Europa Universalis: Our World (Alternate Earth: OOC/Open)

[Bordurian]

I know. It's more just to get a slivpce of the pie. Not really to compete with people.

... But you'll have to compete to get that slice. Many of the Atlantic nations are probably going to colonize, and are in pretty good positions to do so, I plan on going colonizing, and have attempted to start already in the Mediterranean, and it wouldn't surprise me if other italians wanted to try to as well.

It could help establish myself as a nation people realize exists.

[Mondrova]

NS Name: The Beatus

Nation Name: Grand Duchy of Muscovy

Capital City: Moscow

Government Type: Feudal Monarchy

Head of State: Duke Vasili Rurikovich

Claimed Territory: This area of Russia.

State/National Religion: Eastern Orthodox

Dominant Religion: Eastern Orthodox

Minority Religion(s): Roman Catholicism, Judaism

Population: 6,573,733

Population Growth Rate: .3%

Military Organization: Mercenary Guilds

Military Size: 13,147 (0.2%) 164,343 (2.5%) [Peace Time] 262,949 (4%) 460,161 (7%)[War Time] 65,737 (1% from IA)

Fleet Size: 15 Ships for rivers

National Flag: This seems good enough.

National Focus: Trade Winds and Grand Army

National Idea(s): Imperial Administration

Trade Policy: Mercantilism

Civil Freedoms: Free Subjects

Primary Import(s): Textiles, Other Minerals, Furs.

Primary Export(s): Base Metals, Lumber, Grains.

Primary Culture: Russian

Accepted Cultures: Jews, and Tatars

Brief Description of your nation's History: The Duchy of Muscovy was formed by Borislav Rurikovich , a powerful noble that had controlled the small village of Moscow in 1100. Borislav fought several of his neighbors in an effort to consolidate his rule, he succeed in conquering many lands that surrounded his small village. His soon would considerate his holdings and acquire more land through several deals with neighboring nobles. The cycle of conquest and consolidation would continue for several decades ending in 1330 under Vasili's grandfather Ilya, a devout Orthodox Russian who wanted to make Muscovy the religious center of the East Slavs, Ilya invested a large part of the treasury into the now town-sized Moscow, under him the town would grow bigger and grander as more people came to live in Moscow, turning it into a center of population for much of the region. Ilya's son would continue his father's footsteps while concentrating more power into the hands of the monarchy, something which his father had let slip while recreating Moscow, Vasili took the throne in 1394, he is closely watched by the nobility to see if he will follow in hos father's footsteps, his grandfather's, or that of his old ancestors.

Brief Description of your nation's economy: Maintaining a largely self-sufficient economy, Muscovy rarely trades with the outside world relatively. Most of Muscovy's trading, monitored somewhat by the government, is done with Muscovy and its eastern neighbors. Despite this, trade is rapidly growing as the nation's population growth expands and adds onto the populace. The new found market has helped to bring up the wealth of both the peasants and government reserves.

Brief Description of your nation's government: Largely centralized as started several decades ago by Vasili's predecessor, the Ducky of Muscovy is ruled by a hereditary duke role centered n the growing city of Moscow, much the namesake of the state. Outside the capital city and other major cities in the nation land owning nobles and aristocrats loyal to the crown rule over the people, though more akin to local princes than feudal lords; however, the subjects remain closer to the duke than to the aristocrats.

Brief Description of your nation's populace: A highly nationalistic group, though more in their Slavic origins and shared history, Muscovite's fiercely fight for their homeland against foreign invaders. The nobility is ruled largely by the native expansionist Russians, who have spent their time slowly expanding eastward, and the semi nomadic Tatars, a largely shamanic group that roam the east and south. The lower classes meanwhile are made up largely of other Russians, Jews and other Turkics-the treatment of which usually rely on the history between them and the Tatars.

RP Example:

With all the power vested in my, by the almighty bear lover Garwall, I hereby announce you.... ACCEPTED! You may praise me with thanks now.

[New Sapienta]

Hey Muscovy, are you going to be neutral or for the Prussians in this war? Or helping me and Poland?

[Virenna]

The thing is, the European powers that did colonize the Americas had a strong incentive to; compared to the Islamic world and Asia, Europe was pretty much backwards, and colonization was all about "catching up" in wealth and production. The Caliphate right now has no real incentive to colonize; it's drowning in wealth already.

Also, Mondrova, I don't know if you can tell, but I'm absolutely terrified of your nation

[Heirosoloa]

You're Venice, I wasn't aware of some Venetian-Prussian alliance.

Regardless, Minsk would gain nothing from allying with you guys since I will have burned it down by the time the triple alliance arrived.

I am, in fact, Brandenburg.

[Mondrova]

The thing is, the European powers that did colonize the Americas had a strong incentive to; compared to the Islamic world and Asia, Europe was pretty much backwards, and colonization was all about "catching up" in wealth and production. The Caliphate right now has no real incentive to colonize; it's drowning in wealth already.

Also, Mondrova, I don't know if you can tell, but I'm absolutely terrified of your nation

I want it to break up, if I can do my African nation as being a colonial power, which I think I will be. Thus, it will be wealthy and shiz, but not as much, being more isolated from large trading markets, or somefin. I'll figure it out.

[Bordurian]

Hey Muscovy, are you going to be neutral or for the Prussians in this war? Or helping me and Poland?

Helping us out is the way to go.

[New Sapienta]

You're Venice, I wasn't aware of some Venetian-Prussian alliance.

Regardless, Minsk would gain nothing from allying with you guys since I will have burned it down by the time the triple alliance arrived.

I am, in fact, Brandenburg.

My mistake.

[Heirosoloa]

Honestly, I doubt I'll send a big colonial presence to America.

If anything, it'll be something small in New England.

A German Philippines or East Indies, though.

Day-um.

[The Cookish States]

NS Name: The Cookish States
Nation Name: The Inuit and Alaskan Tribes
Capital City: Various
Government Type: Tribal Agreements, Mutual Protection Understandings
Head of State: Various Chiefs
Claimed Territory:
-Far east Siberia
-Alaska
-Northern Canada as far south as the southern coast of Hudson Bay
-Western Greenland (Inuit settlers actually kicked the Vikings out of Greenland around the 1200-1300's)
-Newfoundland
-Quebec
State/National Religion: Aimism
Dominant Religion: Animism
Minority Religion(s):
Population: 420,000 (spread almost literally in circumference around the world..so)
Population Growth Rate: +0.1% in all areas but Quebec, Greenland, and the Aleutians, where it is +0.3%. I'll keep track of the numbers.
Military Organization: Nomad/"Horde" Levies
Military Size: Approximately 86,000, spread throughout the cultural holdings.
Fleet Size: 4 Large crafts (Aleuts used large crafts and even conducted exploration) and thousands of small Umiaks (kayaks\canoes)
National Flag: [img]

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National Focus: Seafaring and Tradewinds
National Idea(s):National Trade Policy, Mare Nostrum
Trade Policy: Mercantilism
Civil Freedoms: Free Subjects
Primary Import(s): Foodstuffs and tools from southern tribes.
Primary Export(s): Furs and tools to southern tribes
Primary Culture: Many, but Inu'piaq culture and language will be most common outside of Alaska.
Accepted Cultures: Norwegian, Native American in general

Brief Description of your nation's History: The Inuit have traveled across the land bridge 10,000 years ago. Since then, they have expanded east to Greenland. They carry many of the same religious beliefs and holdings, and while they have internal disputes they will unite to fight an external enemy.
Brief Description of your nation's economy: Agrarian and subsistence with medium scale trade to southern tribes and miniscule trade to any Vikings that may be in Greenland
Brief Description of your nation's government: Various tribes and Chieftains meet when something of importance comes up, which I will RP out. My nation will not release communiques, instead they will speak or commit action without prior notice. Hence why I don't expect to survive all that long
Brief Description of your nation's populace: Native American and Asian, largely reliant on fish and game to survive. Not a very diverse diet, not very friendly to outsiders who aren't Native.

RP Example:

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Ask if you need more!

[Heirosoloa]

-snip-

America is, as we have iterated and reiterated, locked for the time being.

[Mondrova]

Basically this African nation I'm thinking of would have the worlds most powerful slave trade empire. Their expansion into South America and the Caribbean would be for more slaves, trade with Europeans, and the reaping of resources using slaves.

[Heirosoloa]

Basically this African nation I'm thinking of would have the worlds most powerful slave trade empire. Their expansion into South America and the Caribbean would be for more slaves, trade with Europeans, and the reaping of resources using slaves.

Indigenous South Americans don't make for very good slaves.
Hence Africa.

[The Cookish States]

-snip-

America is, as we have iterated and reiterated, locked for the time being.

-sigh-

All that work on an app...

Could I be accepted and just not jump in until I'm contacted by Europeans..?

[United States of Cascadia]

The thing is, the European powers that did colonize the Americas had a strong incentive to; compared to the Islamic world and Asia, Europe was pretty much backwards, and colonization was all about "catching up" in wealth and production. The Caliphate right now has no real incentive to colonize; it's drowning in wealth already.

Also, Mondrova, I don't know if you can tell, but I'm absolutely terrified of your nation

I want it to break up, if I can do my African nation as being a colonial power, which I think I will be. Thus, it will be wealthy and shiz, but not as much, being more isolated from large trading markets, or somefin. I'll figure it out.

So I can eventually gain Gibraltar? You have know idea how much I love you right now.

[Mondrova]

Basically this African nation I'm thinking of would have the worlds most powerful slave trade empire. Their expansion into South America and the Caribbean would be for more slaves, trade with Europeans, and the reaping of resources using slaves.

Indigenous South Americans don't make for very good slaves.
Hence Africa.

They work fine as slaves, African's were just better for the Spanish to use. Besides, we'll make them work. We now how to do our slavin' right over here.

[Mondrova]

America is, as we have iterated and reiterated, locked for the time being.

-sigh-

All that work on an app...

Could I be accepted and just not jump in until I'm contacted by Europeans..?

No reserving lands until they are unlocked.

[Heirosoloa]

All that work on an app...

Could I be accepted and just not jump in until I'm contacted by Europeans..?

AFAIK, that's a definite no.

[Mondrova]

I want it to break up, if I can do my African nation as being a colonial power, which I think I will be. Thus, it will be wealthy and shiz, but not as much, being more isolated from large trading markets, or somefin. I'll figure it out.

So I can eventually gain Gibraltar? You have know idea how much I love you right now.

It depends on how things go. If I get my Africa, then sure. Though I meant what I said about fucking shit up with Caliphate. I hate peaceful demises. I want a badass civil war to just ravage the Caliphate in its death throws.

[United States of Cascadia]

Indigenous South Americans don't make for very good slaves.
Hence Africa.

They work fine as slaves, African's were just better for the Spanish to use. Besides, we'll make them work. We now how to do our slavin' right over here.

They're good slaves, just not in their home areas. Slaves that know the land better than you are dangerous.

EDIT: Does anyone else think this thing with Poland is becoming almost like what happened in WW1?

[Heirosoloa]

They work fine as slaves, African's were just better for the Spanish to use. Besides, we'll make them work. We now how to do our slavin' right over here.

I'm pretty sure they tended to die off pretty frequently.
All that smallpox stuff, y'know?

Africans were hardier, had already developed agriculture and thus were somewhat familiar with it, easy to spot, and disoriented by local geography/flora/fauna.

I'd stick with Africans if I were you.

[Parhe]

America is, as we have iterated and reiterated, locked for the time being.

-sigh-

All that work on an app...

Could I be accepted and just not jump in until I'm contacted by Europeans..?

I wish but no, a rule set by the OP.

I really do miss you <3

Also I am following in your footsteps. Well, no, not really. Navy, but I consider it all the same, cute muscular guys running around

[Virenna]

They work fine as slaves, African's were just better for the Spanish to use. Besides, we'll make them work. We now how to do our slavin' right over here.

They're good slaves, just not in their home areas. Slaves that know the land better than you are dangerous.

Plus there was that whole "Great Dying" thing. Pretty much wiped out the natives as a steady source.

[United States of Cascadia]

They're good slaves, just not in their home areas. Slaves that know the land better than you are dangerous.

Plus there was that whole "Great Dying" thing. Pretty much wiped out the natives as a steady source.

Well yes, there is that too.

[Mondrova]

They work fine as slaves, African's were just better for the Spanish to use. Besides, we'll make them work. We now how to do our slavin' right over here.

I'm pretty sure they tended to die off pretty frequently.
All that smallpox stuff, y'know?

Africans were hardier, had already developed agriculture and thus were somewhat familiar with it, easy to spot, and disoriented by local geography/flora/fauna.

I'd stick with Africans if I were you.

Pfft, smallpox, we whip that out of our slaves over here boy.

Also, you know that native American's had also developed agriculture, right? Not all of them practiced it, but it was hardly an alien concept.