rextremendum

God, Gatling, and Glory [Steampunk/Imperialism NRP]

Math prohibits miracles

God, Gatling, and Glory [Steampunk/Imperialism NRP]

Did that Christianity chat get started?

A World Divided (An Rp in the relatively Near future)

This is super WIP, but I want to reserve the greatest land of all. I need to sleep, I'll finish it up tomorrow Name of Nation: Greater Rhodesia History: WIP [Rhodies took Rhodesia back from Zimbabwe, during the revolutions they started annexing areas, probably absorbing South Africa etc. Flag: Location on Map: Modern Day South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Nambia, parts of Mozambique Nation Special Technology: Rhodies had the greatest special forces ever seen on Earth: something that makes them better I guess. I need them Selous Scouts Military: Infantry trained in jungle fighting, a great deal of private military companies. Foreign Legion troops all over the shop, limited armor presence, mediocre airforce based on old Commonwealth devices. Other: WIP

God, Gatling, and Glory [Steampunk/Imperialism NRP]

The workers in my nation are free to make their lives better through the low entry requirements for enterprise, and the incredibly lenient tax rate Their lives are a paradise of freedom and self-betterment through business.

God, Gatling, and Glory [Steampunk/Imperialism NRP]

I'd send a representative, don't worry.

God, Gatling, and Glory [Steampunk/Imperialism NRP]

Smells like Last Exile. Also, capitalist trade partners of Acier can count on its full military support. We'll get an alliance hammered out in IC tomorrow

God, Gatling, and Glory [Steampunk/Imperialism NRP]

Right on, that make sense. Well, Acier merchants are free to sell to any nation that is not at war with the state, so it would make a great deal of sense if some of the more rare weapons came from us.

God, Gatling, and Glory [Steampunk/Imperialism NRP]

I guess - I remain skeptical that they have ways of getting all the machinery, fuel, metals, chemicals, manpower, technology etc with such a tiny amount of territory and through trade, but I don't mean to throw a shit fit - this is all well within acceptable parameters for realism. I still want to know who they are buying from, though, so I can use it for RP. Acier will want to be selling, because muh Libertarianism, but Deth implied that I am not involved in the supply.

God, Gatling, and Glory [Steampunk/Imperialism NRP]

From my understanding of it they're a relatively small nation that's been paying attention to the way things have been going in the north and have been taking notes (A bit like Meiji era Japan I would imagine). The ideas haven't really spread too far from them considering that the majority of the southern peoples are nomadic tribes or are incredibly insular and conservative.

@Commodore Robot

Oh, so instead of buying them, you're thinking they send people over to observe and learn, or just engage in espionage, then manufacture them themselves? That makes sense to a point, but how long have machine-guns or mortars been around? When was the last major advance in Service Rifle technology? I am just skeptical of the Red Dragon having top-of-the-line things, as they describe themselves to have. I'd imagine like the Boshin War clowns, they would get sold second-rate weapons that are easy to manufacture without a massive industrial sector, as opposed to heavily-engineered bolt actions or machineguns, that require metal cartridges that need a great deal of manufacturing capability to make in number.

God, Gatling, and Glory [Steampunk/Imperialism NRP]

I am down for the Christianity pm. Deth, where are you buying these guns? If you're making them, you should let my merchants buy them from you. Also, is there a reason the northern continent is more advanced than the southern continent? And where do our resources come from. Is everywhere just rich in sulphur, iron, coal etc.? Is the southern continent lacking in this, and the Red Dragon is just the exception? Who invented the gun, and who improved it so? Where was the machine gun invented? I assume the Red Dragon invented their own, seeing as it is fucking far away and I don't see the northern continent sailing across the sea just to sell experimental, highly-dangerous weapon secrets that have only really been in development the last decade or so to a """"primitive""" southern """tribe""". Acier has free trade rights, so maybe they would, but most nations do not sell their military secrets to just anyone, especially arming people they may want to conquer soon.