staznes- From the Dawn of Time

Methril · June 17, 2003, 13:37

staznes- From the Dawn of Time

Yes I can support 3 NES's, Ill be updating more reguarly now that i have even more time. Hopefully every 2 days.

Welcome to my fourth NES!

This NES, as you probably have guessed, is based off of Jason’s (stjnes4) Skilord’s (Absolution) and Naervod’s (stnanes). It is story, and ill try to update every two days. It is also winnable.

There are restrictions in military size:
1. None
2. tiny
3. small
4. medium
5. large
6. very large
7. gigantic
8. Imperial

You can mobilize your army for a bonus in attacking. To mobilize a size three army (medium) and below, it takes 1 turn. For every size going up it increases a turn (Large would be 2 turns, Very Large would be 3 turns). You must one wait turn after your army finishes mobilizing to have the effect (so if I have a medium army and say mobilize in my orders, I can't attack with mobilized army the same turn)

To Increase your economy, you must do something first - build roads, decrease taxes, do something. If you want to increase economy, that is the only thing you can increase in a turn. It takes one turn.

Economy Sizes:
Depression
Recession
Failing
Stable
Growing
Prosperous
Outstanding

Confidence in leader is usually determined by how often you write stories and can give good bonuses

You can make wonders, and say what they do. I will then determine the amount of turns it takes.

You cant upgrade military and economy at the same turn.

Ugrading miltary tech level costs one economy and decreases whatever branch your upgrading.

I will determine when each person advances an age. Education helps. And confidence helps slightly.

Education Levels:
1. backwards
2. poor
3. illiterate
4. literate* (limit until industrial age)
5. bright
6. intelligent
7. very intelligent

You may have UU's that you make. You can only have one per nation per age. You make it and describe it, but don’t make it to extravagant!

You may create your own civ. Here is the Template:

Nation Name
Ruler:
Government: (only despotism or tribal, or religious)
Army: (small or tiny or medium without a navy)
Navy: (small or tiny)
Age: Stone Age
Education: Poor
Confidence in Leader: Medium
Also include at the bottom a little indication of where the civ is located.

Hope i didnt copy too much of your stuff jason

Ages:
Stone Age- current age
Copper Age
Barbarian Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Age
Dark Age
Colonial Age
Imperial Age
Industrial Age
Pre Modern Age
Modern Age

UU's:
Stone Age

Methril · June 17, 2003, 13:39

Nation Stats:

Vinland
Ruler: Vinny the Finny (Finnmaster)
Government: religious
Economy: stable
Army: medium
Navy: small
Age: Stone Age
Education: Poor
Confidence in Leader: Medium

Wisconsin
Ruler: Mark "Madcat" Metaliturtle
Government: Democratic Council of the Ages
Economy: stable
Army: Total (all able citizens serve in the army)(large)
Navy: A division of the Army (none)
Age: Stone Age
Education: Frowned upon (tech milked from conquered peoples)
Confidence in Leaders: (100% They are picked by majority)

Caecinia
Ruler: High Integrator Nok (foolish-icarus)
Government: tribal
Army: medium
Navy: tiny
Age: Stone Age
Education: Poor
Confidence in Leader: Medium
Economy: growing

Byzantium (Eastern Roman Empire)
Ruler: Konstanin I. (Micha)
Government: religious
Economy: growing
Army: tiny
navy: medium
Age: Stone Age
Education: Poor
Confidence in Leader: very high

Empire of Badab
Ruler: Tyrant Akshkar (General Tacticus)
Government: Despotism
Economy: growing
Army: large stone age
Navy: None
Age: Copper Age
Education: Poor
Confidence in Leader: Medium
Location: Mesopotamia

Kingdom of Kiev
Ruler: Kishka
Government: Despotism
Economy: growing
Army: medium
Navy: small
Age: Stone Age
Education: Poor
Confidence in Leader: Medium

Novgorod Empire
Ruler:
Government: despotism
Economy: growing
Army: medium
Navy:n/a
Age: Stone Age
Education: Poor
Confidence in Leader: Medium

Zulus
Ruler:
Government: Religious
Economy: stable
Army: large
Navy: None
Age: Stone Age
Education: Poor
Confidence in Leader: Medium

Lustria-Amazonia
Ruler: Slann Mage Sheep
Government: Religious
Economy: booming
Army: large
Navy: Tiny
Age: Stone Age
Education: Poor
Confidence in Leader: Medium

Bears
Ruler: ****(censored? anybody who knows the NFL know its the guys first name, you sick sick people, but ill fix it because it might be deemed offensive if i try to use it again) Richard Jauron
Government: Religious
Economy: prosperous
Army: tiny, but rallying
Navy: tiny
Age: Stone Age
Education: Poor
Confidence in Leader: Medium

Assyria
Ruler: none
Government: Religious
Economy: stable
Army: Medium
Navy: none
Age: Copper Age
Education: Poor
Confidence in Leader: Medium

Spartan League
Ruler: War Council
Government: Religious
Economy: stabpe
Army: medium copper age
Navy: tiny
Age: Copper Age
Education: Poor
Confidence in Leader: Medium

Persia
Ruler: War Council
Government: Religious
Economy: stable
Army: medium copper age
Navy: small stone age
Age: Copper Age
Education: Poor
Confidence in Leader: Medium

Denmark
Ruler: King Highland
Government: Religious
Economy: stable
Army: medium copper age
Navy: small stone age
Age: Copper Age
Education: Poor
Confidence in Leader: Medium

Methril · June 17, 2003, 13:42

finmaster · June 17, 2003, 13:43

Wh... this is exactly like the one in CFC! Azale, you are such a mulkero!

finmaster · June 17, 2003, 15:45

YAY! The map is finaly empty!

Nation Name: Vinland
Ruler: Vinny the Finny
Government: religious
Army: tiny
Navy: small
Age: Stone Age
Education: Poor
Confidence in Leader: Medium
Start in Nova Scotia.

***

The Vinns had gotten tired of the old Scandinavian ways. They had first wanted to build ships and travel through the sea, but unfortunately they didn't have the tech for that. So, these brave Scandinavian settlers swam through northern Atlantic and established their new, religion-based Civilization in Nova Scotia.

Metaliturtle · June 17, 2003, 21:14

Wisconsin in da house!!

Nation Name: Wisconsin
Ruler: Mark "Madcat" Metaliturtle
Government: Democratic Council of the Ages
Army: Total (all able citizens serve in the army)
Navy: A division of the Army
Age: Stone Age
Education: Frowned upon (tech milked from conquered peoples)
Confidence in Leaders: (100% They are picked by majority)
Start in Wisconsin... duh

"My brave fellow warriors!!! We must fight like the cornered badger, indefinitely to the death!!"

The madcat was ranting, it was time to conquer the peaceful neighboring people who always had food... perhaps they would discover just how to produce this food for themselves...

The sparsely clad women warriors didn't actually fight of course... they served more as a distraction to the enemy, and as a feeder of humiliation to the allied troops who did not "measure up" on and off the battlefield, of course, the most spectacular fighters got their selection of the women first, so the desire for victory was insatiable.

It was time for war...

foolish_icarus · June 18, 2003, 01:00

Caecinia
Ruler: High Integrator Nok
Government: tribal
Army: tiny
Navy: tiny
Age: Stone Age
Education: Poor
Confidence in Leader: Medium
Economy: Weak but stable
Location: Northern India, on the Ganges

story later

(btw: everyone here should also join Absolution. There are powerful nations open and its farther along in history so you can jump right in)

Micha · June 18, 2003, 02:14

Byzantium (Eastern Roman Empire)

Ruler: Konstanin I.
Government: religious
Army: small
navy: small
Age: Stone Age
Education: Poor
Confidence in Leader: Medium

location: Thrace (the peninsula around Constantinople)

****

"... the Greek, for they long for domination over us 'Barbarians'!"
-cheers-
The high priest enters the Counsil.
"So your proposal is war, General?"
"Excellence, yes. I humbly suggest we stop the Greek threat as long as we are able to. Think of the treasures they hold..."
The high priest laughed.
"I knew you were greedy, General, but invading the Greek at a time when we han hardly feed our own people... However, I will let the counsil decide."
-murmuring-
Finally the speaker of the council announces:
"We, the Elder Counsil of Byzantium, have decided. Our purpose has to be the well-being of our people, not the unprovoked attack on a peaceful neighbour which would likely lead to an exhausting war and probably to our own destruction.
Our people first!
We need reforms in agriculture and administration!"

GeneralTacticus · June 18, 2003, 04:10

Empire of Badab
Ruler: Tyrant Akshkar
Government: Despotism
Army: Medium
Navy: None
Age: Stone Age
Education: Poor
Confidence in Leader: Medium
Location: Mesopotamia

Methril · June 18, 2003, 06:01

ok, update later today

Mr. President · June 18, 2003, 06:15

Is this fun? Should I join?

Methril · June 18, 2003, 07:49

sure! Ill try to make it as fun as I can!

Methril · June 18, 2003, 12:53

4900bc

Nation of Vinland formed from new world vikings in Nova Scotia.

Wisconsin created, people drink into the night to celebrate.

Lands of Badab on the Ganges unified into one nation, Badab.

Byzantium formed on the peninsula of Thrace in Europe.

The Cyririanans rise to power at the mouth of the Tigris and Euerphrates.

Micha · June 18, 2003, 14:20

Excellent! tapping the fingers while smiling devilishly

One question: Is the rest of the world populated? With historical correct Cultures? Or is the world waiting for colonization? I mean shall we COLONIZE or CONQUER the areas surrounding us???

Jonny · June 18, 2003, 15:44

Kingdom of Kiev
Ruler: Kishka
Government: Despotism
Army: Small
Navy: Tiny
Age: Stone Age
Education: Poor
Confidence in Leader: Medium

The Kingdom of Kiev is located in the areas around the fertile banks of the Dniepr River where the Dniepr enters the Black Sea, which is on the northern shore of the Black Sea just to the west of the Crimean Penninsula.

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Before the Kievan people decided to settle down and start an urban lifestyle, the Kievan people had wandered the steppes of Far Eastern Europe and Central Asia, living a nomadic lifestyle under their previous leader, Lyantskoronsky, and for a thousand years before that. When he passed away, and his son Kishka took over, Kishka along with the religious leaders of the group decided that it was time to settle down at a permanent location. They journeyed west for what seemed like years until they reached the fertile lands on the banks of a river that the locals named Dniepr. They built their first town, Kiev, on the banks of the Dniepr. The town grew and its people prospered under the strong rule of Kishka. The Kievans expanded their power down the banks of the Dniepr to its mouth at the Black Sea. They then established another town along the Black Sea coast, Odessa. They also established a military to protect their wealth from nomadic tribes jealous of their lifestyle, and they built a tiny navy to expedite expansion along the shore of the Black Sea.

The Kievan leaders look to expand their power even more.

foolish_icarus · June 18, 2003, 15:50

Badab is in Mesopotamia, Caecinia is the one on the Ganges.

The first thing the Caecinians do is uproot themselves and migrate farther upstream into central India, but still staying on the Ganges. They got tired of their old home after a cyclone destroyed their village for the fourth time in 30 years.

Methril · June 18, 2003, 16:00

micha: ya, i might make a few NPC's, but basically yes.

foolish icarus: sorry

emu · June 18, 2003, 16:08

Novgorod Empire
Ruler: emu
Government: despotism
Army: medium
Navy:n/a
Age: Stone Age
Education: Poor
Confidence in Leader: Medium
the city of novgorod in russia , sort of near estonia

Micha · June 18, 2003, 16:09

Methril: Erm, "Yes" is the answer to which of my four questions?

DemonSlayer · June 18, 2003, 16:14

Kingdom of South Africa
Ruler: Dimonty
Government: Religious
Army: Medium
Navy: None
Age: Stone Age
Education: Poor
Confidence in Leader: Medium

In the beginning the was dirt and sky. Then the sky gave birth to the noble sun. The sun gave to the dirt water, rain, and life. All worked together to create man. To guide the tribes of men that were born the sun gave life to one man to unite all. The Men of South Africa have been united under One man.

The Great King Dimonty has united many villages under his rule. As King it is his right to have his will done. His will unto the villages is to grow and expand his power. Our enemies fight with there hands let us fight with stone axes and slings. Let the skins of our food protect the god-warriors that leave the villages to add more to our domains.

Methril · June 18, 2003, 20:08

One question: Is the rest of the world populated? With historical correct Cultures? Or is the world waiting for colonization? I mean shall we COLONIZE or CONQUER the areas surrounding us???

1. no, only with human nations, i might make a few NPC's

2. not neccessarily

3. yes

4. COLONIZE

GeneralTacticus · June 19, 2003, 03:00

The first action of the Tyrant of Badab is to order some of the people to begin moving and settling north along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

Sheep · June 19, 2003, 04:01

Empire of Lustria
Ruler: Slann Mage Sheep
Government: Religious
Army: Medium
Navy: Tiny
Age: Stone Age
Education: Poor
Confidence in Leader: Medium

Location: Amazon Coastline near present day Rio.

Slann Mage Sheep surveyed his growing empire. The Lustirans keeper of the ways of old, possesors of the stone tablets of wisdom needed a grand power base to make their prescence felt. They needed to take the continent called South America by some, Latin America by more, and Lustira to the Lustians.

The Lustirans were a hardy race. To survive they would need to perfect this trait.

Orders
Expand as much as possible
Uprgarde economy.

Micha · June 19, 2003, 04:50

[OOC]
Sheep: With a medium army you are not allowed to maintaine any fleet, as stated by Methril in the first post. Shall he change that, please change my stats to Sheep´s

Methril: Although you did say the world is uninhabited, I assumed Greek tribes living there. It is much more fun if you can assimilate other people without havin war with a PC or NPC. Is that ok?
[/OOC]

Byzatium, Eastern Roman Empire

"My people! These times hold great challenges to everyone of us. We live in a world which only waits for us to come and settle down on it!
Since the Unification of the towns of Constantinople and Adrianople our civilization prospered in peace. Now that the towns steadily grow bigger, we need to find more space to live in. The valleys across the Bosporus look fertile, but our ancestors told us about horrible creatures living there.
To the North, our scouts have found hostile tribes, but they are less in number than we are.
However, the counsil decided that our future lies in the West. The ancient tribes, which call themselves "Greek", don´t care whether foreign people settle along their coast. They are selfish and ignorant, but we can use this for our advantage.
Their land is rich in whool, and they know how to grow wine and olive trees. There´s much we could learn from them, and our Elders didn´t see any dangers for us in that land.

People of Constantinople, your high priest asks you to chose one of three men and one of three women to set sail to the spot known as 'Chalkis'. It is located in the middle of a huge Island to the Northeast of the Greek town of Athenai. Found a permanent settlement there, and scout the whole area for future town sites.

People of Adrianople, the Elder Council has chosen you to fullfill a highly important task: Expand our civilization to the Southwest!
There is a large peninsula, shaped like three fingers on a hand. Our ancestors knew it was a sacred place, and only the most faithful are allowed to settle there by the gods.
Now the Oracle of Adrianople revealed that 1500 of you, chosen by a blind virgin, are predetermined to found the town of 'Thessaloniki' there.
Gather in the evening of the next full moon on the central forum in Adrianople. The virgin will then chose the happy ones that are allowed to be the first to cross the sacred land."

Orders

Found the town of Chalkis
Found the town of Thessaloniki
Begin the reform of agriculture (establish farms instead of pure fishing)
Begin influencing the Greek area (send scouts, which then spread our culture there)

Methril · June 19, 2003, 07:21

yea sure, it adds flavor too the stories. But when you say found cities, also tell me what direction you want to expand (because i dont know where Chalkis is)

foolish_icarus · June 19, 2003, 19:50

The Caecinians have entered that glorious age of their history forever after known as the "Era of Wandering Around and Throwing Stones at Each Other". They will continue to do this for the next couple hundred years while they work on developing agriculture

Micha · June 20, 2003, 03:42

Ok, here´s a prototype of a map

When new technologies for mapping and measuring become available, the map will get more detailed and much more pretty.

The light green indicates the current territory of Byzantium.
The light blue areas represent the current expansion zones.

For now, Byzantium just wants to establish first colonies. It is not neccessary to have land connections between them (our idols are the ancient Greek, who have settled the whole mediterranean sea in during the copper age).

Methril · June 20, 2003, 21:28

ok, update tomorrow

Methril · June 21, 2003, 16:34

4700bc

The Byzantines continue to peacefully expand, landing several settlers in Greece and founding the settlements of Chalkis and Thessalonica. But a group of people calling themselves Spartans see Byzantine as a threat and do not wish to associate with them peacefully.

With more and more fertile land in the kingdom, plus and exceptional series of harvests, the economy of Badab has increased for free!!

After a devastaing tornado ripped through there tiny nation, Caecina uprroted itself and is now prospering in Central India.

New nations of Novgorod, Kiev, South Africa, and Lustra formed.

GeneralTacticus · June 21, 2003, 22:29

Uroshnor, Capital of Badab

"People of Badab!" Proclaimed the Tyrant from his palace, "the past few years have been good ones for us. We have seen many good harvests. We have more to eat now than we did then.

"I have a vision! Soon, we shall no longer depend upon the whim of the rains and clouds to be able to harvest. We shall harness the rivers themselves and put them to work watering our crops. We will have all we need to eat, and more.

"This project will require much hard work, and thus, by imperial decree, every adult male in the land must spend one month each year working to carry out my vision. When the project, which I have termed 'irrigation', is complete, the benefits willr epay you and your descendants a hundred-fold!"

Orders:

As you might have guessed, start working on an extensive iirrigation system (plus roads, as well), to improve the economy and help stabilize the food supply.