It is the year 1715. Europe is a mess of kingdoms, and not one single country is capable enough to call itself a superpower.
It is a vacuum created after series of bloody wars between interests of kings and ideals. It is a vacuum of unclaimed possessions within Europe and beyond...
MAP: 31 players map "The Great War"
LINK TO MAP: https://gyazo.com/2e871c690799c533dceaa0110970d808
EXPECT TO START: already started
PLAYABLE COUNTRIES:
1 TSARDOM OF RUSSIA
2 OTTOMAN SULTANATE
3 KINGDOM OF FRANCE
4 KINGDOM OF SWEDEN
5 KINGDOM OF FINLAND
6 KINGDOM OF SPAIN
7 KINGDOM OF POLAND
8 UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN
9 UNITED KINGDOM OF AUSTRIA-HUNGARY Josef II von Habsburg
AMERICA:
Several countries have tried to establish colonies in north America, but none of them actually succeeded.
This vast land is open for exploration and exploitation.
NORTH AFRICA:
Westward of Nile delta there are lands claimed by local chiefs, yet not one has been capable to establish any kind of central government. These lands are united only by the islamic faith and nothing else.
REST OF NON-PLAYABLE COUNTRIES:
Fields of Germany, Ukrainian stepes, Portuguese shores, rolling hills of Italy and Greek islands have rulers, yet they lack competence and influence. These lands are ripe to fall under influence of their neighbours or they are
to become fields where military glory and prestige will be won between contesting powers...
All of AI provinces have each of their own sovereign: duke, prince, sultan, chief, you name it. Meaning that Munich is its own country and so is Danzig etc. Since they are both part of " OOC German empire" lets say they are involved in some sort of mutual conferedation united by same culture. Same goes for all the rest of countries that are not human controlled.
RULES:
- no landshuffle
- each AI province has its own sovereign
- no GM use or spamming
- no annihilating other players
- Roleplay your country only. No metagaming!
- RoW with your neighbouring country only!
- land unit restriction: infantry, cavalry, artillery and baloons ONLY! No cars, tanks, railguns, airplanes
- naval unit restriction: only cruisers and ONE (1) battleship per country! No subs
- war regulations: one can take only 2 provinces every 3 years! Same goes for colonies.
- Coalitions serve only for the purpose of war. When war is over so is coalition
- If capital city of player is occupied, this player's war is lost
- time count: 1 year = 2 days
- no building limits
POTENTIALS:
Wars in Europe to capture the era of early modern warfare... that of Peter the Great, Frederick the Great, and Napoleon;
Become colonial power of the age with your powerful navy; Establish a delicate diplomacy and compete for prestige of your country; Create your own version of history; have some fun!
***By applying to this game please read all the rules and post a sample article.***
***Also, there is no Discord or Skype for this roleplay, as I believe it is much better to do communication only through the game itself.***
***less activity is lost opportunity***
***Lets hope the community is still alive enough to see some of good old RP***
Wiltshire YeomanWell I do admit that currently they are under the impression that they're an independent Kingdom but they are on my to do list. As are the Goths who's decedents are living in Southern Spain.
I'm young and this will be the 1700s
Visigoths lived in Spain and France, Ostrogoths died in Italy and Pannonia. There is a reason why they are separated as even when they lived in Russia and Ukraine ( before Huns) there were two nations.
I could try out Poland
"After our victory in the Northern wars. We have decided we will not be a secondary power, but a major power. This is not a Swedish, or Russian, or Finnish but a Polish Century. Glory to Poland, Glory to Commonwealth"
Blockom, could you try a little harder with your sample? Some background etc
Greetings to silly forum people like Narmer and even more silly admins like Joe the Habs. I would never participate in his RP, and I am here to try to persuade you from doing so as well.
That being said, I would like to apply for Spain 
I would like to point out, however, that I may not be able to roleplay and post as much as I usually do. I miss roleplaying, but I have very little time, espcially during this month. The casual nature of the RP appealed to me, hence why I am applying. I will post my sample in a day or two, if it is not a problem.
Also welcome back Joe, ye filthy scum!
Matt, its an honor. Pending you as Spain! I am sure we will all have some trouble being very active, but if we all go by the rules it should work out well.
It seems we could have a go if we get 3 more players.
Also, I have added a minor information regarding the map in the rules, about AI provinces. Go check it out guys.
How would you guys feel about me posting random events (like giving casus belli or improving relations with some AI countries) to some factions here and there?
Random events are always fun, IF people catch up on them. But it adds variety when game gets stale and incentives people to RP something outside of their common ground.
Okay I think I have one
"Poland. The state that was founded by Mieszko I of Poland and is a empire that is bigger than France. Is sill surviving after the Austro-Ottoman war and The Great Northern war. But is a puppet to the three powers neighboring them which are the Warmongering Prussia, Messy family Austria, and the filthy expansionist Russia.
Poland will become a empire that it desires even if it means killing our people. We, Poles will destroy all countries that get near us. The hate is within us forever and we shall bring it to the countries that try to kill us. We will conquer Europe or the world if we have to. A Slavic empire will be on us not in the Russian hands but us, only us.
And shall we rebel on Augustus II as we don't want a German puppet king who supported the Russian Coalition in the Great Northern War, we want to have Stanislaus I who is a full Polish man and is a noble. He also Supported the Swedish in the Great Northern War and want Poland to be an Empire not a Puppet. Glory to Polska"
Hope this is better.
Blockmon it is better, but I gotta say this is not very 18th century thinking. If you are ready to learn and give it a go, I will accept you. But again - you have to go by the rules. OK?
Thus being said, we need two more players... UK and the Ottoman Sultanate! I believe we can still set the starting date of the game in two days time, November 23rd
Sorry for not doing better this is my first ever roleplay on a bytro labs game.
BlockmonSorry for not doing better this is my first ever roleplay on a bytro labs game.
Dont apologize man, just do your best 
ok Thank you very much
In few days you can expect a message in your inbox about the password for this RP game. Lets hope in the meantime we get two more players...
Also, game will start immediately, with 3 days peace period
Here is a teaser for you guys; every player will start with a "casus belli" against AI to claim one province, and maybe give you some staging points for the future!
RUSSIA EVENT:
- Tsar Peter's dream acquisition of Tallinn
SWEDEN EVENT:
- "Mare Nostrum" of Sweden acquisition of Riga
FINLAND EVENT
- Hohenzollern legacy of Prussia acquisition of Königsberg
POLAND EVENT
- Polish trade ambitions acquisition of Danzig
FRANCE EVENT
- French expanding influence in Italy acquisition of Genoa
AUSTRIA EVENT
- Habsburgs lay claim on hereditary lands acquisition of Palermo
SPAIN EVENT
- Burgundian legacy acquisition of Antwerp
GREAT BRITAIN EVENT
- The Stadtholder William is to rule the Dutch acquisition of Amsterdam
OTTOMAN EVENT
- Cypriot christian rebellion needs to be quelled acquisiton of Nicosia
SPAIN EVENT
- Burgundian legacy acquisition of Antwerp
Jup, dis gonna be epic! Goddamn dutch. We shall restore order!
We have to complete that task?
Community Coordinator | S1914
A broken promise is as good as a lie - SlipKnot
Not necessarily I believe. They just add a casus belli, meaning you won't have to work much in order to expand into that province. They also add a bit of fuel to your RP material and RP in general because some players may have conflicting plans.
I guess it isn't mandatory to complete it, just a nice addition to RP should you choose to go along with it.
Matt nailed it, not necessary to complete those. Within next 24 hours expect password in your mailbox!
Check the Conversations panel please, details are there. The game has started.
I presume it is based off Discord?
I wonder if Egypt could be made available for application.
If it could, I will get an application article sorted out- alike Matt, the casual nature of this roleplay appeals to me.
Presuming that Egypt is made available for a player by yourself and the application article that I will knock up is accepted, I will be able to log on but not post till the 6th of December, due to ongoing circumstances. I should however be able to 'open' my nation with a starting article, presuming I am accepted, as well as the application post.
Also...wow. This new forum is perplexing.
Sigmar/ Sigmar1
I would appreciate your application for Ottomans more, as they are more significant geostrategic player for this game... Still, I can take you in as Egypt. Every player counts.
