TheMaster99

Mahz's Dev Journal

I think it's perfectly acceptable to just count page loads. Sure it's not going to be an exact tally, but obviously an interest check with 150 views is getting a lot more attention than one with 15 views. Not all 150 views will be repeat visits/search bots/bots in general. The idea is just to know if nobody likes the concept, or if nobody is bothering to check it out, which would be very useful to me personally, as a current interest check I have running has only one reply, and I have no clue whether people dislike the idea, or just haven't looked.

Mahz's Dev Journal

@LegendBegins Integrating an applet into html is trivial. But why would that be useful, or even necessary?

Mahz's Dev Journal

@Lillian Thorne If memory serves correctly, then no. It was just a suggestion that this thread's regulars are split more or less right down the middle on.

Mahz's Dev Journal

<Snipped quote by Captain Jordan>

I respectfully disagree. We're holding an evolving, intelligent argument with new reasons that have not been stated before. Thus we are further enlightened on the subject and we (or Mahz) can make a more informed decision.

@whizzball1

I respectfully disagree. We are repeating the exact same arguments ("this is stupid and will create more work" "no, not doing this is stupid, and it will result in less work" etc) over and over again, without any compromise whatsoever – the only attempt at such seems to have been largely ignored. None of us will ever agree on which is better, and we can theorycraft (or circle jerk, in this case) which is better for millennia. Both sides have said everything that can possibly be said on the matter, and it really is time to just move on and let Mahz do as he sees fit.

Mahz's Dev Journal

I know I'm a bit late to this party, but frankly I think this argument is ridiculous.

It will not be a problem, especially with an opt in/out system. I have yet to see a gm evil enough to lock someone out for no reason, or even without plenty of warnings. If a gm wants to micromanage their rp, let them. If they want to be a troll to someone, which I truly don't understand why you think will be so common, let them - the mods can deal with it, and I guarantee it won't happen often enough to be a problem.

Perhaps an appeal system would work? If a gm doesn't provide any reason at all, a player can hit an appeal button, immediately overriding his blacklisting and alerting the mods to check it out. It'd have a large warning stating that to abuse this will be punished severely. The mods then check it out (perhaps put a field for the gm to state a reason (required) before being allowed for both the player and mods' benefit) and decide who is at fault. Either way it is blatant trolling, and can be punished as such (especially for the player if they appeal just for the luls). Perhaps even limit how many appeals one may have for life? Say, 3?

Lastly, restricting the ability to post cannot be compared to deletion of content. Allowing any person to delete someone's hard work is evil. Allowing someone to police their own "territory" to keep order and/or be a dictatorial idiot (and be punished as such) is a great idea. Removing someone won't happen often to begin with, and when it does I am very confident the reasoning will have been discussed beforehand (and warnings probably delivered as such). But as said above, perhaps it is best to just let Mahz decide himself, since we clearly won't be able to agree?

Island in a Sea of Death

Tristan will probably help sweep. Will give him an opportunity to check out the electrical setup at the same time, and he definitely won't be interested in going into town.

The End of Days – a Post-Apocalyptic Nation/Tabletop RP

@UltikanaRe Yes, I put it in both (checked with Mahz first to make sure this is okay) because it applies to both. Use either one, it doesn't matter. I'm just posting in both so more people who could potentially be interested can see it.

The End of Days – a Post-Apocalyptic Nation/Tabletop RP

The End of Days - a Post-Apocalyptic Nation RP
There ain’t any big cities anymore. New York, London, Berlin… They’re all graveyards.

Premise:

It has been two months since the dead started risin’ across the globe – just long enough so we’re not all running about like headless chickens, but not enough for this whole… kerfuffle to have sorted itself out.

What? You ain’t mad at me calling the ‘end of the world’ a kerfuffle, are you? What can I say: I’m an optimist.

Estimates say most of the human race are dead, scattered to the wind. The cars on the highways are tombstones and there’s no real way to travel across the good ol’ US of A. It’s worse than that. Everyone who was in this province when the apocalypse started are stuck here, and I bet over half of them have kicked the bucket themselves in the panic with no real organisation. I hear that’s starting to change, though; I hear groups are starting to form here in the Yellow Gullies, leaders are starting to come out of the woodwork.

I hear you’re one of them.

So you’ve got a following. Big deal. If you ain’t strong enough to seize this land and all her holdings for yourself, well… The zeds are gonna get you, aren’t they? That is, if the other people don’t first.

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The Battleground:

Well, that’s a bit pessimistic of me. There hasn’t been any over-the-top bloodshed yet. All I can say is, “Welcome to the Yellow Gullies, and may your stay be a wild one.” It’s a chunk of land that’s a fair size but not entirely fortunate: it’s fenced in by pretty much impassable roads to the east, west, and south, all swarming with the dead. Hordes like to come in from those directions now and then, so you’d best be on the lookout.

“Why can’t you escape to the north?” I hear you ask. Well, there’s a bit of a problem, that being the mountain range – the Crags. Experienced climbers only, or at least, that’s what all the signs say.

Anyway, on to the beefy stuff: resources. There’s a whole lot of untapped wilderness around here, but I’m guessing you’re not looking to be spending half of your time collecting berries and then sitting in the outhouse ‘cause they turned out to be poisonous. There are a few lil’ towns – villages, but we don’t call them that up here – all with different supplies left untapped and dangers to overcome. Some of them might even be inhabited. Since this ain’t a national park, there’ll be a ton of hamlets and holiday cabins around too, and I’m sure some of them could be fixed up. It ain’t my job to know about all of that; it’s yours.

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Settlement Sheet

Remember to keep everything that is subject to change up to date!

Basic Details

Settlement Name:
Government Type: (Monarchy, Oligarchy, Democracy, etc.)

Starting Location: (A description of the area you would like to start in. Mention at least how many buildings, how large the area is, how secure it is (not very at best) and its starting resources. Preferably have many areas to improve upon. Subject to GM approval.)
Currently Controlled Regions:

Demographics

Total Number of Citizens: (Max 50 at the beginning.)
Potential Military Force:

Textbook Information

(If a historian were to write a textbook, what would they say about your settlement?)

Brief History: (Feel free to add on to this as time goes on, but it’s optional.)

Current Policies:
Strengths: (Will you be known for your elite military? Do you have this really amazing… well, something, that just HAS to be noted? List them here.)
Weaknesses: (Are your citizens incurably obese? Is your leader corrupt? Etc.)

Leadership: (Who runs the settlement, be it one person or a council.)

Other: (Anything left out that you feel should be mentioned? This is the place!)

Leader Sheet (Optional)

Name:
Age:
Appearance: (Picture, drawing, description, whatever. No anime.)
Values:
Goals:
Strengths: (Optional.)
Weaknesses: (Optional.)
Bio: (Optional - can be as detailed as you’d like.)
Other: (Anything left out that you feel should be mentioned? This is the place!)

GMs

What these people say (OOC), goes.

• @TheMaster99
• @McHaggis

Rules

• All the usuals. No god-modding, power-playing, etc.
• If you have a question, please ask BEFOREHAND. It is a lot less work to just ask instead of potentially having to rewrite everything, so you’re really doing yourself a favor by doing this.
• (Co-)GM word is law. If we say something has to be changed/done a certain way/etc., it is probably for a good reason.
• Dice rolls are to be done in 1d10 (one 10-sided die) format. I will trust you to be honest with your rolling – that is, no repeatedly rolling until you get a favorable result, or flat out making up a number. Do not abuse my trust. Anyone found to be dishonest in any way will be immediately banned from the roleplay, no exceptions.

Resource Management:

Everything, except thinkin' or reflectin' on events gone by, requires TIME to do. This isn't the city out here, and it never will be. We work in MONTHS that go by like clockwork as we take thirty day chunks out of life to work our way through. A DAY means a lot out here.

How It Works

All times as shown below are negotiable, so if you’d like to deviate, say the word and we’ll judge it fairly.
– Narrative:

• 0 DAYS

– Legislature

• 1 DAY

– Building Project:

• 10 DAYS – Gathering supplies, planning and resources.
• ~5 DAYS – Construction, but be realistic with size, length of project. May be overruled.

– Treaty/Declaration of War:

• 3 DAYS

– Battle:

• 10 DAYS for attacker; 8 DAYS for defender.

DAYS left at the end of the MONTH will not roll-over, so tough luck! If you run out, you cannot perform any more actions (other than narrative) until the new month starts. There is one exception to that, however! If you are attacked (and not the attacker) you may take part in the battle even if you are out of days)!

Dice-Rolls:

Out here, we do things fairly. Sorta. There’s a lot more shades of grey when it comes to combat in real life than there ever were in video games or make-believe.

How They Work (In Battles)

We use dice here to dictate the outcome of various events, but it’s a very simple rule system:
– Both parties roll 0-10, and the difference between the modified rolls determines the victor. The modified roll is the 0-10 roll plus the number of map tiles your settlement controls, and a modifier from battling too recently.

• 0 – If you both rolled the same, it’s a stalemate. Both parties are allowed to continue the battle, retreat, parlay… etc.
• 1-3 – A Pyrrhic Victory, too close to be considered a true victory. You might have won, but you’re left licking your wounds with many casualties. MODIFIER TO NEXT BATTLE: -3
• 4-6 – A well-deserved victory. Your party’s defeated its foe and while you did suffer casualties, you are able to march on with relative ease. MODIFIER TO NEXT BATTLE: -1.5
• 7-9 – A decisive victory. Well, there’s certainly no doubt as to who the victor was. You’ve won at no cost to yourselves, but will you charge on or are you satisfied with what you’ve won? NO MODIFIER:
• 10+ – Massacre. This’ll go down in history, boys, as a complete and utter slaughter. The enemy’s been wiped out, and you’ve lost little to nothing. Only a fool wouldn’t continue onwards! MODIFIER TO NEXT BATTLE: +3

Note: Modifiers’ll be removed after the MONTH is over with.

How They Work (New Legislature, Projects, Other)

Similarly, a roll is also used to determine the success of your actions, though without a modifier. The number you roll determines the success/failure on its own, and again, it’s a 0-10 roll.
– 0 – Whatever you tried to accomplish turned into a hot mess, and it would have been better not even trying in the first place. -5 DAYS
– 1-3 – It was unsuccessful. Your law did not go well with your citizens or the construction collapsed/burned/vanished as if smote by the Almighty. It could’ve been worse, though! -3 DAYS
– 4-6 – It’s been a pretty moderate success, this time around. Some people like it, some people dislike it, but nobody’s going around threatening violence because of it. -1 DAY
– 7+ – A total success! Yeah, people love food stamps, who would’ve thought? Maybe your civilisation isn’t such a bad place after all!

But What About..?

– Food and Medicine (Etc…) – It only takes an action of 2 DAYS to gather an amount of food equal to the amount your people will need for a month and perhaps it can even be entirely avoided by building a farm of sorts.
– Disasters and Random Events – There will be random events, but in the essence of fairness, the whole region (as in, everyone’s settlements) will be facing the exact same thing at the exact same time. It will be up to you how you deal with them, and how many DAYS you spend sorting out potential problems… or not. Just be prepared for the consequences.
– Population Growth – You can spend DAYS to recruit survivors too, though not at a 1:1 ratio, of course. As long as it seems fair, we’ll allow it.

Map

The region is a fictional province in the northern United States. This map will be kept up to date with borders, infrastructure, points of interest, etc. Your choice of starting location will be added to the map (once it is made).

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Thank you for checking out my Interest Check! Me and @McHaggis have been wanting to do a Nation RP lately, started thinking about it, and, well, here we are. If anyone has feedback on how to make this better, we are glad to hear it. I have high hopes for this roleplay, and I hope you do too!

The End of Days – a Post-Apocalyptic Nation/Tabletop RP

@UltikanaRe I will come up with a map in the morning, and it'll be filled out with all relevant information when we get to that point. Which reminds me: there will be map tiles, which is a modifier for battling. Will fix the post since I first to mention this.

The End of Days – a Post-Apocalyptic Nation/Tabletop RP

The End of Days - a Post-Apocalyptic Nation RP
There ain’t any big cities anymore. New York, London, Berlin… They’re all graveyards.

Premise:

It has been two months since the dead started risin’ across the globe – just long enough so we’re not all running about like headless chickens, but not enough for this whole… kerfuffle to have sorted itself out.

What? You ain’t mad at me calling the ‘end of the world’ a kerfuffle, are you? What can I say: I’m an optimist.

Estimates say most of the human race are dead, scattered to the wind. The cars on the highways are tombstones and there’s no real way to travel across the good ol’ US of A. It’s worse than that. Everyone who was in this province when the apocalypse started are stuck here, and I bet over half of them have kicked the bucket themselves in the panic with no real organisation. I hear that’s starting to change, though; I hear groups are starting to form here in the Yellow Gullies, leaders are starting to come out of the woodwork.

I hear you’re one of them.

So you’ve got a following. Big deal. If you ain’t strong enough to seize this land and all her holdings for yourself, well… The zeds are gonna get you, aren’t they? That is, if the other people don’t first.

---

The Battleground:

Well, that’s a bit pessimistic of me. There hasn’t been any over-the-top bloodshed yet. All I can say is, “Welcome to the Yellow Gullies, and may your stay be a wild one.” It’s a chunk of land that’s a fair size but not entirely fortunate: it’s fenced in by pretty much impassable roads to the east, west, and south, all swarming with the dead. Hordes like to come in from those directions now and then, so you’d best be on the lookout.

“Why can’t you escape to the north?” I hear you ask. Well, there’s a bit of a problem, that being the mountain range – the Crags. Experienced climbers only, or at least, that’s what all the signs say.

Anyway, on to the beefy stuff: resources. There’s a whole lot of untapped wilderness around here, but I’m guessing you’re not looking to be spending half of your time collecting berries and then sitting in the outhouse ‘cause they turned out to be poisonous. There are a few lil’ towns – villages, but we don’t call them that up here – all with different supplies left untapped and dangers to overcome. Some of them might even be inhabited. Since this ain’t a national park, there’ll be a ton of hamlets and holiday cabins around too, and I’m sure some of them could be fixed up. It ain’t my job to know about all of that; it’s yours.

---

Settlement Sheet

Remember to keep everything that is subject to change up to date!

Basic Details

Settlement Name:
Government Type: (Monarchy, Oligarchy, Democracy, etc.)

Starting Location: (A description of the area you would like to start in. Mention at least how many buildings, how large the area is, how secure it is (not very at best) and its starting resources. Preferably have many areas to improve upon. Subject to GM approval.)
Currently Controlled Regions:

Demographics

Total Number of Citizens: (Max 50 at the beginning.)
Potential Military Force:

Textbook Information

(If a historian were to write a textbook, what would they say about your settlement?)

Brief History: (Feel free to add on to this as time goes on, but it’s optional.)

Current Policies:
Strengths: (Will you be known for your elite military? Do you have this really amazing… well, something, that just HAS to be noted? List them here.)
Weaknesses: (Are your citizens incurably obese? Is your leader corrupt? Etc.)

Leadership: (Who runs the settlement, be it one person or a council.)

Other: (Anything left out that you feel should be mentioned? This is the place!)

Leader Sheet (Optional)

Name:
Age:
Appearance: (Picture, drawing, description, whatever. No anime.)
Values:
Goals:
Strengths: (Optional.)
Weaknesses: (Optional.)
Bio: (Optional - can be as detailed as you’d like.)
Other: (Anything left out that you feel should be mentioned? This is the place!)

GMs

What these people say (OOC), goes.

• @TheMaster99
• @McHaggis

Rules

• All the usuals. No god-modding, power-playing, etc.
• If you have a question, please ask BEFOREHAND. It is a lot less work to just ask instead of potentially having to rewrite everything, so you’re really doing yourself a favor by doing this.
• (Co-)GM word is law. If we say something has to be changed/done a certain way/etc., it is probably for a good reason.
• Dice rolls are to be done in 1d10 (one 10-sided die) format. I will trust you to be honest with your rolling – that is, no repeatedly rolling until you get a favorable result, or flat out making up a number. Do not abuse my trust. Anyone found to be dishonest in any way will be immediately banned from the roleplay, no exceptions.

Resource Management:

Everything, except thinkin' or reflectin' on events gone by, requires TIME to do. This isn't the city out here, and it never will be. We work in MONTHS that go by like clockwork as we take thirty day chunks out of life to work our way through. A DAY means a lot out here.

How It Works

All times as shown below are negotiable, so if you’d like to deviate, say the word and we’ll judge it fairly.
– Narrative:

• 0 DAYS

– Legislature

• 1 DAY

– Building Project:

• 10 DAYS – Gathering supplies, planning and resources.
• ~5 DAYS – Construction, but be realistic with size, length of project. May be overruled.

– Treaty/Declaration of War:

• 3 DAYS

– Battle:

• 10 DAYS for attacker; 8 DAYS for defender.

DAYS left at the end of the MONTH will not roll-over, so tough luck! If you run out, you cannot perform any more actions (other than narrative) until the new month starts. There is one exception to that, however! If you are attacked (and not the attacker) you may take part in the battle even if you are out of days)!

Dice-Rolls:

Out here, we do things fairly. Sorta. There’s a lot more shades of grey when it comes to combat in real life than there ever were in video games or make-believe.

How They Work (In Battles)

We use dice here to dictate the outcome of various events, but it’s a very simple rule system:
– Both parties roll 0-10, and the difference between the modified rolls determines the victor. The modified roll is the 0-10 roll plus the number of map tiles your settlement controls, and a modifier from battling too recently.

• 0 – If you both rolled the same, it’s a stalemate. Both parties are allowed to continue the battle, retreat, parlay… etc.
• 1-3 – A Pyrrhic Victory, too close to be considered a true victory. You might have won, but you’re left licking your wounds with many casualties. MODIFIER TO NEXT BATTLE: -3
• 4-6 – A well-deserved victory. Your party’s defeated its foe and while you did suffer casualties, you are able to march on with relative ease. MODIFIER TO NEXT BATTLE: -1.5
• 7-9 – A decisive victory. Well, there’s certainly no doubt as to who the victor was. You’ve won at no cost to yourselves, but will you charge on or are you satisfied with what you’ve won? NO MODIFIER:
• 10+ – Massacre. This’ll go down in history, boys, as a complete and utter slaughter. The enemy’s been wiped out, and you’ve lost little to nothing. Only a fool wouldn’t continue onwards! MODIFIER TO NEXT BATTLE: +3

Note: Modifiers’ll be removed after the MONTH is over with.

How They Work (New Legislature, Projects, Other)

Similarly, a roll is also used to determine the success of your actions, though without a modifier. The number you roll determines the success/failure on its own, and again, it’s a 0-10 roll.
– 0 – Whatever you tried to accomplish turned into a hot mess, and it would have been better not even trying in the first place. -5 DAYS
– 1-3 – It was unsuccessful. Your law did not go well with your citizens or the construction collapsed/burned/vanished as if smote by the Almighty. It could’ve been worse, though! -3 DAYS
– 4-6 – It’s been a pretty moderate success, this time around. Some people like it, some people dislike it, but nobody’s going around threatening violence because of it. -1 DAY
– 7+ – A total success! Yeah, people love food stamps, who would’ve thought? Maybe your civilisation isn’t such a bad place after all!

But What About..?

– Food and Medicine (Etc…) – It only takes an action of 2 DAYS to gather an amount of food equal to the amount your people will need for a month and perhaps it can even be entirely avoided by building a farm of sorts.
– Disasters and Random Events – There will be random events, but in the essence of fairness, the whole region (as in, everyone’s settlements) will be facing the exact same thing at the exact same time. It will be up to you how you deal with them, and how many DAYS you spend sorting out potential problems… or not. Just be prepared for the consequences.
– Population Growth – You can spend DAYS to recruit survivors too, though not at a 1:1 ratio, of course. As long as it seems fair, we’ll allow it.

Map

The region is a fictional province in the northern United States. This map will be kept up to date with borders, infrastructure, points of interest, etc. Your choice of starting location will be added to the map (once it is made).

---

Thank you for checking out my Interest Check! Me and @McHaggis have been wanting to do a Nation RP lately, started thinking about it, and, well, here we are. If anyone has feedback on how to make this better, we are glad to hear it. I have high hopes for this roleplay, and I hope you do too!