Tragedy Strikes
The "Tragedy Strikes" event in Stellaris — flavor, choices, and how to trigger it with the event console command.
Tragedy Strikes

Country event
… is dead. We have yet to determine the cause of death, but preliminary reports suggest natural causes. … was struck hard by the loss of … progeny. A period of national mourning has been decreed and we await the full results of the investigation into the cause of the heir's death.
The command below will trigger the "Tragedy Strikes" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:
- Worrying.
- …'s Paranoid Tyrant Trait worsens.
- Leads to event: Blinding Grief
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Tragedy Strikes (paragon.5061) connects.
Triggered by
- Order Restored
paragon.5060
Can lead to
- Blinding Grief
paragon.5062
Firing conditions
Show raw conditions
exists = ruler
ruler = { has_leader_flag = paragon_origin_legendary_leader }
NOT = { has_country_flag = paragon_origin_purges }