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Federated States of Ellada On the outskirts of Istanbul, fighting has reached a standstill. Fortified lines sit only a few hundred meters from one another. On the home front, the bay is littered with broken ships, either resting peacefully at the bottom of the Mediterranean or floating as smoking ghost ships. The town of Kalmata is brutally contested, but the Egyptians are surrounded but slowly being reinforced by Turkish infantry. The rural areas surrounding the coastal sections of route 82 are now a strenuously held Egyptian beachhead. Meanwhile, at factories inland, the Greek airforce has been completed and new men have been trained. Helicopters and passenger ships swiftly transport 2,500 Hoplites and 10,000 men to a coastal town outside of Istanbul known as Avcilar, escorted by fighters and gunships. Another 1,000 Hoplites are rushed to the Greco-Turk front through Greek occupied territory, as well as 5,000 infantry. Said infantry bring with them the new laser technology- stationary machine guns. All men on the Greco-Turk front prepare to charge within the year, hopefully in unison with the assault on Aviclar to regroup and storm the city. The remaining 5,000 infantry and 1,500 hoplites are sent to Kalmata to push into the city, their assault preceded by several bombing runs. Hellenic minutemen meanwhile resupply the line near route 82 with said Laser Heavy Machine Guns (LHMGs) for defensive purposes. Meanwhile, the Greek warmachine continues to churn out troops and ships with a passion. EXPENDITURE 25 AP Earned 2 AP- 500 Howitzers 5 AP- 50 MLRSs 6 AP- Missile Cruiser 8 AP- Submarines x2 4 AP- Destroyer 7 RP Earned 7 RP- T2 Lasers (11/20)

This post is kind of Hammy but I’m gonna miss ya none the less.

Federated States of Ellada It’s 2:49 AM, and Aleksander has received a phone call. He lazily picks up the phone and presses it to his ear, only to hear the excited shouting of one of his scientists- they had completed the lasers. He grumbled something about having them executed if they did this again, before ordering them to upgrade the Greek army’s LMGs, MGs, and AT weapons to lasers. He fell back asleep, while the Greek army slowly adapted to this new technology and trained men to help in the conflict. Meanwhile, outside of Istanbul... The Greek soldiers were now planning their next assault. They had repelled the border assault and fought tooth and nail, bringing their forces to the suburbs of Istanbul. It was a bloody, grinding battle- the Turks resorted to Guerilla warfare, and urban combat was a bloody mess only solved by demolishing entire city blocks with artillery. Now, they were awaiting re-enforcements before their final push. Meanwhile, men were finishing up their training in Greece along with the construction of brand new weapons and warmachines to reinforce. The navy having retreated briefly from the bay of Istanbul, they were being used to escort passenger ships of men to the shores of Avcilar to try and rendezvous with the troops steadily breaking out of Arnavutkoy in Samlar. ACTIONS _________________________________________________________________ AP-23 RP-7 AP EXPENDITURE: 4 AP- 5,000 “Hoplites” are trained, armed, and sent to Istanbul- 2,000 of them are sent via helicopter (See Expenditure 3) to reinforce the troops in Arnavutkoy. 4 AP- 20,000 Infantry are trained, 5,000 staying on the Greco-Turkish border while the remaining 15,000 are sent as reinforcements 2 AP- 200 Helicopters are built and used to transport said “Hoplites” 8 AP- 200 Fighters are commissioned- Half of them are sent to guard the Helicopters transporting the “Hoplites”, while the rest escort Bombers (See 5th Expenditure) 3 AP- 75 Bombers are commissioned and sent to assist the infantry. 2 AP- A replacement Corvette is constructed RESEARCH 3 RP into T1 Lasers (10/10) 4 RP into T2 Lasers (4/20)

Attica, several months earlier... Dull, echoing footsteps could be heard across the factory as Minister-For-Life Aleksander patrolled the Attican factory. The place was empty and silent, save for the aforementioned metallic thudding of Aleksander’s boots and those of his companion. Beside him walked the owner of the factory, and almost every factory in Attica. The man was corpulent, to say the least, and walked with sure steps despite the curiosity in his mind over what would occur during this meeting. Aleksander had come to discuss business with the factory owner, but had been silent since he entered, simply patrolling and examining the machinery and workers with a trained eye. ”The great Greek navy has suffered a crippling defeat at the hands of those damned Egyptians. We must rebuild, Mr. Petros.” Said the stern autocrat, glancing over to the much shorter arms tycoon. ”I agree fully, sir...” Replied the factory owner, worriedly twiddling his thumbs as he knew this would not be an ordeal he would get out of with his fortune, or vital organs, intact. ”See to it we have a fully operational navy within the next few months, Petros. I shall give you a portion of our sparse budget to do this, but it shall not cover it. I expect you to find a way to raise money. As you know, national spending is what ran us into the ground. So, it is on the noble people of great Ellada, and my gracious self, to bring us up from the muck.” ”Yes sir...” ”Good. Do not disappoint me.” The strength of his dream navy was detailed to Petros over a short briefing, the factory owner rarely getting a word in edgewise. Afterward, the leader of the Federated States of Ellada left the factory and went to speak with his generals and a handful of arms dealers, giving a similar speech for getting their ground forces operational. Aleksander returned to his home giddily, resting and dreaming of future conquest. Within a few months, he had managed to raise his army and prepared to take on his competitors Federated States of Ellada, 2036 Preliminary AP- 50 for Military- 8 on Infantry, 6 on Tanks, 4 on APC, 2 on Anti-Air, 3 on Artillery, and 2 on ‘Hoplites’, an elite shocktrooper unit. As for navy, 6 on frigates, 8 on destroyers, 6 on a missile cruiser, 4 on a submarine, and 2 on a corvette. This leaves Ellada’s beginning armed forces at: 40k men, 600 Tanks, 1,000 APC, 200 AA guns, 150 Mobile Artillery, 2,500 ‘Hoplites’, 2 Frigates, 2 Destroyers, a missile cruiser, a submarine and a Corvette 150 for Investments- 100 on Foundries, 25 on Research, 25 on Agriculture. This adds 13 AP to the greek Warmachine and 1 RP. AP: 19 RP: 6 Spending this turn: 3 AP- The Greeks add another 300 AA guns for protecting the mainland from Turkish or Egyptian bombers 5 AP- The Greeks construct 5 gunboats for added bulk in their navy 5 AP- The Greeks add another 250 mobile artillery to their army, prepping perhaps for a siege 6 AP- The Greeks construct a second missile cruiser

Your Discord’s name: Mic#7664 Your Nation: Federated States of Ellada Short background of nation: After the EU was completely dissolved, Greece was left in a bad place. Due to the EU being quite simply the only thing keeping them alive, Greece almost immediately ran out of money and food. Due to the lack of money and therefore medicine but the continual stream of tourists, many a disease ravaged Greece. Several regions seceded from the larger nation, calling themselves city states and trying to horde resources for themselves. This only ended in fighting over the rapidly depleting resources, however. Eventually, once Greece had been completely fractured in 2029, a Warlord of sorts rose up. He called himself Aleksander, obviously not his birth name but one he gave his egotistical self. He gained power through his silver tongue and promises to return to the glory of Ancient Greece, much like many a dictator. He spread a message of nationalism and greek power. He installed himself as dictator of his city state after winning the democratic election, making use of a loophole in the laws to give himself absolute power. He rapidly militarized his city-state of Attica, bringing the unemployment rate far down. He slowly began to take farmland, nationalizing farms so that the food could be kept for themselves rather than be exported to Turkey. He eliminated corrupt leadership and halted government spending apart from on the military. In a campaign of blood and slimy politics, Aleksander had retaken greece and pushed into Turkey and Egypt. Government type: Nationalist Autocracy Suggestions/Feedback: Nations standing army/navy: https://www.globalfirepower.com/country-military-strength-detail.asp?country_id=greece (I’m hoping we could negotiate to increase this a bit actually because of the fact that this is a militarized, future greece)

I full agree but Russian Blue cats aren’t actually blue, they just call that shade of grey in animals blue.

Really? I lived in that village for the longest time, I don't remember that.

Wrong. We were flocked around a city, not a castle. We just need an accessible biggun castle to hide in. It was not at all accessible, the gate was far, far away from the village and it was an overall shitty city

In medieval times, peasants couldn't afford walls around their vilages so instead they flocked around a castle so instead of having walls to protect them, they just had a place within walking distance to run to and be safe. Maybe we could build our village around a human castle?

I've been doing school **** and DnD.

What do you mean 'pipeweed rolls'

From what I've been told, Halflings don't really care about religion as long as it doesn't hurt anyone. Besides, most Halflings don't really stop to think about religion as they don't really like to stop to think- they're an easy-going people, their cheerful spirit is enough to keep them going in life, they really don't need Faith. But some Halflings that do stop to think about it simply chalk it up to Knox. But no Halfling's gonna care if you start going around waving a Lorraine's Cross, or praising the spirits, or preaching the aspects as long as they aren't running around screaming 'DEUS VULT' and hitting people with shovels and stabbing them with spades.

GODDAMMIT. My Halfling has been a musician/bard all his life, and just about he's about to get too old to fight/adventure (live?) you write lore for actual dnd bards. ;-; Great lore, though! +1

This reminds me greatly of Toalaks, the toad-like mount of the Lak Clan...we already have giant toads.

Yes because I've never met this person before, they're using really bad grammar, they claim to be a respected member of the community, and then they come out with a flawless skin in about 10 minutes.

Wat. How. Wha.

Who even are you?

I doubt they would do that just to fend off gender discrimination, considering most Uruks view women as equals since they can smash stuff and pillage stuff just as good, and are just as honorable.

Grahla couldn't have been a man. The Tale Of Dom actually starts out with Grahla giving birth.