Imperium Offtopicum IV: Third's the Charm?
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Mathalamus
Emperor of Mathalia
why do you want to take a city state in check? im not htreat to you or anyone else!
I'm going for something radically different this time around.
I'll take the reigns of the Empire of the Rising Sun, or just simply the Japanese Empire.
Starting plot: Tokyo (capitol) and surrounding regions.
Color: Red (obviously)
Well, that's Kyoto you highlighted there, not Tokyo.
You want Kanto, not Kansai.Also, you claimed two territories there. Sneaky...
I'll be Kashmir
Starting province will be Jammu and Kashmir, and starting color will be the pale fawn shown on the map (I've taken the liberty of mapping all the other claims as well. Note I shifted Joe's capital to Tokyo and he's only claiming one province now
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Edit: I rename my country the Imperial Republic of India
Official Info:
Starting province will be Jammu and Kashmir, and starting color will be the pale fawn shown on the map (I've taken the liberty of mapping all the other claims as well. Note I shifted Joe's capital to Tokyo and he's only claiming one province now
)Spoiler map :
Edit: I rename my country the Imperial Republic of India
Official Info:
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Mathalamus
Emperor of Mathalia
I'll be Kingdom of Kashmir
Starting province will be Jammu and Kashmir, and starting color will be the pale fawn shown on the map (I've taken the liberty of mapping all the other claims as well. Note I shifted Joe's capital to Tokyo and he's only claiming one province now
Info to be edited in shortly.
i do not control the edrine province. just put two dots where Istanbul would be, alright?
Mad Man
Your lord and master
It's technically a new day so is it to early to make a new claim yet? If I can make a new claim I call dibs on Ile-de-France
Thorvald of Lym
A Little Sketchy
I want to wait it out until a rough 24 hours since we began, in case there are any stragglers.
Mad Man
Your lord and master
ok tenchars
Well, that's Kyoto you highlighted there, not Tokyo.
Really? I guess I need to brush up on my Japanese geography then.
You caught me
Anyhoo, I'm trusting in your post afterwords that you moved me to the correct spot.
Mad Man
Your lord and master
Joecoolyo are you interested in Franco-Japanese alliance?
Mad Man
Your lord and master
Torvald whats your pick?
Thorvald of Lym
A Little Sketchy
Kyiv, Ukraine. It's an orange dot in the centre of the country.
e350tb
Stupendously Illogical Englishman
Done, my friend.
Mathalamus
Emperor of Mathalia
oh crap did i release information and some such of the city state? i did? well ill do it the proper way.
Name (Official): Byzantine Republic of Constantinople
Name (Short): Four: Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul, Byzantine Republic
Motto: "we strive to be perfect"
Capital: Constantinople
Development Rating: Barely industrialized.
Government: Democratic kingdom
Political setup: a King is hereditary, but the Byzantine Government is elected. there are 200 members representing various areas of the city state, which represent all three government branches. (66 people each). the current majority ruling Government is the Conservatives
Social policy: very liberal. the citizens enjoy almost total freedom of everything. Christianity is promoted (but not islam) and the conservatives are voting to ban some Islamic items.
Economic policy: Capitalist, but important services are nationalized (schools, hospitals, electricty, water, construction)
Military: a relatively large very well armed land force, with significant storage capacity for equipment stored underground in a heavily guarded area. there are currently 2000 active planes with 8000 planes in storage. the navy consists of 30 vessels: one Basil class supercarrier, 4 light carriers, and 25 destroyers. the outer areas of Constantinople contain the msot impressive military fortications anywhere. the total numbers is 750,000.
the reason why its so strong is that if the province is taken, i'm finished. forever. please understand. if i am to finished i'm going down with a hell of a bang.
Name (Official): Byzantine Republic of Constantinople
Name (Short): Four: Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul, Byzantine Republic
Motto: "we strive to be perfect"
Capital: Constantinople
Development Rating: Barely industrialized.
Government: Democratic kingdom
Political setup: a King is hereditary, but the Byzantine Government is elected. there are 200 members representing various areas of the city state, which represent all three government branches. (66 people each). the current majority ruling Government is the Conservatives
Social policy: very liberal. the citizens enjoy almost total freedom of everything. Christianity is promoted (but not islam) and the conservatives are voting to ban some Islamic items.
Economic policy: Capitalist, but important services are nationalized (schools, hospitals, electricty, water, construction)
Military: a relatively large very well armed land force, with significant storage capacity for equipment stored underground in a heavily guarded area. there are currently 2000 active planes with 8000 planes in storage. the navy consists of 30 vessels: one Basil class supercarrier, 4 light carriers, and 25 destroyers. the outer areas of Constantinople contain the msot impressive military fortications anywhere. the total numbers is 750,000.
the reason why its so strong is that if the province is taken, i'm finished. forever. please understand. if i am to finished i'm going down with a hell of a bang.
sophie
Break My Heart
This seems totally contradictory. How can you have a poorly industrialized nation, and yet have a very well armed force?
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I would like to congratulate Thorvald on starting the third/fourth iteration of IOT. I wish you luck on maintaining it!
And, as a surprise bonus, I hereby enter the game.
Province claimed: Rome(not sure if the Vatican stays independent or not; I'm fine either way, though we will always yearn to control the Vatican) and therefore the province of Lazio in central Italy.
Name: Marian Federation
Color: Dark red.
Language: Romance English - mostly English, but with a unified pronunciation scheme(Romance pronunciation like in Spanish) so its easier to learn; worthless synonyms (such as U-Boat) also gutted like there's no tomorrow.
Capital: Rome
Ruler: President Marius Shadonus and Prime Minister Gaius Mobius.
Government: Semi-Presidential Republic with a Prime Minister AND President, each having a head of government and head of state role, respectively. Prime Minister elected by the unicameral legislature(Senate, made up of those given honors by the President and the individuals who are elected by the largest taxpayers, their numbers equal to those appointed by the Presidency) and has position ceremonially confirmed by the President, or vetoed, with 2/3 required to appoint the PM against the President's will. President is directly-elected by the qualified voting populace(veterans, their fathers, and their sons; the top 10% of taxpayers; and all those given the voting honor jointly by the President and Prime Minister). There is a Supreme Court, composed of one member appointed unanimously by the PM, one unanimously by the President, one by joint-agreement of the President and PM, one by honor Senators, one by wealthy Senators, and two by joint-agreement of the President and PM, with 3/5 approval by all sitting Senators. This makes for a total of seven Justices.
Population: 5.6 million(as according to statistics on the province of Lazio in modern Italy).
History: The Marian Federation was formed by the conquests of Marius, who unified the villages of the region and was promptly elected President - not a hard task to imagine, as he was King of his influential home town, and when the elections were first held, "bureaucratic delays" had made it so for the most part, only soldiers and their families loyal to him were the ones voting - of the unified Marian Federation. While formed by conquest, Marius has worked to craft an image of mutual interest and harmony between the formerly-independent cities and villages, hence the use of "Federation" rather than "Empire", and hence has extended possible membership in the government and military service to all citizens... though the system is fairly rigged so pro-Marians are often the only ones to be "approved" into the military, and thus, be able to vote.
Military: 452,000 soldiers. The Marian military is quite large because of the fact the nation was formed by war, and that new citizens are all too eager to join the ranks and be able to vote(a justification for politically-oriented rejections). Marius has sought to trim the fat from the military to allow more citizens to work on the economy - 8% of the population being soldiers obviously has impacted peaceful growth. The logic is that a stronger economy will allow a much better army to be built with superior training and technology.
Character: Mostly-neutral. Being small, the Federation currently has no interest in wars, and only attacks when the vital trade routes are threatened. The Marian Federation has been slowly building a navy to find good locations for outposts and trade partners along the Mediterranean coastline. As such, it is more eager to make friends than enemies, though as the bloody formation will show, it is still all too willing to fight when necessary to protect its interests.
Domestic Policies: Archconservative due to power being concentrated in the hands of the military oligarchy and the wealthy.
And, as a surprise bonus, I hereby enter the game.
Spoiler map :
Province claimed: Rome(not sure if the Vatican stays independent or not; I'm fine either way, though we will always yearn to control the Vatican) and therefore the province of Lazio in central Italy.
Name: Marian Federation
Color: Dark red.
Language: Romance English - mostly English, but with a unified pronunciation scheme(Romance pronunciation like in Spanish) so its easier to learn; worthless synonyms (such as U-Boat) also gutted like there's no tomorrow.
Capital: Rome
Ruler: President Marius Shadonus and Prime Minister Gaius Mobius.
Government: Semi-Presidential Republic with a Prime Minister AND President, each having a head of government and head of state role, respectively. Prime Minister elected by the unicameral legislature(Senate, made up of those given honors by the President and the individuals who are elected by the largest taxpayers, their numbers equal to those appointed by the Presidency) and has position ceremonially confirmed by the President, or vetoed, with 2/3 required to appoint the PM against the President's will. President is directly-elected by the qualified voting populace(veterans, their fathers, and their sons; the top 10% of taxpayers; and all those given the voting honor jointly by the President and Prime Minister). There is a Supreme Court, composed of one member appointed unanimously by the PM, one unanimously by the President, one by joint-agreement of the President and PM, one by honor Senators, one by wealthy Senators, and two by joint-agreement of the President and PM, with 3/5 approval by all sitting Senators. This makes for a total of seven Justices.
Population: 5.6 million(as according to statistics on the province of Lazio in modern Italy).
History: The Marian Federation was formed by the conquests of Marius, who unified the villages of the region and was promptly elected President - not a hard task to imagine, as he was King of his influential home town, and when the elections were first held, "bureaucratic delays" had made it so for the most part, only soldiers and their families loyal to him were the ones voting - of the unified Marian Federation. While formed by conquest, Marius has worked to craft an image of mutual interest and harmony between the formerly-independent cities and villages, hence the use of "Federation" rather than "Empire", and hence has extended possible membership in the government and military service to all citizens... though the system is fairly rigged so pro-Marians are often the only ones to be "approved" into the military, and thus, be able to vote.
Military: 452,000 soldiers. The Marian military is quite large because of the fact the nation was formed by war, and that new citizens are all too eager to join the ranks and be able to vote(a justification for politically-oriented rejections). Marius has sought to trim the fat from the military to allow more citizens to work on the economy - 8% of the population being soldiers obviously has impacted peaceful growth. The logic is that a stronger economy will allow a much better army to be built with superior training and technology.
Character: Mostly-neutral. Being small, the Federation currently has no interest in wars, and only attacks when the vital trade routes are threatened. The Marian Federation has been slowly building a navy to find good locations for outposts and trade partners along the Mediterranean coastline. As such, it is more eager to make friends than enemies, though as the bloody formation will show, it is still all too willing to fight when necessary to protect its interests.
Domestic Policies: Archconservative due to power being concentrated in the hands of the military oligarchy and the wealthy.
Mathalamus
Emperor of Mathalia
....oh damn. can i buy some advanced military equipment?
How fitting.
So you are discriminating against part of your population?
That's verging on socialism there.
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