[OOC] Precipice of War - We Write Under The Sign Of The Goat

[Dinh AaronMk]

Well I should hope you're the only one.

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Well... I'll have to make an account, but once I have one I'll be sure to add you.

[TheEvanCat]

Dinh AaronMk said
Well I should hope you're the only one.

Bitch, I'm fabulous:

[Maxxorlord]

I believe I have entered a state of semi-computerlessness, as opposed to my previous state of complete computerlessness. I shall begin the process of bringing myself up to speed before I make any further announcements of my existence. Peace out, Holmes.

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Okay. I think I have the app for the Slavic Union mostly sorted out. I just need to double check if I need to include anything specific about Armenia, for storylines or just because it's fact. After that, I can PM it for a review, or just post it here, if that's preferred.

[Dinh AaronMk]

I'd post it here.

Maxxorlord said
I believe I have entered a state of semi-computerlessness, as opposed to my previous state of complete computerlessness. I shall begin the process of bringing myself up to speed before I make any further announcements of my existence. Peace out, Holmes.

Was wondering where you went.

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Okay. I tried to make as realistic a history as I could for the years between where the summary ended and the (what I think is) the most recent date, based on other summaries (if not, I'll edit, but everything else seemed to have 1980 as their last year mentioned.) If there's anything you don't like/doesn't fit, let me know, and I'll make edits accordingly. ^-^

Nation: The Slavic Union
Leader: President Czeslaw Kozlow
History:
1922-1975:
Poland declared its independence in 1922 amidst the Great War. Later, it opens up ports and becomes a significant trading power. Poland took advantage of uprisings in Czech Republic in 1970, and the Austrian territory was quickly absorbed. Austria, unable to quell the uprising and confront Poland, lost the territory without resistance. Poland became the Slavic Union shortly after. In 1975, Poland intervened in a Hungarian invasion of Ukraine, managing to repel the Hungarian forces. Ukraine joined the Slavic Union in exchange for protection after the war.

1976:
In 1976, Poland deployed forces into Moscow to quell the violence there. They also provided arms to Armenia during their rebellion against the Ottoman Empire, as well as helping the Armenians recover a downed aircraft before Turkish troops could reach it, and aiding in the training of Armenian troops. The Polish military also aided in the war actively by demonstrating a show-of-force against the Ottomans in order to scare off a surge of their troops. Other than that, their role in the war was primarily that of the arms dealer for the rebelling nations.

1977:
In response to massive public outcry, Spring in Poland marked the beginning of a massive project to modernize all roads in the union, starting with Poland. The high amount of accidents due to terrible roads led to a petition to the government in Poland, which was approved by the majority of the Senate, as well as President Plwago. Right away, work was started, and by the end of the year, many Poles were enjoying clean, paved roads in many of Polands major cities, and even in the capitals of the other states in the union.

Also in 1977, a change in Polish constitution at this time also helped fuel the arms industry, as citizens of the Slavic Union were granted the right to bear arms, following the passing of a test, participation in courses on gun safety and training, and being granted a license. This was a major success, as it was seen as necessary due to high amounts of crime in the country originating from their neighboring Russian states.

1978:
The governmental elections at the end of 1977, and into early 1978 saw the graceful end of Anatol Plwago's term, and the scandalous election of Czeslaw Kozlow, who won with 52% of the votes, despite being from a minor party. This has led to many rumours and accusations, mainly from members of the two major parties, that the election was rigged. However, no proof or evidence of any kind has surfaced, and the majority of the population is in favour of Kozlow, so the “scandal” has faded into the background of national news.

Soon after the election, it was revealed that President Kozlow supported the idea of Pan-Slavism, and planned to pursue that goal. Not much was spoken of this to the public after the announcement was made, but plenty of work was going on for it in the government. Ambassadors in other Slavic nations were replaced if they weren't pro-union, propaganda was discreetly promoted through television and radio ads, charities appeared in support of the neighboring Russians who were living under terrible circumstances and support for the Polish troops in Moscow was almost tripled.

Meanwhile, the nation itself continued to improve the nations roads, with the only difference being a major focus on the roads leading from Poland to Volgograd in Ukraine, and the reveal of a “Pan-Slavic Highway”, that would eventually serve as a singular road that would connect all states in the union, present and future.

In the Autumn of 1978, President Kozlow signed a bill that required Slavic Union citizens to register the guns they bought, in order to combat recent black market purchases of military grade weapons from an organized crime group forming in Ukraine. However, carrying guns in public also became legal, due to the increasing threat of crime in the East.

December of 1978 saw the beginning of a project by the Polish government to begin producing VX-filtering gas masks, which was secretly tested using a small trace of recreated VX gas on a minor number of criminals that had received the death sentence.

1979:
Early 1979 in the Slavic Union was mainly focuses on finding ways to combat the Mafiya and other criminal groups that were common in Ukraine. This mainly consisted of setting up military checkpoints along the Russian borders, as well as an increase in the amount of police in Ukraine. A governmental task force was also created, serving above the police, but below the military, that had the right to search the homes of anyone suspected of being tied to organized crime, without a warrant, so long as they could provide sufficient evidence.

Despite public concern, the Slavic Mafia Protection Agency (SLOMOA) was succeeding in their job, with only a few false home intrusions being made, which the government compensated the owners for, which prevented any large outcry. Since SLOMOA's formation, the crime rates in the Western states dropped considerably, while the rates in Ukraine dropped about 5% by August 1979, and would drop 9% by February 1980.

In October of 1979, Poland began mass producing and distributing pro-Slavic Union propaganda within the Russian territory of Volgograd, in an attempt to gain favor among the Russians, and get them to doubt and rise up against the local government. While the campaign seemed like a failed attempt at first, news from Polish spies in the area reported people preaching for Russians to “join their brethren in the West”, and “abandon the failing excuse of a government for a chance at a good life.”

1980:
Due to the successes of the propaganda campaigns in Volgograd early in 1980, the government of the Slavic Union began to mobilize their military, with eyes on the East. Plans were laid, and spies and other agents were sent into the Volgograd territory in advance to arm the pro-union citizens, and pave the way for an easy occupation later in the year.

[Snow]

Short post, but it's all I could do at the moment. I'm control+Ving every space, so it's taking a while to write things. I'll do something more detailed once i get a new keyboard.

[TheEvanCat]

Right, so the concern for my AOR is that you left out a lot of Poland's support for the Balkanized Ottoman states like Armenia and North Kurdistan. Like I said, there was a lot more than just arms dealing. There's also continued support in the area.

Another thing is that trying to deredneck the poles isn't going to be accomplished in a few years. Like with gun laws and stuff. You're seeing how well it work in 'Merica. IE: not well.



That's pretty much Poland. Can't really change that in a couple of years.

If I'm forgetting something I'll post it. The rest of the council may take the floor.

[Dinh AaronMk]

And though Poland was there to hear the Russian Republic admit that they were about to buy VX from Spain I don't think they have the means to really create anything to effectively counter-act the super-gas, or the means and resources. China had brief access to Seattle - where the gas was first deployed - to collect what little remained of the chemical agent. But they got that because of their brief diplomatic relations to America. Like-wise, VX doesn't need to be breathed to kill, it can get through uniforms and clothes and get absorbed through the skin, and it doesn't take much.

Likewise I don't think Poland would have enough men to mount an invasion with the intent to fully annex any regions any time soon given the amount of military missions across the Caucus or Anatolia. The Polish themselves had to withdraw their physical army from Moscow because it was too much of a stress on them, and they replaced them with a PMC unit which might as well be a faction all their own in the politics of the Russian Republic.

Similarly, the Mafiya is a pretty asymmetric foe.

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Okay... So cutting out all that was mentioned... I have road building, continued support for Armenia and the rest of the ex-Ottoman territories, the new president and maybe better border patrols in Ukraine.

... Back to the drawing board for me then :p

[Dinh AaronMk]

Right-o.

And now things you learn when mashing "random page" in the PoW Wiki: Spain's in a maybe alliance with Canada that I don't know if it still exists.

I'd like to add more canon content to the Wiki, and not bomb more things because it's flagrantly against it. I'm already doing that whenever I come to a page by Feo/Snow.

[Snow]

Maybe I should just leave PoW, and just enjoy it as a reader, and not a writer. Maybe I'll come back when I can actually write something that doesn't end up terrible.

[Vilageidiotx]

I think the problem was more that you jumped around a lot. We should never have allowed nation swapping, because the nature of the RP made the canon too complex for that sort of thing.

What people need to do is stick to their guns. Its easier to brush a poor storyline under your own rug and fix it as the nation that needs fixing than it is to plan around nations that were abandoned, and yours happened to be doubly complex because you made drastic changes to your nations before jumping.

[Dinh AaronMk]

http://precipiceofwarroleplay.wikia.com/wiki/RolePlayer_Guild_Era

Maybe we can actually keep this one up-to-date.

[Chapatrap]

Snow said
Maybe I should just leave PoW, and just enjoy it as a reader, and not a writer. Maybe I'll come back when I can actually write something that doesn't end up terrible.

Here's what I'd suggest - keep going with Precipice but put it on a backburner for a while. Go out and enjoy other good RP's on the site (however few they may be). When it starts feeling like you MUST post 'just 'cause', take a break and when you feel like coming back, fix all that canon you've messed about with the Grand Arbiter to how you want it. We're all human and that means we don't all have to post in Precipice.

Except for Hugs. Post in PoW, Hugs.

[Chapatrap]

Fuck

[Chapatrap]

You

[Chapatrap]

Glitchy forum.

[Snow]

I mean... I think the problem I'm having too is still just not completely knowing what Britain's limits are because the whole Anarchy thing. That, and I feel like me not completely getting that caused men to give the UK a history and state of being/culture that doesn't mix well.

Those two mixed together really have just made it hard to write posts I actually enjoy and feel actually contribute to the RP. I know I can write better than what I'm doing now, I'm just having trouble.

So, I feel like I should drop out of the RP, at least for a while, and leave Britain open for new people, some who can probably actually write things for it that don't feel half-assed and confusing. Because that's all I feel my posts are amounting to lately.