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by Walmington on Sea » Wed Mar 20, 2013 1:27 pm
by Chrinthania » Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:10 pm
by Walmington on Sea » Wed Mar 20, 2013 7:12 pm
by The Crooked Beat » Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:01 pm
by The Amyclae » Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:22 pm
by Chrinthania » Thu Mar 21, 2013 1:04 am
by Chrinthanium » Thu Mar 21, 2013 8:36 am
by Cassanos » Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:09 am
The Amyclae wrote:Djerba and Co.? I always had them marked off as someone else's possession... Though now I can't remember if it was Walmington historically or if that was a part of the concession to Cass following the First Desert War (read: something catchy-sounding). Or if it was Nibelunc historically and we decided not to try to invade because that'd be silly "hah-ha! All your useless islands are belong us!" Or maybe it was another nation entirely, and we are all just forgetting whom it was.
The Crooked Beat wrote:Also, with Kavoso gone, I was wondering if AMW as a whole might entertain an eastward expansion of Gandvik, to match-up the border with that of the RL Volga Federal District of Russia, specifically into the federal subjects of Samara, Orenburg, Perm, and Bashkortostan. This would entail the addition of just under twelve million more people, some striking natural scenery, and significant mineral reserves, and I certainly understand why many people would say that Gandvik is already big enough, but it is a change that I've been eyeing for a while now and one that, I think, could be spun to make at least some RP sense in terms of Gandvik's internal colonial process. Gandvik would become richer, but not, I think, overwhelmingly so.
In any case, I'm interested to hear what AMW at large thinks of this idea.
by The Crooked Beat » Thu Mar 21, 2013 5:57 pm
by Cassanos » Fri Mar 22, 2013 10:00 pm
I think I see what you are envisioning, though. As an aside, the bit about ideologies being overridden by nepotism, greed and corruption would also apply to at least one side of the somewhat ideologically-driven Cold War. I will let every member choose for himself which one it was .The Crooked Beat wrote:Glad to have your support, Cass! Though I would add that Gandvik's approach to government is based less on a coherent ideology, and more on making sure that all the right palms are greased. The exact nature of government in Gandvik is a subject that I haven't really dealt with in depth, if only because I almost don't know how to approach it, but underneath a very thin veneer of constitutional monarchy, in the Imperial German rather than British sense, there are some elements of Fascism, reflected in Riga's virulent nationalist rhetoric and its adherence to a corporatist strategy in labor relations, a Politburo-style executive branch, and some serious patronage-based machine politics in local and regional government. In a sense, it's almost a neo-patrimonial (my apologies to Max Weber) system, where politicians are measured according to their generosity in spreading the national wealth among their core supporters. In a way, more like Russia in real life than I prefer to admit, but also like the Cold War-era dictatorships of Africa and South America.
The Crooked Beat wrote:Also, I may be totally off the mark here, but, if I'm remembering this correctly, isn't North Africa around northern Morocco and Algeria more like Sicily or the drier parts of Spain than Libya or Egypt? Certainly not a lush part of the world, but I'm concerned that, good though a name like the First Desert War may be on its own merits, there may not have actually been all that much desert involved in that particular conflict.
by Acadzia » Sun Mar 24, 2013 9:15 pm
by The Amyclae » Sun Mar 24, 2013 11:35 pm
by Chrinthania » Mon Mar 25, 2013 6:39 am
by Kyr Shorn » Mon Mar 25, 2013 1:09 pm
Acadzia wrote:Hey guys. I was missing you cats lately and thought I'd check in, and lo and behold, I see that Kyr has returned (though I harass him so much on Facebook, I feel like he never left ) and even the hero of legend, Quinntonia, is here. I was aware that Jean had come back and was delighted to see him still around, too.
And of course, all of the regulars who have never left for any length of time.
I'm interested in coming back, again. Playing a Catholic state, again.
I'd like to set up shop in Kerala, India, as a fairly peaceful, capitalist, Nasrani republic. Similar I guess, in some regards, to Alexandria, which was a claim I really did like, RL got in the way with that one, rather than RP stagnation (like some of my other moves and hiatuses.) At any rate, Westernization could have occurred from "Portuguese" or Western Roman explorers, as in real life, or not at all. I might toy with Greco influence from Alexander (again).
I also might shift westward, if you guys think it would work better in the remainder of Western Iran, possibly with Seleucid origins, and I could still have the St. Thomas history I'm interested in playing out. Personally, I prefer Kerala and taking a stab at India and Asia, but I'd consider this, too.
Obviously, a full app would be forthcoming. Just saying hello and gauging interest at this point.
by Amerique » Mon Mar 25, 2013 1:37 pm
by Nova Gaul » Mon Mar 25, 2013 7:46 pm
by Acadzia » Tue Mar 26, 2013 11:13 am
by Chrinthania » Tue Mar 26, 2013 2:23 pm
by Amerique » Tue Mar 26, 2013 2:36 pm
by Beddgelert » Tue Mar 26, 2013 7:54 pm
by Nova Gaul » Tue Mar 26, 2013 9:13 pm
by Chrinthania » Wed Mar 27, 2013 5:11 pm
Nova Gaul wrote:Good points all around I think, and in any case Acadzia you'd be getting good coffee! I think BG and Amerique have made the biggest points, but in general I'd encourage the move, if only to fill in Southeast Asia (and its history) a little more. On another note Chrin I see no reason to give up Bali, quite the contrary, your history and opportunities to RP only increase as the area gets filled in.
by Walmington on Sea » Thu Mar 28, 2013 10:56 am
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