Traveller's Cafe 3: Brainstorming, discussion, tea, advice

[Alleniana]

Interesting...
if you don't mind me asking, who were you before?

Former United Soviet Socialist Republics

Hmm, name rings a bell but I can't place it. Might be misremembering.
Anyway, what year is it set in?

[Zaozhuang]

Former United Soviet Socialist Republics

Hmm, name rings a bell but I can't place it. Might be misremembering.
Anyway, what year is it set in?

Not sure yet.

Probably 2050-2150 Somewhere in a number in between.

Also:




RP INTEREST AND FEEDBACK REQUEST

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Please provide as much detail as possible.

RP's Overarching Concept: Clandestine cell system, counter-terrorism.
Genre/s: RPG, Grand strategy
Character or Faction Based: Faction
Detailed Description:
Important note: I will probably not be accepting group names like ISIS or the Taliban, we wouldn’t want NS to get shutdown will we?-( Mod said it's fine after posting in the mod forum)
The year is 2015, with the rise of extremism in the world, what path will you take?
Will you lead counter-terrorism operations and follow the rule of law? Will you remove threats to your country at any cost?
Or will you attempt to make countries withdraw from occupying yours by making the cost too great for their civilians to bear?

Before you ask, yes. This is a Rp/ Simulation of building clandestine networks and attempting to reach your goals.

——Differences Between the two——
-Terrorism is a multinational group, it is hard to eliminate all of them for one faction due to it’s ability to hide.
-Counter Terrorism officials have better weapons, unless said terrorist are backed by a government, (i.e.; Iran, Russia, US of A, etc.)
-It’s a hide and seek usually, of course, terrorists can however try to take land like a certain one did. But by then the war probably turns hot.
-Money, Money, Money, the world runs on money. That will always be the biggest constraint on any faction, government or not.

Possible Hotspots
-Ukraine/Russia
-Northern Ireland
-China
-Caucasus
-Middle East
-Libya
-W. Africa
-USA and other NATO countries


Need Help With:
General refinement, and interest check because this needs quite a few people. Perhaps it could just be in one two countries instead of the world?

[Alleniana]

This one also sounds interesting. Would it be mechanic-y?

[Zaozhuang]

This one also sounds interesting. Would it be mechanic-y?

Relax, there isn't nothing you can't do during summer break, some tea, and a computer and calculator.

Also, I'm drafting the final idea for the last one.

[Cylarn]

HELP ME!

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What do you need help with: I'd like some general feedback. Any suggestions, offers of assistance, constructive criticism, and such would be greatly appreciated.
Links, if requesting someone to look into your RP's IC/OOC: Click me!

Please leave this hashtag in place: #Mentorhelp

[Ontorisa]

Nope. Philippines are not Malayan, but Filipino. They speak different languages, have different traditions, different cultures and so forth. They would not mix well.

Indonesians are more closely related to Malaysians than Filipinos.

Malayan not meaning Malaysian, but as in the greater Malayan group, i.e. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malay_Archipelago or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malayic_languages

I meant Malaysian, sorry.

[Alleniana]

This one also sounds interesting. Would it be mechanic-y?

Relax, there isn't nothing you can't do during summer break, some tea, and a computer and calculator.

Also, I'm drafting the final idea for the last one.

I mean, would it employ stuff like stats, equations, numbers, calculations? Would it have game mechanics?

[Ontorisa]

Hey, I've had this idea sitting in my head for a bit.

So what is everyone's idea on a super gritty and realistic LOTR, specifically a group of Gondorian soldiers who partake in the Siege of Minas Tirith. It would be mostly surrounding the events leading up to the siege (i.e. how everyone got there, what their story was), the siege itself (both the majority of the posting and the climax) and then the Battle at the Black Gate (finale). Of course, the siege will be drawn out longer than it originally was to allow both character development and getting down into the details of the minds and thoughts of the soldiers.

Thoughts? Love to hear it.

[Cylarn]

Hey, I've had this idea sitting in my head for a bit.

So what is everyone's idea on a super gritty and realistic LOTR, specifically a group of Gondorian soldiers who partake in the Siege of Minas Tirith. It would be mostly surrounding the events leading up to the siege (i.e. how everyone got there, what their story was), the siege itself (both the majority of the posting and the climax) and then the Battle at the Black Gate (finale). Of course, the siege will be drawn out longer than it originally was to allow both character development and getting down into the details of the minds and thoughts of the soldiers.

Thoughts? Love to hear it.

I like it.

[Ontorisa]

Hey, I've had this idea sitting in my head for a bit.

So what is everyone's idea on a super gritty and realistic LOTR, specifically a group of Gondorian soldiers who partake in the Siege of Minas Tirith. It would be mostly surrounding the events leading up to the siege (i.e. how everyone got there, what their story was), the siege itself (both the majority of the posting and the climax) and then the Battle at the Black Gate (finale). Of course, the siege will be drawn out longer than it originally was to allow both character development and getting down into the details of the minds and thoughts of the soldiers.

Thoughts? Love to hear it.

I like it.

Thanks Cy

[The Starlight]

Hey, I've had this idea sitting in my head for a bit.

So what is everyone's idea on a super gritty and realistic LOTR, specifically a group of Gondorian soldiers who partake in the Siege of Minas Tirith. It would be mostly surrounding the events leading up to the siege (i.e. how everyone got there, what their story was), the siege itself (both the majority of the posting and the climax) and then the Battle at the Black Gate (finale). Of course, the siege will be drawn out longer than it originally was to allow both character development and getting down into the details of the minds and thoughts of the soldiers.

Thoughts? Love to hear it.

Sounds good to me. I would advise you to post it in the Tolkien RP Group in my sig, to get more awareness of it

[Ontorisa]

Hey, I've had this idea sitting in my head for a bit.

So what is everyone's idea on a super gritty and realistic LOTR, specifically a group of Gondorian soldiers who partake in the Siege of Minas Tirith. It would be mostly surrounding the events leading up to the siege (i.e. how everyone got there, what their story was), the siege itself (both the majority of the posting and the climax) and then the Battle at the Black Gate (finale). Of course, the siege will be drawn out longer than it originally was to allow both character development and getting down into the details of the minds and thoughts of the soldiers.

Thoughts? Love to hear it.

Sounds good to me. I would advise you to post it in the Tolkien RP Group in my sig, to get more awareness of it

Will do.

[Zaozhuang]

Relax, there isn't nothing you can't do during summer break, some tea, and a computer and calculator.

Also, I'm drafting the final idea for the last one.

I mean, would it employ stuff like stats, equations, numbers, calculations? Would it have game mechanics?

To a degree yes, but not that you would worry about, mostly just behind the scenes.

[Australian Antarctica]

Anyone think a Norwegian Resistance RP would be interesting? I've been throwing the idea around for a bit and think it may be pretty good.

[Alleniana]

Anyone think a Norwegian Resistance RP would be interesting? I've been throwing the idea around for a bit and think it may be pretty good.

WW2, I assume?

[Cylarn]

Anyone think a Norwegian Resistance RP would be interesting? I've been throwing the idea around for a bit and think it may be pretty good.

WW2, I assume?

Skeleton War.

[Australian Antarctica]

Anyone think a Norwegian Resistance RP would be interesting? I've been throwing the idea around for a bit and think it may be pretty good.

WW2, I assume?

No, the Korean War obviously.

[Alleniana]

Fair enough, not the Swedish in 1814 or the Danish, as some would claim, for most of the union...

[Plzen]

I had this idea. If this gets enough support, I'll flesh it out further. I also need some help world-building.

RP INTEREST AND FEEDBACK REQUEST

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Please provide as much detail as possible.
RP's Overarching Concept: The year is 2024 and the world is falling apart. How will you lead your nation through the turmoil?
Genre/s: Grand strategy, diplomatic intrigue
Character or Faction Based: Faction (or nation) based.
Detailed Description: A pre-apocalyptic role-play. A nation-based (or faction-based) role-play of 21th Century imperialism (twenty cents for your arm, leg and first born child, deal?), genocidal warfare (raze their cities, plutonium-poison their farmland, punish them for their aggression!), desperate resource shortages (no, we ran out of oil twenty years ago) and the collapse of collective security (tell ya what, you ignore my atrocities and I'll ignore yours). Each player represents the government of one major power or an international organization. The players must lead their chosen nation or organization through the extremely painful resource shortages of the 21th century as well as navigating the unique challenges posed by a changing world.

Need Help With: Checking for interest, seeking any and all ideas for this. Feedback will also be welcome.

Please leave this hashtag in place: #Mentorhelp

Congratulations, President, for winning the great election of 2024 in a landslide. Welcome to the White House. From here, you will lead the American nation.

The People of the United States are hungrier than ever for wealth. Food, water, power, steel... a million things that our predecessors took for granted but we, thanks to the Oil Crisis of 2021, cannot. Here in the United States lies the great factories that is the lifeblood of the American nation.

And there in the African plains lie the metal and oil to power them. The metal and oil that we need.

This would be a really simple venture of conquer-and-take, except that we're not the only country after it. As long as those idiots in other countries keep using stuff, we cannot.

Every barrel of oil running a Chinese car is one American who have to walk. Every bar of steel for the Russian railways is one bar of steel less for the revitalization of Detroit. Every gram of lithium for the European power grid means one less for our batteries.

It is about time we take what is rightfully ours. By killing everyone else, if need be!

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Welcome to Beijing, Chairman! Congratulations on your appointment to the post. Here is the helm and wheel of the People's Republic of China.

The People's Republic is no longer the destitute third-world nation it was sixty years ago. Our industry is modernized. Our people prosperous. Our military powerful. Unfortunately, our modern industry needs modern materials. Petrol, uranium, bauxite and a thousand other things.

The materials, that is, which are already snatched up by the Western imperialists. The Nigerian oil fields are under 50-year contracts with American entrepreneurs. The North Koreans promised the Russian government all their uranium surplus.

The rich westerners keep using up the materials that we need. China lacks oil to power its transports. Bauxite to build its electronics. Uranium to power its cities. If we wish to acquire them, then the rich westerners must stop using them.

We must reduce their consumption. By killing them all if we have to!

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The Kremlin welcomes you, President...

You get the idea.

I see a lot of post-apocalyptic role-plays, so I wanted to make something unique.

A pre-apocalyptic role-play. A nation-based (or faction-based) role-play of 21th Century imperialism (twenty cents for your arm, leg and first born child, deal?), genocidal warfare (raze their cities, plutonium-poison their farmland, punish them for their aggression!), desperate resource shortages (no, we ran out of oil twenty years ago) and the collapse of collective security (tell ya what, you ignore my atrocities and I'll ignore yours).

Once I get 2~3 people interested in this, I'll make a OOC thread. I also welcome any ideas (world-building, RP organization, game mechanics) that anyone has for this.

[Alleniana]

This looks good. What would be the main powers? Russia, EU, China, USA?

[Altito Asmoro]

I had this idea. If this gets enough support, I'll flesh it out further. I also need some help world-building.

RP INTEREST AND FEEDBACK REQUEST

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Please provide as much detail as possible.
RP's Overarching Concept: The year is 2024 and the world is falling apart. How will you lead your nation through the turmoil?
Genre/s: Grand strategy, diplomatic intrigue
Character or Faction Based: Faction (or nation) based.
Detailed Description: A pre-apocalyptic role-play. A nation-based (or faction-based) role-play of 21th Century imperialism (twenty cents for your arm, leg and first born child, deal?), genocidal warfare (raze their cities, plutonium-poison their farmland, punish them for their aggression!), desperate resource shortages (no, we ran out of oil twenty years ago) and the collapse of collective security (tell ya what, you ignore my atrocities and I'll ignore yours). Each player represents the government of one major power or an international organization. The players must lead their chosen nation or organization through the extremely painful resource shortages of the 21th century as well as navigating the unique challenges posed by a changing world.

Need Help With: Checking for interest, seeking any and all ideas for this. Feedback will also be welcome.

Please leave this hashtag in place: #Mentorhelp

Congratulations, President, for winning the great election of 2024 in a landslide. Welcome to the White House. From here, you will lead the American nation.

The People of the United States are hungrier than ever for wealth. Food, water, power, steel... a million things that our predecessors took for granted but we, thanks to the Oil Crisis of 2021, cannot. Here in the United States lies the great factories that is the lifeblood of the American nation.

And there in the African plains lie the metal and oil to power them. The metal and oil that we need.

This would be a really simple venture of conquer-and-take, except that we're not the only country after it. As long as those idiots in other countries keep using stuff, we cannot.

Every barrel of oil running a Chinese car is one American who have to walk. Every bar of steel for the Russian railways is one bar of steel less for the revitalization of Detroit. Every gram of lithium for the European power grid means one less for our batteries.

It is about time we take what is rightfully ours. By killing everyone else, if need be!

---

Welcome to Beijing, Chairman! Congratulations on your appointment to the post. Here is the helm and wheel of the People's Republic of China.

The People's Republic is no longer the destitute third-world nation it was sixty years ago. Our industry is modernized. Our people prosperous. Our military powerful. Unfortunately, our modern industry needs modern materials. Petrol, uranium, bauxite and a thousand other things.

The materials, that is, which are already snatched up by the Western imperialists. The Nigerian oil fields are under 50-year contracts with American entrepreneurs. The North Koreans promised the Russian government all their uranium surplus.

The rich westerners keep using up the materials that we need. China lacks oil to power its transports. Bauxite to build its electronics. Uranium to power its cities. If we wish to acquire them, then the rich westerners must stop using them.

We must reduce their consumption. By killing them all if we have to!

---

The Kremlin welcomes you, President...

You get the idea.

I see a lot of post-apocalyptic role-plays, so I wanted to make something unique.

A pre-apocalyptic role-play. A nation-based (or faction-based) role-play of 21th Century imperialism (twenty cents for your arm, leg and first born child, deal?), genocidal warfare (raze their cities, plutonium-poison their farmland, punish them for their aggression!), desperate resource shortages (no, we ran out of oil twenty years ago) and the collapse of collective security (tell ya what, you ignore my atrocities and I'll ignore yours).

Once I get 2~3 people interested in this, I'll make a OOC thread. I also welcome any ideas (world-building, RP organization, game mechanics) that anyone has for this.

Looks good, I'm interesting.

Do we can play as every nations in the world, or just the nations who have interests to Africa and the African nations who have the resources they need?

[Plzen]

This looks good. What would be the main powers? Russia, EU, China, USA?

I was thinking US, Russia, China, the EU, India. Plus maybe Brazil and Japan if I get many players.

Looks good, I'm interesting.

Do we can play as every nations in the world, or just the nations who have interests to Africa and the African nations who have the resources they need?

It's going to be really convenient if I can track population in units of 50 million people and money in units of trillion USD. That, of course, means no minor nations.

I haven't decided yet, but I'm leaning towards "only major nations" for the above reason.

Of course, the EU counts as one nation! Because it's convenient (and somewhat realistic)!

[The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness]

This looks good. What would be the main powers? Russia, EU, China, USA?

I was thinking US, Russia, China, the EU, India. Plus maybe Brazil and Japan if I get many players.

Looks good, I'm interesting.

Do we can play as every nations in the world, or just the nations who have interests to Africa and the African nations who have the resources they need?

It's going to be really convenient if I can track population in units of 50 million people and money in units of trillion USD. That, of course, means no minor nations.

I haven't decided yet, but I'm leaning towards "only major nations" for the above reason.

Of course, the EU counts as one nation! Because it's convenient (and somewhat realistic)!

It's not realistic at all.

[Seraven]

I was thinking US, Russia, China, the EU, India. Plus maybe Brazil and Japan if I get many players.


It's going to be really convenient if I can track population in units of 50 million people and money in units of trillion USD. That, of course, means no minor nations.

I haven't decided yet, but I'm leaning towards "only major nations" for the above reason.

Of course, the EU counts as one nation! Because it's convenient (and somewhat realistic)!

It's not realistic at all.

We can say that in 2019, EU become the modern version of Holy Roman Empire. There is one leader on the union that controls the foreign policy but the nations in the union can still control their domestic policy only.

[Plzen]

Of course, the EU counts as one nation! Because it's convenient (and somewhat realistic)!

It's not realistic at all.

It's still very convenient. I'll probably put a lid on EU or Indian ambitions by making those powers start to fall apart when they do something really crazy.

A single E.U. is also more realistic than, say, the African Union becoming a solid bloc.

It's not realistic at all.

We can say that in 2019, EU become the modern version of Holy Roman Empire. There is one leader on the union that controls the foreign policy but the nations in the union can still control their domestic policy only.

That sounds pretty good.