Meridia - A World of Myth, Magic, and Science

[Taledonia]

This is a community, not a single roleplay. A world in which to create stories. As such, there is no master IC thread. I will keep a list, as best I can, of all the threads that all our members start, but otherwise this is player driven. If you have a story you're itching to do, post a thread and let me know and I'll throw it on the list. Currently, I only know of my own story arc, which is listed above.

You are invited to join the region, where you can use the RMB to post things that don't necessarily require a whole forum thread.

[A m e n r i a]

Gotcha. I read your post about the prince being murdered. Do you mind if my people help investigate?

[Camelone]

I'm going to get a post up either late tonight or tomorrow. I'm still fleshing out the military and political situation. I think some of the local March Lords will support the Old Guard in this Civil War. What family could a prominent Camelonean Noble have a marriage alliance with to prompt them to side with the rebels?

[Taledonia]

Amenria, feel free to have some people show up and investigate. I doubt they'd find any proof that it was fae folk that did the deed, but having some characters there trying to bring peace or, at least, find truth, wouldn't go amiss.

Camelone, I'm using this story to help me do exactly that. It's forcing me to come up with names for my major settlements and people, as well as flesh out how my military will operate. As to your question, any of the noble houses would be fine. They are as follows, and their allegiances:

In Rebellion:
House Aidan, Lords of Stormhold, which sits in the north of the Maidenwood, along the coast of Banshee Bay.
House Galloway, Lords of Stone Bridge, a castle in the Brackenwood that encompasses a stone bridge across the river between province 5 and 4.
House Vitalis, Lords of Brackenbury, a fortress in the Brackenwood between the lake and Beaver Bay.
The Druids, the spiritual leaders of the kingdom who hold a monastery within the peaks of the Cloudburst Mountains, where a great tree mysteriously grows and is carved into the Amber Throne. This is the true capital of the Kingdom.
Various knightly orders.

Loyalists:
Morningside, a major city currently ruled by Lord-Mayor Æthelwuld Hanover. On the coast of Banshee Bay, near the Mountains of Tranquility.
Vermillion, a major city currently ruled by Lord-Mayor Arthur Surrey. Is a naval city that sits on all the shore and islands of province 8.
Taledon, a major city and de facto capital of the realm.

[Taledonia]

Hey Amenria, did you have a capital province? Also, is your NS flag the one you want to use, or would you prefer another?

[Entronium]

What if my tech level is much higher then a 7?

[Camelone]

That's not possible, with this region only 0-7 are allowed for the STEM and you have a max of 14 to spend on the 4. You will have to fit your nation within the confines of this world if you want to play.

[Entronium]

Could I still have steamwork mechs?

[Camelone]

Have you gone on the STEM portion of the Meridia website?

[Entronium]

Yes

Some things seem to be out of place (I think it might be a bug).

I see no mechs so ok I get it

One more question, when it talks about months does it
Mean IRL or IC?

[Camelone]

It doesn't seem to work all that well on mobile try accessing it on a computer if you haven't tried so already. I think you may theoretically be able to make mechs if your magic and technology were both high enough though I will leave that for Taledonia to address.

As for months it means irl months.

[A m e n r i a]

Hey Amenria, did you have a capital province? Also, is your NS flag the one you want to use, or would you prefer another?

Province 3 is capital, I'm still making the flag, will post soon.

[Entronium]

Name of Nation: Anieit
Primary Race(s): Human, ware wolf, naga

Society: 7 [we are a hive mind, we are one and one are we. The one that speak is the one that commands]
Technology: 6 [advances in technology has led to the expansion of steamwork and the aid of industrialization throughout the nation]
Economy: 4(2 from society,1 from tech)[ the economic levels of the nation are quite neutral considering that trade happens at a mediocre rate of slow growth]
Magic: 0[since there had been no re-education of the ways of magic there are no reports of any magic users within the nation ]
Area Claimed: on the continent of BREACA (19 [wolfwood], 16 [ wellspring],24 [west mistwood] ,25 [east mistwood], 29 [ western Lilac wood], 33 [Lilac Peninsula], 32 [ southern lilac wood]
Brief History: after the shadow dissapeared they immediately fled to this land to build up a fleet to pervent that time when they once again come.

(I'll give this a shot also ether 19 or 24 is the capital location am still deciding where though)

[Taledonia]

Yes

Some things seem to be out of place (I think it might be a bug).

I see no mechs so ok I get it

One more question, when it talks about months does it
Mean IRL or IC?

Are you at all familiar with the Elder Scrolls games? If so, think of the Dwemer animunculi. That's not exactly mechs, but is close. In other words, you could have really clunky, really basic steam or magic powered mechs.

[A m e n r i a]

Hey, you guys cool with a post-apocalyptic concept? I think that's where my lore is going in the future.

[Taledonia]

Hey, you guys cool with a post-apocalyptic concept? I think that's where my lore is going in the future.

Can we get more info on what you mean?

[Taledonia]

Name of Nation: Anieit
Primary Race(s): Human, ware wolf, naga

Society: 7 [we are a hive mind, we are one and one are we. The one that speak is the one that commands]
Technology: 6 [advances in technology has led to the expansion of steamwork and the aid of industrialization throughout the nation]
Economy: 4(2 from society,1 from tech)[ the economic levels of the nation are quite neutral considering that trade happens at a mediocre rate of slow growth]
Magic: 0[since there had been no re-education of the ways of magic there are no reports of any magic users within the nation ]
Area Claimed: on the continent of BREACA (19 [wolfwood], 16 [ wellspring],24 [west mistwood] ,25 [east mistwood], 29 [ western Lilac wood], 33 [Lilac Peninsula], 32 [ southern lilac wood]
Brief History: after the shadow dissapeared they immediately fled to this land to build up a fleet to pervent that time when they once again come.

(I'll give this a shot also ether 19 or 24 is the capital location am still deciding where though)

Hello Entronium,

Couple comments about your application that need to be addressed:

Society
Can you elaborate on how you're planning on doing this? Are you actually all connected? Is there a central hub or other leadership system? Since you have several races, are you sort of like the Borg, assimilating all into your collective? Need a more detailed description, please.

Technology
Steam technology is reserved for level 7 tech. For historical reference, level 6 tech is akin to the Napoleonic age, particularly in reference to the wider use of rifles, and the ability to create extremely well built ships like the USS Constitution, which was able to shrug off many a broadside and fight well above her class. Please revise this, but I also need more information on how you envision technology in your nation, particularly in regards to being a Hive Mind.

Economy
Once again, need more information on how the economy functions, particularly in regards to being a Hive Mind. Are you a completely insular society? Do you seek trade with other nations? What do you focus on, considering personal luxuries are probably not a priority? Are you like Orwell's Oceania, producing nothing but boots?

In short, more information is required, as I have no sense of what your nation will look like.

[A m e n r i a]

Hey, you guys cool with a post-apocalyptic concept? I think that's where my lore is going in the future.

Can we get more info on what you mean?

The Shadow came in 1E, right? What about the days before? I was thinking a Zero Era, long, long, ago, where PMT nations cover the world until they either blew each other to bits or the Shadow came, which explains the weirdness of our world right now.

[Taledonia]

I'm not entirely pleased with the PMT aspect, as that would potentially mean automatic weapons and such could be found, which I don't want. But some sort of lore, that is regarded more as hearsay and legend rather than truth, might be interesting to play out. Not immediately, at least for me, because I haven't that much time to RP and want to dedicate that time to current events, but I could be down for doing a storyline like that sometime in the future if nothing else is going on.

[A m e n r i a]

Awesome. I was thinking my people could walk into city ruins and find out more about the history of the world and such. If you don't want PMT weapons around, it's okay, I thought my people would think the remains of tanks and whatnot to be statues and ornaments or something.

[Entronium]

Name of Nation: Anieit
Primary Race(s): Human, ware wolf, naga

Society: 7 [we are a hive mind, we are one and one are we. The one that speak is the one that commands]
Technology: 6 [advances in technology has led to the expansion of steamwork and the aid of industrialization throughout the nation]
Economy: 4(2 from society,1 from tech)[ the economic levels of the nation are quite neutral considering that trade happens at a mediocre rate of slow growth]
Magic: 0[since there had been no re-education of the ways of magic there are no reports of any magic users within the nation ]
Area Claimed: on the continent of BREACA (19 [wolfwood], 16 [ wellspring],24 [west mistwood] ,25 [east mistwood], 29 [ western Lilac wood], 33 [Lilac Peninsula], 32 [ southern lilac wood]
Brief History: after the shadow dissapeared they immediately fled to this land to build up a fleet to pervent that time when they once again come.

(I'll give this a shot also ether 19 or 24 is the capital location am still deciding where though)

Hello Entronium,

Couple comments about your application that need to be addressed:

Society
Can you elaborate on how you're planning on doing this? Are you actually all connected? Is there a central hub or other leadership system? Since you have several races, are you sort of like the Borg, assimilating all into your collective? Need a more detailed description, please.

Technology
Steam technology is reserved for level 7 tech. For historical reference, level 6 tech is akin to the Napoleonic age, particularly in reference to the wider use of rifles, and the ability to create extremely well built ships like the USS Constitution, which was able to shrug off many a broadside and fight well above her class. Please revise this, but I also need more information on how you envision technology in your nation, particularly in regards to being a Hive Mind.

Economy
Once again, need more information on how the economy functions, particularly in regards to being a Hive Mind. Are you a completely insular society? Do you seek trade with other nations? What do you focus on, considering personal luxuries are probably not a priority? Are you like Orwell's Oceania, producing nothing but boots?

In short, more information is required, as I have no sense of what your nation will look like.

I was actully thinking I could building it up as thread grew and evolved.

But ok I'll come up with a more detailed national info if you don't have the adequate information

[Camelone]

Is a prototype version of the Spencer rifle allowed or is that to advanced?

[A m e n r i a]

Look guys, a story spotlight!

I can make one of your characters if you want

[Aquavon]

I have a question or fifty, if I may.

Firstly, just out of curiosity, how active is this region in terms of RP? Secondly, do you mind if I RP with this nation outside the region periodically? Basically maintaining two difference versions, keeping one specific to Meridia, and the other for other purposes.

In the Society portion of the S.T.E.M. page, for level three it say "can claim 2 territories," and then "can colonize 1 territory at a time." Does that mean in addition to a maximum starter of two?

Do you see any place in this region for a nation which is utterly without magic, openly views magic as evil, propagates a religion and church based in part on this idea, and seeks its annihilation internationally, among all nations and peoples?

[Taledonia]

Is a prototype version of the Spencer rifle allowed or is that to advanced?

Level 7 tech could have something like that, but too advanced for others. Barrel loading is the order of the day, I'm afraid. Ramrods and all.