If the Russian espionage service was on the Roman caliber, Nikolai never would've made the Polish offensive as he would have known it wasn't necessary. If such an alliance had been formed and had the offensive succeeded, it would be considered to be a stroke of genius. Unfortunately neither condition was met, but Nikolai made the right decision based on the information he had. The problem was that it was just wrong.
The EAN is joining out of opportunism. There have been border disputes between Sweden and Novgorod all the way back into the pre-POD era. Nobody not already involved in the Great Northern War has any interest in getting into it, although Rhomania and the Triple Monarchy favor the Russians.
For the sake of my sanity and keeping everything straight, I'm casting an intermittent butterfly net on names. If the etymology of the OTL name would also work ITTL, such as a derivative from a native word, I favor using it. It's not the most rigorously realistic approach, but it prevents confusion for both writer and reader which I consider more important.
I consider Nikolai to be pragmatic, but also misinformed. It's easy to make wrong decisions even if you're smart if your data set is just plain incorrect.
Roman Singapore is still a work in progress, but ethnically the populace will be mostly Malay throughout its history. The Romans don't like the Chinese because they are the most serious commercial rivals. They rely a lot on their textiles for trade and Chinese silks help drive the price down and lowering Roman profits. Both India and China are pretty good (especially the latter) at keeping Roman textiles out because of local production, so it is considered very important to keep the Indonesian market clear.
Command of the Baltic is going to be very important in the Great Northern War for logistical reasons.
Constantinople directly translates as City of Constantine, with New Rome an alternative name, so New Constantinople doesn't equal New New Rome.
Rhomania in the East may develop into despotates.
As of now, there are no clear cut scenarios where the Iron Gates is awarded and others were the Dragon is given. The Triumvirate just wanted their own medallion to issue considering the popularity of the Iron Gates.
The Russian capital will be moved soon; currently I'm favoring either Tver or Vladimir.
Rule number one of Roman strategy in the Far East is 'Keep the Shimazu as allies'. At this point Japan is a geographical expression.
I'm planning for a Malay-Greek creole to be the lingua franca of the Roman 'East Indies' and a Gujarati-Sinhala-Greek creole to be the lingua franca of the Roman 'West Indies' (India and Taprobane) in a century or two.
I like Leontopolis, although I like my original idea for the city's renaming.
Thanks for the link. He could prove useful.
The EAN is joining out of opportunism. There have been border disputes between Sweden and Novgorod all the way back into the pre-POD era. Nobody not already involved in the Great Northern War has any interest in getting into it, although Rhomania and the Triple Monarchy favor the Russians.
For the sake of my sanity and keeping everything straight, I'm casting an intermittent butterfly net on names. If the etymology of the OTL name would also work ITTL, such as a derivative from a native word, I favor using it. It's not the most rigorously realistic approach, but it prevents confusion for both writer and reader which I consider more important.
I consider Nikolai to be pragmatic, but also misinformed. It's easy to make wrong decisions even if you're smart if your data set is just plain incorrect.
Roman Singapore is still a work in progress, but ethnically the populace will be mostly Malay throughout its history. The Romans don't like the Chinese because they are the most serious commercial rivals. They rely a lot on their textiles for trade and Chinese silks help drive the price down and lowering Roman profits. Both India and China are pretty good (especially the latter) at keeping Roman textiles out because of local production, so it is considered very important to keep the Indonesian market clear.
Command of the Baltic is going to be very important in the Great Northern War for logistical reasons.
Constantinople directly translates as City of Constantine, with New Rome an alternative name, so New Constantinople doesn't equal New New Rome.
Rhomania in the East may develop into despotates.
As of now, there are no clear cut scenarios where the Iron Gates is awarded and others were the Dragon is given. The Triumvirate just wanted their own medallion to issue considering the popularity of the Iron Gates.
The Russian capital will be moved soon; currently I'm favoring either Tver or Vladimir.
Rule number one of Roman strategy in the Far East is 'Keep the Shimazu as allies'. At this point Japan is a geographical expression.
I'm planning for a Malay-Greek creole to be the lingua franca of the Roman 'East Indies' and a Gujarati-Sinhala-Greek creole to be the lingua franca of the Roman 'West Indies' (India and Taprobane) in a century or two.
I like Leontopolis, although I like my original idea for the city's renaming.
Thanks for the link. He could prove useful.
