RP Think Tank

[New Aeyariss]

Hello International Incidents. I'm looking for any MT-PMT RP that is open and active. Suggestions?

Considering doing something like that. It will probably be a war, though.

Perhaps for once do a war RP that will be something different than "Conventional conflict of Communists vs Democrats vs Fascists" or "Aggressive dictatorship invades peaceful democracy"?

If I were you my guess would be something akin to the Troubles in Nothern Ireland; focused on action of small units of urban guerillas mutually trying to blow each other up in a war between two mutually disliking religious / ethnic / whatever groups.

Lots of small unit urban area actions. How does that sound? I will not likely participate but I will eagerly provide you with advice.

[The Manticoran Empire]

So who's up for a space-based MT RP?

OK, so here's the gist of it. It is 2025. NASA has replaced the original Space Shuttles with six new, and basically identical, craft sharing the names of the originals, Enterprise (OV-201), Challenger (OV-202), Columbia (OV-203), Discovery (OV-204), Atlantis (OV-205), and Endeavour (OV-206). Unlike their predecessors, these craft are designed more for the transport of crews to ISS, and OPEK and the ferrying of food supplies and other consumables. This has resulted in the cargo bay area being redesigned to include limited life support and additional fuel storage. However, with SLS vehicles conducting most cargo launches, NASA's space shuttles conduct PR operations, carrying civilians to the space station for tours, and maintain readiness for Orbital Rescue and Retrieval Operations. It's this last one we will be focusing on.

A planned merger between ISS and OPSEK has gone horribly wrong and both stations have suffered critical damage. Worse, their orbit is rapidly expanding, forcing NASA to launch two shuttles to retrieve the crews. Members in the RP can choose to RP as shuttle crew members, OPSEK crew members, ISS crew, or ground control staff.

[Altito Asmoro]

So who's up for a space-based MT RP?

OK, so here's the gist of it. It is 2025. NASA has replaced the original Space Shuttles with six new, and basically identical, craft sharing the names of the originals, Enterprise (OV-201), Challenger (OV-202), Columbia (OV-203), Discovery (OV-204), Atlantis (OV-205), and Endeavour (OV-206). Unlike their predecessors, these craft are designed more for the transport of crews to ISS, and OPEK and the ferrying of food supplies and other consumables. This has resulted in the cargo bay area being redesigned to include limited life support and additional fuel storage. However, with SLS vehicles conducting most cargo launches, NASA's space shuttles conduct PR operations, carrying civilians to the space station for tours, and maintain readiness for Orbital Rescue and Retrieval Operations. It's this last one we will be focusing on.

A planned merger between ISS and OPSEK has gone horribly wrong and both stations have suffered critical damage. Worse, their orbit is rapidly expanding, forcing NASA to launch two shuttles to retrieve the crews. Members in the RP can choose to RP as shuttle crew members, OPSEK crew members, ISS crew, or ground control staff.

You're not going to change the OPSEK to the already-established Tiangong? Tiangong and OPSEK will be launched on 2020, but at least the Chinese already experimented using smaller stations, Tiangong-1 as experimental and small manned lab, the Tiangong-2 as a bigger but still small space station.

[The Manticoran Empire]

So who's up for a space-based MT RP?

OK, so here's the gist of it. It is 2025. NASA has replaced the original Space Shuttles with six new, and basically identical, craft sharing the names of the originals, Enterprise (OV-201), Challenger (OV-202), Columbia (OV-203), Discovery (OV-204), Atlantis (OV-205), and Endeavour (OV-206). Unlike their predecessors, these craft are designed more for the transport of crews to ISS, and OPEK and the ferrying of food supplies and other consumables. This has resulted in the cargo bay area being redesigned to include limited life support and additional fuel storage. However, with SLS vehicles conducting most cargo launches, NASA's space shuttles conduct PR operations, carrying civilians to the space station for tours, and maintain readiness for Orbital Rescue and Retrieval Operations. It's this last one we will be focusing on.

A planned merger between ISS and OPSEK has gone horribly wrong and both stations have suffered critical damage. Worse, their orbit is rapidly expanding, forcing NASA to launch two shuttles to retrieve the crews. Members in the RP can choose to RP as shuttle crew members, OPSEK crew members, ISS crew, or ground control staff.

You're not going to change the OPSEK to the already-established Tiangong? Tiangong and OPSEK will be launched on 2020, but at least the Chinese already experimented using smaller stations, Tiangong-1 as experimental and small manned lab, the Tiangong-2 as a bigger but still small space station.

Why would I? The Chinese Military runs Tiangong-1 and -2 and will run -3. There is no way the People's Liberation Army would allow Americans or anyone else access to their space station. OPSEK makes the most sense. Russia and the US have a history of exo-atmospheric cooperation through the International Space Station.

As to your apparent assumption that the Russians have never built their own space station, let me remind you that they built the first. Salyut 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 were all manned stations launched by the Soviet Union, with a total of 6,550 days in orbit, 1,742 days occupied, and 71 cosmonauts. Then, finally, you have Mir, launched by Russia in 2001. It spent 5,511 days in orbit, 4,594 of those with human occupants and it sheltered a total of 125 cosmonauts. Currently, Russia is a part of the crew and one of the original constructing nations of the International Space Station, which has been in orbit for 6,571 days, occupied for 5,860 days, and has sheltered 215 astronauts and cosmonauts.

In comparison, the Chinese have launched two space stations, which have been in orbit for more than 1,937 days, however only 53 of those days have seen human habitation, 25 for Tiangong 1, aloft for 1,875 days or more, and 28 for Tiangong 2, aloft for 62 days. China has sent EIGHT taikonauts to space. Eight, as opposed to upwards of 200 cosmonauts.

Russia, not China, has the greater experience in space stations and both Russia and the US have been going to space since the 1950s. China is not used for several reasons: they lack the willpower to engage in such an endeavor. They have never collaborated with any other nation in the arena of space travel. The Russians launched their first station in October 1971. America launched her first in July 1979. China didn't launch her first until September 2011 and Tiangong 2 entered orbit literally 2 months ago. China is late to the game and Russia and the US have a history of cooperation. So Russia and the US makes sense.

[Altito Asmoro]

You're not going to change the OPSEK to the already-established Tiangong? Tiangong and OPSEK will be launched on 2020, but at least the Chinese already experimented using smaller stations, Tiangong-1 as experimental and small manned lab, the Tiangong-2 as a bigger but still small space station.

Why would I? The Chinese Military runs Tiangong-1 and -2 and will run -3. There is no way the People's Liberation Army would allow Americans or anyone else access to their space station. OPSEK makes the most sense. Russia and the US have a history of exo-atmospheric cooperation through the International Space Station.

As to your apparent assumption that the Russians have never built their own space station, let me remind you that they built the first. Salyut 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 were all manned stations launched by the Soviet Union, with a total of 6,550 days in orbit, 1,742 days occupied, and 71 cosmonauts. Then, finally, you have Mir, launched by Russia in 2001. It spent 5,511 days in orbit, 4,594 of those with human occupants and it sheltered a total of 125 cosmonauts. Currently, Russia is a part of the crew and one of the original constructing nations of the International Space Station, which has been in orbit for 6,571 days, occupied for 5,860 days, and has sheltered 215 astronauts and cosmonauts.

In comparison, the Chinese have launched two space stations, which have been in orbit for more than 1,937 days, however only 53 of those days have seen human habitation, 25 for Tiangong 1, aloft for 1,875 days or more, and 28 for Tiangong 2, aloft for 62 days. China has sent EIGHT taikonauts to space. Eight, as opposed to upwards of 200 cosmonauts.

Russia, not China, has the greater experience in space stations and both Russia and the US have been going to space since the 1950s. China is not used for several reasons: they lack the willpower to engage in such an endeavor. They have never collaborated with any other nation in the arena of space travel. The Russians launched their first station in October 1971. America launched her first in July 1979. China didn't launch her first until September 2011 and Tiangong 2 entered orbit literally 2 months ago. China is late to the game and Russia and the US have a history of cooperation. So Russia and the US makes sense.

Hmm, alright, I see your point. I can probably assist.

[The Manticoran Empire]

Why would I? The Chinese Military runs Tiangong-1 and -2 and will run -3. There is no way the People's Liberation Army would allow Americans or anyone else access to their space station. OPSEK makes the most sense. Russia and the US have a history of exo-atmospheric cooperation through the International Space Station.

As to your apparent assumption that the Russians have never built their own space station, let me remind you that they built the first. Salyut 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 were all manned stations launched by the Soviet Union, with a total of 6,550 days in orbit, 1,742 days occupied, and 71 cosmonauts. Then, finally, you have Mir, launched by Russia in 2001. It spent 5,511 days in orbit, 4,594 of those with human occupants and it sheltered a total of 125 cosmonauts. Currently, Russia is a part of the crew and one of the original constructing nations of the International Space Station, which has been in orbit for 6,571 days, occupied for 5,860 days, and has sheltered 215 astronauts and cosmonauts.

In comparison, the Chinese have launched two space stations, which have been in orbit for more than 1,937 days, however only 53 of those days have seen human habitation, 25 for Tiangong 1, aloft for 1,875 days or more, and 28 for Tiangong 2, aloft for 62 days. China has sent EIGHT taikonauts to space. Eight, as opposed to upwards of 200 cosmonauts.

Russia, not China, has the greater experience in space stations and both Russia and the US have been going to space since the 1950s. China is not used for several reasons: they lack the willpower to engage in such an endeavor. They have never collaborated with any other nation in the arena of space travel. The Russians launched their first station in October 1971. America launched her first in July 1979. China didn't launch her first until September 2011 and Tiangong 2 entered orbit literally 2 months ago. China is late to the game and Russia and the US have a history of cooperation. So Russia and the US makes sense.

Hmm, alright, I see your point. I can probably assist.

That would be most welcome.

[Altito Asmoro]

Hmm, alright, I see your point. I can probably assist.

That would be most welcome.

Okay. So how far currently of the progress?

[The Manticoran Empire]

That would be most welcome.

Okay. So how far currently of the progress?

Stuck on figuring out a cause. A mishap that would force the stations into an expanding orbit without killing everyone.

[Ella2 6]

Okay. So how far currently of the progress?

Stuck on figuring out a cause. A mishap that would force the stations into an expanding orbit without killing everyone.

I have a suggestion. Gravitational attraction to a large NEO which disturbed the orbit of the space station.

[The Manticoran Empire]

Stuck on figuring out a cause. A mishap that would force the stations into an expanding orbit without killing everyone.

I have a suggestion. Gravitational attraction to a large NEO which disturbed the orbit of the space station.

That would be possible in a Lagrangian orbit but not in LEO. In LEO, the station is still fighting Earth's gravity.

[Rodstov Republic]

I nearly have my Gate-esque (Modern nation meets Fantasy-medieval nation) RP, anyone want a sample of the OP?

Ahh I love GATE! I would I would!

[Ella2 6]

I have a suggestion. Gravitational attraction to a large NEO which disturbed the orbit of the space station.

That would be possible in a Lagrangian orbit but not in LEO. In LEO, the station is still fighting Earth's gravity.

Ah yes. Forgot that the ISS is in LEO. What about a gas leak? A leak from the oxygen tanks/oxygen synthesiser could help to propel the spacecraft into an abnormal orbit. Granted that may not be a constant acceleration rate once the oxygen containment is emptied, but that could be an added threat to the astronauts.

[The Manticoran Empire]

That would be possible in a Lagrangian orbit but not in LEO. In LEO, the station is still fighting Earth's gravity.

Ah yes. Forgot that the ISS is in LEO. What about a gas leak? A leak from the oxygen tanks/oxygen synthesiser could help to propel the spacecraft into an abnormal orbit. Granted that may not be a constant acceleration rate once the oxygen containment is emptied, but that could be an added threat to the astronauts.

Not enough thrust. We're talking about moving a large yacht from what is a negative vertical movement to a positive vertical movement. A gas leak won't have enough thrust to accomplish that before it's empty.

[The Gray Cabal]

LAND DISPUTE ANYONE?...

Hello all, I'm up for having a land dispute with anyone that's interested, committed, and an experienced RP'er.

Before I go into the detail, there are some things I want to put out there.

•Committed RP'ers only; I'm not interested in RP'ing with you if your just going to flake out and quit on me after like 10 posts.I want to see this to the end.

•No outer space or non-human based nations.Only modern 2016 realistic human nations.No Sci-Fi futuristic or fantasy...stuff.

•Please, I would like an experienced RP'er of advanced or at least upper casual writing style,
not something like this:

This would not fly, the King of Cookie Land was very angry about this, so he was going to show those Gray Cabal guys what for!He would blow them up so bad they would surrender to him forever!

Seriously, just...no.

Now that that's out of the way, on with my idea.

As a young militaristic rogue nation with little in the way of resources and having a developing economy, I'm up for grabbing up new territory and lands to bolster my nations' size and economy alike.I was thinking I would dispatch a small task force to land on and secure a small island at the edge of the Caribbean Sea, close to international waters, which is where my nation is located.
However, the island was recently purchased/claimed/annexed or whatever by a different nation just a short while prior to my forces arrival.I mean like just a matter of weeks.

Wether or not you have troops or an outpost or base on this island is up to you, just make it a small one on one side of the island.
I will refuse to withdraw my forces and tensions will immediately begin to rise, as neither of us will budge.Perhaps other nations will intervene and try to moderate the situation.

It doesn't have to escalate to war at all, so let's just compare this to the Crimea incident with Russia a short while back.
If it does escalate to a small hot flash, or a total war, then so be it, if not, oh well, it will still present a nice political hotspot.

Here is am image of the island.


I still haven't given a name to it.So we'll have to come up with that.
Nor have I decided on what kinds of natural resources it will be rich in.
As for location, well like I said, it's off the far northeastern coast of South America, along the fringe of international waters.

If your interested, please Telegram me or post a reply to me here!

PS-You might want to read up on my Factbook a tad so you know what's what. here you go! https://www.nationstates.net/nation=the ... l=factbook

[Nerula]

Oopsie,I am just here to suggest a character(human-ver of the nation)RP on idols and stuff(yes,I am a weeb myself)

[Rodstov Republic]

LAND DISPUTE ANYONE?...

Hello all, I'm up for having a land dispute with anyone that's interested, committed, and an experienced RP'er.

Before I go into the detail, there are some things I want to put out there.

•Committed RP'ers only; I'm not interested in RP'ing with you if your just going to flake out and quit on me after like 10 posts.I want to see this to the end.

•No outer space or non-human based nations.Only modern 2016 realistic human nations.No Sci-Fi futuristic or fantasy...stuff.

•Please, I would like an experienced RP'er of advanced or at least upper casual writing style,
not something like this:

This would not fly, the King of Cookie Land was very angry about this, so he was going to show those Gray Cabal guys what for!He would blow them up so bad they would surrender to him forever!

Seriously, just...no.

Now that that's out of the way, on with my idea.

As a young militaristic rogue nation with little in the way of resources and having a developing economy, I'm up for grabbing up new territory and lands to bolster my nations' size and economy alike.I was thinking I would dispatch a small task force to land on and secure a small island at the edge of the Caribbean Sea, close to international waters, which is where my nation is located.
However, the island was recently purchased/claimed/annexed or whatever by a different nation just a short while prior to my forces arrival.I mean like just a matter of weeks.

Wether or not you have troops or an outpost or base on this island is up to you, just make it a small one on one side of the island.
I will refuse to withdraw my forces and tensions will immediately begin to rise, as neither of us will budge.Perhaps other nations will intervene and try to moderate the situation.

It doesn't have to escalate to war at all, so let's just compare this to the Crimea incident with Russia a short while back.
If it does escalate to a small hot flash, or a total war, then so be it, if not, oh well, it will still present a nice political hotspot.

Here is am image of the island.
(Image)

I still haven't given a name to it.So we'll have to come up with that.
Nor have I decided on what kinds of natural resources it will be rich in.
As for location, well like I said, it's off the far northeastern coast of South America, along the fringe of international waters.

If your interested, please Telegram me or post a reply to me here!

PS-You might want to read up on my Factbook a tad so you know what's what. here you go! https://www.nationstates.net/nation=the ... l=factbook

I'm up for this, I know "this" nation is new however I've been Rping for quite some time now.

[GreatestBanks]

Hello the general public. I've been RPing for a while and have decided to make an rp idea and post it here:

It is 395 B.C. Sparta has been enjoying a long period of hegemony over mainland Greece after the crippling defeat of Athens in the Peloponnesian War. Yet, things have begun to look difficult for Sparta and it's king, Agesilaus.

Sparta took nearly all of the plunder post Peloponnesian War, upsetting many allies and angering many. In 402 B.C., Sparta attacked Elis, a member of the Peloponnesian League that was supposedly under Sparta's protection. Thebes, Corinth, and Athens all refused to participate in a Spartan expedition to Ionia in 398 B.C., with the city-state of Thebes even attempting to disrupt the expedition. Despite this, King Agesilaus still managed to campaign effectively against the Persian Empire, going farther than Sardis and expanding the Spartan empire. Later, the satrap of the region, Tithraustes, bribed the Spartans to move northwards. They did, and ended up in the territory of Pharnabazus. Ever since Agesilaus has been preparing a navy, large enough to make Athens tremble, in potential hopes of a larger invasion.

Lacking the ability to defeat Sparta's army, Persian statesman Pharnabazus has traveled across Greece with the help of Timocrates of Rhodes to stir up trouble. The tag team has bribed the most powerful Greek city-states, including Athens, Thebes, Corinth, and Argos, to pursue an anti-Spartan policy.

Can the new alliance unite to defeat the seemingly invincible Sparta?
(Please help make this better and tell me if its bad or not. This is my first idea I've posted here)

[GreatestBanks]

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=397090

[Patrick OConner]

I made a thread for an rp awhile back that i want to try again.

https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=379589&p=28889297&hilit=motorcity#p28889297

There it is and i want to improve and actaully get it off the ground. I feel like i have not fully fleshed it out or i did not ask the right people.

[New Aeyariss]

Hey there!

A while ago I founded the political ideology of Nemawashi - which was supposed to be to Nifon what Confucianism / Legalism were to various Chinese dynasties and ideas of Enlightenment age for the early USA. I am still to add multiple elements - such as the civilizations theory explaining what is "Civilization of death" and why Nifonese want to fight it. It is in short a framework of Nifonese state and culture alike.

I admit that it is nowhere near ready, and it will take a bit to get it to that point; But I am looking for people who would be interested in it, even in form of IC dialogue, OOC commentary, or even adoption by various foreign entities such volunteers of this kind appear and be interested.

Thank you!

[Nova Sylva]

https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=397090

Hello cancer my old friend
I've come to talk with you again

[Torontonian Canada]

Greeting's fellow states,

I have a proposal, which I plan on enacting through the role playing (because the WA won’t technically accept it). I would like to bring it here first to see how much traction it can gain, and how people react to it. My proposal is basically a NS Central Bank. It would first acknowledge 5 regional currencies (by application process) (more could be added later by more applications), and those would them get set conversion rates to NSD (starting at a 1-1 rate). Those regional governments would then purchase either commodities from companies within their region amounting to no more than 10,000 NSD. Every NSD after that will begin to depreciate their currency. However, whenever someone transfers currency from one dollar to another, the value of the new dollar will increase. For example, if someone within the SIR chose to spend 1 crown within The Black Hawks region (or purchase something within that region), The Black Hawks can make it mandatory to only purchase in TBH currency (pro's and cons of this can be discussed later). If they still go through with the purchase, then the value of TBH goes up, because people want it more, and the value of the SIR crown will be slightly lowered because less people want it, and there is less money in the system. It involves incredibly complicated algorithms and formulas which I am still currently editing (and would like some help with that, so please telegraph me if you can help), but all purchases within the Global Economics and Trade Forum would be fine, as long as someone notifies the central bank of the purchase. In addition, regions would need to make the central bank aware whenever they either buy back currency from citizens (making the currency worth more), or when they print currency (making it worth less). Our methods of contact would be through the nations region. What we have is a small site, with a password, and we have two ways of making this work. For the regions that fully trust the central bank, they can simply have nations individually send us records of official transactions (RP of course), and we would keep track of how much money they have. For those who don’t trust us, they can create a copy of the spreadsheet, and track their region themselves, and then send us a monthly update of the spreadsheet. We update the currency exchange rates and values every month as well. These are all in order to make sure that we are all on the same page, that way the trades actually mean something. I am more than open to suggestions, and, in addition, I am trying to simply make it so that we can keep track of how much money is actually out there.

Moreover, I am also keeping track of a registry for businesses which will keep them accountable to how much they are buying/selling, and how much it all costs (in order to make sure people are buying things with money they don't have.

To start, I would like regions who are interested in joining to simply post a comment with

Region Name:
# of Nations in region:
Official Currency of Region:

In addition, I am looking for a group of 10 nations who have moderate to plentiful game experience to help me run/operate this central bank. Please send me a telegraph if interested, or simply comment on this post.


This will revolutionize the game, and make the economics part actually matter. Please comment or send me a telegraph.

[Lincolnocracy]

Greeting's fellow states,

I have a proposal, which I plan on enacting through the role playing (because the WA won’t technically accept it). I would like to bring it here first to see how much traction it can gain, and how people react to it. My proposal is basically a NS Central Bank. ... Canada forever!

My two cents: try it first with a couple of nations, modelling your attempt on the European Central Bank. In-fact, step one would be practicing roleplaying as your national reserve (perhaps you already do), step two would be hosting an international meeting of governors to gauge interest (perhaps you already have), and step three would be financial federation.

[Achesia]

Hello all,

I wanted to broach an idea to see which direction to take an RP. I have two concepts for RPs that are charecter based and are set in the NS FT universe.

One is a sort of Slice of Life style RP where players are the inhabitants of a generation/colony ship thay is floating on a seemingly endless jounrey. Participants would be mecha pilots that are members of the ships guardian force. I want the concept of the RP to be various inhabitants of this ship going about their day to day lives, but mainly focused on the mecha squadron. The ship would encounter all sorts of perils and perhaps "guest" FT nations within the RP.

The second idea is a Fantasy/FT crossover. The just being that a medieval/fantasy kingdom is beset by a powerful force of non-human monsters that overwhelm this primitive human settlement. Little do they know that they are in fact slaves to the will of a space fairing xeno civilization and serve some sinister purpose in these alien's scheme. My FT nation, Achesia, takes notice of this and sends in a few operatives to assess the true nature of this threat, undercover as medieval warriors.

Not sure how popular charecter RPs are on II but I guess canon is not supposed to happen on P2TM for my FT nation.

Thanks ahead of time!

[Ella2 6]

Hello all,

I wanted to broach an idea to see which direction to take an RP. I have two concepts for RPs that are charecter based and are set in the NS FT universe.

One is a sort of Slice of Life style RP where players are the inhabitants of a generation/colony ship thay is floating on a seemingly endless jounrey. Participants would be mecha pilots that are members of the ships guardian force. I want the concept of the RP to be various inhabitants of this ship going about their day to day lives, but mainly focused on the mecha squadron. The ship would encounter all sorts of perils and perhaps "guest" FT nations within the RP.

The second idea is a Fantasy/FT crossover. The just being that a medieval/fantasy kingdom is beset by a powerful force of non-human monsters that overwhelm this primitive human settlement. Little do they know that they are in fact slaves to the will of a space fairing xeno civilization and serve some sinister purpose in these alien's scheme. My FT nation, Achesia, takes notice of this and sends in a few operatives to assess the true nature of this threat, undercover as medieval warriors.

Not sure how popular charecter RPs are on II but I guess canon is not supposed to happen on P2TM for my FT nation.

Thanks ahead of time!

Vouching for the first one.

Character RPes are one of my favs. unfortunately, they tend to get little appreciation in II amongst all the intensifying action between states and the checks and balances of guns and roses. This will be very refreshing indeed.