DisNES II "A Twist of Fate"

[Cuivienen]

To: Britain
From: Aragon

As long as Languedoc is returned to us, we see no reason to continue this war. We never wished the destruction of France, but France's continued lack of reason meant that the war slogged onward.

 

[Symphony D.]

Btw, Symph, could you please explain some stuff about your Russia? Its quite weird with all those anachronisms, Latinisms (in a fiercely anti-Catholic country) and so forth, not to mention the racial ideas (which are terribly anachronistic for any part of the world unless its just a fancier term for plain old xenophobia).

OOC: It's really simple. Nobles are a threat to absolute rule. So they are enemies of the state and must be eliminated. This gains the support of the people, especially when you help them out. Everybody preys on the Slavs. The Teutons, the Turks... so clearly they're all enemies. Your behavior, combined with that of Courland, simply reinforces this obvious message. All possible threats to power simply exist to be eliminated. And lastly, if Russia is the Third Rome, it should damn well act like it. Some things are very Soviet-esque, yes, but it's my first time playing Russia, and quite frankly, they've saved me more than once so far, so you'll have to deal with it.

 

[das]

I have nothing against the behaviour, its just fine - it is the anachronistic names that confuse me. Especially the spetsnaz; I'm not even sure if there was a word "spetsialnogo" in Russian in early 18th century.

 

[Symphony D.]

OOC: The Spetsnaz were a really strange touch, yes. I was looking for a general catch-all and "Special Forces Unit" seemed good enough, though the Soviet method of creating words by taking random portions of words to make new ones is rather anachronistic. It's why I didn't use Gulag later, even though I like the idea of those too. It was mostly because I was, at the time, just coming up with things, and hadn't yet bothered to think of asking you (for obvious reasons) or Gelion (which I eventually did for some other things). The Senate was a period name, IIRC. The rest seemed fairly general of what Peter the Great did or what was done sometime around his reign.

 

[Insane_Panda]

While you all argue, the HRE grows stronger!

 

[Cuivienen]

As I have announced on das's thread, I'm leaving NESing. I would expect that Britain will still honor its agreement with Aragon (2 EP this turn, one next turn and Languedoc for Aragonese withdrawal and peace), but otherwise I am ambivalent. Farewell.

 

[Disenfrancised]

As I have announced on das's thread, I'm leaving NESing. I would expect that Britain will still honor its agreement with Aragon (2 EP this turn, one next turn and Languedoc for Aragonese withdrawal and peace), but otherwise I am ambivalent. Farewell.

(ten characters)

 

[Luckymoose]

Is the update up or am I missing something?
nevermind, I found it.

 

[alex994]

stats soon?

 

[LittleBoots]

Meh, I'm no good at eastern nations. If there are no objections, I'll take up Aragon unless Cuiv decides to come back and desperately wants it.

((Sorry Banana! ))

 

[The Farow]

Littleboots, I need to speak to you if you are taking over Aragon. Got AIM or do I need to talk through PM?

 

[LittleBoots]

Oui, Caligulating. I'll get on momentarily. Whats your screenname?

 

[LittleBoots]

AIM services routinely die on campus, Farow. You can PM me until it comes back up or wait until later, whatever you want.

 

[silver 2039]

Poor France...guess I can't keep this title and location anymore...agh I'm homeless.

@Joseph you better get rid of those bloody foregin invader you know and refound the Plantagent Empire in all its Imperial glory.

 

[Gelion]

I could take Aragon if someone tells me whats up and whats down.

 

[das]

random portions of words to make new ones is rather anachronistic

Not random, only the beginnings. Its a fairly original abbervation method, still used by some here, though definitely not in the 18th century.

The Senate was a period name, IIRC.

However, adapted in conditions of far greater westernization. Ah well, the Third Rome argument works I suppose.

 

[silver 2039]

I could take Aragon if someone tells me whats up and whats down.

You fought a long and bloody war with France for a little strip of land in the south your homeland was raped looted and pillaged by French armies and your capital burnt, and 500,000 of your people went homeless. You have expended vast quantaties of blood and treasure in the war against France and you technically own the largest portion of France however partisan attacks decimate your bloodied and overstreached forces. Savoy is terotically your ally, as is Iberia. However the royal marriage between France and Britian has seemingly revived the Plantagent Empire but Burgunday has taken Paris and attempts to claim all of France for its own but legally speaking the strongest claim belongs to UKGBF.

 

[Oruc]

Hey I have just as good a claim as Britain and its puppet king, better in my opinion.

 

[LittleBoots]

I could take Aragon if someone tells me whats up and whats down.

Sorry mate, I already grabbed that one Look up a couple posts.

Helpful post silver, thanks.

(As sarcasm is apparently hard to express over the internet (), I shall add this qualifier:"." I had the real story from Farow and Joe immediately upon taking Aragon, with some other helfpful info from Cuiv)

 

[silver 2039]

Hey I have just as good a claim as Britain and its puppet king, better in my opinion.

King Alphonse marriage to Edwards daughter and him being the King gives him the actual legal right to the throne regardless of wether you raped one of Alexis's infant daughters or not.