Aweirdgamer

Civilization Roleplay: Rise of Races (The Tribes of Nova Mondial Want You!)

Time: Era of Gray (no precise timekeeping system developed)

Platta Civilization
Population: 78

New Lives
Despite the relatively new challenges of the more complicated lifestyle, the Platta have managed to adapt. The festival goes smoothly, and the discoveries are shared. A new Platta is also born on the day of the festival. It is commented that it seems to show how the new life transition is working well. The new food sparks many ideas, and conversations, including the idea of how the marks and map making might be able to be combined.

Previously, maps were mostly made to show the area and that is all. But now the idea has come that it can also show a specific path to note, as well as perhaps indicators on it to make sure readers of it don't misinterpret the two kinds of maps as the other. When this marking idea is explored here, it is also realized that the cloth of maps could also be used for just marks, without a map of the area. It is not sure what it would be used for, but some think it could help with a new thing to add to art made on the cloth to indicate a movement. The art made in the following days explores this. Cloth is also rarer than it used to be, so more is planned to be gathered.

As the ways of the cloth's use becomes more complex, the Platta also look for ways to get more cloth, and keep track of what each is for. It is discussed on how to resolve this, and the answer that is agreed upon is to make some kind of system similar to the symbolism of role, except now for keeping track of information about the world beyond what nature directly shows. One question is this: As there are more Platta than ever, it is no longer possible to just know who made what drawing because of the lack of communication. Should the cloths' makers be identifiable on an individual Platta basis, or should there be a more general system that notes camp and role?

In other events, the brown rocks found on the earlier travel are looked at more closely to see what they can do. They seem to not work well for making browner dyes, so no use is found for now. A couple are still stored for later use and study.

Civilization Roleplay: Rise of Races (The Tribes of Nova Mondial Want You!)

Sorry about my own inactivity as well. I should be able to be more active for awhile.

Civilization Roleplay: Rise of Races (The Tribes of Nova Mondial Want You!)

Time: Era of Gray (no precise timekeeping system developed)

Platta Civilization
Population: 77

Markings of Change
It has been many years since Darbu's insight, and the Platta have expanded signifigantly. Four camps mark different exploration areas. To the south of even the southern camp area, a younger Platta walks with a stick in their left hand pointing up in the air. To them, it is a toy of sorts, for they like to pretend to be a tree when they observe the forest on scouting missions. They are traveling with an older scout that is training them in the ways of exploration. The stick toy occasionally hits the ground, leaving little marks, but this Wasn't thought about very deeply until yesterday.

Yesterday, the scout and child were exploring there and had encountered some strange rocks that seemed more brown than normal. This led them to go deeper into the area than originally planned. But when the time came to return, it was forgotten the exact path taken. The little marks helped determine the path back. This insight had been spread throuhgout the southern camp but nowhere else yet.

On other events, the former gray secretary had died last week, and the role has since been taken by the secretary's only child. That child is an adult now, and has a gray cloth around their neck. They are talking with the messengers (courage + place = cyan) about messages to deliver to the camps in the north, west, and east. Specifically, the messages are about the latest finds of food sources and path marker idea. The Platta have become less relying on fish, but still largely enjoy it. A festival is planned soon to combine the foods found, as well as fish, to celebrate the successes of the explorations.

One such challenge the Platta keep finding is that it is difficult to determine what to bring, ciitng how easy it used to be in the past as it was clearly set. There have been attempts to resolve this, but none have arose clealy so far. While the path markers are seen as useful for navigation, using it elsewhere has not yet been considered.

Civilization Roleplay: Rise of Races (The Tribes of Nova Mondial Want You!)

On the maps, noted and downloaded.

On the time between posts, until contact, I think the rule should be wait until at least one other person has posted.

Civilization Roleplay: Rise of Races (The Tribes of Nova Mondial Want You!)

Time: Era of Gray (no precise timekeeping system developed)

Platta Civilization
Population: 40

Demands of Complexity
Late that night, the gray secretary visited Darbu and explained, "I have searched back through the words of ancestor upon ancestor, dating to the first secretaries and to the first Platta."

Darbu was excited to learn the meaning of the sky, but realized the secretary seemed disturbed. The secretary continued, "I cannot recall any answer. I am not sure if the sky has a meaning, but at the same time, it seems it must, as all things do. This is a new question, and as is my duty to make decisions of the unknown, I have been thinking about what must be done. I find the answer is a very disturbing one."

"Why? What is it?"

"The sky's meanings show to me the future of the world will not belong to nature, but the Platta. A force equivalent to the works of yellow Platta shall dominate the land beyond the scout's farthest walks. But the scouts of that era will travel even farther. They will communicate of their finds, but it will bring much tension which will change many ways of life."

In Platta symbolism, yellow was the hybrid of red and green, meaning it was the realm of order and life, which translates to engineering. The loss of nature to Platta refers to how engineering is seen as taking from nature for Platta to use. The secretary sees this as the future from the fact the star is yellow. The scout travels come from the light blue look of the sky. Light blue translating as the meaning of the realm of place and courage, or scouting. But as the sky is also darker blue some days, which translates out to the realm of place and caution or messengers and communication, they also see this coming. The large scale of it is from how the sky shows itself everywhere on an unknown scale. The tension comes from how the sky is black at night, which represents disagreement. The secretary is interpreting this as a sign of tensions shall dominate the future.

The secretary continued, "I think you are not fit to be merely a scout of place, but a scout of order, of life, and of place. But you also show the drive to ask of the world. I must ponder about what to do with this in mind. In the discussion tomorrow, I will announce my answer."

And that night, Darbu wondered what was about to happen. She wondered if this would be her death for messing with the order of the Platta, but also knew that the Platta were mostly willing to learn of the new.

At the discussion, the gray secretary explained what had happened with Darbu, and the answer. They said, "Change is coming from all directions, so we must go meet it in all directions. In the coming generations, we must explore beyond the land of the Platta to the lands of the unseen. Darbu has found our future, and it is not going to be a simple life."

All Platta became scouts that day, in addition to the other roles held, and as more saw places of inspiration, the more they wanted to make something. But as the labor had increased for all, so there was also less time to work on art. This led to a push to have more children to aid in different ways figuring the more children did, the less they would have to, and though the children would have their own inspirations, they would have others working for them in regards to food gathering and care taking. It would merge in a more labor-intensive but balanced system. The next few years would be a faster expansion. However, the costs of doing so were not considered very closely...

Civilization Roleplay: Rise of Races (The Tribes of Nova Mondial Want You!)

Regarding astronomy, I should have been more specific. Can total eclipses happen? Because moons blocking the sun happens everywhere within our solar system, but a equally proportionate total eclipse is a strange coincidence that is only relatively recent in astronomical terms. Does that happen on Nova Mondial, though? Statistically, it's unlikely, but I think for story purposes, I think it would work well.

As for time measuring, I think as none of us had made contact yet, as long as we don't go too far advanced or populated than anyone else, I think the rate of events isn't that crucial for now. We should be able to adapt it when contact is established, though. I have been going by days, but after Darbu's storyline, I'm planning a significant jump.

Civilization Roleplay: Rise of Races (The Tribes of Nova Mondial Want You!)

Time: Era of Gray (no precise timekeeping system developed)

Platta Civilization
Population: 40

The Meaning of the Sky
As Darbu and some scouts travel along the west side of the river, Darbu 'paints' in the color of the landscape, with little marks about details such as the apparent fish. Occasionally, a fisher walks into the water and checks to see the level of the fish. It is generally found to be only slightly higher, but not as high as remembered it being in the past. Some fish is gathered for tonight.

That night, the group makes camp, and they discuss progress. Darbu explains the mapmaking is going well. When it is time for sleep, Darbu remains awake thinking about the recently discovered, amazed at how much there was to see. She also wonders why she has to be a map maker thinking scouting would be much more exciting, learning of nature's symbolism. As she looks up into the sky, the question crosses her mind, what is the symbolism of the sky? And she realizes she's never heard anyone answer that. They seem to only be interested in the water, ground, life, themselves, and other Platta. "What is up there? What is it trying to teach? What is the meaning of the sky?" There was no cultural answer to this that she knew.

When Darbu and the others got back to the village, and reported their findings, she asked this question to the gray secretary. They answered, "...I cannot recall the answer. Let me reflect upon the Platta gone, and hear what they have spoken. I will let you know when I have found the answer."

Darbu also asked what they would need to do to become a scout instead of a mapmaker. The gray secretary answered, "Bring this to the attention of the other scouts and mapmakers. They will tell you what you must do to not disgrace your original position, and to bring a showing of goodwill to the new."

The scouts answered, "To join our scouting, find something no one else has."

The mapmakers answered, "Find something to map which will last longer than your life so it is as if you remained a map maker."

Darbu thought about what could do these things, and realized she never saw a mapping of the meanings of the sky. Although she figured the grey secretary would find that soon to correct them, she was wrong...

Civilization Roleplay: Rise of Races (The Tribes of Nova Mondial Want You!)

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This is the planet Nova Mondial, so hence we are in the Nova system, with all the implications that carries. So one moon and one star, and six planets, one of those being a gas giant. The OP establishes that the star is yellow (technically white, but we perceive if as yellow) just like ours, and so of course eclipses can happen. I will leave the color and content of the sky to someone else's suggestion.

@Mihndar

On those answers, noted. Where was the planet counts stated or did you just come up with that? On the eclipses, the star color has no relation to eclipses, though. I'll take it you mean eclipses can happen. As for the sky, I think what would be easier and make more sense, but I'm fine if not, is to make the sky blue with similar kinds of weather systems and atmospheric content.

Civilization Roleplay: Rise of Races (The Tribes of Nova Mondial Want You!)

Something recently occurred to me that will be important in matters of astronomy and potentially diplomacy in the future. What does the sky look like? What color is it? Mihndar and Neruu's posts show there is a moon that goes in cycles like ours, but is there only one moon? Is there only one star which the planet orbits? Neruu's post shows there is one. What color are the star(s)? Can eclipses happen? What are thoughts?

Civilization Roleplay: Rise of Races (The Tribes of Nova Mondial Want You!)

Note: When I address something to someone, it's because I mean it for that person. Anyone may read it, though. If I didn't want others to be able to, I'd use a PM.

As far as the question of non-sentient life (animals or plants or other), I think as long as it's not overpowered or very unrealistic, I think it's generally acceptable.

Valkyr: I have no problems with you being near the Platta. Perhaps we will be the first two to make in-game contact. Speaking of which, I think we should make communication a gradual effort as with real-life diplomacy. Also, you should post your character sheet in the Characters tab when you get the chance to have them in one place.