1930 - A decade of change
The year is 1930 and 12 years after the end of the great war, the world is falling into the mistakes that preceded 1914 and with it, a war may soon be around the corner. However, that is not a certainty just yet and it is still only a may. The 1930's a decade which saw Communism, the rising political power of Fascism, and the old guard of capitalism fight it out on the streets on Europe, Asia, the Americas, and Africa. But that might all change for this is the times of change. Will the NSDAP continue to upstart the German nation? Will the Soviet Union prosper under Stalin or will Trotsky retake control and continue his revolution? Will the old powers of Britain and France hold onto their empires or will Communism, Fascism, and nationalism in their colonies be their downfall. Nobody knows for certain what the next 10 years will hold for the world but what is know is with the great depression affecting the world people will be forced to take radical action and with radical action comes radical change. Will you be that radical change?
Hello and welcome to 1930 - A decade of change. If you still don't know what this RP is about then let me sum it up; it is an RP set during the turbulent time of the 1930s where the world would set itself up for the beginning of the second world war. But a second world war does not need to come or even the way it happened in real life. Maybe your Germany does not allow the Nazis to control the Reichstag or maybe your Soviet Union falls and the return of the Tsar is echoed throughout the world. The choice is up to you how your nation will go.
Picking a nation
It is recommended that you pick a nation you feel comfortable playing with as well as one that you know the basic history of the time period since this RP will not allow Alternative history before 1st January 1930. You are allowed to change after that date. Because of this, I would recommend you read up on a nation's history before you decide to commit to it so that you can get the most fun out of it. One final thing is that the world is very big and I would recommend that you pick nations all over the world.
Post Quality:
I expect a good post quality from everyone, which means no one/two/three liners nor a simple paragraph. At least two decent paragraphs are required for every post. Adding simple details to your posts is an easy way to make sure that you meet the standard and if you're not sure on what to post, just take another look at the issues going on in your nations or the world and add something about it in your post, it can be a plan to resolve an economic crisis or it even could be a simple reply to a certain event that happened somewhere on the other side of the world.
Timescale:
Almost everything will happen faster in the RP than in real life if only to avoid the troubling reality of having to wait years for things to improve. While we won't make drastic changes in a month, we won't have to wait years either. This is a matter you have to decide on your own a bit to figure out what your nation's capabilities are in terms of those matters. I'll keep an eye on it and if I feel it goes too fast or too slow I'll let it know.
In the RP itself, we will pass time by simply posting dates at our posts while trying to keep it at around three months per IC page. Make sure you read other people's posts as we will slow down during busy times while we will speed up the time at times nothing really interesting happens.
Historical Accuracy:
I don't think much has to be said here. Everything up till our starting date will remain the same as IRL, or at least as close as we can get it as there remains a gap of a few days.
Waging War:
At some point, there will likely erupt a war somewhere and since this RP is a realistic one there will be strict rules attached to waging wars. To start, if you want to start a war you are required to have my permission to do so, this only to avoid reckless and unrealistic wars everywhere.
Now let's say you're sure about starting a war, whether with another nation, civil war, or even a coup, you'll either TG me or ask me about it in the OOC. Provide as many details as possible as the more details I have the more tempted I am to agree to it. Think of the way on how you're going to build-up to the war, where you'll try to find support, what you explain to the UN, what you're going to do to try to avoid the war at first, how to establish the supply lines, what you do concerning the terrain, the mobilization of troops, the finance, etc. So basically provide me with as much information as possible. If you're not sure about some of the matters don't hesitate to ask, I'm always willing to help you out, even if it concerns a war against my own nation.
Even though starting a war is possible I will remain very strict on the matter and in most cases it'd be better if you choose a nation that is already involved in a conflict instead of trying to start a war with one that is not.
For war, you must follow these four steps: Seek Approval for War (for example, if you're the united states), Prepare & Mobilize Your Forces, Launch Your Forces, Attack
+ You must give the other nation the chance to respond when you launch or even attack with your forces. For example, a nation would detect a large air, naval, or ground force, and would, promptly, intercept. They may not know exact numbers and may end up with more or less to defend (and it's appreciated if you use only forces that would, reasonably, be able to heed the call to defend, meaning that if you don't have a military base for miles, it'll take a while, and you still have to mobilize to defend), but the intercepting force will try to defend the nation you wish to attack. That means you might have to wait and will have to wage war properly.
+ Use spell check, proper grammar and punctuation, and all of that other stuff that helps you to write well.
Technology:
It is important to understand your nation's technology and the limits that go with it. Major powers will start with the most advanced technology and they will most likely hold that position throughout the RP. It is allowed to improve your technology but knows that you can't jump ahead on these matters. If you're not sure whether something is allowed, just ask and I'll let you know if it is okay to use it or not.
Events:
From time to time Events or random Events will pop up in a separate post. It could be anything from a terrorist attack to a species going extinct to an economic or social crisis. It's up to each nation whether to respond on it and how to respond on it and the only ones who are not allowed to ignore it are those nations affected by it. If you have any idea yourself for a random event, whether it concerns your own nation or another don't hesitate to send me a TG and I will see what I can do with it.
NPC Actions:
NPC's will be somewhat semi-active in the RP as we shouldn't ignore all those nations that aren't being played by people. While we won't be hearing from them a lot they will undergo changes, end up in conflicts and choose sides in conflicts from time to time. It's important to interact with NPC's yourself as well as most likely one or more of your allies will end up being an NPC. Now if you want to interact with them you only have to send me a TG with the stuff you want to do with the said NPC nation. I will either reply that the nation agrees to it or that it doesn't agree to it depending on its own interests.
Another aspect of the NPC action revolves around the fact that you play a government and not its entire population. This means that your citizens can change from opinions themselves and that they could even show their discontent with one of your recently accepted policies. More important, however, if you're a democratic state, they will select the ones you're about to RP once elections arrive. Now as for the elections I will keep your wishes in mind but there might be occasions in which I am forced to have the citizens elect a government that you do not desire. It is important to keep this in mind when you're about to play a nation, would you mind having to play a radical right-wing government or a socialist government?
I will always use the major parties in a democracy to start with, then, along with your wishes in mind and the smaller parties, I'll look at what the people would want and make an election result on it. Sometimes it might be quick and easy, other times I'll have to get myself up to date with the state of affairs regarding this stuff in your nation.
Britain and her empire
One final thing I want to give a note to is that Britain due to the nature of the empire at that time. The person RPing as the UK will not be allowed to directly control the Dominions these being Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, and Malaysia. The same also goes for France and French Indochina. This is to allow more space in the RP for people to chose nations since Britain would take up a 1/4 of the map if RPed as one whole single nation.
General Rules:
At least there are of course the general rules which you must obey.
1) Don't Flame or Troll, just don't.
2) Obey the forum rules at all times.
3) Know how to lose. Don't be a dick if something doesn't play out your way.
4) Metagaming, don't do it. It is not allowed to use any knowledge you obtained outside of the IC in the IC itself.
5) Have Fun!
Application Format:
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[box][b]Nation Name:[/b] (Formal name only)
[b]Head of State:[/b]
[b]Head of Government[/b]
[b]Government Form:[/b]
[b]Ideology:[/b] (Political)
[b]Foreign Policy:[/b] (How does your nation see the world? What is its stance or position on issues outside its country?)
[b]Civil Freedoms /10:[/b]
[b]Political Freedoms /10:[/b]
[b]Economic Freedoms /10:[/b]
[b]Military Size:[/b] (Active/Reserve)
[b]Military Description:[/b] (Quality of the equipment and soldiers, their experience and your nations main suppliers)
[b]Organizations:[/b] (If your country Supports certain Political and/or Military Organizations and you want to RP as them as well, write them down here, Please list it as following: Name/amount of Members/Main Nation(s) of Operation/Militia or Political)
[b]Description of Your Nation's Economy:[/b]
[b]Description of Your Nation's Government:[/b]
[b]Goals for the Nation:[/b] (State short and long term goals)
[b]RP Sample:[/b][/box]
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Accepted Nations:
Republic of China-Union Princes
Greece - Sao Nova Europa
The United Kingdom - Flowerdell
The Union of South Africa - Taridaria
Poland - The National Dominion of Hungary
Kingdom of Yugoslavia - The Pearl River
Commonwealth of Australia - Biotopia
Reserved Nations:
France - Arvenia
