Years of Blood: World War I (Map Game)

Years of Blood: World War I is the first map game in the Years of Blood series. This game takes place in World War I.

Staff

 * Owner:
 * Evergreen Mapper


 * Admin:
 * BalkanMapping
 * Flaming Spaghetti Monster
 * Lorddimertelo2213
 * NPC Maker:
 * ThatMapperGuy
 * Map Maker:
 * Chris Mapping

Rules (read ALL of them)

 * 1) Don’t be OP and please take the game seriously.


 * 1) You can join as a vassal but you have limited things you can do.  You also can’t rebel for 2 years (turns).
 * 2) One country per player
 * 3) Turn will last 3 real days unless people do their turn fast.
 * 4) You can join as rebellions as long as they make sense (don’t do something like the Potatoes rise up against the English).
 * 5) Bad turns will be met with a warning form the admins.
 * 6) The game starts with the basic alliances from the war, so Germany can’t join the Triple Entente or France can’t join the Central Powers.
 * 7) When capturing territory be as realistic as possible.  If one of the admins or the owner decide that you captured to much territory they will shrink the amount.
 * 8) Turns should be organized into sections.
 * 9) Be at least slightly historically accurate if your playing as France, Great Britian, Russia, Germany, or Austria-Hungary
 * 10) Turns will be 6 months.

Warnings, Kicks and Bans

 * Warned:
 * None
 * Kicked:
 * None
 * Banned:
 * None

Alliances

 * Triple Entente+Allies (Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Poland, Emirate of Nejd and Hasa, Iran, Montenegro, Greece)


 * Central Powers (Germany, Austria Hungary, Sweden, Spain, Ottoman Empire)
 * Slavic union (Serbia, Bulgaria)

Players

 * Evergreen Mapper - Austria Hungary
 * BalkanMapping - Serbo Bulgaria (co-op with Lorddimertelo2213)
 * Bugking3 - Poland
 * Chris Mapping - France
 * Eltool - Spain
 * ThatMapperGuy - Russia
 * Yankee Mapper - Switzerland Portugal
 * Lorddimertelo2213 - Serbo Bulgaria (co-op with BalkanMapping)
 * Pisiu369 - Italy
 * Hellom8s - Montenegro
 * Flaming Spaghetti Monster - Sweden
 * Nihilus Mapping - Great Britain

Playable Countries

 * Albania
 * Austria-Hungary
 * Belgium
 * Bulgaria
 * Denmark
 * Emirate of Nejd and Hasa
 * France
 * Germany
 * Great Britian
 * Iran
 * I taly
 * Luxembourg
 * Montenegro
 * Netherlands
 * Norway
 * Ottoman Empire
 * Poland
 * Portugal
 * Romania
 * Russia
 * Serbia
 * Serbo-Bulgaria
 * Spain
 * Sweden
 * Switzerland

Power List

 * 1) Great Britain
 * 2) France
 * 3) Germany
 * 4) Austria Hungary
 * 5) Russia
 * 6) Ottoman Empire
 * 7) Spain
 * 8) Italy
 * 9) Portugal
 * 10) Serbo-Bulgaria
 * 11) Denmark
 * 12) Romania
 * 13) Poland
 * 14) Netherlands
 * 15) Sweden
 * 16) Norway
 * 17) Belgium
 * 18) Iran
 * 19) Emirate of Nejd and Hasa
 * 20) Switzerland
 * 21) Albania
 * 22) Montenegro
 * 23) Luxembourg

NPC Events

 * Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated on a trip to Sarajevo. The Austro-Hungarian government blames Serbia and declares war.
 * Russia troops start to mobilize causing Germany to declare war on Russia
 * France and Great Britain come to the aid of Russia, their ally.

Player Turns
Bulgaria
 * Bulgaria activise 400,000 soldiers because sees that the WW1 is upcoming
 * Many bulgarians start to ask wich side is better and at the end Bulgaria decides to join the Central Powers if they give it the territories wich Bulgaria wants: all of Macedonia like region (not the country), all of Thrace without Instanbul, all of Dobrudja, Nis, Leskovac, Vranje, Pirot, Bor, Zajecar.
 * Bulgaria will make some coups in Thrace, Macedonia and Dobrudja when the war starts.
 * Bugaria joins the Central Powers after the agreement of Austria-Hungary and helps to A-H by deploying half of its army (200,000) on Serbian front and then to soldiers are given better weapons.That helps to A-H to focuse on the Russian front. The other half is deployed on the Greek font.
 * The economy of Bulgaria rises because of the many weapons needed (the production becomes higher) and also the farmers who sell their production of the armies.
 * The community feels better and better because they dreams for united Bulgaria will be maybe for real.



Austria-Hungary
 * Government:Following the assassination of Franz Ferdinand his nephew Charles I of Austria (Charles IV of Hungary) was proclaimed Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary.
 * Economy:The economy goes into war mode, but Austria-Hungary is very industrialized. Working in the factories or the military is seen as patriotic to help the war cause.
 * Military:To fight World War I the populace is mobilized and the military increased.
 * Austro-Hungarian Armed Forces
 * Austro-Hungarian Army:With 615,000, 89,000 cavalry, and 1,200 pieces of artillery, the military of Austria-Hungary is a force to be reckoned with.
 * Austro-Hungarian Navy:The Austro-Hungarian navy is pretty pitiful, with just a small defense fleet. Wary of French ships the fleet stays close to home.
 * Austro-Hungarian Air Force:With a lot smaller air force then most other countries with is really weak with just 39 airplanes. 52 more is scrapped together.
 * Wars and Conflicts
 * World War I
 * Serbian Front:With a good chunk of the Austrian army deployed in Serbia and the north is occupied. There is heavy causalities on both sides but the Austro-Hungarians can reinforce their troops.
 * Russian Front:230,000 men is sent to the Russian front to hold the line while the Serbian front is being wrapped up with only slight advances into Russia. They are mostly digging trenches and establishing defenses.
 * Adriatic Sea:The navy is keeping close to the coast.
 * Diplomacy
 * Ottoman Empire:If you give Bulgaria it's wanted lands and join the Central Powers we will help you get Egypt and land from Russia.
 * Germany:I'm sending troops to help you next turn.
 * Italy:DON'T JOIN THE ENTENTE OR ELSE.
 * Spain:Join the Central Powers and we will give you land from France.

Sweden


 * Government The Swedish population become tired of the century-long neutrality and wish to make Sweden great again, eventually, a coup takes place and Gustav Adolfus (renamed himself after the coup to honour the Swedish general and King Gustavus Adolfus) declares himself the new Prime Minister. Propaganda is out up all over the country, mostly to spark anti-Russian sentiment.
 * Economy The Swedish economy begins to rise as increased amounts of industrialisation take place along with people being inspired to work för the fatherland.
 * Military After the coup, multiple reforms in the government allow the modernisation and mass expansion of the army, mandatory conscription for at least 2 years is put into place drastically increasing the Swedish manpower
 * The general army grows 12,500, many of which are put into ranks of the artillery units (1,000)
 * With Sweden becoming increasingly interested in becoming a Baltic power the navy is expanded, but not too much
 * Many researchers find a way to manufacture an advanced plane, the engine of which is much quieter than that of other aircrafts. (deadly considering no efficient radar technology has been created yet) but the plane itself has the capacity of any other.
 * Diplomacy

from Russia, they also ask for access to the German owned port of Danzig Serbia
 * Germany We would like to join the central powers and take historically Swedish land (Finland, Ingria and Estonia)
 * Russia War is declared in support of the central powers, the military doesn't advance far (a few miles into Lapland), but by night St. Petersburg is bombed by night by the newly manufactured planes (only 6 have actually been made and tested thus far)
 * Norway An alliance is requested.


 * Government:Following the assassination of Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary, The government is worried when the blame is put on their people.
 * Economy:The economy goes into war mode, but Serbia is sort of industrial. Working in the factories or the military is seen important to help the war cause.
 * Military:To fight World War I the populace is mobilized and the military increased.


 * Austro-Hungarian Armed Forces


 * Serbian Army:With  420,590 members of the army, Serbia is stronk.
 * Wars and Conflicts
 * World War I
 * Serbian Front: With backup from Russia, The Serbian Forces hold out, and push back into their occupied territory bit by bit. Large casualties to both sides.
 * Bulgarian Front: Serbia holds its own against them, with small casualties on both sides.
 * UK:  Millitary Assistance Needed.

Swiss Republic
 * France:Millitary Assistance Needed.
 * Italy: Millitary Assistance Needed.
 * Spain: Millitary Assistance Needed.
 * Russia: Russia agrees to help Serbia with the war against A-H and Bulgaria.
 * Ottomans:  Millitary Assistance Needed.
 * Government: Due popular demand the Swiss cabinet start to discuss about turning Switzerland in a federal republic like the United States. After three months of discussions the cabinet decide to do what the population wanted. Switzerland is officially turned in a republic and the first president is Arthur Hoffmann from the Free Democratic Party.
 * Military: Due to the begging of the war the army and population are mobilized.
 * Swiss Army: The Swiss army consists of 200,000 troops. Most of them are people that joined the army due to the mobilization. There is also 12,000 cavalry and 96 pieces of artillery, the plan is to expand the army more.
 * Economy: Due to WWI, Switzerland suffer with a economic crisis. The Swiss government implement more ideas came from Adam Smith in a try to make the economy better and more stable.
 * Diplomacy: The Swiss government declares neutrality on World War I.

Spain
 * Goverment: Alfonso XII of Spain gives a speech about the war and Spain to join the Central Powers. Because Spain will get land from if the central powers wins. Republicans try to stop Spain to join the war but the monarchist and other wants to join the war on central powers side. We hold a referendum to join the war it ends whit 69% to join the war and 31% to not join the war.
 * Military: Spain start to mobilize the army and population.
 * Spanish Armed Forces: The armed force is 500,000 men for now whit 15,000 cavalry and 150 pieces of artillery.


 * World War I: We join the central powers side and start to push in to France land but because of the mountains is hard to push. We occupy Gibraltar very fast we try to defend the Spanish morocco from France force.
 * Economy: We have not so good economy because we build and buy things to the war.
 * Diplomacy: We had accept the offer from Austria-Hungary. We join the Central powers and declare war on the Entente.

Italy
 * Economy:
 * Infrastructure: We build more roads around the country.


 * Wars:
 * War Agianst Albania: War is declared on Albania, 50,000 troops are sent and Albania is occupied and annexed.
 * War Agianst Switzerland: War is declared on Switzerland, 400,000 troops are sent and Switzerland. We make small gains and there is heavy causalities on both sides.

France:
 * Diplomacy:
 * WW1: We will remain Neutral
 * France: We ask if we can buy Corsica.
 * Government:President Raymond Poincaré gives a speech in which he talks about the importance of "eradicating the German pests" and regaining the "rightful French lands".Because of this soldier's morale is rising
 * Military:
 * Conflicts:
 * The Great War:France manages to mobilize 5 million men for the war effort 2 million of whom are from the colonies and 3 million from Metropolitan France
 * The Western Front:As the Germans began to execute the Schlieffen plan(I assume NPC-s are acting historically accurate) France sent millions of men in Belgium to stop the Germans.To do so railways in Belgium are destroyed and we also dig trenches.Meanwhile on the French-German border the French fortifications managed to stop the Germans and after a few months France launched an offensive retaking most of Alsace-Lorainne.
 * The Pyrenian Front:Luckily the French army managed to stop the Spanish one as the mountinous terrain of the Pyrenees and the trenches dug by France slows them down.Later France launches an offensive recapturing it's lands and taking Basque and much of the Pyrenees from Spain and successfuly sieges Barcelona though France suffered huge casualties there.In the meantime Spain is being put under a naval blockade to kill it's economy
 * Colonial Front:As colonies are sources of resources France tries to take as much colonies as possible from both Spain and Germany.6 months into the war Spain lost 3/4 of it's colonies in Africa(including Spanish Morocco) and France is advancing from the Gibraltar strait into Andalusia.
 * Italian invasion of Switzerland:As Italy is being slowed down by the Alps of Switzerland France sent over 1 million troops to help them finish Switzerland as soon as possible thus making them able to help the entente earlier.Altrough France also faces some difficulties in the Alps but they are advancing considerably faster and altrough it's unlikely they are hoping for a Swiss capitulation.Once Switzerland is finished all French occupied territories will cede to Italy.
 * Economy:The economy is switching into war mode and women are sent to the fields,factories and mines to help the French war effort.
 * Diplomacy:
 * Romania:It's invited to join the Entente.If they do they will gain Transylvania and Bukovina
 * Portugal:It's invited to join the Entente.If they do they will gain Galicia,Extremadura,all Spanish colonies(except Spanish Morocco) and some land along the border
 * Denmark:It's invited to join the Entente.If they do they will gain Schleswig-Holstein and Skane
 * Greece:It's invited to join the Entente.If they do they will gain Thrace from Bulgaria and if the Ottomans join the war Greece will also get all European territory of the Ottomans and Constantinaople
 * Great Britain:France suggests that it should attack Hamburg by surprise and from there advance into Germany as Hamburg is one of Germany's largest cities

Russian Empire:


 * Government:


 * Assassination of the Russian Royal Family: On February 2nd, 1914, a man by the name of Dultsev Rodionovich entered the Winter Palace armed with a Smith & Wesson No. 3 revolver, he entered the dining room of the royal family of Russia and killed Tsar Nicholas II, Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich, Grand Duke George Alexandrovich, Alexandra Feodorovna, Alexei Nikolaevich, and Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna. The rest of the Russian Royal Family fled to Switzerland in exile. Dultsev ultimately proclaimed himself as the new Tsar of Russia, and married Averina Vsevolodovna, whom he had been in a relationship with for nearly two and a half years.


 * Military:


 * Wars and Conflicts:


 * World War One:
 * Operation Talonstrike: On March 1st, 1914, Dultsev sends 1,500,000 soldiers via Romania into Bulgaria, and they push into the coast of Bulgaria, taking major port cities like Varna and Burgas. On the other side, they push down against the Bulgar-Serb border, taking Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, and other minor cities such as Pernik, Vratsa, and Blagoevgrad.
 * Serbian Front: Russia carefully sneaks through 700,000 soldiers into Serbia via Romania, who help the Serbians push back the Austrians back into Austria-Hungary, and even into parts of Bosnia and Croatia.


 * Polish War of Independence: The Russians surrender, hoping to protect their empire from any possible instability.


 * Imperial Russian Armed Forces:


 * Imperial Russian Army: In Russia's Imperial Army, there are currently 12,575,000 infantry soldiers, 30,000 cavalry, and 2,500 pieces of artillery.
 * Imperial Russian Navy: In Russia's Imperial Navy, there are currently 900,000 soldiers operating, and there are also 2 battleships, 3 cruisers, 11 destroyers, 4 submarines, and 5 gunboats.
 * Imperial Russian Air Service: In Russia's Imperial Air Service, there are currently 300,000 troops and as well as 22 fighters, 21 reconnaissance, 7 bombers, and 6 trainer aircraft.


 * Analytics: 


 * Population: Russia's population as of May 1914 is currently 172 million people.


 * Demographics:


 * Ethnicity: 98% of Russia is Slavic White, while the rest are Asians, blacks, etc.


 * Religion: Most of Russia is Orthodox Christian.


 * Diplomacy:


 * Polish Rebels: We would like to sign the Treaty of Warsaw with the conditions being Poland must join the Entente and will have land as per the Congress of Poland (below).
 * Italy: A diplomat is sent to Italy, and his purpose is to try to convince Italy to join the Entente.


 * Infrastructure:


 * Roads: Roads are improved greatly, thus making transport easier.
 * Agriculture: Russia's agricultural society is improved greatly as farms have sprung up around the nation, allowing more food to be produced for the military and general populous alike.

Kingdom Of Montenegro-

Military-  Montenegro sends 3,000 men into Serbia to help them fight Austria-Hungry

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Montergin Army:

42,000 men, 12,000 calvary, 150 tons of food and water, 2,000 artillery pieces.

Montergin Air Force:

1 destroyer, 1,100 men, 15 fighters and 1 training air craft. Wars: Montenegro is in The Great War on the allied side. Diplomacy- We asked if Albania could join the allied side. Economy- Women everywhere are Working in factories around the country. Goverment- Montenegro's goverment is a monracy

Turn 2 (second half of 1914)
NPC Events:
 * Emirate of N & H: Since the Ottomans joined the Central Powers, Nejd and Hasa decided to join the war on the side of the Entente.


 * Portugal: Portugal joins the Entente, hoping to gain the empire it utterly desires.


 * Ottoman Empire: The Ottomans join the Central Powers, hoping to defeat Greece once and for all.


 * United Kingdom: Like France asked, the UK makes a massive landing with 2,000,000 soldiers in Hamburg via the Elbe river, taking the city and some surrounding areas within a few weeks.


 * Romania: Romania, wanting to regain its true lands, joins the war against the Central Powers.


 * Denmark: Denmark decides to stay neutral.


 * Iran: Iran joins the war on the side of the Entente.
 * Belgium: Belgium, hoping for a better defense against Germany, splits into the Flemish Republic (North Belgium) and the Wallon Republic (the rest), with each joining the Netherlands and France respectively.
 * Netherlands: Since the Germans are now trespassing on Dutch land, the Netherlands declares war on Germany.

Player Events
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Bulgaria Kingdom Of Montenegro-
 * Government: The Governement makes more Propaganda for a Pro-Leadership in Ireland, calling it the Saint-Peter Act, also we Gonna make the Defense of Realm Act 1914 (DORA 1914).
 * Military: We mobilize our whole Reserves, and send some to the Western Front in France, some to Naval Invasions in Scane and Götland.
 * British Front in Hamburg: We will Advance in Germany, to Kiel and Lübeck.
 * Operation Ankara: We push the Ottomans out, and try to make Naval invasions south of Anatolia.
 * British Front in Levante: We try to expand in the Levante, to free the Holy Town, Jerusalem. We create the Mandate of Jerusalem after the war.
 * Operation Iberia: We make naval invasions in several Cities in Asturias, and Advance from Gibraltar on whole Granada.
 * Coups: Bulgaria starts coups in Greece, Romania and Serbia:
 * In Romania: Rebels in South Dobrudja goes in Varna and there they mobolise the bulgarians. There arent so many weapons so bulgarians will attack with knives. The rebels and the mobilised bulgarians try to unoccupy the center of Varna and after week they do it. Later, after three weeks they also unoccupy the region of Varna. Then 50% from the rebels go to Burgas and they unoccupy it after 3 weeks. The rebels in the other part of Dobrudja and make coup in Constanta and in all other small cities and villages in the region. All of Dobrudja is occuped by Bulgaria.
 * In Greece: Rebels in Thrace (in Greece) make coups in the big cities and also the northern part of Greece is with The Cental Powers and joins Bulgaria (its like occupied zone) and then on the front with Greece, Bulgaria deploys soldiers.
 * In Serbia: Rebels in Macedonia start to make coup in Skopje and after that they continiue to occupy the regiom around Skopje. Also bulgarian rebels start to make coups in Nis, Leskovac, Pirot etc. The bulgarian army on the the Serbian Front goes there to help the rebels, but 55% from the army stays on the front for safety of Bulgaria. Bulgaria occupies Nis, Leskovac, Pirot etc and also the eastern part of Macedonia. Also the part of bulgarian army that was arround Sofia attack it and after month Sofia is free and then half of the sofian army goes to Vratsa, Vidin etc and after 3 weeks this region is unoccupied.
 * Economy:
 * ​The economy isnt damaged so hard.
 * Army:
 * ​The army of Bulgaria now is 600,000 soldiers.
 * Population:
 * The population of Bulgaria is 5,543,000.
 * Diplomacy:
 * ​To Austria-Hungary: Attack Serbia again, I occupied 1/4.
 * To Ottoman Empire: I will send you half of my rebels (the rebels in Ottoman Empire), I wont use them, the other half will stay for me and I will deploy them on the Aegean sea coast and the Black sea coast.
 * To Romania: If you dont attack me and dont let russian soldiers I wont attack you again.

Military-

Operation knockout :

Operation Knockout is a Major offensive to capture at least 1/3 of Bosnia And Herzegovina. In the Early Hours, 12,000 men, and 3,000 calvary invade Austria-Hungry.

Diplomacy- We are sending a diplomat to Norway asking that they join the allied side.

Government-  A new law was passed that forced Austrians and Hungarians to move out of the country. The excuse was  that they were a security threat.

Serbia


 * Government: The Governement makes emergency plans to, if needed, sign a treaty with A-H and Bulgaria.
 * Military: We mobilize our whole Reserves.
 * Operation Kebab: We push the Bulgarians back with Russia's help.
 * Operation Food: Russian and Serbian forces march into A-H and occupy border towns
 * Population:
 * The population of Bulgaria is 12,533,300.
 * Diplomacy:
 * ​To Austria-Hungary: Remove kebab.
 * To France and the UK: HELP
 * To Bulgaria: Remove Bulgarian Kebab from Serbian land.

Spain Austria-Hungary
 * Government: King Alfonso XIII say that the war is probably over in about 1 year.
 * Millitary: Spain does propaganda about to join the military. Spain have now 2,800.000 men in the military.
 * First World war:
 * Pyrenian front: Because of the new people the join the millitary we can start to push back France a little bit and start to build trenches and defend us against France offensive.
 * Colonial front: We build trenches there aswell to protect the last bunch of land.
 * Portuguese front: We build trenches on the border to protect us from Portugal.
 * Population: The population is about 39,000,000.
 * Diplomacy: We urge the Portuguese monarchists to fight against the Portuguese Republic and that they should join the Central Powers.
 * Government:Charles starts to post lots of Propaganda to increase the military.
 * Economy:The economy continues to go into war mode with women taking to the factories and the men off to war.
 * Military
 * Austro-Hungarian Armed Forces:Increased for the war.
 * Austro-Hungarian Army:It has 1,000,000 soldiers, 140,000 cavalry, and 1,500 artillery pieces.
 * Austro-Hungarian Navy:They government mostly focuses on building small defense craft.
 * Austro-Hungarian Air Force:We try to build up are pitiful air force.
 * Wars and Conflicts
 * Finnish Rebels:I start funding rebels in Finland to fight against the Russians.
 * World War I
 * Balkan Front:The Austro-Hungarians fight off the Montenegrins from their territory.
 * Russian Front:The soldiers there are starting to slowly push into Russia
 * Italian Front:The soldiers on that front are mostly sent to build trenches and other defenses to stop the Italian army.
 * Polish Front:100,000 Austro-Hungarian soldiers are sent to Poland to assist the Germans with fighting Poland. They are making slow advances.
 * Adriatic Sea:The navy tries to stay close to the coast but they do get into several battles with the Italian navy.
 * Diplomacy
 * Serbia:A white peace is done.
 * Montenegro:A white peace was rejected.
 * Norway:Please join the Central Powers and we will give you land.
 * Finnish Rebels:I start funding them to give them independence.