Age of Roma: 300 BCE (OOC/Signups) Open

[The Greater Aryan Race]

Are espionage actions allowed? Like methods such as bribing top officials of neighboring states to support us or spreading disinformation amongst the enemy camps to reduce their fighting effectiveness and morale?

[Reatra]

Are espionage actions allowed? Like methods such as bribing top officials of neighboring states to support us or spreading disinformation amongst the enemy camps to reduce their fighting effectiveness and morale?

Of course!

I mean, it happened IRL

[Elepis]

Hmm, Etruscan ambitions in Cyprus. Curious.

I said Crete, but Cyprus is up there too.

Also, is Egypt retreating from Palestine? You still need to sort that whole thing out IC...

I already own Cyprus, you said before that it was an unruly vassal

[Elepis]

Mr Crete, The three largest navies at this time were:

1. Rhodes
2. Egypt (me)
3. Carthage

where does yours fit?

PS, I was planning to invade and annex Crete but as you are here I have a different deal:

Exclusive trade zone, eg lower taxes on Egyptian goods
You give me the (uninhabited) area of modern day Heraklion to build a trade post from which will be part of Egypt

[Indo-pasif archipelago]

It moves so fast!!! Has IC started yet?

[Alouite]

It moves so fast!!! Has IC started yet?

Check the OP

[Azaflaza]

Not sure if the op is wanting to RP the picti himself only but I felt I should put that in there just incase.

[Landenburg]

Country: Crete
Demonyms: Cretan, Cretans
Currency: Gold, Silver, Copper coins
Name of Ruler: King Minos IV
Do you know where it is on the map?: Crete.
Population: 200,000
In-Game Focus: Dominate the waves.
-101- (Keep this so I can find your app)

Modifiers
Minoan Heritage - We are the ancestors of the great King Minos! We shall carry on his legacy! - Can field a larger navy for less, slight combat advantage with ships (10%, ie 100 Cretan ships would strike with the strength of 110), and great admirals
Cretan Archery - We are not Greek! Archers here are very skilled, trained hard as spears cannot pick off enemy ships on the sea! - Better archers
Cretan Piracy - Pirates infest the waves! - As long as trade is happening in the Aegean Sea, Crete ends up making a profit off of it
Legacy of King Minos - Accomplishments King Minos would be proud of! - More prestige for naval accomplishments
Mediterranean Island - They shall not take us, so long as a single one of us still breathes! - Strong defense, sieges take longer

Would like if one of the OP's could look at this and tell me if it's alright (or pick a few modifiers out for me, if this is too much).

[Lingria]

Country:Suebi
Demonyms:Suevian/Suebian/Germanic Scum/Savages/ ;-;
Currency: Bartering, Rarely Roman Coins
Name of Ruler:Eboricus to the Romans, Eboric to the Suebians
Do you know where it is on the map?: Germania,
Population: 547,000
In-Game Focus:To unite the tribes into one nation to prevent foreign invasions.
-101- (Keep this so I can find your app)

Modifiers:
Germanic Heritage! We are the sons and daughters of the Gods! - Can field a large barbaric military, heavy combat advantage with land forces (23% more efficient then surrounding tribes)
Suebian Tactics - You shall not invade me! Suebian Warriors are trained for heavy skirmish and open field battles. Can ambush & out the enemy
Suebian Trade - I have something you want, You have something I want. Let's trade - Suebians are known for harsh trade but will rarely do so and actually avoid confrontation with more civilized powers. Better trade.
How's this?

[Landenburg]

How does avoiding trade give you better trade? :/

[Lingria]

How does avoiding trade give you better trade? :/

Avoiding larger powers allows better coping in the tribe. But that could be bad,

[Kahlenberg]

Alouite & The Ik Ka Ek Akai, thanks for the formidable work! I decided to app as a Nordic people, because I have some experience playing these. I hope it is not taken - I did a quick search but didn't find an app. I also came up with a number of proposed modifiers, I hope they are acceptable.

Country: Jarldom of Gotland
Demonyms:Gutes
Currency: (Barter, Iron Coin, Gold Coin, etc.) Barter
Name of Ruler: Jarl Thjálfi of Dalhem, Ruler of Gotland, (Petty) King of the Gutes
Territory: The Isle of Gotland
Population: 2,000 - 5,000 (rough estimate)

In-Game Focus: Expand trade network, conquer Ösel, remain independent.

-101- (Keep this so I can find your app)

Proposed Modifiers:
Traders of the Baltic: Its central position in the Baltic sea made Gotland a natural trade hub from a very early age on. Trade routes that stretched deep into Russia - and according to legend even reached Anatolia - were connected with the Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Western-European back land from here. Trade bonus.
Yeomen farmers: Gute farmers were always landowners. This provided them with an incentive to find efficient methods of farming, since the spoils were (mostly) theirs to keep. A bonus to agricultural output.
Servants of Thor: Legend tells that Thjálfi the First, great-great-grandfather of current-day Jarl Thjálfi of Dalhem and legendary first inhabitant of Gotland, was given to Thor as a servant by his farmer parents. As a result, the people of Gotland revere oak trees to honor their master. This is the cause, or so the Gutes believe, of the high fertility of Gute women. Fertility bonus.
Always ready: The traders of Gotland were forced to always be on high guard to protect themselves and their cargo against the many pirates inhabiting the Baltic. A bonus fighting naval battles.

[Commonwealth of Hank the Cat]

Country: Saxons
Demonyms: Saxones
Currency: (Barter, Iron Coin, Gold Coin, etc.) Bartering
Name of Ruler: King Harold
Do you know where it is on the map?: North Germany Plain
Population: 200'000 (This is the only source I could find.)

In-Game Focus: Take over Southern Parts of British Isles, resist conversion to Christianity, Resist Enemy Occupation.

-101- (Keep this so I can find your app)

[The Intergalactic Russian Empire]

Is my app accepted?

[Benian Republic]

Could I be a farmer?

[Elepis]

Modifier

there is already a few up their but I thought of one

Great naval Power: With their vast amount of territory spread along the Eastern Mediterranean such as Cyprus, southern Turkey (the orange bit north of Cyprus on the map) and a number of small Aegean and islands, the Ptolemies required a large navy to defend these far-flung strongholds from potential enemies like the Macedonians. Egypt is rich and can thus afford a large and well equipped navy. The royal Ptolemaic navy is commonly regard as second only to the Rhodian fleet. Effect: Bonus when fighting at sea and increased trade because of the fleet's ability to protect merchant men.

Nubian mercenary Archers While the Egyptian themselves always placed an emphasis on infantry and cavalry over archers, the Ptolemy's are rich enough to hire vast amounts of mercenaries. Some of the most important are desert archers from Nubia in the south. These Nubian archers, armed mainly with composite bows are trained from birth and are said to be able to hit a man's eyes from the maximum range their bows allow. Effect: Bonus when fighting other civilizations on land and sea




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Mr Crete, The three greatest navies at this time were:

1. Rhodes
2. Egypt (me)
3. Carthage

where does yours fit?

PS, I was planning to invade and annex Crete but as you are here I have a different deal:

Exclusive trade zone, eg lower taxes on Egyptian goods
You give me the (uninhabited) area of modern day Heraklion to build a trade post from which will be part of Egypt

[Alouite]

Alouite & The Ik Ka Ek Akai, thanks for the formidable work! I decided to app as a Nordic people, because I have some experience playing these. I hope it is not taken - I did a quick search but didn't find an app. I also came up with a number of proposed modifiers, I hope they are acceptable.

Country: Jarldom of Gotland
Demonyms:Gutes
Currency: (Barter, Iron Coin, Gold Coin, etc.) Barter
Name of Ruler: Jarl Thjálfi of Dalhem, Ruler of Gotland, (Petty) King of the Gutes
Territory: The Isle of Gotland
Population: 2,000 - 5,000 (rough estimate)

In-Game Focus: Expand trade network, conquer Ösel, remain independent.

-101- (Keep this so I can find your app)

Proposed Modifiers:
Traders of the Baltic: Its central position in the Baltic sea made Gotland a natural trade hub from a very early age on. Trade routes that stretched deep into Russia - and according to legend even reached Anatolia - were connected with the Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Western-European back land from here. Trade bonus.
Yeomen farmers: Gute farmers were always landowners. This provided them with an incentive to find efficient methods of farming, since the spoils were (mostly) theirs to keep. A bonus to agricultural output.
Servants of Thor: Legend tells that Thjálfi the First, great-great-grandfather of current-day Jarl Thjálfi of Dalhem and legendary first inhabitant of Gotland, was given to Thor as a servant by his farmer parents. As a result, the people of Gotland revere oak trees to honor their master. This is the cause, or so the Gutes believe, of the high fertility of Gute women. Fertility bonus.
Always ready: The traders of Gotland were forced to always be on high guard to protect themselves and their cargo against the many pirates inhabiting the Baltic. A bonus fighting naval battles.

Accepted. I'll use those modifiers.

Country: Saxons
Demonyms: Saxones
Currency: (Barter, Iron Coin, Gold Coin, etc.) Bartering
Name of Ruler: King Harold
Do you know where it is on the map?: North Germany Plain
Population: 200'000 (This is the only source I could find.)

In-Game Focus: Take over Southern Parts of British Isles, resist conversion to Christianity, Resist Enemy Occupation.

-101- (Keep this so I can find your app)

Accepted. And with you as an addition we now have a healthy number of Greeks, Italians, Germans, Anatolians, Egyptians (Including Kushites) and the one Carthaginian state that is key to this RP. All we need now are more Chinese RPers and maybe some Balkan and Iberian nations.

[Alouite]

Country: Crete
Demonyms: Cretan, Cretans
Currency: Gold, Silver, Copper coins
Name of Ruler: King Minos IV
Do you know where it is on the map?: Crete.
Population: 200,000
In-Game Focus: Dominate the waves.
-101- (Keep this so I can find your app)

Modifiers
Minoan Heritage - We are the ancestors of the great King Minos! We shall carry on his legacy! - Can field a larger navy for less, slight combat advantage with ships (10%, ie 100 Cretan ships would strike with the strength of 110), and great admirals
Cretan Archery - We are not Greek! Archers here are very skilled, trained hard as spears cannot pick off enemy ships on the sea! - Better archers
Cretan Piracy - Pirates infest the waves! - As long as trade is happening in the Aegean Sea, Crete ends up making a profit off of it
Legacy of King Minos - Accomplishments King Minos would be proud of! - More prestige for naval accomplishments
Mediterranean Island - They shall not take us, so long as a single one of us still breathes! - Strong defense, sieges take longer

Would like if one of the OP's could look at this and tell me if it's alright (or pick a few modifiers out for me, if this is too much).

Unless already accepted, I'll accept that.

[Elepis]

Modifiers
Minoan Heritage - We are the ancestors of the great King Minos! We shall carry on his legacy! - Can field a larger navy for less, slight combat advantage with ships (10%, ie 100 Cretan ships would strike with the strength of 110), and great admirals
Cretan Archery - We are not Greek! Archers here are very skilled, trained hard as spears cannot pick off enemy ships on the sea! - Better archers
Cretan Piracy - Pirates infest the waves! - As long as trade is happening in the Aegean Sea, Crete ends up making a profit off of it
Legacy of King Minos - Accomplishments King Minos would be proud of! - More prestige for naval accomplishments
Mediterranean Island - They shall not take us, so long as a single one of us still breathes! - Strong defense, sieges take longer

Would like if one of the OP's could look at this and tell me if it's alright (or pick a few modifiers out for me, if this is too much).

Unless already accepted, I'll accept that.

what about my ones?

[Lisbane]

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[Benian Republic]

Can I be a farmer?

[Elepis]

Can I be a farmer?

I do not think it is a character RP

[Lisbane]

Modifier for Rome

Roman Generals: Rome is known for its endless list of good tacticians and generals, therefore Rome gets 5% combat effectiveness in battle.

Reword it if you want.

[Benian Republic]

Can I be a farmer?

I do not think it is a character RP

Ok

[Elepis]

I now love the Roman faction!