Nerevarine

Land of the Horse Lords (Alternate History NRP)

OOC thread here

Land of the Horse Lords (Alternate History Americas NRP)

Dear Brother Sagoyewatha,
It's been a long while since I've last seen home. The plains are no kind land. How are things with you? I assume the farm is doing well, the cattle are well fed, the horses strong. I've seen many horses out here; reminds me of that story that mom used to read to us, the one about the plains. If only it could have been that mystical; the Horse Lords really do exist, I fear that we can only hold our own against them for so long. The plains breed strong men, and I can only hope to get the chance to see you again.

Have a good new year brother,
Anaktokon

Land of the Horse Lords

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Land of the Horse Lords is an alternate history Nation Roleplay set in the Americas. The point of divergence is survival of large domesticatable animals in the Americas and wider spread of agriculture, specifically the Horse (Equus Scotti) all across the two continents, Camelops in the Western part of North America, Oxen, and ect, as well as the adoption of Corn, Rice, Maygrass, and other grains as staple foods across the continents. The story takes place in the Americas around approximately 800 AD, in a Low Middle Ages type setting. For all intents and purposes, the Old World is mostly irrelevant, however, there is minor Norse influence and settlement in Greenland and the Far Northeast.

The Map

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Notes

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• The playing area is limited to the Map. Nations are to focus on North and South America primarily, but I will allow for limited nations in Polynesia as well. Norse settlers and influences are allowed in Greenland and Northeastern Canada, however I am limiting the number of Norse influenced nations.
• Urban, Agricultural civilization dominates Mesoamerica, the Mississippi, The East Coast, The Great Lakes, The Pacific Coast, and the Andes. The Great Plains, much of Central Canada, and Patagonia is comparable to steppe type nomadic civilizations as was found later among the Plains Indians; The Amazon is mostly divided among Tribes, comparable to contemporary Central Africa in this timeline.
• Corn is the dominant grain in Mesoamerica, the West Coast, and has spread all across North America; Wild Rice is dominant in the Great Lakes, the Mississippi (where it is about equal with Corn) and parts of the East Coast, though Maygrass is also a popular grain in the East Coast. Oxen are common livestock across all parts of the continents, as are Horses. Camels are found in the West Coast, as well as Llamas in South America. Peccaries are commonly seen across all parts of continents, used for a food source.
• More dangerous animals exist in North America at this time; most of the larger predators have died off, as have the larger ancestors of much of the domesticated animals, however, some predators survive, or have descendants. Lions, Bears, Wolves, Cougars, Jaguars and others dot the land. Cat species are among the most dangerous in the Americas.
  
  Pad for Internal History:
  piratepad.net/2BBpXfS4Vb

The Nation Sheet

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[b][u]Nation Name[/u][/b]

[b][u]Flag / Seal / Symbol[/u][/b] (optional)

[u][b]Territory [/b][/u]

[u][b]Government Description[/b][/u]

[b][u]History [/u][/b]

[b][u]Military [/u][/b]

[u][b]Economy [/b][/u]

[u][b]International Relations /Issues / Disputes[/b][/u]

Land of the Horse Lords (Alternate History NRP)

Interested, can we make nations on the islands? I'd like to settle on Cuba

@Treshan

Of course, the Caribbean and the Galapagos are fair game as are Hawai'i and Rapa Nui.

Land of the Horse Lords (Alternate History NRP)

Yeah, it is, was waiting for more interest; but I suppose I'll set up the OOC and see if it attracts some more interest as well.

Homestuck: A fan adventure

===> Go to the Dig Site

You're now at the dig site; it just so happens that you are also Maluuk, who is also at the dig site

===> Unearth ancient artifacts
You open up your backpack and retrieve the TOOLS OF EARTHEN DISPERSION; also known as a brush and spade.
You've been digging at this site for a while now, according to your books on Alternian history, this site fits all the criteria of being a ritual site for the Druids of Dread, a religion of the ancient trolls, and one that is ancestral to your own mirthful faith. According to other historians, the druids were known to do such wicked rituals as cutting off their sacrificial victims' heads, and painting poetry to their horrible clown deities on the giant slabs of stone that surrounded the altar in the center. Over time, the stones would be painted up like a rainbow as the words overlapped with each other.

Of particular interest to you are the ritual and grave goods that are found in places like this. On an earlier, you had discerned that this megalithic temple was rich in deposits, and must have been regularly used back in the old days. You can only ponder over the kind of civilization that once existed here

===> No time for that, get digging
Right, right, you're here to survey the newest plot that you've uprooted. Some brushing here and there, and you'll surely find an interesting little doohicky here as well, to give to Lemony.

===> Dig deeper
Clearly you’ve never dug for artifacts before. All movements must be carefully as not to destroy anything.

===> Dig carefully
You push away the dirt and debris bit by bit with your brush, made from a stick and your own lusus’ hair.

This could take a while, so you should probably be someone else

===> Be Maluuk 2 hours in the future
Well that’s certainly thinking outside the box

===> Investigate finds
You’ve uncovered a few neat finds. First is a sacrificial knife of some sort. You captchalogue it, at risk, as you don’t really have the space to carry it by hand.

Second is a devotional pendant. It appears to be carved into the shape of a frog. You suppose that this will be sufficient for a gift for Lemony. You know the Jade-blood would have prefered a snake related item, but the novelty of having a pendant from eons past should make up for the lack of slitherbeast symbology.

You place the necklace on yourself to keep it safe while transporting.

===> Inform wriggling troll that his new gift has been attained
You pester the jadeblood and tell him of his antique hopfiend jewelry

===> Troll the redblood
No, you’ve decided not to talk to him until you’re ready to tell him about your black feelings

===> But he might have something important to say
You shrug off the feeling he may have something interesting to say. The only thing he has to say is more bullshit, and you’re not really in the mood to flirt right now.

===> Fine. Go home
You probably should. After all, the game must nearly be finished. You’ll have to reset the anti-grave robber traps though, and this process is in itself pretty long. You should probably be someone else for this

Be someone else

Homestuck: A fan adventure

Not dead yet, still around

Sollus Supremus 2 (Dune-Like Space Opera)

Hmmm, I have an idea for an planet hopping warrior civilization of mostly independent planets tied with a common culture into a loose confederation. Something of Space Polynesians if you will.

Land of the Horse Lords (Alternate History NRP)

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Essentially,

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Not actual cities of gold, just...ahistorical cities. Kind of like Atlantis.

@Gaebrael

Alright, fair.

Also, if it would be helpful, I have an actual EUIV map (in game) that I can project our nations on to. That might be fun, and good for standardizing the map.

@Gaebrael

That would be appreciated, thank you

Land of the Horse Lords (Alternate History NRP)

I would be interested in playing a mythical "7 Cities of Gold"/"El Dorado" city state thing, if that is possible.

@Gaebrael

Hmm, what do you mean by mythical? I'd like to avoid things being too fantasy

Land of the Horse Lords (Alternate History NRP)

I've got a really interesting idea for a plotline in this RP - but it's going to be fairly unorthodox. I'll give you a rundown in a PM to see if you're cool with it.

@gorgenmast

Cool, id like to hear it