New Civilizations ( OOC, Always Open, Reboot )

[Saxony-Brandenburg]

Do it!!!

You know its going to be ages before it reaches anywhere outside of the IVC right?

All the more reason to do it earlier

[Bortslovakia]

Long time lurker. First time poster. I was considering just contenting myself with passively observing as I've done in the past with.... everything, but with lots of time to kill, and the potential of getting on the proverbial ground floor of a New Civilizations RP, I couldn't help myself


Author Applicaiton

Name: Patrick Kolman
Age: 21
Height and Weight: 5 foot 9 inches- 200 pounds give or take
[/b]Skin, hair, and eye description: A relatively average height man of mixed European heritage, Patrick is pale, and prone to significant sunburn. His hair, which is in desperate need of a haircut, is a distinctly dirty blond to the point of being indistinguishable from brown. He has no facial hair, though on occasion sports a patchy five o'clock shadow when he forgets to shave in the morning. His eyes are a not unpleasant, but ultimately bland shade of blue
( Optional ) Picture:

Prior Profession: Fulltime student with varying oddjobs for a bit of extra spending money
Level of education ( specify degrees or note worthy classes ): Third year Political Science major with a minor in history, philosophy, and a focus on international relations
Physique description: Being slightly overweight for his height and age, Patrick is the model of the quasi-sedentary lifestyle. He functions easily from day to day, and obviously is used to some strenuous activities, but obviously eats just a bit too much, and exercises just a bit too little. His shoulders are broad, and legs stocky, though the apparent stockiness may come less from being vertically challenged, and more from his constant slouching.
Useful skills:
Political knowledge, and governance
Eagle Scout (General survival and handiwork knowledge. Leadership)
Geography?(Debatable really. I have an above average knowledge of global geography IRL, but it's hard to say how useful that would actually be, and if such knowledge is enough to constitute a skill. I'll remove if necessary)
National Origin: United States of America
What were you doing prior to falling asleep and awakening in the past?: A bit of studying followed by playing some games with friends
Description of personality: Self conscious, introverted, scholarly, deceptive, kind, pragmatic, and cynical
Where in the world are you landing?: Dublin, Ireland

Autobiography/Biography ( paragraph minimum ):
Patrick was born January 20th 1998 in Long Island, New York as the elder of twins. His early life was exceptionally normal, going into the public education system at the age of five, and naturally making friends with his fellow classmates. Always one for good grades, he as a rule paid attention and did his work. Though the friends he chose may have been a bit more chaotic than one would think, they never got into serious trouble. Joining the Cub Scouts early, he would remain in Scouting for practically his entire childhood. Eventually though, children find that one topic that sticks with them more than the rest. Patrick, in this case, found himself interested in history, specifically Greek history and mythology (and to a child, the two are effectively inseparable when brought up in discussion). Said interest would eventually evolve into a general love of all things historical, and with a bit of guidance early in high school after years of self taught historical knowledge, into a love of the political as well. The gap in between was unfortunately of his own doing, choosing to spend his years of middle school in practical isolation thanks to social awkwardness, and just the natural tedium of transitioning from child to young adult.
Earning the rank of Eagle Scout just shy of his 18th birthday, Patrick would go on to (of course) apply for colleges, look for part time jobs, and after senior year, attend one of said colleges. The next three years went by quickly, leading to the present. And oh what a present it is

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What are your intentions for this RP, what's the long term goal?: Just to have a bit of fun. The premise has always interested me, and this gives me the chance to develop a hypothetical society from the ground up. IC I'd like to create a constitutional monarchy of a sort, uniting Ireland under one ruler, and then cultivating a social conscious that enables democracy to take root. Effectively Enlightened Monarchy->Federated Republic. I'd definitely like a bit of rationalism in there as well
What people or places are you taking inspiration from?: Frederick the Great, various enlightened thinkers (a dash of Locke, a sprinkle of Rousseau), Washington/the US to some extent
Why did you chose to land where you did?: Europe is getting full, but it will take some time before the authors interact. Ireland is isolated, relatively resource rich, close enough to other authors that there will be some eventual diplomacy, and to be perfectly frank, it's just picturesque. As close to the Shire as you'll get without going to New Zealand
What vibe should we get from your civilization and it's culture?: Celtic-North American-Irish mix. Probably with a focus on science and philosophy over religion, since this author probably won't be doing much to proselytize any specific faith
What are your character's motivations?: Figure out what exactly happened, find a way back home, and/or develop a functioning democratic society that he can direct with influence, and long built respect as opposed to direct rule (A democracy without the demagogues/sophists effectively)
Theme Song?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lC0Wk0SS20
What do you wanna see in this RP? What would make it better?: Been reading these for a while, and would definitely advocate for the return of being able to pick one other person to grant immortality to.

[The GAmeTopians]

@OP are you giving us events after 3 posts, or after a specific amount of time?

[The Holy Dominion of Inesea]

You know its going to be ages before it reaches anywhere outside of the IVC right?

All the more reason to do it earlier

Why have a silk road when you can have a soap road?

[Conwy-Shire]

It isn’t my fault they tried to overrun peaceful Venice and didn’t account for slogging through swampy ground

It was the Po river mouth, not venice! And the slog was when you besieged my camp.

Also, my 1st post is on the 3rd IC page, y'all are too excited for this.

[Burgerlandia]

Jesus I don't think I'm gonna be able to keep up with the OOC or IC at this rate
Writing my fourth post now though, should be up soon.

[The Orson Empire]

Jesus I don't think I'm gonna be able to keep up with the OOC or IC at this rate
Writing my fourth post now though, should be up soon.

I know the feeling. I've only posted twice.

[Burgerlandia]

Jesus I don't think I'm gonna be able to keep up with the OOC or IC at this rate
Writing my fourth post now though, should be up soon.

I know the feeling. I've only posted twice.

It's just hectic with midterms and projects right now. I try to get posts up during my downtime, which I don't have all that much of atm.

[Pasong Tirad]

Author Applicaiton

Name: Arsenio Lacson
Age: 25
Height and Weight: 5'7", 140 lbs.
Skin, hair, and eye description: Dark brown skin, light brown eyes, black hair.

Prior Profession: Copywriter
Level of education ( specify degrees or note worthy classes ): Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, specialization in Playwriting, with minor degrees in Theater Arts (Acting), and Literature (English)
Physique description: Lean, and pretty fit. He regularly exercises by biking upwards of 50km every weekend, and works out on the weekdays. Practices a diet of low-meat consumption. Not necessarily a vegetarian diet, but tries to eat one or two of the daily meals without meat. Slightly ambidextrous owing to the fact that he injured a finger on his left-hand (his "natural" hand) at 5 (that actually happened) - throws with left, aims with right, can eat with whichever utensil in whichever hand (can eat without utensils, for that matter),
Useful skills: Thorough knowledge of the history of theater and the arts, has made charcoal before and can probably remember doing it (possibly), has had experience at an archery range, and has had experience throwing javelin-like objects, knows basic boxing, knows basic arnis (Filipino martial art), intermediate-level skills as a swimmer

National Origin: Philippines
What were you doing prior to falling asleep and awakening in the past?: Lunch break at work
Description of personality: Struggles with depression and mild anxiety, a bit on the anti-social side. He's kind of a coward, too, and would almost always run from a fight if the opportunity presented itself, but if he were backed into a corner he can properly defend himself.
Where in the world are you landing?: Argos

Autobiography/Biography ( paragraph minimum ): Arsenio was born and raised pretty normally, and was interested in the arts from an early age, beginning with writing fantasy fanfiction on scraps of paper in between his classes in elementary. His middle class upbringing afforded him this kind of freedom to pursue a "non-essential" skill (as others might put it). He went to college, taking a fine arts degree, jumped straight into the world of theater during college and then right after it and, finding that taking a theater career doesn't pay very well, especially if your career path doesn't involve acting, went back to his greatest talent: he writes. He's been writing since that one weird day in grade school where he wanted to write about ships and stuff. His degree in college wasn't for theater, it was for writing (playwriting yes, but the main focus was the writing part and not for what outlet). He then went on to work for various media and advertising agencies, first as a freelancer, and then as a regular employee writing copy and content online.

And then, one fateful afternoon, as he was enjoying dozing off during his lunch break, he fell into a deep slumber and woke up in a place unknown to him.


What are your intentions for this RP, what's the long term goal?: Right now I'm thinking uniting the whole Peloponnese, but that can (and probably will) change over time
What people or places are you taking inspiration from?: My previous run with New Civilizations, and a lot of self-assessment, really.
Why did you chose to land where you did?: Honestly? I wanted Athens, the place I landed in the last iteration of this RP. But since there are already two people there, I'm heading slightly away from Athens to a much older city in the same region - Argos
What vibe should we get from your civilization and it's culture?: Peace and culture - and lots and lots of theater!
What are your character's motivations?: As of now what I'm thinking is he wants to get home.
Theme Song?: No. I don't do that.
What do you wanna see in this RP? What would make it better?: Really, my biggest problem right now with the RP is the timeframe of 1 page = 1 year. I'd honestly prefer it if the time was a bit more ambiguous, and if we had a lot more control over how fast or how slow our story was progressing - with some tinkering by the OP here and there, of course.

[The GAmeTopians]

Just so you know, Pasong, two of us are already in Athens, and my counterpart is planning on being a conqueror. You have been forewarned
EDIT: You noted that, but the conqueror bit still applies, so

[Pasong Tirad]

Just so you know, Pasong, two of us are already in Athens, and my counterpart is planning on being a conqueror. You have been forewarned
EDIT: You noted that, but the conqueror bit still applies, so

Sounds like the set-up for some pretty great RP in the future!

[The Orson Empire]

Just so you know, Pasong, two of us are already in Athens, and my counterpart is planning on being a conqueror. You have been forewarned
EDIT: You noted that, but the conqueror bit still applies, so

Sounds like the set-up for some pretty great RP in the future!

Oh man, yet another person in or near Greece...and yes, I'm planning on being a conqueror.

[G-Tech Corporation]

Just so you know, Pasong, two of us are already in Athens, and my counterpart is planning on being a conqueror. You have been forewarned
EDIT: You noted that, but the conqueror bit still applies, so

Sounds like the set-up for some pretty great RP in the future!

*ships weapons to Argos*

By the by, the one page - one year thing has been discarded. Freeform time is now the idea, within reason.

[Pasong Tirad]

Hey if it's going to get in the way of the RP of other people, I'm okay with moving. SIcily or Crete or Cyprus seem like pretty nice places for me to be in as well.

[Holy Tedalonia]

Ship names for my seafaring covenant...
Shadow of Intent
Unrelenting Devotion
Truth and Reconciliation
Long Night of Solace

Any other suggestions to fill my hyper religious seafaring nation? Brownie points for something that's sounds poetic.

[Saxony-Brandenburg]

Ship names for my seafaring covenant...
Shadow of Intent
Unrelenting Devotion
Truth and Reconciliation
Long Night of Solace

Any other suggestions to fill my hyper religious seafaring nation? Brownie points for something that's sounds poetic.

Go with "The Tzimtzum"

[Gremand]

Ship names for my seafaring covenant...
Shadow of Intent
Unrelenting Devotion
Truth and Reconciliation
Long Night of Solace

Any other suggestions to fill my hyper religious seafaring nation? Brownie points for something that's sounds poetic.

Carmen Carina?

[Revlona]

Rule Brittania

Brittania Rule the Waves


HMS Glorious
HMS Cornwall
HMS Brittania

That’s what I’m thinking of for my first ships

[G-Tech Corporation]

Ship names for my seafaring covenant...
Shadow of Intent
Unrelenting Devotion
Truth and Reconciliation
Long Night of Solace

Any other suggestions to fill my hyper religious seafaring nation? Brownie points for something that's sounds poetic.

The Pirates of Penance.

[Holy Tedalonia]

All of these are pretty good, going to plug them into my notes.

[Revlona]

What do y’all think of HMS Brittania?

Of course to make it a HMS I’ll have to become a monarch

[The Orson Empire]

Hey if it's going to get in the way of the RP of other people, I'm okay with moving. SIcily or Crete or Cyprus seem like pretty nice places for me to be in as well.

Nahh man, stay with us! I'd love for you to become a tributary state valued ally of our empire in the future.

[Pasong Tirad]

Hey if it's going to get in the way of the RP of other people, I'm okay with moving. SIcily or Crete or Cyprus seem like pretty nice places for me to be in as well.

Nahh man, stay with us! I'd love for you to become a tributary state valued ally of our empire in the future.

Oh well who wouldn't be able to resist that marketing pitch?

[The Orson Empire]

Nahh man, stay with us! I'd love for you to become a tributary state valued ally of our empire in the future.

Oh well who wouldn't be able to resist that marketing pitch?

The deal gets even better! For just a small percentage of your national income every year, as well as a percentage of your army levy, we will defend your nation from attack. Of course, be sure to pay on time- wouldn't want this to get ugly now, would we?

[Burgerlandia]

Fourth post up! Now a month in and teaching my people this weird Latin alphabet / Egyptian language hybrid so they can start writing and recording their thoughts. Not as militaristically-inclined as some other posts but it's progress.