Acknowledgements: I would very much like to thank @Chenzor and @Cyclone for allowing me to use their nation RP concept for this iteration.
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Civilisation is a turn-based character/nation RP with stats and actions which are used to guide the narrative, but not control it. You will be presented with choices on how to advance your colony. Every turn, your population grows (maybe) and you are presented with new choices and sometimes hardships. Do your best to delay your colony’s collapse and you might even be able to prosper in the Collapsed World. Best of luck!

The roleplay begins with a group of your people reemerging from some sort of safe room after a terrible apocalypse destroyed the world. What the nature of this apocalypse was, has been long forgotten. A great war? A meteorite? Climate change? The Rapture? Whatever it was, the world now is unlike anything ever experienced in the planet’s history. Your people are few and your supplies are low. Perhaps you are the descendants of a wealthy subset of the Old World population that could afford a proper bunker? Perhaps your people hid in ancient caves or built improvised shelter to fend off as much of the damage as possible? Maybe your people was one of the many unfortunate ones who couldn’t find shelter in time, but somehow survived due to terrible mutations? Or maybe, just maybe, you have come here from a distant land, one that was even more broken than this one? Whatever you are and wherever you are from, you must find ways to adapt, survive and maybe even thrive here. You know very little of these lands.
Most certainly there are other civilizations on this continent and other races that may become your allies or enemies, but you do now yet know.

Your options each turn are these:
A) Improve food
B) Improve military technology
C) Improve infrastructure
D) Improve culture
E) Explore
F) Improve resources/technology
G) Prospect further
H) Expand military
I) Take diplomatic action
X) Other

Furthermore, these stats will be shown every new turn:

Population: – How large your combined population is, as well as demographics. Lists each settlement once you get more than 1. Affected by growth and food level and so on.
Military: – How large your professional army is, as well as how many commoners can be drafted to militia in a crisis. A certain wealth and food level threshold must be surpassed to maintain a professional army.
Food level: – How much food you have to go around. Will affect morale and growth where a surplus will lead to happier people and faster growth.
Resources: – A list of resources you are harvesting and thus available to you to use or export.
Wealth: – How wealthy you are considered to be. Not all races care about bling, though.
Trade: – With whom you are trading and what you’re importing/exporting.
Growth: – A percentage of your total population will increase or decrease depending on if your growth is good or bad. An average growth increase per turn is 3%, good growth 5%, bad growth 1%, and so on. Growth is affected by food level, morale, biome and population level.
Morale: – Ranging from 0% to 100%, morale affects combat, growth and general well-being events of your people. A content (average) populace is considered 100%.
Foreign relations: - Displays a list of other civilizations you have met and how well you like each other.

Each action from A to I present different opportunities and different consequences (good and bad). You may choose one of these per turn and preferably write up a post about how you, for example, "Improve food". Depending on how good and thought-out your post is, you may combine one choice with another. For example, while improving your "food", you discover how to create farms and thus also improve your infrastructure in the process. the X-action is an action of your own that is not in the list of choices from A to I. You may write and attempt whatever you want in the X-action, and I may or may not grant you what you hope for.

Lastly, every post will take place in a certain biome. The Collapsed World has many to choose from, and each affects actions taken there. There are pros and cons with every biome, and every biome has its own natural disasters and environmental hazards:

• Wasteland [+]

  Your standard barren outback. Here, the sun bakes, life suffers and everything is preeeetty dead, as far as you know. Or is it? Where nobody wants to be, nobody wants to search, so anyone on the run from someone (or something) else just might have luck in the Wastes. Furthermore, legends say that desertfolk of the Old World used to traverse great deserts to trade, so if one has the tech or animals for it, the Wastes can potentially thrive as a sea on land.
  

  • Any units in this biome will take attrition every turn that they spend in it.
  • Bonus to all hiding and stealth actions.
  • Small increase to chance of finding Old World tech.
  • If one has pack animals or vehicles, this biome provides an immense bonus to trade if the destination is on the opposite side/inside of the biome.
  • Growth impact: -10%.
  • Possible hazards: Sandstorms, chaos storms (sandstorms, but worse).
• Forest [+]

  Despite the state of everything, not all is dead in this world after all. Sure, it’s not doing great, but it’s still there. The forest is one of those cases, and it’s as vibrant as ever, if not more. Here, natural resources are plentiful and fairly safe to use; however, beware that the prosperity of the forest is fragile and that it may easily be over-extracted and disappear. Furthermore, you aren’t the only one who knows of its riches, and the forest is home to a lot more creatures than just you.
  

  • Bonus to all resource improval/prospecting/food production actions.
  • Excessive use of extractory actions may reduce overall bonuses of this biome and even make it disappear entirely.
  • Increased chance of encountering NPC civs, raiders and wild animals.
  • Growth impact: +2% (-10% if over-extracted).
  • Possible hazards: Wildfires, droughts, monsoon rains, floods.
• Sludgeland [+]

  As the name implies, these are poisonous wastes filled with chemicals and nuclear leftovers. No matter how well-adjusted one is to the Collapsed World, nothing can prepare you for these places. Constant radiation and exposure to all sorts of toxic fumes and substances will give you both acute and chronic symptoms (it’ll kill you now - and later!) that not even the hardiest will survive for long. So, why on Earth would you go there, then? Weeeell, the incredible danger of these places means that very few dare venture even near them, which means there’s bound to be all sorts of incredible artifacts left over from before the apocalypse! So if you’ve got your hazmat suit, your Geiger counter and an ambiguous will to live, why not give it a go?
  

  • All units inside this biome suffer intense attrition and will most likely all perish in the same turn they enter. Protective equipment can lessen the damage, but prolonged stay will eventually break down this protection, as well.
  • Very high chance of finding Old World tech.
  • Growth impact: -100%.
  • Possible hazards: ???
• Ruins [+]

  The memories of the Old World linger still in the form of great ruins and tombstones of colossal megacities that used to span the land from horizon to horizon. While much has been reclaimed by nature and the Wastes, the leftovers of civilisation cling on to the right to be beheld and marveled at. One would think these places dead, but that couldn’t be further from the truth: Free real estate littered with building materials (provided one can defend it), metropolitan neighbours to trade with (or war with), and maybe even the chance at some ancient Old World tech (provided you find it first). What’s not to like?
  

  • Bonus to all improve infrastructure actions in this biome.
  • Bonus to trade with other civs within the same biome.
  • There is a certain chance that rival gangs and raiders will show up and harrass players within this biome.
  • Prospect and exploration actions may in rare cases yield Old World tech.
  • Growth impact: +1%.
  • Possible hazards: Flash floods, droughts, monsoon rains, fire, landslides, building collapses.
• Haven [+]

  The Haven biome refers to attempts by some powerful civs at restoring the world to its pre-apocalyptic glory. Here, intense and laborious efforts have been made to regenerate food soil, grow trees, populate the lands with wild animals and insects and purify the water and air. While no one knows exactly what the world looked like before, this may very well have been it - and the terraformers milk that for all its worth. They manage these lands with an iron fist, and anyone caught breaking the rules of those in power will see themselves tossed into the Wastes once more.
  

  • Bonus to all civilian actions in this biome, as well as growth, food production, wealth and morale.
  • Entering and staying in this biome requires permission from the government administering it, and all settlers may be taxed by said government for settling here.
  • Many outsiders covet these lands, and players inside this biome may be caught up in the landlord’s political and military matters
  • Disobeying or upsetting the government may incur penalties such as fines, imprisonment or exile.
  • Every Haven is different, and rules and encounters may vary.
  • Growth impact: +5%.
  • Possible hazards: There are no hazards in the Havens. Move along.
• Shore [+]

  To some, the sea may offer a degree of freedom and prosperity in these dark times. Sure, the sludge and garbage can be annoying or toxic at times, but the sea is generous, and you never know what may wash ashore one day. Furthermore, there is no manner of transport that is more effective fuel- and capacity-wise than by boat, meaning a great deal of exploration and trading can be done quite a lot easier than on land. Just watch out for pirates, alright?
  

  • Bonus to exploration actions and trade by sea.
  • Every turn, there is a tiny chance that something valuable may wash ashore. Whatever this is is up to the fates to decide.
  • The proximity to garbage and sludge has a chance to reduce growth during a turn.
  • Players in this biome may encounter pirates.
  • Prospect actions at sea may lead to discovering schools of fish, which will provide a bonus to food every few turns if improved.
  • Growth impact: +1%.
  • Possible hazards: Tsunamis, flash floods, landslides,
• Caves [+]

  When all the world became a living hell, nowhere was safer than the underground. Whether one lived in a vault or in deep, dank tunnels, what mattered was that the rock and stone above kept all the horror outside so those inside could continue to live. Down there, one could be safe, provided one could survive off of mushrooms and critters or send someone out to gather supplies for the colony.
  

  • Bonus to all defensive military actions.
  • While inside a cave biome, characters are immune to all environmental hazards except for cave-ins.
  • Any food production that relies on sunlight is impossible unless one has access to sunlamps tech.
  • While caves may potentially be anywhere on the map and connect to everywhere else, they are many and unknown. Finding a cave biome requires a highly successful explore or prospect action.
  • Growth impact: 0%.
  • Possible hazards: Cave-ins.

Post a sheet here in the OOC, pick a starting location on the map and save yourself a spot! If the RP is full, you may choose to be put on a waiting list. If the sheet is accepted, you can go ahead and post it under Characters and start posting in the IC!

Recommended: Check out at least one of the previous iterations of this roleplay to get a hang of how it's played:
roleplayerguild.com/topics/79912-civi…
roleplayerguild.com/topics/157987-civ…
roleplayerguild.com/topics/167577-civ…
roleplayerguild.com/topics/174472-civ…
roleplayerguild.com/topics/179136-civ…
roleplayerguild.com/topics/180866-civ…



Make sure that there is room to join first! Below you will find a list of active players, and at the very top of the thread there should be a "status" line with either green, yellow or red text. It's either open, pending or full. Also, read the information about “So how do I start?” above.

Rules and regulations:

All roleplays have rules. You should know the basics like:

• Don't godmode.
• Don't metagame.
• Don't be rude to other players.

However, there are also some other rules you should know about:

• Never wipe a player out completely unless he or she has given his or her consent.
• Don't focus on "winning", it's about playing creating dope-ass stories and enjoying them together.
• It is okay to attack or raid another civilization freely as long as you have discovered them and scouted out the target first. Just don't expect it to always go your way.
• Don't expect to never be met with setbacks or hardships. You may all be given good and bad consequences as well as random events depending on your choices.
• As the GM, I reserve the right to have the last say in conflicts and squabbles, and while I hope I won’t have to, I will remove anyone deliberately upsetting the harmony of the RP.

Also, here are some regulations that aren't "DON'T"'s

• Non-player nations are free to be conquered, raided, wiped out or otherwise warred with however you want.
• Any questions and OOC-chat should be reserved either for the Discord or the OOC chat here.
• When plotting with a player against another player, I recommend you take it to PM to avoid metagaming. Please strive to keep as many parts informed, at least of the fact that you are plotting something.
• When plotting as mentioned above, I want to be kept in the loop as the GM, to avoid misunderstandings and to avoid conflicts OOC.
• You may otherwise choose PM or public IC post however you wish when communicating with other nations.
• If you don't want to play one civ anymore but rather want another, tell me in the OOC and I will arrange a "natural disaster" for your people or take it over as a non-player civ. Lotta ways to die out in the Outback!
• When starting over with a new civ, you will be given some bonuses to help you catch up, but not too much.
• There is no enforced limit of posts per turn; however, you may only take your A-I choices once per turn. Also, don't speedpost. We’re making stories, so it’s always nice to see meaning and depth in those posts if you decide to post several per turn (When you interact with other players, this is crucial).

Anything not on this map is not considered official. Current turn: 0




1. @Dark Cloud
2. @Chenzor
3. @Dog
4. @rezay
5. @ClocktowerEchos

Holding List: Accepting
1. @SilverPaw
2. @Enzayne
3. @Sigma
4. @Shovel
5.



The reason why we have a preset list of races and subraces is so that I as a GM can easily paint the world around you using my own notes and ideas that I’ve put down when creating this world. Still, I want to encourage individualism, so if you’ve got a custom race, go for it! However, it may be harder to make things up on the spot if I don’t see things the way you, the player, see things about your race. Whether you choose from the list or make your own race, I encourage you to talk about what you want with your civilization, what your hopes are, what you aim for in the RP, if there’s a specific hook that you’re going for and so on so that I can narrate accordingly and fitting your vision. That said, it’s much easier to narrate a world when you know exactly what’s in it.



For the "character" section. Entirely optional, but handy.

tl;dr - Knightly rat people

@ClocktowerEchos I love it.

Forgot, suppose I should speak here now

@ClocktowerEchos I love it.

I second that @ClocktowerEchos. Sounds very cool

@ClocktowerEchos Looks dope as all hell, fam! Consider your sheet accepted! I'mma update the map.

My post is a work in progress.

@Dark CloudDon't make me taunt you a second time

: P

@rezay For?

@Dark CloudYou had the audacity to sleep :p

No reason particularly, but I'll take any opportunity to make a Monty Python reference when I'm bored

*Not even a correct one at that

youtu.be/M9DCAFUerzs
There we go

@AdorableSaucerBy the way, how much time passes per turn?

@rezay How do we even calculate our starting population?

@Dark CloudGM told me mine, in the interest check. Safe to say yours is probably going to be similar, or maybe a bit lower if ogres require considerably more upkeep than humans

@rezay Godammit, @AdorableSaucer GM, Ned GM.

@Dark Cloud If you want, extrapolate with math for wherever your group started, for me I began with 80, ended up at a population of 7-800 without accounting for death, and then accounted for death (civil war happened, predators, disease, so on), and I deduced 400 or so was reasonable

Think of how many children a woman has each generation on average, to start. Account for relevant factors. So on.

More of an estimate anyways

Hmmm, generations of inbreeding and general Ogreish shenaniganry.

On a side note, I expected the RNJ to be more populous, thus I made it a Republic. I kinda like this setup, though. It's like they don't quite know what they're doing, because they don't (not entirely). They've salvaged all their ideas of popular governance from fragments of old-world sources, so it works

Hmmm, generations of inbreeding and general Ogreish shenaniganry.

Sounds like a lot of fun

@rezay I'm an Autocratic Patriarchy that venerates the first Ogre like a fucking saint.

@Dark CloudI'm a corrupt Republic that doesn't like mutants unless they have something useful to trade or are dumb enough to exploit