That's fair. I sometimes question how far to go with language alteration on my maps when quoting in-universe sources.
There should be a google doc serving as the table of contents, but it's incomplete.
"What Madness Is This?" Volume II: Prophecies in the Dark
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I’m just starting, I haven’t reached to that period yet.
I know the feeling, I considered radically altering the course of American spelling in mine; having the U.S. adopt a tweaked alphabet and spell everything phonetically.
It was a royal pain to work with, everything looked weird, and it was a bitch-and-a-half to try to make acronyms.
That last part is why I ultimately discarded it.
I do really love the idea that one of the milder facets of the Oswald Reforms would be the reintroduction of thorn to the English language 😂
Ungood unbellyfeel I when fastly truthink fullwise all plusgood bellyfeel-noisespeak. Newspeak mucher plusgood bellyfeel-noisespeak crimethinkful unthought joycamped Airstrip One, plusgood upsub Doubleplusgood BB Orwell.
How's that?
It's never too late! Honestly with all the changes to morality laws, business regulations and Better sexual mores one tiny change to the alphabet would be small potatos 😂
Better Mart logo by James Kohler, on Flickr
B-Mart logo by James Kohler, on FlickrI am making logos for all the companies mentioned in this chapter in Vol I. I will edit them into the old chapter as well. https://www.alternatehistory.com/fo...lume-i-the-union-forever.451900/post-19615944
As you can see, the "Pure Fluid" drop appears yet again as an American symbol.
It’s canon now, Stark!Britannia’s lower class would speak a Newspeak like language with Clockwork Orange like slang. Imagine getting assaulted by some unfortunate thugs in London and they would say “Welly, welly well well, grant doubleplus money or unbody get gunman, blackwhite?”Ungood unbellyfeel I when fastly truthink fullwise all plusgood bellyfeel-noisespeak. Newspeak mucher plusgood bellyfeel-noisespeak crimethinkful unthought joycamped Airstrip One, plusgood upsub Doubleplusgood BB Orwell.
How's that?
6th ORRA by James Kohler, on FlickrI have created the standard unit emblem, at least for ORRA. Pentagons pop up a lot in the Union Army, and it is an aesthetically cool choice to use an upside-down pentagon to represent unit crests. And yes, the Leeds will appear as another old-blood colonial family entrenched in New England, with them likely in charge of the 6th ORRA. If anyone wants to make their own crests, it's as easy as just erasing the white part.
I have created the standard unit emblem, at least for ORRA. Pentagons pop up a lot in the Union Army, and it is an aesthetically cool choice to use an upside-down pentagon to represent unit crests. And yes, the Leeds will appear as another old-blood colonial family entrenched in New England, with them likely in charge of the 6th ORRA. If anyone wants to make their own crests, it's as easy as just erasing the white part.
Speaking of the devil (yes, pun intended), are you going to adapt the Black-eyed children urban legend to the Madnessverse? I think it'd fit pretty well.
Oh, I'm planning all sorts of cryptid references, most with hilarious in-universe non-supernatural explanations. I've contemplated the Yankees faking an alien landing in the 50s or 60s in a parody reverse-Roswell.
10th ORRA by James Kohler, on FlickrHere's an idea: the Yanks are obsessed with the idea of aliens visiting because the idea of extraterrestrials is more palatable to NUSA society then the idea that Europa or the Loomies have pulled so far ahead technologically that they can spy and do fly-overs of america and there's little military can do to stop them.
Random citizen #1: "Huh, those strange lights are moving awfully fast"
Random citizen #2: "Probably some test plane. Maybe a spy one too"
Random citizen #1: "Probably. Did you hear about that crash out in the desert? Rumor is it was some Loomie spy balloon"
ORRA officer: "That is seditious lies. No Inferior technology could ever pierce American aerospace. Such an incident is top secret and did definitely not involve aliens"
Random citizen #2: "But no one mention ali-!"
*BANG!"
ORRA officer, putting away their gun: "There never was any Ruskie balloon crash. There was no spy plane. And American Aerospace has never been penetrated"
Random citizan #1, very nervous: "Yes, Comrade-Patriot"
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Here's a heaping helping of ORRA units! I estimate that by the late 1940s, there are likely around 30-40 ORRA Units (unofficially called Brigades), with around 3,000-10,000 men a unit, with most closer to 3,000 than 10,000. Elite shock troops, death squads, Torchboys, spearhead assault specialists, guardians of the public fluids, and the first glimmer of special forces. Also, proven to be descended from original colonists or puritans, in the peak of health. Also, absolute right dicks.
EDIT: If we average ORRA units as having 5,000 men, and we say there are 40 units, that puts us at about 200,000 troops. Now, we'll say that's the active duty. There are still paper-pushers and units not going to the front. Plus there are some units that are far more than 5,000. I estimate there are about 300,000 ORRA "employees" in the late 1940s. For contrast, there were 800,000 SS in 1944. I want ORRA to keep their "punch" and not seem like they are the only ones fighting in South America. The GAR is doing the most of the slog by far. Basically, I want to avoid the Star Wars Stormtrooper effect, where elite troops become canon fodder and you forget they aren't just the army itself.
For anyone who would like to make their own, hilariously the font I used is called "Evil Empire."
EDIT: If we average ORRA units as having 5,000 men, and we say there are 40 units, that puts us at about 200,000 troops. Now, we'll say that's the active duty. There are still paper-pushers and units not going to the front. Plus there are some units that are far more than 5,000. I estimate there are about 300,000 ORRA "employees" in the late 1940s. For contrast, there were 800,000 SS in 1944. I want ORRA to keep their "punch" and not seem like they are the only ones fighting in South America. The GAR is doing the most of the slog by far. Basically, I want to avoid the Star Wars Stormtrooper effect, where elite troops become canon fodder and you forget they aren't just the army itself.
For anyone who would like to make their own, hilariously the font I used is called "Evil Empire."
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I WAS LITERALLY GOING TO POST A MEME ABOUT THIS.
We're on the same wavelength and it's beautiful.
It was far too appropriate not to.
(Shame I deleted it so fast)
What program are you using to make those patches, btw? Have some silly ideas I'd like to make patches for
I'm using Ribbet like I have for years. And for fonts and dingbats and symbols, I'm downloading stuff off 1001Fonts. Super easy! Nice grid-snapping to keep things lines up, as well.
I can definitely whip something up along these lines on my template 😂 I love it.
In fact, I'm open for weird, unusual, or funny motto suggestions from all comers. I'm doing these for an upcoming update about Oswald's ORRA.