim version) |
| 94087 | Meldrick Aftermath |
| 94095 | Ba'ah al-Drik Aftermath (Muslim version) |
| 94088 | Dog Aftermath |
| 94089 | Otis Second Attempt |
| 94096 | al-Otis Second Attempt (Muslim version) |
| 94090 | Meldrick Second Attempt |
| 94097 | Ba'ah al-Drik Second Attempt |
| 94091 | Aftermath |
| 94098 | Augustine |
| 94099 | Finished Reading |
| 94100 | The Shahnameh |
| 94101 | Finished Reading |
| 94102 | Hermit |
| 94103 | Arrival |
| 94104 | The Old Man Appears |
| 94105 | The Cave |
| 94106 | Leaving |
| 94107 | Roman Engineering |
| 94108 | Philosophy |
| 94109 | Astronomy |
Diplomacy Ambition
| ID | Name |
|---|---|
| 94110 | The Feud |
| 94111 | The Conference (Choice 1) |
| 94112 | Appeal to reason |
| 94113 | Flatter them (Choice 2A) |
| 94114 | Find common ground (Choice 2B) |
| 94115 | Their patriotic duty |
| 94116 | Soothe tempers |
| 94117 | Threaten violence |
| 94118 | Lambast childish behavior |
| 94119 | Fight! |
| 94120 | Peace In Our Time |
| 94125 | The Mirror |
| 94126 | Practise Done |
| 94130 | The Suicide |
| 94131 | Approaching the Jumper |
| 94132 | Man Grabbed |
| 94133 | Jumping |
| 94134 | Jumping Aftermath |
| 94135 | Man Pulled Inside |
| 94136 | Talk Successful |
| 94137 | Talk Failure |
| 94138 | Town Crier |
| 94139 | Foreign Cultures |
| 94156 | Old Diplomat |
Intrigue Ambition
| ID | Name |
|---|---|
| 94140 | The Necklace |
| 94141 | The Theft |
| 94142 | Cook's Wife |
| 94143 | Cook's Wife, Theft Discovered |
| 94144 | Cook's Wife Caught |
| 94145 | Cook's Wife Aftermath |
| 94146 | Cook's Wife Forgotten |
| 94147 | Cook's Wife Dead |
| 94148 | Cook's Wife Alive |
| 94149 | Servant |
| 94150 | Servant, Theft Discovered |
| 94151 | Servant Caught |
| 94152 | Servant Aftermath |
| 94553 | Servant Forgotten |
| 94554 | Servant Dead |
| 94155 | Servant Alive |
| 94160 | Gossip |
| 94161 | Gossip learned |
| 94165 | Old Spymaster |
| 94166 | Visit |
| 94167 | Agreed to teach |
| 94168 | Training complete |
| 94169 | Alchemy |
| 94172 | Improved Bodygard [sic] |
| 94173 | Old Assasin |
Decadence Ambition
| ID | Name |
|---|---|
| 94170 | Berber Life |
| 94171 | Living with Berbers |
| 94175 | The Bandit Camp |
| 94176 | Sneak up on Camp |
| 94177 | The Fight |
| 94178 | Fight Aftermath |
| 94180 | The Hunt |
| 94181 | The Hunt Begins |
| 94182 | No Sign of the Beast |
| 94183 | Hunt is Abandoned |
| 94184 | Coming Home |
| 94185 | Couriers |
| 94816 | Palace Stripped of Luxuries |
| 94187 | Brothels Closed |