Ooooh, so it's midnight where I am, but I just thought of a good one.
There are three allegiances:
The Blackguard Pirates, scourges of the sea, who have their base of Operations at Blackguard Cove, a place no merchant dares set sail.
The Kingdom of Verdantium, these include two sides, the merchants and the navy. The navy is constantly at war with the pirates, and the merchants are, well, merchants.
The Sovereignty of Freeport, a democracy that has a strong navy, and is constantly under siege by the Pirates. Allies with Verdantium.
Rules:
No magicz!
The technology is about what it was a few hundred years ago, so there's wooden ships, but metal ones are just getting their start. No planes or anything.
The first few people to post will be able to choose what faction they want to govern.
Tell me what you guys think! Hopefully, you'll like it and we can have fun with it.