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I've begun compiling a list of the players chosen, and if there is anybody here lurking and wanting a new character, please don't choose the New Society. :) The balance, FWIW, is currently

Assembly
New Society 4
Imperialists 2
UAI 0

Conclave
UAI 3
New Society 2
Imperialists 0

Of course, when this is released to the public at large, I think we'll get spots to fill up fast.

I've had a request if the Hohenzollerns will be playable. The answer is yes... with a but. First of all, since they're the thread keeping the AAR together, I reserve the right to designate certain members of the household as off limits. Second, how the family spawns (a crude word, but fitting) is also under my control, so you won't have absolute freedom to characterize them as you might like. Third, you may find your character doing things you may not like for story purposes.

With those guidelines in mind, there are, at present, two playable Hohenzollerns. Friedrich von Hohenzollern (son of Gregor; General in the Republican Army, born 1783) and Samuel von Hohenzollern (second son of Gregor, born 1785, diplomat and historian). Konrad is going to be a key figure early on, so I can't release him (which also means either of these two would have to be in the Assembly). Friedrich and Samuel both have sons -- all of whom are too young to play as at game start. Since jeeshadow asked, Friedrich or Samuel is reserved for him; the other one is up for grabs, if you want him.
 
((If Friedrich is still up for grabs after jeeshadow has chosen I'd be interested in playing him. If however that's who jeeshadow's picked then I already have a character I've created waiting in the wings.))
 
ZebraMinge said:
((If Friedrich is still up for grabs after jeeshadow has chosen I'd be interested in playing him. If however that's who jeeshadow's picked then I already have a character I've created waiting in the wings.))
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((Duly noted; if I don't hear from him by this weekend, you can have Friedrich and he'll be stuck with Samuel. :)))

I got Victoria II installed yesterday; once I get the expansions, I'll be able to start. Still looking like a target of Saturday, but it is possible I could start as early as Friday.
 
If so, I would consider it a Birthday Surprise, since my birthday is Friday. Please? :rolleyes:
 
Update: converter is working fine, apart from a couple of kinks. That's the good news. The bad news is that NNM is a no-go. The converter simply doesn't like it. So, we'll be doing it with vanilla HOD 3.03 (apart from a few tweaks of my own).

And, for the record, the Alliance is available (as I thought it might be) at the beginning of the game. So, my original decision will stand as far as party make-up; if you want to switch parties before we begin properly, I would advise you do so. Alliance will be the pacifists; UAI anti-military.

For the first election, because the converter uses a default set up, I'm going to manually start an election when the game starts, so we'll lose a six months of game time which is sadly unavoidable -- I can auto generate the upper house, but not the lower house, so the election events will have to fire. Still, it's not the end of the world. It may actually be good, since the game will be able to generate better data after a few days. I'll just extend the prologue to cover the extra months.
 
Time to stop procrastinating on creating a character.

Name: Paul Meier
Party: Imperialist
House: Conclave
Age: 54 (born 1782)
Birthplace: Innsbruck, Germany
 
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Name: Alexander Johann Linge
Born: 1791 (Age 45)
Birthplace: Imperial Canada
House: The Assembly
Party: The Imperialists

Linge could call himself a self- made man. His family was left with nothing after the transfer of the Imperial colonies to Canada. Having to deal with poverty and his father turning to alcoholism, Alexander spent his youth working in almost every factory in Westphalia. Eventually, his talents were recognized by the executive of the IES, who sponsored his education at the University of Nurnberg.
After gaining a degree in engineering and economics he turned towards military engineering. Soon enough he and his company, which founded with the money he earned while working for the IES, were the prime suppliers of the German Army.
Alexander held a deep grudge towards the Republic for what happened to his family. His reactionary sentiments were met with disapproval from his superiors, but due to his talents they were usually overlooked. Linge worked hard to bring his family back to prosperity. He hoped that he could do the same for the Hohenzollerns.
 
name: Joseph Heinz
Born: 1801 (35)
Birthplace: Flanders
House: The Assembly
Party: UAI
 
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Name: Adolf Heinrich von Arnim-Boitzenburg
Born: 2 December 1804
Birthplace: Family estate in Brandenburg
House: Conclave
Party: Imperialists

Background: Adolf is following in the footsteps of his illustrious grandfather in seeking to restore the Empire to its former glory. The von Arnim family motto is "No Step Back" which Adolf interprets to mean where the Empire once was, it must be again, and that the Empire has a holy mission to bring the benefits of its rule to the less fortunate of the World who are governed by minor potentates. In his military career, Adolf rose to command a regiment and his men turned his family motto around to call him Colonel Vorwarts for his continual insistence on always attacking the enemy in front of him. Although no longer called the Young Bavarians, Adolf is seeking to draw a clique of like minded young nobles to form the Jung Herrs to lead the Empire to its glorious future.
 
A few questions on the cabinet positions:

The Chancellor – Chief Executive of the German Republic.
What happened in case of early elections or revolutions? The person is considered to have finished one of his terms or the important fact are the number of years he has been on the position?

Foreign Minister
Who can be in the “crisis teams”? only ministers, only characters from the assembly or any one?

Minister of War
What happens with him in case of war?

Minister of the Interior
Nothing.
Minister of Finance
Nothing

Minister of Education
Nothing

Head of the State Planning Commission (Planned Economy or State Capitalism only!
It includes decission about what factories to create?
What happens if the ruling party does not support these policies? Does it still exists?

Chief of the Army General Staff & Chief of the Naval General Staff
Look on Minister of War!!
 
Sorry I took so long to speak, but I would like Friedrich. I wasn't sure to PM you with my choice or not, but I guess I should probably post here...
 
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Name: Henrik Bartholomeus Van Adriaans (AKA: H.B. Adriaans)
Born: 17 October 1809
Birthplace: Brabant
House: Conclave
Party: The Alliance
Background:

Henrik was born a second son in a family where succession meant everything. His parents were wealthy landowners in Brabant, and were not only staunch supporters of the Empire, but of ultra-conservative ideologies. At the age of nine, Henrik was immediately dismissed by his father and sent to live with his uncle, who was a minor politician who had failed to become mayor four times in a row. His uncle taught him philosophy, and the ideals of the Laissez-Faire economic system. When Henrik's uncle died of a fever, he left and returned home. After speaking out against conservative ideology, he was completely removed from the family, and was sent away, never to return again.

After being evicted from his family, he roamed the countryside of the Low Countries before rising to power as a mayor in Brabant. Despite winning the election, the local government refused to let him hold the office. Henrik seeks to spread the ideas of Laissez-Faire economics, pacifism and personal freedoms to the people of the German Republic.

Henrik is an excellent writer with good charisma. Whether he can use this to sway the population has yet to be decided.
 
varetta said:
A few questions on the cabinet positions:

The Chancellor – Chief Executive of the German Republic.
What happened in case of early elections or revolutions? The person is considered to have finished one of his terms or the important fact are the number of years he has been on the position?

Foreign Minister
Who can be in the “crisis teams”? only ministers, only characters from the assembly or any one?

Minister of War
What happens with him in case of war?

Minister of the Interior
Nothing.
Minister of Finance
Nothing

Minister of Education
Nothing

Head of the State Planning Commission (Planned Economy or State Capitalism only!
It includes decission about what factories to create?
What happens if the ruling party does not support these policies? Does it still exists?

Chief of the Army General Staff & Chief of the Naval General Staff
Look on Minister of War!!
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Good questions!

1. Elected is elected. If you call early elections, you forfeit the rest of your term. I'll have to think about rebellions.
2. Crisis teams are at the Foreign Minister's discretion, at present. They would, ideally, be from the Assembly, but this is not required.
3. Anything that involves raising troops, building forts, or anything that does not directly affect active operations remains under his control. He also has the power to fire the Chief(s) of Staff as needed.
4. Yes, that's what the SPC is for. And yes, if the RP changed, the committee would disband.

jeeshadow, I need a party for Friedrich. He has to go in the Assembly, but his party is up to you.

Everyone else: if you do or have switched parties from your original choice, please let me know (either by PM or posting here) so I can update my spreadsheet.

EDIT: Firehound15, you have to be 30 at game start to participate -- you can either change your birthdate or he'll just get "activated" in 1839 (in other words, in term for the second election). Let me know which you prefer.
 
Avindian said:
Good questions!

1. Elected is elected. If you call early elections, you forfeit the rest of your term. I'll have to think about rebellions.
2. Crisis teams are at the Foreign Minister's discretion, at present. They would, ideally, be from the Assembly, but this is not required.
3. Anything that involves raising troops, building forts, or anything that does not directly affect active operations remains under his control. He also has the power to fire the Chief(s) of Staff as needed.
4. Yes, that's what the SPC is for. And yes, if the RP changed, the committee would disband.

jeeshadow, I need a party for Friedrich. He has to go in the Assembly, but his party is up to you.

Everyone else: if you do or have switched parties from your original choice, please let me know (either by PM or posting here) so I can update my spreadsheet.

EDIT: Firehound15, you have to be 30 at game start to participate -- you can either change your birthdate or he'll just get "activated" in 1839 (in other words, in term for the second election). Let me know which you prefer.
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Second election would be fine, thank you.
 
I am thinking of a party for Friedrich. I do have a question though. So, you said earlier he is a general, but he is to go into the assembly. What exactly does that mean? Is he resigning to serve in the assembly? Is he part of the Assembly, while still a General? Is he a General and just has "friends" he votes threw? Do you even allow player Generals as in FoE and EoE? Just curious
EDIT: Also, what happened to the Consul? The last update did not mention it getting abolished...
 
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jeeshadow said:
I am thinking of a party for Friedrich. I do have a question though. So, you said earlier he is a general, but he is to go into the assembly. What exactly does that mean? Is he resigning to serve in the assembly? Is he part of the Assembly, while still a General? Is he a General and just has "friends" he votes threw? Do you even allow player Generals as in FoE and EoE? Just curious
EDIT: Also, what happened to the Consul? The last update did not mention it getting abolished...
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The Consul question will be addressed in the prologue. :)

He can simultaneously be a member of the Assembly and a General. As far as "player" Generals, the closest would be the Chief of Staff/Chief of the Naval Staff. I've not played EoE or FoE, so I can't tell you if my concept is similar.
 
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