SouthernKing
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スネキオト2 - 時計じかけの虹
"Gurkha, flying a swift and powerful flying machine, hurled a single projectile, charged with the power of the Universe. An incandescent column of smoke and flame, as bright as ten thousand suns, rose with all its splendor.
It was an unknown weapon, an iron thunderbolt, a gigantic messenger of death, which reduced to ashes the entire race of the Vrishnis and the Andhakas."
-The Mahabharata
"Then who was king? Who was not the king?"
-The Sumerian King List
This game started out as a random thought experiment to create a Cold War scenario in which the real life powers (America and Russia) were completely neutered. I eventually wound up (with a lot of help) creating a more or less full-fledged timeline out of it, if one that aims for an interesting setting more than strict plausibility. There are two major divergences here: one, that Tecumseh is far more successful during the War of 1812, and two, that the Chartist movement leads to a revolution in Britain in 1848.
What results is a Cold War-esque scenario - starting in the year 1950, five harrowing years after the Franco-British Union detonated an atom bomb above Tsaritsyn and sent shockwaves around the world. The world is split between three major powers: the democratic, capitalist Franco-British Union that is the hallmark of old colonialism; the technocratic, corporatist Mexico that has vanquished the United States and now is challenging for power in Europe itself; and Japan, which is what in our world might be called market socialist or syndicalist, and now presides as hegemon of a rising Asian bloc that is ready to challenge the traditional colonial powers. But a whole host of other powers, such as a modernised Ottoman Empire, the newly forged Eastern European powerhouse that is the Intermarium, and the venerable East India Dominion, are. And large parts of the colonial world are chafing for independence.
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I would like to especially thank J.K. Stockholme for providing the base map and contributing invaluable assistance with the stats, and (deep breath) Bair_the_Normal, christos200, Crezth, Decamper, Double A, jackelgull, Johanna, NinjaCow64, Nuka-sama, Omega124, Red Spy, Reus, Seon, Tolni, and Tyo (exhales) for their assistance/listening to my ramblings at various points during the creation of the game. (I may have forgotten some people, apologies; let me know if you are one of them and I shall add you to the list)
I will be perfectly honest: this is, by a long way, the most ambitious game I have ever run. That means some issues might crop up as I try to adjust both to the game and to CFC's new formatting. So please bear with me if there is any weirdness does appear, and apologies in advance.
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Where is the ruleset?
Coming. I know what I'm doing, just need to organise some things before I post anything about this.
When is this going to launch?
Rather slowly, probably, and it depends on how this thread goes. I'll be slowly working through getting everything set up over the remainder of the month. I do aim to get the game thread up by the first week of December or so and begin updating from there. Updates will probably be at a leisurely pace, maybe once every 3 weeks or so. Contrary to popular belief, I actually do have a life.
Will this game have nuclear weapons?
Yes. I'm aware these have been a bane of games in the past but I will be upfront about this: what's a cold war game without nukes, after all? They'll be playing a pretty forward role, and I think I've got a system to make these work - more on this as we proceed.
When are you resuming Nagayana?
Anyone who asks this question will be thrown into my personal snake pit as a sacrifice.
Contacting Me: I am usually somewhat active on IOT's discord. Note that for reasons I am invisible there, so I will appear offline even when I am online. Ping me, I will respond to you as quickly as I can and I apologise if I don't respond immediately. Feel free to talk or ask questions about anything - the background, stats, random silliness, whatever. Trust me, I love engaging with people like this about my games, so no question you ask is stupid (aside from the aforementioned 'When are you resuming Nagayana?')
I'm also happy to answer questions via CFC (though I am still getting used to the new PM/convo system so please bear with me) or via my Steam (which I'll give out via request)
If you're new, I'm honoured that you're looking at my game! Feel free to contact me privately through any of the above means if you need help or have any questions whatsoever.
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A list of claimed countries so far is in the next post. If you're just coming in feel free to claim whatever country you like.
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Here is the map:
Backgrounds for all 70-odd playable nations can be found here.
Note that some of them are quite lengthy, so hit me up if you want a tl;dr version.
"Gurkha, flying a swift and powerful flying machine, hurled a single projectile, charged with the power of the Universe. An incandescent column of smoke and flame, as bright as ten thousand suns, rose with all its splendor.
It was an unknown weapon, an iron thunderbolt, a gigantic messenger of death, which reduced to ashes the entire race of the Vrishnis and the Andhakas."
-The Mahabharata
"Then who was king? Who was not the king?"
-The Sumerian King List
This game started out as a random thought experiment to create a Cold War scenario in which the real life powers (America and Russia) were completely neutered. I eventually wound up (with a lot of help) creating a more or less full-fledged timeline out of it, if one that aims for an interesting setting more than strict plausibility. There are two major divergences here: one, that Tecumseh is far more successful during the War of 1812, and two, that the Chartist movement leads to a revolution in Britain in 1848.
What results is a Cold War-esque scenario - starting in the year 1950, five harrowing years after the Franco-British Union detonated an atom bomb above Tsaritsyn and sent shockwaves around the world. The world is split between three major powers: the democratic, capitalist Franco-British Union that is the hallmark of old colonialism; the technocratic, corporatist Mexico that has vanquished the United States and now is challenging for power in Europe itself; and Japan, which is what in our world might be called market socialist or syndicalist, and now presides as hegemon of a rising Asian bloc that is ready to challenge the traditional colonial powers. But a whole host of other powers, such as a modernised Ottoman Empire, the newly forged Eastern European powerhouse that is the Intermarium, and the venerable East India Dominion, are. And large parts of the colonial world are chafing for independence.
---
I would like to especially thank J.K. Stockholme for providing the base map and contributing invaluable assistance with the stats, and (deep breath) Bair_the_Normal, christos200, Crezth, Decamper, Double A, jackelgull, Johanna, NinjaCow64, Nuka-sama, Omega124, Red Spy, Reus, Seon, Tolni, and Tyo (exhales) for their assistance/listening to my ramblings at various points during the creation of the game. (I may have forgotten some people, apologies; let me know if you are one of them and I shall add you to the list)
I will be perfectly honest: this is, by a long way, the most ambitious game I have ever run. That means some issues might crop up as I try to adjust both to the game and to CFC's new formatting. So please bear with me if there is any weirdness does appear, and apologies in advance.
---
Where is the ruleset?
Coming. I know what I'm doing, just need to organise some things before I post anything about this.
When is this going to launch?
Rather slowly, probably, and it depends on how this thread goes. I'll be slowly working through getting everything set up over the remainder of the month. I do aim to get the game thread up by the first week of December or so and begin updating from there. Updates will probably be at a leisurely pace, maybe once every 3 weeks or so. Contrary to popular belief, I actually do have a life.
Will this game have nuclear weapons?
Yes. I'm aware these have been a bane of games in the past but I will be upfront about this: what's a cold war game without nukes, after all? They'll be playing a pretty forward role, and I think I've got a system to make these work - more on this as we proceed.
When are you resuming Nagayana?
Anyone who asks this question will be thrown into my personal snake pit as a sacrifice.
Contacting Me: I am usually somewhat active on IOT's discord. Note that for reasons I am invisible there, so I will appear offline even when I am online. Ping me, I will respond to you as quickly as I can and I apologise if I don't respond immediately. Feel free to talk or ask questions about anything - the background, stats, random silliness, whatever. Trust me, I love engaging with people like this about my games, so no question you ask is stupid (aside from the aforementioned 'When are you resuming Nagayana?')
I'm also happy to answer questions via CFC (though I am still getting used to the new PM/convo system so please bear with me) or via my Steam (which I'll give out via request)
If you're new, I'm honoured that you're looking at my game! Feel free to contact me privately through any of the above means if you need help or have any questions whatsoever.
---
A list of claimed countries so far is in the next post. If you're just coming in feel free to claim whatever country you like.
Spoiler :
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Here is the map:
Backgrounds for all 70-odd playable nations can be found here.
Note that some of them are quite lengthy, so hit me up if you want a tl;dr version.
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