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war is declared on the States of the Rising Sword and an army is sent to invade Iberia. They are soon met with a massive army of revolutionaries, which surround the Levantine forces and requires a hasty retreat from the landing.

Another invasion force is sent to defeat the Swords, but Ovo’s military is spread thin and few armies are available for the task. They do not take much ground before being forced out of the country by revolutionaries.

Forces in Iberia dig into their positions, but are sadly defeated by the revolutionary army. The swords take no prisoners, and the Zellanian army in Iberia is surrounded and completely destroyed.

The army in Marrakesh is wiped out.

I'd like to make an announcement, after their complete and utter failure to invade me, the OVO, Syserror, Zellania, and Levant are hereby banned from using the strait of Gibraltar until a public apology is issued and trade is restored with me. Any other country is free to pass through…with the toll that is.

So just to clarify, if someone has something as a state secret, we can still invent it independently, we just can't steal it?

How the fuck did you get invaded by four countries, undergo an total economic collapse and then a violent revolution, and come out completely unscathed?

Generally speaking when your country is in an economic collapse and the populous is starving, they will literally do anything and die for anything. So essentially the entire population is an army: See the French Revolution for something similar

Oh that is just bullshit

Toll… toll…

That's funny! I didn't know the Swords were so humorous!

Due to recent events and conversations, I would like to announce the toll is remove completely. But those who are still banned from it are still banned completely.

Now I'm wondering how long would it take until the revolution reaches it's terror state and everyone starts getting beheaded for crimes against the state follow by Napoléon Bonaparte or a Napoleon expy to rise up and take control of the state.

@Zulu

This mean war you savages.

@Tillster

In light of the total removal at any attempt at tolling Gibraltar, Syserror agrees to a treaty and extends the formal apology to you that you require

we also formally apologize for trying to take advantage of your unstable situation to take more land

Sorry Syndic for sending so many revisions ahh

@Twisty

Yeah that's alright, same for BSOD. But about those Warhawks and you being the closest recent invading country…

edit: just gonna assume Levant will also apologize so no one's banned

I guess I'm going sour grapes on this. I relinquish any claims on Gibraltar.

Joined the sorry train as well.

Speaking of trains I will invent that soon, but right now I want to get some other techs before I make the steam power trains, boats and cars.

@Crimeariver

If a tech is a state secret then nobody can steal it from you. If another nation has that tech, they can steal it from them instead or, if they are able, simply invent it themselves.

@All concerns regarding the Sword revolutionary army:

I figured that there might be some questions about how the Swords managed to devastate the armies of almost every player nation attacking at once, especially considering their previous economic situation.

First, it really helps that they are fighting on home turf. To compound on that, Iberia, southern France, and Marrakesh are all mountainous regions. This means that not only were your soldiers invading a land they did not know, the Swords had tons of strategic choke-points and very defensible foothills to work with.

Second, the Sword army is massive. Truly and utterly gigantic. I will continue my trend of never using exact numbers, so let's just say that before the reconquest of Gibraltar all of the invaders combined had a force about one and a half times the size of the Sword army. After defeating their enemies, however, the Swords now have about the same number of soldiers as all of their enemies combined. This is not a rabble of peasants, either. This is a well-trained and now, thanks to their many victories, veteran force.

Third, the rise of nationalism is occurring in Iberia. This greatly helps explain the size of their army, as well as its performance in the war. When the old regime was cast down during the revolution and the printing press was invented, the people of the Sword States realized how much they had in common with each other and began to view their nation and way of life as superior to all others. They started to realize that there was more to life than the local concerns of their own little village and that their actions can and will shape the future of their nation. While it is true that nationalism and homeland pride has existed for centuries, it has never been as universal or strong as it is now in the Sword States. Recruiters do not have to coerce peasants to join the armies or promise loot and pillaging for the victors. People are actively seeking careers in the military due to national pride. The people are rising up in droves to improve their country and, if possible, the rest of the world through the values of the Sword revolution. By force, if need be. This nationalist sentiment will gradually make its way to all the other countries in the world as well, much faster if they are invaded by the Swords (nationalism developing as a reactionary movement against the Sword occupation) or if they develop their own forms of mass media.

The Swords and the Mac Tire right now.

Well I just found out something today, apparently the religion of Tengrism is real. I didn't knew that and finding out about it from a RP in a meme site is both funny and fitting.

Why would you think its a pretend religion.

Because every other player made religion has been made up so far.

That's not true. Kebab is a real faith that practiced by every middle eastern nation in the world and Sweden

He's right it is a real faith

@crow

Dafuq is this shit?

What happened to the turn?

Friendly reminder not to nag the GM for time. Syndics a busy guy

Not really nagging though, just curious.
Syndic can take all the time he wants. I can wait.

TURN 13

• The Pathmakers have overrun the Shoshone nation, enforcing the ideals of their revolution across the plains. Millions are converted to the cause, becoming fervent believers in Tengri and Pathmaker. Sioux is invaded shortly after the fall of Shoshone and Ottawa declares war to defend their ally.
• The Mexican emperor declares that the line must be drawn here, and makes war on the Pathmakers. He also pledges arms and supplies to Choctaw for their war effort, officially joining the war on their side.
• Having become entranced with the Skull Throne, the Muisca king has declared himself the new Blood King. The title is widely disputed due to its implications of rulership over all devout bloodists. He has gone on a warpath, conquering Arawak and Marajoara and rapidly advancing into Guarani and Tupi. As he unites the bloodists, fervent believers are joining his holy war and the new Blood Kingdom now has a massive amount of manpower backing it.
• Quechua's emperor has embraced Pathmaker's teachings, opening trade with all foreigners and forcibly converting his subjects to Tengriism. He has also declared war on the new Blood Kingdom to prevent the propagation of what he now sees as the world's true great evil.
• Gunpowder weaponry has propagated all throughout North America and is being used heavily in the current conflicts by all sides.
• The Holy Persian Empire invade Chagatai. The war is won quickly due to their vastly superior weapons, and the peace treaty puts most of Central Asia under Indian control.

Levantine Republic
Stalemate

Government: Republic
Culture: Religious Freedom, Persian Heritage, Egalitarianism, Compulsory Education, Welfare
Economy: Maritime Mercantile
Military: Rogue Army, Republican Guard (spies)
Tech: Gatling Gun, Howitzer, Clipper Ships, Medicine

• Knights are removed from the army, even as ceremonial positions.
• Gifts are sent to Majapahit, Malacca, and China. Relations improve.
• The northern half of Madagascar is claimed. Land south of the line of demarcation is left for Naval Monte.
• Slave ships are banned from using Levantine ports and the Suez Canal. Slavery is outlawed.
• The Zulus are attacked, aiding the Navans in their fight. New gatling guns, styled after Vakuni models, prove to be devastating against Zulu formations.

Dathuastan
Soviet Marmalade

Government: Republican Monarchy
Culture: Floating Homes, Ship Builders, Tide God, Persian Heritage, Compulsory Education, Eagle Reverence
Economy: Maritime Mercantile
Military: Corsvaires Order, Immortals
Tech: Rifle, Howitzer, Sail Ships, Blast Furnace, Medicine

• A land trade with Syserror occurs, smoothing out their borders in Anatolia.
• Gifts are sent to the Quechua. Their recent conversion to Pathmaker's ideology allows them to accept and trade relations are established.
• A massive modern stadium is built in the capital. Boxing matches in particular become popular in the stadium.
• Modern fortifications are built around major cities.

Doon
Laud Piestrings

Government: Republic
Culture: Tedizm, Tundra Living, Ice Structures, Egalitarianism, Modern Justice
Economy: Agrarian
Military: Eits Spy Network
Tech: Gatling Gun, Howitzer, Sail Ships, Medicine, Blast Furnace

• The old Talion laws are struck down, being criticized as barbaric and antiquated. A new justice system is developed relying on evidence, witnesses, and delivering sentences that are neither cruel nor overbearing.
• More soldiers are sent to Panama to build fortifications. The thick jungle and high mountains severely complicate the effort, and medicine must be constantly imported to keep the entire force healthy and protected from malaria and yellow fever. Mexican forces are assembling on the border, but have yet to attack.
• The war in Choctaw proceeds slowly. The fight for their south is bloody and tiring, but territory is very gradually being won. The Choctaw have vastly superior numbers, but their weapons are no match for Doonish gatling guns and Howitzers.
• An alliance is struck up with the Pathmakers. Supplies and modern weapons are sent to them to aid their war effort.
• The agrarian economy cannot keep up with the massive size of the Doonish nation. Local farmers cannot compete with the massive farming efforts in other nations, and small scale production is not enough to keep up with demand. The economy needs modernization.

Polis
Sergeant Arch Dornan

Government: Theocratic Republic
Culture: Solairism, Turtle Status, Dancing Revolution, Holy Women, Persian Heritage, Compulsory Education, State Mafia, Tourist Trap, Gender Equality, Entertainment Capital
Economy: Corporate Oligarchy
Military: Sun Warrior Fanatics, Theft Tactics, Assassin Agency, Sun Rider Dragoons, Gorilla Force
Tech: Rifle, Cannon, Sail Ships, Printing Press, Body Armor
Flashpoints: Japanese Terrorism

• The rifle is invented. The most popular form of rifled weapon in Polis is the revolver.
• Japan is invaded. Owing to the continued Japanese use of swords in combat, they are quickly defeated in battle and the nation falls to Polic invaders. China has denounced Polis as a warmongering barbarian nation. The Japanese are actively resisting the invaders due to their fervent belief in the emperor, and terrorist groups are forming.
• Sun Arms, a major weapons manufacturing corporation, gains a monopoly on small arms production.
• Fedoras and suits become the new fashion choice for Polic people, especially mafia members and big business investors.
• Card games are becoming popular.
• Extravagant shows are put on featuring singers and dancers working together to make epic musicals and operas.

Vakun
You Are Reading This

Government: Republican Monarchy
Culture: Megalith Temples, Tengriism Faith, Long Songs, Public Education, Famous Scotch
Economy: Free Market Capitalism
Military: Legions, "Gray Men," Elite Squadrons
Tech: Gatling Gun, Cannon, Sail Ships, Medicine, Printing Press

• Vakun tries to edge in on MacTire's traditional alcohol superiority by producing high quality scotch.
• Elite squadrons are formed in the legion for the best operatives in the army. They are given special missions on the battlefield, which are often made secret from regulars to ensure greater possibility for success and greater value for morale.
• Pipe organs are installed in the larger indoor temples, of which there are few.
• The capitalist model is adopted from Naval Monte. Companies begin to expand from beyond the bounds of their founding location, unrestricted by land laws and taxes. The economy greatly benefits from their growth.

Mac Tíre-Madra
Spider-Byte

Government: Monarchy
Culture: Sacred Dogs, Tirius Worship, Famous Ale/Whiskey
Economy: Maritime Mercantile, Clothing Hegemony
Military: Warrior Society, Legions, Criminal Army
Tech: Rifle, Cannon, Clipper Ships, Medicine(ss), Body Armor

• Colonists sent into the deserts of Australia fail to find a way to live off the land, and are eventually forced to leave.
• The Zulu are attacked by colonial forces, and much of their territory is lost toe the MacTire.
• Groups of the army are broken off into mercenary forces and sold into Ovon service.

Ovo
Twisty

Government: Republic
Culture: God Questing, Cumpulsory Education, Egalitarian, Rap Music, Modern Justice
Economy: State Mercantilism, Prime Manufacturer
Military: Austere Elites, Dragoons Hospitaller, Advanced Tactics, Secret Police
Tech: Rifle, Cannon, Clipper Ships, Medicine, Electricity(ss)

• Electricity is invented and made a state secret.
• The Beothuk are completely defeated and their land annexed.
• Cannons are set up in defensive positions along the Iroquois border.
• Defenses are also set up in the European mainland. They are easily cracked by invading Sword armies, who are taking no quarter.
• The Ovon forces are funneled back towards the capital, where they entrench themselves and fight desperately, refusing to surrender at all costs. Great numbers of civilians are drafted for the defense, and even greater numbers volunteer. Families are fighting as units, organized around family members who were part of the army before the invasion.
• The fleet begins raiding Choctaw and Iroquois ports, successfully restricting all of their trade and logistical support to land routes.
• Reinforcements are sent to Panama to aid Doon in the defense.
• A new justice system is established, relying upon real evidence and witness testimonies. Fair and impartial judgement is delivered through the use of juries.

Monarchy of Roses
Tchefuncte Bonaparte

Government: Monarchy
Culture: Warrior Poets, Gender Equality, Religious Tolerance, Public Education
Economy: Agrarian
Military: Merchant Marine
Tech: Musket, Cannon, Sail Ships, Radio(ss), Medicine, Printing Press

• The Quechuan emperor has extended a hand of friendship and offers an alliance against the new Blood Kingdom.
• Radio waves are discovered and utilized to send messages as fast as light can travel, which is just about as fast as it gets. This new invention allows the nation to stay connected and allows operatives to engage in long-distance cooperation.
• Colonists avoid the Congo jungles, expanding deeper into the Savannah grasslands to the north.
• Public education systems are established, and it is declared that all children are required to receive such an education. Optional higher education is also provided, but not required, by the state.
• The agrarian economy is floundering, failing to keep production rates as high as other nations. It would seem that small farmsteads and independent manufacturies are highly inefficient.

Zellania
Naschzaube Maus

Government: Elected Dictatorship
Culture: Tide God, Bakuki Theater, Hostage Nobles, Lion Pride
Economy: City-State Maritime Mercantile
Military: Vetting, Frogmen Operatives
Tech: Rifle, Cannon, Clipper Ships, Zeppelins

• Slavia is invaded, and is split between Zellania and Syserror.
• Insane theorists have decided that the sky is an ocean. How else, they argue, does it rain? The maddest of the lot have built sky ships to explore the vast emptiness of the ocean above.
• Nationalism is encouraged. A national anthem is composed and a massive arts project is funded by the state to revolutionize the nation's culture and redirect creative efforts towards patriotism.
• A special operatives group, called The Frogmen, is established. Their focus is on terrorism and stealth, sneaking behind enemy lines or charging into defenses for shock value.

Naval Monte
CrowTheMagician

Government: Constitutional Republic
Culture: Totemic Rites, Gender Equality, Infinity Faith, Meritocracy, Persian Heritage, Egalitarianism, Compulsory Education, Guilds, Publishers, Wellfare
Economy: Free Market Capitalism, Glass Hegemony
Military: Meritocracy, Shadow Men, Elite Dragoons, Medical Corps, Guerrilla Forces
Tech: Rifle, Howitzer, Sail Ships, Medicine, Steam Engine(ss)

• Another fort is built on the opposite side of Madagascar in the mountains.
• Joy riding becomes popular in Naval Monte, and various wagons and horse-drawn carts are appearing on the freshly paved highways of north Africa. Scenic vistas are marked by state signs and designated picnic areas.
• The Zulus are dealt with, being crushed by an invasion from the north and south simultaneously by MacTire and Navan forces, respectively. Zanzibar and Ethiopia send a few regiments of soldiers to help as well.
• A state welfare system is established.
• The Polic guerrilla warfare tactics are added into military training courses.

Kingdom of Riveria
Crimeariver

Government: Constitutional Monarchy
Culture: Dendrolatry, Spruceborn Faith, Economic Principles, Persian Heritage, State Religion
Economy: Capitalism, Banking Hegemony
Military: Civic Duty Army, Fortified Alps, Vetting
Tech: Rifle, Cannon, Clipper Ships, Steam Engine

• The steam engine is invented. Attempts are made to mount them on ships to help them move against the wind, but such an innovation has not yet been perfected.
• The World Summit, a diplomatic meeting of various individuals from around the world, occurs in Threepeaks. Few attend, and most who do are simply political experts rather than official diplomatic representatives.

States of the Rising Sword
TillsterRulz

Government: Revolutionary Republic
Culture: Honor, Meritocratic Mystery Cults, Meritocracy, Guilds
Economy: Free Market Capitalism
Military: Bonfire Watchtowers, Revolutionary Army
Tech: Rifle, Howitzer, Sail Ships, Printing Press, Medicine
Flashpoints: Ambitious Generals

• The Gibraltar toll is removed.
• Ovo is invaded. Their defensive forces are quickly defeated, and the revolutionary army moves deep into their territory. Soldiers are given no quarter, and once this is realized the defenders turn volatile, refusing to surrender and fighting down to the last man. This complicates the invasion attempt significantly and inspires violent resistance by civilians, who see the invaders as barbaric and dishonorable.
• The senate is concerned that some of the more ambitious generals are becoming too popular politically. They fear that they may overtake the government when returning from the war. An attempt is made to suppress this kind of violent militaristic patriotism by hosting state-funded parades and rallies. Loyalty is gradually moving back towards the government, but some generals remain popular, and their return to the homeland could be dangerous to national stability.
• The Navan border is fortified.
• A national food stockpile is established, allowing the state to regulate food prices and feed the population during times of crisis.

Syserror
Butterscotch (of Death)

Government: Parliamentary Republic
Culture: Kebab Faith, Free Religion, Persian Heritage
Economy: Maritime Mercantile
Military: Military Schooling, Iskender Dragoons, Foreign Legion
Tech: Rifle, Howitzer, Clipper Ships, Medicine, Printing Press

• A land trade is agreed upon with Dathuastan.
• A naval fortress is established in a good harbor in New Guinea. it is used as a base of operations to invade Majapahit, which capitulates instantly.
• Gold is mined in Africa and sent back to Syserror.
• Immigrants are given citizenship immediately upon entry to the army. This has greatly expanded the scope of citizenship throughout the nation and its colonies and a large foreign legion is established to accommodate the new recruits in groups which speak their own language.
• Slavia is invaded and quickly defeated with help from Zellania.
• A parliament is established to replace the senate as the ruling body of Syserror.
• Oil is prospected in Iraq. It has few uses in a modern economy, and is deemed virtually worthless.

so my guess is world war 1 started

only this time is in america

Just so you guys know, I'm gonna be hosting International Summits every tun from here on out. I'm not sure if this is going to have any impact on the game whatsoever but I figure it's a good way to flesh out the world a bit. Anyway, you should all totally send a representative next turn.

My nation to China right now

Sorry for all of the rule changes lately, but I need to make one more. I want tech to advance faster than it is right now, so from now on you may steal two techs and invent one on the same turn.

That is all.

@ Tillster
I see you've invaded Ovo.

I really recommend you pull out from their nation.

@Tillster
This is a big mistake you're making here

This will be the entirety of Europe if you don't pull out of Ovo

Sorry Tillster, but Dornan's right. Please pull out of Europe, or there will be consequences even you can't handle.

@Spider:

Thanks for the help I'll figure out what to give you as a reward.

@Crimeariver

I won't be sending anyone in turn 14 but I will send a rep in turn 15.

*Entirety of Europe minus Riveria.

Really glad I picked North Africa from the start.

Syserror did not appreciate having the trusted Roses ousted from Gibraltar and replaced with someone we don't trust

Syserror appreciates even less having our teutonic rap music threatened by Swords right after we got done apologizing for trying to get Gibraltar back.

Ovo will be defended

Oh and here's a hint on what's coming on the next turn.

>get invaded 4 times on 4 different fronts
>defeat them all with a new revolutionary army that is incredibly ambitious and violent
>the populous isn't happy with just defending it's country
>invade someone who invaded me to appease them and defend myself

I was legitimately defending myself and not acting out of greed here unlike what I did with the Roses, and now I'm the bad guy?

And now I have these generals I have to do something about, essentially Napoleon V2.0 electric boogaloo. If I kill them or try to silence them, the people will riot and even more violence will spread and they will go off doing Solaire knows what. I'm also certain my people have a quasi-fascist feeling about themselves, so there' that too.

im willing to make a treaty of no more aggresion, i was easily one of the factions that did the less damage to your city from all other fronts so im sure you can be more forgiving.

but if your nation really needs war i guess, all i can do is fight back with what little i have, mostly cause i cant afford to send back the entire front figthing on america

Well shit World War One is coming and Napoleon V2 now has the possibility of becoming Hitler V2.

@Tillster

Okay well your people got their little revenge fight with Ovo. They fucked up him up pretty good. Now can you pull your forces back and call it a win before this gets too complicated?

I'm a busy world power and I didn't want to have to take forces of my other conquests to deal with you.

If your generals are too trigger happy and ready to explode within in your own borders, well frankly that's your problem to work out. Don't get the rest of us involved in your internal disputes

i think the blood kingdom currently waging war on everyone who opposes them is big enough for a great war

@Twisty

Sorry, you were just the closest one and I don't have a sizeable or advanced navy. I'll pull back before something even more crazy happens (I can't guarantee they will listen though). I'll be keeping some land though to try and appease them for when I attempt to bring down my generals.

@BSOD

Alright, thanks for not invading me a second time or something I guess. But if NapoleHitler is spawned nothing I can do.

You know what would be a great place for your nations' leaders to work out their differences? The 2nd World Summit being held in Riveria. Y'all should totally come out, there'll be an awesome cheese platter.

@TillsterRulz
Just to let you know I’m not going to attack you on the next turn but if NapoleHitler rising from the depths of Fascist Hell than I will join in the fight against you.

But I say we try this summit out to see if things can be settled diplomatically.

@Twisty

Right the return of the Blood Cultists that one seems to be an enemy that everyone on both Europe and North Africa would have to team up to destroy. Here's an idea to slow them down, how about we introduce African diseases to the Cultists?

we would risk infecting our fellow friendly natives too, which would anger them and would take us back to when stalker first invaded

Shit right, well I guess chemical weapons would have to do or a massive invasion from both Europe and North Africa.