[OOC] New Dawn Rising

[Willy Vereb]

We'd need some NPC to the space between me and Franco-Iberia.
At first I thought about a Germanic faction but given I already have some Germans that may not make that much sense.
How about a Gall Republic?

BTW, I added some info on my military, including my HK-56 tanks. They are basically a successful MBT-70 but with some tech closer to the T-55 or T-64.

[Sigma]

Added in the Gaul Republic, or whatever we shall call it :p

[Monkeypants]

Yeah, ill increase my borders a bit. Reflect growth.

Also, Willy.. You did the one thing I hate in nrp's than anything else.

Self proclaimed leadership. "leader in electronics etc etc."

Anyways, it might be a while before I can get to a proper PC for map edits.

But I'm gonna pretty much claim all the way to Maine and parts above the great lakes.

Ooooh, and if its ok, I want panama. Potential plots ftw.

[Sigma]

@Monkeypants So the grey bit? Easy enough :)

Edit:

How's this?

[Monkeypants]

The only other additional would pretty much be that strip of land where the state of Maine would be. That strip of land leading towards pink.

[Sigma]

@Monkeypants Alrighty, got it all.

[Monkeypants]

@Monkeypants Alrighty, got it all.

@Sigma

That's perfect! And with a direct border to jig, there's another potential for plots

[Jig]

Boom. I have a sheet. It's not finished. Sooner or later I'll end up asking for maybe some advice or critique on my military sections. I'm also keen that West Lamonia (the pink off the coast of North America) has a history that is slightly more interesting and detailed than 'The Jodesian Empire colonises it', though it doesn't necessarily have to be that the Jodesian Empire successfully invaded.

The only other additional would pretty much be that strip of land where the state of Maine would be. That strip of land leading towards pink.

@Monkeypants

Looks like you're now near it. Want some shared history? Either way, it'd be nice to know the NAU's attitude toward it. Ya ninja'd me. Technically it's not a direct border, because there's a leeeetle bit of sea, but definitely swimmable ;)

@Willy Vereb You're also a short sail across the sea from my turf. Any shared history you'd like to work on?

[Sigma]

@Jig Awesome! and of course, if you need help and advise, just ask and me or someone else will answer :P

And I'd imagine West Lamonia will be quite interesting, being somewhat close to, but a safe distance near a conflict hotspot.

[Jig]

And I'd imagine West Lamonia will be quite interesting, being somewhat close to, but a safe distance near a conflict hotspot.

@Sigma

Hence my desire for an enormous weapon of frankly ambiguous utility for when shit kicks off tensions rise. :P
(won't abuse, promise)

Consumerism drives this fairly similar to today's culture. Small and large businesses alike vie for power and prosperity among an ever growing and evolving population. This open economy model has allowed for a wide variety of products and the lax laws on certain things such as guns and automobiles has created huge leaps in designs through constant competition. This competition does not stop at guns and automobiles though. Music and Motion pictures are a huge growing market throughout the nation.

@Monkeypants

So, either the NAU values West Lamonia as a great place to do trade or is envious of it or both. If the NAU is a capitalistic nation, there's probably some rich people who like going on holiday. Just spitballing.

Suggestion:
Would it be worth compiling a list of races, who they are, where they're geographically located and such? That way, when creating demographics for places with high levels of migration, we can kinda integrate all our ideas. Also, it'd be a useful reference without having to go into the Character Sheets.

[Sigma]

Hence my desire for an enormous weapon of frankly ambiguous utility for when shit kicks off tensions rise. :P
(won't abuse, promise)

@Jig

Of course, and correct in tensions soon rising.

So, either the NAU values West Lamonia as a great place to do trade or is envious of it or both. If the NAU is a capitalistic nation, there's probably some rich people who like going on holiday. Just spitballing.

Rich people plus maybe smuggled badlands terrorists or not :P *evil grin*

[Jig]

Rich people plus maybe smuggled badlands terrorists or not :P *evil grin*

@Sigma

Everybody's welcome, so long as they don't talk shit about His Imperial Highness. :P

If anybody wants to fill territories (probably not in the US, though), incidentally, Jodesia is a bit of a small empire right now. I don't want to claim anything particularly massive or draw focus away from the ideas I'm currently developing, but it probably wouldn't hurt to have a few more splotches of pink if we need to make up numbers.

[Sigma]

@Jig Just say what you like to claim and it's all yours, as said, borders are not concrete till the IC is up.(Which will be sometime this week)

[Jig]

There's nothing in particular that I explicitly want, I don't think. I don't know quite exactly what I was going for with Jodesia but I seem to kind have made some happily-Stalinist mega-Viking not-Dwarves with a colonial Netherlands which has been gripped by 1930's Italian Fascism fever with just a dash of Nineteen Eighty Four Oceania. I'm reluctant to bite off more than I can chew or try to make Jodesia out to be a super-power because it doesn't want to be, but maybe some old-school native-abusing colony might be a nice option, just to round off the Everythingland I seem to have concocted.

[Sigma]

All up to you really. If you feel having an colony made to be the impoverished kind would improve the story in some aspect, I'd say go ahead. But if you feel satisfied with the current setup, that's also good :)

[Monkeypants]

Jig, with military you have two options, go rogue and make all domestic weapons or integrate into the world community and purchase weapons from willing nations.

Look at how many nations fly American f16/15 and use the ak47.

And for your other question, I can see the nau being friendly towards jodesia. Look at the relationship with Francoiberia. Culture partners is always nice.

[Jig]

All up to you really. If you feel having an colony made to be the impoverished kind would improve the story in some aspect, I'd say go ahead. But if you feel satisfied with the current setup, that's also good :)

@Sigma

I'll keep an eye on the map as it fills up/doesn't fill up and if a convenient patch of land opens up, I'll nom it. I'm guessing that when we're ready to start, you'll do a last shout for landgrabs so I'll have another look then. As I say, I don't want to bite off more than I can chew.

Jig, with military you have two options, go rogue and make all domestic weapons or integrate into the world community and purchase weapons from willing nations.

@Monkeypants

Thematically, I kinda get the notions, but, like, other players have written terms like 'grenadier' under their military sections. I have no idea what that is, and while I can wikipedia it to understand other people's sheets (surprise! I should've guessed from the word... :|), it'll make mine really stupid and nonsensical to read. It's like when I try to describe cars to Jig's Mechnically More-Informed Partner*. I can work out roughly what it's 'about', but actually describing it in a way that the military buffs here who actually know stuff don't find insultingly simplistic/unintelligible nonsense.

* "The Porsche?"
"The blue one."
"There's two blue ones."
"Then we have a problem."

[Sigma]

I'll keep an eye on the map as it fills up/doesn't fill up and if a convenient patch of land opens up, I'll nom it. I'm guessing that when we're ready to start, you'll do a last shout for landgrabs so I'll have another look then. As I say, I don't want to bite off more than I can chew.

@Jig

Correct, once we start, everyone gets a final chance on claiming land.

[Monkeypants]

I see your problem.

Some of those things are specific unit types. What you want is actual weapon types. Browse peoples stuff for ideas, ask individuals about stuff you're interested in.

And let me make sure you understand that you do not need super military knowledge for this RP. Its not stat based so there's nothing to worry about.

[Shorticus]

On NPC nations, here's what I was thinking...



The nation just west of the Malagasy would be the Democratic Republic of the Congo (in reality ruled by warlords led by a dictator). The green faction to the north would be an Islamic state that tries to focus on trade and has problems with warring religious sects. The Australian nation on the eastern half of that continent would be... I'm thinking Mad Max inspired, unified after a long period of strife.

I dunno what the gray nation between Nevarine's lands (within striking range of both he and I) would be, but I think it should be a thing.