Intro
Environmentalism is one thing The Western Isles seems to agree on, regardless of the other political stripes nations may wear. There’s been consensus on wildlife management, ecological preservation and real action on climate change… we seem to be doing pretty well on the environment front.
It’s time to throw a spanner in the works of that.
Roendavar and I are excited to bring to you a new RP called Preserve/Profit . It will feature Southpaw Atoll, a bolded territory eloquently defined by our overlord Vancouvia as “nothing but seagulls and seagull poop - that is, until the discovery of oil in its outlying sea in early 2019”.
The oil factor is where this RP comes in. There’s also large natural gas reserves there too now.
Oil, natural gas and the money that comes with it is about to be there for the taking but you’ll have to get past environmental lobby groups, ecoterrorists and a whole range of natural disturbances and hindrances to get to it first - issues that will not go away too easily.
However, you may also see an unprotected, undisturbed yet vulnerable Atoll that features unique fauna found nowhere else and a whole lot of businesses looking to exploit it for personal and commercial gain. They wield a lot of power and already have significantly easier access to government officials - this will need to be negated if you are to be successful.
Will your people support the environmentalists of their varying degrees? Will your government defy these wishes for monetary gain and international exposure? Can your businesses weather the storm, outrage and danger that comes from an endeavour in a wild place defended by environmentalist zealots?
What we're thinking:
Well, if you’re a fan of these ideas or interested in any of these questions, this RP is for you. Here’s how you may be able to fit in:
- Major environmental organisations such as IPNO and TWI-ERC who will be lobbying the League and national governments to not go near Southpaw and to support making it a marine conservation reserve.
- Environmental insurgents who are willing to block, hinder or destroy the efforts of resource companies to extract oil from Southpaw Atoll
- Resource companies trying to get stuff out of Southpaw Atoll
- People charged with ‘protecting the businesses’
- Supporters/facilitators of the environmental insurgents
Major roles that have been filled:
Major roles we’re looking for at the moment:
Possible side roles you could take up:
- People IC to controversially fund the environmental insurgents
- People IC to side with or against the major, respectable environmental organisations
- Nations for environmental protests to march in
We’re interested in seeing what you have to say about the RP, any ideas you have or any feedback surrounding the storyline. Feel free to have a chat in the thread about how you may be able to fit in in a different way to what we’ve listed though!This roleplay is for members/nations on the map of The Western Isles only.