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Anyone who hasn't checked out the Holy League( even a second time) should now: even if you've looked at it once, it's probably different than what it was. I'm not posting this for my own health- I read everyone's because it could contain valuable diplomatic info for in game.
Also CaesarCzech, I think you could try Scandinavia, if that would work with Alex... its some distance away from the Cossack Union and the Holy Human Empire in England and the Pan Mediterranean Federation. But I'm not sure it would work.
well thx for answer but nope. i see america full and not locked and europe with some space and not locked, speaks volume about your relative inexperience
well thx for answer but nope. i see america full and not locked and europe with some space and not locked, speaks volume about your relative inexperience
Well the Persian area( Iran to Afghanistan) is still open. Neo- Persian Empire( maybe)? The US is pretty full,Europe is full, but China and Eastern Russia are still open, as well as Japan and West Africa, (Sengal, Guinea, Mali, Ghana, etc.) and Indonesia. I think. No guarantees.
Whose relative inexperience? Mine? I just said that Scandinavia might be a possible location, until Alex gave the no. As for my lists, I don't have the authority to declare spaces closed. Maybe Alex should come out now and say America and Europe are closed.
Land Claimed Part III(If it's listed here you can claim it(except GM exceptions))
-Uruguay, Rio Grande do Sul e Norte, Paraguay, North Eastern Argentina- Dadarian's Asociación Parana Golfo
- Control over the Congo and the Rest of the Central African region; including the CAR. -sealy300's Union of Africa.
-Aedan777's Pan-Mediterranean Federation- Italian peninsula, Sicily, Adriatic coast, mainland Greece south of Macedonia, Crete, Libyan coast around Tripoli, and the island at the Libyan-Egyptian border
-Dexander's Khan Empire- parts of Siberia and Kazakhstan
-Ranger900's Neo-Cascadia: British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon, Southwestern Alaska, Northern Washington, and Northern Idaho
-Ironhide G1's Holy League- Israel, Palestine, Lebanon Jordan, West Syria and Sinai
-Simcull's Empire of Ethiopia-Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti Somalia, Northern Kenya, and a small amount of Yemen
-Noco19 Rahmani Arabia- The Arabian Peninsula
-Mikkel Glahder Free Republic of the Southern Hemisphere- Southern Argentina and Chile(The Northern border is: A straight line from Mar del Plata to Chihuahuaens in Chile)+South Georgia + Palmer Land (and the small islands beside it), Ellsworth Land and Rhodes Pennilsula.
-Galren's The Bastion- Madagascar and Mozambique
-lordmichael95's Second Republic of Texas-New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and what’s left of Arkansas
-Fingon888's The All-Cossack Union of the Hosts of the Don, the Ukraine, and Russia (Informally referred to as the Cossack Union)-Ukraine, Belarus, and western Russia
-Gorganslayer's The Australasian Confederacy- East Australia (including whats left of Tasmania), New Zealand and Antarctica
-alkratraz777's The Empire of the Pure (The Pure)Southern India (or as much as I can if no one else is on the sub-continent) up to the Godavari.
-jeeshadow's United States of America- Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa
-issbroke's Confederacy- Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas(already claimed), Tennessee, Kentucky
-baboushreturns's The California (Great Bear) Republic - California, Baja, Oregon, Southern Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Chihuahua
-Korona's Democratic State of the Northeast- New England, Pennsylvania, and New York
-Scrapnight's Mediterranean Emergency Coalition- Occitania, Catalonia, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Corsica, Castille, Portugal
- Maxwell500's Holy Empire of Mankind: England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Northern France
- tyriet's New Equatoria: The Guyana and Orinoco Peninsula and archipelagos
- Plutonium95's Khmer Empire: the region of Thailand (down to singapore), Loas, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Vietnam
That's it for now! Alex has officially claimed that the rest of Europe is off limits.
I would assume America is too, but it is not final- don't take my word for it.
There is still quite a bit of land left! (China and East Russia, Indonesia, and West Africa are some big spots nobody's taken)
(EDIT: GM has closed new countries(see below), but characters are still available)
Random question, is it possible to play as a nation and an independent character/cult/non-nation group that's in a different part of the world at the same time?
The confederacy being what it is has two overarching branches of its military. The national guard, state armies, and the federal army. The difference between these two is mainly that the state militia is not full time and our completely under the control of their state's governor. The Federal on the other hand draws from the whole nation and is full time which means they are more practiced at their jobs. Both have the same training and fighting tactics so when we describe their military it will be as a whole, we just thought it would be important to note that it has two branches who naturally are rivals in a sportsmen like sense.
Land forces
Chain of Command
Their hierarchy follows that of traditional western cultures which is one of a clear chain of command.
First is the enlisted personnel who make up the vast bulk of the army; There are Privates(PVT), Privates 2(PV2), Private first class(PFC), Specialist(SPC). Now we leave the grunts and move into the non commissioned officers (NCO) who as the name suggests are just officers without a commission so they got their position through promotion of the enlistment ranks; Corporal(CPL), Sergeant(SGT), Staff Sergeant(SSG), Sergeant First Class(SFC), Master Sergeant(MSG), First Sergeant(1SG), Sergeant Major(SGM), Command Sergeant Major(CSM), Sergeant Major of the Army(SMA).
Second are the warrant officers who are officers due to a warrant. Their main purpose is as specialists and technical experts; Warrant Officer(WO1), Chief Warrant Officer 2(WO2), Chief Warrant Officer 3(WO3), Chief Warrant Officer4(Wo4), Chief Warrant Officer(WO5)
Finally are officers themselves, or commissioned officers, obtained their high position through a commission, a formal document signed by the head of state. These are the men who lead larger groups of soldiers into battle or from behind a desk depending on rank; Second Lieutenant(2LT), First Lieutenant(1LT), Captain(CPT), Major(MAJ), Lieutenant-Colonel(LTC), Colonel(COL), Brigadier General(BG), Major General(MG), Lieutenant General(LTG), General(GEN), General of the Army(GA).
Next is how groups of soldiers are lead. First it starts with the subordinated units, or sub-units. There are; fireteams (4 man groups), squads (2-3 fireteams), and platoons (2-3 squads).
Next are permanent bodies which are the groups of men that are organized into one force, and are not moved around at leisure like the sub-units; company (3-6 platoons), battalion (3-6 companies), brigade (3-6 battalions), division (3-6 battalions), corps (2-3 divisions), field army (2-3 corps), and army group(3-6 field armies).
Finally are the temporary units which are less specific in their size as they are as the name suggests only for temporary use on a situational mission before rejoining the permanent organized force; detachment (a little smaller than a battalion), patrol (several fireteams or squads), combat command (several military components to a size equivalent to a brigade), battle group (an assortment of companies formed around an infantry battalion or and armored vehicle regiment), region(1-3 million soldiers), and theatre(an area where important military events are occurring).
I. Infantry divisions: the basic combat soldier is infantry, as that is the base unit of all armies dating back as far as antiquity. Like many modern soldiers they carry up to 100lbs on average in the field in the form of their ruck sack, not including their uniforms. Their uniforms are generally green as the regions they fight in are forested or swampy, but like other nations they can change camouflage for the terrain. Their armor is basic Kevlar with a two separate metal plates under it covering the chest and back, which is guaranteed to stop at least one bullet. Their preferred weapon is the assault rifle which has a collapsible stock and other gadgets depending on the operative. They also do carry energy swords like all other infantry and prefer the CK-3 design, which is an energy sword based more off of the cane knife, otherwise known as machete, style. This makes the sword better for hacking then stabbing but it is also used in the field to move through thick brush as well as on opponents.
II. vehicle division- there are a myriad of vehicles in use. Such as the armored jeep, mounted rockets, supply/troops carriers, and mini anti-tank/mech vehicles. These are usually divided up into groups of fifty, with the lighter attack vehicles being used for patrols and by the cavalry.
III. Mechanized Unit: Comprised of about 10 mechs per division these are highly expensive and protected items. They are the tanks and artillery of the military and as those are used to push through enemy defenses, yet as their tank predecessors aren't as effective on unstable terrain. Because of this the confederacy usually prefer to use artillery based mechs while their smaller more maneuverable vehicles traverse the battlefield.
Airforce
The Confderate airforce is mediocre and outdated compared to more powerful nations as they have a more severe focus on the use of land based military. This doesn't mean they are without a means to properly utilize what they do posses as their lack of focus on this branch of the military has allowed it to be more simplified and easier to manage, and are divided into squadrons of 5 aircraft.
The mock N-43Z is the fighter jet of the confederacy. As is clear to see it follows the tried and tested orthodox jet model. These jets are the most common and are used to hold off other fighters as they protect bomber planes, or ground forces.
While clunky the HVI-4 helicopter, known by the soldiery as wraiths, are used often in tandem with ground forces. These are not good for destroying armored vehicles nor other aircraft, thus why they are meant as troop support aircraft.
The BF-9, or retro bomber, is based off of an old imperial bomber plane used during its conquest of the Americas. It can carry a very large pay load and is extremely durable compared to other designs. The weight of these though means it is far less effective at long range bomb runs compared to nations who utilize newer designs.
Navy
While not as popular the navy is the second largest military branch of the Confederate States of America. Reason being they understand the need to protect their large tracks of coast land and the interest of their trade vessels in international waters from piratery or other belligerents.
I.Lightships: As the name suggests these are not large nor heavily armored vessels. Though they are the most numerous due to being cheaper than the heavy ship. These schooners, puddle jumpers, destroyers, and frigates are the backbone of the navy. They are usually armed with small cannons and large machine guns, often of the Gatling design. The confederacy generally use ships of a flatter bottom boat design as their navy isn't intended for a lot of open water combat, which allows them to penetrate deeper into the newly risen wetlands caused by the flood, and multitude of rivers to offer a more effective support fire for the army.
II. Heavy ships: Battleships and so on. These are the slow but hard hitting floating fortresses of the navy. They are also capable of carrying squadrons of fliers which is useful in naval battles by allowing a more three dimensional battle zone for the enemy to deal with.
well thx for answer but nope. i see america full and not locked and europe with some space and not locked, speaks volume about your relative inexperience
Excuse me? I have run 4 games and expend countless hours in them. Maybe you just havent pay attention but the only free area in europe is pretty much northern europe. Maybe just maybe i the creator of the game know what i am doing and why i am locking out europe? But i guess someone that probably didnt even read all claims knows it i am sure is my non-experience.
You think you are the first to be told no about being in europe? Heh. In anycase rudeness is not nice, so ran along i do not desire rude people in my game.
Gm note: nation sign up is temporally closed off. You can still sign as a single char or cultist. Tonight i will announce if more nations allowed or not. (Thanks all that had signed for this..wayyy more popular than i expected)
well thx for answer but nope. i see america full and not locked and europe with some space and not locked, speaks volume about your relative inexperience
In the time of the Emperor, the whole of Argentina, Chile and Peru was controlled by two legions of the Emperors military, each fielding 150.000 men, to protect the frontier of the empire on Earth. The two legions were called: The Order of Ultra and the Brotherhood of Flames. These two legion were loyal to the Emperor of Mankind in every sense and never faulted and were always loyal. Then came the civil war and the fronts were pressured in the North, by mad cultist and the troops of the fake emperor. The legions had to retreat to the south. Very, very long down. They made their defensive line where Buenos Ares had once been and all the way to the other side of the continent. They held out for a long time, several years in fact and the assaults stopped. However, the cost was high. Of the original 300,000, there were around 100,00 left. The Legions was once again forced to retreat further south, due to a bigger threat. Due to the chemical weapons used on the civilian population some places, had created super-mutants who suddenly attacked. The legions defended ferociously against them and lost about 3/5 of their total army strength. The invasions finally came to an end, but the legions had more concerns. They hadn't heard from the Empire in many years and therefore concluded, that they had to live on their own. Both of the legions had taken massive casualties and nobody knew where the Brotherhood of Flames had gone. The Order of Ultra established a civilian government, where they were the National Army. This quickly became the Free Imperial Republic of the Southern Hemisphere. Many in this new state believes in the Emperor as god and still does to this day. There is even the Imperial Eagle on the flag of the Republic.
This is an unofficial guide to inform those who are interested in the Texan form of government, and its chief political document the Texan Constitution. This guide will bring up the major points of the Texan Constitution, but explain them in a non-legalistic way and will hopefully not bore the reader. To those individuals that are historians that are familiar with the ancient Constitution that once governed the ancient nation known as the United States of America (not to be confused with the sad state that claims to be it today), then the Texan Constitution will look familiar, as several parts of the Texan Constitution did indeed draw inspiration from that great document.
Structure of Governance
The Texan Constitution created three coequal branches of government; the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative branch.
The Executive branch is headed by the President of Texas, whose job is to carry out the constitutional laws passed by the Senate. In the event of death, resignation, or impeachment, the president would be succeeded by the vice president, followed by the Secretary of War, Secretary of State, Secretary of Economy, and finally Secretary of Education. The president serves as the head of state and commander in chief of the Armed Forces. The president and vice president run on a joint ticket elected by the Senate. Both serve six-year terms. The president can issue a veto on legislation passed by the Legislative branch. However a presidential veto can be overridden by a two thirds vote.
The Legislative branch is composed of the Senate, a fifty seat legislature, headed by the vice president who casts tiebreaker votes when necessary. Each member of the Senate is elected by a simple plurality for a six year term.
The Judicial branch is head by a nine member Supreme Court, with as many lower courts below them as deemed necessary. The Supreme Court has the final say on any civil or criminal court case.
The Presidential Cabinet and Supreme Court Justices may be nominated by the President of Texas, but must be approved by a two-thirds vote in the Senate.
Civil Liberty Protections
A citizen in the Second Republic of Texas is defined as a civilized white person.
Citizens are granted a number of rights including: the right to bear arms, freedom of speech and press, peacefully protest the government, receive notice of their charge upon arrest, and receive a fair and free trial.
Citizens, upon reaching the age of twenty-five, and achieving the necessary income, land, or military service requirements, may cast a vote in Senatorial elections.
Citizens also have the right to religion so long as it is a form of Christianity or Imperial Religion.
Constitutional Amendments
The Texan Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds vote in the Senate.
Background: Sea life, that is how one describes the nature of feared pirate Nathan Artune. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, he took an interest in sea life when he moved out to Philadelphia at a young age. He soon became a prime user in boating and became a prime naval cadet in the New England navy. He soon though, decided that perhaps he could earn a better fortune looting all the ships then just the ones of New England's enemies. That was when he confiscated a heavy ship and proceeded to plunder the coast of America. He soon became known as the "Son of Henry Morgan" for his prowess in pirating, and maybe would be interested in a contract from other nations.
Background: Sea life, that is how one describes the nature of feared pirate Nathan Artune. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, he took an interest in sea life when he moved out to Philadelphia at a young age. He soon became a prime user in boating and became a prime naval cadet in the New England navy. He soon though, decided that perhaps he could earn a better fortune looting all the ships then just the ones of New England's enemies. That was when he confiscated a heavy ship and proceeded to plunder the coast of America. He soon became known as the "Son of Henry Morgan" for his prowess in pirating, and maybe would be interested in a contract from other nations.
((Well this is awkward timing, now isn't it. Anyhow, secondary character...))
TOP SECRET
PROJECT: GEAR
During the last days of the Empire of Mankind, a research facility was built in Bordeaux, France, designed to create the ultimate soldier. Using a combination of super-strong materials, attempts at harnessing the powers of the Imperial gods and forbidden rituals, the project was a wild success. Its subjects were granted exceedingly long lifespans, superhuman strength and speed, incredible resistance to both gunfire and laser damage, and incredible fighting skill. Unfortunately, the facility was abandoned as the empire fell, and the project was shut down and forgotten in the chaos. The super soldiers were kept in stasis, and over time were largely forgotten.
Hundreds of years later, during the Catalan Rising, Catalan Republican Army operatives stumbled upon a forgotten ancient thumb drive that revealed the location of the GEAR facility. Desperate for an advantage that could hold off the Coalition forces, they broke into the facility and released the super soldiers within. Grateful for their help but not yet at full power, four of the five soldiers fled with the CRA into the Pyrynees to continue resistance against the Coalition. One of them, however, was not going to stand for being subservient to the CRA and left for lands unknown, vowing to destroy all oppressive governments wherever they may be. His only goal was revenge against the oppressive state who made him this way and all its successors for taking his family and friends and locking him up in this cage.
He became known by many names. The Black Beast. The Grim Reaper. He was famous for annihilating entire batallions of military forces and leaving none standing in his wake. His name was Ragna, and he would bow to no one.
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Name: Ragna the Bloodedge
Occupation: Anarchist / Freedom-fighter
Location: New Austin, Texan Republic
Bio: Born hundreds of years ago in the days of the Empire of Mankind, Ragna was abandoned as a child and alone in the world when his sister died of a mysterious disease and his brother abandoned him to serve in the Empire's special forces. After he was caught for petty theft, Imperial forces shipped him off to the Project GEAR facility in Bordeaux for experimentation. The painful treatments and brutal training the program entailed created a desire in him to tear the Empire and everything it stood for limb from limb, a subtlety his handlers failed to pick up on. One day, after a particularly savage training session he attempted escape from the facility, and for his trouble was put into stasis for hundreds of years. He would sleep through the fall of the Empire, the civil wars and the rebuilding in their wake until the CRA would rediscover the facility. Upon his release, he quickly smashed his way through the facility and fled, hopping on the first boat he could find that was going anywhere else.
That boat ended up landing in the Mississippi Gulf, where he got off and found himself in the Second Texan Republic. He saw people who were poor and without hope, who could do nothing about the tyranny of their governments. And so he vowed to travel the land, bringing down any government that dared to oppress its people so that what was done could him could be never happen again.
Ragna is exceedingly powerful thanks to his training and the super-soldier program, able to move faster, hit harder and take far more punishment than the average human. His true strengths come from his sword, which is so powerful that it can cleave a tank in half, and his ability to access mysterious dark energy of an unknown source that increases his power still further. Despite all his advantages, however, he isn't invincible, and would be hard-pressed to survive things like weapons of mass destruction. Still, between his bottomless rage against the tyranny of the state and his superhuman abilities, he represents a grave threat to all the nations of America holding their people in bondage.