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Not the GM but it'd probably help to update some things and repost it, just so nobody has to scroll all the way back.
Just gonna throw this up here for now. No clue if I'll force it into the characters tab or what. But ye.
oh fuck watch out @Althiel
let's do this fellas
Just to confirm, it's fine to post my sheet now? It seems like that but I'm not 100% sure, lmk if something's up
@Inkarnate
I thought the iPhone was fairly common in Japan. While most of my initial rationale was anecdotal, I think I found some stats here and here.
Then again I don't know the full details, and if you'd like I could change that asap, sorry to bother.
I thought the iPhone was fairly common in Japan. While most of my initial rationale was anecdotal, I think I found some stats here and here.
Then again I don't know the full details, and if you'd like I could change that asap, sorry to bother.
okay yes this is my dawne sheet please stop stalkin me thanks
Oh, hey.
Not definitely in, but pretty interested. I think @Althiel might like this
Not definitely in, but pretty interested. I think @Althiel might like this
The Federation of Maritime States, 1936
Capital City: Halifax
Territory:
Government type: Constitutional Republic
Head of State: President Louis Henry Davies
Head of Government: President Louis Henry Davies
Population: 1 165 410
Religion: Although the government of the Maritimes is strictly secular, the people are primarily Catholic, with Anglican, United, and Presbyterian Protestants also making up a large chunk of the population. This is a result of the heavy French Catholic and English Protestant settlement in the 1600s, as well as swathes of American immigration, especially following the American Revolution.
Army: As a result of heavy American influence, the Maritime States Army (MSA) fields mostly American weapons. However, there is also British influence mixed in, as a natural effect of their heritage. Although non-interventionist and anti-imperialist, the MSA works hard to maintain national security and put down rebellions. As well, service is volunteer-based, making their forces small in relative numbers, yet efficient and high in morale. All in all, the MSA is composed of approximately 8,000 men. The bulk of the MSA employs local volunteer troops stationed in a state garrison (abbreviated as ASG, or Army State Garrison). These are located at ASG Saint John (NB), ASG Truro (NS), ASG St. John's (NF), and ASG Charlottetown (PE). All ASGs are located in the state capitol except for Truro, which is the centre of Nova Scotia and the Scotia-Brunswick Railway, making it an ideal location to deploy anywhere in the state quickly. The MSA is divided into brigades corresponding to their ASG (i.e. Truro Brigade, Charlottetown Brigade, etc.), split into 4 battalions which alternate in service, three on, one off. Chain of command is Pvt, PFC, Cpl, Sgt, Lt, Cpt, LtCol, and Col, while one General leads the Army.
Navy: Similarly to the Army, the Maritime States Navy (MSN) is composed of American/British-influenced coastal bases, with two per state (abbreviated as NSG- Naval State Garrison). These are NSG Saint John (NB-1), NSG Chatham (NB-2), NSG Louisbourg (NS-1), NSG Halifax (NS-2), NSG Charlottetown (PE-1), NSG Egmont (PE-2), NSG Cape St. George (NF-1), and NSG Saint John's (NF-2). Also akin to the MSA, the MSN is composed of volunteers, who compose NSG-based squadrons, divided into two divisions. NSG fortifications are armed with troops stationed with ASG-spec weapons and Rodman coastal guns. MSN ships are prefixed with MSS, standing for Maritime States Ship. The MSN also has sixteen monitors, one for each NSG, as well as two American-style protected cruisers, MSS Howe and MSS Tupper, which alternate in base. With approximately 15,000 in active service, the MSN is the core of the Maritime Armed Forces (MAF). Chain of command is SR, SN, LS, PO, ENS, LT, CDR, and CAPT, while one Admiral leads the Navy.
Marines: The special forces of the Maritimes, the MS Marine Corps (MSMC) is a special operations branch designed for both naval and land-based combat. Fielding only 600 men, the Marines are divided into ten companies of 120 men: two for each province, and the 1st/2nd Marine Elite Companies (MEC), the cream of the crop. Headquartered in Halifax, the Marines rotate deployment between local ASGs and NSGs. The MECs are based in Halifax, although they base variably depending on the operation. Most Marines are equipped with Mayflower bolt-action rifles and Colt M1878 revolvers, and Model 1881 Gatling guns for support. Mayflower Armaments is a Sydney, NS-based Canadian company that primarily produces rifles. Their current service rifle for the Marines is the Mauser-based bolt-action Mayflower Rifle 1883, although production for the Army and Navy is in the works. Although rail travel is the typical means of land movement, each Marine company has its own ship. Adapting the concept of Confederate blockade-runner designs, these ironclads are quick, powerful, and able to hold the entire company. Chain of command is PFC, LCpl, Cpl, Sgt, Lt, and Maj, while one General leads the Marine Corps.
History:
The history of the Maritime States begins with European settlement, when the French set up colonies in the 16th and 17th century. These colonies, known collectively as Acadia, composed of the Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, eastern Quebec, and Maine. As Acadia developed in the late 17th and 18th centuries, they were the forefront of colonial conflict between Britain and France. After multiple wars between the two over the course of the 1700s, Britain eventually came out on top, and was settled by colonists from both old and New England.
When revolution broke out in New England, the citizens were split between the Patriots, who fought for American independence, and Loyalists, who wished to stay under British rule. This happened on the doorstep on the Maritime colonies of Britain, who were primarily Loyalist. It was at one point possible for the Maritimes to have joined America, but the Patriots had attacked violently, ruling out a state north of Maine. Once the Patriots managed to achieve independence, Loyalists and freed slaves fled to Nova Scotia. Former Patriots also begun trade relations with the Maritimes, beginning economic prosperity for both sides.
For the next 80 years, the Maritimes saw mostly peace, with some conflict in between. The first conflict of note was the War of 1812, which was preceded by a trade embargo that heavily affected Maritime trade. The Royal Navy was based in Halifax, and took the brunt of the war (although America never successfully invaded East Canada). Next were the Rebellions of 1837; although the Maritimes never played a direct role in them, they had a taste of Canadian colonists supporting American liberty. The American Civil War 25 years later saw minor Canadian activity primarily on the Union side, although this coalesced into the Fenian Raids. In April 1866, 700 Irish-Americans known as Fenians, many of whom were Civil War veterans, attacked Campobello Island, New Brunswick. Although the island was soon relieved by British forces, it led the Maritimes to wonder what would be necessary to defend their homeland.
That same year, politicians from British North American colonies convened at Charlottesville, PEI. Initially between the Maritimes to discuss a union, Ontario and Quebec joined in. The concept of a united Canada was discussed, although most Maritimers were against such a union that would make them irrelevant and powerless. The next month, Ontario and Quebec met in Quebec City to draw up a Canadian nation, but the Atlantic colonies were not present. Instead, they met at Halifax, to discuss an American-style independent union of states. From December 1866 to March 1867, all British North American colonies met in London to debate and discuss the new nations being drawn up. Eventually, on July 1, 1867, the new laws were put into place, and two new nations were formed: the Dominion of Canada, and the Federation of Maritime States, or Canada and the Maritimes.
The first Maritime election was held in September 1867, and was a contest between two Nova Scotians. Representing the Liberal Party, Joseph Howe served as the Premier of Nova Scotia from 1860 to 1863. An opponent of Canadian Confederation, he promoted a railway from Halifax through Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, as well as increased free trade. On the Conservative ticket was Charles Tupper, the Premier from 1864-1867 and a former supporter of Confederation. A trade protectionist and nationalist, Tupper lost the majority vote to Howe, who was elected First President of the Federal Maritime States. Howe's government was successful in installing a classical liberal state: lenient civil and economic freedoms under rational law. This resulted in prosperous, free trade with America, Canada, and Britain, who saw the Maritimes as a vital ally.
Howe's presidency eventually came to an end in 1873, as he died shortly before his campaign for a third term. His successor, Sir Adams George Archibald, won the election in Howe's place, continuing the laissez-faire form of governance. This American style of trade angered many pro-British citizens, who gathered at Pictou Island in 1876 to create the Pictou Rebellion, which demanded re-integration to the British Empire. Archibald was quickly ousted in the 1876 election in favor of Samuel Leonard Tilley, a Conservative who promised stronger government. Signing the Marine Corps into action, Tilley was a war leader who strengthened the government's power, quickly pushed the military to Pictou to end the rebellion, and raised taxes. Once the Rebellion was over nearly a year later, the Conservative policies finally took their toll. In 1879, following three years of reform for larger government, trade tariffs, stronger military, and tax introduction, Tilley's Conservatives were quickly voted out by the moderate Liberal Louis Henry Davies. Davies is currently serving his second term as the fourth President, making slow changes to lower taxes, streamline the government and military, and bring back free trade.
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