RP Think Tank

[Nationalist Tantalus]

While I am waiting for an opportunity to conclude a battle of my ongoing civil war...

I am considering a sort of open first-contact thread concerning the colonization of another system (Overused, I know... But it's the most realistic way for a nation to meet another one by chance.) adjacent between my fragmented nation and whoever is interested. The planet- known to Tantalan scientists as Zoklov III which was named by a recently deceased agent- will boast rich surface deposits consisting of pitchblende, cinnabar and other heavy metals used in heavy industries back on one of the Cluster Worlds. Once a lush, tropical-green world with a renown food web intertwined across its domain, only traces of nanotube-producing petroleum deposits remain as a legacy of the extinct life forms.

Brief, I know, but I wonder if anyone would be interested in pairing up to roleplay out a potential partition (Or war. ) over the colony world. It would also help me expand my circle of roleplay buddies beyond my Region.

[Altito Asmoro]

I have an idea, about the revolution caused by some of the discontent officers with the helps from rebel factions (there are 3). They will attempt to initiate the coup with the help from the rebels, while the main government will send out their secret ops to eliminates the rebels.

This is where the foreign nations come to aid. Either to remove the socialist government or to support the socialist government.

[Thoricia]

I have an idea, about the revolution caused by some of the discontent officers with the helps from rebel factions (there are 3). They will attempt to initiate the coup with the help from the rebels, while the main government will send out their secret ops to eliminates the rebels.

This is where the foreign nations come to aid. Either to remove the socialist government or to support the socialist government.

Tried and true bread and butter RP material, you just need to expand on the detail, why are the officers discontent, who are the rebel faction, what are their political views.

[Altito Asmoro]

I have an idea, about the revolution caused by some of the discontent officers with the helps from rebel factions (there are 3). They will attempt to initiate the coup with the help from the rebels, while the main government will send out their secret ops to eliminates the rebels.

This is where the foreign nations come to aid. Either to remove the socialist government or to support the socialist government.

Tried and true bread and butter RP material, you just need to expand on the detail, why are the officers discontent, who are the rebel faction, what are their political views.

I have in mind about the rebels, but not with the discontent officers.

[Heirosoloa]

I am considering a sort of open first-contact thread concerning the colonization of another system (Overused, I know... But it's the most realistic way for a nation to meet another one by chance.) adjacent between my fragmented nation and whoever is interested. The planet- known to Tantalan scientists as Zoklov III which was named by a recently deceased agent- will boast rich surface deposits consisting of pitchblende, cinnabar and other heavy metals used in heavy industries back on one of the Cluster Worlds. Once a lush, tropical-green world with a renown food web intertwined across its domain, only traces of nanotube-producing petroleum deposits remain as a legacy of the extinct life forms.

This is a really, really common thread in FT afaik.

While it's okay that you're doing this because we know it works half-decently, I would recommend really going the extra mile in the OP: either you need to be unique by creativity or you need to be unique by quality to draw people when you're using a "stock" plot.

[G-Tech Corporation]

I am considering a sort of open first-contact thread concerning the colonization of another system (Overused, I know... But it's the most realistic way for a nation to meet another one by chance.) adjacent between my fragmented nation and whoever is interested. The planet- known to Tantalan scientists as Zoklov III which was named by a recently deceased agent- will boast rich surface deposits consisting of pitchblende, cinnabar and other heavy metals used in heavy industries back on one of the Cluster Worlds. Once a lush, tropical-green world with a renown food web intertwined across its domain, only traces of nanotube-producing petroleum deposits remain as a legacy of the extinct life forms.

This is a really, really common thread in FT afaik.

While it's okay that you're doing this because we know it works half-decently, I would recommend really going the extra mile in the OP: either you need to be unique by creativity or you need to be unique by quality to draw people when you're using a "stock" plot.

I literally even have a stock response to first contact FT threads I use occasionally

[Nationalist Tantalus]

-Snip-

Aye. How might I go about to drawing something catchy to such a thread?

[Iyarn]

Solanum

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"Because the physicist and thermodynamics experts need to be entertained as well".

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Solanum is a region isolated from the rest of the NS and revokes around imagination, hard sci fi and a close community. I was tired of the focus on MT RPs that have an extreme focus on realism with no space for creativity/ imagination that is within reason however I also believe that standard FT has far to much handwavium (It flat out violates laws of physics. We're waving our hands and saying pay no attention to the man behind the curtain). I wanted to create a region that had a strong presence in space however it still have some sensibility and earth based battles.

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The tenets of Solanum

• 1. FTL is plain out impossible so if your going anywhere it will be the hard way.
  
• 2. Nuclear weapons are allowed but not in every single conflict humanly possible and no city busters as well.
  
• 3. Third world nations exist. Unless you are one of the lucky nations, mostly nations are going to have barely reached the 21st century's level of technology however companies inside of them might have interplanetary reaches.
  
• 4. Maths/realism is your friend most of the time.
  
• 5. If you need help, just ask me or refer to this excellent website known as Atomic rockets.

[Aina Lani]

Would anyone be interested in a RP about some basic topic (counter insurgency or something like that) with the twist that everyone had to post in poetry, sort of like in a Shakespeare play?

I'm not sure whether this would work at all, but it would be pretty interesting if it did.

[Jenrak]

Sounds like it could get moronic or hyperpretentious really fast.

[Thoricia]

Would anyone be interested in a RP about some basic topic (counter insurgency or something like that) with the twist that everyone had to post in poetry, sort of like in a Shakespeare play?

I'm not sure whether this would work at all, but it would be pretty interesting if it did.

You would need to find some dedicated Shakespearing RPers, this is Nationstates I don't think you're going to find a lot of those people here, they're probably reading Shakespeare is why.

[Aina Lani]

I didn't necessarily mean shakespearian poetry; I just meant that otherwise ordinary narration/dialogue would be in poetry, similar to in a Shakespeare play or a musical without (many) spoken lines, like Les Mis. The poems could theoretically be limericks or haikus, except that it would be hard to take a declaration of war seriously if it was presented as a limerick.

[Esternial]

I didn't necessarily mean shakespearian poetry; I just meant that otherwise ordinary narration/dialogue would be in poetry, similar to in a Shakespeare play or a musical without (many) spoken lines, like Les Mis. The poems could theoretically be limericks or haikus, except that it would be hard to take a declaration of war seriously if it was presented as a limerick.

I reckon this will ask some dedication from your participants, so you'd better have a strong OOC thread to keep things together.

It's an interesting concept though. Quite original. A twist to an otherwise standard RP premise.

[Heirosoloa]

Would anyone be interested in a RP about some basic topic (counter insurgency or something like that) with the twist that everyone had to post in poetry, sort of like in a Shakespeare play?

I'm not sure whether this would work at all, but it would be pretty interesting if it did.

Writing a sonnet is hard enough in iambic pentameter, let alone describing a shootout.


He dove betwixt the crates as guns rang out.
The pair of armed extremists shot at him.
Bullets pierced the wood and the packed minced trout.
The soldier found himself covered from limb to limb.
In piles and piles of uncooked, unwashed fish.

Maybe just be themed after a Shakespeare play?

[Solmakia]

Would anyone be interested in a RP about some basic topic (counter insurgency or something like that) with the twist that everyone had to post in poetry, sort of like in a Shakespeare play?

I'm not sure whether this would work at all, but it would be pretty interesting if it did.

If it were just your average poetry (frickin, shakespeare is a genius, iambic pentameter is a bitch) I would be down for it.

[Aina Lani]

I didn't necessarily mean shakespearian poetry; I just meant that otherwise ordinary narration/dialogue would be in poetry, similar to in a Shakespeare play or a musical without (many) spoken lines, like Les Mis. The poems could theoretically be limericks or haikus, except that it would be hard to take a declaration of war seriously if it was presented as a limerick.

As I said, it wouldn't actually be Shakespeare-esque poetry or language.

Also, I'm to lazy to actually start this, but if someone else did, I'd join in.

[Heirosoloa]

If it were just your average poetry (frickin, shakespeare is a genius, iambic pentameter is a bitch) I would be down for it.

What do you mean, "average poetry?"

[Solmakia]

If it were just your average poetry (frickin, shakespeare is a genius, iambic pentameter is a bitch) I would be down for it.

What do you mean, "average poetry?"

Free form, any style, haiku, whatever you want.
I really want to try my hand at poetry, I'm a writer. and with an rp? That would be epic.

[Soldati Senza Confini]

I think free verse would have to do here. Sort of like Beowulf was written. Poetry as in modern poetry doesn't help much.

[Thoricia]

I didn't necessarily mean shakespearian poetry; I just meant that otherwise ordinary narration/dialogue would be in poetry, similar to in a Shakespeare play or a musical without (many) spoken lines, like Les Mis. The poems could theoretically be limericks or haikus, except that it would be hard to take a declaration of war seriously if it was presented as a limerick.

Ah I see now, well you'll certainly have interesting people show up if you can get the details worked out, have you thought about what tech setting your going to use or any type of plot? (If I may make a suggestion maybe an alternate history RP set in Victorians times, something similar to Henry Turtledove's Ruled Britania)

[Aina Lani]

I think it could work in many settings, although "romantic" technology (sabres, muskets etc.) would definitely be more poetic.

Edit: On second thought, romantic might not be quite the word I'm looking for, but I can't think of a better one.

[Soldati Senza Confini]

I think it could work in many settings, although "romantic" technology (sabres, muskets etc.) would definitely be more poetic.

I would say from there all the way down to Roman-era tech would be quite poetic.

[Aina Lani]

Something set early in the Age of Exploration might work well; people are already familiar with "new land discovered" scenarios, and setting off in search of riches in the new world is extremely poetic.

[Thoricia]

I think it could work in many settings, although "romantic" technology (sabres, muskets etc.) would definitely be more poetic.

I would say from there all the way down to Roman-era tech would be quite poetic.

Something about the Renaissance seems to fit the overall theme of the RP better with poetry involved.

[Aina Lani]

The Renaissance sort of overlaps with the Age of Exploration, which is good.

(Only early on, though, but there's no reason that we can't change that for the purposes of this thread.)