Strange New World
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Strange New World is a geopolitical RP set in 2022, but with a twist: history has diverged from ours since 1000 AD. This opens up endless possibilities as the world can change considerably.
Point of Divergence
The Point of Divergence (PoD) is 1000 AD. Everything before this year remains the same as in real life. However, events after 1000 AD can change. It is up to the players to decide if they want to create a completely different world or one closely resembling our own. While there is broad freedom given, some events still take place:
European colonization of the Americas
Reformation
A World War: It does not have to resemble our WWI or WWII, but the losing side must have been a fascist power. Which countries were on each side though will be decided by the players. Perhaps instead of Nazi Germany, we had an ultranationalist Russia or France in this TL.
Cold War: Communism was still a thing in this TL. Whether the cold war has ended or is still ongoing is up to the players. The two sides do not have to be Russia and United States. Perhaps it could be a Communist Britain and a Capitalist Russia. It is up to the players.
Players will be given a lot of freedom in shaping the events and history of this world, but there should be common-sense and realism. Bavaria uniting Germany? Sure. Ulm uniting Germany? No. Chinese colonizing the pacific coast of the Americas? Yes. Chinese conquest of Europe? No.
I will also not allow colonial empires still existing (though I will allow overseas territories). Anticolonialism was still a thing in this TL.
Reports
Every IRL month equals four IC months. At the end of each IRL month, I will be releasing a report that will:
- show the consequences of your actions: if you implemented an economic policy, the report will mention if it succeeded or failed.
- offer events: the world will be a live one. Those can range from local conflicts to terrorist attacks to protests to natural disasters.
Rules
1. Be realistic: Use common-sense when it comes to undertaking actions.
France invading Algeria to topple a dictatorship and install a democracy will be allowed. France invading Algeria to annex it into France proper or turn it into an official colony will not be allowed.
A middle-sized country with very high debt spending tens of billions of dollars without raising taxes or accounting for the huge deficit will lead to an economic crisis.
2. This is not a map-painting game.
If you start invading countries left and right (especially if you do not have a good reason), you will suffer from sanctions or outright intervention. If I feel your actions are far too unrealistic, I might even block them.
Even if you invade to "bring democracy to X country", you still need proper justification and might still face public opposition. You need a good reason to intervene and your citizens - especially if you are a democracy - will not be cheering on if you do not offer proper justification to the public.
3. Wars
Ideally, the result of wars should be decided by agreement between the players. This is a collaborative RP, not an antagonistic one. In cases where this is not possible, though, I will be deciding the results based on numbers, logistics, tactics, and post quality.
SIGN UP
Fill up the application to join. You can post in the IC only if you have been accepted. Reservation last a week. You can renew them only once. If you do not renew your reservation or fail again to app, then your nation will be free once again to be taken by another player.
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