I'd like Persia or somesuch, or ANZAC/New Maori Nation. At my parents, with shoddy internet, so no long intro and such. The GM is free to choose between my to states.
The Sikhs, as much as any other martial race, have always proven faithful to the Raj. It is rather not suggested that they desert us in the midst of this Second Mutiny...
Also, having devoured the novel, I can confirm that not even Britain was able to afford a naval expedition back to the Home Islands before 1900. No nation should start with naval projection abilities, though they could have one by Turn 2 if they focus every IP to that effect; furthermore, it certainly sounds like they are not automatically left behind like in the previous Imperium. First turn expansion sounds like a bloody massive gamble.
OOC: so do we have a way to capture neutral lands? How about 'spending' an army, to simulate founders and running out locals? Otherwise we can just walk across them. This way the map isn't full on turn 5, and expansion is a thoughtful decision which must be balanced with war.
Also: I asked before where the borders of regions/territories are, but perhaps it would be better if there was a (larger?) map with more clear borders. I can see the regions/territories on the colored sections, such as in Europe, where regions/territories seem to be rather small. So is my nation comprised of one? Two? Four? I can't see, especially with that paint over it.
I can't see borders, and zooming in doesn't help, it only makes it grainier. Don't know why that would be however. Perhaps make a bigger one in a spoiler, with thicker darker borders?
Persia would be most helpful to the game right now.I'd like Persia or somesuch, or ANZAC/New Maori Nation. At my parents, with shoddy internet, so no long intro and such. The GM is free to choose between my to states.
This seems a little complicated for me, but I heartily approve of the endeavor Good luck to y'allz!
I may change my mind though
-L
I'm considering joining, but I don't know what in Oblivion one of these 'game' things is. How does it work? Does the game master own a modded computer game or something? Is it all played by PM?
A question: is it possible to use Culture Points to bring neutral territories into our state? For example, as I understood it in the books France-Outre-Mer absorbed what was left of Spain and its African colonies. Could I maybe do so via politics and a dynastic marriage? Could I rally the other surviving French colonies to the new Emperor's banner? Or do I have no choice but to do so with the bayonet?
OOC: So, Armies cost 2 IP, Navies cost 4 IP. If we loose our opening battles, what then? Better yet there are multiple Island nations. Without a navy, expansion is completely impossible, and even if they started with one navy, any land invasion would be hard fought because they would likely start with one less army to comphensate for their navy.
I'd like Persia or somesuch, or ANZAC/New Maori Nation. At my parents, with shoddy internet, so no long intro and such. The GM is free to choose between my to states.
OOC: so do we have a way to capture neutral lands? How about 'spending' an army, to simulate founders and running out locals? Otherwise we can just walk across them. This way the map isn't full on turn 5, and expansion is a thoughtful decision which must be balanced with war.
Also: I asked before where the borders of regions/territories are, but perhaps it would be better if there was a (larger?) map with more clear borders. I can see the regions/territories on the colored sections, such as in Europe, where regions/territories seem to be rather small. So is my nation comprised of one? Two? Four? I can't see, especially with that paint over it.
OOC: I'm sorry for all these questions, but I'm really new to this.
1. Are Munitions considered part of armies, as in the tiers are added to armies, or must they be built seperately?
2. Are battles all-or-nothing, with the winner taking the land and destroying the other army? Or is it simply a victory with the losing army being sent back whence it came?
Feel free to begin conducting diplomacy or sending in orders.
Report on the Current Status of the Western United States
March 12th, 1880
Most of the Utah Territory proper has been stabilized and is fully controlled by the territorial government.
The teetering remnants of the State of Colorado lie to the immediate east. Their silver boom-based economy has been wrecked by the Fall, which destroyed their trade routes, and they stand in the path of many desperate groups of refugees moving west. It might be wise for Utah to improve security along the entirety of the Rocky Mountains. And we could certainly use the silver there; the massive Leadville lode, discovered just before the Fall, has hardly been touched.
The Mormon colonies in Arizona and New Mexico report that their communities and surrounding areas have stabilized economically. Non-Mormon populations have been devastated by the loss of the cattle export industry; there are reports of a cowboy exodus from the region, heading towards California, Texas and Mexico. The Arizona and New Mexico Territorial governments are in a highly weakened but remain intact for now; talks are underway to improve cooperation with the Utah government. Zion’s Board of Trade is pushing an ambitious, unlikley plan to reroute the half-constructed Sante Fe Railway to connect Sante Fe to Salt Lake City.
Texas totters under martial law, led by Governor Edmund Jackson Davis. Davis is a civil war veteran, a Unionist Southerner who served as a general against his own motherland. He also served as a Republican governor of Texas for a term during Reconstruction. In the wake of the Fall, Davis marshaled a large group of federal troops, took control of the faltering Texas government, and instituted a strict marshal law. By 1880, he had set up a strict quarantine across the Mississippi River, preventing further refugees (or what are by now dangerous, desperate bands exhibiting cannibalistic behavior). For Utah’s security, it is likely in our best interests to support Governor Davis and the stability he represents. Texas must become the breadbasket of the region if we are to survive and remain prosperous.
California is a strange case: the people and cities seem entirely intact, but the State government has vanished, and seems to have been replaced with a weaker, more decentralized system. With the destruction of the telegraph and rail lines, communication has been sparse. We should contact them and attempt to reestablish trade and communication. The Zion’s Board of Trade would even like to get the railroads running again.
Further afield, Mormon colonies in Chihuahua, Mexico and Nevada should be contacted. If necessary, we may need to take steps to secure them. Also of strategic interest will be the Colorado River Valley, for both the much needed water supplies it represents and the fastest possible route from Salt Lake City to the ocean.
Special report signed,
W. F. Cody, Special Scoutmaster
Utah Territory Army