The Calm before the Storm
The year is 1899, the turn of the century is upon us and the world could not be in a worse state for it. Industry, thought to usher in a new age of wealth and expansion for all, has left the huddled masses in a state of poverty, whilst their employers feast on the fruits of their labour. Alongside the rapid industrialisation, there has also been much in the innovation and invention of new goods, chemicals are now being made in factories and shipped across the world for peoples use. Now of course Liberalism is by no means dead however it’s former allure is gone, many governments made the change to a democratic system however many more have kept, or reverted, to the old autocratic styles of years gone by. Great powers and empires are reaching a bulking mass now as the final rush for free colonial provinces comes to an end. Whilst many nations have sprung up in these free lands, many more have been squashed and replaced with friendly puppet states. Of course with this sudden drop in the amount of free land, many of the powers grow restless and seek to expand their borders in other ways. In all the commotion the world has become quite the powder keg, requiring only the smallest spark to ignite what could be a war to end all wars.
So this will be a NRP set in the turn of the 20th century. Tech level will be historically accurate to a point, I don’t want wiki-fight going on with me or others, and this will have a ‘Great War’ of sorts. Sooo go out, expand you empire, grow your military and make other countries hate you. I don’t want anyone being a Switzerland in this, though I don’t mind having people miss out/join late the first Great War as if this is successful, it will continue to the Second Great War.
Anyways, for some actual RP mechanics now. Anyone who has RPed in one of mine before knows I use traits as a way to balance nations. I will be doing so here as well and people will be given their troop numbers, economic strength and populations HOWEVER all the locations and cultures and politics you will decide on yourself. Plus I will then create certain events requiring you too react. I don’t want people using their armies straight away, let me see some back and forth and some sanctions before you steam roll a minor power over.
