The Sword of Damocles - (Sign Up Thread) - Closed, 2017 Game Next

[windjammer]

Could I play France please?

EDIT: damnit, I didnt notice Spamage's post, although he hasnt explicitly sait he was going to take France  he was just hypothetical.
Well, just to say I have studied a lot about this era in France and I would have many ideas but this is your call Lumine, and Spamage.

[windjammer]

Another possibility is limiting a number of such states. Like Austria being annexed by Germany, Tyrol by Italy and formation of Yugoslavia. But that's all up to Lumine.

Maybe German-speaking Austria (so OTL Austria minus the Burgenland but plus South Tyrol & Sudetenland) could really have joined Germany, if there was a A-H breakup? Since there was no Treaty of Versailles, no one could have prohibited it, and the Austrian populace would have been 90% in favour of that...

Wouldn't it empower Germany too much though?

[windjammer]

Regarding France,
I don't think a new "Restauration" would be likely. The "republic" issue was settled  since the end of the XIXth century. However, what would have likely happened is the rise of a populist rightwing dictator, like Boulanger, basically a fascist. Probably antisemite (Dreyfus happened not a long time ago), although nothing compared with Hitler. Extremely germanophobic obviously.

So I should play a random dictator bellicist etc etc. If this monarchy or not, it shouldn't affect really the game.

[windjammer]

Great job Lumine!
What the hell happened to Russia?

[windjammer]

By the way Lumine,
I think France would have lost much more colonies after a defeat with Germany, but that's your call.

[windjammer]

By the way Lumine,
I think France would have lost much more colonies after a defeat with Germany, but that's your call.

They did lose virtually everything, they got to keep Algeria and Northern Africa because defeat was not total and the British were able to put pressure to prevent further loss. Who will you play as, by the way?

Update: World building is growing large, so I can adventure we'll have several threads for this (perhaps by continents). Chances are I'll put a NO WAR rule among players for the first few turns so we can balance things out and let the scenario grow.

If the game was being played during the 1880's, I would have said Georges Boulanger, and if it was during the 1930's, François de La Rocque, but there wasn't any "major rightwing fascist populist" during this period of the game. So I think that should be a fictional fascist guy or something like that.

Is it going to be a Republic or a monarchy?

[windjammer]

By the way Lumine,
I think France would have lost much more colonies after a defeat with Germany, but that's your call.

They did lose virtually everything, they got to keep Algeria and Northern Africa because defeat was not total and the British were able to put pressure to prevent further loss. Who will you play as, by the way?

Update: World building is growing large, so I can adventure we'll have several threads for this (perhaps by continents). Chances are I'll put a NO WAR rule among players for the first few turns so we can balance things out and let the scenario grow.

If the game was being played during the 1880's, I would have said Georges Boulanger, and if it was during the 1930's, François de La Rocque, but there wasn't any "major rightwing fascist populist" during this period of the game. So I think that should be a fictional fascist guy or something like that.

Is it going to be a Republic or a monarchy?

I believe you could have de La Rocque rising to prominence earlier.

Oh yes, this is 20 years after,
So Colonel de la Rocques.

[windjammer]

So I will play de La Rocque.

[windjammer]

My beautiful Russia!

You can blame Snowstalker for that.

^^^^
Only Oldiesfreak was a worst player than him...

[windjammer]

Lumine, if you need anything, do not hesitate to PM me.

[windjammer]

Regarding Italy, if I remember correctly, Mussolini made a deal with the pope during the 1920's. Of course he didnt respect most of his deal with the Pope. But a compromise between what Lumine and what SouthernGothic wants could be a better deal for the pope that Italt would have respecter?
For example, the Pope being the "governor" of the  region of Rome and having a say in italian policies? I honestly this is a plausible scebario considering how much italians wanted to reconcile with the pope.

As you wish

[windjammer]

Okay... some things I'll need to answer too and I will, but I have about 100 different PM's, so do be patient.

I propose we should all agree to cease making new posts and sending new PMs for now.

I m fine with that.

[windjammer]

Turn closed.

Great work, everyone! I'll be working on the end of turn and Turn 2 as we speak, stay tuned for a few surprises.

I hate the surprises lol.

(Good luck)

[windjammer]

Great job Lumine!
Are you going to post something else before the beginning of Turn 2 and we can start sending PMs?

[windjammer]

I'm waiting on a few PM responses myself before I do anything further

^^

[windjammer]

My classmates decided to go on strike despite the university as a whole saying no, so I've spent some time trying to control my anger. Results will come, after I've calmed myself down.

I'm sorry for you, hopefully nothing bad will happen to you.

[windjammer]

If I may make a suggestion to make the game running more efficient. Let's institute a time frame during which posters may post or send PMs, so Lumine can have additional time just to focus on processing things.

^^^^^^

[windjammer]

(I hate to be an asshole, but you guys know what I want to say )

I know, xD

Sorry, really, but yesterday afternoon I had the bright idea to look at the BBC coverage of the EU Referendum... and I ended up watching 12 hours straight of insanity.

Good news and bad news!

The good news is that I'm working on results and they will be up, along with foreign reactions. The bad news is that I'm taking a trip tomorrow, to a place where I don't have internet access... so I'll be back on Thursday/Friday at the latest. The game won't be suspended, so feel free to post and send moves for the second war phase, but I won't be online from tomorrow morning on.

Take your time Lumine,
You're doing a fantastic job!!!

[windjammer]

Personally I won't send any PMs until Lumine is back, I don't want him to have 100 new messages.

[windjammer]

Also, we have a problem.

This is evolving into a complicated war, and not having the UK and Italy is significantly making things harder for me (and  probsbly for some players too). We need players for those countries ASAP, or I might have to suspend for a few days if we lack them as the turn evolves or ends.

For the UK why not Spamage???

[windjammer]

Also, we have a problem.

This is evolving into a complicated war, and not having the UK and Italy is significantly making things harder for me (and  probsbly for some players too). We need players for those countries ASAP, or I might have to suspend for a few days if we lack them as the turn evolves or ends.

For the UK why not Spamage???

You're that eager to defeat Spain?

He'd be a natural candidate, though. If he's eliminated, give him the UK and make Spain non-playable (my main concern was always that we have just too much PCs).

But, of course, let him fight back.

Let me be clear about something ,
I would be fine with Spamage being at the same time the Spanish player and the temporary english player. He was the english player during the first game and there wouldnt be any conflict of interest considering Spain has no business in the Balkans.

[windjammer]

I guess I will wait a bit before sending my orders, to see what happens with Italy

[windjammer]

Can..c-can I come back? P-please?

XD

Oh great powerful Pole, maketh my life whole!
Oh wonderful Kalwejt, make my soul Kalbright!

Ohplease yes!!!!!


RIP The Ottoman Empire

[windjammer]

And regarding Garlan Gunter,
I'm sorry but while I believe he has many qualities, he's in war against Bulgaria as crimea right? So I can see a big conflict of interest if he plays Great Britain, considering it is the only country not to have given their decision in the Balkan conflict. I'm sure he would mean well just to be clear, but if it is possible, I would prefer Spamage because he has absolutely no interest in the Balkans as the spanish player.

But as you wish, and I hope you understand my point of you.

[windjammer]

Look, whatever you decide, I think we should move with the turn once France and Italy send their orders. We don't have stuff from absent Britain and America, but we can't wait forever.

I refuse, sorry. Great Britain is too important not to be played.