So, before the site died on us all, I was running a nation RP. Don't know if my players have all found their way back home, but either way, I'm hoping to get another nation RP under way. Now, for the premise.
The world has had a sudden spurt of technological advancement, steam is the new power in the world, and nations are racing to be in the forefront of technological advancement. The nations of the old world have found that there are new lands available for colonization, and in those lands are resources vital to progressing their research, or at the least those resources will make things easier, or more wealth flow into their coffers. Nations in the RP will be from the old world, with colonization as an option. The focus of the RP will be the interactions of the nations, war that will inevitably break out, but also any internal stories you may wish to create for your nations.
If I get at least four people interested I'll make a full on OOC thread with nation traits and more detail.