Official Name of Nation: Kingdom of Cadia Capital: Markus Head of State: King Roy Carl
Nation Breakdown 100 - Administration * Stability of the Government: 5 * Integrity of the Government: 1 * Competency of the Bureaucracy: 5
- Economics * Competitiveness of the Economy: 5 * Development of the Coal Industry: 6 * Development of the Steel Industry:5 * Development of the Petrol Industry: 5 * Development of the Chromium Industry: 1. * Development of Small Arms Industry: 1 * Development of Munitions Industry: 1 * Development of Automobile Industry: 1 * Development of the Agriculture Industry: 10 * Development of Shipbuilding Industry: 0 * Mechanization: 4 * Number of Specialized Workers: 0 * Urbanization: 0
- Military * Quality of Standard Rifle: 5 * Quality of Field Gun: 5 * Quality of Machine Gun: 5 * Quality of the Army: 6 * Logistics Capacity of the Army: 2 * Quality of the Officer Corps: 2 * Competency of Army High Command: 2 * Quality of the Navy: 0 * Logistics Capacity of the Navy: 0. * Quality of the Officer Corps: 0 * Competency of Navy High Command: 0
I have to finish Ustrela's dossier. Then Commonwealth of Marn then Toubres' Empire then you're next. They are fairly in depth and there's quite a bit of work but you're in there. Feel free to send me orders for January since it's nearly over and post IC if you choose.
I don't believe you want to be next to Vigentino as west of that is more Indo-Arabic cultures, not European-esque.
“But now, for the first time, I see you are a man like me. I thought of your hand-grenades, of your bayonet, of your rifle; now I see your wife and your face and our fellowship. Forgive me, comrade. We always see it too late. Why do they never tell us that you are poor devils like us, that your mothers are just as anxious as ours, and that we have the same fear of death, and the same dying and the same agony--Forgive me, comrade; how could you be my enemy?” ― Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front
The Known World, analogous to our own but remarkably different. The food almost assuredly tastes the same, the weather can be just as miserable but it is so definitely different as to remain unique. In the Known World, it is the Year of the Nineteen Hundred and Five, with technology settled much the same as our year, in a similarly linear progression that no one need a history lesson here if they are familiar with our own world. The geography may be different, but the men are all the same. Colonialism, imperialism and industrialization have all taken root. The parties and monarchs may have different names but they rule no differently than of our own ancestors. The difference here, is that you set the stage. You help shape the narrative.
All players in this list may PM their orders now. Posting IC remains optional but strongly recommended.
1. Tyrian Empire 2. Republic of Paraka 3. Helrox Empire 4. The Serene Empire of Tara 5. Holy Empire of Vigentino 6. City-State of Julia 7. High Kingdom of Itherae 8. Confederation of Hokkan-Shirito
- Posting IC will be immensely beneficial to you as a player. It is, however, not necessary. This is designed so that you can still send in your orders if you are too busy to post, but posting IC will provide a tangible bonus to your DRM (Die Roll Modifier). - Each Turn represents one In-Game Month. The player will submit 3 Orders. - Each order is then subject to a 1d6 roll. A 6 means a perfect execution and a 1 means a horrible failure. Posting IC gives you a +2 die roll to a single order, or a +1 die roll to all three. [Specified at the end of your IC post.]. This means that more active players are rewarded. - Orders: * Economic: An order designed to benefit the nation economically. * Military: An order designed to affect your military. * Diplomacy: An order designed to conduct diplomacy. * Imperialism: Exploring and developing new lands. * Request Design: Required to design a new weapon of war. Fulfilling this order requires the following info: [Type of Weapon: Small Arms, Field Gun, Machine Gun, Submarine, Destroyer, Cruiser, Dreadnought.] [Contract: International or Domestic] [Length: 1 to 24 months] * Conference: Used to call a Political or Military Conference. Select which nations to invite. Begins a Conference. (See PM for rules). * Spend Point: Used to spend an available point in a Corporation to further their specialization.
1. City-State of Julia: +1 Tensions with Holy Empire of Vigentino.
Eurania and Faresia, 1905
Turn 1
January, 1905 January 25th In the quaint Republic of Ustrela, brother and sister Emilia and Sebastian de Halt stood, overlooking a wide and grassy plain that rolled in quiet waves. The blades of grass shifted under the strong currents of wind. "Are you ready, brother?" She asked, watching him strap into the device near the apex of the hill. He nodded the affirmative. She raised a hand and he struck a pose. The camera flashed. Satisfied the eleventh attempt was now documented, he took off at a full sprint down the hill, his arms working the device.
Sebastian de Halt in the De Halt Flyer I, circa 1905
The wind caught, but just barely and yanked him from the ground. He angled and banked, barely crossing the ground. By Emilia's count, he was airbone for forty-two seconds and flew nearly three hundred sixty feet. The landing, more like a forced skid that nearly wrecked the flyer, ended with a set of bruised ribs. Man's future laid in the clouds, but only the de Halt siblings knew it. [The Republic of Ustrela discovers Heavier than Air Flight.]
January 26th In the Republic of Paraka the Chromium Act is passed, hoping to allow future chromium deposits. Until new chromium deposits were discovered however, the lasting effects of allowing land grants within the vast Parakan territory would be unknown.
January 27th The government of the Helrox Empire places an order for a month's worth of Syndére machine guns after several orders are botched. The factory given the contract predicts 53 machine guns a day can be cranked out, but it's uncertain whether these lofty production goals will be achieved.
Syndére machine gun blueprints supplied to the Helroxi factory for license production, 1905
The mechanism of the Syndére gun employed one of the earliest recoil-operated firing systems in history. The idea is that the energy from recoil acting on the breech block is used to eject each spent cartridge and insert the next one, instead of a hand-operated mechanism. Syndére’s earliest designs used a 360-degree rotating cam to reverse the movement of the block, but this was later simplified to a toggle lock. This made it vastly more efficient and less labor-intensive than previous rapid-firing guns, such as the Parakan Veltruse, Tetring, Engner, or Sudenhuber, that relied on actual mechanical cranking. The Syndére gun design was provided with water cooling, giving it the ability to maintain its rate of fire for far longer than air-cooled guns. The disadvantage of this was that it made the gun less flexible in attack than the lighter air-cooled weapons, being heavier and more complex, and requiring a supply of water.
Trials demonstrated that the Syndére could fire 600 rounds per minute. The Syndére was heavy, bulky, and awkward. A lone soldier could fire the weapon, but it was usually operated by a team of men, usually 4 to 6. Apart from the gunner, other crew were needed to speed reload, spot targets, and carry and ready ammunition and water. Several men were needed to move or mount the heavy weapon.
January 28th In the High Kingdom of Itherae, the small arms company Leonidian Manufacturing finishes a patent on basic stabilization technology for rifles and potential rapid fire automatic guns.
Forino Estadi Automobili: A mechanical company founded by Giovanni Mateo in 1899 in the Holy Empire of Vigentino, the Mateo Carriage is wildly considered the world's first automobile despite it's failure. F.E.A. is a privately owned firm currently operating out of Cogoli, Vigentino. - Inventions:
Forino 4HP: A 4 horsepower petrol motor that can theoretically power light machinery or pull a wagon if properly mounted. [0 Produced to date]
Also: If your order is abstract and simple and I don't interpret it the exact way you wanted, then that's your fault. You have as much room to be specific as you want.
“But now, for the first time, I see you are a man like me. I thought of your hand-grenades, of your bayonet, of your rifle; now I see your wife and your face and our fellowship. Forgive me, comrade. We always see it too late. Why do they never tell us that you are poor devils like us, that your mothers are just as anxious as ours, and that we have the same fear of death, and the same dying and the same agony--Forgive me, comrade; how could you be my enemy?” ― Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front
The Known World, analogous to our own but remarkably different. The food almost assuredly tastes the same, the weather can be just as miserable but it is so definitely different as to remain unique. In the Known World, it is the Year of the Nineteen Hundred and Five, with technology settled much the same as our year, in a similarly linear progression that no one need a history lesson here if they are familiar with our own world. The geography may be different, but the men are all the same. Colonialism, imperialism and industrialization have all taken root. The parties and monarchs may have different names but they rule no differently than of our own ancestors. The difference here, is that you set the stage. You help shape the narrative.
All players in this list may PM their orders now. Posting IC remains optional but strongly recommended.
1. Tyrian Empire 2. Republic of Paraka 3. Helrox Empire 4. The Serene Empire of Tara 5. Holy Empire of Vigentino 6. City-State of Julia 7. High Kingdom of Itherae 8. Confederation of Hokkan-Shirito
- Posting IC will be immensely beneficial to you as a player. It is, however, not necessary. This is designed so that you can still send in your orders if you are too busy to post, but posting IC will provide a tangible bonus to your DRM (Die Roll Modifier). - Each Turn represents one In-Game Month. The player will submit 3 Orders. - Each order is then subject to a 1d6 roll. A 6 means a perfect execution and a 1 means a horrible failure. Posting IC gives you a +2 die roll to a single order, or a +1 die roll to all three. [Specified at the end of your IC post.]. This means that more active players are rewarded. - Orders: * Economic: An order designed to benefit the nation economically. * Military: An order designed to affect your military. * Diplomacy: An order designed to conduct diplomacy. * Imperialism: Exploring and developing new lands. * Request Design: Required to design a new weapon of war. Fulfilling this order requires the following info: [Type of Weapon: Small Arms, Field Gun, Machine Gun, Submarine, Destroyer, Cruiser, Dreadnought.] [Contract: International or Domestic] [Length: 1 to 24 months] * Conference: Used to call a Political or Military Conference. Select which nations to invite. Begins a Conference. (See PM for rules). * Spend Point: Used to spend an available point in a Corporation to further their specialization.
1. City-State of Julia: +1 Tensions with Holy Empire of Vigentino.
Eurania and Faresia, 1905
Turn 1
January, 1905 January 16th Emperor Adalar von Wolfram of the Tyrian Empire visits Cogoli, Vigentino in anticipation of a showing of the "Emerald Dancer." While there, he visited with the Mashiran Sultan, Abdul II. A quick friendship was made, as both Adalar and Abdul spoke fluent Helroxi.
January 17th Forino Estadi Automobili, given incremental assistance from the Vigentinian government and a subsidy of nearly $50,000, continues development of it's Forino 4HP. Owner and inventor Giovanni Mateo did not wait for any production orders domestically or abroad before continuing development of the first world built petrol motor. Instead, he went to work perfecting the device, implementing fine tuning elements and working to increase the capacity. [FEA Point spent on Engines.]
January 20th In the High Kingdom of Itherae, the Coal Rationing Act of 1905 is passed with an intention to decrease current coal consumption by 10 to 15%. Whether or not it would be immediately successful would have to be seen. Without an active trade partner, many local manufactories in Itherae could not remain open and it's employees were put out onto the streets.
January 24th An invitation for seasonal shooting tournaments in the Republic of Paraka ends with 1,107 participants and an increase in recruitment in the Parakan Republic Army by 415 men. The estimated cost to have hosted nearly two weeks of tournaments across the country is $44,000,000. Many argue that the Gun and Prize Act is a long term investment and it's results could not be measured by it's short term success. [Parakan Republic Army gains 415 men. -$44,000,000.]
Forino Estadi Automobili: A mechanical company founded by Giovanni Mateo in 1899 in the Holy Empire of Vigentino, the Mateo Carriage is wildly considered the world's first automobile despite it's failure. F.E.A. is a privately owned firm currently operating out of Cogoli, Vigentino. - Inventions:
Forino 4HP: A 4 horsepower petrol motor that can theoretically power light machinery or pull a wagon if properly mounted. [0 Produced to date]
“But now, for the first time, I see you are a man like me. I thought of your hand-grenades, of your bayonet, of your rifle; now I see your wife and your face and our fellowship. Forgive me, comrade. We always see it too late. Why do they never tell us that you are poor devils like us, that your mothers are just as anxious as ours, and that we have the same fear of death, and the same dying and the same agony--Forgive me, comrade; how could you be my enemy?” ― Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front
The Known World, analogous to our own but remarkably different. The food almost assuredly tastes the same, the weather can be just as miserable but it is so definitely different as to remain unique. In the Known World, it is the Year of the Nineteen Hundred and Five, with technology settled much the same as our year, in a similarly linear progression that no one need a history lesson here if they are familiar with our own world. The geography may be different, but the men are all the same. Colonialism, imperialism and industrialization have all taken root. The parties and monarchs may have different names but they rule no differently than of our own ancestors. The difference here, is that you set the stage. You help shape the narrative.
All players in this list may PM their orders now. Posting IC remains optional but strongly recommended.
1. Tyrian Empire 2. Republic of Paraka 3. Helrox Empire 4. The Serene Empire of Tara 5. Holy Empire of Vigentino 6. City-State of Julia 7. High Kingdom of Itherae 8. Confederation of Hokkan-Shirito
- Posting IC will be immensely beneficial to you as a player. It is, however, not necessary. This is designed so that you can still send in your orders if you are too busy to post, but posting IC will provide a tangible bonus to your DRM (Die Roll Modifier). - Each Turn represents one In-Game Month. The player will submit 3 Orders. - Each order is then subject to a 1d6 roll. A 6 means a perfect execution and a 1 means a horrible failure. Posting IC gives you a +2 die roll to a single order, or a +1 die roll to all three. [Specified at the end of your IC post.]. This means that more active players are rewarded. - Orders: * Economic: An order designed to benefit the nation economically. * Military: An order designed to affect your military. * Diplomacy: An order designed to conduct diplomacy. * Imperialism: Exploring and developing new lands. * Request Design: Required to design a new weapon of war. Fulfilling this order requires the following info: [Type of Weapon: Small Arms, Field Gun, Machine Gun, Submarine, Destroyer, Cruiser, Dreadnought.] [Contract: International or Domestic] [Length: 1 to 24 months] * Conference: Used to call a Political or Military Conference. Select which nations to invite. Begins a Conference. (See PM for rules). * Spend Point: Used to spend an available point in a Corporation to further their specialization.
1. City-State of Julia: +1 Tensions with Holy Empire of Vigentino.
Eurania and Faresia, 1905
Turn 1
January, 1905 January 9th Nearly driven mad by the order of having to trade with other nations, the Holy Empire of Vigentino was ordered, very concisely (with the words whatever it takes) to increase coal production. The summarily and hastily written Extraction Act of 1905 was passed, stripping work hour regulations from coal mines and what bare safety permits were present to increase coal production. Miners showing up to work on January 10th would find their work shifts had gone from eight to eleven hours, and that many former safety precautions (requiring a helmet before being allowed to enter a mine) were no longer present. Those who protested were fired. Whether or not this would reveal an increase in coal production in the coming months was unknown.
January 12th President Armaq Talaqo orders the prosecution of nearly thirty different politicians with the Talaqo Administration for bribery, laundering money and corruption. The first case begins today, and because of it, several more whistleblowers come forward accusing others, including the Minister of Finance, of severe corruption in the administration. [-1 Corruption in Republic of Paraka.]
January 13th In the Tyrian Empire, the Imperial Defence Act is passed to subsidize several prominent armaments industries. While bringing these companies under state control would mean their ability to procure and noticeably control small arms in the future, falling under the umbrella of government control would undoubtedly stifle innovation as their ability to operate in the international market was now gone. An addendum to the Imperial Defence Act made a request for a sizable increase in arms production for the coming months, totaling nearly $7,000,000 in expenditures.
January 14th "And I say again to you brothers, sisters, whose land does Methyrnia belong to, I say?" The man preaching from the street side pulpit was agitator Etelo Scianno, a minor politician in the City-State of Julia and known war hawk. "How long have these resources been held and used and exploited by the Vigentinians? For too long we have been held in debt by our inability to expand our industry. But no longer!" Scianno, a leading member on the Committee for Natural Resources was put in charge of solving the problem of Julia's minimal resources. His solution: resources stripped from Julia in the 18th century during a half dozen territorial wars. Methyrnia, mostly Julian in it's population, was rich in chromium and petrol but had belonged to Vigentino since 1733.
"Vigentino has long been our foe. Vigentino has long coveted our factories, our lifeblood." Shouts came from the crowd. More gathered. Flyers were hung. And on January 15th the headline on the Julian Centrist read: JULIANS SEEK JUSTICE. [+1 Tensions between Holy Empire of Vigentino and City-State of Julia.]
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