[center][h1]The World Undone[/h1] (1905--)[/center] [hider=Orders] - Posting IC will be immensely beneficial to you as a player. It is, however, not necessary. This is designed so that you can still send in your orders if you are too busy to post, but posting IC will provide a tangible bonus to your DRM (Die Roll Modifier). - Each [b]Turn[/b] represents one In-Game Month. The player will submit [b]3 Orders[/b]. - Each order is then subject to a 1d6 roll. A 6 means a perfect execution and a 1 means a horrible failure. Posting IC gives you a +2 die roll to a single order, or a +1 die roll to all three. [Specified at the end of your IC post.]. This means that more active players are rewarded. - [b]Orders[/b]: * [b][color=yellow]Economic[/color][/b]: An order designed to benefit the nation economically. * [b][color=red]Military[/color][/b]: An order designed to affect your military. * [b][color=green]Diplomacy[/color][/b]: An order designed to conduct diplomacy. * [b][color=blue]Imperialism[/color][/b]: Exploring and developing new lands. * [b][color=gold]Conference[/color][/b]: Used to call a [i]Political[/i] or [i]Military[/i] Conference. Select which nations to invite. Begins a [b]Conference[/b]. (See PM for rules).[/hider][hider=Tensions] 1. [b]City-State of Julia[/b]: 5 / 5 Tensions with [b][color=gray]Holy Empire of Vigentino[/color][/b]. 2. [b]Kingdom of Cadia[/b]: 1 / 5 Tensions with [b]Kingdom of Etelia[/b] - 1 / 5 Tensions with [b]High Kingdom of Itherae[/b] - 1 / 5 Tensions with [b]Cydernian Republic[/b] - 1 / 5 Tensions with [b]Melgaria[/b] 3. [b]Empire of Tyria[/b]: 1 / 5 Tensions with [b]Republic of Escya[/b] - 1 / 5 Tensions with [b]High Kingdom of Itherae[/b] - 1 / 5 Tensions with [b]Cydernian Republic[/b] - 2 / 5 Tensions with [b]Helrox Empire[/b] 4. [b]Helrox Empire[/b]: 1 / 5 Tensions with [b]Republic of Escya[/b] - 1 / 5 Tensions with [b]Holy Empire of Vigentino[/b] 5. [b]Toubrés Empire[/b]: 1 / 5 Tensions with [b]Kingdom of Etelia[/b] 6. [b]Republic of Ustrela[/b]: 1 / 5 Tensions with [b]Parakan Republic[/b] [/hider][hider=World Maps][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/f6G2ZIS.png[/img] [i]Eurania and Faresia, 1905[/i][/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/wM70lU6.png[/img] [i]The Fifth Continent, 1905[/i][/center][/hider] [hr][hr] [center][u]Turn 5[/u][/center][center][b][h2]May, 1905[/h2][/b][/center] [b][u]May 9th[/u][/b] [indent]The [b][color=olive]Republic of Paraka[/color][/b]'s attempts to pass the [b]Transcontinental Railway Act[/b] seemed doomed from the start. Initially designed to connect the vast country by an intricate network of rails, the bill became a pork bill filled to the brim with nonsensical and non-related law changes and adjustments that did very little to benefit the production of any railway in Paraka. Instead, a 3% cut to Corporate Taxes was instituted and the incentive for railways companies was largely mitigated by the fact that the regulations instituted were so difficult, many private entrepreneurs were uncertain whether such a task could be completed with things as stringent as a "40 hour work week" and "all employees must utilize basic safety protocols." The Fifth Continent's automakers influence was not understated nor was it too strong, but corruption in the Parakan administration was [u]not[/u] to be underestimated. Legislative attempts to pass another bill without so much nonsense would go down in flames later in the month. Given the size of Paraka, it was inevitable that bids would be placed for the contract.[/indent] [b][u]May 10th[/u][/b] [indent]Joseph Lesting finishes his move to Cogoli, Vigentino. A famed Cadian writer of some repute, his last two novels went down in flames and Lesting's wife--also his third cousin--Henrietta, wrote in her diary: "[i]The Vigentan air is good for all, but especially Joseph, who knows he still has one last great novel in him[/i]." Whether she would prove to be prophetic or not remained unseen.[/indent] [b][u]May 11th[/u][/b] [indent]The [b][color=gray]Holy Empire of Vigentino[/color][/b] places an order for 50 [i]Forino 4hp[/i] engines from [b]F.E.A.[/b], with production beginning intermittently. They will be delivered to the government by the end of week.[/indent] [b][u]May 12th[/u][/b] [indent]Minister of Finance in the [b][color=blue]Toubrés Empire[/color][/b] sends out a contract for the construction of a shipyard by a private shipping company with a potential pay out of $2,000,000. The merchant shipping company [u][b]Expedição Marinha Preta[/b][/u] contacts the Toubrian government three days later and begins construction on a 2,000 ton shipyard.[/indent] [b][u]May 13th[/u][/b] [indent] With recent Helroxi military build-up upon Tyrian borders, the government issued an ultimatum to the belligerent government demanding an immediate deescalation before the situation deteriorates further. The ultimatum is to be formally issued by diplomat Oskar Hirschl to the Kaiser and his government within the Helroxi capital of Fregleen. [b]Tyrian Ultimatum[/b] His Majesty, the Emperor of Tyria and his Government, desiring a deescalation to the current military build up occurring upon our borders by the Helroxi Empire issue this ultimatum and series of demands to the belligerent nation before the situation further deteriorates: [u]ARTICLE I[/u] The immediate demobilization of the Royal Helroxi Army and the withdrawal of it's forces to no closer then 50 miles at any point along the Tyro-Helroxi border for a duration of 12 months. [u]ARTICLE II[/u] Accept the involvement and movement of Tyrian representatives in Helrox to oversee the demobilization and withdrawal of the Royal Helroxi Army from the Tyro-Helroxi border. [u]ARTICLE III [/u] The issuance of a public apology by the Kaiser and his government to the Emperor and Empire of Tyria for acts that can only be seen as belligerent in nature.[/indent] [center][There will be no [b][u]Julo-Vigentan War Post[/u][/b] for May.][/center]