Pax Per Bellum: An 18th century Alt-History RP [OOC, OPEN]

[Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States]

1.) What's an NPC and how do I get one?

2.) Sweden might be willing to house Christian Wolff - if not mainland, surely in their Finnish, Norwegian, or Delaware holdings. Have to make sure it works out ICly, of course.

He'll most likely make for the north, trying to get across the border with the Rhineland. That might not save him, though, and he'll need residence. Maybe in Prussia, or perhaps in Sweden. He must first make it out alive, though, and that means crawling through half an Italy's worth of Catholicism.

[Super-Llamaland]

Some ideas for NPCs that might work -

•Kashmir
•Lviv
•Kherson

NPC Applications:
b]Nation Name:[/b] The Holy Kingdom of the Uyghurs
Territory: : All of this that is not taken.
Form of Government: --to come--
Capital City: Ürümqi
Population: 1.2 million
Description: --to come--
Religion: Christian. Because China is Muslim and I had to do this for the lulz.
Military: --to come--

Nation Name: The Kingdom of Armenia
Territory: Everything between Persia, Tartary, and Byzantium.
Form of Government: --to come--
Capital City: Yerevan
Population: 680,000
Description: --to come--
Religion: Armenian Apostolic Church (Orthodox Christian)
Military: --to come--

Nation Name: The Principality of Lviv
Territory: Those two territories over there
Form of Government: --to come--
Capital City: Lviv
Population: 58,000
Description: --to come--
Religion: Catholic
Military: --to come--

[Traders Union]

Some ideas for NPCs that might work -

•Armenia
•Kashmir
•Xinjiang
•Lviv
•Kherson

Middle Eastern NPC's could be fun also

[Terminus Alpha]

Five Nations has officially gone full metal - churches are burning, Christians are dying.

[Baja California y Sonora]

Here are some NCP's that I would like to see. As you can tell they are very vague and probably need some editing.

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NPC Application:
Nation Name: Ayutthaya Kingdom
Territory: In red
Form of Government: Feudal Monarchy
Religion: Theravada
Capital City: Ayutthaya
Population: 15 million?
Military: 100,000?
Description: Enemy of Angkor-Champa, the Ayutthaya Kingdom is currently facing a rebellion in Lavapura and entering it's final phase in life. The monarchy is failing as their unpopularity soars, their economy is slowing down considerably, and the government truly controls Ayutthaya and a few other cities nearby.

NPC Application:
Nation Name: Taungoo Dynasty
Territory: In green
Form of Government: Absolute Monarchy
Religion: Theravada
Capital City: Ava
Population: 25 million?
Military: 250,000?
Description: Pretty much same as RL, maybe richer than usual.

NPC Application:
Nation Name: New Sukhothai Kingdom
Territory:In Orange
Form of Government: Absolute Monarchy
Religion: Theravada
Capital City: Sukhothai
Population: 5 million?
Military: 50,000?
Description:
Fairly rich country due to all the trade that goes on there. A melting pot of cultures and religions, the country is right in the middle of all and is contested after by Taungoo, Ayutthaya, and Angkor-Champa.

NPC Application:
Nation Name: Malay States
Territory:In Purple
Form of Government: Feudal-Absolute Monarchy
Religion: Mixed
Capital City: Varied
Population: 20 million overall?
Military: 300,000 overall
Description:
States in the Malay Peninsula that are politically disunited. Most Northern Malay States are tributes of Ayutthaya, however as Ayutthaya weakens the states are breaking free.

[Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States]

Five Nations has officially gone full metal - churches are burning, Christians are dying.

France! The Church has just found some new land you can claim! It's your lucky day!

[Terminus Alpha]

Five Nations has officially gone full metal - churches are burning, Christians are dying.

France! The Church has just found some new land you can claim! It's your lucky day!

Blame the Orthodox. They started the Church burning and Catholic-killing, and the Catholics weren't going to just lay down and die.

Send inquisitors pls.

[Jaslandia]

You Brits aren't the only ones who can trade with India. Is this the beginning of the Polish Raj? Only time will tell.

Also, before anyone says the idea of Polish colonization is unrealistic...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couronian_colonization

If my own vassal state (who is now fully part of Poland-Lithuania) can reach West Africa in the 17th century, I can probably get to India in the 18th century.

[Reatra]

Full Nation Name: Tawantinsuyu
Short Nation Name: Tawantinsuyu or Inca if you're feeling especially racist
National Flag:

Territory: Perú, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, southern Columbia, and Western Argentina. Basically the West coast of South America. Plus Easter Island and a few eastern Polynesian islands. (On my phone, can't edit maps)
Official Language(s): Quechua, Spanish
Form of Government: Absolute Monarchy
Head of State: Sapa Inca Rimac III
Head of Government: N/A
Capital City: Qosqo
Population: 21 million
Religion: While Intism is still the official faith, a sort of Christianity with Intist influences is somewhat common.
Army: Mostly modernized, the Tawantinsuyu have a relatively large army of about 400,000 total Quechua soldiers. They are mostly used to garrison conquered cities and escort resettled families to their destination. Armed with muskets, the cavalry riding horses and others asses or mules, it isn't an incredibly organized force, unlike the navy.
Navy: Definitely the strength of the Tawantinsuyu post-modernization. They hold a navy that rivals the Spanish Armada, and as the only naval power with a presence in the East Pacific, the Tawantinsuyu colonization of the Pacific (or Pasifiq) is quickly pulling ahead. Since I am uneducated in the size of the averts enact from this time, let's just say the government has a somewhat above average navy in general. A significant portion of it is used to trade with Spain (them white skins love their silver and gold)
Economic Strength: The most developed economy in the New World, thanks to the socialist policies and the fact that the government owns nearly everything, colonized lands are very quickly built up to provide for the Sapa Inca and his economy. With a near monopoly on silver in the Americas, and now that they are too hard to conquer by Europeans, the Tawantinsuyu's independence is nearly guaranteed, as any war would quickly mean nobody gets silver anymore. So, in general, a vey strong economy.
Infrastructure: Roads! Roads! MOAR ROADZ! Infrastructure is very advanced for the region, allowing for as much population growth as there is, terraced hills and mountains mean nearly any space can grow food, canals cross the landscape of the arid south, logging camps chop the fine wood of the Amazon, and the massive amount of upkept roads means that soldiers and families can quickly be moved around the empire.
Primary Goals: Grow richer, colonize the Pacific, organize the army in order to completely repel and Spanish attacks, and continue to conquer South America as usual.
History: In 1200, Qosqo was founded by the first of the line of Sapa Inca. By 1500 they controlled an Andean Empire that stretched from the hilly jungles of the north, to the wet rain forests of the east, the deserts of the south, the coasts of the west, and nearly every hill or mountain in the Andes. The Spaniards formally discovered the Tawantinsuyu in 1555, after two decades of contact through Spanish smuggling, and quickly deduced that they would not be able to conquer them like they did the Aztec. They decided it would be easier and more profitable to simply trade with the Tawantinsuyu. The Spanish would not find out that the Inca had been limiting the amount of silver mining significantly until nearly a century later. So, for about seventy five years three Sapa Incas traded with the Spanish and later Dutch and Caribbeans. Slowly learning the tactics and weaponry of the Europeans and adapting them to their own unique terrain and position. The navy of the Tawantinsuyu, which had until then only gone as far as Easter Island, began to venture farther into the Watery Expanses. Soon they made contact with the hundreds of Polynesian peoples and began to try and assimilate the nearest ones. By settling Quechua in places like Easter Island and sending troops to collect tribute from some other islands, the Sapa Inca showed his ability to master the Pacific before anyone else could. The army was slower to adapt, as the European weapons really had little use in the Andes. By 1700, the Tawantinsuyu had become the largest nation in South America by population and land area (just beating Portuguese Brasil in the latter).
RP Example: This is on my phone, so links are hard. But I'll list the RPs I've been in. At least a few of them (I've been in FAAAAR too many to count easily)
History series (of Man, of Nations, of Empires, etc.)
Test of Time (all three)
Civilization Domination
New Imperialism (all three)
Ashes of an Empire (the Roman one and the post-apocalyptic one)

And many, many more.

[Jade Confederacy]

Some ideas for NPCs that might work -

•Kashmir
•Lviv
•Kherson

NPC Applications:
b]Nation Name:[/b] The Holy Kingdom of the Uyghurs
Territory: (Image): All of this that is not taken.
Form of Government: --to come--
Capital City: Ürümqi
Population: 1.2 million
Description: --to come--
Religion: Christian. Because China is Muslim and I had to do this for the lulz.
Military: --to come--

Nation Name: The Kingdom of Armenia
Territory: Everything between Persia, Tartary, and Byzantium.
Form of Government: --to come--
Capital City: Yerevan
Population: 680,000
Description: --to come--
Religion: Armenian Apostolic Church (Orthodox Christian)
Military: --to come--

Nation Name: The Principality of Lviv
Territory: Those two territories over there
Form of Government: --to come--
Capital City: Lviv
Population: 58,000
Description: --to come--
Religion: Catholic
Military: --to come--

A Uighur state is not needed since the land is taken by the Tartary. A Armenia is defiantly needed since its already being invaded on two sides. I think it should be placed under the Byzantine's protection as a client state

[Denoxin]

Hey Jade, I was planning on a Japanese privateer ship coming across a Chinese vessel and boarding it. I figured we could make this a good opportunity to start the not-so-friendly relations between China and Japan.

Perhaps some Chinese official is on board the ship, or the ship is carrying a large stock of silk?

[Reatra]

Hey Jade, I was planning on a Japanese privateer ship coming across a Chinese vessel and boarding it. I figured we could make this a good opportunity to start the not-so-friendly relations between China and Japan.

Perhaps some Chinese official is on board the ship, or the ship is carrying a large stock of silk?

Or silver! Since silver is really the only valuable thing to China from outside Asia, it could cause a HUUUGE ordeal once Portugal/Spain doesn't get paid for that shipment.

[Denoxin]

Hey Jade, I was planning on a Japanese privateer ship coming across a Chinese vessel and boarding it. I figured we could make this a good opportunity to start the not-so-friendly relations between China and Japan.

Perhaps some Chinese official is on board the ship, or the ship is carrying a large stock of silk?

Or silver! Since silver is really the only valuable thing to China from outside Asia, it could cause a HUUUGE ordeal once Portugal/Spain doesn't get paid for that shipment.

European and Asian enemies? Oh this just gets better.

[Jade Confederacy]

Hey Jade, I was planning on a Japanese privateer ship coming across a Chinese vessel and boarding it. I figured we could make this a good opportunity to start the not-so-friendly relations between China and Japan.

Perhaps some Chinese official is on board the ship, or the ship is carrying a large stock of silk?

If its carrying silk and other goods, then it would most likely be a merchant. I have no objects to hostile contact so go ahead

[Reatra]

Hey Jade, I was planning on a Japanese privateer ship coming across a Chinese vessel and boarding it. I figured we could make this a good opportunity to start the not-so-friendly relations between China and Japan.

Perhaps some Chinese official is on board the ship, or the ship is carrying a large stock of silk?

If its carrying silk and other goods, then it would most likely be a merchant. I have no objects to hostile contact so go ahead

Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer

[Denoxin]

Hey Jade, I was planning on a Japanese privateer ship coming across a Chinese vessel and boarding it. I figured we could make this a good opportunity to start the not-so-friendly relations between China and Japan.

Perhaps some Chinese official is on board the ship, or the ship is carrying a large stock of silk?

If its carrying silk and other goods, then it would most likely be a merchant. I have no objects to hostile contact so go ahead

I'd love for it to be silver

Well, we can collab a Google Doc that portrays the whole thing? As soon as I post the intro in few minutes we can start that, if you'd like.
I'd assume the merchant vessel has some form of defense?

[Jade Confederacy]

If its carrying silk and other goods, then it would most likely be a merchant. I have no objects to hostile contact so go ahead

I'd love for it to be silver

Well, we can collab a Google Doc that portrays the whole thing? As soon as I post the intro in few minutes we can start that, if you'd like.
I'd assume the merchant vessel has some form of defense?

I've got naval patrols in the region, but its a big sea so a few merchants getting raided is likely. Most vessels in this day and age be it civilian or otherwise carry at least some cannons and if the goods are valuable, a few squads of guards. You can RP it however you wish as i have no interest in Rping out action scenes that have little consequence. How about we make the goods to be tribute from some Malay city state and by robbing it, Japan would be insulting the Ming Emperor thus demanding retribution?

[Denoxin]

I'd love for it to be silver

Well, we can collab a Google Doc that portrays the whole thing? As soon as I post the intro in few minutes we can start that, if you'd like.
I'd assume the merchant vessel has some form of defense?

I've got naval patrols in the region, but its a big sea so a few merchants getting raided is likely. Most vessels in this day and age be it civilian or otherwise carry at least some cannons and if the goods are valuable, a few squads of guards. You can RP it however you wish as i have no interest in Rping out action scenes that have little consequence. How about we make the goods to be tribute from some Malay city state and by robbing it, Japan would be insulting the Ming Emperor thus demanding retribution?

Sure. I'll assume this is going to result in all-out war?

[Britcan]

Full Nation Name: Tawantinsuyu

There are a few issues here. Firstly, Prusslandia has asked to reserve an Incan nation, though nothing has really happened in that regard so it may not stand.

The bigger problems are;
1) Population is way too big.
2) Far too much territory.
3) The development you claim to have undergone seems unbelievably rapid.

Anyway, I'll let Kherkov have a look. We can see what he thinks.

[Jade Confederacy]

Sure. I'll assume this is going to result in all-out war?

Oh no, all out war would require a casus belli greater than a boatload of stolen treasure. It will however mean punitive retaliatory action that might eventually lead to war.

[Soviet Chernarus]

NPC Application:
Nation Name: Kingdom of Jaffna; also called the Kingdom of Aryacakravarti
Territory: small portions of Northern Sri Lanka; will edit in a more accurate map later
Form of Government: A client state of Vijayanagara; it is ruled by an absolute monarchy whose king is directly subservient to that of the Maharaja of Vijayanagara
Religion: Predominate faith is Hinduism, with very large Orthodox/Catholic majority
Capital City: Nallur
Population: 250,000?
Military: It has a standing army of 10,000, with 20,000 more in reserve
Description: The Kingdom of Jaffna was already in decline in the 1400s, and the modernization of its nearby neighbor Vijayanagara, Jaffna lost most of its territories to European countries such as Portugal, and in the late 1500s and early 1600s the Empire continued to decay. It was placed under "Vijayanagaran protection" and in the aftermath of its wars with the Deccan Sultanates the Tamil Princes of Jaffna swore fealty to the new Chakravartin and Jaffna officially became a Vijayanagaran client state. Its economy is mostly agricultural, and its military is almost a laughing stock and is heavily outdated. Internal unrest and discontent has been building up steadily in the past decade, and it is likely Jaffna could fall into civil war soon.

[Landenburg]

Really was going to do Bengal but Bohemia is just so damn alluring..(that and I don't know jack about Bengal or the people there.)

I also couldn't really find an interesting history so, if you need something more than that just tell me.

Full Nation Name: The Kingdom of Bohemia, or The Kingdom of Bohemia-Moravia, or The Czech Kingdom
Short Nation Name: Bohemia
National Flag: Top half white, bottom red, Bohemian lion in the middle (or the coat of arms, for visualization) (could not one that suited me, thus the description)
Territory: Any Czechoslovakian territory that is open.
Official Language(s): Czech, Latin, German
Form of Government: Absolute Monarchy
Head of State: Jaromir Přemyslid
Head of Government: Jaromir Přemyslid
Capital City: Prague
Population: 3,250,000
Religion: Early on, the Czech people had been swayed by Byzantine priests, converting much of the populace to Orthodoxy. The Church is very well respected here, holding great sway in the Kingdom. Despite this, the Czech Church does not always follow the Byzantine, such as the Czech did not begin their own Inquisition. Freedom of religion, as long as it is Christian, has always been respected.
Army: 88,750 soldiers and officers. The quality is decent, the troops are trained in the art of European warfare, well funded, and has not lacked in patriotic volunteers. The soldiers are payed decently and morale is great. However, it is hardly one of the top armies of Europe as the Bohemian Kingdom prides itself on trade, rather than war. It is organized and structured as a European army would generally be sorted.
Navy: The Navy itself is small, only running down the rivers that the Bohemians possess.
Economic Strength: The Kingdom is wealthy, prospering from advances in infrastructure and technology. The people often are well fed, the rich can sleep in their silk sheets, and the army gets the funding it ever so demands.
Infrastructure: The Czech people realized early on that technology is what makes the world go round. Thus, they worked hard on their infrastructure, making it one of the top leaders (if not THE leader) for infrastructure in Europe.
Primary Goals: Secure alliances and prosperity for their people, possibly expand if possible.
History: Upon the fall of Rome, tribals rose to contest the power of the warlords that had been controlling the area of Bohemia. While they were busy sacking Rome, the ancient Bohemians were gaining their independence. For years they fought, finally achieving their goal after some time. The greatest of the tribal villages would be a village named by the slavic immigrants, Prague. In this village, great war plans were made and acted upon. Slowly territory was swallowed up. Once a decent sized amount of land had been taken, the warlord claimed himself as King. At first, their territory was small. The people were divided. For years the Kings of Prague fought to unite their people's. By the time the Crusades had hit, the Kingdom of Bohemia-Moravia had been created.

In the Dark Ages, Byzantine monks managed to build monasteries in the Bohemian lands. The people were easily swayed by what they preached, converting much of them to Orthodoxy. Some did not convert, however the Orthodox faith had been planted. The King and his family had been converted, setting the religion in stone. It quickly became the state religion.

At around the time the Crusades hit, the Bohemians were united and ready to fight. Their Knights fought long and hard in the wars, fighting for glory and god. The Knights fought in large and small battles, bringing back treasures and glory for the Bohemians. Some of these are still on display in the King's personal museum, one that is often shown off to foreigners of note. Once the grizzled veterans came back from the Arab lands, they were utilized in taking a portion of Slovakia, furthering the Bohemian prestige. The Czech people also managed to never join the Holy Roman Empire, avoiding the politics that were involved there.

Once done with the Crusades and the Bohemian-Slovak wars, the people began to solidify their rule. The Church was given great donations and the army had been cut down to be smaller. The Kings began to promote trade and arts, adopting the latest technology that they could. Hundreds of years later the Kingdom of Bohemia-Moravia had changed greatly, building roads and producing weaponry for the nearby neighbors to buy.
RP Example: I think you should know me but if you truly need an example, just ask!

Added much more history, if you need any more (or any specific periods) just tell me and I'll get right on it.

I'll just uh..double quote this.

[Britcan]

Added much more history, if you need any more (or any specific periods) just tell me and I'll get right on it.

I'll just uh..double quote this.

Seems alright. Just wait for Kherkov to come on.

[Claven]

Nation Name: The Kingdom of Armenia
Territory: Everything between Persia, Tartary, and Byzantium.
Form of Government: --to come--
Capital City: Yerevan
Population: 680,000
Description: --to come--
Religion: Armenian Apostolic Church (Orthodox Christian)
Military: --to come--

I hate you Super-Llamaland, and now you've made me hate Llamas too T.T

Anyways

NPC Application:
b]Nation Name:[/b] The Emirate of Afghanistan
Territory: the area between Tartary, Persia, and Delhi
Form of Government: Absolute Monarchy
Religion: Sunni Islam - 55%, Shiite Islam - 40%, Buddhism - 3%, Hindu/Zoroastrianism/Other - 2%
Capital City: Kabul
Population: 1,100,000
Military: 70,000
Description: Add later

[Ameige]

It sure looks like the map is pretty full. Is there any place that hasn't allready been taken over?