Principia Moderni IV (Map Game)

Ming China, Ethiopian Empire, Hundred Years War, Western Schism.... that's right, it's finally back, the long awaited fourth expansion of that immortal series, welcome to Principia Moderni IV! Starting in 1400 AD, this is the dawn of the modern world and the tail end of the Middle Ages. The Renaissance is just kicking off in Europe, while England and France are locked in the last gasp of the Hundred Years War. The Ming Dynasty is dominating East Asia with the largest navy in the world, comparable only with the colonial empire of Venice and the budding navy of Portugal. The Muslim world is still reeling from the invasions of Turks and Mongols, with the Caliphate resting in the collapsing Mamluke Egypt and the Ottomans on the rise in Anatolia. The Aztec and Inca Empires are on the rise in America. It's a time for old endings and new beginnings. Make it count.

The first game was the most successful on the wiki, leading all the way to the modern day with mostly plausible posts and little controversy. The second game reached almost to the modern day, but failed due to a plethora of ASB events and moderator bias. The third game was much more worthy of the first, almost running into implausibility but climbing back into a shining glory by the end. Riding on the latest reforms of map games since the end of PMIII, this is the most logical next step in that evolution. Remember above all other rules: have fun. :-)

Moderators

 * Scraw
 * Edgeofnight
 * ForsakenPear
 * JoshTheRoman
 * Monster Pumpkin
 * Nathan1123
 * Reximus55
 * SkyGreen24
 * Lictor (polices and checks the mods) - CourageousLife

If you wish to be a moderator, please contact me (Scraw).

Map
For reasons unknown, the map cannot be uploaded directly to this page, but click here to see the 1400 map.

Do not edit this map if you don't have Photoshop, as it will completely destroy it. If you do, come onto chat and I can give you the PSD.

Nations
Nations in BOLD are reserved for users of both plausible and civil reputation -Nathan

Personal union: played by the same player.

Dynastic union: not played by the same player. When in dynastic union, territories can revert to the primary line if the extant line dies out.


 * For example: Berry is in dynastic union with Valois. This means that if the rulers of Berry die out, Berry will revert to Valois in a personal unions. If the player of Berry wants to give their territory to the player of Valois, they may. However, if Berry has no player, Valois cannot seize it without speaking with the mods. Auvergne is in personal union with Berry. This means it has the same ruler and therefore is also in dynastic union with Valois. The same laws apply here.


 * Dynastic union is not reversible. If the line of Valois becomes extinct, Berry cannot inherit it. It is a one way street.


 * Special note for France: if French territory not in union with the royal house (presently Valois) die out, its territories within the borders of France revert to the crown. Territories held outside France cannot be claimed by the crown except through war.

Vassals: certain vassals can be played by the higher nation while others cannot. Case by case basis.

British Isles

 * England -  SwankyJ   The Italian    Stallion   _ 20:51, July 15, 2016 (UTC)
 * Wales (in revolt against England) - AH28
 * Scotland - —Bfoxius (talk)

France

 * France (in civil conflict) -
 * Avignon (Residence of the )-
 * Brittany (In civil disarray) -
 * Duchy of Burgundy (Dynastic Union with Valois) - I am that guy (talk)
 * County of Burgundy (Personal union under the Duchy of Burgundy) - I am that guy (talk)
 * Flanders (Personal Union with Burgundy) - I am that guy (talk)
 * Orléans (Dynastic Union with Valois) -
 * Blois (Personal Union under Orléans) -
 * Dunois (Personal Union under Orléans) -
 * Parthenay (Vassal of Orléans) -
 * Périgord (Personal Union under Orléans) -
 * Valois - NicDonalds
 * Angoulême (No Ruler, governed by Valois) - NicDonalds
 * French royal lands (Ruled by Valois) - NicDonalds
 * Saluzzo (vassal of France) -
 * Navarre (dynastic union with Valois) -

Iberian Peninsula

 * Aragon (with colonies) —  T  I   M  (TSW • AH • MGW • Contribs )


 * Sicily —  T  I   M  (TSW • AH • MGW • Contribs )
 * Sardinia —  T  I   M  (TSW • AH • MGW • Contribs )
 * Castile -
 * Granada (tributary of Castile) -
 * Portugal - PortugueseFlag1385.svg João I de Portugal (King of Portugal and the Algarve)

Italy

 * Cortona (civil disorder) -
 * Ferrara -
 * Florence -
 * Genoa (civil disorder) -
 * Bosporus - Oct
 * Corsica - Oct
 * Crimea - Oct
 * Luca -
 * Mantua -
 * Milan - Rex
 * Pisa - Rex
 * Modena -
 * Monferrat (dynastic union with the Roman Empire) -
 * Naples - Pyradox (talk)
 * Papal States  - "This is not your grave  but you are welcome in it. "
 * Ancona (civil disorder) -
 * Bologna (civil disorder) -
 * Montefeltro (civil disorder) -
 * Perugia (civil disorder) -
 * Piombino -
 * Elba -
 * Provence -
 * Savoy -
 * Sovana -
 * Venice - Person67
 * Crete -
 * Stato de Mar -

Scandinavia

 * Kalmar Union (Not playable) -
 * Denmark - KawaiiKame  ( talk)
 * Iceland -KawaiiKame (talk)
 * Greenland-KawaiiKame
 * Holstein (Vassal of Denmark)-KawaiiKame (talk)
 * Norway -Belial
 * Sweden - ~AM

Russia

 * Novgorod - Oliver Crimwell - Lord Protector of the Wiki
 * Pskov - Supergamer1
 * Livonia (Teutonic Order) - EiplecOco

Holy Roman Empire
(Underline indicates Prince-Electors)

Alpine

 * Old Swiss Confederacy - Patriot40

Bohemia

 * Bohemia - Blocky858 (talk)

Low Countries

 * Brabant:Tullin
 * Friesland (Lack of Central Authority)
 * Lorraine

German

 * Brandenburg (Personal Union under Moravia)  With Blood and Iron (talk)
 * Luxembourg (Personal Union under Moravia)  With Blood and Iron (talk)
 * Moravia (Dynastic Union with Bohemia) - With Blood and Iron (talk)
 * Cologne (Archbishopric)  -  NonsensicalJourney  ( talk )


 * Essen - NonsensicalJourney (talk)
 * Hamburg-Redbaran45 (talk)
 * Hesse
 * Jülich - Willster22 (User talk:Willster22)
 * Geldern (Disorganized, Personal Union under Jülich) - Willster22 (User talk:Willster22)
 * Berg (Dynastic Union with Jülich)
 * Pfalz (Dynastic Union with Bavaria) (Fragmented)


 * Hainaut (Dynastic Union with Bavaria)-
 * Holland (Personal Union under Hainaut) - Scarlet Outlaw
 * Bavaria (Dynastic Union with Pfalz)
 * Saxony
 * Trier (Prince-Bishopric)
 * (Arch)Duchy of Austria-Lx (leave me a message)Azarath Flag.png
 * County of Gorizia (Vassal of Austria)-Lx (leave me a message)Azarath Flag.png

Balkans

 * Achaea (to Navarre) -
 * Athens (to Venice) - lord of all of the falcon, not just one.
 * Roman Empire - Epic (I hope this is ok because it has been round 4 for 5 days)
 * Lemnos - Epic
 * Peloponnese - Epic
 * Chios (to Roman Empire) - Epic
 * Corfu (to Venice) -
 * Epirus (to Roman Empire) - Epic
 * Ionia (to Venice) -
 * Naxos (interal disorder) -
 * Ottoman Empire - Bozistanball
 * Rhodes - Callumthered (talk)
 * Serbia (Ottoman vassal) -
 * Wallachia (Ottoman vassal) -
 * Zeta

Eastern Europe

 * Hungary - I don't have a template
 * Croatia (personal union with Hungary) -
 * Cilli (Vassal of Hungary)
 * Republic of Ragusa/Dubrovnik (loose vassal/tributary of Hungary) - SkyGreen24 19:38, July 15, 2016 (UTC)
 * Poland -  Sat   (Talk to me!)


 * Lithuania (Personal Union with Poland) - Indiana Bones
 * Moldavia (Vassal of Poland) - Sat (Talk to me!)

Middle East

 * Cyprus -
 * Dulkadir -
 * Eretna -
 * Georgia -
 * Oman - FP Now 10% edgier!!!
 * Ramasan -
 * Timurid Empire -
 * Trebizond -
 * Yemen -

North and East Africa

 * Alwah -
 * Mamluks (anarchy) - Oh, I didn't mean to push that button! † Oh, well leave a message I guess
 * Ethiopia - Tharpe
 * Ifat -
 * Mogadishu -Fallacyman (talk)
 * Morocco - Daxus the Harbinger of Lameness (talk)
 * Tlemeen -
 * Tripoli -
 * Tunis -  SPQR Emblem Transparent.png Consul Ioshua   #Beware!  TSPTF_Badge.svg

West Africa

 * Bamoun -
 * Benin - Flag of the Xanian Empire.svg Flag of Xyon.svg Vivaporius: "I don't need a slogan"
 * Biram -
 * Bornu -
 * Daura -
 * Gobir -
 * Gurma -
 * Ife -
 * Kano -
 * Katsina -
 * Mali - Th3Shad0wSlayer
 * Wagadugu -
 * Wolof -
 * Zamfara -
 * Zaria -

Sub-Saharan Africa

 * Buganda -
 * Kongo -
 * Rwanda -
 * Zanzibar -
 * Zimbabwe - Nlenhardt

South Asia

 * Andhra -
 * Bahmanis - The Guardian of Forever (talk)
 * Bengal - Scraw
 * Delhi Sultanate -
 * Jaunpur -
 * Kalinga -
 * Kashmir -
 * Khandesh -
 * Mithila -
 * Nepal -
 * Sindh -
 * Vijayanagar -
 * Warangal -

Southeast Asia

 * Assam -
 * Ava -
 * Ayuthia -
 * Champa -
 * Chieng Mai -
 * Kedah -
 * Khmer Empire - FOR THE GLORY OF THE PARTY!
 * Lan Xang -
 * Pegu -
 * Sukhothai -
 * Toungoo -
 * Vietnam -

Asian Islands

 * Banggai -
 * Becan -
 * Berau -
 * Brunei -
 * Bungku -
 * Buol -
 * Jailolo -
 * Kutei -
 * Laiwu -
 * Majapahit Empire -
 * Sulu -
 * Ternate -
 * Tidore -

East and Central Asia

 * China (Ming dynasty) - Her Majesty,    Empress of China and Japan,  Queen of Burma and Malaya,   Sora  
 * Japan (Ashikaga shogunate) - Feudalplague (talk)
 * Korea (Yi dynasty)
 * Tibet - Claus the Mighty (talk)
 * Oirot Khanate -
 * Mongol Empire (not a playable entity)
 * Playable polities:
 * Mongolia - Triumph is at hand ( talk )
 * Chagatai Khanate -
 * Golden Horde - Emperor Romanus
 * Moscow - Tao64 (can I?)
 * Chernigov -
 * Rostov
 * Ryazan
 * Rzhev
 * Suzdel
 * Tver -
 * Yaroslav
 * Sakha - Shikata ga nai!

South America

 * Chimu (disorganized) -
 * Qosqo - Revolution 9
 * Aymara (disorganized) -
 * Wanka -
 * Chancay -
 * Sican -
 * Nazca -
 * Chiribaya -
 * Mapuche (disorganized) -

Mexican valley

 * Tlacopan (Triple Alliance) - 
 * Texcoco (Triple Alliance) -
 * Tenochtitlan (Triple Alliance) - THIS... IS...  TENOCHTITLAN!
 * Alotepec -
 * Astatlan  -
 * Ayutitlan  -
 * Azmola  -
 * Chalca  -
 * Chametian  -
 * Cholula  -
 * Coaiztlahuacan  -
 * Coatzacualco  -
 * Coinan  -
 * Colimotl  -
 * Cuitzeo  -
 * Culican  -
 * Guaspaltepec  -
 * Huaxyacac  -
 * Huetzcotzingo  -
 * Huextla  -
 * Hueyacocotlan  -
 * Icpatepec  -
 * Itzyocan  -
 * Matlatzinco  -
 * Mazahuacan  -
 * Metztitlan  -
 * Miahuatlan  -
 * Michoacan  -
 * Mixtlan  -
 * Nuuntoo  -
 * Oztoman  -
 * Quetzalapan  -
 * Quetzaltepec  -
 * Teloloapan  -
 * Tlaollan  -
 * Tlaxcalan  -
 * Tochpan  -
 * Tollan  -
 * Tollantzinco  -
 * Tolocan  -
 * Tonallan  -
 * Tototepec  -
 * Ualtepec  -
 * Xaltepec  -
 * Xilotan  -
 * Xiuhcoac  -
 * Xiuhtepec  -
 * Xiquipilco  -
 * Zapotec -

Yucatan peninsula

 * Mayapan League - Cour *talk*
 * Acalan
 * Chactemal
 * Chiapan
 * Chilapa
 * Chicomuceltec
 * Chiya
 * Comitan
 * Copanahuastla
 * Cuscatlan
 * Iximche
 * Mapachtepec
 * Mazanahau
 * Potonchan
 * Tayasal
 * Totoncalco
 * Uatlan
 * Yahualulco
 * Xicallanco

Oceania

 * There are no urbanised civilisations in Oceania. You can add any tribal nation you want to play.

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1400
''' And so we begin! Here is the lay of the land of the world in 1400, as we begin the fourth adventure through the modern era... '''

''' The Epiphany Uprising is crushed in England and its leaders are executed. The deposed Richard II, the cause of the revolt, dies soon after under questionable circumstances. '''

''' English forces occupy Edinburgh but fail to take its castle. '''

Owain Glyndŵr is proclaimed Prince of Wales and launches a revolt against the English crown.

Geoffry Chaucer, one of the most well known English authors up to this point, dies.

''' Wenceslaus is deposed as King of the Romans by his fellow German princes. Rupert of the Palatinate is voted to succeed him as King and candidate for Holy Roman Emperor. '''

''' The Medici family begins to accumulate power and wealth in the city of Florence, rapidly becoming one of the more influencial families present. '''

''' Manuel II becomes the first Roman (Byzantine) Emperor to visit England during his travels to find support against the Ottomans. '''

''' Wallachia resists an incusion by the Ottomans. '''

''' Timur captures the city of Damascus and sacks it. His army puts most of the population to the sword. '''

''' Timur also defeats the Black Sheep Turks and forces their leaders to flee into Ottoman lands for protection. '''

''' King Jeonjong of Korea abdicates and is succeeded by his brother Taejong. '''

''' The Maori are believed to have eaten or killed all the Moa and Haast's Eagle in the OTL New Zealand islands by this time. '''

''' The Mississippian Culture begins to enter a period of decline. '''

'''As an advisory note before we begin, please be aware of edit conflicts. In order to best prevent these damages, please copy your posts before you submit them, so that way you don't have to type the entire essay all over again. ''' Switzerland: As the turn of century comes about, chancellor Jean-Claude Nass wishes to consolidate the eight cantons of Switzerland. The capital of Switzerland is moved north to Zurich in hopes to improve relations with the other members of the Holy Roman Empire. Two of Switzerland’s most successful bankers, Kristopher Düsseldorf and Siegfried Pratz come together to create a multinational bank, named Düsseldorf-Pratz International Bank, any country may have a branch set up in their country to mutually benefit both countries economies. The Swiss military, albeit small, it is one of the best in the world, Swiss mercenaries have renown through all of Europe due to their superior fighting tactics.
 * Kalmar Union
 * Norway: Under the Queen Margaret we begin to prosper with trade increasing with many countries. The Norse Nobility begin to see a need for more lands to use to sustain our people and to discover more about our surroundings so we sponsor an atlantic Expedition. For the first couple months the Expedition finds minor islands until winter forces them to return to a port on Iceland and settle there sending back word of their exploration and findings. At home to open our trade and to get money in our pockets we produce 15 ships. We also create 25 merchant ships for trade. Inside of Norway Infrastructure is expanded. Oslo is growing with 15,000 people in it. We begin to promote trade with the Hanseatic league. With Novogorod being the Easternmost point of the Hanseatic League we propose a trade deal with them, similar trade deals are offered to other members of the Hanseatic League Mod Response and Hamburg. Knowing that the Norse People's biggest strength is their Naval past we begin to set up fishing ports and on southern points trade ports to enrich us.
 * The Teutonic Order: At the beginning of the 15th century, the State of the Teutonic Order stands at the height of its power under Hochmeister Konrad von Jungingen. The Teutonic navy rules the immediate Baltic Sea from bases in Prussia and Gotland, and the Prussian cities provided tax revenues sufficient to maintain a significant standing force composed of Teutonic Knights proper, their retinues, Prussian peasant levies, and German mercenaries. Maritime trade with Eastern and Western Europe provides enough to fill Teutonic coffers, with cities like Marienburg having a monopoly in Teutonic grain export, Konigsburg having a monopoly in amber exports, etc. The efficiency of Teutonic trade is mainly due to standing agreements with Hanse traders, as well as the organized nature of the Orders hierarchy. This hierarchy has a specific posts for "chief sales and buying officers" called Großschäffers. These officers are also in charge of the considerable commerce, import, export, crediting, real estate investment etc., which the Order carries out, using networks of bailiwicks and agencies spread over much of Central, Western and Southern Europe. As the Teutonic Knights take vows of chastity, they cannot procreate. For this reason, recruiters are common in many parts of Europe, especially Central Europe, trying to convince specifically young German nobles to take vows for the Order. And additional detachment of knights and their retinues are dispatched to the Teutonic province of Samogitien due to persistent fears of native pagan backlash over the recent Order takeover of their lands.
 * Moscow:We start a buildup of military might and develop Moscow. We start meeting with Yuan diplomats . We try to improve relations with Novogorod and begin the process of breaking away from the Golden Horde.
 * Nope, too far away. -MP
 * Empire of Japan: Ashikaga Yoshimitsu now technically retired as the Shogun in favor if his son Yoshimochi (who is young currently) Yoshimitsu is not entirely retired. He has just recently united the two courts of Japan from the north and south ending a years long civil war, and had rebuilt Japan into a golden era of the Ashikaga Shogunate. While a few small revolts are under way, the Shogun under the watchful eye of a mostly powerless Emperor. In an bid to keep the rising power of the Daimyo in check expands the court life in kyoto which requires these Daimyo, still considered provincial governors at this point to spend every other year in Kyoto. While this is done mostly for the Shogun to keep a much more watchful eye on these Samurai Lords, it also allows Yoshimitsu to more effectively calculate which one is becomming the largest threat at any given point. While technically weak, the Ashikaga family maintained a large amount of prestige and good-will with many of his friends and other Daimyo and in this year managed to extend his personal holdings particularly with multiple key marriages with certain clans and some promises of investment from the royal court in Kyoto into the lands of these Daimyo. His son Yoshimochi is promised to the daughter of one of the more powerful Daimyo in Japan in an attempt to solidify an alliance as well as secure a much more powerful base for Yoshimochi to rule from and prevent the Daimyo from acting much more unruly. Paired with this Yoshimitsu raises a unified army of roughly 25,000 to move on Mutsu expecting to take roungly 2-3 years to fully put down this rebellion. The Shogun himself sends pretigious former Shogun Yoshimitsu to China to discuss opening further relations between Japan and China. With the settlement of Hokkaido also underway, the further expansion of outposts in Hokkaido pushes the frontiers further bringing in a few hundred settlers and merchants as Japanese control over Hokkaido expands. Japan begins to expand its trade in Korea as well as China.
 * Benin: The Oba of Benin, Orobiru, declares his son Prince Ogun heir to his throne, believing him to be more sound of mind and body than his brother, Uwaifaikon. Ogun is sent to handle trade with the Mali Empire, whom the Oba seeks to attain additional riches for his treasury. Growth of the nation's steel production capabilities is made a priority by the Oba, who wishes to expand the number of goods his people trade with the northern kingdoms. The Oba orders a tally of all fighting age men belonging to the ighele (all men between 30 and 50), to see how many troops he could realistically call upon during a conflict. Excluding the 12,000 troops of the Royal Regiment, the Iyase of Benin informs the Oba that the empire has a total of 180,000 warriors capable of fighting with sword, shield, and bow. Pleased with this information, the military forces of Benin are ordered to train themselves for the planned military parades Oba Orobiru plans to hold in the future. Economic growth under the Oba's new edicts are spurred on by the prospects of new trading agreements with the neighboring lands. With nothing but free time on his hands, Prince Uwaifaikon seeks the Oba's permission to leave the empire for a time to explore the neighboring lands to find new treasures and kingdoms to trade with, permission which he receive. The expedition is planned for the next year, during which time Uwaifaikon shall assemble the needed war canoes, volunteers, food and weapons for the trip. The Uzama doubt the expedition will provide anything of particular use for the empire, though the Oba overrules them, believing that there may be something of worth in looking beyond the lands of Benin and West Africa for once. Also, he believes that it will keep his son busy and his mind off of the issues of state passed on to his more capable brother. Elsewhere, after hearing of the difficulties of trade between Edo and the city of Enugu during the rainy season, the Oba orders his stonemasons to lay down stones to see if that will help the merchants travelling between the cities.
 * Cologne: Friedrich III von Saarwerden, archbishop of Cologne, is responsible for paying off a majority of Cologne’s debt from previous archbishops and has already significantly paid this off using personal connections. Nevertheless, Cologne is conveniently located on the Rhine river and begins to strengthen its trade routes along the Rhine in an attempt to bolster the economy. Further, Friedrich III worries that he may not retain the lucrative cities of Cologne and spends the latter half of the year consulting with his Chapter about how he can remedy his predecessors’ mistakes and placate the population’s dissatisfaction with the regime in order to make the 15thcentury particularly prosperous and unified for Cologne. The Chapter do not yet come to a conclusion about what Friedrich III should do, and in the meantime the archbishop makes a speech reiterating Cologne’s support for the Roman Pope.
 * Essen: Princess-Abbess Elisabeth III of Nassau insists that 12 unique silver coins be minted to commemorate the first century in which the princess-abbesses have had mining rights. The people of Essen do not appreciate this gesture and the rift between the city and abbey widens. Near the end of the year, however, Elisabeth III falls ill and is advised that she should resign and allow a new abbess to be elected.
 * Hungary: We build up our military and develop more of our economy and infrastructure. We also begin to deploy soldiers at the Hungarian-Ottoman border at fortified, strategic positions to prepare for attack. The same is done at the Hungarian-Venetian border and the Polish border. We also send diplomats to the Ottoman Empire with the goal of discussing trade.