NationStates

Aquitayne wrote:

Zomania wrote:I have a question about population and national power. I've seen a few RP's here where people have nations with nine or ten digit populations, that intervene in a conflict with a million troops. Is this sort of thing normal around here? I'm trying to RP a vaguely Yugoslavian/Bulgarian eastern european communist dictatorship, so I lack either the population or the military power to actually remain relevant in many such conflicts.

Do I need to make my nation more powerful or not?

You really don't.

Ultimately, the size of a player's nation is up to them to decide. However, a smaller nation can actively - and effectively - take on much larger forces for a lot of reasons; mostly, being that nations with billion-citizen stats are going to be dirt poor (think China, but larger), and their military is going to be extremely under equipped. Whereas, a smaller nation will have better (depending on history) living conditions, and a technologically superior military force.

I would direct you further to these threads, as they will be of great help to you: viewtopic.php?p=9160667#p9160667

Zomania wrote:I have a question about population and national power. I've seen a few RP's here where people have nations with nine or ten digit populations, that intervene in a conflict with a million troops. Is this sort of thing normal around here? I'm trying to RP a vaguely Yugoslavian/Bulgarian eastern european communist dictatorship, so I lack either the population or the military power to actually remain relevant in many such conflicts.

Do I need to make my nation more powerful or not?

Yalos wrote:

Zomania wrote:I have a question about population and national power. I've seen a few RP's here where people have nations with nine or ten digit populations, that intervene in a conflict with a million troops. Is this sort of thing normal around here? I'm trying to RP a vaguely Yugoslavian/Bulgarian eastern european communist dictatorship, so I lack either the population or the military power to actually remain relevant in many such conflicts.

Do I need to make my nation more powerful or not?

It’s your choice, but personally, I would stay away from such people. Do note that this really is my personal bias, but one I feel worth mentioning.

No. People who are concerned with stats and numbers over world building and world building tend to not be the most cooperative. They tend to be power gamers who like to take advantage of their numbers. They’re not there to RP; they’re there to steamroll. They don’t build worlds and discover the unique fiber that makes their people individual, but rather, they’re generic militaristic nations with the sole purpose of military conquest and glory. Don't go down that dark path.

Now, everybody has a different approach to NS RP, and some like to be competitive. However, I personally would try to convince you to not view RP with such an approach. Any person can create a nation, wait a few years to reach a few billion citizens and spam soldiers by pointing to NS tracker. The ability to create and develop is one that must be nurtured.

So, I say no. Don’t increase your ability to project power. Even in those circles that you refer to, it will give you nothing but grief. Instead, I invite you to talk with a mentor, or myself if you so desire, and to discuss the ways in which you can become a devoted writer. We need more world builders and inventors, and we need fewer soldiers and power gamers. We need nations that are okay with losing wars and demonstrating restraint over strength and raw force. You don't need a huge population and lots of soldiers.

Krazakistan wrote:Yeah, I'm looking for an MT realism (preferably one that wars often) group, does anyone here know of a good one that you could recommend to me?

Neo Philippine Empire wrote:What is Godmod?

To, in any way, say what happens to your enemy’s forces. EX: “Your troops are dead, because I shot them with superguns.”

Maltropia wrote:

Neo Philippine Empire wrote:What is Godmod?

From Euro's old II Stickies thread:

To, in any way, say what happens to your enemy’s forces. EX: “Your troops are dead, because I shot them with superguns.”

There's a more full description here.

It's based on the idea that, most of the time, the only person who can decide what happens to his characters, nation, etc., is the guy who owns them. Sometimes, though, that can be taken a bit too far, and RPers will refuse to let anything happen to their characters, and even with a million bullets coming at them they'll dodge them all. It's a problem that comes when people treat RPs as competitions when in reality it's more like group story-telling.

Pasovo-nacoBo wrote:How should I rev-up my military?
I've been absent for months, and my military is pretty outdated: (Read factbook)
I know doing resolutions is one, though.

ViZion wrote:

Pasovo-nacoBo wrote:How should I rev-up my military?
I've been absent for months, and my military is pretty outdated: (Read factbook)
I know doing resolutions is one, though.

One of the easiest ways is to find a quality storefront you like and trust in GE&T and upgrade. You can also RP having a high quality arms manufacturing industry though at that point if you're trying to give detail you'll need to know your stuff.

Tiami wrote:

ViZion wrote:One of the easiest ways is to find a quality storefront you like and trust in GE&T and upgrade. You can also RP having a high quality arms manufacturing industry though at that point if you're trying to give detail you'll need to know your stuff.

Myrmidon Tactical Design and Lyrans Arms are just a few of the many storefronts in GE&T that offer excellent military hardware. They both are among the most popular as of right now. I would recommend checking both stores, but also looking at other stores as well. There are plenty of high-quality equipment that will most definitely fit your needs.

Oaledonia wrote:

Tiami wrote:
Myrmidon Tactical Design and Lyrans Arms are just a few of the many storefronts in GE&T that offer excellent military hardware. They both are among the most popular as of right now. I would recommend checking both stores, but also looking at other stores as well. There are plenty of high-quality equipment that will most definitely fit your needs.

Steer clear of Myrmidon Tactical Design if you want realism though, the Military Realism Thread was just picking the wank apart.

ViZion wrote:

Pasovo-nacoBo wrote:How should I rev-up my military?
I've been absent for months, and my military is pretty outdated: (Read factbook)
I know doing resolutions is one, though.

One of the easiest ways is to find a quality storefront you like and trust in GE&T and upgrade. You can also RP having a high quality arms manufacturing industry though at that point if you're trying to give detail you'll need to know your stuff.

Volesia wrote:So I was inspired by Hungary's inter-war government to replace my king with a regent. I was thinking one of my monarchs could become such a tyrannical bastard (The canine pack system my people used in ancient times led to monarchism dominating their governments even into the future age) that my people rose up and overthrew him. With little to no history of republicanism among my people, I think all they would really do afterwards is replace the monarch with an elected equivalent, while keeping everything else in place. I know this isn't the most realistic idea, but I don't want my nation to just be monarchy #321. NationStates is already saturated with so many kingdoms and empires that my nation just wouldn't be unique as one.

Thoughts?

Personal Freedom wrote:

Volesia wrote:So I was inspired by Hungary's inter-war government to replace my king with a regent. I was thinking one of my monarchs could become such a tyrannical bastard (The canine pack system my people used in ancient times led to monarchism dominating their governments even into the future age) that my people rose up and overthrew him. With little to no history of republicanism among my people, I think all they would really do afterwards is replace the monarch with an elected equivalent, while keeping everything else in place. I know this isn't the most realistic idea, but I don't want my nation to just be monarchy #321. NationStates is already saturated with so many kingdoms and empires that my nation just wouldn't be unique as one.

Thoughts?

Out with a despot and in with another is common in history. The end result of the French Revolution was Napoleon and the transition from the king in Italy was Mussolini.

Yalos wrote:Why not, instead of a new king, go for an "intellectual" government with a greater goal, i.e communism or something of the sort. Your nation could undergo Massive power struggles and face unique trials with shit storms of opposition and violence abounding. Not necessarily unique, perse, but if you play it well, people will come to recognize it as it is. Complex and intricate.

Volesia wrote:

Yalos wrote:Why not, instead of a new king, go for an "intellectual" government with a greater goal, i.e communism or something of the sort. Your nation could undergo Massive power struggles and face unique trials with shit storms of opposition and violence abounding. Not necessarily unique, perse, but if you play it well, people will come to recognize it as it is. Complex and intricate.

I already have a communist nation in MT. I'd rather go for a different, more fantasy-esque concept with this nation.

Yalos wrote:

Volesia wrote:I already have a communist nation in MT. I'd rather go for a different, more fantasy-esque concept with this nation.

I never said it had to necessarily be communism. That was just an example. You could apply any ideology, of any classification to your state. Read between the lines.

Anyways, as far as FT goes, there's a monarch behind every other corner. Galactic empires with undying emporers is just a cool concept for some people. If you want originality, and still want a monarchy, you will be wanting to find something unique that doesn't pertain to your government, because even with some semantic difference, it'll just be seen as another monarchy or another empire. Of course, some empires do stand out, but it isnt because of their king or how he obtains power. For an example, everybody loves Huerdae because he simply doesn't give a shit about life, and can simply outgun anybody who crosses him. Rather, use the generic ish monarch (or any other system, your choice), but also do realize that you need more than just a unique head of state to shine.

Military. Culture. Something on a large scale that will be reflected by the whole of your nation nd the ives of its people. Something that will actually allow you to stand out. A unique head of state, who is but a single person and thus a single character isn't going to cut it if you want awesomeness originality. To make a long story short, make your nation unique, not a single character.

Volesia wrote:I understand what you're saying. My original FT nation failed because it was essentially a single character. Once I removed him, the basis of the nation fell apart.

I am going to try and develop a unique culture for my nation. FT furries would probably fit into the alien bracket so I have some lee-way regarding non-human concepts.