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[Roski]

Also, I have a friend (who is also a nation in my region) trying to get RP help. I am helping him all I can, but I am not the best RPer. If a mentor is willing to help me, then I would be appreciative, and I would love you fore... ...ver

he is new to the concept of online roleplaying, so I am sorta telling him what is ok and what isn't.

[Personal Freedom]

Also, I have a friend (who is also a nation in my region) trying to get RP help. I am helping him all I can, but I am not the best RPer. If a mentor is willing to help me, then I would be appreciative, and I would love you fore... ...ver

he is new to the concept of online roleplaying, so I am sorta telling him what is ok and what isn't.

Nation-based or character-based?

[Tiami]

Also, I have a friend (who is also a nation in my region) trying to get RP help. I am helping him all I can, but I am not the best RPer. If a mentor is willing to help me, then I would be appreciative, and I would love you fore... ...ver

he is new to the concept of online roleplaying, so I am sorta telling him what is ok and what isn't.

There are also many veteran RPers out there. Not just the mentor. I'm more than willing to help if needed.

-Tiami

[Roski]

Also, I have a friend (who is also a nation in my region) trying to get RP help. I am helping him all I can, but I am not the best RPer. If a mentor is willing to help me, then I would be appreciative, and I would love you fore... ...ver

he is new to the concept of online roleplaying, so I am sorta telling him what is ok and what isn't.

Nation-based or character-based?

I am focusing on nation based, simply because I am a poor character base person.
I have him on a thread that I said was open for everyone, but its primarily for my region. I decided I would try to help anyone that asked for it. I would like to have someone who knows what they are doing with me though. I am not, nor do I pretend to be, a mentor.

I will open him to character base, but I think that nation based is the best to start for him, because he is good with making up his own characters, and the same basic rules apply.

[Personal Freedom]

Nation-based or character-based?

I am focusing on nation based, simply because I am a poor character base person.
I have him on a thread that I said was open for everyone, but its primarily for my region. I decided I would try to help anyone that asked for it. I would like to have someone who knows what they are doing with me though. I am not, nor do I pretend to be, a mentor.

I will open him to character base, but I think that nation based is the best to start for him, because he is good with making up his own characters, and the same basic rules apply.

I no longer do nation based non-PTM rps, but there are others willing to help. I can help in the future should you need it for character based rping.

[Roski]

I am focusing on nation based, simply because I am a poor character base person.
I have him on a thread that I said was open for everyone, but its primarily for my region. I decided I would try to help anyone that asked for it. I would like to have someone who knows what they are doing with me though. I am not, nor do I pretend to be, a mentor.

I will open him to character base, but I think that nation based is the best to start for him, because he is good with making up his own characters, and the same basic rules apply.

I no longer do nation based non-PTM rps, but there are others willing to help. I can help in the future should you need it for character based rping.

Oh ok. I'll keep you in mind for character rps.

[Lubyak]

That entirely depends on where you're sending them, the size of your fleet, your strategic partners to facilitate fleet mobility and refueling, the quality of your supply infrastructure, etc.

Pick the number you think you should be able to send. Divide that by 10. In general terms, you'll be closer to what you could realistically deploy; even so, there are far too many variables to account for to simply give you a straight figure, as each deployment will be highly situation-dependent.

I'll help with a certain situation.

I have a military alliance in a region close by an enemy that starts multiple conflicts.
My military is massive (This nation alone carrying 36 million troops), with a rather sizable navy.
I am sending as a full scale invasion, and as I said, I have allies very close by.
My ships are made for long distances, and for heavy firepower.
As an invasion, all three branches are represented, so could you provide an estimate there?
I'm asking so I don't send maybe 10 million troops at once, but everyone thinks I can only send 5 or 6 mil.

Millions of troops is almost always overkill, and a bit unrealistic, though n this case, the best you could do would spend months--if not years--building up troops, equipment, and supplies in your local allies, so you can attack overland, rather than try to launch a kind of amphibious assault. I would also advise that you not simply say that you're sending X million troops. Militaries, especially cross-ocean invasions are far more than just numbers of troops and equipment. It is much more advisable to say how many divisions you're sending, how many carrier battlegroups and air force wings you're sending, rather than just a number of troops. It's much more representative of how much combat power you're sending.

Edit: Also, don't forget that even if you have 36 millions troops (which honestly, does feel a bit wanky), only about 9 million of them will be what we consider 'combat' troops, with the rest being logistics, administration, and other types of non-combat personnel.

[Epira]

Where do i roleplay the passing of laws?

[Kylarnatia]

Where do i roleplay the passing of laws?

Depending on how important you think that law is (and how much attention you want), either in NationStates or International Incidents. Alternatively, if you're talking about a thread dedicated solely to informing other players about the passage of laws in your country (and not just one law in particular), it might be best to put it in Factbooks and National Information.

Is there anything else you need? :)

[Zoboyizakoplayoklot]

How can I get people to post on this thread I made?

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=287737&p=19296416&sid=b57bae1cfa1d6b5ee162946ed19b5b16#p19296416

[Jenrak]

It may benefit you to provide or scene-based information. Everything there is expository in nature, so there's not a lot to latch onto. Perhaps provide a scene from the revolution so that potential leaders may be interested or have a canonical reason to be impelled to participate?

[Astholm]

I have a revolution-based RP here but it doesn't seem to be catching on; how can I get interest in it, as it is open to everyone?

[Havensky]

So, there's two things you could do.

First, why are your people rebelling? Is your government a evil regime? Is this an ethnic divide? Religious? Or are the rebels upset at a political policy?

How you answer will dictate how my nation reacts. If your nation's leader is an evil bastard - I may be inclined to help the rebels. If it's an ethinc or religious conflict, I can offer to help with peace talks. If the rebels did something very stupid - like hold one of my citizens hostage - I will probably crush them like little bugs. *squish*

Second, you havn't given me any details about your protagonist. My characters react differently to differnt people. We hate slavers, so when I talk to The Scandinavians we tread very carefully and they view us with suspiciousion. We are allied with Xirinuim, so when our characters meet it's with open arms. When Kraven sees us, he tried to kill my characters. Them's the ropes.


The more detail you provide about your characters, the more things I can hook onto in my writing. I know Delphire likes swords - so I presented his leader with a sword. I know Scandinivains respect royalty, so my initial engagement came from my King VS my state department or prime minister.

[Astholm]

So, there's two things you could do.

First, why are your people rebelling? Is your government a evil regime? Is this an ethnic divide? Religious? Or are the rebels upset at a political policy?

I added more here; they're rebelling as they feel it should always have been its own nation; when in reality it's always been a part of Astholm.

The rebelling is along ethnic lines, although this is confined to one city, not the entire region.

It's not about the government, but rather a desire for independence.

Hope this helps.

[Russian people of america]

Can someone tell me what WIP means?

[Milograd]

Can someone tell me what WIP means?

Work-in-progress. It's a term used to indicate that something is being worked on but that the "work" isn't completed yet.

[G-Tech Corporation]

Can someone tell me what WIP means?

Work in Progress.

Generally added to apps or other devices partially constructed, but not ready for judgement as of yet.

[Russian people of america]

ok thanks

[Santheres]

So, there's two things you could do.

First, why are your people rebelling? Is your government a evil regime? Is this an ethnic divide? Religious? Or are the rebels upset at a political policy?

I added more here; they're rebelling as they feel it should always have been its own nation; when in reality it's always been a part of Astholm.

The rebelling is along ethnic lines, although this is confined to one city, not the entire region.

It's not about the government, but rather a desire for independence.

Hope this helps.

This is definitely a step in the right direction from what you've attempted before. There's more to respond to now, which is always good. Now you have to be the ringleader here - you need to both respond on post new content to those who have posted. It's not about numbers of participants (too many can be bad in any case). You got some, you need to keep them interested. Give them more to do than one cursory acknowledgement. If you're picking up random players and not people who you often play with, then you need to do it sooner rather than later or they will move on.

Reply, and don't just directly reply. Add in more story to each one - advance the thread and they will help.

[Graditora]

Is it possible for the defending nation to reject an oncoming attack from the offensive nation just because it said that it's not within it's plan for this event to take place and so it won't be taking place?

I've never had this problem till now. It's really odd to me. This isn't a changing history thing either this is a happening now free for all sort deal.

[Lubyak]

Is it possible for the defending nation to reject an oncoming attack from the offensive nation just because it said that it's not within it's plan for this event to take place and so it won't be taking place?

I've never had this problem till now. It's really odd to me. This isn't a changing history thing either this is a happening now free for all sort deal.

It's perfectly acceptable to do so. RP is meant to be cooperative story, and if the other player isn't willing to cooperate, then there's no problem in saying that you're not interested.

[Graditora]

Is it possible for the defending nation to reject an oncoming attack from the offensive nation just because it said that it's not within it's plan for this event to take place and so it won't be taking place?

I've never had this problem till now. It's really odd to me. This isn't a changing history thing either this is a happening now free for all sort deal.

It's perfectly acceptable to do so. RP is meant to be cooperative story, and if the other player isn't willing to cooperate, then there's no problem in saying that you're not interested.

Thank you for clearing that up. It just confused because it seems unrealalistic.

[Lubyak]

It's perfectly acceptable to do so. RP is meant to be cooperative story, and if the other player isn't willing to cooperate, then there's no problem in saying that you're not interested.

Thank you for clearing that up. It just confused because it seems unrealalistic.

It is, but at the same time, it's part of how things work here. As I said, RP is writing and telling a story cooperatively, and you can't do that if the other player isn't cooperating. If that's the case, then no one will think wrongly of you for backing out.

[Ardoki]

Are you allowed to use the United Nations in Role Playing because some guy reported me for using it (it wasn't even his thread and the OP didn't mind at all) and said you have to use the World Assembly. I personally prefer the UN for numerous reasons.

Thread were I was reported: http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=289061

[Alizeria]

Are you allowed to use the United Nations in Role Playing because some guy reported me for using it (it wasn't even his thread and the OP didn't mind at all) and said you have to use the World Assembly. I personally prefer the UN for numerous reasons.

Thread were I was reported: http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=289061

In terms of what happens during a roleplay, there are no rules. The fact that the guy tried to report you because he didn't like your style of roleplaying is absolutely laughable.

That said, it's not common for people to include real world elements in roleplays and it's loosely possible (though I would need a mod or site admin to verify) that there could be an issue with you using the UN due to Max's infamous run-in with the United Nations. But as far as I can remember (I've been away from NS for a while), mods won't police your RPs and from what I read of your roleplay, it looked quite good.