NationStates Jolt Archive

This RPG is loosely based on the novels written by Harry Turtledove. The main concept is that the Confederacy won the American Civil War, and has enjoyed several decades of peace.
But their victory has altered the timeline in some unexpected ways:
- Mexico is now ruled by an Emperor, from the line of Maximilian.
- The Panama Canal, and the Sinai Canal, were never built. The first because the CSA and USA threatened each other, and the second because Britain had a cheap source of cotton, and never needed to develop Egypt.
- A second war between the CSA and USA, commonly called the Second Mexican War, was fought in 1881-1882, ending in CS victory. But in an attempt to garner good will with the US, peace was restored on the terms of status quo antebellum. A republican president led the North.
- Britain annexed Hawaii.
- Japan fought Spain in the 1890s and won the Philippines.
- The CSA bought Cuba, but only Cuba, in the 1870s from Spain.
- Russia never sold Alaska.
- There has been no Russo-Japanese war, which means Europe still believes in the false notion of Russian military supremacy.
- The USA has become more repressive of its own workers, and has joined the Triple Alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary.
- The Confederacy has joined its long-term allies, Britain and France (with Russia) in the Entente.
- In the USA, the Republican party has been replaced by the Socialist party. This is due to the two defeats in Republican terms, and the growing oppression of labor.
- The South freed its slaves in 1882, upon winning the Second Mexican War. They are not counted as citizens, yet, however.
- AND MUCH MORE!

If any this sounds interesting, feel free to join. Please mention if you have RPG experience, as well.

The RPG is starting in 1910. Once enough people have joined, it begins.

Here's the address: http://z6.invisionfree.com/Timeline_191

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with 1910 technology you would have the first military aircraft, submarines and the age of dreadnoughts.

i'll give it a go

I've requested Japan on the forum.

We start in 1910

I'm Russia. Which means I'm behind everyone in technology. Except subs, I've read that the Russians had some submarines in the era. Mostly for laying mines, I think.

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The German Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Ottoman Empire, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, Serbia, and a host of other nations are still open.

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The German Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Ottoman Empire, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, Serbia, and a host of other nations are still open.

Join up!
So this is essentially set in the era/universe of The Great War series by Turtledove?

Yeah. Basically.

Of course, we'll try not to have things go exactly the same way.

I just looked at the site, and while unable to join, I did notice that the CSA is missing part of it's territory. Mexico sold Sonora and Chihuahua to the CSA.

As the RPG is only based on the books, it doesn't have to be exact. As I'll write, the CSA sold those provinces back later.
I'm doing this to allow Mexico a bigger role in the game.

And is there a technical reason you can't join, or do not want to? I just want to know, just in case there's something I should fix.

As the RPG is only based on the books, it doesn't have to be exact. As I'll write, the CSA sold those provinces back later.
I'm doing this to allow Mexico a bigger role in the game.

And is there a technical reason you can't join, or do not want to? I just want to know, just in case there's something I should fix.
Technical, the computer I'm on(save very brief stints when I can get on a better one) can't open InvasionFree pages as the browser is out of date.

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Austria-Hungary, Italy, Spain, Mexico, and the United States are still needed.

Come on and join. Nothing like bloody war and political insults to start a day.

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bump. Plenty of good nations to take.

Has Germany been taken? I'd like to be Germany if possible.

I think it's taken, but we still have the USA, Austria-Hungary, and some other nations open.

As a good Harry Turtledove fan I am going to invovle myself in this one, good job on the bumps; I would have hated to miss this actually well planed out RP.

I would like to be Austrio-Hungry!

And I will try to get up on the forums by today.

I think it's taken, but we still have the USA, Austria-Hungary, and some other nations open.


Really? Who is Germany? I don't remeber anyone claiming it. But if someone has, could I possibly be China?

Well, they claimed it on the site.

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For some reason the world map thread is not working for me, so is there any way you could post the picture so I can see what's available? Germany and Austria-Hungary are taken, so I don't know what to get.

For some reason the world map thread is not working for me, so is there any way you could post the picture so I can see what's available? Germany and Austria-Hungary are taken, so I don't know what to get.

An idea is to get Italy, that'll be the best I think for now. Or France, or maybe Canada; the natives need a voice to her Majesty.

Here's a map:
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h20/Armed_Killer/UpdatedMapofWorld.png

We currently have:
The British Empire
French Republic
German Empire
The Ottoman Empire
Russian Empire
Austria-Hungary
Italian Republic
Confederate States of America
Spain- has been inactive
Sweden- has been inactive
China- has been inactive
Japan- has been inactive

*For the ones that have been inactive I don't know if they have left or what, but ask the CSA or Realism Mod about them.

We need:
USA

Don't forget about Serbia. We need a Serbia.

I myself am the Russian Empire.

Hm, Serbia eh? Beyond sparking WWI, there isn't much RP potential there. Far too small of a place for any good combat RPs, and it gets absorbed during the war.

Canada is a section of the British Empire, so that's not an option. France already has a player, it looks like. Why aren't China's holdings marked on the map?

I don't know, you would have to ask the CSA about that. He posted the map on the site.

Maybe because China is a little backwards at this time and may be divided between some 4 powers.

I might consider playing as Belgium. The Western Front was smack-dab on their doorsteps and there was some interesting uses of armored cars in Flanders. I'd have to do some more research, but I can't guerentee just how accurate I can be...

Well, any new players are welcome, but we still need a USA before WWI can really start so if anyone wants to be them just post it in the claims part of the site.

HUMP! Just want to see if that works any better than bump... Come on guys, I know you want to be the good old US of A!

bump... we still need a person to play as the USA.

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bump... we still need a person to play as the USA.

BUMPity!

The Voxio says "BUMP"

I joined and requested the US of A. :)

I joined and requested the US of A. :)

Finally my 3rd ally has somebody playing them.

I joined and requested the US of A. :)

Well now we can start, just need the Confederates to show themselves and Realism Mod....

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