1503 AD: The New World [Closed]

by **G-Tech Corporation** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:18 am

1503 Anno Domini - The New World
IC Thread

It is a brave time, a hard time. Across the Atlantic ships have returned from the west, bearing news of a Terra Incognita beyond the horizon, across the turbulent waters. The nations and monarchies of Europe have all raised expeditions to go explore the new world and claim it for glory and fortune, and the waves are full of ships bearing men and women hopeful for a new life. Some flee religious persecution, others hope for an opportunity to prosper away from stifling social confines, still others simply want to become filthy rich and swim in oceans of gold. But they all sail, and the storm-winds drive the westward to new lands.

You are one of those people, a captain of a ship of colonists brought together by a venture to take land for yourself in this new world. Sailing under charter to the Grand Duchy of Maravia from the Caribbean port of Wrenshaven, the beautiful blue seas of the placid ocean greet your vessel, and you have heard word of fertile islands and lush green lands farther west. You are not alone though- other ships also sail under charter from Wrenshaven, under the watchful eye of Lord Northborough of Maravia, and other European powers too are not likely to leave such bountiful lands alone for long. You must rush to stake your claim to this new world, and make your own destiny.

The tide is out, and your sails fill, the crew running to and fro to catch the wind in the canvas yards. Your hold is full of tools and materials to erect a settlement on some foreign shore, and in the bowels of the vessel colonists wait anxiously, hoping that you will take them to better lives. Your first order of business is to set your rudder and plunge over the horizon, in search of an island to settle. What is your heading, Captain?

Hey all, welcome to 1503 AD. This is just a little colonization RP I dreamt up one morning, but I hope you'll all enjoy it. The premise is simple- you head a charter company bound for the Caribbean, to establish a colony there. If the colony prospers or perishes will be up to your decisions, so choose wisely. This will be a pretty laid-back casaul RP with a bit of city-building in it, but if you really want to brigand about with your ship that's cool too.

Without more to say, here's an app for you.

Code: Select all: [u]Application - 1503[/u] [b]Captain's Name:[/b] [b]Ship's Name:[/b] [b]Biography of Captain:[/b] [b]Description of Captain:[/b]

by **G-Tech Corporation** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:19 am

Details

There are some details you should be aware of- your resources are limited, so you'll have to consider carefully how to use them in order to help your colony prosper. Each of your ships is a Small Merchantman, which carries twenty Tools, twenty Wood, and twenty Food.

Every RL day a month passes in the IC. Every month at sea your crew eats one Food, which you'll need to support Colonists once you land, so carefully consider how long you should spend looking around for the perfect island to settle on. Every captain starts with 2000 Ducats.

As folks progress in the IC this will be fleshed out, with more actions revealed, more buildings to make, whatnot.

by **Polar Svalbard** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:27 am

Application - 1502
Captain's Name: Giovanni di Milan
Ship's Name: Glistening waves
Biography of Captain: He grew up in Milan, where he went into schooling to be a great navigator and sailor. At 18 he was put as a navigator on a ship until he was 20. For 5 years he worked on many different ships as either the navigator or the Quartermaster. At 26 he moved to Maravia, where he was allowed to purchase, the "Glistening Waves." Here he is now sailing towards the New world, with a batch of settlers.
Description of Captain: He is a tall muscular man. At 6'3 and 193 pounds he is a sailor at skin and heart. He is well tanned from his italian roots and from his long days under the harsh sun. His coarse black hair, and fierce brown eyes color in well with his tan. His nose is slightly crooked after a bar fight long ago, and he has a scar from his jawline up to the base of his right eye, also from a bar fight.

by **G-Tech Corporation** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:30 am

Polar Svalbard wrote:Application - 1502
Captain's Name: Giovanni di Milan
Ship's Name: Glistening waves
Biography of Captain: He grew up in Milan, where he went into schooling to be a great navigator and sailor. At 18 he was put as a navigator on a ship until he was 20. For 5 years he worked on many different ships as either the navigator or the Quartermaster. At 26 he moved to Maravia, where he was allowed to purchase, the "Glistening Waves." Here he is now sailing towards the New world, with a batch of settlers.
Description of Captain: He is a tall muscular man. At 6'3 and 193 pounds he is a sailor at skin and heart. He is well tanned from his italian roots and from his long days under the harsh sun. His coarse black hair, and fierce brown eyes color in well with his tan. His nose is slightly crooked after a bar fight long ago, and he has a scar from his jawline up to the base of his right eye, also from a bar fight.

Fantastic, an Italian. I was hoping they would be represented, welcome aboard.

by **Polar Svalbard** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:30 am

G-Tech Corporation wrote:
Polar Svalbard wrote:Application - 1502
Captain's Name: Giovanni di Milan
Ship's Name: Glistening waves
Biography of Captain: He grew up in Milan, where he went into schooling to be a great navigator and sailor. At 18 he was put as a navigator on a ship until he was 20. For 5 years he worked on many different ships as either the navigator or the Quartermaster. At 26 he moved to Maravia, where he was allowed to purchase, the "Glistening Waves." Here he is now sailing towards the New world, with a batch of settlers.
Description of Captain: He is a tall muscular man. At 6'3 and 193 pounds he is a sailor at skin and heart. He is well tanned from his italian roots and from his long days under the harsh sun. His coarse black hair, and fierce brown eyes color in well with his tan. His nose is slightly crooked after a bar fight long ago, and he has a scar from his jawline up to the base of his right eye, also from a bar fight.

Fantastic, an Italian. I was hoping they would be represented, welcome aboard.

well of coarse, who doesn't want an italian name

by **Harkback Union** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:31 am

Writing the rules as the game progresses?
Shame on you, G!

I'll probably join regardless...
If you let me in, that is.

by **G-Tech Corporation** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:32 am

Harkback Union wrote:Writing the rules as the game progresses?
Shame on you, G!

I'll probably join regardless...
If you let me in, that is.

More like concealing the rules to make it more interesting!

Sure, welcome. Feel free to app.

by **Harkback Union** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:36 am

G-Tech Corporation wrote:
Harkback Union wrote:Writing the rules as the game progresses?
Shame on you, G!

I'll probably join regardless...
If you let me in, that is.

More like concealing the rules to make it more interesting!

Sure, welcome. Feel free to app.

So, you have the rules pre-written? That actually makes a lot of sense. I'll probably try that some time.

Can we only go for the Caribbean?
I'm more interested in the north!

by **Polar Svalbard** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:38 am

Maybe Puerto Rico? Hmmm

by **G-Tech Corporation** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:41 am

Harkback Union wrote:
G-Tech Corporation wrote:
More like concealing the rules to make it more interesting!

Sure, welcome. Feel free to app.

So, you have the rules pre-written? That actually makes a lot of sense. I'll probably try that some time.

Can we only go for the Caribbean?
I'm more interested in the north!

Well, after a fashion. There will be more temperate northern islands (akin to the Carolines in climate) that can be settled, depending on latitude, and more southern true Caribbean islands.

Polar Svalbard wrote:Maybe Puerto Rico? Hmmm

This is actually set in the "Caribbean" in the meaning that similar setting, but not the actual islands, or whatnot. That would be fun, but I prefer an unknown map with unknown islands.

by **Polar Svalbard** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:42 am

ahh, so how do we find these islands?

by **G-Tech Corporation** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:44 am

Polar Svalbard wrote:ahh, so how do we find these islands?

Sail off into the wild blue yonder- that's why the OP asks your heading

Protip though: there aren't islands east of Wrenhaven.

by **Harkback Union** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:02 am

Say, G-tech, was this RP inspired by... Anno (1602, 1503, 1701, 1404, 2070)?
If so, you are ought to make the numbers of the years its taking place in add up to 9.

by **G-Tech Corporation** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:03 am

Harkback Union wrote:Say, G-tech, was this RP inspired by... Anno (1602, 1503, 1701, 1404, 2070)?
If so, you are ought to make the numbers of the years its taking place in add up to 9.

They add up to eight.

The anarchy!

by **Harkback Union** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:06 am

I didn't actually expect you to go into the trouble of changing the title.

Ubisoft may now sue you, you know. 1512 or 1610 would have been a better solution in my humble opinion.

by **G-Tech Corporation** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:07 am

Harkback Union wrote:I didn't actually expect you to go into the trouble of changing the title.

Ubisoft may now sue you, you know. 1512 or 1610 would have been a better solution in my humble opinion.

Hah, I doubt they'll care. This is roughly inspired, not direct analog.

by **Kosovo12345** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:11 am

Application - 1502
Captain's Name: John Alfson
Ship's Name: Conquer of the Seas
Biography of Captain: Born in London, John was born into a family of sailors. In fact, there was evidence among his family that they first came to England as Viking raiders and settled with the locals. Hearing rumors about a new word many seas away, John hoped on the hope of sailing and proving his skills to his family. Using almost all of his family's funds, he opened a company himself and set out, leading his small ship to the new world. He carried mostly farmers and builders with him, knowing that the new world would be harsh and he would need to grow crops and build houses for him and his men as soon as possible and he allowed the crew to take their familes with them, making the ship so crowded that you couldnt see a yard before you see people. But he knew it was worth it since it keep the men happy and how could they sustain a colony without females?
Description of Captain: Born in a sailing family, john is very used to the ship and is a great sailor but could be at times arrogant and mean to the crew. Has blonde hair and blue eyes, he is a tall man. the blonde hair and blue eyes are even more evidence of his norse background

by **Norwegian Vinland** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:11 am

Application - 1502
Captain's Name: Aleš Černý
Ship's Name: Český Lev
Biography of Captain: Aleš Černý was born in Prague and at 10 moved with his uncle to Maravia. His uncle paid his schooling to become a sailor. At 20 he finished his schooling got a job at a merchant exporting valuable merchandise. Eventually he earned enough money and bought the Český Lev to settle the New World in the name of Maravia.
Description of Captain: Aleš Černý is a short, muscular man with a height of 5'6. He often is not taken seriously by other sailors because of his height. But what he lacks in height he makes up with his amazing skill at navigating ships. He has lighter skin compared to other sailors thanks to his slavic origins, but still has a nice dark tone. His long blonde hair and bright, blue eyes extremely stand out among other sailors. He has a thick, blonde mustache and bushy eyebrows.

by **G-Tech Corporation** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:21 am

Kosovo12345 wrote:Application - 1502
Captain's Name: John Alfson
Ship's Name: Conquer of the Seas
Biography of Captain: Born in London, John was born into a family of sailors. In fact, there was evidence among his family that they first came to England as Viking raiders and settled with the locals. Hearing rumors about a new word many seas away, John hoped on the hope of sailing and proving his skills to his family. Using almost all of his family's funds, he opened a company himself and set out, leading 4 ships full with eager colonists from all over Europe. So he set out and landed in Ireland, for one last stop to load up on supplies when he brought 2 frigates just in case the tiny defenses on his 4 main ships werent enough and effectively ran out of funds.
Description of Captain: Born in a sailing family, john is very used to the ship and is a great sailor but could be at times arrogant and mean to the crew. Has blonde hair and blue eyes, he is a tall man. the blonde hair and blue eyes are even more evidence of his norse background

Well, one thing- you only start with one ship, and it isn't exactly a warship, possessing a weak hull and only five cannon.

Norwegian Vinland wrote:Application - 1502
Captain's Name: Aleš Černý
Ship's Name: Český Lev
Biography of Captain: Aleš Černý was born in Prague and at 10 moved with his uncle to Maravia. His uncle paid his schooling to become a sailor. At 20 he finished his schooling got a job at a merchant exporting valuable merchandise. Eventually he earned enough money and bought the Český Lev to settle the New World in the name of Maravia.
Description of Captain: Aleš Černý is a short, muscular man with a height of 5'6. He often is not taken seriously by other sailors because of his height. But what he lacks in height he makes up with his amazing skill at navigating ships. He has lighter skin compared to other sailors thanks to his slavic origins, but still has a nice dark tone. His long blonde hair and bright, blue eyes extremely stand out among other sailors. He has a thick, blonde mustache and bushy eyebrows.

Interesting. Note that you don't have to actually come from Maravia, you can simply be chartered by their government. Regardless, accepted.

by **The Holy Dominion of Inesea** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:24 am

Application - 1503
Captain's Name: Ardan MacNessa
Ship's Name: Emerald Dream
Biography of Captain: He was born and raised in Ireland, in a small fishing village in the Mac Carthy Mor lands in the south. From an early age he worked fishing boats and by the age of 17, commanded his very own fishing boat. By 19, he had been hired by English and Continental navies as a navigator and helmsmen. By 21, he had been hired permanently by the Crown as a Captain for the Fleet of the Pale. When he turned 30, he and half a dozen other Gaelic and Scottish comrades moved to Maravia where the purchased the merchantmen Gustav's Gust which they renamed Emerald Dream. Ardan and his crew are currently in the employ of the Maravian Western Islands Company, which has hired them to take a batch of explorers and settlers to the New World to establish a base there.
Description of Captain: He is 5'6", stout and burly, being well muscled from years at sea. He is pale, with his skin pockmarked with salt sores and wind burns. He has long, red hair tied back into a ponytail. His right eye is deep green, his left stormy grey. He has a scar along his left arm and shoulder from a harpoon that was misthrown while whaling. He is a devout Catholic.

by **G-Tech Corporation** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:26 am

The Holy Dominion of Inesea wrote:Application - 1503
Captain's Name: Ardan MacNessa
Ship's Name: Emerald Dream
Biography of Captain: He was born and raised in Ireland, in a small fishing village in the Mac Carthy Mor lands in the south. From an early age he worked fishing boats and by the age of 17, commanded his very own fishing boat. By 19, he had been hired by English and Continental navies as a navigator and helmsmen. By 21, he had been hired permanently by the Crown as a Captain for the Fleet of the Pale. When he turned 30, he and half a dozen other Gaelic and Scottish comrades moved to Maravia where the purchased the merchantmen Gustav's Gust which they renamed Emerald Dream. Ardan and his crew are currently in the employ of the Maravian Western Islands Company, which has hired them to take a batch of explorers and settlers to the New World to establish a base there.
Description of Captain: He is 5'6", stout and burly, being well muscled from years at sea. He is pale, with his skin pockmarked with salt sores and wind burns. He has long, red hair tied back into a ponytail. His right eye is deep green, his left stormy grey. He has a scar along his left arm and shoulder from a harpoon that was misthrown while whaling. He is a devout Catholic.

I enjoy the fact that he has different eyes- that's rare. As always, good to see you Inesea, and accepted.

by **The Holy Dominion of Inesea** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:28 am

G-Tech Corporation wrote:
The Holy Dominion of Inesea wrote:Application - 1503
Captain's Name: Ardan MacNessa
Ship's Name: Emerald Dream
Biography of Captain: He was born and raised in Ireland, in a small fishing village in the Mac Carthy Mor lands in the south. From an early age he worked fishing boats and by the age of 17, commanded his very own fishing boat. By 19, he had been hired by English and Continental navies as a navigator and helmsmen. By 21, he had been hired permanently by the Crown as a Captain for the Fleet of the Pale. When he turned 30, he and half a dozen other Gaelic and Scottish comrades moved to Maravia where the purchased the merchantmen Gustav's Gust which they renamed Emerald Dream. Ardan and his crew are currently in the employ of the Maravian Western Islands Company, which has hired them to take a batch of explorers and settlers to the New World to establish a base there.
Description of Captain: He is 5'6", stout and burly, being well muscled from years at sea. He is pale, with his skin pockmarked with salt sores and wind burns. He has long, red hair tied back into a ponytail. His right eye is deep green, his left stormy grey. He has a scar along his left arm and shoulder from a harpoon that was misthrown while whaling. He is a devout Catholic.

I enjoy the fact that he has different eyes- that's rare. As always, good to see you Inesea, and accepted.

I have a question. Do I have to be taking colonists or can I be taking explorers and woodsmen? Like more French style, less English Style.

by **G-Tech Corporation** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:31 am

The Holy Dominion of Inesea wrote:
G-Tech Corporation wrote:
I enjoy the fact that he has different eyes- that's rare. As always, good to see you Inesea, and accepted.

I have a question. Do I have to be taking colonists or can I be taking explorers and woodsmen? Like more French style, less English Style.

Sure, that's fine. You can build your colony any way you like, within reason. Just talk to me about any differences you'd like, since the only thing I've really planned for is the Portuguese/Spanish/English/Dutch system of settling on new islands.

by **Prusslandia** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:32 am

Hmmmmm. How would you feel about a crew of Russians ?

by **G-Tech Corporation** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:35 am

Prusslandia wrote:Hmmmmm. How would you feel about a crew of Russians ?

That's perfectly fine. They'll probably feel a bit warm on most of the islands though.

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