While I don't know if I can join this due to time restrains, I'll keep an eye on this (I have a nation sheet from the original game that I can easily adopt to this game).

[@duck55223] I would also like to get an idea about the "era" this will take place in, just as darkwolf has asked.  The Colonial Powers RP's were all in the 18th century, so like the beginning of [i]Empire: Total War[/i], the Enlightenment Period in [i]Rise of Nations[/i], etc.  When you say 
"Renaissance Era", are you talking about the Italian Renaissance?  That would be somewhere between the 14th and 17th centuries (1300-1600's).  Just wondering.

So, would it be something like the Gunpowder Era in [i]Rise of Nations[/i]?  Would it be something similar to [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pike_(weapon)#Pike_and_shot]Pike and Shot[/url]?  Just asking because my nation is inspired by ancient Greece and Pikes (like those of the Swiss) would jell well with that idea.

Edit: Also, could we also request the inclusion of certain NPC nations?  If I do join, I still have a fight to finish with a [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/9152-colonial-powers-nrp-nation-dump/ooc#post-184807]certain NPC nation[/url] from the original version of this game (or at least the original version of this game after Guildfall).