Oceanyka, still known to some by its colonial name of Australia, is a land of contradictions—anarchic yet unified, lawless yet bound by an unspoken code, wild yet deeply scarred by history. It is a confederation of tribes, villages, towns, kingdoms, empires, republics, dictatorships, city-states, and fortified outposts, where survival is not guaranteed and power is measured in bullets, wit, and will. Beyond the crude palisades of frontier settlements, the sniper towers of urban sprawls, and the labyrinthine bunkers of underground bases, anarchy reigns, and only the strongest—or the most cunning—endure.

The continent's past is one of ceaseless war. Long before foreign boots ever touched its soil, the Aboriginals and Ferozen civilisations waged millennia of brutal conflict, a cycle of bloodshed that culminated in their mutual devastation. This left Oceanyka vulnerable to the ambitions of the British Empire, which bled its riches dry for nearly a century. But no empire lasts forever. A revolutionary inferno in the late 19th century shattered the imperial chains, birthing a confederation of all its disparate peoples, bound by a fragile yet defiant pact of independence.

Oceanyka’s alignment has never been stable. Initially a loose ally of the Western Bloc 🦅, its path was violently rewritten by the Oceanykan Revolution, which toppled the government and dragged the nation into the orbit of the Eastern Bloc ⚒️ under the iron-fisted leadership of President Alan Redfort. Yet, beneath the banners of revolution, old hatreds simmer, corporate warlords and rogue militias stake their claims, and the shadows of the Outback conceal horrors beyond comprehension.

In Oceanyka, anyone can be anythingor die trying.

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For two years, the armies of the Second Empire found themselves in a war of annihilation against the invading Ferozen warbands. Farmland was ravaged by the latter, while small cities were razed down to their foundations. Smaller kingdoms and tribes were slaughtered wholesale. However, in the year 35 CE an unknown chief was appointed leader of a grand Ferozen alliance which launched an assault at the imperial capital of Mir, where The Imperial Cenotaph could be seen from kilometres away. Aboriginal forces sought battle in the surrounding open fields, and though Klongen cavalrymen found victory in the field, its infantry forces were nearly annihilated. Most of its citizenry was evacuated north, and then west across the Outback. Remaining Imperial forces, as well as the Emperor, sought to funnel Ferozen forces into prepared defences as their last stand.

After a month of siege, the warbands were on the edge of mutiny. A general assault was ordered against the diseased and food-starved city defenders. Ferozen warriors used their weapons as pickaxes to scale the walls of Mir, being shot down by bowmen in droves. The tide turned when this battle became a melee, and Aboriginal forces were slaughtered. Mir was mostly razed, though stone constructions such as the Cenotaph were left alone.

With the death of most literate priests, noblemen, artisans, astronomers, philosophers, farmers and officers, and the loss or destruction of most written records, the razing of Mir is widely considered to be the beginning of the Oceanykan Dark Ages.

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The Lefaucheux-20 is a French double-barreled black powder revolver. It was famously used during the American Civil War, as well as in some colonial conflicts involving France, most notably amongst this nation's explorers and colonists within Oceanyka.
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The Department of Knowledge has a need for a body of brave, young academics with an intricate knowledge of survival strategies, general culture and firearms, which it trains, funds and organises into Exploratory Corps. Recruited from the venerable University of Cestlep's students and professors, these daredevils dive into the darkest unknowns for the sake of science. Be it ancient ruins, the habitat of an unknown species, or the deep sociological workings of an obscure sect, the Exploratory Corps are sent in to investigate, retrieve data or important artifacts, and report back to the University. Because of the nature of their duties, a rigurous physical and combat exam is applied to new recruits, thus improving their chances of survival in exploration missions.

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The Grand Duchy of Diogott is a microstate located in South Tyrol. It is ruled by Grand Duke Karl Eduard II as an absolute monarchy, firmly protestant and loyal to the German language and its customs. It has petitioned 351 times to join the Danubian Confederation, but the letters it sends through the Italian Post Office keep mysteriously disappearing. Surrounded on all directions by the Kingdom of Italy, DIogott's only other neighbour is the devilish Prince-Bisphoric of Diteufel, whose capital is about 20 kilometres south. The Grand Duchy's capital is in the city of Meran, and its economy is almost wholly agrarian in nature.

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The Avro Lancaster is a British heavy bomber that played a crucial role during World War II. Developed by Avro in the early 1940s, the Lancaster became the RAF's primary strategic bomber, renowned for its impressive payload capacity and operational versatility. Powered by four Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, the Lancaster could achieve speeds of up to 454 km/h, and carry up to 6,400 kg of bombs, including a number of experimental superheavy bombs such as the Grand Slam earthquake bomb. The aircraft's defensive armament included eight Browning M1919 .303 British machineguns in nose, dorsal, and tail turrets. Its combination of range, payload, and adaptability made the Lancaster a key asset in the Allied strategic bombing campaign, particularly against France

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Pines are an important part of Oceanykan forestry, particularly in the north-east. They are mostly the same, but wood from pines in Oceanyka is in average slightly more flexible than that of other pines.

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I am currently on the rather titanic endeavour of adapting the Crimson Blues universe to an original TTRPG setting. These articles help me organise everything.
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My name is Andrés Lucero Peña, cavalry officer in the Mexican Army by profession, writer and worldbuilder by heart, and a man of many interests. I believe these interests, and the knowledge I have thereof derived from them, are what allowed me to develop Crimson Blues as a world beyond our own, a mixture between fantasy and reality. Crimson Blues hides in its lines many of my ideas, aspirations, ideologies, philosophies, critiques and parodies. It's up to you to find them!

However, it is undeniable that this project would have been impossible without the help of some, and the simple presence of others. Thereby I extend my most sincere thanks to them as follows:


From my personal life.

  • I thank my parents, Froylán and Alma Luz, from whom I have derived an insatiable thirst for knowledge, art and the truth.
  • I thank my childhood friends and my comrades in arms, with whom my life experiences have shaped me profoundly, particularly Fernando, my brother in all but blood.
  • I thank Clio, the love of my life, once a Greek muse and now my own. She makes me whole as a self-proclaimed knight, for she is a dame in every sense of the word.
  • I thank God for granting me the natural tools to develop this project, the same ones I use in my lifelong quest for liberty and peace for mankind.
  • I thank the Mexican Army for giving me nourishment and shelter, for making me a tough man, and for teaching me the value of discipline and leadership.
  • I thank my country, Mexico, for giving me a purpose and a path, as well as a profound cultural heritage, and endless inspiration. Oceanyka's soul is inherently Mexican.
  • I thank the grand human race for my existence, and for giving my life an ultimate purpose as a cosmopolitan man.


From the great wealth of human knowledge.

  • I thank the SCP Foundation's writers and wiki staff, whom I've admired for many years, and one of the main sources of inspiration for Crimson Blues.
  • I thank H.P. Lovecraft who, despite being an extremely racist bastard, was the pioneer of eldritch horror, a genre in which Crimson Blues often dives.
  • I thank Games Workshop, creators of Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40k, from whom I've derived a few tropes and occasionally referenced.
  • I thank Paradox Interactive, who successfully psy-opped me into joining the Army, and made me obsessed with maps, history, economy and politics.
  • I thank NationStates, in particular the Imperial Federation and the Coalition of Democratic Nations, the communities where Oceanyka and its world were born.
  • I thank Bethesda Interactive and Obsidian Entertainment for the Fallout franchise. Much of Crimson Blues is heavily inspired by Fallout, as one might rather easily tell!


From the artists and corporations whose work I've used over the years.

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