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Hey, everybody! It’s been a long time but it’s great to be back on NS. I’m considering returning fulltime and opening a new RP here. In my two months off I came up with a bunch of ideas I’m really excited to try and implement. For those of you who remember me, I’m very big on historical RPs. I also prefer off-site RPing to NS for the most part. What I’m considering doing now is opening an Earth 1914. Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, has been recently assassinated by Serbian terrorists. The web of protective alliances that have, ironically, preserved peace in Europe for decades are now leading the continent into a massive war. It is early August and war declarations fly forth from nearly all of Europe’s major powers’ capitals. The world is spiraling into war. It will be the largest armed conflict in the history of mankind and forever change the face of war and the world. The exact date is August 14, 1914. When we take the reigns of our nations, the war will have already begun for most of the war’s most pivotal players (Russia, Germany, France, Britain, Austro-Hungary, Belgium, Serbia, ect.). It is now up to us to guide our nations through the coming events and the largest war history has yet witnessed. As is probably expected of me, the RP will take place off-site and Stoklomolvi has provided an excellent InvisionFree board for us to use.

So, who’s interested? I will start taking claims immediately. I know some people like to play the less important powers but I urge them to start by taking the pivotal European nations (members of the Entente or Central Powers primarily). Apart from members of the initial major alliances, Spain, Italy, the Ottoman Empire, Belgium, and Denmark all need filling. It doesn’t matter if your nation was historically a Central Power, an Ally, or neutral, if, historically, they have not yet sided, they can choose any path you like (as long as it’s somewhat plausible of course). Outside of Europe, the nations we need first and foremost (in this order) are the United States, China, Mexico, Japan, and Brazil. Beyond those five nations, non-European powers should really take the backseat in terms of claiming. They aren’t particularly important in this war. Semi-autonomous Anglo-Saxon nations such as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand have all been lumped into the British Empire for this RP.

And remember, the war can last as long as we like. It doesn’t need to end in 1918. The United States doesn’t need to intervene. Italy doesn’t have to switch sides. Russia doesn’t have to bail out. It’s all up to us as long as it’s believable. That’s the general overview of the rules, I will get into other things such as Events (familiar anyone?) and time later on. I look forward to a great RP and a fun return to NS.

Off-Site Forum: http://z15.invisionfree.com/Earth1914

I'm interested in taking Germany :D

I could be interested in taking France. Or maybe Italy.

Crap, I meant to say I was gonna grab Germany in my intro. If you want it Greal, fair is fair, you called it first. But if not I'd love to have it, the whole time I was laying the RP out I was doing it from the viewpoint that I'd be Germany. If Germany is off-limits, I'll take the British Empire as my second choice.

Will this be offsite?

Crap, I meant to say I was gonna grab Germany in my intro. If you want it Greal, fair is fair, you called it first. But if not I'd love to have it, the whole time I was laying the RP out I was doing it from the viewpoint that I'd be Germany. If Germany is off-limits, I'll take the British Empire as my second choice.

You can have Germany, I'll be the Brits then

I could be interested in taking France. Or maybe Italy.

Well, either is yours if you want it. It would be nice to guarentee having a France on board, but Italy has the neat ability to pick sides.

You can have Germany, I'll be the Brits then

Thanks a lot, man, I appreciate it.

Thanks a lot, man, I appreciate it.

I'll enjoy having the largest navy in the world. :D Maybe I'll even battle yours.

Well, either is yours if you want it. It would be nice to guarentee having a France on board, but Italy has the neat ability to pick sides.

To be honest, I'm gonna be pressed for time over the next few months so I'll be more likely to take a less pivotal country like Italy or smaller.

I'd be up for the USA.

Yeah, this will be off-site.

If you think you might be busy in the nearby future, I recommend Italy be the most important country you consider. Spain, Denmark, Greece, the Netherlands, Portugal, Brazil, Japan, Romania, or Bulgaria could all be good choices.

I'd be up for the USA.

She's yours.

Do you mind if I claim Belgium?

Do you mind if I claim Belgium?

Not at all. That should be an exciting position.

I should note that the war will not be the only thing going on. International politics will still be going on. The Great War shall be a large focus, but being neutral can be fun too. You can also find indirect ways of getting involved in the war (loans, relief funds, troop training, military access, ect.).

Come to think of it, exactly when are we starting? Are we going to start on July 28, or will we start at a slightly more advanced date?

Could I please be the ottomans? If I am in this I need to know what website it will be at?

Yeah, this will be off-site.

If you think you might be busy in the nearby future, I recommend Italy be the most important country you consider. Spain, Denmark, Greece, the Netherlands, Portugal, Brazil, Japan, Romania, or Bulgaria could all be good choices.

I think at the moment, I would think about either Bulgaria or Romania. How flexible can we be with the facts of each nation?

We're starting on August 14th. The off-site website isn't completely done yet. I can post it tomorrow and you can start RPing as soon as people finish their factbooks.

I think at the moment, I would think about either Bulgaria or Romania. How flexible can we be with the facts of each nation?

I wanna stick to reality, but you can stretch the truth a bit.

I wanna stick to reality, but you can stretch the truth a bit.

Well, stretching the truth would be say, Bulgaria having a small but modern Army, would that be too much?

Well, I wanna keep it accurate. In a RP where war is one of the most important aspects of the game, I think militaries should be kept realistic. If you sat the beginning part of the war out or got one of the major powers to help modernize you, you could begin to catch up.

That would help, yeah. Okay then

Hi, I used to be New Brittonia remember me?


Can I be the USA?

Hi, I used to be New Brittonia remember me?


Can I be the USA?

Hey NB! How goes it? Sorry, the USA is taken. But most nations are still open.

Good, I switched to government sims, I'm on the U.S. government sim, pretty good right now ver fun, (although there are no major bills right now and all the bills in debate are basically concensus for the DNC and GOP). Darn, and I know a bit about Wilson, the Republic of China sounds fun then I guess.

So far we have the Ottoman Empire, the United States, the British Empire, Belgium, China, Bulgaria, and Germany. Plenty of spots open, keep on joining and recruiting.

I'd like France... or maybe Japan.

I recommend France. We really can't start until we have Russia, France, and Austro-Hungary (and preferably Serbia, but that's secondary) at least, so it would really help. France will also be more of a hotspot in the global conflict.

I recommend France. We really can't start until we have Russia, France, and Austro-Hungary (and preferably Serbia, but that's secondary) at least, so it would really help. France will also be more of a hotspot in the global conflict.

Alright, France sounds good. I'm Japan in a WW2 RP and a Cold War one, anyway.

Oi! Damn it I was going to be China. :p

Ahhh I'll be Soviet peoples in the Russia, ironically I am the host of the forum :p

Haha, great to have you on board Stoklomolvi. Russia is wide open. The last unclaimed major power is Austro-Hungary, folks. We could really use one...

I was going to be the characters of the Russian Communist Party, mainly so that I don't need a factbook; I will have around 3,000 members to begin with, centred around Petrograd, lead by Lenin, of course.

I think before we create reaction against a player, we need to get a player to RP that country, especially when it's that big a world power.

True true. However, I'll just be working on some RPs with myself. Story RPs.

Stoklomolvi, TG

i've been reading on WWI, but i've never done alternate history...anyway, what nations are still open?

Not sure, I think Romania, Serbia are open.

Serbia...a serb killed the archduke Ferdinand, which started the war, right? are there any small, not that important nations I could be?

Serbia...a serb killed the archduke Ferdinand, which started the war, right? are there any small, not that important nations I could be?

Holland, it was neutral in WW1

Holland, it was neutral in WW1

hmmm...don't know much about them at the time, but i'll take them. Indonesia and Surinam were ruled by the Dutch, so if the germans invaded they would rule those, and then...ahh, i don't know. i'll read on it.

I'd like Italy.

I'll take Argentina.

I'll take Romania.

Great, you're all approved. But before we can start, we really need a fulltime Russia and Austro-Hungary (I'd also like to start with a Serbia too if possible). I'm also pondering whether I should allow political parties and terrorist groups to join as part of the game within other people's nations. If I'm going to do that, I'd like to do it later in the game...

My fear is we're going to have not enough nations, and tons of political groups and terrorists who plague the players who actually took real countries.

Oh, and here's a list of important countries still unclaimed in order of importance:

1. Russia/Austro-Hungary (tie for first)
2. Serbia
3. Mexico
4. Japan
5. Brazil/Greece/Spain (three-way tie for fifth)
6. Portugal

Those are some of the last claimable nations of great importance. It was close between making Mexico third and Japan fourth but I figure, even though Japan was more influential and powerful, Mexico could really shake things up if they get into it. Beyond those countries, there are still a handful of Scandinavian and Latin American nations that could be claimed, but I'd like if we held off on those for now as they're of lesser importance (particularly the latter). Albania and Montenegro I left off the list because they were pretty unimportant in the war. If someone would like the claim Albania later on, I'd be OK with that, but I think while we still don't have some of the major powers enlisted, it would be a bad move to grab such small countries. I'm considering preventing people from being able to claim tiny, tiny nations like Montenegro and Luxembourg.

Yo. I don't wanna ramble off an excuse of what happened, so I'm just gunna say, "Sorry about abandoning the Cold War RP."

Anyway, I'd like to know what the history split date is going to be before I definitely pick a country and whether or not alternate history will be available. Going straight from the archduke's assassination on June 28, 1914 is a little restricting, but I can go with that.

If alternate history is available, I'd like to play an alternate country like the Confederate States of America (similar to Harry Turtledove's story), a successfully secessionist Boer Union of Transvaal and the Orange Free State, or even Bolivar's United States of South America (Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela).

If these options aren't allowed, I'd otherwise like to be a surviving French syndicalist movement that takes a national cosmopolitan approach to socialism instead of the national corporatist approach in Germany or the international communitarian approach in the Soviet Union. And if this isn't possible, I'll just play Austria-Hungary. Again, I'd like to have the split date go a little further back so as to incite the rivalry between free market thinking Austria and historicist bound Germany. Germany has been viewed (http://mars.wnec.edu/~grempel/courses/ww1/lectures/ww1culp.html)as being the primary causer of WW1 for sometime now, and if Austria-Hungary could negotiate terms with Russia so as to not be manipulated so rashly by the Germans, Germany might have to fight its own war rather than exploiting the Balkan time bomb.

Cold War RP? I think you might be mixing me up with Stoklomolvi.

The split date, I'm sorry to say, is a bit later than you thought. It is August 14, 1914. The war has already begun for most of the pivotal nations involved. Again sorry to let you down, but we're not doing alternate history. You have to claim a real nation that existed on that date in history. I'm still deciding on whether we should have the option of claiming political/terrorist groups within a country. I feel like it's sort of unfair to the player who claimed a real country (hard enough to manage already) to have to deal with factions within their own nation moving at their own free will. Also, it's especially hard to have political/terrorist groups operating within an already claimed nation when we still have a slew of nations that don't have owners. I'd really prefer/appreciate it if you took Austro-Hungary. I did notice though that you said you bailed out on another RP. I ask that you please do not choose such a pivotal nation if the same may happen again during the course of this RP. If not, I recommend Austro-Hungary. Great to have you on board.

Plenty of spots still open...

ATTENTION!

Here is a link to the off-site forum. Stoklomolvi provided it for us and it is only slighlty used. You may begin working on your factbook. Once you have your factbook (and once we have recruited a definite Russia and Austro-Hungary) up and it is approved, you may begin. However, I'd prefer if no one started to RP before Friday morning, that gives everyone a fair amount of time to work on their factbook.

Just to clarify some things:

It is August 14, 1914 and every RL day equals one month. Naturally, every 12 days is a year. Keep it realistic to time, troop and supply movement takes time. It might take a whole day to move a division to the front depending on where they're located.

Try to keep militaries realistic. Your military's technology should not be more advanced than it actually was in 1914. Also, army and fleet sizes should be roughly the same as they were in RL 1914. If you choose to levy new armies or start a draft, keep your numbers realistic. You can just enlist 10% of your population without consequences.

The "Events" section of the forum is a place for me to post, as you may have guessed, self-made events. They can range from things such as "Rebellion in Moscow" to "Good Harvest Year in Greece." They all have consequences you must RP. Few ever just appear from nowhere. They are often the product of things that have been happening in the game. If you begin a draft, you may have a draft riot event coming your way. Players cannot make their own Events. If you have incidents you want to RP that affect their own country, you can do so in the Internal Affairs section.

The Player Events section is closed. I'm going to ask Stok. to shut it down and ask that you use the Internal Affairs section instead.

I think that's about it, and I now present you with the URL:

http://z15.invisionfree.com/Earth1914

oh, and please register as the name of your nation and label your factbook as your nation's full name. No "Germany's Factbook" or "England's Factbook", just "Great Britain" or "The British Empire." You should post your factbooks in the "Knowledge Database" section of the forum.

Alright gotcha. Guess I still have to negotiate terms with Italy and the Ottomans then.

Another question - what's the time scale in this and how far do you anticipate the RP to go on in gametime? 1918? 1924? 1929?

The restriction from alternate history is a bit of a disappointment, but if the game does continue to go on, I'd like it to end up being structured similarly to that of Enigma Rising (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma:_Rising_Tide).

EDIT: Posted this before I saw ur last post. Thx for the timescale.

If no one has taken it could i have the Astro Hungarian empire. If not is Canada still open?

If no one has taken it could i have the Astro Hungarian empire. If not is Canada still open?

I think Austro-Hungary was just taken by Daktoria. Daktoria, is that correct?

All dominions and protectorates of the British Empire have been given to Britain for the game, so Canada is British, sorry.

There's a list at the top of this page of still claimable countries. If you're looking for important nations, Spain, Japan, Mexico, Brazil, and Serbia are all still open. I think Russia is too but I can't speak to that at the moment. I don't know if Stoklomolvi wants it or not.

Cool, we were on the market for a Spain. You got it.

... deleted post. is that a redaction?

how far in time will this go?

Wait Has someone spoken for Greece or Bulgaria Or? If not is Russia spoken for or is it just the Bolsheiviks? And if that is not available then I will take mexico.

how far in time will this go?

As far as we want.

Wait Has someone spoken for Greece or Bulgaria Or? If not is Russia spoken for or is it just the Bolsheiviks? And if that is not available then I will take mexico.

Bulgaria is taken. Greece is open. Stoklomolvi wanted to be the Bolsheiviks, I asked him not to be and to take Russia as a whole instead, and then that conversation died out. If he wants Russia, he technically called it first but I still await his response. And yes, Mexico too is open.

STOKLOMOLVI: would you like Russia as a whole, or just the Bolsheivik Party? if it's the latter, we may need to negotiate because I don't think we should do political/terrorist groups so soon.

Ok here are my Top three for the country that I want:

1.Russia
2.Greece
3.Mexico

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I'm interested in playing as South Africa. I had family in the 1st South African Infantry Brigade, one being commander of the Brigade. I think it'd be appropriate.

I could RP as Russia and turn communist earlier in the war than before. Say, two years earlier :p

I could RP as Russia and turn communist earlier in the war than before. Say, two years earlier :p

Well problem with that is that the major discontent didn't start until Russia started losing, and then when Lenin was allowed by the Kaiser out of exile in Switzerland into Russia...so while a good idea, unlikely.

True, though I'll probably have Lenin run away or something. I don't know yet! ><

Switzerland? O.o

I'm the UAF on the Cold War 2010 RP.

My nation is such an ass in that game xD

Remember the link, everyone!
http://z15.invisionfree.com/Earth1914

My nation is such an ass in that game xD



Indeed so.

Okay, Stoklomolvi, Russia is yours. That means you can have can Greece, United Dependencies. Sorry you couldn't get your first choice. Sorry, Wanderjar, South Africa counts as part of the British Empire in this RP. United Earth Combine, did you mean you want Switzerland? If so, that's approved, but I'd prefer it if you took a more important nation. We have plenty of them.

What Important Nations are left?

What Important Nations are left?

Serbia (more pivotal than you might think), Spain, Mexico, Brazil, Portugal, Norway, Sweden, ect.

Serbia plays a big role, Mexico could be a big swing player, and all those other countries have the resources to enter, and change the course of, the war. Historically neutral nations can enter the war if they choose.

ATTENTION ALL:

If you have claimed on NS and not registered on the InvisionFree board, you have 36 hours to do so your nation will be opened again for claiming. Once you're on InvisionFree, you cannot start to RP until you get your factbook up. If you don't do that in a reasonable amount of time, you're nation will be opened up for claiming.

My nation is such an ass in that game xD

Yeah, eventually you're going to get5 uber-pwned by teh Japan!

Also, I need to hear from the people who took Austro-Hungary, Great Britain, and the United States. I know Corbournne (France), Stoklomolvi (Russia), and I (Germany) are all here, but I need to ensure the other pivotal nations are with us and plan on being active. Thanks.

We could really use a few more nations before we get going, particularly a Serbia. Still plenty of important nations...

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Is the forum ready? sorry for being impatient

we still need a serbia. i would, but I don't know much about them...

ATTENTION ALL:

If you have claimed on NS and not registered on the InvisionFree board, you have 36 hours to do so your nation will be opened again for claiming. Once you're on InvisionFree, you cannot start to RP until you get your factbook up. If you don't do that in a reasonable amount of time, you're nation will be opened up for claiming.


when I press the link, it just says: 1ST WEEK OF JANUARY

i don't know why

Hmm, try waiting a bit. It might be loading slowly, Indonesian States.

Greal (Great Britain) registered on the InvisionFree board. I still await whoever is RPing Austro-Hungary and the United States to check in and register on InvisionFree. You guys chose pivotal nations and I need to ensure your activity in this RP.

hey anti, count me in, whats left?

.....ottoman empire? (good memories)

maybe we don't need the US. after all, they didn't join until late in the war, and that was because umm..their ship was sunk, or something (really need to get info on this). What if the ship wasn't sunk. That would mean that the US was never in the war, thus eliminating their need in this RP.

The Lusitania was sunk off the coast of Ireland by a German U-Boat. Most of the US Citizens aboard were drowned. Over hundred children were killed in the attack as well.

However this was just one of many occasions were German Subs had sunk American Ships.

once i find info on holland on that time, i will make a factbook. first, i have a social life and a sports game to play in, so it will take a while (10:00 my time, 6:00GMT)

Hold on! I've just remembered why the US declared war! The Zimmerman Telegraph! duh
*Slaps own forehead*

The U.S. is indispensable. Even if they choose not to enter the war, they're still one of the most powerful nations on the planet. Also, their loans helped keep the Allies afloat during the early part of the war and, later, they turned a losing war around for Great Britain and France.

Hey, TNTC. Sorry, Ottoman Empire's taken, but we have Serbia, Spain, Mexico, Brazil, Portugal, Norway, and a few other countries still open. Also, I'm waiting to hear back from our Austro-Hungarian Empire and our U.S.A. If they don't register on the off-site forum soon, I'm gonna put their nations up on the market again. I suggest you grab one of the above nations and then make either America or Austria-Hungary your second choice just in case they don't show up. If you do that, I recommend Austria-Hungary, I need an ally I can depend on ;).

As for your first choice, I'd narrow it down to Mexico, Serbia, or Spain. Spain, although historically neutral, can still pack a punch in this war if they choose to. Mexico plays a pivotal political and geographic role, and was often on friendly terms with the Central Powers. And of course Serbia, the craddle of the war, can not be underestimated. Their importance to the war is much greater than most people would think.

Heh, this far in and nobody has claimed Russia. (or at least I haven't seen anyone do so)

I don't suppose I could take control of the Motherland?

Heh, this far in and nobody has claimed Russia.

I don't suppose I could take control of the Motherland?

Hey Weccan, good to see you around. Sorry, Stoklomolvi took Russia. Right now we have Serbia, Mexico, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland (I urge you not to take Switzerland), Norway, Brazil, and a few other nations still open. Lots of oppurtunities for Spain (doesn't have to remain historically neutral, lots of resources and manpower), Serbia (instigator of the war), and Mexico (pivotal geo-political location)...

Hmm, well, I'll have Spain for now, and if Austria Hungary doesn't show up, could I have them?

Hmm, well, I'll have Spain for now, and if Austria Hungary doesn't show up, could I have them?

Sure, but I want to let you know, as one of the major powers (Austria-Hungary), you need to be able to be pretty active. I wanna guarentee Germany, Russia, France, Great Britain, Austria-Hungary, and the U.S. are going to be active players. The other nations are, of course, very important as well, but these are the world superpowers of the day. I'm also trying to get the guy who signed up to be Italy to be more active since his nation is almost as important as some of the others mentioned above. I think I'll send him a TG...

Anyway, Spain is yours and, if the Austro-Hungarian Empire doesn't show up soon, you can have that as long as you can guarentee your activity.

Fine Then - Stop - I Will Be The United States - Stop -still Need Austria Hungary Though - Stop - Also, Spain Is Neutral, So I Suggest Portugal, Weccanfield, Or Tzar Nicolas's Russia [not The Communists] - Stop -

Spain doesn't have to be neutral, they can join the war whenever they want if they so desire. The Russian Empire was taken. And you can't have the United States unless this guy doesn't post back for a little while longer. Right now, you're still the Netherlands. Oh, and this might help you gather research. I heard recently that at the turn of the century, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Germany, and the United States were the most industrially advanced nations in the world.

ah, thanks. i can't find much on them, since they were neutral. all i know about is their colonies the Dutch East Indies (well, I'm from Indonesia, so no surprise there). I can't even find a decent map, if their land was different at the time. No population, no leader ( a queen, but that's all i know), no military size, no nothing (except for your hint...) oh no, i'm late for the game!

bump for new nations... still a handful of spots, folks

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The Beatus (United States of America) and whoever claimed Austro-Hungary first, you have until the end of the day to post and register on the off-site forum. You both also need to guarentee your activity for this RP, we need committed superpowers for this game to function. Thanks.

need....help.... all i know.... is that.... socialist party gets more votes.... there's a queen.... thats it

I'll take mexico if it is still open and I will certainly be a trustworthy Austro-Hungarian ally if need be, keep me posted

Here's some sites on turn of the century Holland:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Netherlands:_modern_history_%281900-present%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelmina_of_the_Netherlands

From what I gather, your queen was known to be very bold politcally and she disliked the British. This is because of the action the British took against the Boer settlers during the late 19th and early 20th century. She felt a strong connection to the Boers, descendents of the Dutch. During the war, Britain blockaded the Netherlands very early on, despite being neutral, because the Germans invested in the Dutch economy so much prior to the war.

I'm also trying to get the guy who signed up to be Italy to be more active since his nation is almost as important as some of the others mentioned above. I think I'll send him a TG...
Don't worry, I'm here, I just didn't have much opportunity to check up on this yesterday.

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If the previous claimant of the United States does not register within the allotted time, I will gladly take the spot in his stead.

Otherwise, I would enjoy taking South Africa off your hands.

Here's the off-site link again:

http://z15.invisionfree.com/Earth1914

If you don't register by tomorrow morning, your nation will be put up for claims again. To the United States and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, you have until tonight to register. We need active superpowers. Once you have registered, you must complete an acceptable factbook in a reasonable amount of time. If you don't complete a factbook soon enough, you will be kicked. You may begin RPing tomorrow morning as long as you have completed factbook.

We just need a few more players....

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last call for the United States/Austro-Hungary,
you don't have to go home, we just need you here... now

1990s reference... oh the 90s, how I do not miss you.

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I'm sorry to announce that the orignal claimers of Austro-Hungary and the United States have to be replaced due to inactivity. The Austro-Hungarian Empire now belongs to TNTC. Please re-register on the off-site forum as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, TNTC. This means Mexico is open again. The United States is also open again, but instead of giving it to the next person who applies, I want to give it to someone who has experience and can truly guarentee their activity. I'm open to recommendations, if you know any good, active RPers, give them a TG. If you would like the position of the US, please contact me.

So, here are the remaining available nations in order of importance:

United States of America (by appointment)
Serbia
Mexico
Brazil
Portugal
Norway/Sweden (tie for second-to-last)
Albania/Switzerland (tie for last)

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Cross Brazil off the list, it's been taken...

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I will be US now? please?

I'd be willing to let you have it, Indo. Re-register as the US on the off-site. We now have job openings for a new Netherlands.

ok, but we don't really need the Netherlands, only serbia is important

thanks alot for the information on the netherlands, but there is more info on the US.

Actually, I may take Japan if that's okay.

I would like to be austro-hungary if he is inactive,second chose is Japan!

We have an Austro-Hungary now, thanks. Someone signed up as Japan without permission and then never posted so, yeah, Weccanfeld, you can have Japan. Sorry, New Japanese Empire, he called it first.

But there are still a bunch of other nations open:

Serbia (the birthplace of the war)
Mexico (important geo-political position and friendly with Central Powers)
Spain (doesn't have to remain historically neutral, lots of oppurtunity...)
The Netherlands (leading industrial power, friendly with Germany)

... there are also a few more (Sweden, Norway, Cuba, Albania, ect.), but those are the four most important in order of importance.

New-Japanese, since you are new, I suggest a smaller nation like Spain, or the Netherlands. But, if your willing to take a challenge (like i did), you can be Serbia. Just know the history, though.

Greal/Great Britain, you need to get started on a factbook, your nation is gonna need to be involved very soon. Stoklomolvi (Russia) promised he'd have his up soon, and I've been in touch with TNTC (Austro-Hungary) and Indonesian States (the U.S.) and I trust they'll have theirs done soon. Right now the only superpowers with somewhat complete factbooks and France and Germany (myself).

Well, that's alright as you two are the ones involved in the early clashes.

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I Austria Hungary open? Ill take it, or If not, Ill take bulgaria

I Austria Hungary open? Ill take it, or If not, Ill take bulgaria

Both are taken, methinks.

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Cor, who are you in the forum? :confused:

The French Third Republic!

Ah!

(You are) "Bulgaria, I presume?"

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is there a website where the military sizes at the time are shown?

Not that I know of. Just keep searching wikipedia, it will usually give some kind of number somewhere.

http://www.paralumun.com/waronearmysize.htm

Not sure if it means the peak of the war or the beginning of it, but it has numbers.

(You are) "Bulgaria, I presume?"

You guess correctly

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Indo, I don't think your army was four million men strong in 1914. The Americans were notoriously unprepared for combat in 1917 and it was only after a draft was set in place that they had sufficient numbers to make an impact on the war effort. Also, that's nearly four times as many troops as I have at the moment. Albeit my army will probably grow as the war goes on, and it's not entirely mobilized yet, but still, I had the largest army in the world in 1914. Russia only beat me in that category after she began mobilization.

Is it too late to sign up? I’m new to this RPGing but I’ve always wanted to try and I like WWI history so what the hay right. So would being Persia be cool?

Not at all, although I think Ant wants some of the more Pivotal nations to be taken first, such as Serbia and Mexico.

Is Portugal still open?

I read up about Persia and many a battle took place in Persia between the Russians, Brits, and Ottomans during WW1. Both the allies and central powers try to get Persia on their side for their oil. But if Ant wants me to take either Mexico or Serbia that would work as well

I read up about Persia and many a battle took place in Persia between the Russians, Brits, and Ottomans during WW1. Both the allies and central powers try to get Persia on their side for their oil. But if Ant wants me to take either Mexico or Serbia that would work as well

Persia is fine. I was gonna suggest someone take it actually. Register on the off-site forum and begin a factbook.

Is Portugal still open?

It is and it's yours if you want it. If you're in the Iberian market, might I suggest a barely used Spain? Even though they were historically neutral, they don't have to be in this RP. They have a lot of resources and manpower and can pack a pivotal punch. And, if we're looking at Hispanic nations, might I also point you towards Mexico? Geopolitically important, Mexico had friendly ties to the Central Powers during the war and could have really caused an upset by entering the war. Just some suggestions...

All these suggestions of Nations that were friendly to the Central Powers has nothing to do with the Fact you're Germany does it? :p

Hmm, I am kind of unfamiliar with Spain's history right before the World Wars. Do you know what colonies it still had? I know the Spanish-American War took away Cuba,Phillppines etc. but what was left?

Hmm, I am kind of unfamiliar with Spain's history right before the World Wars. Do you know what colonies it still had? I know the Spanish-American War took away Cuba,Phillppines etc. but what was left?

Some footholds along Africa I believe. Rio Muni I think was Spanish. And they controlled the Gibralter Straits area on the African side. I don't think they had much more than that.

The only Central Powers friendly one I mentioned was Mexico, I would never, ever do that :rolleyes:

Alright thanks for the info, I'll take Spain. Will there be any official world map for this RP?

Alright thanks for the info, I'll take Spain. Will there be any official world map for this RP?

I'm working on one now, it's more work than I thought to make an accurate world map of 1914.

What countries are still open?

Serbia? Mexico? A few other minor ones as well.

I keep trying to find a world map during WW1 myself and can only find maps of the European Theatre.

Serbia, Mexico, Portugal, Cuba, and, your favorites, Sweden and Norway. A bunch of Latin American countries are open as well.

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Hey everybody long time no speak! :) Any nations left or did you all take them all?:p

Indo, I don't think your army was four million men strong in 1914. The Americans were notoriously unprepared for combat in 1917 and it was only after a draft was set in place that they had sufficient numbers to make an impact on the war effort. Also, that's nearly four times as many troops as I have at the moment. Albeit my army will probably grow as the war goes on, and it's not entirely mobilized yet, but still, I had the largest army in the world in 1914. Russia only beat me in that category after she began mobilization.

in 1914, i agree that there weren't many. i only got info since America entered the war, and that was after a mass-conscript by President Wilson

Hey everybody long time no speak! :) Any nations left or did you all take them all?:p

Serbia and Mexico are the important ones that are still open. We really need a Serbia right now, too.

I don't think we have any of the Scandinavian countries either.

If Japan isn't open I'll be Sweden then please. :P

If Japan isn't open I'll be Sweden then please. :P

no more scandinavian countries. and take serbia, please. we need them.

no more scandinavian countries. and take serbia, please. we need them.

I really don't want to take them as I don't know how I will fare role playing warfare all the time.

Map?-http://maps.ederon.net/hoi2iom.aspx
Or Map?-http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Map_of_the_World_(1914).PNG/800px-Map_of_the_World_(1914).PNG

Ill take up the Serbs.

Ill take up the Serbs.

The last puppy without an owner gets taken home! Yay! Sure, register on the off-site forum as your country's name and begin working on a factbook very soon. The war's begun and we need your country in it.

We got a handful of countries still open, Norway, Mexico, Portugal, Cuba, and pretty much all of Central and South America minus Argentina and Brazil.

The big prize is Mexico, lot of influence and power there.

More interested in playing a resitance movement then full scale war if possible.

More interested in playing a resitance movement then full scale war if possible.

Well, Serbia is about to be invaded. You probably won't last too long as an organized nation. That means you'll most likely transform from a formal government into an resistance group. It seems like a pretty good fit.

im on a very restrictive computer right now, work laptop, since my other computer's motherboard died on me.. so the factbook is going to be wierd for a little while.

do you need a world map (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:WWI.png)

im on a very restrictive computer right now, work laptop, since my other computer's motherboard died on me.. so the factbook is going to be wierd for a little while.

do you need a world map (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:WWI.png)

Thanks for the map, I'm actually using that exact wikipedia one. Thanks though.

Here's that off-site link one more time:

http://z15.invisionfree.com/Earth1914

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I’ve looked everywhere to try to find the stats on the Persian army in 1914, but found diddly poo. Does anyone have any ideas what to do?

Though I don't have the time to join right now (Although it looks so interesting) you may want to put the link in the first post so people can actually see it, and then poke around to see if the current situation interests them, what's left ect. Just a thought.

Though I don't have the time to join right now (Although it looks so interesting) you may want to put the link in the first post so people can actually see it, and then poke around to see if the current situation interests them, what's left ect. Just a thought.

Thanks, good idea.

Still a handful of countries open, join up while we still have openings.

OMG I REALLY want Austria-Hungary.....

OMG I REALLY want Austria-Hungary.....

Nice... enthusiasm? But Austria-Hungary is taken. Most of the major nations are. The most important remaining nations are Mexico, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Tibet, and Cuba. Sorry to kill your excitement. I recommend Mexico, a lot of geopolitical importance there.

ATTENTION: Our Great Britain has just resigned. We need an active, committed, and experienced RPer to fill in ASAP. Please contact me if you can be all of the above. You'll need to complete a factbook in a timely manner and launch right into business. Thank you.

Ant, if no one else steps up, I will RP the British Empire if you need one badly.

Thanks Al, but I'd prefer if, for the moment, no one switched nations who is already in the game. I will consider it though. Thanks.

No problems

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No Britain forthcoming no?

Say Ant, remember I said I would RP as Britain if you couldn't find someone to replace them?
Well, in the interests of protecting the Triple Alliance I think it would be better if I didn't take him over. That and the fact that Greal has dropped me in it by not RPing any resistance to Ottoman's invasion.

It's really fun (even more with more player) come on in,

I'm China!

wow i dont like any of those countries all are WAAAAAYYYY to third world for my taste.......hhhmmmmmm that sucks.......enjoy ur RP

Well, Chernobl, the entire British Empire just opened up, how does that sound? You need to be able to give a full guarentee of your activity and participation though. You also need to complete a factbook in a timely manner on get right into things.

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Guys, if you know any experienced and active RPers, please send them invites to take the British Empire. Thanks.

Its Mussie btw I know one but I think he is on holiday I'll try him.

Whats left for me to take?

The entire British Emire is, my good man. You just need to be able to guarentee lots of participation and a factbook completed in a timely fashion. You'll also need to briefly catch up on what's been going on in the RP and react to it.

Hey I just realized I rped a early Imperialism age Denmark about a year ago and, still have the factbook. It's not very good, and it will have be an upgrade from 1872 to 1914, but that takes one of my major concerns away. It seems Denmark is a fairly low grade nation and, if that's still open, I'd love to claim that I guess.

Hey I just realized I rped a early Imperialism age Denmark about a year ago and, still have the factbook. It's not very good, and it will have be an upgrade from 1872 to 1914, but that takes one of my major concerns away. It seems Denmark is a fairly low grade nation and, if that's still open, I'd love to claim that I guess.

Suprisingly yes, it is open. And she's all yours. Welcome aboard!

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The following nations are still open:

Greece (factbook partly made already)
Afghanistan
Mexico
Ethiopia
Cuba
Liberia
Tibet
Portugal
Argentina (factbook made already)
Panama
Switzerland


Those are the nations I recommend, pretty much all of Latin America and the Caribbean are open as well, but I don't really recommend being one of those nations.

Hey, sorry for the untimely departure, but I'm going to be gone from Saturday-Monday. I'll be back on immediately upon returning.

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It's weird, I'm having trouble opening the link to the off-site forum...

can anyone else not get into the forum?

I have had the same problem for about four days.:(

I just got back on.

Mine was just down an hour...

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Serbia has not been on for a week, as of tomorrow, and thus I will be assuming full control over that nation unless a reply is made. After that I will respond and the player will have 24hrs to counter-respond before I assume control. This is ridiculous, and I will take this inactivity as a surrender.