The Great Cession If you don’t want to read everything about the mechanics, (Not suggested) I will highlight all of the must need info. The Year is 1938, Europe is on the verge of war, one of the most horrific in history. The United States remains neutral. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt has taken steps to isolate the US from the rest of europe and it’s affairs. The States don’t all agree with what FDR has done to stay out of the war. Many German Americans are outraged, so are French Americans and British Americans, the list goes on. That is where it started. Strikes start to drag the already great depressed economy even further down the rabbit hole of debt. November 9th 1938 in Germany, Kristallnacht, the night of broken glass. Germans harass Jewish people and their belongings by assaulting and destroying their businesses. The Authorities watch on as people violently outlash. The United States Government watches on as well. November 12th 1938 in the US, FDR issues the Watching Eye Act. This establishes a new branch in the government, the National Neutrality Administration, its goal is to maintain Neutrality between the United States and foreign nations. This angers more Americans who saw Kristallnacht as a time of need for many in europe. December 10th 1938 in the US, A Riot breaks out in Atlanta, Georgia. The riot is caused by the lack of involvement in europe. This is one of many, riots start to spread throughout America, demanding change. FDR makes a public announcement proclaiming he is working on something to appeal to everyone. The air settles for the moment. December 13th 1938 in the US, FDR announces his new act, the National Integrity Act. It did the exact opposite of what the people wanted. After the Supreme Court started to review the Watching Eye Act, FDR started coming up with this an act to advance his power in the government. And with the overwhelming support from congress, FDR abolishes the supreme court with the act. It also gave him direct control over the military and gave the police complete control over the civilians. FDR also shifted the NNA’s focus from neutrality to public dissent. December 20th 1938 in the US The NNA issues a warning to FDR that one of the states has had a secret meeting with its local government officials. FDR announced later that day that any States found trying to plot against the overthrowing of the government, will be occupied by the military which FDR has built up. January 2nd 1939 in the US 8 States (Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia) leave the union, the Soviet Union declares that the States are under their protection that any hostile attempts made by the union will be an act of war against the USSR as well. This was only the beginning. The US moved troops to California, Texas, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey before any other states could leave. Over the next 3 months the 34 non occupied states followed suit. The US in shambles, FDR declares himself temporary ruler of the whole government, backed by congress. January 5th 1939 The States organize into their own countries of: Hey guys, welcome to my Roleplay. This Roleplay will be about the crumbling US and the states that left the union. I would like to have like 5 or six people who would play as the new countries that form from the states. You have 42 states to choose from, the amount of states per country depends on how many people want to play, split evenly by resources. [hider=States Available] [s]Alabama[/s] Arizona Arkansas Colorado Connecticut [s]Florida[/s] [s]Georgia[/s] Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota [s]Mississippi[/s] Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Mexico New York [s]North Carolina[/s] North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Rhode Island [s]South Carolina[/s] South Dakota [s]Tennessee[/s] Utah Vermont [s]Virgina[/s] Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming [/hider] [hider= Mechanics (Please Read)] [color=fff200]Resources: Each state will have three values, Industrial Production, Food Production, Wealth Production, with an added combined total. Due to wanting to keep it rather simple, I am going to make each state worth the same amount of points, But you can improve your state's differently than others.[/color] [color=fff200]Industrial Production- Produce military units including Ships. Food Production - The ability to produce food. You need 1 food for every 1000 troops Wealth Production - How much money you make. [/color] [color=fff200]Turns: Every new turn is 1 month, each turn you can make 4 actions, 1 military (moving a unit or attacking) 1 diplomatic (Sending an alliance offer, Note: RESPONDING to a diplomatic action doesn’t require one) and 1 Industrial ( Building a unit, a state improvement etc.) and 1 Misc action (If you are given the option to use it, (ONLY USED FOR SPECIAL EVENTS)). PM me your actions and I will post the months events in the IC, where you may make open statements about the months events, (No actions used) in the event of two armies attacking each other, each will be considered attackers and no defensive bonuses will be granted.[/color] Military: [color=fff200]Every unit is 1,000 men strong. Every state provides 2000 force limit (2 units). Each army takes 1 month to go 2 states distance.[/color] Combat: I will share my equation with you guys so you know I am not cheating or anything. Every time an army attacks another I use this. Attacker’s Equation: (Attacking army’s force size) * (Attacking army’s morale) / (Defending Army’s morale) * .5 * (Misc) = Number of defenders dead. Defenders Equation: (Defenders army force size) * (Defending army’s morale) * .5 * (Misc) = Number of attackers dead. [color=fff200]If an army is outnumbered there is a * 1.2 modifier to the larger army. Whoever loses the most troops per month loses .2 morale. After each month each army is given the option to retreat to the capital, even during combat, until then the army cannot attack. When an army occupies a state, it takes the army 1 month of sieging (Moves to state -> Sieges -> Owns), it takes a total of 3 turns to complete.[/color] [color=fff200]Industrial: Every turn you have a few options for industrial. You can build an army unit (Ship, Infantry, Armor), you can build a state improvement (increasing your industrial production from 1 -> 2) which takes 2 turns to complete. Or you can use it to make 20 more money per month (producing goods)[/color] [color=fff200]Diplomatic: Every turn you may declare many different actions. You may offer an alliance to another country You may declare war on another country You may offer a trade agreement with another country You may join the Axis (Germany) You may join the Allies Great Britain) Note: If you join a faction, after WW2 starts, you will always be at war with the opposite faction, including other players You may form a non aggression pact with another faction And lastly you may ask for foriegn support (ex. asking the Soviet Union for troops or money) but keep in mind, you your country doesn’t have the same government type or are not in the same faction they may not help you.[/color] Misc: I will guide you through misc actions. [color=fff200]Special Events: Every Month I will give 1 country a special event, these will either be positive or negative, an example would be as follows: A state has a huge refugee wave, then I would give that person the option to A. Send them to work: gain 1 Industrial Production or Sell them back to Europe: +100 welath [/color] [/hider] [color=fff200]Please make your countries to this template, states are first come first serve, but the rules are as follows: You must have a connecting country, you may not skip around to random states. based on Interest please pick 8 states each. If not all are taken, either the US gets them or they can be divided among the players. [/color] [hider=Country Template] Country Name: Capital State: Leader Name: Government: (What type: Republic, Dictatorship etc, What kind: Socialist, Democratic etc) (Example GOV:) Presidential Republic (What the USA is today) Background:(How your country came to fruition) The best thing about your leader:(Something special) Map of owned states: (Use : http://tinypic.com/r/2r3v33b/9) [/hider]