Lachenburg
22-12-2005, 05:26
Introduction:
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Welcome to the world of 1714. In the realms of Europe, the 14 year long War of Spanish Succession finally ends, while farther to the north, the Great Northern war among the Russians, Danes, Swedes and Poles continues to wage on. Meanwhile, in the vast untamed tracts of North America, colonial dominions grow, with Spaniards, Frenchmen, British and Dutchmen all vying to increase their wealth and territory while native population writhe in agony under the growing jack-boot of European Colonialism. And in the lands of the Orient, the kingdoms of Japan, Korea and China slip into further isolation to avoid the torrent of Europeans pushing ever nearer to their vary doorstep, conquering the lesser nations around them.
Now it is up to you, noble Role-Players, to pave your way into the 18th Century. Make new enclaves and shatter those of your enemy. Build alliances with fellow nations or tear them apart to satisfy your own needs. Do whatever it takes to become the next great Empire of the world, whether through trade, diplomacy, or ferocious combat. That is your mission, your duty, your quest.
Reasons for Joining:
I'm sure that as you have scrolled through this post, the thought of "Oh brother, why should I join another pointless Theme-based RP?" has crossed your mind and you're now on the verge of finding other things to occupy your time. However, I can assure you that VVV is slightly different from the rest and has great potential.
Unlike other Off-site RP's, VVV pushes forward with time rather quickly, jumping ahead a decade or so every other week to ensure the RP keeps moving and isn't caught in the greuling time lock of other 'fluid time' RPs. Furthermore, VVV presents an RP with strong rules but with plenty of flexibility, as well. Wish to transform your Monarchy into a Democratic Paradise? Go ahead! Or how about making that Pacifist Third-World Backwater into a Super-power of unimaginable proportions? Just be aware of the potential consequences of your actions and work hard and your nation will easily meld to fit your warped personality.
And don't worry, VVV does not include any over-complicated or just plain pedantic systems of managment as we cherish the idea of a strong RPing experience, rather than the complexities similar to that of a board-game. Moreover, an encyclopedic knowladge of history is not required to play either (although you should be educated somewhat in the time period).
But for VVV to propser into the future, we need you, the Role-Player to join and begin a new legacy. And its not like you have anything to loose by joining-up. So go ahead and take a peak:
Link (http://s14.invisionfree.com/Vini_Vedi_Vici/index.php?act=idx)
Nations Claimed:
Europe
- The Russian Empire
- The Kingdom of Denmark-Norway
- The Kingdom of France
- The United Kingdom of Great Britian and Ireland
- The United Provinces of the Netherlands
- The Hapsburg Empire of Austria
- The Kingdom of Spain
- The Kingdom of Prussia
- The Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania
- The Kingdom of Sweden
Asia
- The Chosun Dynasty of Korea
- The Ottoman Empire
- The Tokugawa Yoshimune Shogunate of Japan
- The Kingdom of Siam
- The Safavid Dynasty of Persia
Current Events:
- King Louis XIV, after decades of prosperous rule over the nation of France, dies of natural causes. Without his strong leadership, France quickly descends into anarchy as the oppressed pesantry demand further representation in government and the limitation of executive powers by the Monarch. The new Monarch, Louis XV, capitualtes and a constitution is drafted guaranteeing the rights and representation of the French people.
- The Swedish Army is crushed simultaneously by surprise Russian and Danish offensives to the east and west. Surrender appears to be the only option to spare the fallen empire.
- The Hapsburg Empire, eager to gather additional funds for its war machine, sells the Austrian Netherlands to the United Provinces. Shortly after the sale, the Hapsburgs embark on a campaign of destruction throughout the Holy Roman Empire to soldify its control over the once antonomus states of the Palantine.
- The United Kingdom, after much deliberation, agrees to sell the Grand Duchy of Hannover to the United Provinces in return for Dutch possesions in the Far East.
- In the Orient, Korea decsends further into isolation.
- With the Holy Roman Empire firmly in grasp, the Hapsburgs dive into Italia, forcing the vulnerable city-states of the peninsula to join the Austrian Empire or feel the wrath of war. The states of Tuscany and Genoa quickly capitulate to this belligerent threat, but the state of Savoy resists boldly, declaring themselves independent of Austrian Rule. Immedeately, the Spaniards, fearful of further Austrian growth, mobilize their own armies to protect the soverignty of Savoy and shatter the ambitions of the Hapsburgs once and for all.
- The Treaty of Stockholm is signed ending warfare between the Danes and Swedes. However, in the midst of the treaty signing, the Kingdom of Prussia declares war upon the decaying Swedish monarchy and launches an assault against the poorly defended island of Gotland.
- To counter growing British influence in the Ohio Valley, the Kingdom of France announces that the United Kingdom has indeed violated the Treaty of Utrecht and immedeately declares war. In response to this declaration, the Russian Empire, an ally of the United Kingdom, declares war upon the Kingdom of France.
- The Ottoman Turks establish their first overseas colony on the shores of Patagonia in South America. Although the new establishment is met with surprise and suspicion by the Spanish court, the Turks are permitted to remain on the eastern coastline.
- In the Battle of Vilhelmina, the Swedish Army manages to nearly rout the advancing Russian offensive, but is halted after Russian officers request parlay to discuss terms of a mutual agreement.
- With both the Japanese and Russians expanding in northern Asia, it was only a matter of time before their claims overlapped. In the cold wasteland of Siberia, to protect the growth the Russian Empire, Emperor Peter I declares war upon the Japanese Shogunate and prepares to move an expeditionary force across Siberia to vanquish its Oriental foes. The Japanese, in response to the declaration, petition the nearby neighbors of the Russian nation for support, asking for the dismemberment of Russian Empire as a whole. So far, no one has replied to the request.
- In Eastern Europe, the Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania declares war upon the Kingdom of Prussia, seeking to extinguish the German state once and for all. To protect its interests at home, the Prussians immedeatly withdraw from the Gotland campaign and make an uneasy peace with Sweden.
- The Ottoman Turks expand their colonial domains, settling upon the island of Madagascar. Meanwhile, the Persians, Austrians and Danes also expand their colonial dominions in the depths of Africa with the Persians and Austrians establishing themselves in Eastern Africa and the Danes paving their way through the depths of the Congo.
- In the Pacific, the Spanish Empire grows with the establishment of a penal colony on the Northern coast of Australia and the purchase of Guam.
http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/c/cc/Victory_at_Narva.jpg
Welcome to the world of 1714. In the realms of Europe, the 14 year long War of Spanish Succession finally ends, while farther to the north, the Great Northern war among the Russians, Danes, Swedes and Poles continues to wage on. Meanwhile, in the vast untamed tracts of North America, colonial dominions grow, with Spaniards, Frenchmen, British and Dutchmen all vying to increase their wealth and territory while native population writhe in agony under the growing jack-boot of European Colonialism. And in the lands of the Orient, the kingdoms of Japan, Korea and China slip into further isolation to avoid the torrent of Europeans pushing ever nearer to their vary doorstep, conquering the lesser nations around them.
Now it is up to you, noble Role-Players, to pave your way into the 18th Century. Make new enclaves and shatter those of your enemy. Build alliances with fellow nations or tear them apart to satisfy your own needs. Do whatever it takes to become the next great Empire of the world, whether through trade, diplomacy, or ferocious combat. That is your mission, your duty, your quest.
Reasons for Joining:
I'm sure that as you have scrolled through this post, the thought of "Oh brother, why should I join another pointless Theme-based RP?" has crossed your mind and you're now on the verge of finding other things to occupy your time. However, I can assure you that VVV is slightly different from the rest and has great potential.
Unlike other Off-site RP's, VVV pushes forward with time rather quickly, jumping ahead a decade or so every other week to ensure the RP keeps moving and isn't caught in the greuling time lock of other 'fluid time' RPs. Furthermore, VVV presents an RP with strong rules but with plenty of flexibility, as well. Wish to transform your Monarchy into a Democratic Paradise? Go ahead! Or how about making that Pacifist Third-World Backwater into a Super-power of unimaginable proportions? Just be aware of the potential consequences of your actions and work hard and your nation will easily meld to fit your warped personality.
And don't worry, VVV does not include any over-complicated or just plain pedantic systems of managment as we cherish the idea of a strong RPing experience, rather than the complexities similar to that of a board-game. Moreover, an encyclopedic knowladge of history is not required to play either (although you should be educated somewhat in the time period).
But for VVV to propser into the future, we need you, the Role-Player to join and begin a new legacy. And its not like you have anything to loose by joining-up. So go ahead and take a peak:
Link (http://s14.invisionfree.com/Vini_Vedi_Vici/index.php?act=idx)
Nations Claimed:
Europe
- The Russian Empire
- The Kingdom of Denmark-Norway
- The Kingdom of France
- The United Kingdom of Great Britian and Ireland
- The United Provinces of the Netherlands
- The Hapsburg Empire of Austria
- The Kingdom of Spain
- The Kingdom of Prussia
- The Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania
- The Kingdom of Sweden
Asia
- The Chosun Dynasty of Korea
- The Ottoman Empire
- The Tokugawa Yoshimune Shogunate of Japan
- The Kingdom of Siam
- The Safavid Dynasty of Persia
Current Events:
- King Louis XIV, after decades of prosperous rule over the nation of France, dies of natural causes. Without his strong leadership, France quickly descends into anarchy as the oppressed pesantry demand further representation in government and the limitation of executive powers by the Monarch. The new Monarch, Louis XV, capitualtes and a constitution is drafted guaranteeing the rights and representation of the French people.
- The Swedish Army is crushed simultaneously by surprise Russian and Danish offensives to the east and west. Surrender appears to be the only option to spare the fallen empire.
- The Hapsburg Empire, eager to gather additional funds for its war machine, sells the Austrian Netherlands to the United Provinces. Shortly after the sale, the Hapsburgs embark on a campaign of destruction throughout the Holy Roman Empire to soldify its control over the once antonomus states of the Palantine.
- The United Kingdom, after much deliberation, agrees to sell the Grand Duchy of Hannover to the United Provinces in return for Dutch possesions in the Far East.
- In the Orient, Korea decsends further into isolation.
- With the Holy Roman Empire firmly in grasp, the Hapsburgs dive into Italia, forcing the vulnerable city-states of the peninsula to join the Austrian Empire or feel the wrath of war. The states of Tuscany and Genoa quickly capitulate to this belligerent threat, but the state of Savoy resists boldly, declaring themselves independent of Austrian Rule. Immedeately, the Spaniards, fearful of further Austrian growth, mobilize their own armies to protect the soverignty of Savoy and shatter the ambitions of the Hapsburgs once and for all.
- The Treaty of Stockholm is signed ending warfare between the Danes and Swedes. However, in the midst of the treaty signing, the Kingdom of Prussia declares war upon the decaying Swedish monarchy and launches an assault against the poorly defended island of Gotland.
- To counter growing British influence in the Ohio Valley, the Kingdom of France announces that the United Kingdom has indeed violated the Treaty of Utrecht and immedeately declares war. In response to this declaration, the Russian Empire, an ally of the United Kingdom, declares war upon the Kingdom of France.
- The Ottoman Turks establish their first overseas colony on the shores of Patagonia in South America. Although the new establishment is met with surprise and suspicion by the Spanish court, the Turks are permitted to remain on the eastern coastline.
- In the Battle of Vilhelmina, the Swedish Army manages to nearly rout the advancing Russian offensive, but is halted after Russian officers request parlay to discuss terms of a mutual agreement.
- With both the Japanese and Russians expanding in northern Asia, it was only a matter of time before their claims overlapped. In the cold wasteland of Siberia, to protect the growth the Russian Empire, Emperor Peter I declares war upon the Japanese Shogunate and prepares to move an expeditionary force across Siberia to vanquish its Oriental foes. The Japanese, in response to the declaration, petition the nearby neighbors of the Russian nation for support, asking for the dismemberment of Russian Empire as a whole. So far, no one has replied to the request.
- In Eastern Europe, the Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania declares war upon the Kingdom of Prussia, seeking to extinguish the German state once and for all. To protect its interests at home, the Prussians immedeatly withdraw from the Gotland campaign and make an uneasy peace with Sweden.
- The Ottoman Turks expand their colonial domains, settling upon the island of Madagascar. Meanwhile, the Persians, Austrians and Danes also expand their colonial dominions in the depths of Africa with the Persians and Austrians establishing themselves in Eastern Africa and the Danes paving their way through the depths of the Congo.
- In the Pacific, the Spanish Empire grows with the establishment of a penal colony on the Northern coast of Australia and the purchase of Guam.