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

@Aweirdgamer

I'm not quite sure I understand what you mean. Do you mean that in each post, each player would specify at what point during the 100 years each storyline would take place? If that's the case, I certainly think that would be a good idea.

@Raindeer

I understand your objection. Perhaps we could extend the number of pages corresponding to a period of time to 10, or more, which should allow everyone to complete several storylines including some concerning only their own species. Since the creation of the RP, the players have only written 10 pages, so it would seem a pretty good compromise. To compensate for the greater number of pages, we could also extend the time period to 200 years, if anyone cares.

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

Thanks Mihndar!

I'll try to post as soon as possible, but I can't guarantee anything.

Edit: I sure hope so. I hope there won't be too much competition though, not to mention the slave-raids haha.

Edit 2: Everyone, I have a suggestion for a more precise timekeeping system. So as to keep track of time, yet simultaneously leave enough freedom to each player, we could establish a system where a given number of pages, say 5, would correspond to a given period of time, say 100 years. Any post in these 5 pages could take place at any point during these 100 years. A post on the 6th page, however, would necessarily take place during the following century, unless someone urgently needs to close a storyline, of course. If you wish, you could have all your posts follow each other in quick succession over the course of just a few years, for the sake of continuity, or you could just as well decide to have each post separated from the next by a couple years, except, naturally, for conversations and interactions with other races, which would be dated from the post in which they started.

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

Hi everyone! PLayers from the older iterations of the RP will certainly remember me, and as for the other ones, I hope we'll get along just right.

Name of Race : Isáwa (pronounce Ee-sa-wah)
Pic/Description : http://i.imgur.com/ysaXY0n.jpg The Isáwa are a humanoid species, measuring on average 1.2-1.8 meters high. They are omnivorous, eating mostly berries, insects, fish and other small animals. They have residual hair, usually white, and are generally colored beige to grey, with the occasional white or black individual. Their eyes can be colored black, red, lavender, orange, deep blue and seldom gold, with a white iris.

Racial characteristics : Having evolved in wide open prairies carved up by deep canyons, the Isáwa have developed an extremely keen sense of vision ; they can see small objects fairly well at a distance of up to 100 meters. Furthermore, they have excellent stamina, and possess a retractable claw on their hand, as well as sharp claws on their feet, which aide them in climbing the steep cliffs of their homeland. What is most peculiar perhaps, with the Isáwa, is the way they reproduce. The two appendages falling from their cranium are in fact reproductive organs, which also double as a tool of sensory exchange between individuals, conveying moods and emotions. To reproduce, the Isáwa, which are hermaphroditic, must first connect their appendages, which results in the exchange of the gametes. One of the individuals must then proceed to fertilize a third indivual, which will incubate the resulting embryo for the next 6 months.

Race bio : The existence of only one gender- every individual is potentially the mate of any other – and the necessity of having three Isáwa cooperate to breed, have fostered a generally peaceful culture founded upon the values of trust and solidarity. Isáwa society values above everything else honesty, sometimes to a fault, community, justice, and transparency. The Isáwa worldview is structured by the cult of Šewár (pronounce Shé-wahr with a rolled r ), an all-encompassing deity which comprises all of nature, existence, time, concepts, and extends infinitely beyond. Šewár possesses three main aspects, Onúma (Oh-noo-ma), who gives life, Kyewón (Kyeh-won) who preserves and nurtures life, and Bahéra (Ba-hey-ra), who takes life and lets the cycle begin anew. Under these are numerous other deities, each corresponding to a force or feature of nature, a moral concept, etc.

Location of map : To the south of the great mountain range, between the two rivers.


Techs (specifically those not already given) : canoe, colored pigments
List of important characters :
Sôwán- current coordinator of the Eláda settlement
Muwáya- Shaman of sorts, artist.
Veláh- best hunter
Gyôgon- best berry gatherer
Dokûra- best crafter
Places : Main settlement called Eláda (Home)
8 other settlements

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

Name of Race : Isáwa (pronounce Ee-sa-wah)
Pic/Description : http://i.imgur.com/ysaXY0n.jpg The Isáwa are a humanoid species, measuring on average 1.2-1.8 meters high. They are omnivorous, eating mostly berries, insects, fish and other small animals. They have residual hair, usually white, and are generally colored beige to grey, with the occasional white or black individual. Their eyes can be colored black, red, lavender, orange, deep blue and seldom gold, with a white iris.

Racial characteristics : Having evolved in wide open prairies carved up by deep canyons, the Isáwa have developed an extremely keen sense of vision ; they can see small objects fairly well at a distance of up to 100 meters. Furthermore, they have excellent stamina, and possess a retractable claw on their hand, as well as sharp claws on their feet, which aide them in climbing the steep cliffs of their homeland. What is most peculiar perhaps, with the Isáwa, is the way they reproduce. The two appendages falling from their cranium are in fact reproductive organs, which also double as a tool of sensory exchange between individuals, conveying moods and emotions. To reproduce, the Isáwa, which are hermaphroditic, must first connect their appendages, which results in the exchange of the gametes. One of the individuals must then proceed to fertilize a third indivual, which will incubate the resulting embryo for the next 6 months.

Race bio : The existence of only one gender- every individual is potentially the mate of any other – and the necessity of having three Isáwa cooperate to breed, have fostered a generally peaceful culture founded upon the values of trust and solidarity. Isáwa society values above everything else honesty, sometimes to a fault, community, justice, and transparency. The Isáwa worldview is structured by the cult of Šewár (pronounce Shé-wahr with a rolled r ), an all-encompassing deity which comprises all of nature, existence, time, concepts, and extends infinitely beyond. Šewár possesses three main aspects, Onúma (Oh-noo-ma), who gives life, Kyewón (Kyeh-won) who preserves and nurtures life, and Bahéra (Ba-hey-ra), who takes life and lets the cycle begin anew. Under these are numerous other deities, each corresponding to a force or feature of nature, a moral concept, etc.

Location of map : To the south of the great mountain range, between the two rivers.


Techs (specifically those not already given) : canoe, colored pigments
List of important characters :
Sôwán- current coordinator of the Eláda settlement
Muwáya- Shaman of sorts, artist.
Veláh- best hunter
Gyôgon- best berry gatherer
Dokûra- best crafter
Places : Main settlement called Eláda (Home)
8 other settlements

Precipice of War - We Write Under The Sign Of The Goat

Definitely.
I was just advocating for France to have survived somewhat. (hardly a surprise)

Precipice of War - We Write Under The Sign Of The Goat

I agree with all you say, and I am certainly not saying the European powers are in any way as influential as in the age of imperialism, as they certainly have not appeared to be so, but in economic terms at least, the main Western European countries should not and could not have become total backwaters. After the depression, they would have at least moderately grown, not as fast as during the actual postwar period, but at least at the rhythm which prevailed before the Great War, that is, 1-2% yearly.

Precipice of War - We Write Under The Sign Of The Goat

Isn't it a bit unreasonable to think that over 50 years after the end of the war, even with a terrible economic depression, European countries would not have recovered fully? Germany recovered from WWII pretty speedily, so if that is possible, anything is, really. Given, it had the Marshall plan and a debt erasure, but still.

Communists appeared in Europe only after the Russian Revolution, so I have no idea how things shaped out in PoW. In France, the Communist Party seceded from the SFIO (Socialist Party) in 1920. Without the Russian Revolution, it would probably have taken longer.

Anarchists were done with by the early 1900s. State repression in the last decade of the 19th century had seriously affected them.

Precipice of War - We Write Under The Sign Of The Goat

Vilage, I'd just like to add that during WWI, asides from mutinies in 1917, which were "solved" by higher salaries, a better permissions system, and better FOOD by Pétain, and low-level strikes, French society remained rather stable. The Socialists, who were the only ones who could have caused trouble, were in the government, so even though they were rather unhappy with the war, they couldn't really criticize the government. With the war lasting so long, of course, the situation would have changed, I can imagine. It's probable a more authoritarian regime would have surfaced, lead by Clémenceau, who received emergency powers in 1918. After a few years of that, I can't really tell. We would need to know more about the situation on the front.

Precipice of War - We Write Under The Sign Of The Goat

1)2) We've never mentioned these issues before, so you'll have to rely on Vilage, Aaron's or Gorgenmast's Word of God.
3) Generally, a depression is characterized by low investment, low consumption, high unemployment, etc. You can try to stimulate the economy by lowering the interest rates to encourage borrowing, and hence investment, you can decree an increase in wages, but be careful of all the unwanted consequences, the State can employ people for public works to stimulate consumption...
4) If by collapse you mean a return to anarchy, that would seem excessive. Even during the chaos of the French Revolution, the French economy never blew up completely. During the actual WWI, French GDP fell 24%. In the PoW timeline, with a war dragging on for 12/3 years, a 50% fall wouldn't be excessive. That would be an incredible fall, but if the government managed it decently, at least maintaining basic services, the country should have retained the ability to rebound after the war. Keep in mind that huge destruction also means huge opportunity to rebuild and stimulate the economy.

Honestly, I don't think the depression would have occurred in the 30's, if at all, due to the severe disturbances wrought upon the world economy by the war. Admitting economic history followed in PoW a similar path as in real life, the depression would have hit in 1940 or later.

Precipice of War - We Write Under The Sign Of The Goat

The US has Republicans, it's a different kind of terrible.

And hey, we also brought you Liberté, Égalité and Fraternité ! (lol)