The World Anew
Continuing the proud tradition of Steampunk nation playing
OOC
Continuing the proud tradition of Steampunk nation playing
OOC
The basic premise of the RP is that the world of 1870 is somewhat in an era of prosperity. Steam and Clockwork technology are the main sources of power for the world; both in the domestic and military sense. A man by the name of J.H. Müller was able to create a difference engine in 1786, which is akin to a mechanical calculator. The following explosion of technology at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution catapulted nations into a turbulent era of shifting alliances, wars, colonialism, with some domestic revolutions in between all that. The effects of the event in 1786 are felt by all nations, large and small, and those that couldn't keep up were brushed aside by those who could, or joined with another to compete.
A stunning picture of 1870 shows that the world is prosperous. The development and application of the Navier-Gauthey Law of Universal Modified Aerodynamics, formulated towards the end of the French Revolutionary Wars, became one of the greatest scientific discoveries in modern history, as Claude-Louis Navier and Emiland Gauthey, both accomplished French engineers, developed a sustainable way to create upward motion of large load capacities. This means, understandably, that airships suddenly exploded into popular conscience, and formed one of the most studied and academically advanced areas of science. Of course, the Armies of Napoleon saw the combat role of these airships, which for a time were used as observation of enemy movements, by shooting down enemy observation blimps. Advances came steady to protect airships from the skies and land, until almost every nation has possessed at least a small Airship navy, and Landships are all too common among them as well. Soldiers, too, carry weaponry not seen until after the Great War in our own timeline. Domestically, factories chug out products using machinery which in our timeline was not discovered until the early 20th century.
You will control a nation; whether it be a Great Power of old, declining into the past, or a grand power of new, progressing into the future. Your decisions will shape the course of this world, and perhaps the course of many others.
(Credit to Caltarania, Neros, and Zgraja for the background story)
A stunning picture of 1870 shows that the world is prosperous. The development and application of the Navier-Gauthey Law of Universal Modified Aerodynamics, formulated towards the end of the French Revolutionary Wars, became one of the greatest scientific discoveries in modern history, as Claude-Louis Navier and Emiland Gauthey, both accomplished French engineers, developed a sustainable way to create upward motion of large load capacities. This means, understandably, that airships suddenly exploded into popular conscience, and formed one of the most studied and academically advanced areas of science. Of course, the Armies of Napoleon saw the combat role of these airships, which for a time were used as observation of enemy movements, by shooting down enemy observation blimps. Advances came steady to protect airships from the skies and land, until almost every nation has possessed at least a small Airship navy, and Landships are all too common among them as well. Soldiers, too, carry weaponry not seen until after the Great War in our own timeline. Domestically, factories chug out products using machinery which in our timeline was not discovered until the early 20th century.
You will control a nation; whether it be a Great Power of old, declining into the past, or a grand power of new, progressing into the future. Your decisions will shape the course of this world, and perhaps the course of many others.
(Credit to Caltarania, Neros, and Zgraja for the background story)
Rules!
1. Follow NS rules
2. OP has final say on anything and everything concerning the RP
3. Listen to Co-Ops
4. At least a paragraph per post please, and good grammar & spelling
5. Make sure commonsense.exe is installed
6. Attempt to be active every couple of days at least, if you're going to be away for a while, notify me/Co-ops
7. Histories and countries are first come first serve (Example: If X player puts up an app saying that Canada is an independent nation after a long and bloody war with Britain and gets accepted, Y player then applies for Britain and must incorporate the war into their history.)
2. OP has final say on anything and everything concerning the RP
3. Listen to Co-Ops
4. At least a paragraph per post please, and good grammar & spelling
5. Make sure commonsense.exe is installed
6. Attempt to be active every couple of days at least, if you're going to be away for a while, notify me/Co-ops
7. Histories and countries are first come first serve (Example: If X player puts up an app saying that Canada is an independent nation after a long and bloody war with Britain and gets accepted, Y player then applies for Britain and must incorporate the war into their history.)
Application
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[b]Nation Name:[/b]
[b]Flag:[/b]
[b]Coat of Arms/Seal:[/b]
[b]Other Symbols:[/b]
[b]Population:[/b]
[b]Location/Claims:[/b]
[b]Capital City:[/b]
[b]Government Type:[/b]
[b]Ideologies:[/b]
[b]Leader/s:[/b]
[b]Main Imports:[/b]
[b]Main Exports:[/b]
[b]Economy:[/b]
[b]Infrastructure:[/b]
[b]Army:[/b]
[b]Navy:[/b]
[b]Aerial Fleet:[/b]
[b]Goals:[/b]
[b]History:[/b]
[b]RP Sample:[/b]
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Explanation of App:
Nation Name: Self explanatory, but please add title; e.g. Republic of X, or X Empire, etc.
Flag: Flag...
Coat of Arms/Seal; ...Coat of Arms and/or a Seal.
Other Symbols: Any other national symbols, such as personifications or whatever.
Population: Self explanatory. Use sources to help estimate; some variation is allowed
Location/Claims: Please provide extremely detailed explanation or map; latter preferred
Capital City: Obvious. Please provide location and some details if not RL city
Government Type: What is the government in your nation like? Try to use the A B C D format.
Ideologies: So, feminism? Egalitarianism? Environmentalism? What does your government/the people believe in and work for?
Leader/s: Head of State/s, Head of Government/s, the people at the top, basically
Main Imports: What does your nation produce and ship abroad? E.g Oil
Main Exports: What does your nation import the most? E.g Oil... again.
Economy: Mercantilism vs free trade, tariffs/duties, customs strictness, currency, embargoes, strength, etc.
Infrastructure: Roads, government buildings, forts, railways, factories, etc.
Army: Numbers, and a rough description of the hierarchy/armaments/tech, etc.
Navy: Same as army, but adjusted; what type of ship is necessary to be said. You'll need to provide detail on how your ships are powered, along with pictures if possible.
Aerial Fleet: Same as army, but a few differences. You'll need to provide detail on how your airships are powered, along with pictures if possible.
Technology: Technological level, approximately; describe in whatever way you can, use contemporaries as reference points
Goals: What are the goals of your government and/or people? Irredentism; reconquest of land? Converting minorities, maybe?
History: Doesn't have to be too in depth; just a rough outline of why you exist the way you do
RP Sample: If you can't find a thread, write something up; if I know you, then meh.
429 - I can search this and find apps if need be
Explanation for the Aerial Fleet part of the app:
You'll need to state how exactly your ships run. For example, you could say they use giant propellers that do things (explanation needs to be better than that, though xD). The main things would be air balloons, propellers and jet-like steam engines. Pictures are appreciated.
Flag: Flag...
Coat of Arms/Seal; ...Coat of Arms and/or a Seal.
Other Symbols: Any other national symbols, such as personifications or whatever.
Population: Self explanatory. Use sources to help estimate; some variation is allowed
Location/Claims: Please provide extremely detailed explanation or map; latter preferred
Capital City: Obvious. Please provide location and some details if not RL city
Government Type: What is the government in your nation like? Try to use the A B C D format.
Ideologies: So, feminism? Egalitarianism? Environmentalism? What does your government/the people believe in and work for?
Leader/s: Head of State/s, Head of Government/s, the people at the top, basically
Main Imports: What does your nation produce and ship abroad? E.g Oil
Main Exports: What does your nation import the most? E.g Oil... again.
Economy: Mercantilism vs free trade, tariffs/duties, customs strictness, currency, embargoes, strength, etc.
Infrastructure: Roads, government buildings, forts, railways, factories, etc.
Army: Numbers, and a rough description of the hierarchy/armaments/tech, etc.
Navy: Same as army, but adjusted; what type of ship is necessary to be said. You'll need to provide detail on how your ships are powered, along with pictures if possible.
Aerial Fleet: Same as army, but a few differences. You'll need to provide detail on how your airships are powered, along with pictures if possible.
Technology: Technological level, approximately; describe in whatever way you can, use contemporaries as reference points
Goals: What are the goals of your government and/or people? Irredentism; reconquest of land? Converting minorities, maybe?
History: Doesn't have to be too in depth; just a rough outline of why you exist the way you do
RP Sample: If you can't find a thread, write something up; if I know you, then meh.
429 - I can search this and find apps if need be
Explanation for the Aerial Fleet part of the app:
You'll need to state how exactly your ships run. For example, you could say they use giant propellers that do things (explanation needs to be better than that, though xD). The main things would be air balloons, propellers and jet-like steam engines. Pictures are appreciated.
My app, as an example
Nation Name: The Northern Republic of Canada
Flag: Flag of Canada
Coat of Arms/Seal: Canada!
Other Symbols: Maple leaf, beaver, moose, snow
Population: 38 million
Location/Claims: Canada and Alaska
Capital City: Yellowknife
Government Type: Federal Republic
Ideologies: Freedom of speech, universal suffrage, fair deals, ect.
Leader/s: President- Lyra Heartstrings
VP- John Macintosh
House of the people:
Speaker of the Majority- Adam Labbie
Speaker for the Minority- Elizabeth Stanton
Leader of the Senate- Lance Trunpt
Senators represent the Provinces, every Provence gets three senators, of which there are thirteen.
Main Imports: Machinery
Main Exports: Diamonds, coal, lumber, oil, furs, wheat, other unrefined minerals
Economy: Very strong capitalist/free trade oriented economy
Infrastructure: Developing, the majority of the countryside is harsh forest that has yet to be tamed. A few cities exist, and most of the population live in such cities as Yellowknife, Calgary, Edmonton, Quebec City, and Winnipeg. The south of the country is much more developed than the north, with most of the country's industrial capacity centered around Montreal and Vancouver. Though steps are being taken to bring more industry north through the constrution of larger airship ports and railroads combined with lowered corporate taxes.
Army: 200,000 men and women, they are armed mostly with Lee Bedford 67 bolt action rifles and a few Trapsing Submachine guns. The army controls 27 landships, 20x Independice class and 7xBeowulf class.
Navy: ~65,000 personnel; 18 Retribution class Battleships, 29 Trident class battlecrusiers and 49 Clairvoyant class Destroyers.
Aerial Fleet: ~150,000 Personnel; 8 Vengeance class super dreadnoughts, 9 Nunavut class moble Airship tender/strike craft carriers, 29 Fleur class battleships, 36 Vixson class frigates, and 49 Quebec class Destroyers. Most airships are run off of steam driven propellers, and some experimental oil fired engines. They are kept aloft by large sacs of highly protected hydrogen.
Goals: Industrialize the north, expand if possible
History: After the American revolution of 1776 and the subsequent war of 1812, many voices in Canada began clamoring for independence from Britain. Britain, for its part, saw the writing on the wall this time and moved more troops into its territory in order to suppress any revolution that cropped up. For the most part, they were successful, denying the revolutionaries any of the major population centers and defeating uprisings across the territory. In 1823, the first session of congress was held in the small mining town of Yellowknife, where the strongest of the rebel factions held much of the northern provinces. The US quickly recognized the fledgling government's legitimacy and began sending men and machines to help them fight. After years of bloody stalemate, with neither side managing to gain an upper hand, the British signed a peace accord with the revolutionary factions and withdrew its troops from the entire country. The Yellowknife government then spent the next two years unifying the rebels and bringing stability to the region. With the country finally at peace, the Yellowknife government announced the official secession of hostilities in 1831 and launched a campaign to revamp the military and began pouring money into transportation infrastructure as well as industrializing the northern reaches of the new republic. Now, in 1870, Canada is a military power that can rival any of the old powers and has set its sights on expansion.
RP Sample: N/A, Im the op
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Flag: Flag of Canada
Coat of Arms/Seal: Canada!
Other Symbols: Maple leaf, beaver, moose, snow
Population: 38 million
Location/Claims: Canada and Alaska
Capital City: Yellowknife
Government Type: Federal Republic
Ideologies: Freedom of speech, universal suffrage, fair deals, ect.
Leader/s: President- Lyra Heartstrings
VP- John Macintosh
House of the people:
Speaker of the Majority- Adam Labbie
Speaker for the Minority- Elizabeth Stanton
Leader of the Senate- Lance Trunpt
Senators represent the Provinces, every Provence gets three senators, of which there are thirteen.
Main Imports: Machinery
Main Exports: Diamonds, coal, lumber, oil, furs, wheat, other unrefined minerals
Economy: Very strong capitalist/free trade oriented economy
Infrastructure: Developing, the majority of the countryside is harsh forest that has yet to be tamed. A few cities exist, and most of the population live in such cities as Yellowknife, Calgary, Edmonton, Quebec City, and Winnipeg. The south of the country is much more developed than the north, with most of the country's industrial capacity centered around Montreal and Vancouver. Though steps are being taken to bring more industry north through the constrution of larger airship ports and railroads combined with lowered corporate taxes.
Army: 200,000 men and women, they are armed mostly with Lee Bedford 67 bolt action rifles and a few Trapsing Submachine guns. The army controls 27 landships, 20x Independice class and 7xBeowulf class.
Navy: ~65,000 personnel; 18 Retribution class Battleships, 29 Trident class battlecrusiers and 49 Clairvoyant class Destroyers.
Aerial Fleet: ~150,000 Personnel; 8 Vengeance class super dreadnoughts, 9 Nunavut class moble Airship tender/strike craft carriers, 29 Fleur class battleships, 36 Vixson class frigates, and 49 Quebec class Destroyers. Most airships are run off of steam driven propellers, and some experimental oil fired engines. They are kept aloft by large sacs of highly protected hydrogen.
Goals: Industrialize the north, expand if possible
History: After the American revolution of 1776 and the subsequent war of 1812, many voices in Canada began clamoring for independence from Britain. Britain, for its part, saw the writing on the wall this time and moved more troops into its territory in order to suppress any revolution that cropped up. For the most part, they were successful, denying the revolutionaries any of the major population centers and defeating uprisings across the territory. In 1823, the first session of congress was held in the small mining town of Yellowknife, where the strongest of the rebel factions held much of the northern provinces. The US quickly recognized the fledgling government's legitimacy and began sending men and machines to help them fight. After years of bloody stalemate, with neither side managing to gain an upper hand, the British signed a peace accord with the revolutionary factions and withdrew its troops from the entire country. The Yellowknife government then spent the next two years unifying the rebels and bringing stability to the region. With the country finally at peace, the Yellowknife government announced the official secession of hostilities in 1831 and launched a campaign to revamp the military and began pouring money into transportation infrastructure as well as industrializing the northern reaches of the new republic. Now, in 1870, Canada is a military power that can rival any of the old powers and has set its sights on expansion.
RP Sample: N/A, Im the op
430
IC
Map
Nation List:
The Northern Republic of Canada: Fantrum (Rose)
Czechoslovak Republic: Plzen (Yellow)
The Empire of Japan: The New Byzantine II (Brown)
The Union of Greater Argentina: Sanabel (Turquoise)
The American Empire: Fascist Russian Empire (Green) (Dark green represents areas under rebel control) - Co-OP
Austrian Empire: Second Helghan Empire (Red)
The Democratic Republic of the Caribbean: Arana (Midnight Blue)
Swedish Empire: Eurasian Hegemony (Royal Purple)
The Kingdom of Italy: Soviet Chernarus (Orange)
The Revived Empire of Babylon: The Ik Ka Ek Akai (Gold)
The Kingdom of Portugal: The Union of Courland (Indigo)
Great Britain: Mondrova (Dark Red)
The Russian Empire: Western Imperial Union (Hot Pink)
Germany: North America Inc (Grey)
Reserved Areas:
Pretty much China: Arvenia
Reservations will be removed after 2 days of no application.
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