FOR WANT OF A NAIL
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Staff: Tracian Empire (Co-OP / Discord Server Mod)
In the world as we know it, the discovery of the Americas would come to shape the world. Wars, politics, nations, economies, colonies - all of these were irrevocably altered by the Americas and their interaction with the European powers.
But this world isn't like ours. Columbus sailed west and found nothing but an eternal expanse of ocean that seemed to go on forever. He and his men died at sea, a storm destroying their ships and leaving no survivors as they attempted to get to Asia. When the Spanish sent people to look for them, they, too, did not return. Spain's investment would cost them, and to save themselves from bankruptcy, they had to sell their Italian lands to the Venetians.
Venice, on the other hand, has no competition with no route west to Asia. It continues to dominate the Mediterranean sea trade, and thanks to the Spanish's sales, completely cuts Genoa out of it shortly thereafter. The Venetians would come to expand and increase their naval and economic power as time went on, eventually forming colonies along the African coasts and even assimilating Egypt after deposing the Mamluks from power and handing it over to wealth-minded rebels.
The Venetians, through their access to the Red Sea, came to dominate the sea trade with India and some parts of Southeast Asia; their only real competitor being the Ottomans...
But this isn't the only change to the world; indeed, the entire world has been reshaped and changed by the lacking of continents...
Hello, and welcome to For Want of a Nail - an alternate history roleplay that explores a rather interesting concept. I will admit, I have been inspired by "A World Without America" and roleplays like it - but, in this RP, I decided to go for the far more literal route: what would a world look like without the American continents and the effect they had on the world with colonization and trade?
Anyways, players will take the role of one of many preset nations - and I'm sure you're wondering what's up with Africa and some other parts of the East Indies/Asia. Well, those are for colonies for the nations of the world to set up based on player applications. As for the time period of this RP, the start date is January 1, 1700.
Now, for the rules of the RP.
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[box][size=200][i]For Want of a Nail - Nation Application[/i][/size]
[b]Nation Name:[/b] (Formal and Informal)
[b]Flag/Symbols:[/b]
[b]Head of State/Head of Government:[/b]
[b]Government Type:[/b]
[b]Population:[/b]
[b]Military Population:[/b] (no more than 1% of Pop in Peace; no more than 3% during War)
[b]Territory:[/b] (Unless your nation has colonies, you should just assume it's the 'Same as Map')
[b]History:[/b] (Your nation's history until 1700, or the current date if you're joining in late)
[b]RP Sample:[/b] (at least one)
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