Vapor: A Steampunk RP Region (OOC v.4.0 -- INVITE ONLY)

[Inoroth]

Well, Prinnia, you could always post the part about Carvella... Col. Primavera is waiting. Sotubigal's thread's ready for your post as well.

[The knights of kings]

Well, Prinnia, you could always post the part about Carvella... Col. Primavera is waiting. Sotubigal's thread's ready for your post as well.

Aye aye gotta look up some documentaries and get a fresh feel for grit and stuff!

[Inoroth]

You do that, my good man, and when you've watched enough Rommel, Patton, Montgomery, Ike, and the like, write up a fantastical post that shall dominate the field in over-bearing material advantage and brilliant maneuvers!

[Sotubigal]

I think I'm going to steadily come back over and get active again. I hope so, at least.

[Inoroth]

I think I'm going to steadily come back over and get active again. I hope so, at least.

So let the conquest of the Lavi continue!

Also, as a random aside, I finally got my first easter-egg issue!

EDIT* I just got a second easter egg, yays. Now they just need to refine this issue into an easter egg (found it in the comments on an NS issues editor's blog):

Title: The Dalek Invasion of @@NAME@@

Description: Flying saucers have landed in @@NAME@@'s countryside and the strange robotic creatures that they contained are now advancing on major cities.

Validity: Only valid for nations containing the letters S, K, A, R, and O in their mottoes

Options:

[option]"These Daleks will enslave humanity and destroy your government!" says a mysterious man who only calls himself the Doctor. "We must all band together and fight these monsters!"
[effect]the Hand of Omega is successfully deployed

[option]"There has been a drop in the productivity of @@NAME@@'s population," says a strange person in a strange wheelchair. "If you allow these so-called monsters to remain, they can only aid the economy."
[effect]inefficient workers are exterminated as the nation is now a giant factory

[option]A representative of the Terry Nation estate, @@RANDOMNAME@@, has an altogether different view. "You just forget everything that's happened, okay? And then maybe we won't sue your pants off."
[effect]Davros is being sued for copyright infringement

If this isn't an easter egg, it needs to be (maybe with some name changes and definitely some refinement)... I'll be putting Skaro in my motto and pre-title, just in case.

EDIT2* I'm going to all the weird internets today: This article describes south koreas fear that their oscillating fans kill them... incidentally, that would make a great premise for a doctor who episode, because that sounds exactly like the kind of unbelievable story they seem to love explaining... plus, it would result in a story NOT happening in London, or even the european continent, which would be a nice break from the recent run.

EDIT3* I finally get around to writing the Inorothian National Anthem!

Inno Nazionale (Inorothian National Anthem set to the tune of the Romainian National Anthem)

English Version

Verse 1 :

Worthy land of Inoroth
Conceived in power, wreathed in glory;
A people strong and mighty
In war, and kind in peace,
Strong in war, and kind in peace

Chorus:

There is a lovely country,
With rivers flowing, hills rolling
The jewel of the nations,
The envy of them all, the envy of them all.

Verse 2:

Forward into battle,
A battle-line unbroken
A thousand cannons roaring,
But they bravely held their ground
They bravely held their ground

Chorus:

Verse 3:

From coastal bays and islands
To rich plains of plenty
To mountains cold and imposing
We shall never bear to part
They are always in our heart

Chorus:

Verse 4:

The Crown holds us together,
Commoner, Noble, Priest and Burgess,
United in our purpose,
To serve God, Land and King,
To serve God, Land, and King

Chorus:

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Italian Version

Primo Verso:

Paese degna di Inorothia,
Concepito nel potenza, avvolto nella gloria;
Popolo forti e potenti
nella guerra e nella pace gentili

Coro:

C'è un bel paese,
Con fiumi scorre, dolci colline
Il gioiello delle nazioni,
L'invidia di tutti, l'invidia di tutti.

Secondo Verso:

Avanti in battaglia,
Una battaglia-linea continua
Mille cannoni ruggenti,
Ma con coraggio tenuto
Con coraggio tenuto

Coro:

Terzo Verso:

Dalle baie costiere e isole
Da ricche pianure di vacche grasse
Da montagne fredda e dura
Noi mai sopportare di parte
Sono sempre nella cuore

Coro:

Quarto Verso:

La Corona ci tiene insieme,
Popolano, Nobile, Sacerdote e Burgess,
Uniti nel nostri scopi,
Per servire Dio, Territorio e Re,
Per servire Dio, Territorio, e Re

Coro:

[Fanaglia]

Ugh being a mostly full-time manager at a retail store during the holidays plus being a full-time student with finals is the flaming ships to my nationstates armada.

Funny, you sound exactly like a good friend of mine... minus the nationstates.

EDIT* Lol, I just discovered a way to randomly generate intelectual-sounding academic papers... sure some of you already know of this, but it's a revolutionary discovery for me.

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@Servoth -- He's referring to my post about randomly-generated academic papers that are utter non-sense, but sound so technical that often the experts peer-reviewing them don't want to admit they don't understand and/or don't actually bother reading the text, so it gets through the system. It's 'social science'... or a way to do a masters thesis when you only have an hour before it's due and you haven't started yet.

That one works. And it's brilliant! Have I ever shared any of the turbo encabulator videos? There are several of them and they are technobabble at its finest (the turbo encabulator is a part that doesn't exist and most of what the guy says is nonsense).

Il start working on some posts, though Den of Vipers is hinging on Fan at this point. Then move on to working on some factbook stuff!

Sorry, sorry! Just when I was starting to get better, my sore throat came back with a vengeance I have an ear, nose, and throat doctor appointment on the 30th, so hopefully I'll be able to figure out what's wrong with me. On top of that, I've been working a lot and working on making several Christmas presents.

[Inoroth]

@Fan -- You better get well soon!

[The knights of kings]

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS

[Inoroth]

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS

The same to you and yours

EDIT* I've been thinking about my national anthem, and aside from adding several more 'unofficial' verses, I'm also feeling like the music doesn't quite fit the nation and time period... maybe if I make a song for King Vinchero (like 'Hail to the Chief' or something), and use that as a sort of unofficial alternate anthem, I would be more satisfied... we'll see, all I know is I'm probably not going find the perfect background piece and get it written before new years.

[Fanaglia]

Merry Christmas, everyone!
(sent from my new Surface)

[Inoroth]

Merry Christmas, everyone!
(sent from my new Surface)

Yay, Fan has technology!

[Cygnar]

Merry christmas/kwanzaa/hanukkah to everyone!

[Mishmahig]

Merry Christmas!

As my Christmas present to all of you, I'll be traveling over the next two-three weeks, after a truly busy semester.

Ino - I'm going to take a serious crack at Pilgrimage when I get back.

[Inoroth]

@Mish -- Sounds very nice, enjoy your mysterious 'travelling'

[Fanaglia]

Merry Christmas!

As my Christmas present to all of you, I'll be traveling over the next two-three weeks, after a truly busy semester.

Ino - I'm going to take a serious crack at Pilgrimage when I get back.

Are you travelling to Cincinnati to visit me? Because you should.

[Mishmahig]

Merry Christmas!

As my Christmas present to all of you, I'll be traveling over the next two-three weeks, after a truly busy semester.

Ino - I'm going to take a serious crack at Pilgrimage when I get back.

Are you travelling to Cincinnati to visit me? Because you should.

Overseas, actually, to India.

@Mish -- Sounds very nice, enjoy your mysterious 'travelling'

"mysterious"

I'm just playing the tourist.

[Inoroth]

@Fan --

Are you travelling to Cincinnati to visit me? Because you should.

I've always thought the idea of meeting online people IRL as sort of... creepy/creeper

@Mish --

"mysterious"

I'm just playing the tourist.

Oh, I see, just "playing the tourist"... while you actually spy on their nuclear arsenal and then sell those secrets to Pakistan; only instead of money, the price is a heightened military campaign against Al-Qaeda that will ultimately kill the terrorists holding your brother for ransom in the western regions of the country (he was captured while trying to uncover Osama Bin-Laden's hide out and has been held ever since)... I see what you're really up to in India, Mish -- don't think you're fooling anyone, because you're not.

[Fanaglia]

@Fan --

Are you travelling to Cincinnati to visit me? Because you should.

I've always thought the idea of meeting online people IRL as sort of... creepy/creeper

I'm too cute and innocent and sweet to be a serial killer. Just pay no attention to the rotting, stinking corpses in the trunk of my car.

[Inoroth]

@Fan --

I've always thought the idea of meeting online people IRL as sort of... creepy/creeper

I'm too cute and innocent and sweet to be a serial killer. Just pay no attention to the rotting, stinking corpses in the trunk of my car.

It's the cute/handsome and overly sweet ones you gotta watch out for -- they're trying to hide their murderous intentions under a blanket of daisies.

[Fanaglia]

I'm too cute and innocent and sweet to be a serial killer. Just pay no attention to the rotting, stinking corpses in the trunk of my car.

It's the cute/handsome and overly sweet ones you gotta watch out for -- they're trying to hide their murderous intentions under a blanket of daisies.

I prefer tulips, actually.

[Inoroth]

It's the cute/handsome and overly sweet ones you gotta watch out for -- they're trying to hide their murderous intentions under a blanket of daisies.

I prefer tulips, actually.

Funny, I almost put 'tulips and daisies', but thought it flowed better with just daisies...

[Inoroth]

Happy New Year!

*Double Post Be Damned*

[Fanaglia]

I prefer tulips, actually.

Funny, I almost put 'tulips and daisies', but thought it flowed better with just daisies...

Get out of my head, Charles!

Happy New Year!

*Double Post Be Damned*

Happy New Year back at ha, you double-postin' mutha fucka

[Inoroth]

@Fan --

Get out of my head, Charles!

I've been trying to control you since the day we met, and look where that's got us... everything that happens now is in your hands. I have faith in you, Fan.

[Fanaglia]

What a total mustache-and-eyepatch-wearing badass

I promise I'll have an IC post by the end of the week. Sorry, guys!