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Victoria Falls: A Post-Collapse American Nation Quest [Down With Victoria!]

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PoptartProdigy said:
    • Tsar Alexander has reversed Russia's decades-long decline and brought his empire to a glorious new zenith. China is too focused on Japan to make trouble; of all the powers of Europe, only Poland is currently stable enough to dare oppose an expanding imperial hegemony; the United States is dead, its successors under Russian or allied control. Tsar Alexander Romanov IV is the de facto ruler of over 30% of the Earth's landmass. He is the greatest monarch in history and now advances against the world. Russia is ascendant.
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What happened in Europe?

One would expect that Russia gobbled up most of Eastern Europe already.
 
I've got a great plan.

I've analyzed VictoriaPhysics for some time, and I've found the two things that allow you to win: Doing the stupidest thing possible, and being reactionary.

So, let's do it. Social Nationalism. If today I stand here as a reactionary, it is as a reactionary against the Reaction. Whatever group we pick, just go for absolute mad-ladhood. It literally can't go wrong.
 
@Pathos I just wanted to say that I'm a fan of that one hollow quest you had a few years ago. I think it was called "One of a Kind." I really liked how you tried to have the power selection be a bit diverse without letting it be chaotic due to write-ins. Although, part of it confused me a bit.
 
Sorry if I'm not engaging with the vote or anything just yet, it's just that I've been trying to find Pathos for days now.
 
10ebbor10 said:
What happened in Europe?

One would expect that Russia gobbled up most of Eastern Europe already.
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They have, along with huge swathes of what once was Soviet Central Asia. That said, they have been devoting a significant amount of focus to the Americas as well.
Thebigpieman said:
By the way, @PoptartProdigy I don't suppose we have a map to work with do we?
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Working on it, actually. For now, it won't be necessary, but it's coming along.
Lazarus Animus said:
Sorry if I'm not engaging with the vote or anything just yet, it's just that I've been trying to find Pathos for days now.
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Go ahead and PM them, mate. ;)
 
[X] The New California Republic

Getting in on this one at the ground floor. Also, this setting is horrifying. What even *is* this madness? How completely detached from reality did the author need to be to create this monstrosity? Thank you, PoptartProdigy, for making the timeline make an amount of sense. Even if it is still horrifying.
 
PoptartProdigy said:
The NC is a grand and powerful nation, one which frequently dispatches expeditions of zeppelin-mounted marines to North Africa in pirate suppression campaigns. During one such campaign, the troops' battle cry of, "Victoria!" strikes chords at home, and the nation votes overwhelmingly to adopt it as their new name. The nation of Victoria is thus born.

The NC has exactly zero capacity to field troops on the other side of the Atlantic. Very occasionally, they send symbolic token forces on Tsar Alexander's dime to support Russian influence-building operations in North Africa, with these expeditions played way up back home. The, "Victoria," story is true; Rumford loves him some anachronisms. The propagandists love it, too, and ensure that the ensuing, "referendum," "passes," "overwhelmingly." The nation of Victoria is thus permitted to come into existence by the tolerance of Tsar Alexander. [/b]
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I dunno. I could see the Victorians making pretty useful mercs.

The Victorians have a shitty economy, a brutalizing culture, and lots and lots and LOTS of holes in their industrial infrastructure. Meaning they're desperate for foreign currency, and that one of their few potentially attractive exports is mercenaries- if you can keep them from smuggling any more damn nukes.

If the Czars want to fight a foreign war with terror squads of expendable killers, they could do a lot worse than to hire Victorian sepoys. For internal consumption these mercenary units are pitched as Glorious Expeditionary Forces.

All branches of Christianity resolve their differences and unite against the Muslim threat! Tsar Alexander himself shall abdicate to lead an order of holy warriors against the threat of Islam. A year before the news goes public, the Tsar begs Captain Rumford to set up this order in preparation for the Tsar's arrival, and gather true warriors of the faith to him for training. Rumford gladly accepts. Alas, he has only so long in this blessed profession before age at last claims him. He dies a hero and a warrior of Christ!

They do not do that. Rumford is getting the news, "early," because the news is never coming. In fact, the Tsar never learns of this ruse until after it has come to an end. This is Agent Dimitri following his orders to complete the purge of remaining reactionary elements in Victoria's government. Rumford gathers the remaining true believers to him to prepare for this crusade. On the evening that they are to take their vows, a Spetznaz team descends on their headquarters and kills them all. Rumford dies on his knees. Tsar Alexander is delighted by Agent Dimitri's cleverness, and the Agent finally returns home, to Russia and a well-earned retirement.
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Czar:

"And THAT is what you get for wedging a NUKE in my imperialist gimmick plan and nearly setting off World War Three, MOTHERFUCKER!"
 
[X] Revivalist Movements
Adhoc vote count started by Japanime on Mar 16, 2019 at 3:19 AM, finished with 604 posts and 118 votes.
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Simon_Jester said:
I dunno. I could see the Victorians making pretty useful mercs.

The Victorians have a shitty economy, a brutalizing culture, and lots and lots and LOTS of holes in their industrial infrastructure. Meaning they're desperate for foreign currency, and that one of their few potentially attractive exports is mercenaries- if you can keep them from smuggling any more damn nukes.

If the Czars want to fight a foreign war with terror squads of expendable killers, they could do a lot worse than to hire Victorian sepoys. For internal consumption these mercenary units are pitched as Glorious Expeditionary Forces.
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...hm. I like that idea quite a bit. Victoria wouldn't be able to do it all the time thanks to how much of their population is tied up in farming, and their first obligation would be to maintain Russian hegemony over America itself, but from time to time, a foreign-paid expedition would make sense.

Editing!
 
As far as I see it. The NCR has the easiest method of building up. Some kind of cooperation with China is the best chance any faction on the mainland will have of winning against Victoria. Because if Russia and Japan are keeping China contained, then China is keeping much of Russia and Japan tied down.

Depending on the situation with Australia, South Korea, Taiwan and etc, the NCR as a legitimate successor of the US has the chance to potentially dig into old diplomatic ties to have China tie down Russia indefinitely.

Wild Card is India, but I am fairly certain they are being Neutral here. They wont act against Russia, but fighting against China is just a big nope.
 
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