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[Yohannes]

By "last time I checked" did you mean by using NationStates calculators..? If so, these calculators are not a "must-use" for roleplaying in NationStates, because these calculators are a part of NationStates Gameplay, and not NationStates Roleplay.

You are free to creatively make up the economic capacity of your nation. Do keep in mind however not to overpower it, and if you are still going to proceed with the larger-than-average roleplayed military setting, then I would suggest to establish a not-so-prosperous and quite weak economy for your nation, so that things are balanced more or less, and no one will accuse you of being too overpowered.

However, note that at the end of the day, you are free to creatively roleplay your nation as you wish, as there are no hard-set of rules and dictated regulation of roleplaying in NationStates.

[Shanix]

50%? No. There is no way a country could come even remotely close to 50% (with one exception, Lyras, who has put far more research and planning into justifying that than many people spend with this game, period).

So if the population was 10 people, or 2, would 50% be viable?

Yes.

[Salzland]

50%? No. There is no way a country could come even remotely close to 50% (with one exception, Lyras, who has put far more research and planning into justifying that than many people spend with this game, period).

So if the population was 10 people, or 2, would 50% be viable?

Yes.

Or, alternatively, still no?

Let's take your examples in reverse order. First, we have a "country" with a population of two people. One person (50% of the population), is in the military. That one person gets to train and, when necessary, fight for the honor and glory of his/her "country."

The other person gets to:

Farm/Hunt/Fish
Create and stockpile potable drinking water
Manufacture and maintain clothing
Cook
Clean/Maintain sanitary living conditions
Construct a shelter
Maintain the shelter
Gather various raw materials (wood, stone/metals, etc.) necessary for survival
Start and continually maintain a fire for cooking/warmth/security
Perform some economic-related activity so that the "country" can acquire vital imported goods (medicine, manufactured products, etc.)
Create weapons (ranged or melee, your choice)
Create ammunition/arrows/spears/whatever (if ranged weapons) or perform upkeep/repairs (if melee weapons)
Care for the "soldier" if/when he/she falls ill or injured

That is a highly simplified, non-exclusive list, and it presumes that you are operating in pre-modern times rather than the much more technologically-complex and manpower-intensive modern era. Given that there are only 24 hours a day, and that for this example we generously allow the civilian to sleep six hours a day, there is still far more to do in the remaining 18 hours than one person (or even two people, if you decide to be flexible with how you treat the "military") could ever hope to manage.

The exact same process applies for your example of a "country" with ten people, except in that case your military is five times larger, and needs five times as much support. While you would have more civilians to provide that support, there are also more civilians that need to be provided for, on top of their efforts to provide for your military. Plus, one good round of dysentary and your entire society still winds up dead.

So no, even if your "country" consisted of only 2 people, having 50% of the population in the military would not work. Either your solitary "soldier" would have to spend so much time on non-military, survival-oriented tasks that there would be no point in having a "soldier," or both of those people would die as soon as the civilian came down with the flu, or some other illness or injury. Or the civilian would get sick of being treated like a slave and having to do menial labor every day of his/her existence, while the "soldier" got to play with a sword and pretend to be some great hero, and would simply stab the "soldier" to death in his/her sleep.

[Adun]

I'm planning a future tech RP war, compete with space battles to surface battles on planets. I'm trying to make a simulator to decide the outcomes of battles. People who want to join my battle will send in war supplies. These supplies are variables that will factor into the outcome of the battle. Here is some things that nations can send.


Small fighter spaceships/planes
Large space battleships
Warships (sea)
Shipman (space/sea)
Army troops
Pilots
Tanks
Doctors/medicine
Mechanics
Hand-held weapons/ammunition
Food
Other*

*The other is for any other type of supplies.

What else can I add to these categories?

[Oppressorion]

I recently created a Factbook entry. Is there anywhere that I can find someone to look it over and tell me if I've got anything wrong?

[Radiatia]

I recently created a Factbook entry. Is there anywhere that I can find someone to look it over and tell me if I've got anything wrong?

There's no right or wrong when writing factbooks but I had a quick skim read and I liked it! I'm gathering you're Future Tech, which means I'm not the best person to ask, but it looks really promising!

[Former Wellboneland]

I want to make a wilderness exploration RP, and I need help writing the OP, OPs are my weak points.
Any interest also?

[Kylarnatia]

I want to make a wilderness exploration RP, and I need help writing the OP, OPs are my weak points.
Any interest also?

If you send me a telegram with your current OP, I will gladly help you. :)

Also, we don't discuss interest here. Although it does sound interesting, you don't come here to recruit. I know that wasn't you intention, but I still feel I have to point that out.

[--Wagondia--]

I have no questions of Technical meaning- I think I have the hang of the forum by now- but, even with the most carefully planned of my forum threads,I receive almost no posts and very little attention. I'm not looking for praise or anything- just some pointers to draw people into my threads in all forums, to move past the "less than 10" views point. Anything?

[Kylarnatia]

I have no questions of Technical meaning- I think I have the hang of the forum by now- but, even with the most carefully planned of my forum threads,I receive almost no posts and very little attention. I'm not looking for praise or anything- just some pointers to draw people into my threads in all forums, to move past the "less than 10" views point. Anything?

Could you please give me some examples of your threads? :)

[--Wagondia--]

I have no questions of Technical meaning- I think I have the hang of the forum by now- but, even with the most carefully planned of my forum threads,I receive almost no posts and very little attention. I'm not looking for praise or anything- just some pointers to draw people into my threads in all forums, to move past the "less than 10" views point. Anything?

Could you please give me some examples of your threads? [/quote][/url]

this
and this

[Kylarnatia]

I have no questions of Technical meaning- I think I have the hang of the forum by now- but, even with the most carefully planned of my forum threads,I receive almost no posts and very little attention. I'm not looking for praise or anything- just some pointers to draw people into my threads in all forums, to move past the "less than 10" views point. Anything?

Could you please give me some examples of your threads? :)

this
and this

I don't understand why my threads would help in this situation. Because those are great threads, from what I can see. The thing is the stuff you're doing, in my opinion, is in the taste of a select group of roleplayers here on NationStates. That, and too many people on this site have a tl;dr attitude about them.

That's not saying you should conform to the same dribble that appears on this forums, it just means that sometimes you will get the hard end of the stick. Though if you persist, and keeping searching around the site for fellow players, I have no doubt you'll find people who'll be willing to partake :)

I'm sorry that's not perfect help, but that's all I can think of.

[--Wagondia--]

But what group am I "targeting"? Who am I reaching out to and how should I broaden my borders?

[Kylarnatia]

But what group am I "targeting"? Who am I reaching out to and how should I broaden my borders?

You're best bet is to target those who're recreational and artistic, and perhaps even want to bring something new to the world. And all you can do is look for them but also explore new things yourself, try out a variety of formatting styles or create a varied amount of designs to bring people to you. I hope this all does make sense.

[Yohannes]

But what group am I "targeting"? Who am I reaching out to and how should I broaden my borders?

Your friends. They are there to roleplay with. These should be players from your roleplaying region primarily.

[--Wagondia--]

I'll try- Thanks for the help! : D

[Maltropia]

Could you please give me some examples of your threads?

this
and this

I don't understand why my threads would help in this situation. Because those are great threads, from what I can see. The thing is the stuff you're doing, in my opinion, is in the taste of a select group of roleplayers here on NationStates. That, and too many people on this site have a tl;dr attitude about them.

That's not saying you should conform to the same dribble that appears on this forums, it just means that sometimes you will get the hard end of the stick. Though if you persist, and keeping searching around the site for fellow players, I have no doubt you'll find people who'll be willing to partake

I'm sorry that's not perfect help, but that's all I can think of.

From my own experience, I know that not everyone who would be good in certain types of RP actively seeks them out. More than once people have contacted me because they remembered me from past RPs as having done something similar well. If you look through a few old RPs of the same sort and try contacting some of their participants, some might be interested in yours who might otherwise not even have glanced at the forum, let alone the thread.

[Imperial Gensokyo]

Uhhh, how do I found a region

[Shanix]

Uhhh, how do I found a region

Here ya'go.

[Imperial Gensokyo]

Uhhh, how do I found a region

Here ya'go.

Many thanks

[Oppressorion]

Hi, I'm FT:FTL (limited) and looking at joining an RP that does not specify a tech level, but so far seems to be PMT. Can this be done, or will it just break the game?

[Kylarnatia]

Hi, I'm FT:FTL (limited) and looking at joining an RP that does not specify a tech level, but so far seems to be PMT. Can this be done, or will it just break the game?

Generally, no, but if you talk to the Roleplay Organizer you could always come to agree on something ;)

[United Warrisons]

Hi, I'm FT:FTL (limited) and looking at joining an RP that does not specify a tech level, but so far seems to be PMT. Can this be done, or will it just break the game?

If the RP did not specify any tech level in its title or in its opening post, then it is very likely that it is for all tech levels. But I recommend you to ask the OP for permission, for safety's sake.

[Santheres]

Hi, I'm FT:FTL (limited) and looking at joining an RP that does not specify a tech level, but so far seems to be PMT. Can this be done, or will it just break the game?

If the RP did not specify any tech level in its title or in its opening post, then it is very likely that it is for all tech levels. But I recommend you to ask the OP for permission, for safety's sake.

This is untrue. If nothing is specified, it is most likely to be MT. Most RPs are not all-tech.

If it's not clear what the tech level of an RP is, or if you're not at that level but want to be involved, always ask the OP.

[Former Wellboneland]

What is a feasible way to kidnap children from other countries (Like North Korea did) and make them think they are Wellbonelandic.
Yes I know I must ask people.