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  1. L'dor V'dor: An Odyssey

    They've set sail from Kostantiniyye‎ in April of 1559, so it will take some weeks for them to reach the Straits of Gibralter at best, probably somewhat longer given the expedition is actively avoiding ports and areas under the control of Spain and her allies. I think they would, given their...

  2. L'dor V'dor: An Odyssey

    It's certainly possible, I wouldn't want to give too much away.

  3. L'dor V'dor: An Odyssey

    Indeed, it'll be a bumpy ride and galleys/galley-derivatives aren't built for Atlantic conditions as much as carracks or caravels, but not without comparison. Some of the ships used in the voyages of the Roanoke Colony were galley derivatives for example. The Ottomans also don't have as much...

  4. L'dor V'dor: An Odyssey

    For the expedition that just departed, its unlikely any more Jews in Europe will join. Pretty much every non-French European port in the Mediterranean is deeply unfriendly to Ottoman flagged ships (and not for no reason, corsair raids were quite common at this point), so the expedition will only...

  5. L'dor V'dor: An Odyssey

    Let me provide some additional context for why the Ottomans said yes besides the Nasis being well connected. At this time the war in the Mediterranean between the Ottomans and the Spanish/Italian States was near it's zenith. While the Ottomans have the advantage as of this year, they are...

  6. L'dor V'dor: An Odyssey

    I've decided to resurrect this story after a recent bout of inspiration, so expect more updates soon!

  7. L'dor V'dor: An Odyssey
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    1559 Belvedere Castle, Kostantiniyye‎ Gracia Nasi looked beyond the balcony to see the flotilla leaving Kostantiniyye‎’s port. There were over a hundred ships, a litany of galleys, galiots, galleasses, carracks, carvels, and galleons flying the naval ensign of Sultan Suleiman. She could even...

  8. OTL Election maps resources thread

    Yes, although I will note despite Iran's policies on trans and gay people, acceptance of gay people is slightly higher than trans people from this poll.

  9. OTL Election maps resources thread

    So I finished mapping the ILGA/RIWI poll's question on transgender people and it seems as though attitudes are different than on gay people. The global north has a generally less positive opinion than on gay people, but the global south is more mixed. East/South Asia and Sub Saharan Africa is...

  10. OTL Election maps resources thread

    The results of the ILGA/RIWI World Poll by country. This poll focused on LGBTQ people and perception of them. I have decided to map the "Same Sex Relationships" question, of which only 26% of respondents opposed.

  11. Witch0Winter's Artwork

    Awesome work on the Florida thing @ToixStory ! I'm not sure why people like CLC for independent Florida stuff, but he's a good guy (even if I disagree with his politics)

  12. AHC: North Korea-esque "rogue state" in Latin America

    The most likely you can get in the modern day is Cuba, but Paraguay was this essentially during much of the 19th century.

  13. Protect & Survive Miami: End of Watch

    The Carribean will be an overcrowded, isolated, disease filled and lightly raodiactive basin. But that's still better than the US, which speaks more about the US than the Carribean. Plus, the Carribean can be a jumping point to reach Central/South America, which will have been faring better.

  14. WI Spanish expulsion of Jews happened 2 generations after Columbus?

    Just want to note something, Jews weren't allowed in the New World by the Spaniards. Theoretically, neither were recent converts. However during the early conquest period this rule was loosely enforced at best and many of the colonists and conquistadors were descendents of converts, and quite a...

  15. OTL Election maps resources thread

    I also got an internship with the FDP with maps I literally posted in this thread.

  16. L'dor V'dor: An Odyssey
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    Topkapi Palace, Kostantiniyye‎ In one of the great meeting chambers of Topkapi Palace, several figures gathered to speak. Gracia and Joseph Nasi came with Captain Sinan, who Gracia found to be an interesting, if rough, character. They were due to first meet with Kapudan Pasha Piyale of the...

  17. How big could the Mongol Empire get?

    I was more making an aside addressing the other comments, as I am not sure what would happen if the Mongols did actually go into those areas.

  18. How big could the Mongol Empire get?

    Okay but my point was about Eastern Europe and I didn't intend on making a strawman

  19. The Sons of Inti Shall Not Perish

    I don't want to sound condescending or anything but anusim is the Jewish term for those Jews who pretended to convert but did not actually. As opposed to the awkward and evil sounding "crypto Jew" and "marrano" which is basically an n-word (it means pig)

  20. How big could the Mongol Empire get?

    I think given the time to do so, the Mongols could have finished off much of what we call Eastern Europe today. A good book on their campaigns in this region and European responses I'd recommend is The Devil's Horsemen which shows that despite later national myths, the armies of the major states...
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