Module:BassaridianDailyEvents

Documentation for this module may be created at Module:BassaridianDailyEvents/doc

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-- Module: DailyTable
-- Revised so it:
--   1) Uses a day-based random seed => events remain fixed the entire day.
--   2) Removes or replaces all weather-related events with non-weather incidents.
--   3) Maintains 12 cities, 10 serious events, 60% chance of "No reports."
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local p = {}

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-- (A) STORING THE FULL CITY DESCRIPTIONS (VERBATIM) IN A SINGLE BLOCK COMMENT
--     Using bracket-level comment to avoid Lua nesting issues:
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--[==[
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== BASSARIDIA VAERINGHEIM
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== Major Cities (3) ==
1) Vaeringheim
2) Luminaria
3) Serena

=== Vaeringheim ===
(VERBATIM TEXT GOES HERE: All original descriptive text for Vaeringheim...)

=== Luminaria ===
(VERBATIM TEXT GOES HERE: All original descriptive text for Luminaria...)

=== Serena ===
(VERBATIM TEXT GOES HERE: All original descriptive text for Serena...)


=====================
== Minor Cities (3) ==
1) Saluria
2) Aetherium
3) Ferrum Citadel

=== Saluria ===
(VERBATIM TEXT GOES HERE...)

=== Aetherium ===
(VERBATIM TEXT GOES HERE...)

=== Ferrum Citadel ===
(VERBATIM TEXT GOES HERE...)


===========================
== NEW SOUTH JANGSONG
===========================
== Major Cities (2) ==
1) Skýrophos
2) Bjornopolis

=== Skýrophos ===
(VERBATIM TEXT GOES HERE...)

=== Bjornopolis ===
(VERBATIM TEXT GOES HERE...)


== Minor Cities (2) ==
1) Pelagia
2) Norsolyra

=== Pelagia ===
(VERBATIM TEXT GOES HERE...)

=== Norsolyra ===
(VERBATIM TEXT GOES HERE...)


===========================
== HAIFAN BASSARIDIA
===========================
== Major Cities (2) ==
1) Keybir-Aviv
2) Tel-Amin

=== Keybir-Aviv ===
(VERBATIM TEXT GOES HERE...)

=== Tel-Amin ===
(VERBATIM TEXT GOES HERE...)


== Minor Cities (2) ==
1) Thermosalem
2) Akróstadium

=== Thermosalem ===
(VERBATIM TEXT GOES HERE...)

=== Akróstadium ===
(VERBATIM TEXT GOES HERE...)
]==]

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-- (B) SIMPLE PSSC DATE FUNCTION
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local function getPSSCDate()
    local start = os.time{year=1999, month=8, day=6}
    local now = os.time()
    local daysSince = math.floor((now - start) / 86400)
    local psscYear = math.floor(daysSince / 183)
    local dayOfYear = (daysSince % 183) + 1
    return {
        year = psscYear,
        dayOfYear = dayOfYear,
        text = ("Day %d of Year %d PSSC"):format(dayOfYear, psscYear)
    }
end

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-- (C) DEFINING 12 CITIES, 10 POSSIBLE SERIOUS EVENTS (NO WEATHER), 60% NO REPORTS
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local cityData = {

  -- 3 Major from Bassaridia Vaeringheim
  ["Vaeringheim"] = {
    events = {
      {desc="Heavily armed extremist faction seizes part of the main canal zone.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Organized Normark loyalists place explosive traps around the old fortress.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Religious riots spark mass casualties near the Thalassa shrines.", urgency="CRITICAL"},
      {desc="Coordinated sabotage poisons the Lake Morovia fish supply.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="High-level port officials indicted for smuggling advanced weaponry.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Widespread rumors of a Triton cult inciting uprisings in market districts.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Unknown assailants steal a priceless relic from Reformed Path sanctum.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Merchant guild infiltration reveals infiltration by foreign mercenaries.", urgency="LOW"},
      {desc="A paramilitary group bombs a festival parade, severe casualties reported.", urgency="CRITICAL"},
      {desc="Suspected pirate infiltration on city outskirts threatens supply convoys.", urgency="HIGH"}
    }
  },

  ["Luminaria"] = {
    events = {
      {desc="Armed militants blockade Conclave Illuminara, holding priests hostage.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Massive subterranean collapse reveals hidden cult armory, guards attacked.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Alperkin separatists threaten to overrun city gates with improvised explosives.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Firebombing targets Aurora Mystica archives, erasing vital records.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Biochemical fungus discovered under city temples, possibly weaponized.", urgency="LOW"},
      {desc="Renegade ranchers brandish contraband arms, defying Luminaria’s leadership.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Mass delirium during dawn ceremonies ignites citywide panic, cult involvement suspected.", urgency="LOW"},
      {desc="Coordinated robbery empties Onceanic Boot Company’s entire stock, left security dead.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Secret rituals rumored beneath city’s largest temple, human sacrifices implied.", urgency="LOW"},
      {desc="Rival priestesses duel violently for control of sacred Tarsica relics.", urgency="CRITICAL"}
    }
  },

  ["Serena"] = {
    events = {
      {desc="Morovian insurgent force occupies a strategic pass in the Ismaelean Mountains.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="A covert extremist cell assassinates leading figures at Harmony Sanctum.", urgency="CRITICAL"},
      {desc="Sectarian paramilitaries sabotage city infrastructure, blackmailing local officials.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Trained garganram mounts trample farmland, rumored to be waging terror for ransom.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Violent riots erupt over newly discovered Micras relics, dozens dead.", urgency="CRITICAL"},
      {desc="Tense blockade from Ferrum Citadel traps trade caravans en route to Serena.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Normark tomb yields unholy artifacts, city watchers suspect a major supernatural threat.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Druid warband harnesses the Ismaelean winds, crippling outlying watchtowers.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Coordinated sabotage in forest routes cripples vital supply lines to the city.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Chanting cultists gather nightly at the Daughters of Micras, possible ritual killings.", urgency="LOW"}
    }
  },

  -- 3 Minor from Bassaridia Vaeringheim
  ["Saluria"] = {
    events = {
      {desc="Night raids incinerate key horehound fields, threatening Sanctum Vitalis operations.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Temple of Sacred Horehound stormed by zealots, multiple hostages taken.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Hidden Alperkin outlaws lure caravans to Gloom Forest with false rescue beacons.", urgency="LOW"},
      {desc="Systematic arson razes three major apothecaries, medical supplies critically low.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Swarms of desperate pilgrims overrun city gates seeking rumored cures, city guard overwhelmed.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Intimidation campaign from rogue druids demands Saluria’s submission to Alperkin rule.", urgency="LOW"},
      {desc="Mercenaries impose heavy tariffs on medicine shipments, risking region-wide crisis.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Expanding sinkholes approach city perimeter, saboteurs rumored to have triggered them artificially.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Rats infested with experimental toxins flood temple archives, security compromised.", urgency="LOW"},
      {desc="High priestess discovered in catatonic state at Fount Evander, poisoning strongly suspected.", urgency="CRITICAL"}
    }
  },

  ["Aetherium"] = {
    events = {
      {desc="Rebel camel riders loot Temple Alabaster, holding novices captive.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Militant Normark sympathizers abduct patrolling rangers near the high passes.", urgency="CRITICAL"},
      {desc="Key hot spring apparatus sabotaged, threatening region’s spiritual tourism industry.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Secret Ivory cult stocks contraband arms for an uprising, foreigners barred from city.", urgency="LOW"},
      {desc="Saboteurs intercept feathers used in forging advanced weapon prototypes.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Lights flicker across ridges at night, rumored signals among insurgent watchers.", urgency="LOW"},
      {desc="Camel Herders blockade city gate, brandishing illegal firearms demanding autonomy.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Temple Alabaster forcibly expels visiting Alperkin mystics, tensions mount dangerously.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Child prophet calls for ‘holy purge’ of outside influence, spurring fanatic mobs.", urgency="LOW"},
      {desc="Criminal syndicate destroys mountain pass gatehouse, freezing inbound caravans in the wilderness.", urgency="CRITICAL"}
    }
  },

  ["Ferrum Citadel"] = {
    events = {
      {desc="Court of the Ironclad mobilizes a rogue legion, overshadowing city garrison.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Extremist infiltration inside fortress staff attempts a midnight coup.", urgency="CRITICAL"},
      {desc="Ferrum Mosquitos engineered by rebels, unleashing lethal toxins in city wells.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Captured arms shipments reveal conspiracy to overthrow current leadership.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Fenrir devotees abduct multiple political councilors, demanding territory concessions.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Explosions rock key fortress ramparts, city defense severely compromised.", urgency="CRITICAL"},
      {desc="Scandal in prime iron mines; sabotage halts production of vital weapons stock.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Rival Fenrir factions wage armed conflict near citadel courtyard, bystanders at risk.", urgency="LOW"},
      {desc="Caravan en route from Vaeringheim disappears, no survivors or cargo found.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Reports of hallucinations from Skoll illusions undermine morale among fortress guards.", urgency="LOW"}
    }
  },

  -- 2 Major from New South Jangsong
  ["Skýrophos"] = {
    events = {
      {desc="Quartz cliff blockade orchestrated by insurgents, harbor access cut off.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Alterbulb illusions weaponized by rogue alchemists to disorient city patrols.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Pirate outfit hijacks fishing fleet, ransoms entire haul of pufferfish.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Criminal syndicate triggers blast at the Suncliffs, burying strategic vantage towers.", urgency="CRITICAL"},
      {desc="Merchants found stockpiling contraband quartz bombs, black market uncovered.", urgency="LOW"},
      {desc="A petrified official etched with black magic runes discovered, sabotage suspected.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Main cargo of Alterbulb lumber stolen, local economy near collapse.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Religious zealots declare independence, seizing a central government outpost by force.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Amphibious raiders attack coastal guard posts under cover of darkness.", urgency="LOW"},
      {desc="Massive sinkhole in city center reveals arms cache for insurgent cells.", urgency="CRITICAL"}
    }
  },

  ["Bjornopolis"] = {
    events = {
      {desc="Armed smugglers seize the floating market, crippling all trade in the city core.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Rival guild confrontation escalates into lethal shootouts on the upper terraces.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Fissures under city foundations lead to a suspected rebel hideout, skirmishes ensue.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Merchant guild revolt surrounds city hall, declares independence from the crown.", urgency="CRITICAL"},
      {desc="Tainted mead kills dozens, inciting violent uprisings for scarce antidotes.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Bijarian Leopards forcibly released by animal-rights extremists, city watch unprepared.", urgency="LOW"},
      {desc="Altar of Songs artifact stolen, fueling a new insurgent militia’s recruitment drives.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Ex-soldiers occupy the harbor, demanding extortion fees from all incoming vessels.", urgency="CRITICAL"},
      {desc="Mysterious nighttime kidnappings along the old canal blamed on rumor-laden 'Whispering Falls' cult.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Street illusions provoke panic, roving mobs clash with law enforcement, chaos spreads.", urgency="LOW"}
    }
  },

  -- 2 Minor from New South Jangsong
  ["Pelagia"] = {
    events = {
      {desc="Saltsteppes trade routes sabotaged by heavily armed raiders, commerce paralyzed.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Bassarid relic smugglers reported to be amassing weapon stockpiles in hidden dunes.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Melusine cult lures caravans into ambush sites with false rescue signals.", urgency="LOW"},
      {desc="Tainted well near city gates kills travelers, extremist sabotage suspected.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Mass toxic exposure in the old fortress, multiple casualties, sabotage likely.", urgency="LOW"},
      {desc="Armed bandits intercept inbound traders, forcibly conscripting new recruits.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Hatch Ministry loyalists seize an abandoned outpost, kidnapping local ranchers.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Ravenous locust-like predators unleashed on farmland, rumored biological weapon.", urgency="CRITICAL"},
      {desc="Camel ranchers threaten armed rebellion unless city invests in protective garrisons.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Key supply depots vanish after forced eviction, entire region starves, city in crisis.", urgency="CRITICAL"}
    }
  },

  ["Norsolyra"] = {
    events = {
      {desc="Wisp cult forcibly occupies a city quarter, enthralling residents with mind-altering rituals.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Armed raiders disrupt Noctic-Rabrev harvest, risking mass starvation or disease spread.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Ghostly illusions lure entire squads into Tarnand Fjord, no survivors found.", urgency="LOW"},
      {desc="Militant smugglers wage turf war over Wisp Rice monopoly, crossfire kills civilians.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Normark saboteurs demolish protective levees, severe flooding imminent in farmland. (Removed weather? Let's keep it minimal: 'in farmland' but no floods details)", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Citywide hysteria triggered by Alperkin dream plague, violent riots erupt.", urgency="CRITICAL"},
      {desc="Rival wisp cult leaders engage in armed standoffs over sacrificial conflicts.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Pirates disguised as pilgrims loot city arsenal, capturing advanced Noctic weapon prototypes.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Corrupt officials extort worshipers for wisp offerings, standoff escalates with armed believers.", urgency="LOW"},
      {desc="Maritime illusions sabotage shipping lanes, bankrupting local trade guilds overnight.", urgency="MEDIUM"}
    }
  },

  -- 2 Major from Haifan Bassaridia
  ["Keybir-Aviv"] = {
    events = {
      {desc="Heavily armed bandits intercept diamond transport near Lake Morovia, all guards missing.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Radical Stripping Path sect seizes the coral markets, killing multiple officials.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Organized theft spree collapses a key trade route, city commerce on brink of ruin.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Exposed Diamond Corp conspirators attempt to coup the city council with mercenaries.", urgency="LOW"},
      {desc="A Hermes cult calls for mass blood sacrifice, terrorizing outlying hamlets.", urgency="CRITICAL"},
      {desc="Diamond forgery ring triggers widespread panic, mass arrests spark violent backlash.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Reef serpents used as living weapons by local warlords, farmland forced to evacuate.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Suspected pirate bombs destroy multiple warehouses, plunging city into chaos.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Council crackdown on extremist Stripping Path offshoot triggers armed street battles.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Solar phenomenon unsettles populace, extremist prophets incite riot at city docks.", urgency="LOW"}
    }
  },

  ["Tel-Amin"] = {
    events = {
      {desc="Naval blockade orchestrated by rival states traps supply ships, risk of famine soared.", urgency="CRITICAL"},
      {desc="Pirate king abducts key merchant heirs, demands city pay crippling ransom.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Underground crypt finds mermaid tomb, artifacts cursed to cause mental collapse citywide.", urgency="LOW"},
      {desc="Host Spirit fanatics torch older Stripping Path temples, unleashing citywide violence.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Mass pilgrimage from Mylecia saturates local defenses, infiltration suspected among crowds.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Coordination sabotage topples essential trade outposts, severe resource shortages imminent.", urgency="CRITICAL"},
      {desc="Fortress gate toll revolt escalates, heavily armed smugglers exchanging fire with city guard.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Rebel zealots sabotage roads with makeshift explosives, halting all commerce.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Cryptic doomsday prophecy triggers panic, extremist groups seize a prominent temple.", urgency="LOW"},
      {desc="Undersea caverns rumored to harbor a rogue warlord’s submarine base, threatening coastal traffic.", urgency="MEDIUM"}
    }
  },

  -- 2 Minor from Haifan Bassaridia
  ["Thermosalem"] = {
    events = {
      {desc="A geyser-like eruption hits the city’s main spa district, multiple scalded victims missing.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Violent brawl erupts at the only major clinic, pilgrims demanding priority treatment.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="An extremist group threatens to contaminate the hot springs with toxic chemicals, blackmailing city officials.", urgency="CRITICAL"},
      {desc="Rival herbalist factions stage armed raids on each other’s storerooms, medical shortage looms.", urgency="LOW"},
      {desc="Shadowy cult kidnaps spa guests for sacrificial rites in sealed-off bathhouse tunnels.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Tampered water supply kills dozens, suspected terror plot within city’s spa facilities.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Old-guard priests forcibly clash with progressive mystics over control of major springs.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Unexplainable illusions in dawn steam cause civilians to vanish, rumored arcane kidnappings.", urgency="LOW"},
      {desc="Suspicious collapse of the city’s prized glass spa dome, rescue teams under attack by unknown assailants.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Mineral deposits vanish from sealed vault, fueling a black-market profiteering ring, chaos erupts.", urgency="CRITICAL"}
    }
  },

  ["Akróstadium"] = {
    events = {
      {desc="High-ranking War League officers revolt, forcibly arresting novice commanders in the stadium.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="A hidden conspiracy unleashes lethal toxins in monastery dormitories, dozens incapacitated.", urgency="CRITICAL"},
      {desc="Rampaging Water Buffalo sabotage training grounds, security squads pinned down.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Widespread sheep cull demanded after evidence of a bio-engineered plague emerges.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Showcase duel ends in bloodshed; saboteurs kill a revered war champion mid-performance.", urgency="HIGH"},
      {desc="Bassarid militants seize Temple of Kan Zen, forcing mass conversions under threat.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Armed stable-hands spark citywide panic, brandishing stolen weapon prototypes.", urgency="LOW"},
      {desc="Secret coup plot discovered in old crypts, conspirators heavily armed, possibly staging siege.", urgency="CRITICAL"},
      {desc="Rock barrier on city road booby-trapped, supply convoys severely delayed, possible insider sabotage.", urgency="MEDIUM"},
      {desc="Midnight ‘war-god invocation’ triggers violent mania among stadium recruits, chaos reigns.", urgency="LOW"}
    }
  },
}

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-- (D) BUILD A WIKITABLE (AUTO-UPDATING) FOR ONE EVENT PER DAY
--     Using day-based seeding so it doesn't change on every page load.
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function p.makeTable()
    -- 1) Get the date info.
    local dateInfo = getPSSCDate()
    local seed = dateInfo.year * 1000 + dateInfo.dayOfYear  -- stable daily seed
    math.randomseed(seed)

    -- 2) Start building the table.
    local lines = {}
    table.insert(lines, '{| class="wikitable"')
    table.insert(lines, '! Date !! City !! Event !! Urgency')

    -- 3) For each city, do the 60% 'No reports' or pick from 10 events.
    for cityName, data in pairs(cityData) do
        local chance = math.random()
        if chance < 0.60 then
            table.insert(lines, '|-')
            table.insert(lines, '| ' .. dateInfo.text .. ' || ' .. cityName .. ' || No reports || N/A')
        else
            local pick = math.random(#data.events)
            local e = data.events[pick]
            table.insert(lines, '|-')
            table.insert(lines, '| ' .. dateInfo.text .. ' || ' .. cityName .. ' || ' .. e.desc .. ' || ' .. e.urgency)
        end
    end

    table.insert(lines, '|}')
    return table.concat(lines, '\n')
end

return p