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Memento mori / All the deaths
By Miraglyth
An album of all 29 deaths in the game.
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Category: Achievements, Secrets, Story or Lore, Walkthroughs
Languages: English
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Guide Index
Overview
Introduction 
1. Drown 
2. Burn at the stake 
3. Imprisonment 
4. Safety 
5. Reverence 
6. Disease 
7. Paganism 
8. Sacrifice 
9. Espionage 
10. Invasion 
11. Patricide 
12. Beheading 
13. Communism 
14. Abandonment 
15. Gravity 
16. Heartbreak 
17. Gluttony 
18. Disgrace 
19. Exile 
20. Duelled 
21. Traps 
22. Adventures 
23. Trick the devil 
24. Perpetual curse 
25. Endless suicide 
26. Dragon fire 
27. Archery 
28. Alcoholism 
29. Punishment 
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Introduction
A fully illustrated and quoted album of the game's Memento mori section.

Features detail about how to get each of these deaths, divided into five types:
  • Standard death: Regular stat-related deaths.
  • Non-standard death: Stat-related deaths with additional conditions.
  • Event death: Deaths caused by cards directly.
  • Combat death: Being killed in a duel.
  • Ending: One of the game's endings.
Complete up to version the March 2017 update.
(This is the latest update as of January 2018).
1. Drown
You fall into cold water violently. Panicked, you try to escape the tide, in vain.
Event death:
Run towards the sound of water during the kidnap escape sequence.

The new oligarchy forces you to exile. On the boat, a disgruntled soldier pushes you overboard. You drown quickly.
Non-standard death:
Let Treasury reach 0 while Army is very low.
2. Burn at the stake
You're sentenced to be burnt alive. Your name is erased from books and buildings.
Event death:
Anger the church. Two methods to accomplish this:

Method 1:
  1. If the Achbishop says "You are under arrest. You have broken the commandments of the blessed Church.", reply "Go to hell!".
Method 2:
  1. If The Priest says "You know Who rules above men and Kings!" reply "It's certainly not you."
  2. A few years later he will invite you to a crypt. Either answer here works.
  3. The next card, reply "Explain yourself!"
The new oligarchy wanted to keep you as their straw man. But the Church condemned you to be burnt alive.
Non-standard death:
Let Treasury reach 0 while Church is very low.
3. Imprisonment
The army locks you up in the tallest tower of the castle where you will decay to rags and bones.
Standard death:
Let Army reach 100.

Did you find your way out of the dungeon? Maybe, but your power is no more and a new King is on the rise.
Event death:
Survive and remain in The Dungeon until all stats reach 0.

You will languish in prison until people forget you ever existed.
Event death:
When The General says "Our engineers have designed a new weapon, would you like to see what it does?", reply "Yes". (This may follow a decision of lacking faith in The General).
4. Safety
Your reign ends there but no one harms you. You die many years later praised and well remembered.
Standard death:
Let People reach 100.

You die in your bed a couple of days later. Some people mourn you.
Event death:
Suffer an accident while hunting and reply "Let me rest."

No one saw you again after that day. Only your crown remained.
Event death:
When The Witch offers white magic, choose Happiness and then to remove the crown.
5. Reverence
In the end, you die, mourned by all your subjects. Your name is praised, your tomb becomes a shrine.
Event death:
Survive for too long! Eventually you succumb to a natural death of old age.

Will likely be encountered multiple times while trying to survive 100 years, but can be assisted by the following decisions to detriment your lifespan:
  • Refusing The Homonculus' potion of youth.
  • Playing in earlier years with (allegedly) reduced natural lifespan.
  • Refusing The doctor's hygienic advice (allegedly).
  • Refusing the blue mushroom (allegedly).
  • Accepting cake (allegedly).

You manage to kill the dragon with excalibur but are badly wounded in the process. You're given the funeral of a true hero.
Event death:
Insist on fighting The Dragon while in possession of Excalibur.
6. Disease
You die alone, rotting away in your bed.
Event death:
Suffer gangrene from a hunting accident.

A terrible plague followed the doctor's experiments on convicts. You're among the first to rot.
Event death:
Let The Doctor test exotic new poisons.

The plague has finally entered the castle where it is quite effective at wiping out a large part of the court, you included.
Non-standard death:
Let People reach 0 during the Black Death.
7. Paganism
A pagan mob murdered you during your escape attempt.
Standard death:
Let Church reach 0.
8. Sacrifice
The Church decided you would make a great martyr. They tore you limb from limb.
Standard death:
Let Church reach 100.
9. Espionage
You're poisoned by [name], your treacherous brother-in-law, who was working for the invaders all this time.
Non-standard death:
Let Army reach 0 while The Rival is visiting.
10. Invasion
You lead the last remnants of your army and die on the steps of the throne.
Standard death:
Let Army reach 0.
11. Patricide
General [name] is quickly overthrown by Prince [name] who, even more quickly, hangs you. Your own son.
Non-standard death:
Let Army reach 100 after The Prince has been introduced in that life.
12. Beheading
You're the final victim of the mysterious murderer of the dungeon.
Non-standard death:
Let Army reach 100 while the serial killer is at large.
13. Communism
You're horribly tortured by the mob to reveal where you hide the treasure.
Non-standard death:
Let People reach 0 while Treasury is high but not 100.
14. Abandonment
The castle is ransacked, your court disperses and you're left with pigeons to rule over.
Standard death:
Let People reach 0.
15. Gravity
The mob is increasingly violent and has set fire to your apartments. You die jumping from the window.
Non-standard death:
Let People reach 100 while... owning apartments...?

(I'm still trying to sleuth out the other requirements for this one. Thusfar I've only seen it once, while my items were Silk Road and Colonies, and with no card decision I can recall that would have caused it. Maybe the in-progress construction of a cathedral...?)
16. Heartbreak
You die in your bed from an embarrassing heart attack.
Non-standard death:
Let Treasury reach 100 with a Lover.
17. Gluttony
You eat so much that you end up choking. Everyone is drunk so your death is only noticed the following morning.
Standard death:
Let Treasury reach 100.
(This may cause deaths 17, 27 or 28; it appears to be random which occurs.)
18. Disgrace
You're tortured and your body is thrown to the dogs. Your name becomes an insult.
Standard death:
Let Treasury reach 0 while the average of other stats is low.
19. Exile
The new oligarchy forces you to exile.
Standard death:
Let Treasury reach 0 while the average of other stats is not low.

While you were busy preparing his arrival, the King of the West invaded your country then sent you into exile.
Event death:
While the King of the West is preparing to visit, say "Good idea" to The Priest and The General to cause an infinite loop; saying "Let's do both" to either causes this death.
20. Duelled
You bleed to death on the filthy dungeon floor.
Combat death:
Lose a duel to The Skeleton.

This becomes impossible if the skeleton has been befriended.

You bleed to death at your son's feet, that traitor!
Combat death:
Lose a duel to The Prince.

To access this duel: When The Farmer wails that cows are producing blood, choose The Doctor (instead of The Priest) to investigate. 2 years later he will accuse The Prince; select "Prince [name]!" and then either answer.

Before collapsing, you hear [name] whisper They are all dead... My children.
Combat death:
Lose a duel to The Barbarian.

This duel is exceptionally rare; after vikings attack, select either "Attack" or "Defend". An indeterminate number of years later the war will be won; opt to kill them. Another indeterminate number of years later The Barbarian will curse you, and an indeterminate number of years after that he will challenge you; do not flee, and purposefully try to lose the duel.
21. Traps
Your agony is long and painful. And the rats...
Event death:
Find a trap in The Dungeon.

Arsenic doors that do not follow Fire doors reliably contain traps.
22. Adventures
You decide to slip out of the castle in the dead of night. What happened to you? A lot of mysterious adventures.
Event death:
During a ten-year peace period, select "Escape".
23. Trick the devil
You broke the curse. Well done!
Ending:
One of the three endings of the game.
Unlocks an achievement: The End n°3.

Spoiler: This is accomplished by using the final curse from 1998 on The Skeleton.
24. Perpetual curse
You didn't break the curse. Try again!
Ending:
One of the three endings of the game.
Unlocks an achievement: The End n°1.

Waste the 1998 Death Wish, then when the Spirit of the Fallen that appears at the start of the next life asks "The Devil is gone. We're stuck here for ever. Are you not tired of this?" reply "Yes".
25. Endless suicide
It never ended.
Ending:
One of the three endings of the game.
Unlocks an achievement: The End n°2.

Use the 1998 Death Wish on the Spirit of the Fallen that appears at the start of the next life.
26. Dragon fire
The dragon is really dangerous after all.
Event death:
Insist on fighting The Dragon.

The dragon is really dangerous after all.
Event death:
When The Black Bird brings the message "A dragon is said to have planned the invasion of your treasury." answer "Must be a lizard." followed by "En garde!"
27. Archery
During the party, someone started an archery game. It didn't end well for you.
Standard death:
Let Treasury reach 100.
(This may cause deaths 17, 27 or 28; it appears to be random which occurs.)
28. Alcoholism
A huge cask of strong ale was brought into the castle. Too drunk, you fell in during the party.
Standard death:
Let Treasury reach 100.
(This may cause deaths 17, 27 or 28; it appears to be random which occurs.)
29. Punishment
You're waking up a few days later under a burning sun, paralyzed, slowly eaten by giant red ants.
Event death:
After The Homonculus has been given the Frozen Blood, during a crusade The Foreign Princess may say "I know you're looking for something in Lamascus. I can help you find it, but you have to make a promise to me." Answer "Yes" three times. The next time you start a crusade (even in a future life), this death will be given 5 years later.
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abesietzema 30 Aug, 2024 @ 4:13pm 
My explanation on the more complicated deaths: (Part 3)

Death 27 - The average of the other stats need to be decently high.

Death 28 - This is guaranteed to happen if you either have the old age effect or you allow either the doctor or the monk to make alchohol. (Unless if you have the lover effect.) Otherwise, this has a 30% chance.

Death 29 - This death is part of the Kloc strawberry route, which is why it's so hard to get. Basically if you have met Kloc in the dungeon previously, (It doesn't matter if it's in this reign or a previous reign.) then start a crusade, then the Foreign Princess will tell you that you must never harm her country again before she takes you to the Vase to get the strawberry. If you're in a crusade after this, the Foreign Princess may randomly appear to force this death.
abesietzema 30 Aug, 2024 @ 4:13pm 
My explanation on the more complicated deaths: (Part 2)

Death 12 - It don't think it matters which one you answer, you just need this event to appear.

Death 13 - I think you need to have over 90 money to get this. And you don't need to have a crusade to get this. (The preferred way to get this in my playthrough is with the slave trade.)

Death 15 - If you are currently married in this reign, then this death has a 60% chance of happening instead of death 4. Otherwise, it has a 20% chance.

Death 16 - This has a 80% chance if you have the lover effect.
abesietzema 30 Aug, 2024 @ 4:11pm 
My explanation on the more complicated deaths: (Part 1)

Death 5 - This mostly seems to happen when you reign over 40 years. If you're lucky, you might get to reign for longer. The Vase's potion of youth makes you immune to this.

Death 9 - This just happens if you met the other king in that life. He is always introduced after the Diplomat's ''He came with a troop that dwarfed the city guard.'' card. (Note that he only is present for that reign.)

Death 11 - There are 2 ways you can get a son, either by refusing to get rid of the woman's bastard or having an heir with the queen. (Note that this will not work if the heir is a daughter. You also cannot let your son die. As if you either choose to save the queen instead or arrest him when the doctor discovers that he is guilty for the bleeding cows incident, any cards that have to with him will no longer appear unless if you birth with the queen again.)
ZliZlac 22 Sep, 2023 @ 1:43am 
Gravity death - just got it, people at 100 then jester offers to play you Red Dwarf (dice game) to help you escape, you must lose! Thats how I got it. Year 1058
Nurbint 1 Jan, 2022 @ 7:12am 
Thank you *so* much for this guide, Miraglyth; it is tremendously helpful (some of these deaths can be sneaky af!).

Not sure if more info is still needed, but I've just *finally* gotten the Gravity death for the first time today (starting the new year with new achievements, however small they may be :D).
Main conditions under which it happened:

- Let the Church build a school in a past life
- Ignored warnings about explosions in my current life (chose never to investigate them or close the gates).
- Eventually a card said that the people blamed me for the unexplained attacks: ignored that as well, and it directly pushed People from a low-ish stat up to 100.
- Right after, the holy Sister popped up offering to calm the mob down (she said most of the mob leaders used to be her students). Refused, got the death screen.

(Can disprove once more that you need to be in your early years to get this, too - mine occurred in year 1869.)

Happy new year of playing for those who still are! :)
Yewkaliptus 1 Oct, 2021 @ 11:26pm 
Update, finally got it. Best tips I can offer for anyone in a similar position: you'll get the "unknown serial killer in the dungeon" card for death 12 easiest at the beginning of the game; usually around the year 700-800. Pretty sure this is because there's still so few cards in the deck. If you don't draw it by year 900 I'd just start over. Dont accept any new characters like the doctor, musician, etc (the witch is unavoidable)

Once I got the cards for "solving" who the murderer was without ever pulling the murder card, so that was a weird one...and if you max out army after that it doesn't work (that's what happened to me).

Best of luck to you!
Yewkaliptus 29 Sep, 2021 @ 1:45pm 
Getting death 12 is killing me and its the last thing I need to 100% this game. Im like 6 runs deep at this point at I've gotten the card about the murderer maybe 3 times and each time I've just gotten shit RNG.

If anyone has any tips please drop them.
WinterDog 18 Apr, 2021 @ 6:36am 
Thank you, Basost! :-) Just got it:
https://imgur.com/a/RXoqjpB
Basost 18 Apr, 2021 @ 6:02am 
15. Gravity
There should be no school, you haven't played Red Dwarf in this life, and the average of all 4 stats should be <= 40
WinterDog 18 Apr, 2021 @ 3:40am 
Thanks for the great guide!
Tried to get Gravity for a long time, but it just doesn't appear, no matter what I do. Also thanks, Zexion, but seems not to work for me at least, tried multiple times to max People at the early years, still get another death:
https://imgur.com/a/ZSlK9HX
Maybe some other events should precede.