ClocktowerEchos

Age of Imperialism (WW1-esque Nation RP)

@TheodorableI shall be picking Resolute

States of Evolution

0 - 100 A.E

Liberation

As the Prometheans were driven from the city, the Regulii celebrated and cheered. For 4 days and nights, they would engage in perhaps the loudest, raunchiest party the world had ever seen. Dancers filled the streets as promiscuous parties and drunken orgies line every room, even the royalty and the nobility had engage in such wild behavior leading to some very lewd stories about several princesses and noblewomen that would echo for years to come (not that it wasn't exactly abnormal behavior). Such rapturous festivities would become the basis of a new religious holiday for the Regulii, the famous Primitus Noctus.

Of course once the celebrations had died down, the people of Ilitscium realized that partying all the time would not do them any good. As the Prometheans left, they realized that with them had left many things that they had once provided, namely a military force of some degree. Pirates who had once feared the might of the ape-men never dared wander to close to Regulii shores but with the primary threat gone, pirate attacks and sea raiders once again stroke fear into many. But this is where the Regulii's collective Noblilis proved its worth as through the myriad of ideas that had been thrown around, they had created a new weapon to combat the ocean-born raiders: the Elijur. The Eligur was a simple combination of two weapons which the Regulii had found worth during ship-to-ship combat; a short spear combined with an axe head on the end was discovered to be both proficient at preventing boardings and in melee combat. Such a weapon was revered by the Regulii "Ocean Guard" who would also act as a land force by the century's end.

The Elijur wasn't the only thing which had been produced out of the holy Noblilis. With the many minds of the Regulii put together, they had formed the basis of many building ideas including styles and supports. After several years of experimenting and mental debates, the Regulii managed to come up with a way of creating a stable (if not slightly shaky) method of reliably creating two story buildings with attempting at making more floors. The various pillars and supports used in buildings also found their way to ship makers who integrated the new supports with that of existing ship designs allowing for larger ships to be built. Perfect for the growing number of Regulii maritime merchants and the Ocean Guard that had protected them.

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Major Events of the Regulii - 1st Century

Cultural:
Establishment of the "Primitius Noctus" religious festival

Technological:
Advances in ship building and multi-floor construction

Military:
Establishment of the Ocean Guard for both naval and land military units
Creation of the "Elijur" weapon

Government Changes:
None were made at this time.

Territorial Expansion:
None were made at this time.

Age of Imperialism (WW1-esque Nation RP)

@Lord CoakeAs of right now, I enter two days after the outbreak of war and marched on your colonies about a month later. Shall we say that you invaded me and occupied around the once year mark?

As for the occupation itself, I'll just say its something like the Nazis in Poland minus the genocide, Fuso isn't that far behind on tech, they saved up their monarch points and westernized pretty early, plus their fourth idea gives them -5% on tech costs

Age of Imperialism (WW1-esque Nation RP)

@Lord CoakeQuick question, when would you be invading me and forcing me out of the war? Also, what would your occupation be like? Nazi? Nanking?

GAME: Crush A Wish

Granted but now its the devil corrupting wishes.

I wish I was fabulously fabulous so I could fabulously fantabualte most fantabulously with the next person who will be forced to fantabulate fantaulously with me.

Age of Imperialism (WW1-esque Nation RP)

@ClocktowerEchosI can do it. We'll say I had colonies near you that allowed me to do so. Said colonies were lost to me in the peace treaty after the war, with me having no planned intention of reclaiming them.

@Lord Coake

Okay, so where are the colonies and is it only Vornehm culture or is there a native culture too?

Wat dis Animu 'bout?

Best Waifu

4kids

Age of Imperialism (WW1-esque Nation RP)

Imperial Republic of Fuso

Feb 4th, 1916

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_{Imperial Republican Fusan Army Ashigaru marching through the Imperial capital, Meiji}

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The outbreak of war was, strangely enough, a symbol of hope and celebration within the lands of the Fuso people. Long they desired some way to propel themselves on to the world stage that the Centranian nations had so long enjoyed. In the eyes of the Fusan people, they say themselves as the heralding representatives of not only Fuso, but the entirety of Faresia. Spurred on my years of nationalism and patriotism as well as a myriad number of reforms about industrializing and nationalizing previously western factories and companies.

Young men rushed to recruitment stations or weapon manufactories, young women waved their brothers and lovers goodbye or joined the "Entertainment and Support Corps", the elderly cheered the young soldiers on as those in between promised great meals for when the soldiers returned. Flags fluttered in the wind as new recruits marched in rough lines towards training camps and veteran soldier proudly marched through the streets of every Fusan town, their rifles and uniforms spotless as if they were fresh off the factory line (some of which were). The pounding of feet was only followed by the roars of engines. Across the nation, the Fusan industry awoke; trucks of metal and ore rushed to forges, cloth made its way to uniform factories, food ran from the fields to canneries. Jobs opened as men left for war, women rushing in to fill them.

There was little debate within the Imperial Senate of the question of war; a near unanimous voice spoke to the divine Emperor who in turn signed the papers, if not hesitatingly. Unlike many, the Emperor had his doubts about such a costly war, fearing for the worse as he looked to the Age of the Country at War that had happened hundreds of years ago. Sure that war was old and long gone, but there was lessons to be learned. How lords had torn the nation apart with their wars and how hundreds of thousands would die for meager victory. Emperor Shiatatsu Sho was different in this way, possibly owning to his rather unique upbringing. Instead of being a direct heir, the original heir to the throne, Sho's distant relative, Shitatsu Tano, had saw something in the child related to him in some strange mess of a lineage. Tano had put Sho on to the otherwise un-royal boy on the throne and went off to become a senator under Sho. While it was clear that the Emperor had his doubts about entering such a war at first, it did not take long for senators to convince him to appear in state propaganda and give speeches in full military dress.

Hidden under all the zeal and nationalism however, was a problem that few had saw fit to mention. Despite having industrialized and modernized to some degree, Fuso was still backwards in comparison to the west. Many of the rifles they were using had been based on older models of western guns, often privately bought from factory owners with only a rudimentary understanding of ballistics. Swords and bows were still considered viable in some aspect of the army despite not being used in Centran for generations. Quite a few regiments still had traditional battle robes instead of modern uniforms, looking more akin to historical actors than true and tested soldiers. Most of the more modern weapons weren't even being domestically made and instead had been bought some years before, most notable of which were the Soroyan West Marker I heavy artillery gun and the Kalpian Ailshint L42 biplane.

The short comings did not stop at the water's edge however. Prior to the war, the Emperor had ordered a full update of the fleet, leaving the Imperial Republican Naval Command to work out the finer details. As such, the IRNC saw fit to scrap all of the aging ironclads and iron-plated steamships of the 1800's in order to make new ships. However, like many parts of the Fusan military, suffered from backwardness and unexplainable amounts of pure derp. Given that they were constructing new ships and that some of the IRNC still hadn't grasped the aspects of modern navies, it goes without saying that not only were the new Fusan ships long to construct, but had flaws which western ships had already overcame a generation ago. If size was nothing to go on, the IRNC hadn't even finished its ships when war broke out, forcing a hasty reshuffling of crews and command which had put the new Maru-Class armored cruiser, the Kaiyo Maru, as the pride and head of the imperial navy instead of the proposed Nihon-Class dreadnought, the Fuso Shogun. To say that the small Imperial navy was unfit for a war against already well established navies of the west is an understatement of great proportions.

Despite all of their shortcomings, hidden or visible, Fuso had marched into a war with its chest out and chin up, expecting a quick and easy victory like many others. Instead of their glorious, victorious war however, they had entered a slog fest, a hell of bullets and hellfire and that was already leaving out the brutal occupation of their lands.

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Fusan women taking up factory jobs to support the war.

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Propaganda poster boasting of the might of the new Imperial Navy.

Age of Imperialism (WW1-esque Nation RP)

@Lord Coake@AspenIvan@Chairman Stein@LordZell

Any one of you wanna take up the role as my occupier?

Slowboatting to Alpha Centuari

Fuck rockets man, just put them on an actual steamboat and send them off to space.

Mark Twain would be proud. o7