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there is always a better way to get 240 points than M3D3

and no, the plague event is specific to the death scale, it cannot happen with growth (however another event, ancient presence, which kills pop can happen with growth)

I swear I once saw a great thread enumerating these events, but I've never been able to find it since. I do remember that there is a pretty good set of events for death-luck-magic (dying princes, and plagues yielding death gems, well that latter one might by death-misfortune-magic, but could be good for some...)