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Era of Diesel – In the Shadow of Khans

It is the year 1900. 322 years ago the Tigurid Khaganate's continent-wide domination finally fell, the bulk of the hordes, having been rendered obsolete and scattered by military loss after military loss against newer firearms or spent by internal power struggles and assimilation into the cultures they conquered, no longer were able to exert any unified dominance across the region and either started new governments of their own or fled back to the eastern steppes from whence they came. New kingdoms and independent towns began to emerge, or old ones began to test their new found freedom, followed by empires local and global, until finally the geopolitical dynamism settled and the modern nations took shape... Newer forms of government are emerging alongside the old ways, just as new technologies arise that promise to again reshape the face of the world in the coming decades...

This is an "Era of Diesel" based game, originally created by Haspen, in a fantasy early 1900s setting.

I've implemented a few changes to the overarching rules, such as using d8s for combat and a few changes discussed in the game threads (such as armies retreating on a tie). I've also “soft nerfed” trade and research deal stacking to deal with a few exploit starts but made it easier to start reaping their benefits for smaller nations while removing hard caps. This should help create more early game strategies based on specialization. There are also a few more technologies and traits to play with, as well as some changes (especially to Science technologies). Plus Navies (though different from Sheb's game). More below.

Sections moved due to post limit overflow (see 3rd post): Major Changes Summary, New Technologies, Nation Traits, and Random Events

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Spoiler: Game (click to show/hide)

NATION SHEET:

Name: <Nation's name here.>
Leader's Name: <Name here (username here)>
Government Type: <One of the four available, see 'Nation Traits'>
Traits (Points left): <Begin with 5 and spend. Please list your traits in this order: [government][size][development][armies][various other]>
Capital Province #: <From Starting Map. Must have at least three adjacent provinces (crossings count) and not itself adjacent to another player's capital (all crossings count for this).>
National Color: <Anything not too dark, particularly not dark greys>
History: <Nation's fluff.>

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GAME PROGRESSION:

Game starts at Turn 0 (called 'Pre-1900'). During this turn, players are allowed to:
A) Set up diplomatic ties with other Players and/or NPCs
B) Deploy armies in their provinces; at least one army must remain in Capital, however.

After all Players finish pre-game diplomacy and army deployment, game starts proper with Turn 1 (Year 1900.1).

Each Year has 10 Turns (1900.1 to 1900.10, for example).

The game ends when one of these conditions is fulfilled:

A) One Nation controls 2/3 of all Provinces (70 for normal map).
B) One two-power Alliance controls 3/4 of all Provinces (79 for normal map).
C) Turn 250 (Year 1924.10) ends (normal map).

TURN RESOLUTION:

At the start of the global turn all new armies spawn (or despawn), RP is accumulated, and Research Projects complete with it. Players declare their actions and, if it is their turn, treaties will go into effect, bombing actions will be calculated, and troops will move. Building improvements will take place at the very end of an individual player's turn. However, some results, such as annexing territory captured the previous turn, only occur at the very end of the global turn.

Note that players are allowed to give their orders early during a turn if they wish. You are allowed to change your actions up until the point when your turn actually passes and is finalized.

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MAP:

The map is divided into 105 Provinces. Here is the link to the initial map.     

Starting Map

9 Provinces are 'Populous' provinces, which net extra army size. These provinces are chosen at random, after Players submit their sheets.

Each Nation has Capital Province, chosen by their owners (Players) or GM (NPC Nations).

Water and Mountains are impassable, except at Water Crossings (red lines on blue) and Mountain Passes (red lines on brown).

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CAPITAL PROVINCE:

The center of every Nation, housing the seat of the government. It counts as Military HQ, and always starts with Fortifications and Academy already built in there.

When Capital Province is conquered, it reverts into a normal Province. The rest, however...

LOYALISTS:

After Capital falls, new Capital is established in random, unconquered province and all provinces being occupied by other nations immediately transfer their control to the respective conquerors of those territories (rather than costing an annex action).
The national coloration remains; but interior of provinces are whitened to signify the difference.
If the 'new' Capital falls as well, all of its remaining territories go to the conqueror and the defeated nation ceases to exist, its player eliminated from the game; on the other hand, re-capturing the old Capital Province restores the Capital and secures the nation's existence once more.

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ARMY MANAGEMENT:

The max number of Armies you can have is calculated by formula: N+P+C = Max army size

N = Number of normal Provinces you control
P = Number of Populous Provinces you control, x2 (for anything but Monarchy), x3 (for Monarchy)
C = Capital province bonus of +2 (Dictatorship/Democracy), +3 (Monarchy/Republic)

All your Armies are spawned at Capital Province at the speed of one Army per one Turn. Armies spawn at the very start, before actions are declared, and may move immediately.
They also spawn at each Military HQ you have built (same speed as at Capital). Capital Province always takes priority for Army spawning purposes (for example, when you're reaching Max Army limit).

When you have more Armies than Max Army size, you lose 1 Army per Turn till the number of your Armies goes down to appropriate limit.

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NAVY

You can also build Fleets by moving an Army into an allied province with a Port and spending a PI to transform it. A new Fleet occupies the province that created it, and can only move into either allied Ports or on Sea Provinces. Fleets can either move on their own or transport allied armies over sea, moving at a rate of 2 sea provinces per turn (as if railroaded). To embark an army must be moved onto a Fleet in a port and to disembark the Fleet must “move” into the enemy province (though it stays at sea, while the Army disembarks). However, either embarking or disembarking is a full movement for the army and cannot be performed in the same turn. Each Fleet can only carry a single Army itself, limiting the scope of sea invasions without significant investment.

Fleets occupy your max army size and can engage other fleets in combat, but do not receive the same bonuses that land Armies do outside those from superior numbers and from Airfields. Furthermore, armies that attack a province by disembarking suffer a -1 crossing penalty (removed with the Marines trait), and if an army no longer has enough Fleets to support it on a sea province it will be lost at sea. If the province where a Fleet is docked is captured, it is scuttled by the enemy forces.

Sea Provinces are marked by letter designations rather than numbers (e.g. A, B, C, …, Z, AA, AB)

Entering a sea province with neutral ships does not trigger a battle, though hostile ships must first be dealt with.

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ARMY MOVEMENT:

You can move as many Armies as you wish; they move 1 Province per turn.
Railroads allow Armies can move 2 Provinces per turn, provided all three (starting, middle, destination) provinces have Railroads built. 'Improved Railroads' tech increases this to THREE Provinces per turn.
Water Crossings and Mountain Passes always require full 1 Turn to cross, Railroads or not.

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COMBAT:

When you move your Armies to enemy Province where enemy Armies are stationed, combat follows.
Attacking Armies get Attack bonuses, while Defending Armies get Defense bonuses.

If you attack through Mountain Pass or Water Crossing, your Armies receive -1 penalty to their rolls.
Each 3 armies more than enemy grants +1 bonus to the more numerous side; this bonus fluctuates as amount of armies changes via combat (either by dying or retreating)!

Combat roll itself is a 1d8+bonuses and penalties. Whichever army loses the roll, is destroyed. If there is a tie then attackers "retreat" from the field, returning to the province they attacked from just prior. This only applies to the particular army for that combat, and it is possible for other units to continue on ahead and win the battle (though now split from the retreating army).

When a Province is conquered AFTER combat, one random Improvement is razed to the ground. If Province was conquered without fight, nothing is razed. Any provincial improvements being constructed that turn are canceled! Protect your investments. The province only becomes OCCUPIED until the conqueror ANNEXs it via either spending PI in a future turn, or conquering the nation's capital.

Combat also ends a movement completely, and the victorious or defeated armies will need to wait for next turn to continue travel.

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OCCUPATION AND ANNEXATION

When a province is taken by enemy armies it becomes effectively unowned, unable to produce more units, doesn't provide max armies or RP, etc. The only improvements that do work are Railroads and Forts (but for the defender, even if enemy). It will only return to the owner's control if it is reconquered by an allied army or traded back to them by the player who took it.

To formally Annex a territory, the conqueror must wait for the turn after conquest and declare an annexation action while spending 1 PI. At the end of the turn, if not recovered by the original owner, it and all of its improvements will transfer to the conqueror officially.

Occupied provinces are indicated by lines in the occupying force's colors cutting through it diagonally.

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RESEARCH:

Each Turn, your Academies produce certain amount of Research Points (RP). Normally, you receive 2 RP per Academy you own, but this can vary:

Monarchies receive only 1 RP from Academies outside Capital Province.
Republic receives 4 RP from the Academy in its Capital Province.
Democracy receives 3 RP from EVERY Academy it has.
'Advanced Theoretical Sciences' Tech increases amount of RPs you get from Academies by 1, no matter the Government type.

After this, you gain (or lose) extra RP based on certain Traits and Technologies:

'Enlightened' trait grants 3 RP, while 'Traditional' trait removes 3 RP.
'Experimental Sciences' Tech grants 3 RP.
Research Pacts generate varying amount of RP per turn

Your Research project finishes as soon as the required amount of RP is reached. All RP that pushed the number 'over' are lost.

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FORMALIZED DIPLOMACY:

Trade Agreements and Research Pacts measure their bonuses to the player based on the total provinces/acadamies between the player and their partners (though not with the partners' trade partners). e.g. Nation X has 13 provinces and 2 Trade Deals with two other nations, one with 9 provinces and one with 7. Together they have 13+9+7=29 Provinces in the trade network, which is enough for +2 PI/turn and +5 Max Armies but one province short of +3 PI/turn and +6 Max Armies.

War - Obviously, the two powers fight each other. Declaring war instantly breaks any treaties you have with target nation.
Non-Aggression Treaty - Borders are mutually respected between the two nations. This allows Trade Agreement and Research Pact to be conducted. Implicitly added with those offers, and those deals are broken upon removal of the NA Treaty (such as by war).
Trade Agreement - Borders are open for circulation of resources, crafts, products and migration of people. A nation receives +1 max army for every 5 provinces and +1 PI/Turn bonus per 12 provinces between it and all of its trade partners combined.
Research Pact - Exchange of scientific reports and visits of foreign scientists. You gain +1RP per 4 Academies you control together between all nations in a Research Pact with you (for example, Nation X has 6 academies and Nation Y has 3 academies. 6+3 = 9 /4 = +2 RP to Nation X).
Resource Exchange – You may choose to exchange either RP, Max Armies, or Provincial Improvements per turn for something else agreed upon by the other player, whether it be one of the previous items, an alliance, or as tribute to your conqueror. The deal can be canceled at any time, but along with the above items it can include Diplomatic bindings (such as Trade Deal only with the Exchange, or Declare War if Exchange broken) and those trigger automatically when the complementary Resource Exchange treaty is canceled. This does not count against your treaty limit.
Alliance - Two nations form an alliance: armies of the two powers can cross each nation's provinces without problem. Airfields (when available) of one nation benefit both countries during Alliance.

Activation:

All treaties are officially recognized at the start of the next turn after both two powers announce the treaties publicly in Game Thread. Talks can be secret (via PM, for example) but without public announcement from both Players, the treaty is not valid.
For example, Nations X and Y announce Research Pact and Alliance at Turn 8; at Turn 9, they can move their armies on their territories and they start gaining RP via Research Pact as well.
The only treaty that is instantaneous is war declaration.
A nation can have only 4 Research/Trade treaties.

Trading:

In current version of the game, you can trade Provinces, and researched Technologies as 'Blueprints'; make sure you make good deals or the trade might bring you defeat in the long run. 'Blueprints' must be researched (check RESEARCH spoiler), and Province(s) will be handed over as soon as they're free of armies of their previous owner.

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NPC EMPIRES:

GM created nations that take up whatever space is left over. The number isn't set and changes based on the number of players and how many provinces they've taken at game start (but 1-3 is a good bet). They play defensively and cannot be traded with early in the game. Controlled by GM.

In the Shadow of Khans setting, NPC nations are the old Tigurids who settled and forged their own nations. Think Crimean Khanate or one of the various other Turko-Mongol states that appeared (including assimilationist ones like the later Mughals or Yuan China).

Spoiler: Research Topics (click to show/hide)

Your nation can develop 1 Research Topic at one given time. If you switch to a new topic mid-research, you lose all Research Points currently accumulated towards the project.

Blueprint Research: When you receive a Tech blueprint via diplomatic trade, you're able to research that technology much faster. All of your Acadamies research at +2 RP/turn towards a technology you have the blueprints of, or +1/-1 of that depending on whether one has the Enlightened or Traditional Traits. Once you receive the blueprint, you can work on it any time you do not work on any Research Project; the blueprints won't disappear if you're currently researching something.

AERONAUTICS:

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Primitive Aeroplanes -> Military Aircraft -> Strategic Bombers
-> Long-range Aircraft -> Avionics

Primitive Aeroplanes (80 RP):
Construction of first aeroplanes; fragile aircraft made of wood, linen and other such materials. Whilst of no value on their own, research and improvement of these machines will allow scientists to come up with useful, military-grade airplanes in the future.

Military Aircraft (200 RP, requires Explosive Shells from MILITARY):
Airplanes that are able to carry machine guns and small bombs. Groups and squadrons of these are operating from airfields, where specialized crew does maintenance of the aircraft. Grants 'Airfield' Provincial Improvement.

Strategic Bombers (600 RP, requires Construction Advancements from INDUSTRY):
Airplanes large enough to carry large munitions and enough fuel to strike targets behind enemy lines. Once per turn, an Airfield can launch Bombers that will destroy 1 Provincial Improvement of enemy nation as long as it is in Airfield's range.

Long-Range Airplanes (800 RP, requires Mass Production from INDUSTRY):
Recent breakthroughs in various fields allowed the development of new kind of airplanes that carry more fuel, thus increasing their range. Increases range of Airfield bonus and Bombing action by 1.

Avionics (1000 RP, requires Shortwave Communications from COMMUNICATIONS)
Improvements in communication between fighters as well as innovations in alternative engines have led to superior coordination for air strikes and disrupting the enemy's operations with air power. The maximum combat bonus from having multiple Airfields in range is now +3 (instead of +1).

MILITARY:

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-> Chemical Warfare
Explosive Shells -> Primitive Tanks -> Advanced Tanks
-> Howitzers -> Ground-Air Defense
-> Combat Engineering

Explosive Shells (80 RP):
Research into new kind of ammunition that is filled with material that will explode upon contact, increasing the effectiveness of the artillery. All armies get +1 bonus to their Attack rolls.

Chemical Warfare (125 RP, requires Modern Chemistry from SCIENCE)
Chemists have developed weaponized toxic gas and other agents capable of devastating effect to both opponent and one's own soldiers. At any time before an attack you can activate this ability and sacrifice 1 Army out of 4 (within attacking stack), with a minimum of 1 Army, to receive a +1 attack bonus for that battle. This ability cannot be used more than once per battle.

Primitive Tanks (250 RP, requires Diesel Fuel from INDUSTRY):
Beasts of steel and oil, armed with machineguns and small cannons. Whilst bulky and slow, they're valuable military assets. All armies get +2 bonus to their Attack rolls and +1 to their Defense rolls (replaces Explosive Shells).

Howitzers (200 RP):
Large cannons that can propel explosive rounds at great distances and above most conventional fortifications. After this discovery, enemy Fortifications are reduced to +1 defense bonus against your armies, instead of the usual +2.

Combat Engineering (450, requires Construction Advancements from INDUSTRY)
Thanks to improvements in structural defense, such as mines, tank traps, pillboxes, and barbed wire, your Fortifications receive an additional +1 defensive bonus, or +2 defensive bonus if the enemy is attacking via a Crossing.

Advanced Tanks (800 RP, requires Mass Production from INDUSTRY):
Refinement and upgrade of first tanks allowed the scientists to come with faster, stronger and better protected vehicles that wreak havoc upon battlefield. All armies get +3 bonus to their Attack rolls and +2 to their Defense rolls (replaces Primitive Tanks).

Ground-Air Defense (400RP):
Improvement on long-range cannons so they now can shoot at airborne targets, for example, bombers. Grants 'AA Batteries' Provincial Improvement.

COMMUNICATIONS:

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-> Cryptography
Primitive Radio -> Radio Communications -> Radar
-> Shortwave Communications

Primitive Radio (60 RP):
Primitive radios allowing short-range communication. Refinement of devices is required before this technology can be beneficial to the military.

Radio Communications (125RP):
Network of small radio stations operated by trained crew, allowing orders from headquarters to be delivered faster and more reliably. Armies in provinces with Military HQ get +1 to Defense rolls.

Cryptography (200 RP)
Long-distance and accessible communication that is safe from eavesdroppers makes it easier for you and other nations to keep in frequent contact with one another, allowing for more maximum deals between you. Gain +1 maximum treaty.

Radar (400RP, requires Military Aircraft from AERONAUCTICS):
Use of radio to detect incoming aircraft at high altitudes. Increases the 'AA Batteries' Provincial Improvement chances to cancel enemy Bombing Action by 30%. If the targeted province has Airfield, it automatically cancels 1 Bombing action of the enemy, due to intercepting via fighter planes.

Shortwave Communications (600RP):
Inclusion of new spectrum of radio waves for military use. The defense bonus of Military HQ now affects friendly armies in adjacent provinces as well. Armies attacking from the province with Military HQ gain +1 bonus to their Attack rolls.

INDUSTRY:

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Diesel Fuel -> Improved Railroad -> Mass Production
-> Construction Advancements -> City Planning

Diesel Fuel (80 RP):
Refined oil becomes more common energy source; allowing new types of vehicles to be invented and created.

Construction Advancements (200 RP, requires Experimental Sciences from SCIENCES):
Advancements in architecture, mathematics, logistics and all other fields related to construction; this increases the amount of Provincial Improvements that can be built in the Nation per turn by 1.

Improved Railroads (400 RP):
Better locomotive design and expansion of railroad system. Railroads to/from/in nation now allow movement of Armies up to 3 Provinces per turn. Furthermore, preventative measures are made in case of invasions, allowing the nation to respond by destroying tracks and preventing usage of their own railroads by hostile armies.

Mass Production (600 RP):
The wide industrialization of the nation allows for items to be produced much faster and in much higher quantities than ever before. This increases the amount of Provincial Improvements that can be built in the Nation per turn by 1.

City Planning (600 RP)
Urbanization planning methods are improved, and new settlements easily acquire the necessary water and food resources necessary to thrive even apart from sudden population movements. Ignore the 'Emigration' bad event if it targets your provinces.

SCIENCES:

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Modern Chemistry -> Experimental Sciences -> Radioactivity -> Adv. Theoretical
-> Modern Biology -> Modern Medicine -> Ambulances
-> Fertilizers

Modern Chemistry (80 RP):
Scientific research on new chemical compounds and their propable use in industry.

Experimental Sciences (120 RP):
The growth of industry results in wider accessibility to resources and supplies used in experiments, allowing the researchers to work more. Your nation now gets +3 RP bonus, no matter how many Academies you have.

Modern Biology (150 RP):
The unveiling of chemistry secrets allow biologists to look more closely into anatomy, nature of diseases and processes that run the organism. The nation receives +2 maximum armies, no matter the number of provinces.

Radioactivity (200 RP):
Research into peculiar effects of some rare chemical elements.

Fertilizers (400RP):
Improvement of existing organic and development of artificial fertilizers to increase food output. You gain +1 to Max Army limit per every 4 Provinces you control.

Modern Medicine (300RP):
Development of new ways to combat various diseases that plague the populace. Your provinces are now safe from Typhus outbreaks. If your provinces have Typhus, they will be automatically cured at the start of the turn in which you develop Modern Medicine.

Ambulances (400RP):
The logistics of getting medical treatment to the front lines has been improved by the introduction of better prepared medical corps and ambulances (aka field hospitals). After a battle where your army stack isn't completely wiped out, the GM will roll a d6 for every army you lost. On a '6' the army is restored (if failed to attack, goes to “retreat” location).

Advanced Theoretical Sciences (600 RP):
With discovery of radioactivity, strange physical effect of chemical elements, more attention is now paid to all branches of sciences, theoretical and practical. All Academies in the nation give 1 extra RP per turn.

Spoiler: Improvements (click to show/hide)

PROVINCIAL IMPROVEMENTS:

You can build 2 of these in entire nation, but a province can only build 1 thing per turn. Some government types, lots of railroads, trade treaties as well as certain research increases the amount of PI's per turn you can build.

You can also dismantle Provincial Improvements, albeit this counts into 'PI/Turn' limit. You never recover armies from a dismantled Military HQ.

Railroad (no requirements):
Armies can move 2 Provinces per turn (3 with 'Improved Railroads' tech), as long as starting, mid- and destination provinces are all connected by Railroad. You gain +1 to PI/Turn per 10 Provinces with Railroads you control (this bonus caps at +3).

Academy (no requirements):
Provides 2 Research Points per turn (this can vary however, check 'RESEARCH' above).

Fortifications (no requirements):
Armies in the province gain +2 bonus to their Defense rolls.

Military HQ (no requirements):
Provides a 'spawn point' for your armies. As an additional construction cost, 2 Armies must be 'disbanded' in the Province to create a Military HQ there.

Airfield (requires Military Aircraft):
All friendly armies in the province and in provinces adjacent to Airfield gain +1 to their Attack and Defense rolls. This does not stack with other Airfields until 'Avionics' is researched from AERONAUTICS, then the maximum bonus is +3.

AA Batteries (requires Ground-Air Defense):
Has 50% chance to cancel enemy Bombing Action against the province. Ground armies attacking the province with AA Batteries do not gain bonuses from nearby Airfield(s) (if present).

Port (requires adjacent Sea Province):
Allied Fleets are now able to move through this province and Fleets may be built by both sacrificing an army and spending a PI.

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Spoiler: Starting Positions (click to show/hide)

Players [8/8]:

Spoiler: 1.Agatean Empire (10ebbor10) (click to show/hide)

Name: Agatean Empire
Leader's Name: The Golden Council
Government Type: Democracy
Traits (Points left):
- Governement: Democracy
- Size : Medium
- Development : Normal
- Armies : Adequate
- Other : Enlightened, Secret Military Project
Capital Province #: 4
National Color: Red

Spoiler: 2.Republic of Auros (Tiruin) (click to show/hide)

Name: Auros (The Republic of)
Leader's Name:  Caduceus Lorn (Tiruin)
Government Type: Republic
Traits (Points left): [Republic][Enormous][Modernized][Adequate][Enlightened][Pacifist]
Capital Province #: 99
National Color: Blue <#6495ed>
History: Renown for their leader's charisma, the Aurosian state carried wealth through its philosophy and teachings; the Republic was a consortium of people who advocated a peaceful lifestyle, as well as the pursuit of wisdom in all benevolent forms, which resulted in a widespread unity and loyalty far among the lands, and a leap in the technologies and ideologies of the people in the recent century. This came about when the populace accepted the unity of military and civilian life--encompassing both fields by advancing the process of education and treatment of the scholastic personnel, and integrating self-discipline into the field of humanism as well as a severe overhaul of economic and academic processes. While in this time period the country flourished, this led to a notably lack of militaristic force despite the citizenry being considered aptly able to act as a competent militia on-the-spot as well as the training methods of the state. In this time, the people of Auros look to their leader for guidance, as the multiple advisors-of-the-state have noted a marked increase in hostile skirmishes across the border-perimeters of the nation. War was nearing, and the choice on whether to engage it in arms, or brave it through with a trusted neighbor became a very pressing notion to fulfill...

Spoiler: 3.Citizens' Union of Allabard (Toaster) (click to show/hide)

Name: Citizen's Union of Allabard
Leader's Name: First Citizen Hill
Government Type: Dictatorship
Traits (1): Dictatorship, Big, Developed, Small, Militaristic>
Capital Province #: 72
National Color: Northern Green
History: General Hill lead the First Army of the Kingdom of Allabard, serving under the popular King Jacobs the Third.  The king died suddenly, leaving the kingdom to his weak-willed son Jacobs the Fourth.  After three years of recession, impotent rule, and unpopularity, General Hill lead a military coup and deposed the monarch, usurping power, declaring himself First Citizen, and putting the kingdom under the tight grip of a military dictatorship.  Leading a firm but fair government, First Citizen Hill has his eye on expanding the reach of his Union...

Spoiler: 4.Talmurian Empire (Haspen) (click to show/hide)

Name: Talmurian Empire
Leader: Tarmar II, son of Telmud VI, 15th Emperor of Talmurian
Government Type: Monarchy
Traits (5+1-1-1+0-2-1-1 = 0 left): Big size, Developed nation, Adequate army, Militaristic, Enlightened, Military Traditions
Capital province: #83
Nation color: #EAC124
History: Talmurian Empire flourished in the last two centuries. It started as a small rebellious Duchy of Talmuria that ceded from it's original nation in 1722. Then it absorbed another Duchy. Then it challenged and conquered Xastran Kingdom, from which Talmurian Dukes came. Then it warred with neighbouring, tiny nations and absorbed it.
Talmurian Empire had its highs and lows, and the edge of Kings-Conquerors have dulled slightly. Then came the uneasy times of 1830's, which saw the terrible events like Bloody Birthday, Night of Stabbings, Week of Four Emperors, and other such things; minor conquests were overshadowed by revolts and bloody uprisings. Then came the lengthy and prosperous reign of Telmud VI, who put away the blade of warfare and centered his nation on modernization and research, successfully quelling popular revolts in meanwhile.
Telmud VI's reign was so successful that his son had no reason to issue Sacred Challenge and instead waited till Telmud VI died of old age in the first days of 1898. His son choose the regnal name Tarmar II, and decided to end the isolation of Talmurian Empire with dawn of new century. Will his politics and conquests be of olive branches or mountains of corpses - that is yet to be seen.

Spoiler: 5.United Socialist Alliance (Sheb) (click to show/hide)

Name: United Socialist Alliance
Leader's Name: Supreme Praesidium President Kennedy
Government Type: Democracy
Traits (Points left):
- Governement: Democracy
- Size : Tiny
- Development : Normal
- Armies : Small
- Other : Enlightened, Militaristic, Military Tradition
Capital Province #: 56
National Color: Dark Grey

Spoiler: 6.PSFDR (a1s) (click to show/hide)

Name: People's Self-governing Federation of Democratic Republics
Leader's Name: Chairman Meow
Government Type: (you guessed it!) Dictatorship
Traits (1): Dictatorship, Tiny, Developed, Small, Militaristic, Enlightened, Miliatry Traditions>
Capital Province #: 31
National Color: Olive
Slogan: Democracy is as easy as herding cats!

Spoiler: 7.Guniburg (GUNINANRUNIN) (click to show/hide)

Name: Guniburg
Leader's Name: Macaroni Falcaroni XVIII (GUNINANRUNIN)
Government Type: Democracy
Traits (0):
Democracy (3)
Medium (0)
Modernized (2)
Inadequate (-2)
Militaristic (2)
Capital Province #: 100
National Color: HOT PINK
History: We nation of intelligent falcons who adapted to appear memetically as regular humans.

Spoiler: 8.The Aethonion Empire (Jarno21) (click to show/hide)

Name: The aethonion empire

Government: democracy (3)
Size: Medium (0)
Development: medieval (-1)
Army: small (-1)
Various:
Militaristic (2)
Military Traditions (1)
Enlightened (1)

Total: 5
Capital: 38
Color: bright orange

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NPC NATIONS

Spoiler: 9. United Kingdoms of Arlon (click to show/hide)

Name: United Kingdoms of Arlon
Leader's Name: Great King Ramiro III of House Cassel
Government Type: Monarchy
Traits (Points left): [Monarchy][Enormous+][Medieval][Traditional][Adequate][Militaristic][Colonies]
Capital Province #: 34
National Color: Light Blue-Grey <#bbc4c0>

History: Originally conquered over 800 years ago by the Thundering Hordes, the Kingdoms of Arlon were some of the first places where petty territorial disputes by the conquerers led to clan warfare, with each Khan carving out a territory they believed owed to them and squandering their soldiers against each other. Even back when the Tigurids were mostly united under the elected Khan, the conquerers began to adapt to the customs of the region to better fit in, with Khans becoming Kings, Warriors becoming Knights, and Yurts becoming Castles and Villages. Eventually the two were nigh indistinguishable besides for the prevalance of horse-based and archery competitions. The incoming rulers even intermarried into Arlon's previous aristocratic families.

In 1628, under command of Duke Frederic I, the Duchy of Arlon began to war against its neighbors on the fractured peninsula. By 1685 the Reconquering was complete and the territories renamed "The United Kingdoms of Arlon", but the then ruler Queen Elizabeth II saw a new opportunity arising from advancements of navigation and ship building... She built a mighty expedition to reach "The New World", a recently discovered landmass with only a few organized nations and at least two centuries behind the east in technological development. Where the old Khans failed to mount a successful naval beachhead, the Queen succeeded by toppling the nations opposed to her by the spread of eastern diseases and superior firepower. As of yet, no other eastern nation has established a foothold on the New World, and the new foods and luxury items provided by the connection make Arlon one of the strongest nations in modern times.

Favors Monarchies.
Begins in Trade Agreement with Bishe Khaganate and Free States of Mahdama
Begins in Research Pact with Free States of Mahdama

Spoiler: 10.Bishe Khaganate (click to show/hide)

Name: Bishe Khaganate
Leader's Name: Great Khan Mongke
Government Type: Republic
Traits (Points left): [Republic][Enormous+][Traditional][Adequate][Militaristic]
Capital Province #: 62
National Color: Purple <#a13abb>

History: One of the last Khaganates in Eurosa, and possibly the most bound by the old traditions, is the Bishe Khaganate. It was during the conquests of the Thundering Horde that the territory was originally carved out and granted to Tigur Khan's greatest warrior, Ariq Khan. He and his people were always faithful to the old ways and tried to keep the empire from breaking apart until the very end. Only once it became clear that the old empire was no more did the Khaganate reconsolidate itself towards modernizing its technology to adapt to the new warfare.

Favors NPC Nations and Mongol-Themed Nations.
Begins in Alliance with Free States of Mahdama
Begins in Trade Agreement with United Kingdom of Arlon and Free States of Mahdama
Begins in Research Pact with Free States of Mahdama

Spoiler: 11.Free States of Mahdama (click to show/hide)

Name: Free States of Mahdama
Leader's Name: Prime Minister Inam
Government Type: Republic
Traits (Points left): [Republic][Huge][Developed][Traditional][Adequate][Marines]
Capital Province #: 16
National Color: Yellow-Green <#91f400>

History: One of the last places conquered by the Hordes, the now Free States of Mahdama was a powerful kingdom that held out for centuries with superior naval forces and horse-riders as deadly in battle as the Tigurid archers. Using superior knowledge of their homelands and the deeper deserts, they launched surprise assaults on warriors to close ground and, their steeds being overall faster than the steppe mounts of their opponents, were able to cut down enemy horse archers even as they attempted to withdraw.

Eventually what could not be won by force was won by diplomacy, and impressed by their skills, the people were allowed to be mostly autonomous so long as they would provide soldiers towards putting down the rebellions that regularly upset the peace, as well as access to further west. The people agreed, and stayed with the empire until there couldn't be said to be a legitimate Great Khan any longer, at which point they went back to doing as they always had. They still maintain diplomatic ties with some of those nations, and join in arms with the Bishe Khaganate when called upon.

Favors NPC Nations and Democracies and Republics
Begins in Alliance with Bishe Khaganate
Begins in Trade Agreement with Bishe Khaganate and United Kingdom of Arlon
Begins in Research Pact with Bishe Khaganate and United Kingdom of Arlon

[10ebbor10]

Just as a note, resource exchange seems to me as something that can be easily abused.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Agatean Empire
Leader's Name: The Golden Council
Government Type: Democracy
Traits (Points left):
- Governement: Democracy
- Size : Medium
- Development : Normal
- Armies : Adequate
- Other : Enlightened, Secret Military Project
Capital Province #: 4
National Color: Red

[Glowcat]

ORIGINAL POST OVERFLOW POSTED HERE
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Spoiler: Major Changes Summary (click to show/hide)

- Turns are structured strictly, with some actions, like building, only taking place at the end of the turn after armies have moved. (See new TURN RESOLUTION section)
- Combat is now done with a d8, slightly improving odds against high bonus enemies.
- Combat ties now cause the attacking army to retreat to the province they were in just prior in the movement path (not necessarily where they started from).
- Conquering provinces requires first occupying then annexing them (See new OCCUPATION AND ANNEXATION section)
- Diplomacy Changes: Trade Pact and Research Treaties are now called Trade Agreements and Research Pacts respectively. They now operate based on the total provinces/academies a player has access to rather than counting each trade individually.
- New Diplomacy: Resource Exchange allows for turn-by-turn direct transfer of RP, Max Armies, or PI/turn in place of something else. Can be used to extract tribute. Does not count against Treaty limit.
- Trait Changes: Secret Military Project went from 2 cost -> 1 cost, Enlightened/Traditional effect new Blueprint bonus.
- New Trait: Marines (Cost 2) allows your armies to attack from sea and water crossings with no penalty, and adds +1 to Fleet combat rolls.
- New Trait: Diplomatic (Cost 2) allows an additional treaty.
- New Trait: Colonies (Cost 2) grants bonus max armies with trade agreements.
- Research Changes: Various new technologies (5) and a few changes, mostly to SCIENCES (See RESEARCH section). Researching Blueprints no longer grants a technology in a preset number of turns, but rather adds +2 bonus RP to all Acadmies researching the obtained tech.
- Random Events: The way they are determined has changed a bit to favor smaller nations. (See RANDOM EVENTS section)

Spoiler: New Technologies (click to show/hide)

- Avionics: Creeping into WW2 aeroplane technology at the end of AERONAUTICS. These allow for multiple Airfields to grant further bonus, up to +3.
- Combat Engineering: A later defensive technology to recover what Shells/Howitzers remove early game and with a further Crossing/Landing bonus to create D-day scenarios.
- Cryptography: Adds another maximum Treaty (Trade Agreement or Research Pact). I wanted something less focused on war than most of EoD's technologies.
- City Planning: Prevents the Emmigration Wave event from effecting you. If pushed for early and with some luck, this makes it easier for the player to accumulate populous provinces via Immigration events.
- Ambulances: Not the vehicle, but the old term used for field hospitals. Provides some assistance towards staying power on the front that doesn't rely on new military HQs.


- Chemical Warfare was also changed to provide a more consistent effect but more suited towards small forces than larger (who don't particularly need the bonus).
- Improved Railroads now is a bit more specific about how the bonus operates and prevents enemies from using your railroads against you.
- Biology now grants +2 maximum armies to help reduce the number of purely intermediary techs in SCIENCES

Spoiler: Nation Traits (click to show/hide)

NATION TRAITS:

You start with 5 Trait Points; you can distribute these as you see fit - or you don't have to spend any points if you feel masochistic and suicidal/confident enough.
The only requirements are that you must specify the type of Government that runs your Nation, and that you finish making your nation sheet with 0 or more Trait points left.

GOVERNMENTS:

Each government provides different bonuses (and penalties).

Monarchy (Cost: -1):
Head of the family (King or Queen) rule over their domain, with their family members being next in line to the throne, often governing over parts of the military or small territories within the nation. Often conservative in both thinking and action, and serving mostly for the benefit of the ruling family and their supporters - the aristocracy - Monarchy is rather ill-suited for modern times where scientific progress and unity benefit the nations more.

Cheap Conscripts: Populous provinces, as well as Capital, increase amount of max armies by 3 instead of 2.
Conservatism Galore: Academies, except in Capital province, provide only 1 Research Point per turn instead of 2.
Relic of Past Eras: Monarchies cannot pick 'Modernized' from DEVELOPMENT Trait category.

Republic (Cost: 0):
The nation is governed by a 'council' of elected representatives of the people; said representatives are often experienced and/or popular individuals, with their numbers going up to few hundred - depending on internal politics and the size of the nation. They often have a representative, 'Speaker' or some such, who deals with foreign dignitaries and representatives of the citizenry.

All Roads Lead To...: Capital Province increases amount of max armies by 3 instead of 2. Academy in Capital Province provides 4 RP per turn, instead of usual 2.

Dictatorship (Cost: 2):
The nation is in the grip of one man; army is utterly loyal to the leader while the population supports him/her due to the terror politics or sheer charisma of the dictator - sometimes both. The dictator has a council of advisers, generals and ministers who run the administration for him. Centralized economy and effective bureaucracy further ensure the steady development of the nation.

For the Fatherland: Armies of the Dictatorship get +1 bonus to their defensive rolls.
Centralized Administration: Up to 3 Provincial Improvements (Fortifications, Railroads, etc) can be constructed per turn, instead of usual 2.

Democracy (Cost: 3):
The government is run by head of state, usually President or Premier of the Ministers; the Ministers themselves governing over numerous branches of the government. Both the Head of the State and the Ministers are elected by the citizens, based on the candidates' skills, experience, charisma and merits. In democratic nation, peace and prosperity are of the greatest concern to the populace.

Freedom of Thought and Action: Academies under Democracy give 3 RP per turn; Up to 3 Provincial Improvements (Fortifications, Railroads, etc) can be constructed per turn, instead of usual 2.

NATION SIZE:

Remember that 'X provinces' means 'Capital + other Provinces'.

Miniature (Cost: -3):
Your nation starts with 3 Provinces.

Tiny (Cost: -1):
Your nation starts with 5 Provinces.

Medium (Cost: 0):
Your nation starts with 7 Provinces.

Big (Cost: 1):
Your nation starts with 9 Provinces.

Huge (Cost: 3):
Your nation starts with 11 Provinces.

Enormous (Cost: 4)
Your nation starts with 13 Provinces.

DEVELOPMENT:

Remember that your Capital Province always starts with Fortifications and Academy already built, no matter the settings.

Medieval (Cost: -1):
Your backwater nation has no railroads!

Normal (Cost: 0):
Your Capital and two random, adjacent provinces have Railroads; furthermore, one random Province in the nation has Academy already built.

Developed (Cost: 1):
Up to 5 of Provinces (including Capital) have Railroads connected in a single network; two random Provinces in the nation have Academies already built.

Modernized (Cost: 2):
All of your Provinces have Railroads; three random Provinces in the nation have Academies already built.

ARMY SIZE:

Inadequate (Cost: -2):
You start with no Armies outside of those spawning from Capital and (if applicable) HQ!

Small (Cost: -1):
2 Armies at start.

Adequate (Cost: 0):
1 Armies at start + 1 extra per 2 Provinces you start with.

Numerous (Cost: 1):
3 Armies at start + 1 extra per 2 Provinces you start with.

VARIOUS:

Note that '+' traits block their '-' equivalents and vice versa; for example, if you pick 'Militaristic' (+1 to all army rolls) trait, 'Pacifist' (-1 to all army rolls) trait will no longer be available for you to pick.

Militaristic (Cost: 2):
+1 to all Army rolls

Pacifist (Cost: -2):
-1 to all Army rolls

Marines (Cost: 2)
Ignore the -1 combat penalty when attacking across water or while disembarking. +1 to all Fleet rolls.

Enlightened (Cost: 1):
+3 to RP per turn, no matter the number of Academies. Researching Blueprints is done at +3 RP/turn per Acadamy rather than +2 RP/Turn.

Traditional (Cost: -1):
-3 to RP per turn, no matter the number of Academies. Researching Blueprints is done at only +1 RP/turn per Acadamy rather than +2 RP/Turn.

Military Traditions (Cost: 1):
One of Provinces adjacent to the Capital starts with Military HQ already built.

Industrial Power (Cost: 2):
One extra Provincial Improvement can be built per turn in your Nation (this stacks with government/research bonuses).

Diplomatic (Cost: 2)
You may have 5 total Trade Agreements or Research Pacts, instead of 4. This increases to 6 with Cryptography technology.

Secret Military Project (Cost: 1):
Thanks to (previously) secret military project, you start with one of (chosen randomly) Primitive Aeroplanes, Explosive Shells, Primitive Radio, Diesel Fuel or Modern Chemistry at 40RP.

Colonies (Cost: 2)
Your nation was one of those who managed to establish overseas colonies and all the resources that provides. Gain +1 max army for every Trade Agreement you have in effect.

Spoiler: Random Events (click to show/hide)

At the start of every turn after the first there will be a chance for a good or bad random event that effects the world. The bad event randomly effects the owner of a single province, and thus effects larger empires more often, while a good event is randomly assigned to a nation and then (if needed) randomly to one of their unoccupied provinces. If an effect cannot be applied to the target province, nothing happens.

The chance for an event to appear during the turn is 30%.

BAD:

Typhus Outbreak:
No Armies can be spawned in [province] until the Outbreak ends. If Populous, Province becomes Normal for duration of the Outbreak. 30% chance per Turn to destroy 1 Army stationed there.
(Lasts 3 to 10 turns)

Earthquake:
The earth shakes! There are numerous casualties in the [province], and [improvement] has been destroyed, too.
(Instant)

Emmigration Wave:
Due to poverty and other issues, people leave [populous province] en masse. Province becomes normal.
(Instant)

Rebellion:
Numerous issues pushed people of [province] to revolt. It is 'detached' from the [nation] till the government brings population under control by winning a battle against 1-unit strong garrison.
(Instant)

GOOD:

Young Genius:
A young scientist working on Research Project of [nation] came up with a brilliant theory. This adds (Turn/10 + 5) RP to the project.
(Instant)

Immigration Boom:
Prosperity and recent urban expansion in [province] enticed hundred of thousands of people to migrate there; this province becomes Populous. Cannot be applied to Capitals.
(Instant)

[10ebbor10]

I can't count, apparently.

[Tiruin]

Editing in stuffs ._.

Name: Auros (The Republic of)
Leader's Name:  Caduceus Lorn (Tiruin)
Government Type: Republic
Traits (Points left): [Republic][Enormous][Modernized][Adequate][Enlightened][Pacifist]
Capital Province #: 99
National Color: Blue <Like this shade (which is Cornflowerblue) in forum code>
History: Renown for their leader's charisma, the Aurosian state carried wealth through its philosophy and teachings; the Republic was a consortium of people who advocated a peaceful lifestyle, as well as the pursuit of wisdom in all benevolent forms, which resulted in a widespread unity and loyalty far among the lands, and a leap in the technologies and ideologies of the people in the recent century. This came about when the populace accepted the unity of military and civilian life--encompassing both fields by advancing the process of education and treatment of the scholastic personnel, and integrating self-discipline into the field of humanism as well as a severe overhaul of economic and academic processes. While in this time period the country flourished, this led to a notably lack of militaristic force despite the citizenry being considered aptly able to act as a competent militia on-the-spot as well as the training methods of the state. In this time, the people of Auros look to their leader for guidance, as the multiple advisors-of-the-state have noted a marked increase in hostile skirmishes across the border-perimeters of the nation. War was nearing, and the choice on whether to engage it in arms, or brave it through with a trusted neighbor became a very pressing notion to fulfill...

[Toaster]

Oh man why am I signing up for a third one of these?  I must be CRAY CRAY


Name: Citizen's Union of Allabard
Leader's Name: First Citizen Hill
Government Type: Dictatorship
Traits (1): Dictatorship, Big, Developed, Small, Militaristic>
Capital Province #: 72
National Color: Northern Green
History: General Hill lead the First Army of the Kingdom of Allabard, serving under the popular King Jacobs the Third.  The king died suddenly, leaving the kingdom to his weak-willed son Jacobs the Fourth.  After three years of recession, impotent rule, and unpopularity, General Hill lead a military coup and deposed the monarch, usurping power, declaring himself First Citizen, and putting the kingdom under the tight grip of a military dictatorship.  Leading a firm but fair government, First Citizen Hill has his eye on expanding the reach of his Union...


Questions:
What is the island between 22 and 34?

[Glowcat]

Questions:
What is the island between 22 and 34?

It's just a part of 22 that I thought would be slightly more clear as being a part of #22 with another link. I guess I'll have to reconsider its effectiveness.

[Haspen]

Spoiler: Talmurian Empire (click to show/hide)

Name: Talmurian Empire
Leader: Tarmar II, son of Telmud VI, 15th Emperor of Talmurian
Government Type: Monarchy
Traits (5+1-1-1+0-2-1-1 = 0 left): Big size, Developed nation, Adequate army, Militaristic, Enlightened, Military Traditions
Capital province: #83
Nation color: #EAC124
History: Talmurian Empire flourished in the last two centuries. It started as a small rebellious Duchy of Talmuria that ceded from it's original nation in 1722. Then it absorbed another Duchy. Then it challenged and conquered Xastran Kingdom, from which Talmurian Dukes came. Then it warred with neighbouring, tiny nations and absorbed it.
Talmurian Empire had its highs and lows, and the edge of Kings-Conquerors have dulled slightly. Then came the uneasy times of 1830's, which saw the terrible events like Bloody Birthday, Night of Stabbings, Week of Four Emperors, and other such things; minor conquests were overshadowed by revolts and bloody uprisings. Then came the lengthy and prosperous reign of Telmud VI, who put away the blade of warfare and centered his nation on modernization and research, successfully quelling popular revolts in meanwhile.
Telmud VI's reign was so successful that his son had no reason to issue Sacred Challenge and instead waited till Telmud VI died of old age in the first days of 1898. His son choose the regnal name Tarmar II, and decided to end the isolation of Talmurian Empire with dawn of new century. Will his politics and conquests be of olive branches or mountains of corpses - that is yet to be seen.

[Glowcat]

* Glowcat bops Tir for not editing rest of info in yet

Need more players on the peninsula and near S/SW, or the east is gonna be very interesting.

[a1s]

* A1s Provisionally reserves a spot until midnight GMT

[Sheb]

Oh, I'm in!

Name: United Socialist Alliance
Leader's Name: Supreme Praesidium President Kennedy
Government Type: Democracy
Traits (Points left):
- Governement: Democracy
- Size : Tiny
- Development : Normal
- Armies : Small
- Other : Enlightened, Militaristic, Military Tradition
Capital Province #: 56
National Color: Dark Grey

[a1s]

Name: People's Self-governing Federation of Democratic Republics
Leader's Name: Chairman Meow
Government Type: (you guessed it!) Dictatorship
Traits (1): Dictatorship, Tiny, Developed, Small, Militaristic, Enlightened, Miliatry Traditions>
Capital Province #: 31
National Color: Olive
Slogan: Democracy is as easy as herding cats!

[Glowcat]

Alright, starting position map updated. Giving exact hex colors (or RGB values) will help me get a better idea of what you intend color-wise (and easier to input into map).

I changed Sheb's color to a bit-less-than-dark grey due to

Anything not too dark, particularly not dark greys

[Sheb]

Ooops, missed that part, sorry.

[Glowcat]

Tir, your traits are now one short :p

Base: 5 points
Huge: -3
Modernized: -2
Enlightened: -1
Pacifist: +2
5-6+2=1

Just two more players and we can probably begin by by the end of the day or tomorrow.