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[Northwest Slobovia]

The "other one" with Drakmah and (soon) Orson or this one with SF n F? I'm willing to allow another player in either, but either (Drakmah and Orson) or SF n F should agree as well.

I agree.

Dunno if you saw my post above, so... Where would you like my ship to arrive? My OP is almost done, but I'd like to fill in details of whatever solar system I'm showing up in. Y'know, for verisimilitude, and crap like that.

[SF n F]

I agree.

Dunno if you saw my post above, so... Where would you like my ship to arrive? My OP is almost done, but I'd like to fill in details of whatever solar system I'm showing up in. Y'know, for verisimilitude, and crap like that.

Not my call, but I'd like to remind the folks whose call it is to zap me a link to the OP when it's ready.

[Northwest Slobovia]

Dunno if you saw my post above, so... Where would you like my ship to arrive? My OP is almost done, but I'd like to fill in details of whatever solar system I'm showing up in. Y'know, for verisimilitude, and crap like that.

Not my call, but I'd like to remind the folks whose call it is to zap me a link to the OP when it's ready.

I'm a bit confused:

Perhaps representatives of the Foundation could negotiate to set up an Academy on one of your worlds.

That could be interesting. It would cause a certain amount of dissention in my nation, but some people would be very much in favor of it.

So, how do you want to handle contact between us then? I was gonna have one of my ships reach your nation. You want something different?

[SF n F]

A topic for a "mini-thread" came up in the IRC, and I thought I'd share it in this thread.

The idea was to have an Foundation Lounge, similar in concept to the World Assembly's lounge, where folks in the Foundation can show up and hang out.

Basic concept: The Foundation has used its BUG (Bubble Universe Generator) technology to set up an alternative universe linked to the universe of TUP and synced with its time, as best is possible. Characters enter and leave through portals. When leaving, due to some snafu of the laws of multiverals physics, the leaving parties must be transported back to their places of origin or the portal mechanism will scatter their molecules throughout the space of TUP's universe. There are safeties built into the portal mechanism to ensure that this never happens.

Should I start the thread?

P.S. Going to have to talk over with those interested in Academies where to put them, how they will be designed, who will staff them, etc., etc., etc.

[SF n F]

Not my call, but I'd like to remind the folks whose call it is to zap me a link to the OP when it's ready.

I'm a bit confused:

That could be interesting. It would cause a certain amount of dissention in my nation, but some people would be very much in favor of it.

So, how do you want to handle contact between us then? I was gonna have one of my ships reach your nation. You want something different?

Not sure how to answer this. I'm sure I'm not going to make a jerk of myself, because I am one already, so...

The Foundation doesn't have exploration ships. It's not a government. It only contacts societies after people tell the Foundation that these societies are out there and the Foundation decides that the society in question might benefit from their involvement, etc. cough cough academy cough

[Northwest Slobovia]

I'm a bit confused:


So, how do you want to handle contact between us then? I was gonna have one of my ships reach your nation. You want something different?

Not sure how to answer this. I'm sure I'm not going to make a jerk of myself, because I am one already, so...

The Foundation doesn't have exploration ships. It's not a government. It only contacts societies after people tell the Foundation that these societies are out there and the Foundation decides that the society in question might benefit from their involvement, etc. cough cough academy cough

Ah. Lemme think about that, then, and check the list of places with academies already. My nation is just starting to reach out to other nations, so I don't yet have contact with anybody. However, this can be arranged.

[Senkaku]

I'd been thinking since they also have heavily colonized asteroids and comets and such as well as planets, over six thousand years, that their population might be a bit higher, but I'll tone it down if you insist.

It's merely the confines of the group. Most people average under 40 billion and only a hivemind approaches 80 billion.

Very well. Would sixty or seventy billion be acceptable?


Edit: I edited the app. It's now at 67 billion, plus various slaves and assorted aliens.

[Inoroth]

Reading the beginners guide to FT RP now... good stuff so far.

Also, have I been accepted yet?

[Transoxthraxia]

It's merely the confines of the group. Most people average under 40 billion and only a hivemind approaches 80 billion.

Very well. Would sixty or seventy billion be acceptable?


Edit: I edited the app. It's now at 67 billion, plus various slaves and assorted aliens.

Senk, honestly, will you number spam?

Reading the beginners guide to FT RP now... good stuff so far.

Also, have I been accepted yet?

I do remember you being accepted, unless anyone has any problems with that. Can I have a link to your app?

[The United Remnants of America]

"Fire all orbital bombardment cannons at Northwest Slobovia(or whatever his FT nation is)!"

[Senkaku]

Very well. Would sixty or seventy billion be acceptable?


Edit: I edited the app. It's now at 67 billion, plus various slaves and assorted aliens.

Senk, honestly, will you number spam?

Reading the beginners guide to FT RP now... good stuff so far.

Also, have I been accepted yet?

I do remember you being accepted, unless anyone has any problems with that. Can I have a link to your app?

Will I? As in, will I send numberless minions to destroy my enemies and stuff?

No. That's not how the Amiiri fight, plus, most of those numberless billions are harmless farmers who could barely handle a spear and would be appalled at having to kill a sapient being. And it just kinda makes everyone else mad and unhappy OOCly. I actually tried to design Amiiri strategy and just their mindset in general so they would use as few soldiers as possible when they fought, which wouldn't be that often.

Edit: Frankly, pretty much no matter what my population says, I'll have around the same number of systems and military forces. Most of the numbers that could be tacked on to the population figure are just innocent biotects and farmers or miners living in tiny communities in comets or asteroids or bubble habitats who are basically just civilians who take care of themselves, occasionally with some guidance from the Orrery. I just wanted a high population to help show how many tiny little bodies the Amiiri have settled.

[Inoroth]

Nation Name: The New Inorothian Space Empire (NISE)
Government Type: Semi-Constitutional Monarchy
Government Description: There are five classes of people in Inoroth: The King, Nobility, Priests, Businessmen/Burgesses, and Commoners/Populate. In legal matters, the King possesses veto power over the other four, and is often categorized as the high executor over the others. Unlike similar class-system models, there is considerable mobility between the classes (though the nobility and king are more restrictive), and it is very common for Inorothians to fall into multiple classes. A person with noble blood who becomes a priest, for example, would be eligible to vote for and be voted/appointed to offices in both the Priestly and Nobleman's Governmental Bodies. Likewise, a commoner who reaches the wealth requirement may qualify for both Burgess and/or Populate classes. For a more thorough explanation of Inorothian Government, please refer to the Steampunk Wikia, which while set in the 'past', is pretty much how I envision the 'current' government to work.
National Leader(s): King Gustava Doloremo III, 56 Years Old
Nation Capital: Secondo Rothia
Nation Age: ~ 4,000 Standard Earth Years
Nation History:

The older history of my nation is roughly fleshed out on the wikia if you're interested, but the part that really matters is that, in 2160 (Vapour years follow Earth Years for convenience), alarmed astronomers predicted that a solar event of enormous and cataclysmic scale was about to make the entire solar system uninhabitable. The news sent shockwaves throughout the world, and the great scientists, engineers, and statesmen of the age pondered and debated as to the best way to avoid extinction. Two competing camps eventually dominated the floor; whether humankind should pull all of her colonists from other worlds back and shield herself and her planet from the blow, or abandon the whole solar system while there was still time, and find a home somewhere out among the stars.

Some said that the storms were expected to be at a level so powerful that no method of shielding could hope to stand it, so that the only chance for survival was to flee. Others predicted that, with enough energy, a series of magnetic generators could bolster the planet's magnetic field enough to stave off most of the danger, and they worried about the dangers of interstellar travel and colonization. Both sides produced their own estimates and findings to bolster their arguments, while quietly burying facts that might go against them, so that by the end no one knew what to really believe anymore, and tensions and tempers were running high.

One by one, national governments began choosing whether they would stay and help support the shield, or, if they could afford it, try to leave for greener pastures. The poorer nations, who could not hope to build the vessels needed to leave the planet, let alone the solar system, demanded that all remain behind to help, but their cries were ignored by some of the more powerful nations of the Vaporverse. After an intense political battle that nearly tore (and, in a way, did tear) apart the nation, the government decided that Inoroth and her space colonies would divide, sending those that wished to leave on their way, and leaving those behind who wished to stay.

It was a terrible parting, splitting up families and communities all across the planet and colonies and straining to the limit the scrambled industrial might of the empire. It was decided that the planet and it's industries would work towards building the shield, while the colonies and space yards would work towards building and outfitting the expedition. In actuality, both areas participated in both operations, necessitated by a limitation in shuttles to carry people and supplies to and from the planet's surface.

If the prospects of a prolonged cultural separation and the logistical nightmare of simultaneously running two incredibly complex (and expensive) survival operations were not enough, other nations were also competing hard for the limited ship-building ores and elements being mined out of the colonies and asteroids, and while the team of countries building the defense shield planet-side were more coordinated and cooperative, they too required extra-planetary supplies to hope for success. Several Inorothian mining ships were attacked by rival nations seeking the resources for themselves, and one delay after another slowed the shipyard's progress.

The ships were slowly finished, however, starting with 13 'Guardian Class' Battleships, capable of carrying and feeding as many as 4,500 people apiece, as well as a hangar bay for two 'Imperion Class' Scout Craft/Light FIghters. Many of these ships, once completed, were instantly pressed into duty, guarding shipyards and mining craft right out of the dock.

The original plan was to house the entire fleeing population in Guardians, but the continued delays and scarce supplies called for craft with higher carrying capacity if there was to be any hope of leaving in time. As the last battleships were being completed, designs for a revolutionary new class of ships were finally approved; known simply as 'Colonial Ships', they could comfortably hold as many as 10,000 people and, due to innovative uses of space and fewer armor and armaments, they required less material than the Guardians. They also had the added benefit of attaching jury-rigged shipyards onto their bellies, enabling them to replicate and greatly speed production.

In all, 30 of these Colonials were strung together and filled to an average of about 90% capacity. A few dozen smaller civilian craft, transports, mining ships, and frigates equipped with ion drives also joined the fleet, though of varying age and quality. After a final exchange of technical communications and many tearful goodbyes, the fleet set out on a great exodus to the nearby star, Antelosa.

The journey took nearly 300 years, and the journey was largely uneventful save the tragic loss of the Guardian Class 'I.S.V. Calini' in year 112 of the journey, when, while the fleet was passing through an asteroid belt, the ship's shields suffered critical failure due to a combination of sustained stresses from small particles, and poor wiring in the ship itself. The Calini was soon being pierced by millions of tiny particles traveling at relative speeds in excess of several million miles per hour. At first, the damage was small enough to be contained (though individual cabins and compartments were being penetrated in increasing number with alarming and mounting loss of life. However, before the shields could be restored, the Calini entered a more debris-heavy part of the belt, and several larger chucks of rock hit the unprotected bridge, completely obliterating it. Only a few seconds later, more projectiles shattered the central fuel tanks, causing a catastrophic chain-reaction and fireball in the rear third of the ship. Now without command, knocked off course, and unable to effectively steer, the Calini, which at this point had suffered an estimated 80% casualties anyways, careened towards a large asteroid -- the impact turned both objects to little more than dust.

The whole affair had taken less than ten minutes, and rest of the fleet could only look on, helpless, as 4,528 souls were instantly snuffed out. The event led to deep and extensive reviews of all systems on all ships, leading to the discovery of several flaws that were quickly fixed, as well as the installment of triple redundancies on all 'critical' shipboard systems.

Another important though not exactly 'eventful' happening was the loss of communication with those still on the planet, due to the scrambling effects of the solar storm. None now know if the 'Lost Brothers' are still alive, or if they have been exterminated by the radiation, causing extreme sadness and despair whenever the subject is brought up.

During the centuries adrift in space, many Inorothians turned to scientific experimentation to pass the time, leading to many important discoveries. Others turned to entertainment and the arts in all it's forms, desperately warding off the doldrums of daily life. Time passed. Generations passed. Slowly, individual cultures began forming on each ship as various traditions and idiosyncrasies developed. Though it was impossible to physically visit other ships while traveling at such speeds, citizens could 'travel' holographically to other ships by way of 3D platforms, seeing friends and unique features on other vessels.

Eventually, the aging and increasingly overcrowded fleet began to approach the 'nearby' star, and excited preparations began for the disembarkment. Though efforts to lower the birthrate were tried, the news that 10 planets and 15 moons of various sizes would soon be available was too much for many travelers… even though all were not presently inhabitable. While scientists had perfected a means of terraforming that would turn even the most inhospitable land into a paradise, such efforts could take 10, 20, or even 30 years to complete.

Slowly but surely, the nation has plugged on, and now, 37 years after entering the outer orbit of the solar system, the New Inorothian Space Empire (NISE) is at a point of crisis. While the Solar System has more than enough room for the growing number of people, most of it is currently uninhabitable, and will be for some time. In addition, the farms are unable to grow enough food to match the population's demands. Still, the Manufacturing and Service industries are more than capable of meeting and exceeding the needs of the people, and if the Empire survives the immediate crisis until more food can be grown, it should be set for a 'Golden Age' of wealth and prosperity… assuming it's inter-stellar neighbors allow it.

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Population: ~ 552,000
Major Species: Human
Minor Species: None
Cultural Information:

Based somewhat on Italian/Central European culture of yesteryear, with strong emphasis on family, loyalty, honor, and chivalry, Inorothian culture os one of hospitality and grace, with respect to all. One peculiar trait almost universally observed in Inorothians is a high regard for balance and moderation, rarely taking things to excess, either physically or ideologically. The national mood is one of somber expectation that things will get better later, with the preparedness to endure the unpleasant issues of the present in order to get there. Another interesting phenomena is the friendly rivalries between the denizens of different Colonial and Guardian ships, sort of like a favorite sports team.

Society Information:

As mentioned before, there are five classes of people in Inoroth, with considerable mobility between them. The society is based in large amounts off that of Italy, with a healthy dose of play and relaxation mixed in with labor. Robotics and machinery have greatly eased the lives of Inorothians, and they enjoy a level of comfort such as only the very wealthy might have enjoyed back on the home planet.

Language(s): Rothian is the primary language, while Old Rothian and various other Amplectorian ones (notably Fanaglian and Servothian) are still spoken as secondaries.

Notable Locations:

Antelosa (Yellow, Sun-like Star),
Nova Ferralda (Undeveloped Small Planet)
Nova Pia (Undeveloped Small Planet)
Nova Falerone (Undeveloped Medium Planet) 100 Man Science Research Facility
Doleramo (Larger Moon of Falerone) 500 Man Science Research Facility
Piasto (Smaller Moon of Falerone)
Mon Glia Asteroid Belt[/color] Five Mining Ships totaling 2,000 Crewmen
Nova Udine (Undeveloped Medium Planet)
Fidello (Small Moon over Nova Udine) 400 Man Science Research Facility
Nova Piedmonte (Semi-Terraformed Large Planet) 3,000 Man Terraforming Facility
Coveramo (Largest Moon over Nova Piedmonte) 100 Man Science Research Facility
Coppertiamo {Second Largest Moon over Nova Piedmonte)
Sottolino (Third Largest Moon over Nova Piedmonte) 500 Man Logistics Facility (Aids in Terraformation of Nova Piedmonte)
Gonofricio (Smallest Moon over Nova Piedmonte)
Secondo Rothia (First Colonized and Largest Planet, Capitol) 500,000 People
Grande Pomerio (Largest Moon over Secondo Rothia, Twin Moon to Piccolo Pomerio.) 500 Man Water Extraction and Mining Facility
Piccolo Pomerio (Third Largest Moon over Scondo Rothia, Twin Moon to Grande Pomeria)
Babelerimo (Second Largest Moon over Second Rothia) 1,000 Man Military Complex
Pippo (Smallest Moon over Secondo Rothia) 2,000 Man Emergency Farming Station
'Rothus' Orbital Space Station and ShipyardsUnder Construction, 1,000 Man Crew
Inorothian Space Fleet (Includes 30 'Colonial Ships' and 12 'Guardians') 30,000 Colonists and Crewmen
Nova Golondo (Undeveloped Large Planet)
Giombolia (Massive Moon over Nova Gonoldo) 100 Man Science Research Facility
'Remus' Orbital Space Station (Under Construction) 2,000 Man Construction Team
Nova Oltona (Developing Medium Planet), 3,000 People
Nardudu (Large Moon over Nova Oltona) 1,000 Man Emergency Farming Station
Marducai (Tiny Moon over Nova Oltona) 100 Man Science Research Facility
Nova Verdo (Undeveloped Medium Planet) 100 Man Science Research Facility
Lommaria (Small Moon over Nova Verdo)
Nova Tronda (Undeveloped Large Planet)
Lontana Mirala Asteroid Belt Eight Mining Ships totaling 5,000 Crewmen

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Military Information:
Military Doctrine:

Inoroth has never known a civilization outside of her own planet, and as that has been left far behind, there is no real sense of perceived military danger. In space and on the ground, most dedicated heavy-combat equipment has thus been either moth-balled in deep storage or repurposed to serve other needs.

The Naval element of the Empire is still largely intact, though weak by comparison to most vessels. The 'Guardian Class' ships still maintain most of their weapon systems for discipline and training purposes, and even the 'Colonials' and many of the other vessels, like Corvettes, Mining Ships, Light Fighters/ Scout Ships, Unmanned Probes, and Transport Craft still maintain at least some of their armaments.

Ground Forces, meanwhile, are mostly composed of small police-forces and light infantry units, though a force of about 1,000 'Imperial Guard' maintains soldiers with full power-armor as well as 10 mechanized Mag-Lev Armored Transport and Fighting Vehicles. Larger and more powerful weapons are stored away or repurposed for civilian transport, though in an all out war they would be re-activated -- as well, 3-D Printing and, later, manufacturing could bring the number of weapons up greatly.

Military Strengths:

- Growing population and (to a lesser extent) amount of arable lands
- People are characterized by a positive, no-quit attitude, a love of innovation and food, and general friendliness. Also usually quite intelligent.
- United people with common goals
- Plenty of room to expand
- Lots of Sci-Fi goodies
- Great potential for independent, self-reliant population.

Military Weaknesses:

- Most of the Solar System is still uninhabited/uninhabitable and vulnerable to outside attack, including the planet that houses the Portal Ring and the Asteroid Belt that houses the Space Portal.
- A shortage of both living space and nourishment threatens civil unrest if it is not alleviated soon.
- People are generally hard-headed and don't know when to quit, are aggravated by the lack of the foods they love, and can be overly trusting. Also very proud.
- Aging Fleet with few facilities to rebuild/replace damaged ships: when a large ship is lost, it is lost for a loooong time, and most repairs have had to be jerry-rigged for years before the ship has it's turn in the drydock… some ships have lost over half their non-vital functions in the 300+ years of their existence, and many may not be fixed for decades more. Efforts are under way to build shipyards, but it will take time.
- No former knowledge of 'Alien' existence… the Portal will be the first contact with any beings outside the Vapor Universe.
- Sense of loss after losing home Solar System is still strong.
- Terraformation takes very long time
- Teleportation not yet able to transport living organisms safely.
- De/Re-Constitution takes tremendous amounts of power to utilize.
- VERY limited space travel… no FTL, no Jump Drives, moderately slow sub-light speeds… journeys from one side of the solar system to the other take at least five weeks.

Major Industries:

- Terraforming of Planets: A long, arduous process that can turn inhospitable environments into livable spaces… takes decades and countless man hours.

- Advanced Electronics/Computers: Computers and electronics are highly integrated, able to easily communicate with one another, and are highly advanced, with massive computing power able to fit into small spaces. Susceptible to hacking and EMP-type attacks.

- Developed Nanorobotics: Tiny Robots used for medical and mechanical repairs and manufacturing. Though nano robots are used in many sectors of the economy, the medical field is particularly interesting. The confined conditions on board ships posed a large potential for pandemics, and eventually a brilliant team of scientists devised a solution: augment the human immune system with nanites. Programmed to act much like the organic immune system, these robots are genetically encoded to protect only one human host and come in two interlinked varieties. One type travels through the bloodstream and fights off infections and repairs damaged skin and organs, while another, less aggressive type hovers around the human like a cloud and gathers information on it's surroundings, making reports back to the body. Thus, Inorothians are healthier and more resilient that the average human, and can heal far faster. Both industrial and medical nannies could be modified for use in war, and both are susceptible to hacking and EMP-type attacks.

- Advance Robotics/Androids: Human-like and other 'Service Robots' which actually do most of the dirty work. Also able to operate in areas dangerous to humans. Possibility of Sentience in some robots has led to granting of certain rights, and a sizable movement in the Empire is pushing for 'Full Rights for Robots'.

- Advanced 3-D Printing: Unlike the 3-D printers of today, these printers are designed to take up less room and to quickly switch between 'ink's' in order to build complicated structures and objects in an efficient manner. Large ones are used to build/repair buildings and manufacture large parts, and more portable ones make gadgets and devices on the job, negating the need to bring along a large box of tools.

- Atomic and Molecular De/Re-Constitution: The most advanced and closely guarded technology in the Empire, these devices can actually break matter down to it's component parts of proton, neutron, and electron, and then reassemble them in the desired arrangement. In other words, any material can become any other materiel. If you have sand and want water, the device, which is about the size of a large dishwasher, can produce it. Combined with 3-D Printing, this technology enables a person to have nearly anything they need at low cost -- so long as there is a sufficient power source, because this system requires massive amounts of power. This system enables Nuclear Power to be far more effective, as all waste can be converted into some harmless substance, or recycled again as fuel. As an unintended result of this technology, even hard money like gold or silver has become useless, as it can be manufactured. Instead, food (which cannot be produced safely by either this system or the 3-D Printer) has become the new currency, as well as ideas and patents.

- Advanced Hydroponics and Horticulture: Basically, really fancy, automated farms and greenhouses that give higher yields of food… though not enough to match the population explosion. Can also be onboard ships to provide in-flight sustenance.

Advanced Magnetic-Levitation/Propulsion Vehicles can float up to 5 Meters off of the ground by utilizing magnetic fields, enabling the highest possible mobility.

- Limited Teleportation: Not at all safe for transporting living things, and only practical for intra-planetary delivery.

- Limited Cybernetics: Though it is much avoided and carries social stigmas, prosthetics are available if needed.


Foreign Policy:

None currently

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Additional Information:
Technological Bases: Stargate, Star Trek, My own creations and ideas
NS Activity: A post a week per RP is a good week, but this RP will probably get a fair bit of my attention, so perhaps two a week.
RP Experience: Solo writer since grade school, Senior Member of Vapour
Map Claim(s): - Leave this blank for now, until we have completed the map. -
Map Colour: Blue, preferably Navy or Royal

0192 (Don't delete this.)

Here it is

[Northwest Slobovia]

"Fire all orbital bombardment cannons at Northwest Slobovia(or whatever his FT nation is)!"

You rang?

[The United Remnants of America]

"Fire all orbital bombardment cannons at Northwest Slobovia(or whatever his FT nation is)!"

You rang?

Maybe.

We should do a RP.

[Northwest Slobovia]

Is your first contact open to others?

The "other one" with Drakmah and (soon) Orson or this one with SF n F? I'm willing to allow another player in either, but either (Drakmah and Orson) or SF n F should agree as well.

Just to get back to this, I misunderstood what SF&F was proposing, so either...

* Drankmah and Orson should decide if you can join in that playpen
or
* I can send a ship to you, personally.

Up to you.

[Northwest Slobovia]

You rang?

Maybe.

We should do a RP.

Sure. What would you like? If you want to be contacted, I have a draft ready and all I need is where I'm going and some system details to flesh out my ships' arrival.

[The United Remnants of America]

Maybe.

We should do a RP.

Sure. What would you like? If you want to be contacted, I have a draft ready and all I need is where I'm going and some system details to flesh out my ships' arrival.

Hmm, possibly. Contact would work.

I need to RP with this nation to break it in. I've RP'd too much with my other FTs.

[Northwest Slobovia]

Sure. What would you like? If you want to be contacted, I have a draft ready and all I need is where I'm going and some system details to flesh out my ships' arrival.

Hmm, possibly. Contact would work.

I need to RP with this nation to break it in. I've RP'd too much with my other FTs.

'kay. Lemme know what you decide.

[Northwest Slobovia]

I'm a bit confused:


So, how do you want to handle contact between us then? I was gonna have one of my ships reach your nation. You want something different?

Not sure how to answer this. I'm sure I'm not going to make a jerk of myself, because I am one already, so...

The Foundation doesn't have exploration ships. It's not a government. It only contacts societies after people tell the Foundation that these societies are out there and the Foundation decides that the society in question might benefit from their involvement, etc. cough cough academy cough

After some thought, I've decided that my nation would -- with some reluctance in some quarters -- host an academy, so it's a question of me having contact with one of the societies that hosts one already.

[SF n F]

"Fire all orbital bombardment cannons at Northwest Slobovia(or whatever his FT nation is)!"

You rang?

I farted. Does that count?

[Northwest Slobovia]

You rang?

I farted. Does that count?

Only if you ring like a bell when you fart. Or maybe a like full orbital bombardment, but please, don't provide proof.

[SF n F]

I'm so brand spankin' new to this group that I haven't yet negotiated all the academies' locations. I have a list of parties who have expressed interest, but we haven't yet come to terms on the specifics like when each respective host has founded an Academy, the strengths and weaknesses of each Academy and who the staff will be. In fact, I don't even have an organizational template yet--beyond a Dean, a Bursar (will the Academies charge for some or all of their services, or will the host governments provide for their upkeep?) and a representative or two on the Council of Academies, I'm not sure what other positions they should have.

So...for all those who have expressed interest in hosting academies--to wit:

Arcerion
Finium
Seran
Serritia
Tantalus*

So I ask that these RP'ers please TG me so we can get down to business--except for Serritia, who has already done so. I'd like to use this thread, if it's OK with the OPs and such, as a place to put the organization together and get the back stories set up. We also need to figure out--and I think it's best to do this on an individual basis--how each Academy interacts with its host government and what role it plays in the polity of the RP nation in question.

* Tantalus would like to RP the negotiations for an Academy. It is not set in stone that they would agree to one. I'll take any help that Tantalus can offer anyway--I'm easy-going (and that's pronounced "LAZY").

[Jelarais]

-Pops head up and looks around-

[SF n F]

-Pops head up and looks around-

Don't worry, You can join, too. Just fill out the 240-page application, in triplicate, and...

[Jelarais]

I'm waiting to be accepted into the group x.x