March, 1910 Created under the guise of a civilian automobile firm, one of Staratia's first, the Tastra Company designs it's first model, the Tastra TA-1 in Southeastern Staratia to critical acclaim. While the show is witnessed by viewers with hesitation, the real show began later in the day--where Tastra engineers revealed the Tastra MA-1, a version with welded steel plates and a single machine gun afforded on the roof, movable with a single hand crank. This test version performed admirably, with the Tastra ZhR engine, which put out only 12 horsepower, barely able to keep the armored version moving faster than six miles per hour. If desired, it can begin production immediately.
Silhouette of the Tastra MA-1, circa 1910
March 22nd The Foulois Accords begin in earnest. First to speak is the KINGDOM OF BLUTLAND.
1. Each nation represented has brought 5 Diplomats. 2. On their Turn (Following the previous player's decision to speak), they will select 1 Diplomat to Play (Speak). 3. Each Diplomat has been given a numerical value and ability. That value will bring the Selected Issue that much closer to your Table. 4. The Issues begins at 0. If it reaches 6. It is locked in. 5. There are four Issues present: Ownership, Trade Rights, Basing Rights, First Claimant and Second Claimant. 6. Once during the Accord you may Argue. This means you IMMEDIATELY have a diplomat speak against another, and their effects go off simultaneously. You are skipped during the next round if you have not yet played this round.
TURN ORDER: 1. Blutland 2. Tyro-Antarian Empire 3. Republic of Zellonia 4. Greater Republic of Estalia
DIPLOMATS: * BLUTLAND Klaus Ritschel [1. +3 if in Friendly Territory.] Wolf Schau [2.] Roman Hettinger [5. -1 if a Rights Issue] Peter Fleischmann [1. +2 if played Last.] Hinrich Schantz [Value is 1d6.]
* TYRO-ANTARI EMPIRE Alfred von Kohlberg [3.] Wilhelm Bott [1. +2 if used to Debate.] Viktor von Feig [2.] Edward Rusin [1d6. Value is 1-5. If 6, Edward has a heart attack. 0 Value.] Dominik Antol [1.]
* REPUBLIC OF ZELLONIA Julius Roberts [1 + 2 if Played on Rights Issue.] James Conrad [2x(Amount of Another Card if it Discarded)] Nero Primus [1 + 3 if Played in Enemy Territory.] Gregory Hults [1. +3 if used to Argue. ] Josh Verington [3.]
* ESTALIA Senator Diego Sannato [4. If played on Ownership +1] Judge Adrian de Huevos [2. If played on Issue in Opponent Territory +2] Senator Thiago Montona [X. Value is the same as the last card played -1] Senator Emilio Trabizon [3. Cannot be Argued.] CEO Maximilo Corvesis [4.]
EXAMPLE PLAY: ESTALIA: Plays JUDGE ADRIAN DE HUEVOS on ISSUE: Ownership. Advances it from +2 BLUTLAND to +2 ESTALIA. [+2 in Opponent Territory]
March 25th While training, 2 pilots are killed in their Valdera LN1910 planes.
Valdera LN1910 blueprints, circa 1909
March 26th A fire during a barn-dance in Titum, Blutland kills 312 people. The ballroom was decorated with pine branches and lanterns, and one of the branches caught fire.
March 27th Estalian pioneer Lamier Cortez takes his Cortez-1 out to sea and completes a nine minute long flight. It is the first seaplane in existence. A crowd of forty watches on.
Cortez-1 in 1910
March 28th The King of Sessau, King Harnou d'Amiens, age 84 dies peacefully in his bed. His son, Prince Clement d'Amiens is formally granted all privileges of kingship in the country. March 28th is declared a national day of mourning and the Sessauan flag is set to half mast.
March 29th In a dispute over wage demands, 300,000 bituminous coal miners walk out on strike in Gustavia, Staratia. They demand an increase in pay by the Ilyiach Company or refuse to go back to work. Later in the day, protesters and their families appear in the Gustavia City Square.
Ilyiach Miners and their families in Gustavia, 1910
March 30th The Tyro-Antarian Empire sends out a request for a design on a new light cruiser. With only a single prominent shipping country capable of taking on the task, they receive word only from the Heidrich Shipways and Shipyards. The requested design was considerably well funded, and Heidrich designers allotted their design. The Tyro-Antarian Naval Bureau would need to Accept the design or Continue Funding.
Sturm-class Light Cruiser Design
Sturm-Class Specifications Dimensions 138,6 x 13,4 x 5,1 m
Displacement 4570t – 5587t FL
Crew 346
Propulsion 2 screws, 2 Kurgen turbines, 16 standard wt boilers, 25,000-29,000 hp
Speed 27.5 – 28.2 knots top speed
Range 5,820 nmi (10,780 km; 6,700 mi) @ 12 knots
Armament 12 x 105mm (singles), 2 TT 500 mm Sub, 120 mines
Armor Belt: 60 mm (2.4 in), Conning tower: 100 mm (3.9 in)
March 31st The five infantry divisions of the Blutlandic Sixth Army arrive at Kahala in Blutlandic Serranthia. Expecting coastal fortresses, nice cots and hot meals--they find a flea ridden colony held together by sheer will. There are barely enough quarters to house and feed them.
The locales similarly are not happy at the arrival of fifty thousand more men with guns under a Blutlandic flag.
I don't think I've been in one of Theo's forums since Warring Fronts. But this one is definitely interesting. Can I get a nation roll please? @Theodorable
Surely.
Sorry for the absence. It's Labor Day weekend and I've been with my family.
I'll get your roll up and the new map later today.
"While the world turns, a great many eyes have turned to the Velvet Isles and the House of Conrad. News has reached the Motharkin embassy there that Zellonia has passed a national conscription act, manifesting legislation that will see their armed forces increase by two hundred thousand in the next eighteen months. For many, this has turned a great many hands--but Sessau may know the truth. Zellonia is choked by incompetence and may seek a reprisal to force the issue at the Foulois Accords.
- Headline article from Sessau's Le Jour newspaper.
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