A bit of a weird one, and i suspect not many will be interested, but how about a Skies of Arcadia based Nation RP?

Essentially, i'm thinking of something based in the same type of world, same mechanics, same magics, same technologies, but more focused on the political climate.

Basic idea of how the world works:

Arcadia is a world of endless skies, a Gas Giant where people evolved in large floating island land-masses. To explore and expand, people have invented a Airships powered by chunks of magical rocks that fall from the 6 moons. Each moon is blessed with a different property and is in geo-stationary orbit with the planet, Most every moon has developed a civilization that thrives under it:

Red Moon is the power of Fire, under it is scorching deserts and people hardy enough to thrive in them.
Yellow Moon is the power of Electric, under it, lightning constantly blasts the surface, but those who live there have learned to harness its power to create more elaborate machinery.
Blue Moon is the power of Wind and Water. It's people find their ships have the power to harness the wind, travelling far higher and lower than any other nations.
Purple Moon is the power of Ice, the power to create great sculptures within great ice-sheets, making their cities almost impossible to find and even more impossible to attack.
Green Moon is the power of Nature, their lands are constantly blessed with the most lush and vibrant of jungles, farmlands, flora and fauna alike reign supreme.
Silver Moon is the power of life and death itself in its rawest forms. Everything is binary, either on or off. Their people are said to be the smartest, but this genius comes at a price of unfeelingness.

And then the final civilization, the Pirates, those who roam the skies taking what they please from anyone they please. The Pirates are split into 2 groups:

Black Pirates: They will rob anyone and take anything, they care nothing about honour or decency, only lining their own pockets. They especially love the unarmed ones that can't fight back.
Blue Rogues: They will fight with honour, they only attack armed ships to give them a fair fight and mostly raid Black Pirates. They steal from the rich and keep for themselves, but then use that riches to defend the poor.

I really think this setting could really lend itself to a Nation style RP for anyone interested, i'd love to hear some ideas.

Probably really late, but I may as well chip in my advice:

I think it's a cool concept, but I think that you'd get more success running it as an Advanced RP than in NRP. They tend to be more receptive to pitches like this, especially if it's based on a fandom.

Hope this helps.

@Yam I Am Nice advice, but at the same time, i want to run a Nation RP because i think the setting lends itself very well to a nation-based setting, rather than a singular RP. I'm looking for political intrigue based on nations vying for power over the skies as they perform chest beating with their mighty skyships.

Plus, i don't have an idea for an Advanced RP. I mean, if it flops, it flops, but i'd rather fail to get the RP that i want to run going, than run an RP that i have no idea where it's going or what to do with it.

@Yam I Am Nice advice, but at the same time, i want to run a Nation RP because i think the setting lends itself very well to a nation-based setting, rather than a singular RP. I'm looking for political intrigue based on nations vying for power over the skies as they perform chest beating with their mighty skyships.

Plus, i don't have an idea for an Advanced RP. I mean, if it flops, it flops, but i'd rather fail to get the RP that i want to run going, than run an RP that i have no idea where it's going or what to do with it.

See, i'm actually glad you mention this, because this does - interestingly enough - give me a bit of a point of discussion to go from.

After talking around with some fellow NRPers over the years, i've noticed that there's a fairly common consensus that most Nation RPs can be run just as Advanced RPs. Before my time here, this was actually how it was done, from what i've been told; Anyone who wanted to even run an NRP back on The Day^TM had to do so in the Advanced RP section.

But likewise, when thinking about how most players tend to RP in Nation RP posts as it is, a lot of posts are almost entirely centered around just one or two characters from that country. Usually, these end up being presidents, kings, representatives...otherwise, characters from a specific point of view that would - all things considered - work just as well in a regular Advanced RP as it does in an NRP. Hell, even with just a little bit of retouching and rewording, you could probably run the exact same concept you have with much better reception if you give it an Interest Check in Advanced RP than...well, to put it frankly, dead silence that's been here.

I hope it's something to think about, anyway. And if this isn't enough to convince you (which I understand - sometimes filling an NRP desire is notoriously difficult), then i'd say that the sheer increase in potential viewercount/interest in Advanced RP should be enough to consider.

Just popping in to register my interest! Skies was a great game, and following up on realpolitik in the setting would definitely be fun :) .

@Yam I Am I appreciate the suggestion and i have been here since the old site. I do realize that getting any kind of Nation RP off the ground is always a ball-ache and a half, but at the same time, i don't really like advertising outside of the allotted area. I see some people doing it and it kinda annoys me like "We have a whole section specifically designed for this kind of RP!"

Thing is, i've tried running those kinds of RP's you described before and they are almost always DOA as well. So, i thought maybe the prospect of a magic-based Steampunk-ish world Nation RP might get people interested. I get the suggestion and i do know what you mean, but at the same time, i know what i want and if it ain't meant to be, i get it and can live with it. I don't want to just have another Adventure RP be DOA because i have no idea's for it. This one i do have idea's for.

@Perihelion Cool, which moon are you looking to build a nation for? Doesn't have to be canon nations. Feel free to make pretty much anything.

I was thinking of the Silver moon, if you're okay with that :) . Magitek and steampunk goodness in one silvery package!

@Perihelion Sounds good to me. Futuristic looking Steampunk Magitek sounds like a fun inclusion to the setting. I'll try and get a CS Template up sometime soon.

I look forward to seeing it :) .

I added a CS to the original post. So, anyone that wants to try making a nation, it's up.