ZAMEEN
Zameen. Nowhere in the world could claim to be so diverse. A collection of cultures and religions scattered across dozens of kingdoms that still considered themselves, at least nominally, to be one people. This land, with its long and colorful history, has been pulled into the modern world via conquest, although not a wholly unwelcome one. The Empire of Eileanan arrived upon the shores of Zameen more than a hundred years ago, and brought with it both death and prosperity. Factories make silk available for the masses, though the profits go overseas. Sanitation standards improve life expectancy in the cities, while modern firearms cause death across the countryside. Zameen has transformed into a land of dualities, with the natives and invaders both looking to use each other to their own advantage, even as other empires gaze on hungrily through the periphery. Native warlords and nobles look to gather as much power around themselves as possible as the invaders look to keep a stable grip on their holdings, and every person, as in every other land, is looking to accomplish their own goals above all else.
This is Zameen, a political roleplay that those familiar with the time period might notice is based around British India in the 19th century. The focus of the RP isn’t a conflict between the Zameen and Eileanan (Though it can be), but is meant to foster a diverse landscape for characters to have a wide range of goals and motivations. This is, ultimately, an RP focused around the characters, rather than an overarching plot. There will be large, important background events that will likely change the course of the RP as they happen, but ultimately there will be a large degree of freedom for characters to pursue their own goals (Both against other players, and the setting as run by me and the Co-GMs). I’m leaving much of the setting open for players to craft their own regions and kingdoms throughout Zameen, but if there’s little ultimate interest in that I can do the majority of world building.
The OOC, once finished, will contain much more information on the setting, but the basics:
Based on the situation in British India, complete with a mix of both 19th century technology (Revolvers, railroads, factories) and older tech (Swords, etc.) as is appropriate to the situation as it was in real life.
Since it’s a fantasy setting, I of course am not going to expect people to know the history of the time period, and I’m not going to enforce strict historical accuracy.
The players, preferably, are going to be natives to Zameen, with only a few slots allowed for Eileanan characters. In general, I’d prefer a group of smaller, regional plots going on than every character participating in the same event at the same time.
The above will require quite a large player base to accomplish, and the RP will likely always be accepting. I will take on new Co-GMs as needed to handle the work load.
That said, this is going to be a High Casual/Low Advanced level RP. I might ask for several revisions on your characters (Since it is a character driven RP) before accepting them, and I expect the posts to be well put together, even if a strict length isn’t something I will enforce.
Please feel free to ask any questions as needed, hopefully with enough interest the OOC will be up in a few days.
