Also Russia's technology is almost solely in its military, the people would have dropped like flies.

Don't worry, me too. I'm currently thinking of a way to logically bring some of those circular farms in Saudi Arabia into use.

You have a whole Ocean between you and the rest of Europe, you're well protected.

There's also the tendency of the Russian people being extremely hardy, resilient survivors. Namely due to the frozen wasteland they live in and how they've had to go on with nothing for countless spans at a time, such as when they were apart of the Golden Horde Khanate.

Nah, I have the rest of Scananavia, too. Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, at least.

I'm oh-so-tempted to abandon them at this point, though... I'll think about it. There's one problem, though, I'm not sure that if I was only Iceland I'd know how to make firearms... At all. There's no military and no arms companies, though I'm unsure on the civilian gun laws there.

However, radiation poisoning and cancer don't work by those principles.

It's more than just survive in the wild.

Indeed it is, my point still stands that they have managed to survive through thick and thin.

How would population growth be figured out? Would it be percentage based or what you just say that your population had grown that much?

Just in case you need some creative ideas for Russia's leaders: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT2z0nrsQ8o

The point of Russia owning mock-power armor and having a large population which would allow you to steam roll through most likely anyone also still stands.

Nuclear War. I don't think being a part of the Golden Horde gives you any bonus's against Nuclear War. I also don't see saying, my people in the past have been extremely resilient is any justification for a bonus. Every people in the past has done things that are extremely hardy or resilient.

1.1% per year was America's in 2009. Considering the hell-hole that the world is now, I'd say that it's gone down to a cool .7%, or less. Too much death and not enough baby-making

I also never said that the entire army was clad in powered armor, I said a few scattered units. I don't intend to make myself a godly superpower to just kill everything. Plus, just because I have high population, does not mean there's a massive military behind it.

It doesn't, since Russia fought off the Mongols centuries before this. My point has been to have a slightly higher than average population, with decent tech. That's not a game-changing shift there. Still, I think the point of Russians as survivors is a valid one. It may not give credence for a " bonus " but I think it's something to factor in.

I have an idea, why don't we just do the populations on an individual basis? That way we take into account all the little details and what not for every person and no one gets slighted because of some formula we have to use.

You know, just make the faction sheet with a proposed population, then if anyone has any sort of issue, we'll deal with it from there.

Alright, here's my Ukraine faction sheet:

Name: Ukraine

History: Before the Great War of 2077, Ukraine was still a member state of the Soviet Union, with clear signs of dissent beginning to show within the Ukrainian local government. Political misunderstandings with the Kremlin and the great depletion of resources caused by the European resource wars, began a movement for Ukrainian succession from the USSR, which was beginning to take hold when the Atomic fires rained down on October 23, 2077. Ukraine was not a nation terribly affected by the bombs due to its relatively back-water political status, however, another great catastrophe proved to be its Achilles heel.

In the immediate aftermath of the war, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power plant suffered a catastrophic explosion in its 4^th reactor, due to a malfunction believed to have been a result of the power disruption caused by Great War and the inability of the authorities at the plant to respond effectively due to the chaos the war brought. As a result, the radioactive contamination from the massive explosion spread far and wide in the area of Chernobyl and the town of Pripyat, which was completely abandoned and evacuated by its population. Much of the Ukraine itself also experienced the effects of radiation and fallout from the plants reactor core contents.

As the post-war Ukrainine government, now fully independent from any remnants of the Soviet Union, struggled to reclaim its hold on the country and survive, one of their first acts as a reconstituted government was to create a large “Zone of Alienation” around the Chernobyl Disaster Zone, and construct a massive sarcophagus to seal off the Power Plant’s radioactive contamination and prevent further damage. While the given reason for the Zone was to supposedly safeguard its remaining populace, in actuality, a major reason for the exclusion zone was the military research which had been conducted at the Plant and the surrounding area in the years leading up to the explosion, and which was now running awry as a result of it. Strange anomalies began to be reported in the Zone, as well as sightings of horrible mutants, and the existence of a mysterious object known as the “wish granter” which was supposedly located at the heart of the Zone near the Power Plant itself.

Groups of braver souls began to venture into this exclusion zone, forming independent factions which took artifacts from the zone and brought them out to sell to scientists and other post-war governments. The Ukrainian government meanwhile, attempted to do all it could to prevent these individuals from entering the Zone, and tried to contain the Zone’s effects, while also sending its own researchers in to study the exclusion area.

Of important note, was one such independent group with arose within the zone was known as “Monolith” which apparently worshipped the “wish granter” object as some sort of deity. Seemingly brainwashed and crazed, they proved to be the most hostile of these entities. This group of zealots caused problems not only for the Ukrainian government, but the entirety of the factions within the Exclusion zone as well.

As the years have rolled by, the Zone has remained as mysterious and dangerous an area as it had in the immediate aftermath of the war. Its borders have also expanded, and it is currently the single greatest focus of the Ukrainian government’s efforts: containment and, gradually, exploitation of the Zone for the benefit of post-war Ukraine. Dangerous and bloodthirsty mutants haunt the ruins of the Pripyat and the entirety of the Zone, and the independent factions within have remained as such. Dangerous as it is, its allure to various adventurers and fortune-seekers, is unmistakable.

Government: Semi-Presidential Unitary Republic. The government of Ukraine operates much as it does in the modern age, with a President, Prime-Minister, and the Verkhovna Rada (parliament.)

The Ukrainian Government is widely known for its corruption as well. And the bribing of officials, military agents, and officers is often what allows individual access into the Zone when it is against the law to do so. Despite these issues plaguing it however, the government has surprisingly stood the test of time.

The current capital is Kiev.

Economy: Largely agricultural based, as well as significant amounts of industry. Ukraine before the war had the second largest economy in the Soviet Union. With the Great War and the Chernobyl disaster however, this has obviously meant a significant decline.

Another major source of income is the selling of and acquiring of research objects and artifacts from the Zone.

Culture: Largely based on a 1970s-1980s feel of Russia and Ukraine. A significant portion of Ukrainian culture is based around fear, exploration, and containment of the Zone. And various myths, legends, and folklore have sprung up around it.

Inside the Zone, the culture is largely scavenger based, with various makeshift settlements and a general feel of survival and mercenary banditry.

Military:

Airforce: The Ukrainian Airforce is really its most important asset, and the military still operates and produces a fleet of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil_Mi-24http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil_Mi-24helicopters which have proven themselves durable and well suited to insert operations in the Zone and elsewhere. The airforce also has a few squadrons of soviet-era jet-fighter craft as well.

Army: Composed of 22,000 soldiers, most of whom are armed with soviet era weapons including the ever popular AK-47.

The State Secret Service is the branch of the military primarily responsible for operations within the Zone, as well as its containment and security. Many of these units are the best of the best that Ukraine has to offer, and boast more advanced armor, such as http://stalker.wikia.com/wiki/Skat-9M_military_armored_suitand http://stalker.wikia.com/wiki/Exoskeleton

Navy: Ukraine maintains a small navy of refurbished ships stationed in port-cities in the Crimea. Its primary role is to stop Black Sea pirates and ensure the safety of Ukrainian coastal towns.

Technology: Between mid-tier and high-tier technology. Elements of the Zone in particular still yield some bits and pieces of surprising high-tech equipment. Which is what the Ukrainian military is hoping to recover.

Religion: Mostly Russian Orthodox, however various new religions have also sprung up in the aftermath of the war.

Views on mutation: Fearful for the most part, of what exists in the Zone.

Land occupied: Much of modern day Ukraine.

Population: Approximately 275,000.

Wouldn't population growth be based on the stability of the nation though? If you were a country that was rebuilding and had your [censored] together you'd have better living conditions than a country who's cities looked like something out of Metro.

A high tech nation can have a high population IRL but there has to be a bit of gimping so that they don't declare themselves "Ultimate God-King of Everything, the Universe, and all creation" and take over the world. By the way, that title is now copyrighted.

Anyone care if I sort of set the last 17 years of pre-war history for some of the Middle East?

Like I said, if we just do it on an individual basis, we can take all that into account without any problems. Because really, it's going to be unique for every nation. That's sort of the nature of these things.

I think we should try to keep our populations under 500,000.

Yeah, that was just my estimated average. It's simply my opinion, something that's faulty sometimes .

I agree with this tactic. Post it and then nerf it if necessary.

Lol. High Tech factions need to have like 20 000 people then.

Andro, your sheet looks nicely balanced. The Zone interests me. I suppose it's from the Stalker games, but I've never played any of them.

Does it look good to everyone else?

Also, what's the extent of naval technology in this?

I thought it was perfectly fine. I liked it.

The only issue I found was perhaps the recentness of the chopper the Ukrainians employ. But that's not that big of an issue.

I think it's more prolific now than in the Assemblies, so more freedom and such with it.

Yey.

Battleships and Destroyers are acceptable though its not like we are oging to focus on them. The Byzantium Navy will have a handful of them and coastal patrol craft.

Edit: What Ranger said.

So, I've been doing some looking as to what the standard Neo Roman battle attire/armament will be, and I've came up with a few things.

As far as armor goes, this is what I had in mind :http://fbfx.co.uk/img/portfolio/FBFX-portfolio-clash-titans1.jpg And, obviously, the standard Roman helmet we're all familiar with.

And what Roman is complete without a gladius?: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Uncrossed_gladius.jpg/300px-Uncrossed_gladius.jpg

And for a rifle, this is what I came up with: http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb264/nwilliams27/PTR-91/PTR91-1_zps66bc9e0c.jpg It's not supposed to have that camouflage scheme, but looks like the European Battle Rifle that is featured in some New Vegas mods.

Since chariots were a big thing in Rome, would a type of motorcycle be OK with everyone? Nothing recent, I'm thinking WWII models.