NationStates

Cosmopolitan borovan wrote:Why r all the threads in depth

Hatsunia wrote:All I'm wondering is, why do people like to RP monarchies so much?

Welskerland wrote:Not exactly a RP idea, but I don't really know where else to ask this, so here I go.

I am thinking about making a thread for the election of the next monarch. Welskerland is a constitutional monarchy, but it isn't strictly hereditary, and is fact semi-democratic. There are four noble houses that the monarch can be elected from, and each family offers up anyone in their family suitable for the throne to be examined by the Crown Council, which is a collective body of electors who pick the heir by a vote of plurality.

Since the Monarch is a largely ceremonial position, what could the criteria be for determining who is the most qualified for the job? Could there be platforms they run on. I want the thread to be like the ones you see in F&NI where you vote on a poll for a president or prime minister, and then have an RP follow it where the winner of the poll is inviting foreign nations to their crowning ceremony.

Welskerland wrote:Not exactly a RP idea, but I don't really know where else to ask this, so here I go.

I am thinking about making a thread for the election of the next monarch. Welskerland is a constitutional monarchy, but it isn't strictly hereditary, and is fact semi-democratic. There are four noble houses that the monarch can be elected from, and each family offers up anyone in their family suitable for the throne to be examined by the Crown Council, which is a collective body of electors who pick the heir by a vote of plurality.

Since the Monarch is a largely ceremonial position, what could the criteria be for determining who is the most qualified for the job? Could there be platforms they run on. I want the thread to be like the ones you see in F&NI where you vote on a poll for a president or prime minister, and then have an RP follow it where the winner of the poll is inviting foreign nations to their crowning ceremony.

Saarkrisken wrote:

Hatsunia wrote:All I'm wondering is, why do people like to RP monarchies so much?

I think monarchies have a lot of appeal. First, the idea of a monarch fits with the nationstates idea that you the player, are the nation, that reflects the way a monarch is sometimes seen as the personification of a leader. In addition it makes character based RPing easier. You can role play relationships with the leaders of other nations, without worrying about elections making your character irrelevant. You also need less characters (although, I think most RPers don't realize the amount of ministers and advisers that a monarch needs to rule even a small modern country) There is also, a lot of types of monarchy, so you can have a monarchy that is a liberal democracy or an autocratic one, or even a socialist monarchy. The may difference between RPing with a monarchy and a republic (or the terminology I prefer, a Principality or a Republic), is that with a hereditary lifetime ruler, one can easily interact with other nations with Royal marriages and balls, but also have flawed characters that wouldn't be elected.

It is also fun. Especially compared to RPing Communism, or boring old liberal democracy.

Nilrahrarfan wrote:

Saarkrisken wrote:
I think monarchies have a lot of appeal. First, the idea of a monarch fits with the nationstates idea that you the player, are the nation, that reflects the way a monarch is sometimes seen as the personification of a leader. In addition it makes character based RPing easier. You can role play relationships with the leaders of other nations, without worrying about elections making your character irrelevant. You also need less characters (although, I think most RPers don't realize the amount of ministers and advisers that a monarch needs to rule even a small modern country) There is also, a lot of types of monarchy, so you can have a monarchy that is a liberal democracy or an autocratic one, or even a socialist monarchy. The may difference between RPing with a monarchy and a republic (or the terminology I prefer, a Principality or a Republic), is that with a hereditary lifetime ruler, one can easily interact with other nations with Royal marriages and balls, but also have flawed characters that wouldn't be elected.

It is also fun. Especially compared to RPing Communism, or boring old liberal democracy.

But what about roleplaying Fascism?!

Nilrahrarfan wrote:

Saarkrisken wrote:
I think monarchies have a lot of appeal. First, the idea of a monarch fits with the nationstates idea that you the player, are the nation, that reflects the way a monarch is sometimes seen as the personification of a leader. In addition it makes character based RPing easier. You can role play relationships with the leaders of other nations, without worrying about elections making your character irrelevant. You also need less characters (although, I think most RPers don't realize the amount of ministers and advisers that a monarch needs to rule even a small modern country) There is also, a lot of types of monarchy, so you can have a monarchy that is a liberal democracy or an autocratic one, or even a socialist monarchy. The may difference between RPing with a monarchy and a republic (or the terminology I prefer, a Principality or a Republic), is that with a hereditary lifetime ruler, one can easily interact with other nations with Royal marriages and balls, but also have flawed characters that wouldn't be elected.

It is also fun. Especially compared to RPing Communism, or boring old liberal democracy.

But what about roleplaying Fascism?!

Zumlandia wrote:Guys, I am a bit new and a bit old. I played this game back in 2003 as the nation of Zardoz. It is now ancient history and I could not retrieve it. So I started again as Zumlandia. I had a couple of losses in the family and had to recover all these years.

After saying that, you guy and/or gals mean what type of nation I start with will determine the issues I have? I am straight up Libertarian; get a job and what you do in the privacy of your home is not my business. I run my nation as such, but sometimes the most innocent question will have a great impact on your stats. Amazing.

Paplem wrote:Does anyone know any good map building websight?
I am only wondering as I reeeeeeeealy want to have my own map.
Thank you.

Kyrusia wrote:

Paplem wrote:Does anyone know any good map building websight?
I am only wondering as I reeeeeeeealy want to have my own map.
Thank you.

Try asking in the Map Request Thread.

As for websites, specifically for maps, not so much. Though there are various (free) programs you can use in map-making: GIMP (raster graphics editor), Paint.NET (raster graphics editor), and Inkscape (vector graphics editor) to name a few.

The Great Imperator Jeffrey wrote:Here is what I know
IC: In character
OOC: Out of character
AN: Above nation
AL: Above leader
RP: Roleplay
NS: NationStates

Betelgeuse Alliance wrote:

The Great Imperator Jeffrey wrote:Here is what I know
IC: In character
OOC: Out of character
AN: Above nation
AL: Above leader
RP: Roleplay
NS: NationStates

I can't believe that I'm asking this, but when to use ''Above nation'' and ''Above leader''?

Betelgeuse Alliance wrote:I don't know if this is the right place to ask this (I'm still relatively new here), but what do all the abbreviations in the ''NationStates'' forum (like ''TWI'' or ''PIA'' or ''IC'' etc.) stand for?

I really want to write a small story on there and I want to use the right ones if needed.

That's all.

Betelgeuse Alliance wrote:I don't know if this is the right place to ask this (I'm still relatively new here), but what do all the abbreviations in the ''NationStates'' forum (like ''TWI'' or ''PIA'' or ''IC'' etc.) stand for?