Of Steam and Ambition - A Steampunk Nation Roleplay - Interested Check

[Honored Brother]

Rhymer said
I'm toning mine down as well. Gurska has a lot of man power, but is sorely outmatched in terms of technology and leadership. Most of the good commanders fled to other countries after the military coup.

Other countries huh? Mind if a bulk of them joins the Empire?

[Pepperm1nts]

All the cool places on the map are taken :c

And by that I mean the only cool place.

[Honored Brother]

Which place would that be?

[Pepperm1nts]

The islands on the southeast.

I need a place with a door to the ocean, but I don't like jungles and it seems like that's pretty much everywhere else.

[Skylar]

Shite, I need to grab a coastal spot too.

Which place is free? I don't have reliable map-editing stuff, so I kinda need to ask for someone else to fill in a spot on the map for me please.

[Pepperm1nts]

Pretty much the entire coast seems to be free.

[Rhymer]

Honored Brother said
Other countries huh? Mind if a bulk of them joins the Empire?

Sounds fine to me.

[Honored Brother]

By the way Rhymer, I didn't notice this at first but we both have Greek inspired countries. This could be an excellent source of interaction between our nations. Wanna have a common history?

[Tatsua Aiisen]

As nobody will be surprised by, Goug will be a very tech-focused nation that compensates for its small size with big machines (a trait shared with the race that calls it home.)

[Rhymer]

Honored Brother said
By the way Rhymer, I didn't notice this at first but we both have Greek inspired countries. This could be an excellent source of interaction between our nations. Wanna have a common history?

Not sure exactly what elements you mean HB. The city states? I agree that the world could benefit from a more consistent history/background for RP sake.

[Honored Brother]

Rhymer said
Not sure exactly what elements you mean HB. The city states? I agree that the world could benefit from a more consistent history/background for RP sake.

It's pretty obvious that you flavored your nation with at least a little hint of Greece. Well at least a hint of the Kingdom of Greece and Hellenistic-era Greece. We could say we exchanged cultures at one point or another.

[Slamurai]

I got a WIP up to save my place - going to play an absolute monarchy, reinstated following an overthrow of the government, with a strong nationalist resurgence. May have some past history with Gurska & Karanova, considering their proximity; feel free to bounce some ideas to me.

[Slamurai]

Rhymer, I think your military unit terminology is off.

Rhymer said
The Gurskan Infantry span 4 Battalions of approximately 65,000 men. Each Battalion is divided into 25 divisions of about 2600 men. Each division in turn is made up of 13 companies of 200 men each. These units specialize in certain weapons or tactics or the geography they are deployed to.

A battalion is smaller than a division - A division consists of multiple regiments, which are organized into battalions, then into companies.
But if Gurska's choice of words is just quirky, so be it!

[Monkeypants]

Ill post an ns once an ooc comes up.

Pretty sure I can juggle 2 nrps at the same time

[Pepperm1nts]

Aristo said
Rhymer, I think your military unit terminology is off. A battalion is smaller than a division - A division consists of multiple regiments, which are organized into battalions, then into companies.But if Gurska's choice of words is just quirky, so be it!

This page has a useful infobox for unit sizes.

[Rhymer]

Honored Brother said
It's pretty obvious that you flavored your nation with at least a little hint of Greece. Well at least a hint of the Kingdom of Greece and Hellenistic-era Greece. We could say we exchanged cultures at one point or another.

Yea if you have any ideas I'm open to suggestions. Other than the country being city-states at one point I'm still not seeing the connection to Greece.

Pepperm1nts said
page has a useful infobox for unit sizes.

Thanks!

Aristo said
Rhymer, I think your military unit terminology is off. A battalion is smaller than a division - A division consists of multiple regiments, which are organized into battalions, then into companies.But if Gurska's choice of words is just quirky, so be it!

To be honest I was just making it up as I go along.

Aristo said
I got a WIP up to save my place - going to play an absolute monarchy, reinstated following an overthrow of the government, with a strong nationalist resurgence. May have some past history with Gurska & Karanova, considering their proximity; feel free to bounce some ideas to me.

It looks like the three countries are in a state of political tension-maybe something caused the region to destabilize. All 3 countries are primarily human, which is another reason they could share a similar history.

EDIT:answering other q's.

[Honored Brother]

How about on Alexandros' grant conquest to the east, some of his men stayed at the area that would become Gurska? It's just an idea though.

Also darkwolf, would you like a have a naval competition with my nation? 'Causing some friction between our nations?

[Slamurai]

Rhymer said It looks like the three countries are in a state of political tension-maybe something caused the region to destabilize. All 3 countries are primarily human, which is another reason they could share a similar history.

Depending on which nation experienced revolution first, it might've set off a chain reaction of political and ideological movements.
Karanova's nationalist fighters are going to be supported by Antovia, as it's sympathetic to their cause and it sure doesn't want a communist neighbor.

[Slamurai]

We should have a chatzy or piratepad to collab and chat in.

[Katabasis]

Aristo said
We should have a chatzy or piratepad to collab and chat in.

Yes, we certainly should.

Anyway, I plan to finish up my Army and Economy sections today, which I believe will only leave Air Force and, if I decide to do it, a section further describing Hettish culture and traditions. I really like the nations that are popping up so far, and it looks like everybody has a very clear idea of what they want their faction to be. Hopefully we can get an actual thread up relatively soon (no rush, of course), as I'm very excited to see how everyone interacts with one-another.