Kho

17th Century Caribbean RP

Happy to have you aboard lads (pardon the pun)
If three more people show interest I'll be willing to do this. Two more at the very least.

Kaiserreich~Legacy of the Weltkrieg

Pretty sure Pirate claimed Germany.

17th Century Caribbean RP

The Map

Just a fleeting idea I had. It would be quite interesting to play out life in the Caribbean back in the golden age of pirates. Spain (yellow on map), England (red), France (blue) and Holland (orange) are embroiled in a dirty political, economic and military conflict for imperial dominance over the new world, and they are willing to use any method to gain an advantage. Privateers, genuine pirates, merchants out to make a profit, ambitious governors and more have been let loose to make something of themselves. What will you be?

As you cane see, this is a bit of a sandbox-esque RP. Each city/town on the map will have a governor (who will by default be an NPC until a player claims a town/city) so you have the option of taking up the mantle of imperialism and leading a crusade to conquer the Caribbean for your respective nation. Or there is the option of making as much money for yourself as you can, accepting bribes, hiring privateers to plunder unfriendly (and friendly) ports and vessels for you, marrying of your daughter/son etc. for political gain or whatever. It all goes. And that's just if you want to be a governor. Of course, no matter how independent you are, the 'powers that be' have their own ideas, and every now and then they like to meddle a bit. And of course, we can't forget the natives. There's been talk of huge native rising, apparently they're not too happy with the enlightenment the white man has brought, the massive ships and guns and the destruction of what they see as their land (we all know it's ours really, you know, divine gift and whatnot.)

That's the general gist of it. I'll probably think of the more intricate details later. Warning that is there is interest this will NOT be starting until 10th June at the very earliest.

Kaiserreich~Legacy of the Weltkrieg

Of course it's alive. We're just a lot who see no point in talking when there's nothing to say :P
Ahem.

Kaiserreich~Legacy of the Weltkrieg

The Kingdom of Egypt

Nation Name: Misr (Egypt) - Al-Mamlakah al-Miṣrayyah (The Kingdom of Egypt)

Leader name: H.R.H. Abbas II

Population: 21 Million

Population Reaching Military Age Annually: N/A

Current Military Size:
Five Infantry Divisions (hazarding a guess of 13,000 per division, meaning 65,000 in total)
Three Cavalry Divisions (same as above, 39,000 total)
Reserve Militias (hazarding a guess of 500,000 at the most)
One Garrison (no idea what this means, got it from the Kairserreich site, would appreciate clarification)

Wartime Military Size (full mobilization): 1000,000 (guesstimate)

Navy Size:
Five Heavy Cruisers
Three Light Cruisers
Two Destroyers

Respectable Air Force: No (not yet anyway...)

Military Capabilities: The Royal Egyptian Army (REA) is very small and weak at 104,000 professional personnel in comparison with its much more powerful neighbours. The quality of equipment is usually below par, training isn't the best and generally backward technological advancement has meant that a modern military force has not been able to emerge as of yet. However, since its independence from the UK in 1922, Egypt has endeavoured to strengthen its military and has in recent years gained several military aircraft, allowing it to officially set-up the The Royal Egyptian Air Force (REAF). Pilots are still being trained but it is hoped that these aircraft will be able to take off with Egyptian pilots in the coming year. The Royal Egyptian Fleet (REF) has grown slightly since 1922 but is still cripplingly tiny at ten ships in total. REF mainly operates from Alexandria harbour - Egypt's main port city - and Port Sudan on the Red Sea which is a growing but promising port city. Overall, the Egyptian military is mediocre at best and requires a great deal of work if it is to become a respectable force capable of protecting the Egyptian homeland.

The Kingdom has been working closely with Hashemite Arabia and other free Arab nations to strengthen their military forces and forge closer military and diplomatic bonds. What is to come of this has yet to be seen.

History: During the Weltkrieg Egypt, which was under British control, was officially cut-off from the Ottoman Empire and the title of Khedive was officially changed to Sultan to emphasise this. Unfortunately the war did not go too well for Britain and Egypt found itself left in the lurch after the war. Or at least King Fuad I was. Despite Britain's defeat it attempted to maintain influence over Egypt which met with failure as Arab nationalism was on the rise and it all came to a crescendo in 1922 when the Egyptian people rose up and broke the chain of imperialism forever! Or so they thought.
Anyway, Britain officially declared Egypt a free, independent and sovereign nation in 1922, but maintained control over Egypt's external protection, Sudan and the Suez Canal which sparked great anger. King Fuad I was accused of treason by many for allowing Egyptian land to be seized like this and for Britain to continue meddling in Egyptian business, but there was little he could really do. Rumours abounded of how he was in cahoots with the British to create out of Egypt a failed state. So it was no surprise that when Britain underwent revolution in 1925 the Egyptians rose up again kicking out the foolish Fuad and seizing Egyptian land occupied by Britain. The much loved Abbas II rose to the throne and Egypt transformed from an Autocratic Monarchy to a Constitutional Monarchy. Then Deutschland came knocking on Egypt's door and apologised profusely, telling them that things had been going a tad bit too good for Egypt this last year so they have to ruin the mood a bit. Germany decided that it liked how the Suez Canal looked, and it was feeling a tad bit peckish, so it took it. Egyptians were angry, politicians were indignant and Abbas II shared in his people's anger, but there was little anyone could really do so they all got back to whatever it was they were doing before (smoking hashish mostly.)

Since 1925 and Abbas II's rise to the throne, Egypt has seen a great deal of progress. The country has become more centralised and various railway projects connecting the nation have been completed, though things are still far from perfect. The political landscape is very diverse with secular parties such as the Wafd, more religious organisations such as the Ikhwan Al-Muslimoon (Muslim Brotherhood) and other pan-Arabist, royalist, nationalist and more working together surprisingly well. King Abbas II has proven to be a very reform-minded monarch, encouraging investment in education and agriculture and greatly reforming the Egyptian legal system. Egypt has also become very close with other Arab nations, especially Hashemite Arabia. A Congress of Arab Nations is planning to meet in the coming months to discuss the future of Arabs in the free Arab nations as well as the fate of those still under Ottoman rule. Egypt recognises that the Ottoman Empire has greatly helped Egypt in the past, despite its imperialistic ways, and reconciliation rather than continued hostility is slowly becoming the more accepted way of dealing with the decaying Empire. Or at least that's what the state media has been propagating.

Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg

@Board I think that's your cue to do what you have to do. I can't promise proper activity until 10th June though I will definitely keep checking in.

Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg

Just a list of those interested and the countries they've showed interest in, for ease of access:

1) The Nexerus - South Africa, Australia, Netherlands
2) Pirate - Germany, Ukraine, Sweden
3) So Boerd - Sweden, Netherlands, Greece
4) Heyitsjiwon - Siam, Argentina, Ethiopia
5) Outcast - Union of Britain, Ottoman Empire, Socialist Republic of Italy
6) gowia - Argentina, Brazil, Sweden
7) Baron Leros - Russia, Commune of France, USA
8) Kho - Egypt, Ottoman Empire, Persia, (Afghanistan)
9) Coyote - Finland, United Provinces, Caribbean Federation
10) Chairman Stein - Commune of France, Russia, German China

Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg

Already contacted Dutch, just making it official now, I'm interested;

1) Egypt
2)Ottoman Empire
3) Iran
(4) Afghanistan)

But as my sig suggests, bit busy at the moment.

Able Archer 1983

I would post, but as my sig suggests, I am rather busy. If I get time I'll get something up. It's not too difficult to write up the post, just the time.

Realm of Garrn: The Call of Adventure (A Fantasy Epic)

I am currently very preoccupied with real life commitments. I'll try to post in reply to you Dizzy, but if I take too long feel free to RP the merchant and his friend. I'll try to make time for a response soon though.