Interest has been great guys.

In regards to the cult/organisation idea MrFox I can't get behind that. Everyday life is a struggle so the focus is entirely on farming and foraging. Furthermore the colonies aren't places to make a statement. All the power is in Europe so any group would be focused there. Not on a new world that may not work out.

Dinh, thanks for the history lesson there however unless you are joining then please don't post, I can run my own RP. (No offence intended, just want to keep this for interest only)

Ulster, the Scottish at the time were just 4 years away from joining with England. Ireland too was already part of England, in fact 1600 that you could say was a time when the British Empire 'began'. This means that there would be little chance of them having colonies to rival the English. In regards to the length of the RP, right now it's late colonial however if interest and activity stays high I am certainly not putting a cap on it's length.

I shall start working on specific mechanics now and hopefully with them up soon.