[OOC] Age of Rebirth (Post WW3)

[EveryMemeAKing]

I do not think the moon should be a concern until much later in the IC. We have barely explored our earth nations as it is.

@Monkeypants

I'll think about it, also, congratulations on being the 800th 00C post.

[Nerevarine]

I do not think the moon should be a concern until much later in the IC. We have barely explored our earth nations as it is.

@Monkeypants

Im still awaiting our discussion of colonizing the moons of Jupiter

[Durandal]

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Im still awaiting our discussion of colonizing the moons of Jupiter

@Nerevarine

Speak for yourself. I'm already preparing to leave for Proxima Centauri.

[Willy Vereb]

A different note, nukes.
What would be the current stance on nuclear weapons?
They were used in WW3 and many nations have stockpiles even now.
Are nuclear weapons allowed but refrained from as it prompts the other nation to similarly use nukes?
Or is there an international law preventing nukes?
I'm just wondering.
Personally I think the latter would be counterintuitive.
Though I say this because I have tactical nuclear artillery shells and even tank shells (mind it, the two are effectively the same diameter).
Antimatter-induced "clean" fusion nukes could be also the way for future nukes. Greater or more compact power without the fallout or other drawbacks.

[EveryMemeAKing]

A different note, nukes.
What would be the current stance on nuclear weapons?
They were used in WW3 and many nations have stockpiles even now.
Are nuclear weapons allowed but refrained from as it prompts the other nation to similarly use nukes?
Or is there an international law preventing nukes?
I'm just wondering.
Personally I think the latter would be counterintuitive.
Though I say this because I have tactical nuclear artillery shells and even tank shells (mind it, the two are effectively the same diameter).
Antimatter-induced "clean" fusion nukes could be also the way for future nukes. Greater or more compact power without the fallout or other drawbacks.

@Willy Vereb

No law against it, but if you use them, you shall be punished by the international community.

[FacePunch]

A different note, nukes.
What would be the current stance on nuclear weapons?
They were used in WW3 and many nations have stockpiles even now.
Are nuclear weapons allowed but refrained from as it prompts the other nation to similarly use nukes?
Or is there an international law preventing nukes?
I'm just wondering.
Personally I think the latter would be counterintuitive.
Though I say this because I have tactical nuclear artillery shells and even tank shells (mind it, the two are effectively the same diameter).
Antimatter-induced "clean" fusion nukes could be also the way for future nukes. Greater or more compact power without the fallout or other drawbacks.

@Willy Vereb

I'd imagine you wouldn't want to use your nukes for anything. They ruin the country they're launched into making conquest impossible, and you open yourself up to being nuked by that nation or its allies. The only reason to ever use them would be because someone else did, or you want to destroy the entire planet in a massive nuclear war.

[Odysseus]

Which would either end the RP or we would play in a super cool Fallout style nation roleplay

[EveryMemeAKing]

Which would either end the RP or we would play in a super cool Fallout style nation roleplay

@Odysseus

Maybe for a Sequel after this Rp ends.

[The Grey Warden]

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That shit is literally fifteen years away at most--give or take five years. A third world war devoid of nuclear exchange would have facilitated an unprecedented degree of technological development.

A lot of traditional science fiction technologies simply aren't science fiction anymore by 2050 due to Kurzweil's Law of Accelerating Returns: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerating_change#Kurzweil.27s_The_Law_of_Accelerating_Returns

Also, weren't some countries freed up due to a number of players dropping out? Still waiting for the owner of Nigeria to quit and/or lose interest, but I might draft something playable in the mean time.

@ASTA

True that it's like fifteen years away. But, that doesn't mean that we have the ability to do so. Plus, it's the GM's words in this after all.

You could play as an country in Southern part of Africa. Or be the Empire of Brazil.

[The Nexerus]

Illuvatar, did we ever resolve the current political state of Cyprus? I believe we are both operating under the assumption that it is a part of our respective state.

[FacePunch]

@ASTA There's a map on page 39. All the grey nations are unoccupied.

A few notes, though:

Britain mentioned that they wanted to take control of Canada, so that might be considered taken already.

Iran, while not technically apart of any player's nation, was invaded by South Asian forces. It's also been heavily influenced by the Caliphate, it's neighbor. So those would be things to keep in mind if you wanted to sign up as Iran.

The Caliphate is looking to add Saudi Arabia into it's fold, so that's probably out too.

I've already signed up for Spain so don't you dare take that away from me.

I think that might be it. But, yeah. The southern nations of Africa are mostly open, Norway is open, some countries to the east of India are open, and Brazil and its neighbors are open.

[EveryMemeAKing]

@ASTA There's a map on page 39. All the grey nations are unoccupied.

A few notes, though:

Britain mentioned that they wanted to take control of Canada, so that might be considered taken already.

Iran, while not technically apart of any player's nation, was invaded by South Asian forces. It's also been heavily influenced by the Caliphate, it's neighbor. So those would be things to keep in mind if you wanted to sign up as Iran.

The Caliphate is looking to add Saudi Arabia into it's fold, so that's probably out too.

I've already signed up for Spain so don't you dare take that away from me.

I think that might be it. But, yeah. The southern nations of Africa are mostly open, Norway is open, some countries to the east of India are open, and Brazil and its neighbors are open.

@FacePunch

No Norway is taken I believe, Finland is not.

[The Nexerus]

I think I'll leave Canada (sans Newfoundland) in a similar position to where Australia and New Zealand were a few years before their annexation into formal U.K. sovereignty. Canada's foreign trade is focused towards Great Britain, a great many legal and cultural institutions are shared by the two nations, and Canada has perhaps adopted the pound as its formal currency (or tied the Canadian dollar to the pound), but the country is still de jure sovereign.

[EveryMemeAKing]

I think I'll leave Canada (sans Newfoundland) in a similar position to where Australia and New Zealand were a few years before their annexation into formal U.K. sovereignty. Canada's trade relationship is focused towards Great Britain, a great many legal and cultural institutions are shared by the two, Canada had perhaps adopted the pound as its formal currency (or tied the Canadian dollar to the pound in value), but the country is still de jure sovereign.

@The Nexerus

Somehow, I think Fascist Canadian Revolution shall happen.

[The Nexerus]

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Somehow, I think Fascist Canadian Revolution shall happen.

@MetalLover

As a Canadian, Canadian Fascism seems a little far-fetched.

[EveryMemeAKing]

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As a Canadian, Canadian Fascism seems a little far-fetched.

@The Nexerus

So does 2 out of the 3 US successor states being Fascist, but that happened.

Edit: Happy Late Canada day

[The Nexerus]

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So does 2 out of the 3 US successor states being Fascist, but that happened.

Edit: Happy Late Canada day

@MetalLover

They're authoritarian, but I don't know if they're overtly fascist. And I suppose fascism in Canada is as likely as communism, which the player from the interest check had ordained for Canada.

[Nerevarine]

The only officially fascist nation in North America at the moment is the SPQA, as Mexico is rejecting Fascism and as a result caught up in civil war.

[FacePunch]

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No Norway is taken I believe, Finland is not.

@MetalLover

Suddenly thousands of Finnish people cried out in anguish as I once again show my top tier geography skills.

[Keyguyperson]

The UTA is just a military dictatorship, not a FASCIST military dictatorship.

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Speak for yourself. I'm already preparing to leave for Proxima Centauri.

@Durandal

Oh yeah? Well guess what WE'RE going to do with our Navy?

SHIP IT TO KEPLER 22B AND RULE IT'S PLANET-WIDE OCEAN.

SO SCREW YOU.