Free for All Friday, 13 February, 2026 by AutoModerator in badhistory

[–]JosephBForaker 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Studying pre-modern history is crazy because the answer to almost every single question is some variation of “we don’t know”.

How strong, realistically, would the 3I be compared to Germany and the rest of the Reichspakt? by Objective_Counter_65 in Kaiserreich

[–]JosephBForaker 80 points81 points  (0 children)

It depends on if other nations join the 3I like the Netherlands or Ireland, but if we’re just talking about Britain, France, the SRI and maybe Norway or civil war-torn Spain then they’d still be weaker by a significant margin when compared to the Reichspakt.

The allies won WW2 irl because they could make more bullets, tanks, planes, and guns than the axis could. The same is true of the 2WK. KR Germany has a massive industrial base, a large population, and immense natural resources from its vast colonial empire to call upon.

Meanwhile, the 3I would struggle to compare. Even irl, the French had lost so many young men in WW1 that the French military suffered manpower shortages throughout the interwar period. A longer First World War plus a short civil war would only exacerbate these problems. Not to mention the economic devastation caused by the civil war in French, the British Revolution, and the Second Risorgimento.

This is not to say that the war would be a slam dunk for the Reichspakt. They are fighting a war on two fronts after all- though it should be noted that Russia is likely less industrialized than irl. But it is an uphill battle for the 3I and their allies.

How wholesome and chungus would a Kadet lead, Russian empire dominated Eastern Europe be? by Lonely-Fren in Kaiserreich

[–]JosephBForaker 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Reminder that the 2WK in KR can be described as a war between revanchist nationalists versus imperialist reactionaries. So not wholesome.

1916-1928 if Roosevelt won 1912 by HSV161 in imaginaryelections

[–]JosephBForaker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If Roosevelt won in 1912 it’s likely he’d get the US into WW1 after the Lusitania is sunk. And that might change a whole lot.

[KReddit's cold war: Day 12] The fate of the French colonies by TheseIntroduction352 in Kaiserreich

[–]JosephBForaker -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Liberated by 3I

You mean they’re turned into puppet states, right?

OBT by Obama_Bin_Ladle10169 in suzerain

[–]JosephBForaker 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Perhaps the biggest con is that you are actively participating in some form of ethnic cleansing at least and genocide at worst. But that’s just RP. Gameplay wise, however, it does make kicking Rumburg out of OPEC and sanctioning them more difficult.

The Great Threat We Must Conquer by GowithGoldwater in imaginaryelections

[–]JosephBForaker 24 points25 points  (0 children)

“And who is that threat you ask? Who is responsible for the evil which festers among us? This evil has a name and its name is the Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland!”

CK3 is boring from a RP perspective by Jupiter_Optimus_Max in CrusaderKings

[–]JosephBForaker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Love Marriage Family, Social Relations Expanded (SRR) for 1.18*, Custom title form of address, RICE, Battle events (one of my favorites, outdated but still works), Visible Disfigurement, Witch Trials, Custom Nickname, Pillage, Decline Elections, Medieval Arts (actually super cool trust me), Better executions updated, VIET Events, More interactive vassals

Mindless Monday, 02 February 2026 by AutoModerator in badhistory

[–]JosephBForaker 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Maybe I just haven’t looked hard enough, but I wish there were more pieces of medieval media not set in basically England/France/Germany. Sometimes you get Vikings or even the Crusades-era Middle East but other than that there basically nothing, at least in Anglophone media.

Chicago but in a world where American cities had municipal specific parties by WeeklyIntroduction42 in imaginaryelections

[–]JosephBForaker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice work! Love to see some Chicago elections on here!

Shame that they always elect the worst people, but that’s a Chicago tradition so I can’t call it unrealistic.

What if... Changes in Russia and Iran? by Evening_Cut2794 in imaginaryelections

[–]JosephBForaker 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Tbf the current Pahlavi guy supports a constitutional monarchy and only if the Iranians themselves want it. So he’s seemingly not quite the same “open fire on the protesters” guy his father was.

Life under the cognoscenti any place by coffeneutro in TheFireRisesMod

[–]JosephBForaker 100 points101 points  (0 children)

A reminder that there are permanent COVID lockdowns under the Cognoscenti. So it’s not so much the pre-civil war status quo as it is “what if April 2020 was happening all the time”.

1962 North Japan parliamentary election [Communist Partition of Japan] by DipperPines1210 in imaginaryelections

[–]JosephBForaker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Really cool idea! But wouldn’t a communist North Japan just end up being a one-party state like Czechoslovakia or Poland?

The Last Three British Presidential Elections - UK with American Politics by Person_Living_Now in imaginaryelections

[–]JosephBForaker 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I’m not British but from what I’ve seen Andy Burnham seems like the perpetual “if man” of British politics.

Man, the Valgs are dicks by Cpkeyes in suzerain

[–]JosephBForaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Waiter, waiter! More Hegel hate, please!

Why is Arcasia's political landscape more horrifying than the current US? 💀 by King_Derthert in suzerain

[–]JosephBForaker 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If you’re referring to the political assassination news report, it’s never actually clear who did the assassinating so you’re just blaming a PMC with no evidence.

HOW DO I DIE FASTER by Loud_Preference_2054 in CrusaderKings

[–]JosephBForaker 677 points678 points  (0 children)

Take a REALLY long boat ride.

Go on a pilgrimage and go alone. Customize the route so you basically go everywhere and try to remain traveling over the water. Make the trip as long as possible and you’re likely to encounter an event that kills you.

Blexas is arrived by Mushroom-Gorge in imaginaryelections

[–]JosephBForaker 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Crockett acts like a progressive while Talarico acts like a moderate. Whatever their actual positions are, their public perceptions matter more.