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Fall of Eagles: A Russian Civil War Character Game

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The Russian Eagle flies no more.
The travails of the twentieth century have proved too much...
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The Russian Eagle flies no more.
The travails of the twentieth century have proved too much for it to bear. Wracked first by the Great War and then by two revolutions, the nation's unity has been utterly shattered, and chaos and civil war reign from Warsaw to Vladivostok. Vladimir Lenin's Bolsheviks have seized control of the government in the October Revolution, hoping to bring Marxism to all of Russia, and then to the world. Against them are arrayed the White forces, led by a cadre of monarchist generals who are equally determined to see Lenin's revolution crushed.
But in tumultuous times such as these, the very notion of "sides" is all but an illusion. The Reds and Whites are held together not by ironclad bonds of brotherhood, but by the far looser ties of mutual interest. These alliances form complex webs of influence and power, which the prominent figures of each faction hope to manipulate to their own ends. Carl von Clausewitz once said that "war is the continuation of politics by other means", and rarely has that ever been more true than in Russia in 1917. Now, the task of navigating this chaos and bringing Russia into a brighter future falls to you.
Choose wisely.
Sign-ups will take place below in this thread, and characters will be handed out on a first-come-first-serve basis. You may list any number of claims, but beyond your first three they'll be treated as backups in case you get none of your choices. A short (~1 paragraph) piece of writing about your primary claim is encouraged, but not required.
The game starts in November of 1917, shortly after the October Revolution that brought Lenin to power. In-game time passes at the rate of one month per turn. Orders may be any length, but generally the more things you try to focus on at one time and the more you spread your character's resources and influence thin, the less successful each individual action will be. Essentially, this means that you should keep your orders concise and not be too wordy when you submit them. Try to strike a balance between accomplishing all of your objectives and concentrating on what's most urgent or necessary.
Because this is a politically focused game, military actions will be heavily abstracted. Obviously they won't be ignored, because this is a civil war, but you won't need to exhaustively keep track of your troop strength and logistics. Instead, you'll get information about your character's support base: who's most loyal to them and where they have the most influence.
Note: Some Bolshevik and White leaders, and also members of other factions, are not currently available as choices. However, they may open up later on depending on the in-game circumstances (for example, if some people on the current roster are killed in action).

Roster:
Bolsheviks:
Vladimir Lenin (Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars)
Leon Trotsky (People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs)
Joseph Stalin (People's Commissar for Nationalities)
Nikolai Bukharin (Editor of Pravda)
Alexandra Kollontai (People's Commissar for Social Welfare)
Feliz Dzerzhinsky (Head of security for the Bolshevik headquarters)
Kliment Voroshilov (Red Army general)
Mikhail Frunze (Red Army general)
Semyon Budyonny (Red Army general)
Mikhail Tukhachevsky (Red Army general)

Whites:
Lavr Kornilov (Commanding general of the Volunteer Army, Don region)
Sergey Markov (General of the Volunteer Army)
Anton Denikin (General of the Volunteer Army)
Alexander Kolchak (Former Admiral of the Black Sea Fleet, returning from exile in Harbin)
Vladimir Kappel (White Army general)
Grigory Semyonov (Former Commissar of the Provisional Government, Baikal region)
Vladimir Marushevsky (Former Chief of the General Staff of Russia)
Nikolai Yudenich (Former Commander of the Caucasus Front, in hiding)
Yevgeny Miller (Governor-General of Northern Russia)
Radola Gadja (Commander of the Czech Legions)

Here are the templates and key for faction and character stats:

Faction Name
Leader: Self-explanatory
Unity/Public Opinion
Economy/Manpower
Military: Size/Quality/Equipment
Notes:

Individual - Ideology, location @player
Military: Size/Quality/Equipment
Main supporters:
Secondary supporters:
Notes:

Key
Leader: Obvious
Ideology: Obvious
Unity: The internal cohesiveness of your faction
Public Opinion: Internal popularity
Economy: Pathetic/Small/Medium/Large/Overwhelming
Manpower: Exhausted/Critical/Low/Medium/High/Endless
Military size: Tiny/Small/Medium/Sizeable/Large/Huge
Military quality: Untrained/Awful/Poor/Medium/High/Elite
Military equipment: Obsolete/Dated/Adequate/Modern/Cutting Edge

Link to the Discord: Join the Fall of Eagles Discord Server!






Russia, 1917​
 
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I. Vladimir Lenin
II. Lavr Kornilov
III. Joseph Stalin
 
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Vladimir Marushevsky
Nikolai Yudenich
Feliz Dzerzhinsky
 
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1) Leon Trotsky (People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs)
2) Mikhail Tukhachevsky (Red Army general)
3) Anton Denikin (General of the Volunteer Army)
 
I. G. Semyonov
II. M. Tukhachevsky
III. A. Kolchak

False alarm, he has a Discord!!!
 
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Felix Dzerzhinsky​

"Do not think that I am on the look-out for forms of revolutionary justice. We have no need for justice now. Now we have need of a battle to the death! I propose, I demand the initiation of the Revolutionary sword which will put an end to all counter-revolutionists. We must act not tomorrow, but today, at once!"

The progenitor of Red Terror, Dzerzhinsky is evolving as a force to be reckoned with, an ascendant hero of the Revolution. His will is the death of untold thousands, his instrument the pen as he seeks to sign away the lives of all who would deny the realization of the Bolshevik program. This grim icon comes as death for the old order. As the haunted eyes of Rosa Luxembourg watch over him, Dzerzhinsky shapes the bloodied future.
 
1. Radola Gajda
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Radola Gajda is not yor avarage czech officer. Born as Rudolf Geidl, he was originally conscripted into Austrian-Hungarian army, but after being captured in 1915, he immediately defected to Montenegro where he secured a commission as captain by lying about being a physician. After the Montenegro Army collapsed, Gajda escaped to Russia, eventually being recruited into the Czechslovak Legions where he proved himself as an able commander at the Battle of Zborov. While the vicotry at Zborov secured goodwill towards the Legions among the Provisional Government, the same cannot be said about their new Bolshevik superiors, with whom they developed a relationship of mutual suspicions and increasing hostility. In any case, the Legions are willing fight for their yet unborn country, and Gajda is gonna lead them.

2. Anton Denikin
3. Joseph Stalin

Edit: Original photo was kinda anachronistic (it was from the 1930s, I think). This photo is from around 1919.
 
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Sergey Markov
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Of the triumvirate of generals who constitute the command of the Volunteer Army, Markov is the closest to an enigma. Though an outspoken supporter of Lavr Kornilov during his fellow officer's abortive coup, his reactionary tendencies appear coloured by the myriad crises the Russian nation has endured during his life: the ignominious defeats under the Tsar, and the chronic political instability of the Provisional Government. Markov opposes the revolutionaries, yes, as he disdains all mob politics: but he understands a changing Russia more than nostalgic, navel-gazing monarchists. A firm hand must be restored: not bejewelled with the sceptre of the Tsarist state, but wielding all the constitutional legitimacy of Kerensky's regime with none of that man's weaknesses.

2. Mikhail Frunze
3. Nikolai Bukharin
 
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    • The official roster is as follows:

    Bolsheviks:
    @kızıl sultan - V. I. Lenin
    @iAmJimmyHoffa - J. V. Stalin
    @Skrevski - L. Trotsky
    @Lazer Raptor - A. Kollontai-Dybenko
    @Noco - F. Dzerzhinsky
    @Korona - N. Bukharin
    @DanBaque - M. Tukhachevsky
    @Sealy - M. Frunze
    @Thiccroy - K. Voroshilov

    Whites:
    @Carol - Alexander Kolchak
    @Hyvelic - Vladimir Marushevsky
    @Zorakov - Radola Gadja
    @Weygand - Sergey Markov
    @Komrade Kermit - Anton Denikin
    @Karen - Lavr Kornilov
    @Magnimik - Yevgeny Miller
    @Fields_of_Rye - Vladimir Kappel
    @Ceslas - Nikolai Yudenich
     
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