World Cup Discussion Thread | BoF76 | CoH81
Welcome to the 89th World Cup, hosted by Tikariot and South Newlandia (with assistance from Legalese and Zwangzug). If you are signed up for World Cup 89, this is the place where you can present your team, to show your opponents who they’re going up against and to allow others to reference your team more effectively - and of course, there will be roleplay bonus provided for your roster.
How to build a roster
At least, a roster is expected to include the eleven starting players on your team. On top of that, you can go as far as you want - common things to include are substitute players, a manager and maybe other staff, a team formation, tactics and strategies, national backgrounds, team kits, fans, nicknames, and anything else you can think of. If there’s something interesting you’d like people to know about your nation, your roster is the place to put it. It’s also a good idea to include stadium information - remember, you’ll play half your games in qualifying on home turf, so information about the facilities (you can have just one stadium or multiple, whatever you prefer!) is always useful. If you’re looking for ideas or examples, it can be a good idea to look through the other rosters in this thread, or through the rosters from the last World Cup.
Style modifier
You can also include a style modifier for your team. These range between -5 (most defensive) and +5 (most offensive), with 0 being an average team. These style modifiers will affect how many goals are scored in your games - of course, an offensive team will score more goals, but will also concede more. Style modifiers do not alter your chances to win or draw, only the amount of goals scored. If you do not include a style modifier, your team will receive the default modifier of 0.
RP permissions box
We strongly recommend including an RP permissions box. Other players in your group will also want to roleplay about the matches they played against your team, including information about goalscorers, cards, and other events that may have occurred during a football game. Some users like to keep their games realistic, while others like to have fun with more abnormal events. An RP permissions box can be used to allow other users to roleplay more freely. A possible RP permissions box could look like this:
My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Preferred Goalscorers: (Name them here or note if you have no preference)
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
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to telegram Tikariot or South Newlandia, message us on discord, or ask in the World Cup Discussion Thread. We’re here to help!