The Barunian Football Association and the MattijanaFussBand (Mattijanan FA) are proud to present the 66th Baptism of Fire.
Power to the People! It’s time to focus on the true heroes of the world cup: the people of football. No ranks, no records, no history. The Baptism of Fire unites people in one tournament where all are equal. It’s time for the footballers of the world to unite.
This is the place to post your rosters and RPs for the duration of the Baptism of Fire. The thread is IC (in character) only and any OOC comments or questions should be made in the official World Cup Discussion Thread, linked above.
RP Themes:
To celebrate Mattijana and Barunia's classifications as Socialist Federations, the theme for this Baptism of Fire is "Power to the People." This gives nations the chance to explore the many characters behind their teams.
Possible RP ideas:
-Pre and post-match interviews with players and managers as part of a match report.
-Team talks and interactions between players, other players and support staff around and between matches.
-Profiles of some of the players in your nation's squad as well as the manager and coaching staff, discussing tactics, personalities and which players are most likely to score, get sent off, get assists etc...
-In depth character RPs about a series of shady or non-shady events featuring your characters.
-Information about non-fooballing personalities in your nation such as celebrities and politicians.
Of course these are only suggestions and other formats of RP are available. If you have any questions about RPs. Feel free to telegram one of the hosts.
Matches scorinated by Mattijana will be cut off at 19:00 to 20:00 UTC
Matches scorinated by Barunia will be cut off at 12:00 to 13:00 UTC
Frequently Asked Questions:
(For infrequently asked questions, please visit the World Cup Discussion Thread or Telegram one of the hosts).
I'm new here. How do I get a feel for what's going on?
The first place to go for first-time RPers is the guide to sports roleplaying which outlines all the key features and workings of NS sports. Most basic questions are answered here.
How do I make a roster?
A roster is effectively a team-sheet. It contains a list of the 11 players you will put out to play your matches which opposing nations can use to RP. Of course detail is encouraged and as well as a basic lists of players, you can add information about those players and any subs and reserves you wish to send, tactical information such as formations, information about the manager and support staff, a little background information about your nation and information about your home stadium(s). There is no limit to the number of players you can include in a squad, but most nations go with around 23 in line with the real-life World Cup. To get a feel for what to include in your roster, take a look at last cycle's world cup roster thread.
My team likes to park the bus and play for a 0-0 draw, how do I show this?
The style of your team is interpreted by the scorinator through a style mod, which should be included in your roster (preferably somewhere obvious so we can find it). Style Mods range from -5 to +5, with super-defensive teams at -5 and free-scoring, but defensively leaky teams at +5. Whichever style mod you choose, there is no advantage in games won, so it depends only on how you want your team to play.
What if I don't want my matchday 1 opponent to brutally murder all my players?
Here enter the sacred RP permissions. Here you can tell your opponents the extent with which they can interact with your players in an RP.
Copy and past this box into your roster and fill in the details.
Godmodding is RPing an action that would be extremely unlikely to happen in real life, such as a player scoring from 50 yards via a rebound off the referee. These may be allowed or disallowed in the cases of scoring, injuring or other events. Other events can refer to anything and has included crowd action, extreme weather and probably aliens.
My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my goalscorers: Yes/No
Godmod scoring events: Yes/No
RP injuries to my players: Yes/No
Godmod injuries to my players: Yes/No
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes/No
Hand out red cards to my players: Yes/No
Godmod other events: Yes/No
Choosing goalscorers is allowed by pretty much everyone as not allowing it would make life very difficult for an opponent to describe a match. However many nations apply limits to number and seriousness of injuries (e.g. No deaths or career-ending injuries) and a cap of how many yellow or red cards can be handed out per match.
In addition, a player can say 'telegram me first' in cases where an action could be contentious. This is normally in the case of godmodding.
It is important that you follow the guidelines set my other nations when writing your own RPs. Brutally murdering an entire team's players is not generally appreciated.