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Avatar: The Last Airbender

Zhao was breathing heavily now. Another shop nearby ha caught fire and was billowing smoke into the alley. Zhao didn't mind the smoke but he knew enough in an enclosed space could kill anyone. Sputtering slightly he got to his feet and stumbled to the end of the alley. The street was empty now, completely devoid of all life, and death. There was no bodies, nothing, as if everyone had just been taken away. Walking the way the creatures had come from Zhao noted that they seemed to originate from the Spirit Wilds. He was tempted to turn and run in the opposite direction when a large truck pulled up. Inside was the unmissable uniforms of the Republic City police and at the entrance to the truck was Officer Shen. Shen had been Zhao's arresting officer three years ago and had been the driving force behind his enrolment in the department too.

"Zhao, you son of a-" Shen chuckled. "What are you doing out here? The street's been cleared, we are trying to contain them in the Wilds. That one was the only to break the perimeter. Never mind, I could use your help. How do you feel about being deputised?" Zhao was tempted to tell the officer where he could shove the suggestion, but Zhao had no other idea of where he could go. And he wanted to help however he could.

"Will I get paid for this Shen?" The officer laughed again and shook his head.

"No, Zhao, it's a public service." Nodding glumly Zhao jumped into the back of the truck and stumbled as the vehicle pulled away. The men in the back all looked fairly glum. Clearly they had had other plans for the day turning a last few corners Zhao noticed the change in environment and knew they were entering the Wilds. Dismounting quickly the entire area seemed t be caked in a fog. Just then an area of the fog dissipated, off to the right of Zhao. Before Shen could say a word, he was busy talking to the dismounting officers, Zhao was running towards the clean air. Pushing through the fog he was suddenly in the open space. On the ground a girl, airbender by the looks of it, was either dead or unconscious. On the other side of the clearing there was a man, no idea if he was a bender, running from one of the spirits. Without thinking Zhao jumped forward, raising his hands a small jet of fire, only a few inches long, sparked in his hands. It was like a blowtorch in his palm and as he positioned himself he waited for the running man to go past. As he did so Zhao rolled himself backwards and shot a wall of flame between the spirit and the man. The spirit collided with the flames and there was a low rumble as it ploughed through. Two glowing eyes turned into tiny slits as it focused on Zhao and he jumped backwards, leaving another trail of fire as he tried to escape imminent doom. He was not a quick enough however and the spirit shot one hand through the fames and knocked Zhao backwards. His head was spinning now and Zhao slowly got to his feet, slightly dazed.

The Great Steam War: Operation Shackle

Will get a sheet up at some point.

Two Billion Lives on the Brink

Feel free to put in the Character Tab, it will require editing there if I say so. Let me know with a mention when you feel you have finished your NS

Two Billion Lives on the Brink

Damn...good catch. When i am back on my laptop i shall edit that. Should be +2

The Great Steam War: Operation Shackle

Tentative interest here.

The Calm Before the Storm

http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/78983-two-billion-lives-on-the-brink/ooc

OOC up.

Two Billion Lives on the Brink

Two Billion Lives on the Brink

The year is 1899, the turn of the century is upon us and the world could not be in a worse state for it. Industry, thought to usher in a new age of wealth and expansion for all, has left the huddled masses in a state of poverty, whilst their employers feast on the fruits of their labour. Alongside the rapid industrialisation, there has also been much in the innovation and invention of new goods, chemicals are now being made in factories and shipped across the world for peoples use. Now of course Liberalism is by no means dead however it’s former allure is gone, many governments made the change to a democratic system however many more have kept, or reverted, to the old autocratic styles of years gone by. Great powers and empires are reaching a bulking mass now as the final rush for free colonial provinces comes to an end. Whilst many nations have sprung up in these free lands, many more have been squashed and replaced with friendly puppet states. Of course with this sudden drop in the amount of free land, many of the powers grow restless and seek to expand their borders in other ways. In all the commotion the world has become quite the powder keg, requiring only the smallest spark to ignite what could be a war to end all wars.

Housecleaning Rules
1: Basic guild rules, let’s be sensible people.
2: Keep arguing out of the OOC, if it’s to do with the RP then let me know and I shall mediate between both parties to find an outcome, if it’s personal then just leave it out altogether.
3: My decision is FINAL. I will not have people argue with me or make snide comments, I am happy to listen to suggestions and your opinion but actually if you don't like my decision that much, leave.
4: I’m happy for there to be some language and some gore but nothing over the top, angry characters swearing is fine, swearing for the sake of swearing is a no go.
5: Enjoy.

Mechanics
So in regards to posting, this will be mostly free form. You will have some stats and numbers to work with however these don't need to be posted at the end of each of your posts and I don’t need you too remember numbers, since I will do it for you! So feel free to take anyone’s perspective (Within your own nation of course) and make or change any laws and policy. One thing I do want you to do is put a quick summary of what you have done at the end of each of your posts in a hider. It may look ugly and be a pain but I need to get updates out and run this like a well-oiled machine and some days I just don't have the time to read through 1-3 pages of IC and work out what is happening. The first post in the IC will be mine, a quick check list of stats which I will keep updated and an introductory set of events and the like. After that it will be fair game. Try not to leave anyone behind in IC though. In regards to building a nation there is a basic sheet to work from. From there you will choose traits from the list I have provided. Each traits either adds or minuses to your total score and you have to end on a score of 0 or higher. And you can only choose up to two traits that neither add or minus from your score. Each trait will be in the list below and have a basic explanation as to its overall effect. You will also get +3 as a starting point. In regards to advancing industry or building ships etc. I am going to go off of a law of ‘Be Sensible’ I don't expect you to work out a cost but if you have a poor GDP (My way of putting a number to economy) and then say you are building 5 new Dreadnoughts then I will take issue.

Map

Map is in, roughly, three parts. The left third is Edoniras, the middle third is Kashtaken (Our pseudo-America continent), and the right third is Modensa.(Our pseudo-Asia continent)

Traits

Army:
Large Army: Your nation maintains an army that is huge in size, it dwarfs your average rival’s. -2
Small Army: Only a relatively small army is employed by your nation. +2
Professional Army: Your nations prides itself on an extensive training programme and fine equipment for its armed forces. -3
Outdated Army: Your men are armed poorly, with weapons that misfire and break, and sometimes they aren’t even armed with guns at all, shortages being common place. +3
Conscription: Your army is large but filled with the untrained rabble known as conscripts. They are huge in number but poor at fighting, untrained and break easily. -1
Ambitious Generals: Your generals all want a piece of glory. Sometimes even going to backstabbing each other and arriving to another’s aid ‘late’. +1
Never been out of the Village: Your men almost never leave their own borders. Weather change, foreign climates, it’s all alien to them and they struggle to adapt. +2

Navy:
King of the Seas: Your nation has a glorious Maritime history and many grand ships fill your docks and sailors are viewed as heroes in the eye of the public. -3
Scared of Water: Your nation has never been one for their sea legs. Many naval loses and ship disasters have left your people un-supporting of any venture in which they need to leave the sight of land. +3
Sealegs: Your sailors have spent some time at sea and so can deal with storms and rough weather better than those of other nations. -1
Landlubbers: Your sailors don't exactly train on a boat, boarding and marine forces perform slightly worse due to the moving deck. +1
Dreadnought Fleet: Dreadnaughts are the new ocean behemoths and your nation see’s them as a needed expense. -2
Rusted Hulls: Your nation sees a navy upkeep as unneeded and so most of your ships are in partial, or total, disrepair and will require a large amount of money to be battle worthy or very seaworthy. +2

Economy/Industry
Trading Hub: Your country is a home for trade and many ships either pass through or make birth in your ports. -3
‘Off the Beaten Track’: Next to no traders try and visit you, only those on government order. Sometimes it’s not even worth having an import tax. +3
Fertile Fields: Your nation has carefully maintained large fields of gold and brown whih supply yourself, and parts of the world with agrarian goods. -2
Depleted Resources: After years of exploitation your mines are dry, woods levelled and ground dead. Your land now only produces enough for the most rural of workshops to provide for itself. +2
Strong Industry: Factories reach into the sky and spew forth smoke 24/7. Your goods are produced quickly and effectively. -2
Fighting the Times: Your nation is not industrialised o any great scale. A few big factories exist in the cities however most of your goods are still produced rurally. Making output low and cost high, but quality high too. +1
Free Market: Your economy is not controlled by the state, it can fluctuate completely freely. This means that it can rise incredibly quickly making you very rich, however you are vulnerable to recessions and collapses. -1
State Controlled Economy: Your market is controlled by your ruler, every business is state owned and all works are employed by the state, you are less vulnerable to crashes in the market however with the lack of competition your country advances more slowly and the economy rises more slowly. +1

Misc:
Minor Colonial Empire: Your nation was late to the land grab and so only some small coastal regions are your colonies. -2
Major Colonial Empire: Your nation epitomises ‘Colonial Power’ with large swathes of land under your control on different continents. -3
Local Empire: Your land in Edoniras is vast and takes in many of the different cultures and peoples. -3
“I’m not a racist but…”: Your people are disgusted by anyone outside of their own borders and this has massive ramifications in war, trade and general diplomacy. +1

Nation Sheets
Nations Name:
Flag:
Form of Government:
Describe the System: (Describe how your country is run in some more detail.)
Location on Map Desired: (You may not get exactly what you want.)
Capital: (Please point out where in your land you would like this and your other settlements to be otherwise I will put them all on your borders for easy access of an invading army.)
Important Settlements:
Description: (Describe an average city in your nation. Culture, language, currency etc.)
Important Characters:
Traits:
Army: (I will roll this, population, navy, GDP and stability.)
Navy:
GDP:
Stability:
Population:

Interested Parties and their current status in this:
@Bright_Ops - Awaiting Start
@duck55223 - Awaiting Start
@Keyguyperson - Awaiting Start
@Iluvatar - Awaiting Start
@MrFoxNews - Awaiting Start
@Murtox - Awaiting Start
@Bastone - Awaiting Start
@eemmtt - Awaiting Start

The Calm Before the Storm

You can TRY and create nations however o like. The fact of the matter is it will not affect your rolls in any ways. And I dont want to see a world of renamed real world countries.

The Calm Before the Storm

There is no germany. Different world and different nations. Also i dont want real life powers just copied with a different name, which is why i use traits etc. Because then your start is slightly randomised. OOC is coming i have work today however and lots of course work to do so i shall try to get it up today or tomorrow.

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Orange flames licked towards the ceiling and smoke begun to filter through the rafters. Suddenly there was some cheering and clapping and a slight sizzle as the fillet steak landed back onto the wok. A quick flick of the wrist and the steak then slid into the bowl to the side. There was a slightplop as it splashed slightly in the stock and sat on the vegetables that were already in there. Turning Zhao then gave the bowl a quick flash of flame before walking it out to the table of the customer.

"Fillet steak ramen, extra beansprouts." The man smiled and Zhao did a slight bow before returning to the wok. Grabbing a scourer he filled the wok with some water and scrubbed away the oil and grime. It was only half an hour before the lunch rush and already most of the tables were full. Of course the Grill had takeaway bowls however the atmosphere of the grill was warm and most people wanted to stay and sit down with friends. Checking the supplies one more time Zhao grabbed himself a small bowl he had made earlier and heated it up, flames from his hands charring the bowl. Walking outside he sat down on one of the tables outside. Using a spoon he lapped down the chicken stock and vegetables. Saving the sliced chunks of chicken for the end. Watching the world go by was a nice pastime and Zhao enjoyed the colours of downtown. Just then Zhao spotted a large herd of people moving towards the shop. Sighing about how busy the street got he stood and walked back into the Flaming Grill. Taking a position behind the desk he ignited the grill and started heating up the wok, pouring in some oil and got out a tub of vegetables. Zhao had the shop to himself today, his parents were out having a day to themselves. Just then the crowd rushed past and there was a crash. A table ended up hurled through the window, making glass fly everywhere.

Zhao ducked down underneath the desk and heard as people were screaming now, more glass breaking bounced off of the walls and Zhao finally peeked his head over the top. The crowd was still hurtling past but it was thinner. Just then the crowd was gone and everything seemed silent. Tilting his head Zhao continued to study the window. A black, almost holographic hand suddenly curled its way around the edge of the window and Zhao's eyes went wide. The hand then pulled a large body into view.

"Oh god no-" Zhao jumped down behind the counter again and scrambled to try and get into the back room. The sound of wood stretching and warping echoed and then the sound morphed into splintering and cracking. Sitting up Zhao tried to see what was going on. The entire front of the shop had been ripped open and the dark spirit had stepped into the shop. ZHao was struggling to control his breathing and was tring to get out of the back door without notifying the spirit of his existence. As he crawled towards the bag door he could hear the spirit getting closer and closer. Finally he turned a corner and sat with his back up against the wall. The entire room felt cold and he could tell the spirit was just behind the wall. However, just as soon as it had arrived, it was gone and Zhao looked around quick enough just to see the back of the spirit leaving. Shaking now Zhao got up and stumbled to the bac door. He was in the middle of a panic attack and finally getting to the alley behind the shop he collapsed down.