Legacy of the Yukons Regional Recruitment/Application Thread
Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2019 2:27 pm
Legacy of the Yukons is a new Past Tech roleplaying region inspired by the novels Fitzpatrick's War, Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America, and The Peshawar Lancers. The region also takes some inspiration from the excellent roleplayers over at The Cornellian Empire. This is a region open to those who want a Past Tech roleplaying experience with some steampunk elements. This is not a Fantasy region, and there is (for the moment) no magic.
Feedback on the application itself, or the thread in general, is welcome! Please send it to Parina and Atlantian Dominions
The region has a map with plenty of open space for new members! There are also a handful of existing NPC nations, designed to make sure that every continent has someone to interact with.
Current Regional Map
Rules
1) Applicants must fill out the application (below) in its entirety before they will be considered. Once accepted you will be sent the password to enter the region via Telegram
2) New members, once accepted, must post some kind of introductory RP. This can be of any nature but should generally serve as an introduction to your nation and show how it will interact with the rest of the region.
3) Applicants must abide by the tech level of the region, which is laid out in this Technology Guide
4) For purposes of cross-regional RP, this RP is considered to be taking place in the late 19th century of the Common Era – while it is the “present” for the region, if you want to integrate your presence in this region with other canon, it is happening around the 1880s or so.
5) Applicants cannot make extensive land claims in their initial application: leave room for others!
6) Applicants are free to utilize the existing NPCs in their histories, but any major changes (for example, saying that at one point your nation conquered an NPC) have be to approved by one of the co-moderators of the region – either Parina or Atlantian Dominions.
7) New members who wish to add an NPC nation must use that NPC in their introductory RP, and it cannot occupy more than one piece of territory unless the pieces are very small
8 ) More rules to be added as situations requiring rulings arise
9) Telegram Parina or Atlantian Dominions with any questions – do not Telegram this nation! It is a caretaker account and is not checked regularly.
Player Nation Application
NPC Nation Application
Feedback on the application itself, or the thread in general, is welcome! Please send it to Parina and Atlantian Dominions
Introduction & Background
"Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall."
Proverbs 16:18
Perhaps the Yukon Empire was always destined to collapse, but not even the most ardent and bloodthirsty of its enemies ever wished for the Fall. On that horrible day, more than a century ago, a massive comet was sent crashing to Earth to shatter the bloated and corrupted edifice that the Yukon Empire had become. The island of Yukon was struck directly and utterly destroyed, broken in two. Other impacts followed this climatic centerpiece of destruction, forming a long band running across the northern hemisphere of the region and plunging the region into a long winter. This was the Fall, the moment when the old world finally received the judgement that it had earned. But the Fall was merely the beginning of the False Tribulation.
Civilization, so long maintained by the Yukons, broke down. Even in areas not directly affected by the Fall, the damage it wrought on the climate led to crop failures and food shortages. Nations long oppressed by the Yukons seized the moment to cast off their shackles and soon even once-loyal provinces of the empire were in revolt. Diseases, some deliberately spread by the last Yukon Emperor in a bloody-minded attempt to restore the old order to simply bring humanity down with the empire, ran rampant. In many parts of the world, hungry people turned on one another and committed one of the ultimate sins: cannibalism, consuming the flesh of another human. Civilization shrank back to small pockets of light surrounded by darkness and the cold quiet of the grave.
Out of the chaos of the False Tribulation, new powers arose. Parina claims the mantle of successor to the Yukon Empire. The Confederacy of Atlantian Dominions, independent after centuries as a part of the core territories of the Yukon Empire, seeks to establish a pious nation worthy of being the site of Christ’s return. Many lands remain shrouded in the darkness of the Fall and the False Tribulation. These Unorganized Territories are home to petty kings, minor warlords, outposts of civilized peoples, and man-eating savages. As the new empires expand, the terra nullius begins to fill up…
The region has a map with plenty of open space for new members! There are also a handful of existing NPC nations, designed to make sure that every continent has someone to interact with.
Current Regional Map
Rules
1) Applicants must fill out the application (below) in its entirety before they will be considered. Once accepted you will be sent the password to enter the region via Telegram
2) New members, once accepted, must post some kind of introductory RP. This can be of any nature but should generally serve as an introduction to your nation and show how it will interact with the rest of the region.
3) Applicants must abide by the tech level of the region, which is laid out in this Technology Guide
4) For purposes of cross-regional RP, this RP is considered to be taking place in the late 19th century of the Common Era – while it is the “present” for the region, if you want to integrate your presence in this region with other canon, it is happening around the 1880s or so.
5) Applicants cannot make extensive land claims in their initial application: leave room for others!
6) Applicants are free to utilize the existing NPCs in their histories, but any major changes (for example, saying that at one point your nation conquered an NPC) have be to approved by one of the co-moderators of the region – either Parina or Atlantian Dominions.
7) New members who wish to add an NPC nation must use that NPC in their introductory RP, and it cannot occupy more than one piece of territory unless the pieces are very small
8 ) More rules to be added as situations requiring rulings arise
9) Telegram Parina or Atlantian Dominions with any questions – do not Telegram this nation! It is a caretaker account and is not checked regularly.
Player Nation Application
Nation Name: please provide the full title and the shortened version
Demonym: what do you call a citizen of your nation?
Capital City: What is the name and location of your nation’s capital?
Currency: what is the name of the currency your nation uses? Does it use multiple currencies?
Government: who rules your nation and how does your government work?
Economic System: is your country industrialized? Rural? What does it import and/or export? Is it wealthy or poor?
Population Level: you don’t need an exact number, but is your nation densely or sparsely populated? Do most people live in cities or the country?
Military: Is your military large or small? Does it use modern (for the region) technology or is it behind? What kind of funding does it receive? Does your nation emphasize the army or the navy? What kinds of strategies do your nation’s officers use?
Describe your nation: Write a paragraph describing your nation. Some things to consider: is your nation homogenous or made up of many different cultures? What is the geography and climate like, and how does that affect the people who live there? What religions do your people practice? What sort of problems does your nation have: is it corrupt, does it have ethnic or racial or religious tensions, is the government unstable? Try and fit as much information as you can.
Pre-Fall History: The Yukon Empire dominated the region for centuries. How did your country interact with the Yukon Empire? Were you conquered and occupied or simply forced to bend the knee? Were you destroyed by the Yukons? Did you somehow manage to hold out and remain independent? How did you accomplish this feat?
Post-Fall History: What did your nation do when the Fall happened? How did they fare during the chaotic years afterwards? If your nation was destroyed by the Yukons, how did you rebuild?
RP Sample: Either a link or if you do not have any RPs under your belt, provide a paragraph or two of writing under a [spoiler]
Requested Location: where on the map do you want to be? Either link to a map with your claim colored in or be very specific about which piece(s) of land you want
RP Preferences: What sort of RPs are you interested in? Do you prefer RPs with large scopes or small scopes? Are you more comfortable with character writing or technical writing?
Describe how you see the nation fitting into the region: Do you want to be an antagonistic state that others have to counter? A lawless haven for refugees and criminals? A noble-hearted interventionist? What sorts of stories do you want to use your nation to tell?
NPC Nation Application
Nation Name: please provide the full title and the shortened version
Demonym: what do you call a citizen of this nation?
Capital City: What is the name and location of the nation’s capital?
Government: who rules the nation and how does the government work?
Pre-Fall History: The Yukon Empire dominated the region for centuries. How did this country interact with the Yukon Empire? Were you conquered and occupied or simply forced to bend the knee?
Post-Fall History: What did the nation do when the Fall happened? How did they fare during the chaotic years afterwards?
Requested Location: where on the map do you want to them be? Either link to a map with your claim colored in or be very specific about which piece(s) of land you want
Describe how you see the nation fitting into the region: What sorts of stories do you want to use this nation to tell?