[quote=@Lord Coake] [@Iluvatar]Honestly, the death of the Tsar could seriously screw with the traditional alliances. For example, Germany will be more sympathetic to Russia, due to the closeness of The Tsar and the Kaiser. [/quote] Speaking of them being close, have any of you read the Willy–Nicky correspondence, they really show how close the two where. Here is a link for it, just if you wanna get in the mood for the RP: http://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/The_Willy-Nicky_Telegrams