A historic nation sim game proposal

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-08-10 10:25pm

okay... This should be fun...

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-08-10 10:28pm

And I would assume that magic would be limited to stuff that improves upon tech? Like spells that increase the explosivness of gunpower, or the accuracy of guns?

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2003-08-10 10:29pm

Sea Skimmer wrote:
Alyrium Denryle wrote:Will we be operating on earth or on a fictional world of our own creation?
The latter, note my mention of creating a map.

*Cracks his knuckles* Time to get to work on a nation.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-08-10 10:32pm

Federal Republic of Germany....

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-08-10 10:34pm

I am such an unrepentant Germany Wanker

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2003-08-10 10:36pm

Alyrium Denryle wrote:I am such an unrepentant Germany Wanker

That you are...we noticed a LONG time ago.

Pablo Sanchez · Post by **Pablo Sanchez** » 2003-08-10 10:37pm

A Byzantium that never fell but rather developed into a limited Monarchy (a la Britain 1660) ought to be fun

Pablo Sanchez · Post by **Pablo Sanchez** » 2003-08-10 10:39pm

Sea Skimmer wrote:Okay, you can control a stone age Indian tribe that the rest of us race to conquer with a few hundred men.

*klaxon*

Smartass alert. Damn the verbal barbs, full speed ahead!

Yes there will be some limits on that sort of thing. Mass conscription for example might be allowed if your country became hard pressed in a massive war, but your not going to start out with it.

Cool, cool. You have to wait for the game history to toss levee en mass onto your lap--it can't just happen

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-08-10 10:44pm

Alyrium Denryle wrote:And I would assume that magic would be limited to stuff that improves upon tech? Like spells that increase the explosivness of gunpower, or the accuracy of guns?

There could be individuals who could do such things and your military might have a few around to provide special poweder for a seige, but you're not going to be universally issuing magical equipment. Consider magic to be very limited in scope with capabilities limited to improving technology and one off things. If a mage turned a mule into a stallion for a prince thats fine, just don't go and have him do it 5000 times for an army. Even an occasional change to the wind might be okay. But everything in moderation.

I will tell you if you and anyone else if its becoming excessive.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-08-10 10:48pm

I had assumed as much.

Stuff like making a spy invisible, increasing he accuracy of a sharpshooters gun...

Pablo Sanchez · Post by **Pablo Sanchez** » 2003-08-10 10:52pm

Hmmm. Would I be wrong to assume then, SS, that there will be some incidence of 'heroic' characters, though it will be limited to an Odysseus or Jason (exceptional men, not superhuman like Hercules)?

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-08-10 10:53pm

Alyrium Denryle wrote:I had assumed as much.

Stuff like making a spy invisible, increasing he accuracy of a sharpshooters gun...

Invisibility...maybe for a short period, an hour or so. A much more accurate gun is fine, heck you can explain that away by simply having the character build a rifled weapon, assuming we start out very early which is seeming quite likely.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-08-10 10:57pm

The land battles i this promise to be very fun... Age of imperialism battle tactics... hehehe

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-08-10 10:58pm

Pablo Sanchez wrote:Hmmm. Would I be wrong to assume then, SS, that there will be some incidence of 'heroic' characters, though it will be limited to an Odysseus or Jason (exceptional men, not superhuman like Hercules)?

Such would be fine, they add flavor without changing the games basis, which is and shall remain technological.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-08-10 10:59pm

SO having an uber duelist NPC who is the best in the republic would be just fne? Cool....

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-08-10 11:14pm

Ignore this post, new proposal is on page 3

So far half the votes have been for 1660-1805 and several more people have ranked that as being there second choice. The Duchess has proposed 1660-1685 as the range within that at which we would start. Many have supported that idea as well.

Edit: I missread what she posted, I dont think the Duchess was acutally suggesting that period but people did think it sounded good. Ignore what I've written below.

So the question is who would like to use that date and who would not want to participate if that was the choice. For people who would not, please indicate if any time later within the 1660-1805 range would be acceptable. I'd like to have a large number of players for this thing.

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2003-08-10 11:16pm

I like that time period.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-08-10 11:23pm

I would go with 1650.... But any time in that range works for me. So long as I get my happy ships, and bayoneted musket armed troops

Pablo Sanchez · Post by **Pablo Sanchez** » 2003-08-10 11:26pm

Alyrium Denryle wrote:I would go with 1650.... But any time in that range works for me. So long as I get my happy ships, and bayoneted musket armed troops

Maybe more like pike squares supported by harquebusiers?

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-08-10 11:27pm

Ah yes...

No cavalry charges are getting through.... A contingent of Musketeers(german style) for support...

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2003-08-10 11:34pm

Alyrium Denryle wrote:Ah yes...

No cavalry charges are getting through.... A contingent of Musketeers(german style) for support...

Alyrium, you think we can work out a history which would combine our two countrys? PM me.

Typhonis 1 · Post by **Typhonis 1** » 2003-08-11 01:33am

hmm Japan in that time period sounds good what if they hadn`t stayed isolationist and looked North stead of South?

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-08-11 02:05am

Typhonis 1 wrote:hmm Japan in that time period sounds good what if they hadn`t stayed isolationist and looked North stead of South?

Keep in mind this is a new world that does not have the historical countries in it. You can however adapt as much as you want from historic Japan to create your own nation, even call it the same thing.

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2003-08-11 02:22am

Personally, I would prefer to start in the late 1700s at the earliest. However, I'll go with just about anything as this is sounding pretty damned interesting.

EDIT: Cossacks... mmm...

EDIT2: Fixed odd misstype I missed.

justifier · Post by **justifier** » 2003-08-11 03:13am

1650 sounds cool, but I'll go for any time

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