Colonialisation. A forum RP. Try not to catch Malaria. - Games

[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;35629112]How many are left? It'd be awesome if we could squeeze in 3 turns in a day.[/QUOTE] Not possible.

I am also implenting a new rule which now limits the player to 15 lines max per turn. (Which will take effect after I finish the turn and get Mr Faces in.)

Do you mean we're down to 15 lines of separate actions, or 15 lines in general?

[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;35638362]Do you mean we're down to 15 lines of separate actions, or 15 lines in general?[/QUOTE] 15 lines in general. I've noticed that the upper limit on turn sizes is about 15 lines. (Some send in as little as 3, or as much as 30)

By now 15 should be more than enough but in future that needs to increase.

[b]Nova Orbis: Anno Domini 1528[/b] [img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/SwVyb.png[/img_thumb] Players: Mr Face - England (Crown Colony) - (Red, Newfoundland, Maine) Mountainwatcher – Portugal (Private Colony) - (Green, Recife, Suriname, Southern Brazil) Van Kaeo - England (Private Colony) – (Light Red, Southern Ontario) Kamikaze - France (Private Colony) - (Blue, Puerto Rico, Northern Venezuela) * Ruskie – France (Crown Colony) - (Dark blue, Uruguay) Canuhear – Spain (Private Colony) – (Dark Yellow, Cuba) * Asantos – Portugal (Private Colony) – (Dark Green, Baja California) * (Players marked by an * indicates this is a state supported by/helped strongly by slavery) Players are represented by a variant of the base colour of their motherland. Original base colour means this is the oldest/main colony of their nation. Portugal (Green) France (Blue) England (Red) Spain (Yellow) GOODS IN DEMAND: New World: Manufactured goods, guns, horses, slaves. Europe: Tobacco, Sugar, metals, preserved food, spices, porcelain, silk, alcohol, coffee, furs. Africa: Manufactured goods, guns. Asia: Metals, tobacco, sugar, coffee. EVENTS OF 1524-1528 -In the German town Memmingen the pamphlet The Twelve Articles is published , the first human rights related document written in Europe. -The peasants war in Germany is brutally crushed. -The duchy of Prussia is formed, the first Protestant state in Europe. -Sweden shortly changes the state religion to protestantism. -The treaty of Madrid is signed, ending the war between France and Spain. Burgundy is ceded to Charles 5th, leaving the Habsburg empire as a dominant force in Europe. -Work begins on translation of the bible into vernacular tongues at this time as the reformation continues and the ruling classes become more sympathetic towards Protestantism. -The element zinc is properly identified during this time, and begins to be utilised in paint and brass production. -Exports to China are blocked off due to Ming attempts to crack down on piracy. The only thing the government is willing to import is silver, which Europe has little of. -The pope bans tobacco smoking in holy places, for priests have been caught celebrating mass with lit cigars. -He is pressured to ban coffee, but after trying some for himself he declare it a wonderful drink and endorses it. [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Flag_of_Milan.svg/300px-Flag_of_Milan.svg.png[/img] [b]Kingdom of England – Mr Face, Van Kaeo[/b] -The plague spreads throughout England along with sweating sickness. [b][I]New England – Mr Face[/I][/b] -The colony, with massive royal backing lands in Peru. -The army meets the Incan emperor in Cajamarca, and have cannon and horses hidden in the side alleys. When the emperor appears, the army ambushes the emperor and kills 2000 of his men. -The emperor is held ransom in a room, which is demanded to be filled with gold, and twice that in silver. When the Incans do so, the emperor is killed anyways. -The brother of the emperor is installed as a puppet whilst the English set about putting down resistance to the new regime. -Silver is discovered at potosi, despite local warnings that the place was cursed when an attempted mine was beset by an earthquake the English go ahead anyways. -Henry 8th grants the colonel of the English colony Viceroyalty of New England. -Incan resistance is severely weakened due to a two pronged attack from the north and south by English and Portuguese forces. -More fishing hamlets start to grow into villages throughout the Northeast of America. The influx of Irish people helps to grow numbers somewhat. -Despite that the potato can be eaten, it is discovered that alcohol can be produced from the fermentation of potatoes. Very quickly these hardy plants are established throughout the colonies and England itself in order to produce what you may call “Vodka”. It is named Incan water. -Fruit cultivation begins in the southernmost of the Northern colonies. -Exportation of precious metals from the Incan empire begins, heading towards the motherland. -Cultivation of the coca plant begins to increase after it is noted that when chewed it reduces hunger and pain, along with being addictive. It is forcefully given to enslaved workers to ensure production quotas stay high. [img]http://i.imgur.com/DSJwf.gif[/img] [b][I]Helical Medicinal Solutions – Van Keao[/I][/b] -The colony is unable to take care of itself with increasing English pressure. An act of parliament in 1527 formally abolishes the company and seizes its assets. -The residents freeze and starve in increasingly bitter winters. The apiaries break down and all of the bees sting the colonel. -The few remaining men abandon New Dublin and Corq and attempt to get back home. The colonel is killed when a gun explodes and shards of wood from the gunstock get embedded in him. -The remaining guns have the wooden stocks removed and burned to try and keep warm. -Irish colonial ambitions have effectively come to an end, and by the end of 1528 the colonists have either become fur trappers or live under English authority. [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Flag_Portugal_%281495%29.svg/320px-Flag_Portugal_%281495%29.svg.png[/img] [b]Kingdom of Portugal – Mountainwatcher, Asantos.[/b] -Exploration and trade links have reached more or less every continent on earth minus Oceania and Antartica, linking back to Lisbon. [img]http://i.imgur.com/u5WHm.png[/img] [b][I]Companhia das Quinas Americanas - Mountainwatcher[/I][/b] -The army of the company, with royal backing, is sent to Northern Peru after a tricky journey over through Mesoamerica. -Exploration of the Pacific and Atlanic coasts of South America is vigorously conducted, making maps slightly more accurate with each new journey. -Coffee plantations begin to be heavily invested into by the company, with some alternation carried out between coffee and tobacco plantations that results in handsome profits. -Clear cutting of forests begin in order to establish these plantations further inland. The increasing use of existing land results in pressures for people to start settling down in cities or move into the hinterland to set up. -Fortifications begin to be built along the border with French colonies, resulting in the native raids and livestock theft starting to die down. Of course it simply goes to the edge of Portuguese influence inland, so the response of course is to extend further inland. -Cienia of Niesmiertelni collaborates with this company with regards to Incan conquest. Supplies and money is sent to them in return for helping the company cross over Costa Rica and supply the Incan invasion force. -The army arrives in Northern Peru. The Incan empire is already collapsing as the English rapidly establish control further south. The Portuguese loot the north of the country, stealing a good deal of gold and then putting a military force in place to rule the north. Much of the land is still out of their hands however, and civil unrest is quite high. -Portuguese investors begin to import slaves from Africa in order to help maintain plantations, citing the massive growth of foreign competition. [img]http://i.imgur.com/EtppI.jpg[/img] [b][I]Cienia of Niesmiertelni - Asantos[/I][/b] -Collaboration with the other Portuguese company results in a fair amount of capital given to it. The company wisely invests this, and manages to build a fair number of cargo ships and buys agricultural goods. -Agricultural facilities are greatly expanded in La paz and Costa Rica. -Some colonies crawl along the coastline as more colonists come in and the company expands its influence. -Wheat, maize and rice is planted in massive quantities, and begins to provide a fair amount of food for its residents. Enough to not only ensure a population boom, but also for export. -The Costa Rican colony has some brothels and markets built, which is fair enough. -The Portuguese trade passing through this area helps to quickly develop it, especially after northern Peru is acquired. -Supply ships begin to shuttle between the two colonies and Peru, helping to expand and maintain Portuguese influence in the Pacific. [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_New_Spain.svg/200px-Flag_of_New_Spain.svg.png[/img] [b]Kingdom of Spain – Canuhearme[/b] -Consolidation of Mesoamerica is undertaken by the Habsburg empire, with increasing heavy naval presence making itself felt in the Caribbean. Spanish privateers begin to form too, and harass French shipping. -Texas is discovered. The natives however assure the Spanish that they never lost it. [img]http://i.imgur.com/yDuHZ.png[/img] [b][i]El gremio de comerciantes en el Nuevo Mundo – Canuhearme[/i][/b] -Support from private bankers begins to be gained to invest into colonial matters as more and more money pours in from the new world. -A request is made to conquer African kingdoms, but it is soundly rejected. Malaria is too big of a killer in Africa and the kingdoms have a great deal of guns and organisation that allow them to prevent European arrival. -More trading posts are set up in Africa instead. These trading posts however do not become very large, and simply increase in number along the coast as isolated pockets that export slaves and import European goods. -The company says that to christianize of the New World is a top priority, and that Spain should spare no expense in expanding their influence there. -Expansion continues to the south of the Yucatan peninsula. Progress is slowed by a massive uprising that nearly pushes out the Spanish. -Cocoa begins to be grown. The plant is famed by Aztecs for its ability to make a horrible bitter drink. Europeans find it more palatable when sugar and milk is added, with the spices removed. -Aristocrats from Spain are encouraged to come over to help conquer and rule the New World. -Due to rising sugar prices, many in Cuba begin to take advantage of the cheapness of slaves (Being cheaper here than anywhere else) to set up larger and more productive sugar plantations. -An arsenal is established in Cuba, and military-grade horses begin to be imported, and ad hoc military brigades begin to be cobbled together. -The navy begins to ruthlessly hunt down pirates, but due to logistical problems their abilities are greatly limited. -Gold and silver begins to be exported to Spain from the Aztec empire. The Spanish crown starts to fund further expansion into the colonies and military as money comes in. [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Pavillon_royal_de_la_France.svg/200px-Pavillon_royal_de_la_France.svg.png[/img] [b]Kingdom of France – Kamikaze, Ruskie[/b] -Full scale privateering has begun between French and Spanish shipping. A number of Portuguese ships have begun to be dragged into the conflict too. [b][i]New France – Ruskie[/i][/b] -The colony begins rapid expansion to the west as expansion to the north and east become incredibly restricted. -The colony starts to erect fortifications along the border with Portugal. Given that they are likewise doing the same to expand their influence, a race begins to construct forts along the border. -Naval vessels, thorough-bred horses and a number of matchlock and wheellock guns are imported in good numbers. A colonial dragoon force is established that serves as a police force and a military one too. It grows to the extent that it becomes the first military regiment of any kind established in the New World. -Gunsmiths begin to be set up in Sainte Cene. -Although the colony does not produce fantastic riches, it produces an increasing number of everyday goods used throughout the New World. An English pound will buy you a pair of good French boots nearly anywhere in this part of the world. -A man travels to the Portuguese colonial capital in Recife, where he then calls the Governer a Silly Billy. He receives a good bollocking. [img]http://i.imgur.com/XM6BF.jpg[/img] [b][i]Nouvelle-France – Kamikaze[/i][/b] -The company begins to promote their colonies as a destination that Protestants fleeing the reformation can go to. Many do so, for many tens of thousands are dying in Europe in religious strife. -The existing infrastructure and plantations are greatly expanded, with the company starting to plant coffee plantations throughout Cumana. There is a little bit of tobacco and sugar planting that is largely ignored in favour of coffee however. -Vineyards begin to be also established. Whilst many other colonies established them in order to celebrate mass, this one intends for commercial production. Production of it manages to wet the lips of many throughout the French colonies. -More slaves are imported, and due to strict laws controlling their masters cruelty the slavery system gradually evolves into a form of feudalism. -Privateers begin to frequent the ports heavily here. [b]Ecological/Misc events[/b] -At this time, European introduced diseases sweep through the Andes, severely destabilising and weakening the Incan Empire, crippling their military and infrastructure. -As problems unfold in Ming China, the government orders all ships with more than one mast to be seized and destroyed, attempting to crack down heavily on piracy too. -Grain quotas are reduced by the Chinese government, leading to the granary system to begin declining. -A drought occurs in Henan, followed by reduced output in other areas that leads to a famine killing up to 50% of the population. -The Powhaten tribe forms and manages to consolidate itself in Virginia, as all the old tribes collapse and decline to be replaced with new ones. -The Creek tribes reform, and a number of them begin to gradually push south. -Coffee drinking has begun to spread rapidly throughout Europe. In combination with increasing consumption of tobacco and sugar by more people this has begun to affect the diets and health of Europeans and Arabs. -European diseases have more or less reached and affected every part of the new world, making warm and humid areas dangerous for human habitation. -Some colonies have begun to place housing on treeless hills with plantations in valleys below, this method proves to be very effective at reducing malarial infections. -The slave trade has well and fully kicked off, with most slaves headed to Spanish possessions, followed by France. Portugal and England import some slaves, but very few. -Sugar prices skyrocket as colonies move to focus on Coffee and tobacco away from sugar. -Winter ice sheets have begun to scrape along the north coast of Newfoundland and Iceland. [b]Music of 1524-1528 - Il me suffit -Attaingnant-Sermisy[/b] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKQDhhdryQY&feature=plcp&context=C42e14edVDvjVQa1PpcFNGsIHe6B_DPEYEbnSmrg4bi9J_EUb9MSY=[/media] Send in new turns please. Use this format for commands. [Quote] Motherland actions: (Try to get investors, colonists, royal support, etc) Exploration actions: (Where to explore, how to explore, etc) Colony actions: (Establishment, expansion, economic focus, etc) Foreign affairs: (Interacting with native groups, criminals, pirates, foreign governments, etc.) [/quote] If a new player, use this in additon. [quote] Kingdom/Nation: Headquarters: Company name: Company flag: (Only private companies may have flags/names, crown colonies fly the flag of the Motherland) [/quote] Send this to me via PM. Please send in all turns titled as "Kingdom/Company name - Turn 8 – Playername" [b]VOTE TO BE HELD FOR POSSIBLE GAME CHANGES.[/b] 1: Add Greenland to the map, Denmark as a playable country. 2: Add South Asian area of the Malay Archipelago. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Line[/url]

[quote]-Due to rising sugar prices, many in Cuba begin to take advantage of the cheapness of slaves (Being cheaper here than anywhere else) to set up larger and more productive sugar plantations.[/quote] [quote]-Sugar prices skyrocket as colonies move to focus on Coffee and tobacco away from sugar. [/quote] [img]http://therepublika.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/tony-montana-1.jpg[/img] Sugar is hereby known as Cuban Snow.

England is going to get filthy rich out of all this.

[QUOTE=asantos3;35639184]By now 15 should be more than enough but in future that needs to increase.[/QUOTE] Especially if Sobotnik adds in Asia to the mix.

[QUOTE=MountainWatcher;35641081]England is going to get filthy rich out of all this.[/QUOTE] Hell yes we are. Also, I vote Denmark and Greenland.

[QUOTE=MountainWatcher;35641081]England is going to get filthy rich out of all this.[/QUOTE] Y'all need to start growing cotton, get those textiles flowing. Also chocolate bars incoming next turn guys. I vote for Greenland and Denmark, but we'd need someone to play Denmark.

Just by the way, he said "thanks for not focusing on sugar" So...focus on sugar guys.

[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;35641207]Y'all need to start growing cotton, get those textiles flowing. Also chocolate bars incoming next turn guys. I vote for Greenland and Denmark, but we'd need someone to play Denmark.[/QUOTE] No problem, I'll keep riding my monopoly of tobacco and coffee. You have fun with your malaria and thousand of workers.

[QUOTE=MountainWatcher;35641342]No problem, I'll keep riding my monopoly of tobacco and coffee. You have fun with your malaria and thousand of workers.[/QUOTE] Don't forget the area where I'm expanding is rapidly getting boxed in with crown colonies and the Kingdoms themselves! It's looking like I'm going to have to expand into Texas if I'm to have any hope of not falling into stagnation. Not to mention I need a back-up crop. Sugar is fine and good, but I need something that'll provide good money when it inevitably begins to dive in prices. [editline]19th April 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Mr. Face;35641313]Just by the way, he said "thanks for not focusing on sugar" So...focus on sugar guys.[/QUOTE] I... Put systems in place this turn to make sure that doesn't happen.

How the bloody hell are you gonna stop us from planting sugarcanes? :v: [editline]20th April 2012[/editline] Buy them, wait until we buy them and the sell it all of before us so the prices get slashed to fuck?

[QUOTE=MountainWatcher;35641558]How the bloody hell are you gonna stop us from planting sugarcanes? :v: [editline]20th April 2012[/editline] [B]Buy them, wait until we buy them and the sell it all of before us so the prices get slashed to fuck?[/B][/QUOTE] Let's just say you should start investing in arming your trade ships v:v:v

My King already stated that any act against my cargo ships will be met with extreme hostility. Don't tempt el-rei :colbert:

[QUOTE=MountainWatcher;35641769]My King already stated that any act against my cargo ships will be met with extreme hostility. Don't tempt el-rei :colbert:[/QUOTE] Oh, The Company's not the one openly attacking your trade ships, but I'm beginning to realize that some of the things I just turned in are going to have some serious consequences. Besides, if this does come to blows it might be fun watching a Spanish and English private company duke it out.

[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;35641809]Oh, The Company's not the one openly attacking your trade ships, but I'm beginning to realize that some of the things I just turned in are going to have some serious consequences. Besides, if this does come to blows it might be fun watching a Spanish and English private company duke it out.[/QUOTE] I'm Portuguese, we have been enemies for years, if we do go into war, it's sure to have ramifications in our mainlands. Even more fun :v:

If Denmark is added I would gladly join. Unless perhaps a Middle Eastern nation could explore the New World? The 1500's was a golden era for the Arabic people, wasn't it?

Send in your turns you cunts. Also I need votes. First option adds Greenland. (2 provinces) and the Kingdom of Denmark as a playable nation. Second adds Asian Malay Islands (Borneo, Philippines, etc) which can be potentially colonised.

Can we vote for both? I want both. If not I vote for Asia.

I vote greenland

I vote Greenland and Denmark, not sure about the Malay Islands since we already got enough trouble with the New World.

Let's introduce those when the coast gets a little more crowded.

[QUOTE=MountainWatcher;35650922]Let's introduce those when the coast gets a little more crowded.[/QUOTE] Making loads of money on the spice trade while infecting China with opium? Gonna be great, especially since our companies will be much more mature by then.

[QUOTE=Ven Kaeo;35649206]Can we vote for both? I want both. If not I vote for Asia.[/QUOTE] You are not a player, and unable to vote.

[QUOTE=Sobotnik;35651764]You are not a player, and unable to vote.[/QUOTE] [video=youtube;E2BGsqtY1o0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2BGsqtY1o0[/video]

Ruskie, please stop chinafying your colony.

[QUOTE=MountainWatcher;35652166]Ruskie, please stop chinafying your colony.[/QUOTE] 'chinafying' ?