Imperium Offtopicum: Dunkelheit

[Mosher]

How about a deal, You leave me Louisiana, and I give up my claims on every other State you claim?

That makes the border really ugly though

 

[Bair_the_Normal]

In Vietnamese, adjectives go after the noun they describe. So Mùa Đông Vĩnh Cửu as opposed to Vĩnh Cửu Mùa Đông.

And you accidentally switched #2 and #3.

Finally, 'light' in Indonesian isn't 'light' as far as I know. Though I'm sure Reus would be able to speak on it in full detail.

On the other hand, the addition of the Crimean and Astrakhan Khanates as well as the Transcaucasian Federation to the Grand Russian Federation has been duly noted, and is greatly approved of.

Yay me.

 

[Ailedhoo]

Note: since my last Semester One exam is on Wednesday morning I will set the full committed sign up details sometime during the afternoon or/and evening.

I will however like to ask whether it would be ok to list African NPCs (like for instance the United Emirates of Libya, the Sultanate of Sudan and the Abyssinian Empire) later on, as well as whether (for fun) there should be the Sultanate of Aragon. I would especially consider thinking whether the Caliphate should have colonies; perhaps a Arabian settlements in north-west Australia, next door to the northern Khmer and Japanese settlements?

 

[NedimNapoleon]

Note: since my last Semester One exam is on Wednesday morning I will set the full committed sign up details sometime during the afternoon or/and evening.

I will however like to ask whether it would be ok to list African NPCs (like for instance the United Emirates of Libya, the Sultanate of Sudan and the Abyssinian Empire) later on, as well as whether (for fun) there should be the Sultanate of Aragon. I would especially consider thinking whether the Caliphate should have colonies; perhaps a Arabian settlements in north-west Australia, next door to the northern Khmer and Japanese settlements?

African NPCs will be added last. There is still space in Sud Amerika and Australia, but I may get new players so Im leaving those open for now.

@Sam, bad coin flips m8

 

[Double A]

Note: since my last Semester One exam is on Wednesday morning I will set the full committed sign up details sometime during the afternoon or/and evening.

I will however like to ask whether it would be ok to list African NPCs (like for instance the United Emirates of Libya, the Sultanate of Sudan and the Abyssinian Empire) later on, as well as whether (for fun) there should be the Sultanate of Aragon. I would especially consider thinking whether the Caliphate should have colonies; perhaps a Arabian settlements in north-west Australia, next door to the northern Khmer and Japanese settlements?

I feel like if Kebab's not in Europe, there would be roughly a 0% chance of Aragon being Muslamic.

 

[Arrow Gamer]

Spoiler :

The Empire of Japan

Capital: Kyoto
Leader: Shogun Haruka Sato
Claims: On map
History: Like normal Japanese Empire, but united enough to turn west and south, taking over vast swathes of land in America after they discovered it. Also won Korea in a war with China.

 

[Civ'ed]

History: Like normal Japanese Empire, but united enough to turn west and south, taking over vast swathes of land in America after they discovered it. Also won Korea in a war with China.

No offence but if Japan headed west they'd cut a bloody swathe through eurasia not the americas.

 

[W|M]

They went really far west

 

[mechaerik]

Laying claim to all unoccupied South America.

Note to potential new players: if you choose to join in SA, I will drop any overlapping claim.

I'm not actually planning on keeping it.

 

[Double A]

so who wants defensive pacts

 

[mechaerik]

Post-Spanish South America
In order of year independence gained

Map

Spoiler :

Countries

Spoiler :

■ Argentine Republic ■

Capital: Cordoba
Government: Unitary democracy.
The right-wing Partido Nacionalista has maintained a stranglehold on power for just over fifty years. Populist rhetoric often focuses on war against the Platine Confederation.

■ Platine Confederation ■

Capital: Montevideo
Government: Confederal democracy.
Split with the Argentine Republic shortly after its declaration, over the centralization of power.

■ Republic of Quito ■

Capital: San Francisco (Quito)
Government: Open democracy.
Gained its independence due in part to Kościuszkian partisans and has been influenced by Polish culture ever since. Has had two ethnically Polish presidents.

■ Republic of Bahia ■

Capital: Salvador
Government: Open democracy.
Politically, the furthest left of any of the former Spanish colonies. The Socialist party is the largest in the legislature.

■ Republic of Yegrosia ■

Capital: La Paz
Government: Conservative democracy.
Tries to maintain a balance of power between Argentina and the Platine Confederation.

■ Republic of Chile ■

Capital: Santiago
Government: Military dictatorship.
Impoverished and unfree, Chile has been a hotbed of rebellious sentiment for decades. Revolts are held only in check by the military.

■ State of Santa Cruz ■

Capital: Rio de Enero (Rio de Janiero)
Government: Open democracy.
The most diverse former Spanish colony politically, the legislature is very divided, and its government often relies on unstable temporary coalitions.

■ Empire of Peru ■

Capital: Ciudad de los Reyes (Lima)
Government: Parliamentary monarchy.
Of the former Spanish colonies, it is the closest to Spain culturally and politically.

 

[Mosher]

so who wants defensive pacts

Netherlands does

 

[Mosher]

Government: Parliamentary Republic Unitary State
Head of State: Stadtholder Robin Aarle
Capital: Amsterdam

Spoiler :

Starting in 1827, the Dutch Confederation began to experience numerous problems. Trade with French North America had ground to a halt, New Netherlands (OTL American South) was experiencing riots over the Dutch government's inability to respond to French & Indian raiding parties in New Netherlands, and the Boers were starting to feel the first winds of independence. Compounded with extensive political rivalries between the Oranje (monarchist) and Republican factions, disorder broke out. For two long years, riots and rebellions rocked the country, with the army unable to contain it; eventually, the government managed to regain control over the nation. With each state in the Netherlands severely weakened from the fighting, the stadtholder declared the Republic to be a unitary state, ending many long years of confederate tradition, declaring that a home with weak foundations would be doomed to fail.

By 1845, it was clear, however, that the days of the Dutch colonial empire were gone. Though New Netherlands still stayed proudly Dutch against overwhelming Yankee influence, the various Boer nations, who had always been an independently minded bunch, began to start shouting of revolution. Attempts at the Dutch Parliament to squash such notions were met with failure and increased frenzy, until, in 1857, the republics united under one federal government. The Dutch-Boer relation limped along for another 5 years before, in 1862, independence was declared. The Netherlands, a shadow of its former glory as an intercontinental empire, chose to make peace rather than fight.

 

[NedimNapoleon]

Game will start by friday. Unlike other GMs, I'll allow chat screencaps as fair game in this IOT

 

[Sonereal]

Game will start by friday. Unlike other GMs, I'll allow chat screencaps as fair game in this IOT

Prepare for massive derailing by the third update.

 

[Tyo]

Because it's entirely logical for me to honestly say that I want tokinvade every country on the face of the earth and go off on a maniacal rant about it in front of everybody and be completely serious about the entire thing.

I'd rather not have to hold my tongue because it could have in-game consequences. That's just me.

 

[Double A]

You did see the part where you repeatedly told me you wanted to unite all Germanics, right?

 

[Sonereal]

Moving discussion to dev thread.

 

[NedimNapoleon]

Prepare for massive derailing by the third update.

 

[SamSniped]

Prepare for massive derailing by the third update.

I detect an oncoming 1.5-magnitude derailment on the Henderson scale.