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1stGear
Jan 16, 2010

Here's to the new us.
BBB THREE MESSIAHS ENTER, ONE LEAVES

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Grizzwold
Jan 27, 2012

Posters off the pork bow!
EEE :rolldice:

Veryslightlymad
Jun 3, 2007

I fight with
my brain
and with an
underlying
hatred of the
Erebonian
Noble Faction
A, D, E

For Judaism: I feel like spreading out is a mixture of what actually happened and what seems very likely in this much less centralized world.

For Christianity: I've stated it before, but if it wasn't for hard-coded fixed events, then I see literally no reason why Christianity would have or could have caught on in this universe.

For Islam: Without Christianity being a bigger thing, I honestly have no idea what the hell Islam does or looks like.

Xelkelvos
Dec 19, 2012
A

For Judaism, I feel like their history is basically the same as in the OTL, just against the Ptolemies instead of the Romans

B

As much as I want to see the potential of Christianity butting up against Hinduism and Buddhism, I feel like it makes more sense to spread across the lands of the Ptolemies to match with OTL Rome

E

Only Allah can decide what becomes of the followers of Muhammad (PBUH)

Luca_024
Dec 26, 2022

Veryslightlymad posted:

A, D, E

For Judaism: I feel like spreading out is a mixture of what actually happened and what seems very likely in this much less centralized world.

For Christianity: I've stated it before, but if it wasn't for hard-coded fixed events, then I see literally no reason why Christianity would have or could have caught on in this universe.

For Islam: Without Christianity being a bigger thing, I honestly have no idea what the hell Islam does or looks like.

Couldn't Christianity spread across the Ptolemaic kingdom like it did OTL, as a comforting message for the downtrodden masses of an autocractic empire? It wouldn't quite have the same reach without becoming state religion, but it could still spread outside of Palestine.

hopeandjoy
Nov 28, 2014



Xelkelvos posted:

A

For Judaism, I feel like their history is basically the same as in the OTL, just against the Ptolemies instead of the Romans

B

As much as I want to see the potential of Christianity butting up against Hinduism and Buddhism, I feel like it makes more sense to spread across the lands of the Ptolemies to match with OTL Rome

E

Only Allah can decide what becomes of the followers of Muhammad (PBUH)

going to second this.

Buschmaki
Dec 26, 2012

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Luca_024 posted:

Couldn't Christianity spread across the Ptolemaic kingdom like it did OTL, as a comforting message for the downtrodden masses of an autocractic empire? It wouldn't quite have the same reach without becoming state religion, but it could still spread outside of Palestine.

With how it's been adopted by the Seleukid royal family I could see Christianity maybe melding with Zoroaster type saoshyant cosmology about a messianic figure that destroys evil in the world being co-opted for the reconquest of Alexander's Empire

ThatBasqueGuy
Feb 14, 2013

someone introduce jojo to lazyb


Look i just want whatever gets us into the 4 digit number of diadochi wars.


1024th Poltemeic-Selukid war over the fate of our eternal soul in 1982, lessgo

Luca_024
Dec 26, 2022

ThatBasqueGuy posted:

Look i just want whatever gets us into the 4 digit number of diadochi wars.


1024th Poltemeic-Selukid war over the fate of our eternal soul in 1982, lessgo

Blood for the Ptolemite god, skulls for the Ptolemaic throne :black101:

Luca_024 fucked around with this message at 02:34 on Jan 24, 2023

Enrico la Spaniard
Dec 15, 2021

CDD, don't see why Christianity or Islam would arise in this world. A reformed Judaism being the major Abrahamic faith could be interesting to explore, though.

Asterite34
May 19, 2009



Tag Team Messiahmania, Jesus and Zoroaster vs Alexander and Serapis

Technowolf
Nov 4, 2009




C C C

kirsus
Oct 9, 2012

Buncha freaks. I'll kill you all. well you know, in theory #166

paarp
Lipstick Apathy
B, C, A

chrome line
Oct 13, 2022
CCC

Vinny Possum
Sep 21, 2015

THUNDERDOME LOSER
BAB and also throw the Mandeans into the fray.

NewMars
Mar 10, 2013
CCC The east is weast.

Wait.

Fivemarks
Feb 21, 2015
Its like i'm playing 3.5 D&D again because i'm all about BAB

Rubix Squid
Apr 17, 2014
As interesting as holy land thunderdome sounds...

I'll go CCC

ManifunkDestiny
Aug 2, 2005
THE ONLY THING BETTER THAN THE SEAHAWKS IS RUSSELL WILSON'S TAINT SWEAT

Seahawks #1 fan since 2014.
BCC

Pacho
Jun 9, 2010
BAB It's thunderdome time!

Loel
Jun 4, 2012

"For the Emperor."

There was a terrible noise.
There was a terrible silence.



CCC, with Islam going west and Christianity going to India

ZiegeDame
Aug 21, 2005

YUKIMURAAAA!
B, A, B

Yahweh Thunderdome, baby!

Angstrom Gothington
Feb 19, 2007

Raise your arms in the big black sky, raise your arms the highest you can, so the whole universe will glow.
Sons of ABE-raham.

Tiger Crazy
Sep 25, 2006

If you couldn't find any weirdness, maybe we'll just have to make some!
A
B
A

Viola the Mad
Feb 13, 2010
CCC

sebzilla
Mar 17, 2009

Kid's blasting everything in sight with that new-fangled musket.


C C A

Finnish Flasher
Jul 16, 2008
E E E

Sherbert Hoover
Dec 12, 2019

Working hard, thank you!
C, C, B

Lynneth
Sep 13, 2011
ECD

jakethecap
Jan 17, 2021
C C C

ChrisAsmadi
Apr 19, 2007
:D
BCA, for maximum chaos world.

ChaseSP
Mar 25, 2013



BAB THREE RELIGIONS ENTER, ONE RELIGION LEAVES

hashashash
Nov 2, 2016

Cure for cancer discovered!
Court physicians hate him!
:siren:Vote closed!:siren:





Judaism

A - Becomes a Diaspora — 14
B - Battles for supremacy in the Holy Land — 12
C - Reformation and Spread — 23
D - Dwindling Faith — 3
E - Roll the Dice — 10

Christianity

A - Battles for supremacy in the Holy Land — 8
B - Spreads West — 11
C - Spreads East — 28
D - Dwindling Faith — 7
E - Roll the Dice — 8


Islam

A - Confined to Arabia — 7
B - Battles for supremacy in the Holy Land — 15
C - Spreads East and West — 17
D - Dwindling Faith — 7
E - Roll the Dice — 15


Judaism and Christianity votes were fairly decisive, so despite a very close Islam vote I'll call it here --- all three religions are going to be powers, it would seem


Final vote will open in a few

hashashash
Nov 2, 2016

Cure for cancer discovered!
Court physicians hate him!
:siren:Final Vote!:siren:

This is the simplest of the votes — no real explanations, just pick your options and vote.


Rome Redux

What becomes of Rome?

A — Black Romethe Romans mingle their culture and faith with that of the Norse
B— Holy Romethe Romans maintain a separate cultural identity, subjugating surrounding peoples
C — Nova Romathe Romans mingle their culture and faith with that of the Germanics
D — Rome?a dark age falls on Rome, one they will not recover from

-

Steadfast Faithful

Pick one of these religions, which will reform and survive all the previous votes —

A — Druidic
B — Canaanite
C — Hellenic
D — Zoroastrian
E — Kemetic

-

Blessed Chance

Pick a minor country/faction from this 250 CE map, which will prosper regardless of previous votes —



Once the vote is closed, I'll roll dice and pick 2 or 3 of the options. The only factions exempted from this are Carthage, Ptolemies, Seleukids, and Rome.

hashashash fucked around with this message at 21:44 on Jan 24, 2023

wokow6
Oct 19, 2013
A, Zoroastrian, and through the process of closing my eyes and randomly pointing at the screen... Albania.

Buschmaki
Dec 26, 2012

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B, B, Seleucids

hashashash
Nov 2, 2016

Cure for cancer discovered!
Court physicians hate him!

Buschmaki posted:

B, B, Seleucids

the three great powers (Seleukids and Ptolemies and Carthage) plus Rome are exempt! they're the only ones you can't choose, since we've already had votes specific to them

NewMars
Mar 10, 2013
AB

Lilybaya (Carthage Colony in Britannia)


Edit - Wait, can we select colonies for this, or no?

Buschmaki
Dec 26, 2012

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hashashash posted:

the three great powers (Seleukids and Ptolemies and Carthage) plus Rome are exempt! they're the only ones you can't choose, since we've already had votes specific to them

Oh doi, then hmmm, Hellenic League

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Xerophyte
Mar 17, 2008

This space intentionally left blank
Your religion vote has two As and two Bs. I am guessing the last two are supposed to be D and E?

A, E for a resurgent Kemetic Meroe/Kush

Xerophyte fucked around with this message at 04:12 on Jan 25, 2023

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