I had done this long ago on a different forum, but I got banned... it's nothing related to here. Anyways, what it is is that it is approximately 1915, on our current calendar, but for some reason there are no countries yet. Now, this could be a collapse of civilization, a disaster, alt. history... I don't care. What's happening, however, is that tensions are rising between two big political powers, and nations don't know where to go. So, you could be a juggernaut that wipes out places, a technological innovator who industrializes killing, the peacemakers... whatever role you want your country to play.
Um, so, anyone interested?
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Name: Phenaerum
(Phenaerum is a translation from the now-lost Old Empire Language, it means "Phoenix's Nest".)
The rivers where the black line ends are the borders.
Government: Republic
Economy: Free Market mixed with a traditional system. Businesses only have simple Government regulations and taxes, besides that the Government turns a blind eye.
Population: Aprox. 3,500,000
Society: The Phenaerin people are a quiet, withdrawn people, preferring peace to war. They dress rather simply, in clothes that others might call sacks. Oddly enough for their time period, the Phenaerin people don't have any gender bias. There are many females in the Military, and several female representatives as well. Due to this, amongst a lack of other dogma, the Phenaerin are sometimes described as savages who haven't developed culture yet. They would love to disagree, saying that they are truly enlightened in not letting silly things like fashion or gender get in the way of their everyday attempts to simply better their country.
Military: Weak, outdated military. Phenaerum has not produced a weapon domestically for several decades, as such all equipment is imported, most of it retired from service elsewhere.
(all designs just copies of real-life machines to make judging performance easier. Real-life equivalents noted in parenthesis)
Phenaerum Army:
Consisting of about 280,000 personnel, the Army has outdated equipment that has to be constantly refurbished to remain slightly operational. The PSA has no modern tanks, only old trucks and some well “loved” tanks and tankettes (Renault FT light tanks [37 mm Girod-turret variant] and Carden Loyd tankettes). This... ah, armored batallion only has 105 of these vehicles (65 tankettes, 40 actual tanks). The rest of the mobile force is pretty much just civilian vehicles, some of them with machine guns attached. The main arms of the infantry are bolt-action rifles, and handguns (SMLE Lee-Enfields and Browning Hi-Power handguns). The country has adopted heavier automatic weapons (Lewis and Maxim guns), but, due to economy and tooling restrictions SMGs have not been put into service yet. The country does have some older artillery, including mortars, howitzers, and field guns (105 and 152 MM towed howitzers, 54 and 75 MM towed field guns, 82 MM infantry mortars). Infantry do have pineapple grenades. Training is poor and the ranking system is basic at best, and maintenance is definitely a shortcoming.
Phenaerum Air Force:
It was an ordeal just getting the PHAF to exist, but after it's creation in 1920, the Government was willing to buy only old hand-me-downs. They managed to get a few war relics, some of them complete with bullet holes, broken struts, even bloodstains from some poor guy who had met the golden BB. Nothing has changed. Now, the Air Force consists mostly of stringbag wood-and-fabric biplane fighters (25 Armstrong Whitworth Siskin, 15 Hawk P-1) with radios hastily retrofitted. The bomber force is not much better, and probably stand no chance in a modern fight (15 Breguet 19, 12 TB-1, and 15 Blackburn Darts, again with radio retrofits, and the TB-1s have had Lewis guns installed in place of their Russian counterparts). On top of the bomber squadrons there are several transport squadrons of various aircraft. These aircraft are very patchwork affairs, with maintenance constantly a hassle due to how hard it is to import parts and the even more difficult task to create them. Their advanced age does not help. The pilots are also not the best trained, but their pride for their country usually makes up for it.
Phenaerum Navy:
11 destroyers make up the bulk of the Navy (8 Wickes-class, 3 M-class). Several hastily armed civilian ships are also in service, last estimate was 6, though it is doubted how effective these are. All of the ships were retired and sold at a bargain to Phenaerum, one of the ships arriving with a hole where a 4 inch shell pierced her after a live-fire test where she was used as a target. Another had her stacks knocked over. These are old, rusty, dirty ships that still somehow float... mostly, and move... most of the time. The have all been renamed and are now tasked with policing the indefinite blockade of outside ships, except those with explicit permission to enter.
Foreign Relations: Phenaerum has been semi-isolated for quite some time, as such her foreign relationships are poor. Only the most needed materials are imported, and any foreigners entering the country are closely watched and restricted. The borders are heavily guarded and fortified, making illegal access difficult.
History: Phenaerum's known history stretches back for about 500 years, when a larger empire broke apart. Phenaerum is the last remaining remnant of this once glorious empire. At first, the Government was Imperial, much like the Old Empire's government. Phenaerum was left in a bad spot after years of civil war that lead to the breakup of the OE, as such her people forged a very strong kinship as they fought for years to quiet unrest and get the nation's ruined infrastructure back into shape. Phenaerum has been involved in only 10 wars, all of them victiories, though all of them were fairly minor fights. Phenaerum entered partial isolation after her last war, in 1890. When it ended in 1894 with a Pyrrhic Phenaerin victory, the Government cracked down on foreign policy and the country's already slow modernization about ground to a halt. The restrictions have not changed, in fact they have gotten even stricter as time goes on, though this is being disputed by an ever-growing movement to end the isolation and finally modernize the country.
(Phenaerum is a translation from the now-lost Old Empire Language, it means "Phoenix's Nest".)
The rivers where the black line ends are the borders.
Government: Republic
Economy: Free Market mixed with a traditional system. Businesses only have simple Government regulations and taxes, besides that the Government turns a blind eye.
Population: Aprox. 3,500,000
Society: The Phenaerin people are a quiet, withdrawn people, preferring peace to war. They dress rather simply, in clothes that others might call sacks. Oddly enough for their time period, the Phenaerin people don't have any gender bias. There are many females in the Military, and several female representatives as well. Due to this, amongst a lack of other dogma, the Phenaerin are sometimes described as savages who haven't developed culture yet. They would love to disagree, saying that they are truly enlightened in not letting silly things like fashion or gender get in the way of their everyday attempts to simply better their country.
Military: Weak, outdated military. Phenaerum has not produced a weapon domestically for several decades, as such all equipment is imported, most of it retired from service elsewhere.
(all designs just copies of real-life machines to make judging performance easier. Real-life equivalents noted in parenthesis)
Phenaerum Army:
Consisting of about 280,000 personnel, the Army has outdated equipment that has to be constantly refurbished to remain slightly operational. The PSA has no modern tanks, only old trucks and some well “loved” tanks and tankettes (Renault FT light tanks [37 mm Girod-turret variant] and Carden Loyd tankettes). This... ah, armored batallion only has 105 of these vehicles (65 tankettes, 40 actual tanks). The rest of the mobile force is pretty much just civilian vehicles, some of them with machine guns attached. The main arms of the infantry are bolt-action rifles, and handguns (SMLE Lee-Enfields and Browning Hi-Power handguns). The country has adopted heavier automatic weapons (Lewis and Maxim guns), but, due to economy and tooling restrictions SMGs have not been put into service yet. The country does have some older artillery, including mortars, howitzers, and field guns (105 and 152 MM towed howitzers, 54 and 75 MM towed field guns, 82 MM infantry mortars). Infantry do have pineapple grenades. Training is poor and the ranking system is basic at best, and maintenance is definitely a shortcoming.
Phenaerum Air Force:
It was an ordeal just getting the PHAF to exist, but after it's creation in 1920, the Government was willing to buy only old hand-me-downs. They managed to get a few war relics, some of them complete with bullet holes, broken struts, even bloodstains from some poor guy who had met the golden BB. Nothing has changed. Now, the Air Force consists mostly of stringbag wood-and-fabric biplane fighters (25 Armstrong Whitworth Siskin, 15 Hawk P-1) with radios hastily retrofitted. The bomber force is not much better, and probably stand no chance in a modern fight (15 Breguet 19, 12 TB-1, and 15 Blackburn Darts, again with radio retrofits, and the TB-1s have had Lewis guns installed in place of their Russian counterparts). On top of the bomber squadrons there are several transport squadrons of various aircraft. These aircraft are very patchwork affairs, with maintenance constantly a hassle due to how hard it is to import parts and the even more difficult task to create them. Their advanced age does not help. The pilots are also not the best trained, but their pride for their country usually makes up for it.
Phenaerum Navy:
11 destroyers make up the bulk of the Navy (8 Wickes-class, 3 M-class). Several hastily armed civilian ships are also in service, last estimate was 6, though it is doubted how effective these are. All of the ships were retired and sold at a bargain to Phenaerum, one of the ships arriving with a hole where a 4 inch shell pierced her after a live-fire test where she was used as a target. Another had her stacks knocked over. These are old, rusty, dirty ships that still somehow float... mostly, and move... most of the time. The have all been renamed and are now tasked with policing the indefinite blockade of outside ships, except those with explicit permission to enter.
Foreign Relations: Phenaerum has been semi-isolated for quite some time, as such her foreign relationships are poor. Only the most needed materials are imported, and any foreigners entering the country are closely watched and restricted. The borders are heavily guarded and fortified, making illegal access difficult.
History: Phenaerum's known history stretches back for about 500 years, when a larger empire broke apart. Phenaerum is the last remaining remnant of this once glorious empire. At first, the Government was Imperial, much like the Old Empire's government. Phenaerum was left in a bad spot after years of civil war that lead to the breakup of the OE, as such her people forged a very strong kinship as they fought for years to quiet unrest and get the nation's ruined infrastructure back into shape. Phenaerum has been involved in only 10 wars, all of them victiories, though all of them were fairly minor fights. Phenaerum entered partial isolation after her last war, in 1890. When it ended in 1894 with a Pyrrhic Phenaerin victory, the Government cracked down on foreign policy and the country's already slow modernization about ground to a halt. The restrictions have not changed, in fact they have gotten even stricter as time goes on, though this is being disputed by an ever-growing movement to end the isolation and finally modernize the country.
Um, where do we put out countries? Is there a map?
This sounds fun, I'm interested.
Sure, this sounds like fun. I'm in.
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This seems pretty interesting, really.
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I am definitely interested in this... would it be possible to have a man-made race? Such as genetic engineering experiments that managed to gain independence?
Also, I would like to reserve a spot of land, if you wouldn't mind.
Also, I would like to reserve a spot of land, if you wouldn't mind.
I kinda want 1939, at the beginning of a new decade and around the year WW2 truly started.
I am very interested, and I want a small section of a larger galaxy.
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