RP of the 1500's {OOC/ Open}

[Valentir]

NS Nation: The United Kingdom of Sokotoi

RP Nation: The Songhai Empire

Government Type: Absolute Monarchy (Islamist Caliphate)

Religion: Islam

Currency: Cowry Shells, Gold Coinage (Being converted to gold coins)

Population: 2 Million

Leader: Askia Muhammad

Army Size: 3% (60,000) (In the midst of a Arms buildup)

Accepted

[Alleniana]

If you didn't want people to vote for it, why did you put it up in the first place...

I put it there as a test to see how many people who actually vote yes on that one. In fact if that is some of the RPer's opinions then they broke Rule 3.

Sounds pretty authoritarian to me

Didn't you only attack Tunis?

Yes, and why do you ask? Tunis is the only major city in Northern Tunisia. The next major city in Tunisia would be Sfax, but that is in the east region of Tunisia on the map. Well, I could go attack Sousse but that really isn't much of a city at this time period.

The map shows you owning a lot more than just Tunis, it gives you most of the North African coast

[Valentir]

I put it there as a test to see how many people who actually vote yes on that one. In fact if that is some of the RPer's opinions then they broke Rule 3.

Sounds pretty authoritarian to me

Yes, and why do you ask? Tunis is the only major city in Northern Tunisia. The next major city in Tunisia would be Sfax, but that is in the east region of Tunisia on the map. Well, I could go attack Sousse but that really isn't much of a city at this time period.

The map shows you owning a lot more than just Tunis, it gives you most of the North African coast

Hmm, I could be more lenient.

[Kengburg]

I put it there as a test to see how many people who actually vote yes on that one. In fact if that is some of the RPer's opinions then they broke Rule 3.

Sounds pretty authoritarian to me

Yes, and why do you ask? Tunis is the only major city in Northern Tunisia. The next major city in Tunisia would be Sfax, but that is in the east region of Tunisia on the map. Well, I could go attack Sousse but that really isn't much of a city at this time period.

The map shows you owning a lot more than just Tunis, it gives you most of the North African coast

You do realize that before marching to Tunis I conquered all of the Algerian coastline by capturing Oran, the major city of the Western Coastline and Algiers, the major city of the central and east coastline of Algeria.

[Sokotoi]

NS Nation: The United Kingdom of Sokotoi

RP Nation: The Songhai Empire

Government Type: Absolute Monarchy (Islamist Caliphate)

Religion: Islam

Currency: Cowry Shells, Gold Coinage (Being converted to gold coins)

Population: 2 Million

Leader: Askia Muhammad

Army Size: 3% (60,000) (In the midst of a Arms buildup)

Accepted

What is the current state of the world? Are there any alliances, wars, etc, that I should be aware of?

[Alleniana]

Accepted

What is the current state of the world? Are there any alliances, wars, etc, that I should be aware of?

I am England, in close alliance with the Dutch who have taken non-Mamluk North Africa excepting Morocco. I am pwnign the Scots, and int he east, I believe some troubles with the Ottomans, Polish and Mamluks are arising. India is being united and allied with Egypt, China is allied with India and everywhere else is rather inactive.

[Sokotoi]

What is the current state of the world? Are there any alliances, wars, etc, that I should be aware of?

I am England, in close alliance with the Dutch who have taken non-Mamluk North Africa excepting Morocco. I am pwnign the Scots, and int he east, I believe some troubles with the Ottomans, Polish and Mamluks are arising. India is being united and allied with Egypt, China is allied with India and everywhere else is rather inactive.

Ok, no gun powder yet right?

[Mauretania Tingitana]

I am England, in close alliance with the Dutch who have taken non-Mamluk North Africa excepting Morocco. I am pwnign the Scots, and int he east, I believe some troubles with the Ottomans, Polish and Mamluks are arising. India is being united and allied with Egypt, China is allied with India and everywhere else is rather inactive.

Ok, no gun powder yet right?

The Ottomans have some cannons.

[Sokotoi]

Ok, no gun powder yet right?

The Ottomans have some cannons.

Right-o. Do we need permission before we expand? I was going to start preparing for my own major wars of expansion.

[Kengburg]

I am England, in close alliance with the Dutch who have taken non-Mamluk North Africa excepting Morocco. I am pwnign the Scots, and int he east, I believe some troubles with the Ottomans, Polish and Mamluks are arising. India is being united and allied with Egypt, China is allied with India and everywhere else is rather inactive.

Ok, no gun powder yet right?

Arquebuses are in common use by European nations, and you may be able to afford a bombard if your empire is rich enough (Like, Ottoman Rich or Chinese Rich).

[Sokotoi]

Ok, no gun powder yet right?

Arquebuses are in common use by European nations, and you may be able to afford a bombard if your empire is rich enough (Like, Ottoman Rich or Chinese Rich).

Are you kidding? At this time the Songhai/Mali (Mostly Songhai) empires were the richest in the world.

[Alleniana]

Ok, no gun powder yet right?

The Ottomans have some cannons.

Actually, just about everybody has arquebuses and some sort of cannon, although the larger they get, the more expensive, unwieldy and prone to explode randomly. Except for some isolated country bumpkins, like the Somali or the Siberians.

I'm not on the roster, can you put me there?

[States of Yugoslavia]

Ok, no gun powder yet right?

Arquebuses are in common use by European nations, and you may be able to afford a bombard if your empire is rich enough (Like, Ottoman Rich or Chinese Rich).

Or if you use a deal, shh... trade flow xD

[Alleniana]

Arquebuses are in common use by European nations, and you may be able to afford a bombard if your empire is rich enough (Like, Ottoman Rich or Chinese Rich).

Or if you use a deal, shh... trade flow xD

Bah. I can make my own bombards.

[States of Yugoslavia]

Anyway cannons at this time are I guess common thing, since Serbian Rebels in Ottoman empire had ones, a lot. And guns. Screw knights.

[States of Yugoslavia]

Or if you use a deal, shh... trade flow xD

Bah. I can make my own bombards.

Tru dat.

[Alleniana]

Bah. I can make my own bombards.

Tru dat.

They blow up an awful lot though

[States of Yugoslavia]

Waiting for answer from Liberated Counties, who plays Austria about the deal and alliance... if positive we have a share of Venetian Republic. Amass wealth and territories

[States of Yugoslavia]

Alleniana want to a have royal marriage with me?

[Parhe]

Darn it, I'm not inspired anymore and my written seems out of place... Someone invade me or something. Or better yet, something that doesn't destroy my nation, how about something like first contact or diplo with China?

[The United Soviet Socialist Republic]

Okay. I get called a corrupt OP whoever calls me that will get kicked. I have allowed some stuff to pass. And just because you try and get the work around on going to India and the New World Kengburg and get told no does not make me a corrupt OP considering I helped you on those arguments but ruled with what everyone thought. AND EVERYONE NO MORE TALKS ABOUT WAR IN EGYPT WITH ASIAN COUNTRIES. IT WILL NOT HAPPEN NOW AND OR MAYBE EVER. Get back to RPing and please do not argue and enjoy yourselves. Go attack and rape a village but just calm down, everything will be alright, we are here to help.

Don't you love how under the cover of anonymity, 2 people have voted that on the poll? I voted yes by the way.

Mamluk Sultanate,
Sultan al-Ashraf Janbalat,
Cairo

Sultan al-Ashraf Janbalat read the Polish letter and laughed at the Pope's words. He thought it funny that they should meddle in the affairs of the rich and powerful Sultanate. He had Jafar send the following letter to the Poles in reply:

البولنديين،

الأسلحة التي يمكن أن نقدمه لتشمل ولكن لا تقتصر على الأقواس والسهام والبنادق، سسيميتارس، والرماح. فقاتله جداً، أود أن أؤكد لكم. وأنا سعيد لأنه سوف لا يكون تالفاً بالكلمة للبابا. أنه هو ببساطة تدخلا في شؤون دولنا.

السلطان الأشرف جنبلاط

It arrived within a week and a half, and was delivered to the Polish leaders by Jafar's messengers, who arrived in Poland by ship.

Arabic text:"Poles,

The weapons we can offer include but are not limited to bows and arrows, muskets, scimitars, and lances. They are quite deadly, I assure you. And I am glad that you will not be corrupted by the word of the Pope. He is simply meddling in the affairs of our nations.

Sultan al-Ashraf Janbalat"

No muskets yet

Muskets had been around for years at that point.

[The United Soviet Socialist Republic]

Don't you love how under the cover of anonymity, 2 people have voted that on the poll? I voted yes by the way.

No muskets yet

Muskets had been around for years at that point.

And how the hell is your colony still around Dutch guy? And profitable? It could take years for a settlement start trading, and decades for it to be profitable.

[Pavlostani]

No muskets yet[/quote]
Muskets had been around for years at that point.[/quote]

Muskets are indeed starting to appear. I checked wikipedia, and by this point in time, muskets are the main weapons of the Janissaries. All the better for me.

[Kengburg]

Muskets had been around for years at that point.

And how the hell is your colony still around Dutch guy? And profitable? It could take years for a settlement start trading, and decades for it to be profitable.

When you are the only settlement in the New World, and selling many furs, it is bound to be profitable. Plus the Dutch Government only funded the colonists with a carrack, so not much investment was put in the first place, yet the Dutch still make extensive profits off or tarriffs. What do you men my how my colony is still around? It was mostly destroyed in a fire (attack by Indians), then recovered.

[The Grand Republic of Hannover]

Is there any map of the current political divisions?