New Civilizations (2nd Era, OOC, Always Open )

[Orostan]

Sacrificing biographical accuracy is definitely acceptable.

To put it this way, I deliberately randomised Clara’s biographical information so that who she is doesn’t give away too much about who I am. I preserved the core of the kind of person I am and the upbringing that I have received, but the details were left to chance.

If the RNG rolled differently it could have just as easily have been a Scotsman Jasper Rose with a secondary education in China.

Actually, that raises the question:
Instead of editing the biography, would it be acceptable to instead slightly tweak the terms of the immortality such that, in waking up in 3000BCE, my author has a body acceptable to them. That way the skills and bio stay intact, but the key issue is resolved. I'm sorry to raise as much of a fuss as I have, but I'm trying to see the best way to make this a clean injection.

I don't think there's any problem with changing the person. Remember, they don't have to be you exactly.

[Plzen]

Instead of editing the biography, would it be acceptable to instead slightly tweak the terms of the immortality such that, in waking up in 3000BCE, my author has a body acceptable to them. That way the skills and bio stay intact, but the key issue is resolved.

I am inclined to say no, your character’s body cannot change during the time jump, but I’d wait for an OP decision on that one. He’ll be back in a few days.

[Europa Undivided]

Author Applicaiton
Name: Nikolai Aleksandr Sapohznik (Just call him Sasha)
Age: 22
Height and Weight: 5'8"
Skin, hair, and eye description: Nikolai has the fair skin typical to people of Slavic descent, though he has the black hair that his mixed Levantine heritage grants. His eyes are a dim grey.
Picture:

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Prior Profession: College Student
Level of education: He finished bachelors in Psychology and was in his second year for Journalism He also had crash courses in Business Administration. It should also be noted that he knows a TON of history and practical science due to self education and YouTube.
Physique description: It can be said that Nikolai won the genetic lottery; he doesn't need to workout too much to maintain his form (which is not super impressive either, mind you). He isn't particularly a heavy lifter, but he compensates with the mind that he has.
Useful skills: He has a great stock of knowledge in practical science, which means he pretty much knows how to make concoctions, specifically gunpowder and bricks (not that he can do it himself, he just knows the procedures). He is also a pretty competent leader if the opportunity presents itself. Given enough time and a lab, he'll be producing innovations by applying all the knowledge he has, though that takes some time to do.

National Origin: American; fourth generation Russian Jewish immigrant.
What were you doing prior to falling asleep and awakening in the past?: He was writing the next chapter in his book entitled "Never Forget", a collection of interviews on multiple Holocaust survivors that he spoke to. He was making it into a novel.
Description of personality: Nikolai is a clever joker, perhaps best known for his love of memes on history and science. He has many strange interests, and is seen as strange as a result. However, he is also a flaunter of his superior intellect and looks down on those that don't understand in his level, giving him a mixed reputation. Still, he is ostensibly caring and defensive for those he sees as a friend or as equals, but other people that are not as close don't receive the same treatment, and may even be seen with contempt if they had assaulted him in the past.
Where in the world are you landing?: Near modern day Moscow, Russia.

Autobiography/Biography: Nikolai Sapohznik was born in New York City as the first child of Piotr Andreevich Sapohznik and Isabella Clark. He had two siblings after himself: Grigory and Catherine. Growing up, he proved himself to be especially intelligent in the sciences, though he was a no show in the arts (except for singing, he's a crazy good tenor, as well as the piano). He was homeschooled due to his asthmatic tendencies, and as a result finished junior high school in just two years instead of the standard four years. At age 16, he entered college in New York, where he excelled in general and finished at age twenty. It was in his second course that he met the love of his life; a girl by the name of Elizabeth Turner. What's more is that she was his first and last, and in their junior year he finally proposed to her while being surrounded by their friends and some professors, to which she said yes. It should be noted, however, that Nikolai is, for the lack of a better word, a pretty conservative person, and he pretty much forbade Elizabeth from night life. This produced some... Let's say, friction between them as they neared graduation, but Elizabeth would see that her boyfriend's thinking is for the best. As all of this went on, he spent most of his free time learning about things that most people wouldn't consider useful.

What are your intentions for this RP, what's the long term goal?: To create a unified Slav nation stretching from Russia to Poland down to Bulgaria. Never mind that they haven't migrated to most of those places yet; these lands will be ours given enough time.
What people or places are you taking inspiration from?: The peoples of Eastern Europe, of course. Oh, and the Levant.
Why did you choose to land where you did?: Düring the days of the Russian Empire, his ancestors lived within the Pale of Settlement, and when anti-Jewish persecution heightened under the czarist regime, that is when they fled to America.
What vibe should we get from your civilization and it's culture?: Take Russia and Poland and make them convert to Judaism (ala Khazar Khaganate). Also make them convert to Christianity when the time comes.
What are your character's motivations?: He knows most of the events that would eventually transpire in history, and when the time comes, he wishes for Eastern Europe to be a powerful safe haven for the Jews while the rest of the world persecutes them.
Theme Song?: One Million Voices by Two Steps from Hell
What do you wanna see in this RP? What would make it better?:

(Yes, I entered college at age 16, homeschooling has its perks)

[Khasinkonia]

Instead of editing the biography, would it be acceptable to instead slightly tweak the terms of the immortality such that, in waking up in 3000BCE, my author has a body acceptable to them. That way the skills and bio stay intact, but the key issue is resolved.

I am inclined to say no, your character’s body cannot change during the time jump, but I’d wait for an OP decision on that one. He’ll be back in a few days.

Then I'll telegram him my dilemma, and the possible solutions, and see what I hear back. I figure that'd be the best course of action. Thank y'all for talking me through this. I'm hopeful!

[Alaroma]

I am inclined to say no, your character’s body cannot change during the time jump, but I’d wait for an OP decision on that one. He’ll be back in a few days.

Then I'll telegram him my dilemma, and the possible solutions, and see what I hear back. I figure that'd be the best course of action. Thank y'all for talking me through this. I'm hopeful!

As are we Khas. But god damn, I was planning on finding you in RP. However uhhhhh, you’re a sea and an ocean away.

[Khasinkonia]

Then I'll telegram him my dilemma, and the possible solutions, and see what I hear back. I figure that'd be the best course of action. Thank y'all for talking me through this. I'm hopeful!

As are we Khas. But god damn, I was planning on finding you in RP. However uhhhhh, you’re a sea and an ocean away.

I might reroll, given that the promise of a doctor may have been incorrect.

[Plzen]

-snip-

Let’s see... monotheist, conservative, controlling? Yeah, your Moskva is going to have a lot of friction with the Commonwealth, a great deal indeed.

This should be very interesting.

...now if only the Imperium would stop invading for long enough for us to do something about that.

[Reatra]

Sure, as long as you don't plan on like, doing some edgy "making an empire" shit. Stuff's hella played out.

This nigga gonna be preserving languages by the hundreds.
And maybe make some confederacy to help with that.

hellllll yeah baby, I'm doing that decentralized democratic confederation in California, so we can hellllla be on good terms. The goal is just, you know, everyone lives in peace, lots of cooperation and proliferation of innovations and tools.


Oh also, I introduced archery to North America, but it definitely hasn't reached your area yet.


So are you just gonna, help people spin bigger and better nets and make bigger and better canoes for the next few years until you've got enough infrastructure to reliably go back and forth between the mainland and the islands?

[Guuj Xaat Kil]

This nigga gonna be preserving languages by the hundreds.
And maybe make some confederacy to help with that.

hellllll yeah baby, I'm doing that decentralized democratic confederation in California, so we can hellllla be on good terms. The goal is just, you know, everyone lives in peace, lots of cooperation and proliferation of innovations and tools.

Oh also, I introduced archery to North America, but it definitely hasn't reached your area yet.

So are you just gonna, help people spin bigger and better nets and make bigger and better canoes for the next few years until you've got enough infrastructure to reliably go back and forth between the mainland and the islands?

This is the plan yes, we'll definitely be allies in the future.
Eternal alliance to keep Old Worlders out of our continent and prevent smallpox epidemics?

[Orostan]

hellllll yeah baby, I'm doing that decentralized democratic confederation in California, so we can hellllla be on good terms. The goal is just, you know, everyone lives in peace, lots of cooperation and proliferation of innovations and tools.

Oh also, I introduced archery to North America, but it definitely hasn't reached your area yet.

So are you just gonna, help people spin bigger and better nets and make bigger and better canoes for the next few years until you've got enough infrastructure to reliably go back and forth between the mainland and the islands?

This is the plan yes, we'll definitely be allies in the future.
Eternal alliance to keep Old Worlders out of our continent and prevent smallpox epidemics?

I don't think smallpox is a thing yet.

[Europa Undivided]

-snip-

Let’s see... monotheist, conservative, controlling? Yeah, your Moskva is going to have a lot of friction with the Commonwealth, a great deal indeed.

This should be very interesting.

...now if only the Imperium would stop invading for long enough for us to do something about that.

We are the only true Russian state

Either way, it should be noted that the Judaism that this new Moskva would have is not Hasidic, but rather, the less strict kind that American Jews typically have.

[The Orson Empire]

Edited my last post again. Me and Kelmet are officially getting in contact.

[Alaroma]

Let’s see... monotheist, conservative, controlling? Yeah, your Moskva is going to have a lot of friction with the Commonwealth, a great deal indeed.

This should be very interesting.

...now if only the Imperium would stop invading for long enough for us to do something about that.

We are the only true Russian state

Either way, it should be noted that the Judaism that this new Moskva would have is not Hasidic, but rather, the less strict kind that American Jews typically have.

Lame.

Do I tell my girlfriend they’re lame for not sacrificing their finest sheep to Jehovah? You bet I do.

But no that’s pretty epic, and enlightened. You have my approval.

[Nuxipal]

So just to throw my thoughts in on the character creation realism bit.

Javin is BASED on myself.

I adjusted a few mistakes that I made earlier in life (primarily knowing what I wanted to do for a living a few years earlier than in reality). I already do substitute teaching, try to focus on the history classes because that's what comes naturally to me. As for in game actions, I asked myself: Alright, you've discovered you don't age. What do you do in the early bronze age?

The answer, use all the knowledge of what worked later and during that time period to create a kingdom. Is it going to backfire (Yes, it has once and it will again). Will he survive a century doing this constantly (No.. no he wont. He'll have to slow the freak down because sooner or later some crazy steppe people are gonna show up with horses and what not and run circles around his camel and elephant armies)

Just need to talk with G and Joohan, once he comes back, to lay out the path I see him taking from this point to get their full approval.

[Plzen]

Either way, it should be noted that the Judaism that this new Moskva would have is not Hasidic, but rather, the less strict kind that American Jews typically have.

If I remember correctly Judaism isn’t a proselytising religion the same way Islam and Christianity are, so if desired that would go a long way towards the reduction of friction - we have little problem with religions that keep to themselves and don’t bother people inside of our own borders.

Of course, conflict is still inevitable, because if you intend to forge a united Slavic nation you’ll have to smash through Novgorod, which is a state under our protection...

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Edited my last post again. Me and Kelmet are officially getting in contact.

Is this treason?

And people wonder why I’m so paranoid in this RP... it’s not paranoia if they actually are out to get you.

[Reatra]

hellllll yeah baby, I'm doing that decentralized democratic confederation in California, so we can hellllla be on good terms. The goal is just, you know, everyone lives in peace, lots of cooperation and proliferation of innovations and tools.

Oh also, I introduced archery to North America, but it definitely hasn't reached your area yet.

So are you just gonna, help people spin bigger and better nets and make bigger and better canoes for the next few years until you've got enough infrastructure to reliably go back and forth between the mainland and the islands?

This is the plan yes, we'll definitely be allies in the future.
Eternal alliance to keep Old Worlders out of our continent and prevent smallpox epidemics?

I said a few pages back, but if National Geographic is to be believed then smallpox probably didn't exist yet, or if it did, it was probably as deadly for the Old Worlders as for it would be for us.

That said, I don't see why like-minded people in Eurasia couldn't join us as well, I know there's someone in China who's trying to break the power of the proto-state chiefs and do a sort of socialist peasant republic. They'd prolly have a lot to gain having friendly contact with the Americas due to the crops and such.

[Kelmet]

Either way, it should be noted that the Judaism that this new Moskva would have is not Hasidic, but rather, the less strict kind that American Jews typically have.

If I remember correctly Judaism isn’t a proselytising religion the same way Islam and Christianity are, so if desired that would go a long way towards the reduction of friction - we have little problem with religions that keep to themselves and don’t bother nonbelievers.

Of course, conflict is still inevitable, because if you intend to forge a united Slavic nation you’ll have to smash through Novgorod, which is a state under our protection...

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Edited my last post again. Me and Kelmet are officially getting in contact.

Is this treason?

And people wonder why I’m so paranoid in this RP... it’s not paranoia if they actually are out to get you.

Your paranoia is driving people away, not the other way around

[The Orson Empire]

Edited my last post again. Me and Kelmet are officially getting in contact.

Is this treason?

And people wonder why I’m so paranoid in this RP... it’s not paranoia if they actually are out to get you.

Why do you think I didn't put the seal of the Commonwealth on it and wrote in pure English? I don't want the Committee of Public Safety on my ass.

[Holy Tedalonia]

Either way, it should be noted that the Judaism that this new Moskva would have is not Hasidic, but rather, the less strict kind that American Jews typically have.

If I remember correctly Judaism isn’t a proselytising religion the same way Islam and Christianity are, so if desired that would go a long way towards the reduction of friction - we have little problem with religions that keep to themselves and don’t bother people inside of our own borders.

Of course, conflict is still inevitable, because if you intend to forge a united Slavic nation you’ll have to smash through Novgorod, which is a state under our protection...

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Edited my last post again. Me and Kelmet are officially getting in contact.

Is this treason?

And people wonder why I’m so paranoid in this RP... it’s not paranoia if they actually are out to get you.

Clara is sounding more and more like Emperor Palpatine by the day.

[Lord Dominator]

Either way, it should be noted that the Judaism that this new Moskva would have is not Hasidic, but rather, the less strict kind that American Jews typically have.

If I remember correctly Judaism isn’t a proselytising religion the same way Islam and Christianity are

Prohibitions on proselytising will do that

[Plzen]

Your paranoia is driving people away, not the other way around

I’m still not going to apologise for my refusal to let the Imperium write the Commonwealth’s laws on its behalf. It’s not the Commonwealth that’s maintaining an expansionist policy aimed at nothing short of regional hegemony, and everything I’ve done was either inevitable or well-justified.

[Holy Tedalonia]

Either way, it should be noted that the Judaism that this new Moskva would have is not Hasidic, but rather, the less strict kind that American Jews typically have.

If I remember correctly Judaism isn’t a proselytising religion the same way Islam and Christianity are, so if desired that would go a long way towards the reduction of friction - we have little problem with religions that keep to themselves and don’t bother people inside of our own borders.

Of course, conflict is still inevitable, because if you intend to forge a united Slavic nation you’ll have to smash through Novgorod, which is a state under our protection...

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Edited my last post again. Me and Kelmet are officially getting in contact.

Is this treason?

And people wonder why I’m so paranoid in this RP... it’s not paranoia if they actually are out to get you.

Judaism unless modified, is a ethnic-religion group. They don't proselytize, because they see no need converting people who are not gods chosen people. That being said, a overhaul to deal with the situation is necessary, so a more expansionist Judaism religion may be a neccessity.

[Alaroma]

Your paranoia is driving people away, not the other way around

I’m still not going to apologise for my refusal to let the Imperium write the Commonwealth’s laws on its behalf. It’s not the Commonwealth that’s maintaining an expansionist policy aimed at nothing short of regional hegemony, and everything I’ve done was either inevitable or well-justified.

“And this is the left wing Revolutionary in its natural habitat. Angry, bitter, ranting, and uncomprehending as Reactionary troops line up in formation as part of the firing squad.”
-Australian Documentary maker.

[The Orson Empire]

Your paranoia is driving people away, not the other way around

I’m still not going to apologise for my refusal to let the Imperium write the Commonwealth’s laws on its behalf. It’s not the Commonwealth that’s maintaining an expansionist policy aimed at nothing short of regional hegemony, and everything I’ve done was either inevitable or well-justified.

In order to ensure our security and continuing stability, the Republic will be reorganized into the first Galactic Empire, for a safe and secure society! -Emperor Palpatine

You truly are a Sith lord in the making.

[Reatra]

I mean Plzen is literally right tho, tbh.