WilsonTurner

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Commodore Robot said
Well such weapons did exist since at least the late 18th century and were actually some of the first "firearms" capable of rapid fire. Having said that they were also stupid expensive, broke with even slight damage, and had absolutely insane maintenance requirements (like pumping over 1500 times to be able to fire a few rounds). But they were in use to a small degree by the Austrian Military and even Lewis and Clark carried one to impress natives with on their expeditions. With all that in mind I wouldn't mind such things so long as they handled somewhat close to reality.Suppose I should have also mentioned that their range was relative poop and got worse as the air reservoir depleted from firing

We've got flying dreadnaughts. I think the containment of gases would be much more advanced, especially with the trait that allows for more quality ship-works.

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Azimuth said
I have to agree with Mantido. Up until this point, I feel everyone has been pretty reasonable in dismissing your ideas. From what I've seen, no one has been rude or anything like that. I feel everyone has given pretty sound reasoning for why extremely deadly poison grass is absurd and, earlier than that, why we should avoid putting in things from Leviathan and what not. It's really only these two things that people have ever objected to, and your nation concept is otherwise completely acceptable. Is losing the grass really such a big deal?

Exactly. I start off with one thing, and even when I repeat how I was wrong, and it's much, much less deadly, and only during a late season, and is actually very nutritious, more nutritious than anything else, you completely ignore it and go on about how much I wanted there to be superdeadly killoncontact plants. Ask duck how often I've apologized. But who cares? I say sorry, and try to amend, and it is ignored, while anything I say continuing about the grass is treated as if I were shoving foul, smelly soup under your noses.

Planetside 2 roleplay(mid-casual)

I'd still like to join, but not right now, I think. Like I said, I'm isolated. The first school I went to, I was bullied all the time, and I was a foreigner to the concept of a true friend, or a best friend. My friends were video games and toys. Sometimes the... sadness of it all just crashes down on me. Usually I force myself optimistic, and I can ignore it, but other times... not so much. Can I join later? Like I'm just a silent person, just following orders to the letter and then some, and then whenever I get 'better,' whether later today or later in the week/month, I'll post something about my character, idk, SPEAKING.

The Relics (No Plot/Fantasy/Character Driven/Worthy of Skepticism)

I dunno. I've just not been in the mood for rping lately. Might withdraw, maybe give my character to Sep. I'd end up pissing everyone off and getting banned from the roleplay sooner or later, so why not leave before it becomes a problem?

And sorry for my down mood. I'm just.. lonely. I can't be a person as well as others, because I live half an hour from the nearest town, and I've bullied most of my life, and the word 'best friend' is a foreign concept. I usually screw up what few friendships I have, and it hits me harder a few times a year [like right now] than others. <- explanation.

Could I just give my character to Sep for the time-being? I may be in a better mood later today, or later this week. idk.

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The Mage said
It seems we mostly got our group together :D.I've been distracted by Space Engineers, so I haven\'t gotten it finished. Don't you just hate it when that happens?

Space Engineers is a cool game, but it's just too damn lonely. I'm isolated already; I want to play a game that has PEOPLE in it, INTERACTION.

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Mantido said
I don't think anyone cares. The verdict has been handed down. Drop the grass subject, I doubt it will do you any favors to keep talking about it.

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And nothing will do me any favors, regardless of what I do. I make a character that trained well over two decades in anything that has a blade, and suddenly I can't beat a 15-year-old with a bladed stick. What I say doesn't do crap. I just keep saying because eventually, someone will listen to me about SOMETHING. Almost everything I say goes into the 'denied,' 'ignored,' or 'absolutely rejected' categories. I'm just stubborn enough to hope that maybe someday, I'll say something that'll please somebody.

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And concerning the handheld weaponry of the roleplay era, is it too much to ask about air rifles? I mean, I think it would be fitting, since airships would require hydrogen or some other gas, so why wouldn't someone think of making a weapon using gas as a propellant? Maybe not as powerful, but it may very well be lighter and quieter. Ideal for a sneak attack or something. Not a big boom and a flash of light like with a musket, or slightly less with a rifle, but not quite as unpredictable as a bow or crossbow, nor needing as much training.

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gowia said
@KabenSaal, your traits include both Professional Army and Outdated Army. This does not work as Professional states new well equipped soldiers whilst Outdated says that they carry old weapons from times gone by.@Mantido, your traits are fine but you end up with +1, not 0...just as a note.@WilsonTurner, you do not get to pick your population. That too is rolled. Apologies if I did not make that clear. Further more this poisonous grass...it's not happening. It may be real and thats fine, but a US plant will not exist in a continent that is supposed to be Europe-esque. As well as that I just don't want people setting up natural defences that are going to kill off invaders live stock etc. just gives me a lot more to do. Having colder climate or more mountainous terrain is fine because I can account for that in population in each sector AND terrain for battles but grass that can kill people or their food supplies means a lot of numbers that will keep changing as people come and go. That was as much as I could see that was wrong...rolls will be coming shortly after I finish my trip to the hospital, luckily they allowed my laptop in my room. (Damn sports injuries.)

The US plant was an imported crop from England. Originally, it was supposed to be another crop, like corn or something. Then Colonel Johnson, the guy who really started importing it, planted it everywhere... and it just spread. Everywhere.

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duck55223 said
Theres still a few other issues thoughFirst bows require a lot of frigging training, where with muskets/rifles you can gather some citizens and give them a few weeks worth of training.And second, with a decent industrial base its relatively easy to produce muskets/rifles.

You're forgetting crossbows. In a woodland, it may be cheaper just to make crossbows with the smaller bolts, than a bow and arrows, or a gun and gunpowder/blackpowder and a ball.

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Ok, so the grass is Johnson grass.
Looks like I CAN have horses and/or livestock, during the fall, winter, and spring. But during the summer...

Negative aspects of johnsongrass
Johnsongrass is on the noxious weed list in several U.S. states (including Oklahoma) and has even made the list of the 10 most noxious weeds in the world. Johnsongrass can accumulate nitrates during the summer if exposed to several dry, cloudy days in a row. It can also produce prussic acid (hydrogen cyanide) after stressful conditions such as drought, freezing weather or exposure to a herbicide that kills grasses. If your johnsongrass is subjected to any of these conditions, keep cattle away for about a week to allow the prussic acid to dissipate.

http://www.noble.org/ag/pasture/johnsongrass/

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I think, based on the apps, most of the continent will be mountains, with a good deal of islands.