Hello/Help (OOC)

[Vesser]

As a foreword, forgive me if I'm using the wrong sub-forum, I'm very new here. Second, if there is a topic that already has what I'm looking for, and that I have not seen, please link it.

I recently joined NationStates, and I am an experienced Roleplayer. I've been very confused by everything thus far, and would like some help regarding somethings:

1) Where can I get started Roleplaying? Building alliances, treaties, weapons deals, whatever.

2) Back where I roleplayed, there were a lot of common rules that newbies didn't get. I'm interested in diplomacy and war-- I know of the 100 billion (or is it million?) population limit for nukes, is there anything else I should know about before Roleplaying?

3) This is directed at the war side of Roleplay, but what are the standard armaments for fledgling countries in Nation States? AKs and Mac-10s like in real life, or are laser weapons and death beams/sticks and stones all the rage?

Once again, sorry if I posted in the wrong forum, I'm honestly very confused and would like some guidance .

[Dread Lady Nathicana]

A lot of the problem is that there are no 'set' rules. Only 'set rules within certain groups'. And no one group makes 'The Rules of NS'.

To put it in simplest terms, its all about who you end up associating with, playing with, and acknowledging.

Best suggestion is to take a look around the RP forums. Browse some of the threads. Check out the stickies. And see what sorts of things interest you most. From there, get involved where you can.

You don't have to have everything perfect right off the bat. A good many of us only have the detail we do because we've played for years adding what we needed as the opportunity arose.

If you need help fleshing out your nation, there's lots of ideas put out in the Factbooks section. A lot of players put up threads about 'what does your nation do about', and you can see what sorts of things people have put together at a glance.

There's also various NationStates wikis out there that can be helpful in seeing what other folks have done.

There's all levels of tech, alien, magic, realistic, spacey, and other such nations out there. There's areas and backgrounds and histories that overlap. There's those who are more inclusive, and those who are very exclusive in their rp. There's alliances, and regional, and interest groups that have things on these boards, and off-site boards for additional writing.

You can pretty much get out of it whatever you're willing to put into it.

Watch for Open threads, don't get discouraged by the closed ones, and don't be afraid to post your own interests - even if you don't get the immediate response you might want. Sometimes it takes a bit - we've all been through it.

And never be afraid to ask questions while remembering to take it all with a grain of salt - you're likely to get as many different answers as posters to your queries.

Best of luck with it, hope you have fun playing. I know I still do, even after all these years.