NationStates

Posted: **Mon May 27, 2019 12:46 pm**

The delineation is indeed supposed to be that RL and alternate history RP'd with/as RL nations or variations are done in P2TM' and that RP involving your NS nation is done in N&I forums, but...
When there's practically a brand new RP a day with newer players RPing the former types in II, it is hard to keep that line. There's never been enforcement unless some type of transgression of the site rules happens or OOC arguments bring in moderation. Even then, moderation doesn't really care if the players are RPing as RL nations in N&I because they have bigger fish to fry, as the saying goes. They are primarily concerned with if site rules are being broken and players are being nasty to each other.

Also, New Aeyariss slipped up and used the words 'RL-inspired' instead of 'RPing as actual RL nations'. Maybe some clarification was in order before jumping down throats. Just a suggestion.

The Manticoran Empire wrote:
New Aeyariss wrote:To those planning a three kingdoms style RP above... RL-inspired events are frowned upon on II. If you want, however, I can offer you the world of Sonjo Monogatari that I am setting up as a PT/LowFant world your feudal power struggle could be set in.

Even if I won't participate directly, I offer you my full cooperation in writing.

Why can't we just do our Romance of the Three Kingdoms thing and say, "Fuck the Haters?"

You can. As stated above, there's no firm, fast rule. However, it adds to the clutter of II and you miss out on the opportunity of bringing in great P2TM players who are drawn like magnets to those type of RPs. Just keep that in mind.

Posted: **Mon May 27, 2019 12:59 pm**

Neu Engollon wrote:The delineation is indeed supposed to be that RL and alternate history RP'd with/as RL nations or variations are done in P2TM' and that RP involving your NS nation is done in N&I forums, but...
When there's practically a brand new RP a day with newer players RPing the former types in II, it is hard to keep that line. There's never been enforcement unless some type of transgression of the site rules happens or OOC arguments bring in moderation. Even then, moderation doesn't really care if the players are RPing as RL nations in N&I because it's not a firm rule. They just care if site rules are broken and players are being nasty to each other.

Also, New Aeyariss slipped up and used the words 'RL-inspired' instead of 'RPing as actual RL nations'. Maybe some clarification was in order before jumping down throats. Just a suggestion.

The Manticoran Empire wrote:Why can't we just do our Romance of the Three Kingdoms thing and say, "Fuck the Haters?"

You can. As stated above, there's no firm, fast rule. However, it adds to the clutter of II and you miss out on the opportunity of bringing in great P2TM players who are drawn like magnets to those type of RPs. Just keep that in mind.

Posted: **Mon May 27, 2019 5:02 pm**

The Manticoran Empire wrote:
Neu Engollon wrote:The delineation is indeed supposed to be that RL and alternate history RP'd with/as RL nations or variations are done in P2TM' and that RP involving your NS nation is done in N&I forums, but...
When there's practically a brand new RP a day with newer players RPing the former types in II, it is hard to keep that line. There's never been enforcement unless some type of transgression of the site rules happens or OOC arguments bring in moderation. Even then, moderation doesn't really care if the players are RPing as RL nations in N&I because it's not a firm rule. They just care if site rules are broken and players are being nasty to each other.

Also, New Aeyariss slipped up and used the words 'RL-inspired' instead of 'RPing as actual RL nations'. Maybe some clarification was in order before jumping down throats. Just a suggestion.

You can. As stated above, there's no firm, fast rule. However, it adds to the clutter of II and you miss out on the opportunity of bringing in great P2TM players who are drawn like magnets to those type of RPs. Just keep that in mind.

I think you're missing the point. I mentioned it is discouraged. After checking with moderation, it's not only discouraged, but it is a rule, if not enforced very often due to other, more egregious infractions that keep them hopping. What is stopping you from doing such an RP in P2TM? You can redirect players to your OP, if you know people that want to join. TG them the link. Do your part and help keep NS clutter free! Thanks for listening to this PSA.

Posted: **Mon May 27, 2019 6:19 pm**

Neu Engollon wrote:
The Manticoran Empire wrote:

I think you're missing the point. I mentioned it is discouraged. After checking with moderation, it's not only discouraged, but it is a rule, if not enforced very often due to other, more egregious infractions that keep them hopping. What is stopping you from doing such an RP in P2TM? You can redirect players to your OP, if you know people that want to join. TG them the link. Do your part and help keep NS clutter free! Thanks for listening to this PSA.

Well it's not my RP but one another player is putting together that interests me a good deal.

Posted: **Fri May 31, 2019 12:44 pm**

I, personally, can't fathom why players would want to rp as a nation bound to such limitation such as a known and fixed land mass, cities and such. Hobbeebia was built from the ground up to be completely separate from the RL world and the nations that our RL world possess. Of course I will interact with those who claim to be a RL nation, but my official government which recognizes 50 other USA's and Germany's just regards the new addition as a faction or copycat.

Of course it makes sense to use aspects of RL nations to build a foundation of your NS nations culture, language and such, but I have always discouraged people from trying to be blanket rips of actual nations and its mainly because I live in RL everyday and I come to NS to escape RL, but to each their own I guess.

Posted: **Fri May 31, 2019 4:24 pm**

Hobbeebia wrote:I, personally, can't fathom why players would want to rp as a nation bound to such limitation such as a known and fixed land mass, cities and such. Hobbeebia was built from the ground up to be completely separate from the RL world and the nations that our RL world possess. Of course I will interact with those who claim to be a RL nation, but my official government which recognizes 50 other USA's and Germany's just regards the new addition as a faction or copycat.

Of course it makes sense to use aspects of RL nations to build a foundation of your NS nations culture, language and such, but I have always discouraged people from trying to be blanket rips of actual nations and its mainly because I live in RL everyday and I come to NS to escape RL, but to each their own I guess.

To each their own indeed. You have hit on an important point though. How do the numerous NS clones of RL nations recognize and interact with each other? I have seen it with hilarious results. Even better when one person claims to have an empire that has absorbed another nation they are in an RP with.

I like to think of it like the Citadel of Ricks from Rick and Morty, where different universe's Ricks get together and live, trade, and interact with one another.

Posted: **Sat Jun 01, 2019 9:06 am**

Neu Engollon wrote:
Hobbeebia wrote:I, personally, can't fathom why players would want to rp as a nation bound to such limitation such as a known and fixed land mass, cities and such. Hobbeebia was built from the ground up to be completely separate from the RL world and the nations that our RL world possess. Of course I will interact with those who claim to be a RL nation, but my official government which recognizes 50 other USA's and Germany's just regards the new addition as a faction or copycat.

Of course it makes sense to use aspects of RL nations to build a foundation of your NS nations culture, language and such, but I have always discouraged people from trying to be blanket rips of actual nations and its mainly because I live in RL everyday and I come to NS to escape RL, but to each their own I guess.

To each their own indeed. You have hit on an important point though. How do the numerous NS clones of RL nations recognize and interact with each other? I have seen it with hilarious results. Even better when one person claims to have an empire that has absorbed another nation they are in an RP with.

I like to think of it like the Citadel of Ricks from Rick and Morty, where different universe's Ricks get together and live, trade, and interact with one another.

To be frank, the art of using RL nations as an inspiration is to give each of them an unique twist that differs them from the ones we know from real life. One of major inspirations for Nifon was Matheo Ricci and his attempt to create an asian form of Christianity. I became wondering what would have happened if Ricci had succeeded, and thus a lot of Nifonese culture was invented that way.

Posted: **Sat Jun 01, 2019 9:14 am**

That falls in line with my everything else statement whoa you are more than able and encouraged to use actual culture traditions so on and so forth from real life nations that problem is is when you take all of that and directly ribbon from a source nation and become that nation of your life and expects everyone else to say OU are the RL and in SI know Argentina or something but what happens when 6 other argentina's all show up who has supreme authority over Argentina as a nation and the game they may be different twists sure but that falls in line with my plane method of assuming they are simply factions within a certain nation or region and they all claim to control with no one player ever having supreme authority as said real life nation

TSI am writing this with voice recognition on my phone please disregard any and accuracy in spelling and grammar thank you

Posted: **Tue Jun 04, 2019 6:33 am**

I'm wanting to do a terror RP if anyone is interested- but with a small bit of comedy included.

Posted: **Tue Jun 04, 2019 9:48 pm**

Arab-Canada wrote:I'm wanting to do a terror RP if anyone is interested- but with a small bit of comedy included.

Comedic terrorists? So like Team America?

Posted: **Wed Jun 05, 2019 6:29 am**

I'm going to take a stab in the dark here and say that they comedy come from your nation directly...

There motto is "May Allah bless you with syrup"

Posted: **Wed Jun 05, 2019 7:15 am**

Arab-Canada wrote:I'm wanting to do a terror RP if anyone is interested- but with a small bit of comedy included.

So Arabian Canada versus USA?

Posted: **Wed Jun 05, 2019 9:10 am**

A m e n r i a wrote:
Arab-Canada wrote:I'm wanting to do a terror RP if anyone is interested- but with a small bit of comedy included.

So Arabian Canada versus USA?

Well I dont recognize any one player as being "USA" as the USA exists in over a thousand different forms on the Planet of NSBOB. So in light of this the nation targeted could be any nation in NS that Rp's in the MT-PMT range

Posted: **Thu Jun 06, 2019 7:12 am**

Arab-Canada wrote:
A m e n r i a wrote:
So Arabian Canada versus USA?

Well I dont recognize any one player as being "USA" as the USA exists in over a thousand different forms on the Planet of NSBOB. So in light of this the nation targeted could be any nation in NS that Rp's in the MT-PMT range

That sounds interesting, count me in

Posted: **Thu Jun 06, 2019 8:03 pm**

Arab-Canada wrote:
A m e n r i a wrote:
So Arabian Canada versus USA?

Well I dont recognize any one player as being "USA" as the USA exists in over a thousand different forms on the Planet of NSBOB. So in light of this the nation targeted could be any nation in NS that Rp's in the MT-PMT range

I know several..less moral nations that could be the terrorists we're fighting together. Not sure it would be sensible for them to attack you though.

Posted: **Fri Jun 07, 2019 10:17 am**

Well, I'm a decent stand-in for the US if anyone's looking for one, I just happen to be rather small for a nation.

Posted: **Sat Jun 08, 2019 11:33 pm**

Democratic Exodian Territories wrote:Well, I'm a decent stand-in for the US if anyone's looking for one, I just happen to be rather small for a nation.

Well speak of the Devil...

Posted: **Mon Jun 10, 2019 5:13 am**

A m e n r i a wrote:
Democratic Exodian Territories wrote:Well, I'm a decent stand-in for the US if anyone's looking for one, I just happen to be rather small for a nation.

Well speak of the Devil...

places hand on the big iron on my hip

God wishes you not take the name of His enemy so lightly, Amenria.

Posted: **Mon Jun 10, 2019 6:11 am**

Democratic Exodian Territories wrote:
A m e n r i a wrote:
Well speak of the Devil...

places hand on the big iron on my hip

God wishes you not take the name of His enemy so lightly, Amenria.

Boi

Posted: **Mon Jun 10, 2019 9:51 am**

I still need aid providers in my civil war. Many people will likely die due to the war, famine and disease. I also need a way to commit more warcrimes

Posted: **Mon Jun 10, 2019 5:57 pm**

Simallia wrote:I still need aid providers in my civil war. Many people will likely die due to the war, famine and disease. I also need a way to commit more warcrimes

I might jump in, but I got a list of questions before that and some time. Keep in mind that I won't just provide aid, but also salvation, like the theocratic nation I am.

Posted: **Wed Jun 19, 2019 1:44 am**

So I have this RP idea, but the subject matter is very mature and I can also see some people getting offended, so I'm not sure if I should put it on these forums for the sake of others.

Let me explain:
The idea is to create National Socialist nation (you would know them as Nazis), that emulates their original counterparts as much as possible, but the scenario plays out differently becuase of NS. This would undoubtedly end up bringing a holocaust into the RP at some point, which is one of the reasons why I'm cautious to make this RP. I don't want to upset the Jewish community, as I respect the tragedy they went through deeply.

Also, I like using the IRL map for RP purposes, and I don't really know where I'd place this nation. Preferably somewhere that isn't already taken by another nation. I know this would mean some change compared to the base nation I'm basing this nation off of, but that's something I think can add an interesting twist to the whole thing.

Posted: **Wed Jun 19, 2019 9:08 am**

If you can write it decently enough & treat the topic with the respect it deserves, then I don't think you need to worry about offending anyone. There's already been a number of roleplays on the persecution of this people or that.

Posted: **Wed Jun 19, 2019 9:31 am**

Shwe Tu Colony wrote:If you can write it decently enough & treat the topic with the respect it deserves, then I don't think you need to worry about offending anyone. There's already been a number of roleplays on the persecution of this people or that.

I hope I can. Now I just need a place to put them on the map....

Posted: **Sun Jul 07, 2019 3:38 am**

Pan-Asiatic States wrote:
Madrocea wrote:Open a chain of UCBK (United Corporate Bank of Kanaid) banks under the guise of a local credit union, and create a powerful banking syndicate that the state has no control over.

Considering that foreign banks can actually be established via economic liaison, this might actually be possible. This is a pretty lit RP idea.

Anyone wanna try doing this OwO

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