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Darths and Droids wrote:I nominate Theed, my own city.

I think to be fair, it should be a large city in one of the ruling nations of Forest, so either Errinunderra, Verdant Haven, or Ransium. Or we could have it revolve from one city to another in Forest, but this would be a logistical challenge. I think for both fairness and simplicity’s sake, it should be in one of those 3 nations.

Atsvea, Lord Dominator, and Forestal

We could potentially set aside land for a "Governing City" outside of any Forest Nation

Atsvea, Lord Dominator, Ordand, Girelna, and 3 othersMiddle Barael, The young ur, and Forestal

Octopus islands

Having a capital for Forest seems a little strange to me. It would be like the EU having a capital.

Octopus islands wrote:Having a capital for Forest seems a little strange to me. It would be like the EU having a capital.

Fine, so then not a capital, but at least some sort of city where the offices are based and where the nations meet. Kind of like how the EU has Brussels (but also Strasbourg and Luxembourg for some reason?) or the UN has a neighborhood in NYC (except for the ICC, which meets in The Hague).

Paplia wrote:We could potentially set aside land for a "Governing City" outside of any Forest Nation

I suppose it could be in the “uncharted regions” area, or built upon a platform in the ocean (probably the Forestian Ocean, though it can be the Devdan Ocean or the Kolaxa Ocean), though I still think it makes the most sense to have it in a preexisting nation, though maybe not the capital city (For the same reason that the capital of Ontario is Toronto and not Ottawa, because though Ottawa is also in Ontario, it is already the National Capital).

Middle Barael wrote:I think to be fair, it should be a large city in one of the ruling nations of Forest, so either Errinunderra, Verdant Haven, or Ransium. Or we could have it revolve from one city to another in Forest, but this would be a logistical challenge. I think for both fairness and simplicity’s sake, it should be in one of those 3 nations.

I was joking. You'd be mad to have my city as a regional capital; you have about a 1 in 2 chances to either get squashed by a F.O.U.S. or hit over the head by a crook.

Octopus islands, Mount Seymour, Atsvea, Lord Dominator, and 3 othersTurbeaux, Middle Barael, and Forestal

I mean, having the capital of Forest be a revolving city might be fun, because we can do it like a contest by having people seriously (or jokingly) pitch why their city should be the capital. That way the whole region can be involved and it allows everyone, old and young nations, to be able to contribute.

New Kvenland, Octopus islands, Chan island, Atsvea, and 7 othersLord Dominator, Turbeaux, Ordand, Paplia, Pythaga, Middle Barael, and The young ur

Middle Barael wrote:Or we could have it revolve from one city to another in Forest, but this would be a logistical challenge.

I think this would be absolutely the most Forestian possible solution. ^_~

Atsvea, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, Rivienland, and 6 othersRaccoon Creek, Ordand, Paplia, Eco-empire, Middle Barael, and The young ur

Ding dong new Yorushika song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS4f3jawFxY

"What was it that got me into music, again?
Was it the record player that my dad had?
Listening feels good.
Just listening doesn't require any effort, after all."

Thalassia is hosting a new Sports RP and we’re inviting all our friends abroad to take part!

The Thalassian Football (Soccer) League and Cup is now open for sign ups.

More details here:




The Football Season is here, credits for the logos go to Monkelandd

Hello, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the second Sports RP in our region! I am proud and excited to announce that the sport we will be playing this time will be Football (also known as Soccer to the Americans)! For those who don’t really know this sport very well, the rules are simple to grasp and a complete basic guide to the rules of Football can be found here!

But for the purposes of this RP you won't need a deep understanding of the sport. The way this RP will work is simple: first you apply to join the RP. It is a simple process where you telegram me, Owl Archipelago, your team name, their colors and optionally link to a factbook about your team where you can have your player names, if you choose to write your player names then you need 11 names (1 goalkeeper, 4 defense, 3 midfielders and 3 forwards) like the example below:

Team name: Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Team colors: Red and White
Player names (Optional):
- Odysseas (Goalkeeper)
- André Almeida (Defense)
- Ferro (Defense)
- Grimaldo (Defense)
- Jardel (Defense)
- Pizzi (Midfielder)
- Rafa (Midfielder)
- Samaris (Midfielder)
- Jota (Forward)
- Seferovic (Forward)
- Dyego Sousa (Forward)

Once you apply your team will be added to both the Thalassian Football League and the Football Cup. Depending on how many teams enter, we will have updates around every 4, 3 or 2 days.

The League will follow a set of rules similar to Football Leagues, 2 rounds of games against each other, a win gives you 3 points, a tie gives you 1 point and losing gives you nothing. After the 2 rounds, the champion is the one with the biggest amount of points.

For the Cup, the matches are chosen randomly and the team that loses gets eliminated while the one that wins moves on to the next round. After both competitions are over we will dispute the Super Cup between the winner of the League and the winner of the Cup.

Rules
The rules of this RP are simple. First, no excessive vulgarities, swearing or offensive conduct (things like 'damn it' or the like are ok but keep it PG-13), no unsportsmanlike behaviour (I don't want to see hostile arguments between people because of games) and no attempting to influence or cheat in this RP. Basically, be courteous and friendly to each other, please.

With regards to RP posts, you may RP the games as you like (or RP the most exciting game in a series). If you wish to post solely on the RMB I ask that you keep it relatively short so that the RMB page is not clogged up. If you want a longer post feel free to make a dispatch and post the link the the RMB. For RMB posts and when you link a dispatch on the RMB remember to label your post as RP on the top and don't forget to mention me, Owl Archipelago, in the post so I can keep track of the RP posts.

If anyone has any questions feel free to telegram me or to shoot me a message on either the RMB or Discord with your questions and I will do my utmost to answer them! The application period will last for a week (but may be extended as needed). I hope everyone has fun and best of luck in the Thalassian Football Season!

page=dispatch/id=1408166

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Entries will be allowed on a ‘first come first serve’ basis but will close early next week if the maximum number isn’t reached.

Badivermeraed wrote:snip

The maximum number was reached just now. Sorry to everyone in this region.

Governments change. The Founding nation doesn't. I also like the idea of:

Paplia wrote:We could potentially set aside land for a "Governing City" outside of any Forest Nation

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Atsvea, Lord Dominator, and Ordand

I propose my nation's capital, Boktor.

Either foreign dignitaries come to agreements very quickly or they die from air pollution. It would be a great way to promote peace and harmony between member nations.

Chan island

I propose Channing Townton to be the capital.

Mostly because we are currently holding a number of Forestian citizens hostage and will release them in exchange for becoming the capital. >:D

Atsvea, Shwe Tu Colony, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, and 2 othersRivienland, and Eco-empire

Chan island wrote:I propose Channing Townton to be the capital.

Mostly because we are currently holding a number of Forestian citizens hostage and will release them in exchange for becoming the capital. >:D

Would my leader posting on Facebook promoting a film starring Joaquin Phoenix secure their safe release?

Drasnia wrote:Would my leader posting on Facebook promoting a film starring Joaquin Phoenix secure their safe release?

Isn’t that kind of what just happened in Ukraine? Some crazy radical vegan terrorist took 13 people hostage, and one of the terms of their release was that the President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelenskiy, would have to encourage people to watch a certain 2005 Animal Rights documentary about veganism.

Atsvea, Shwe Tu Colony, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, and 2 othersEco-empire, and The young ur

Howdy folks! Remember that the Forest Crystal Jubilee Flag Contest is ongoing over on the offsite forum (linked in the WFE, and in the top pinned dispatch). It runs through this coming Sunday! We've had a number of folks submit entries, and there's still time to get your submission included. Voting will begin next week to determine what flag will fly over our fine region as we celebrate our coming anniversary.

With regard to the idea of a capital city:

Forestal wrote:Governments change. The Founding nation doesn't.

This is my feeling on the matter. From a strictly meta perspective, as per the Forest Constitution, all power flows from the Founder, and it is there that any such administrative functions could rightly be said to reside. The Forest Keeper, and indeed all officers, serve at the pleasure of the Founder. While the ceremonial center of government might shift around depending on where the executive office is currently operating, I think any capital, if indeed one were to be declared, would rightly belong to Errinundera.

Speaking somewhat more conceptually, I would not be entirely in favor of declaring any city as capital, regardless of location. Our lands are vast and untamed. The transient cities of our current sentient occupants could neither encompass nor properly represent the ideals that govern our union. It is the beating heart of a Forest, rather than the urban confines of a settlement, where our true capital lies.

Errinundera, Drasnia, Kawastyselir, Mount Seymour, and 9 othersAtsvea, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, Rivienland, Paplia, Middle Barael, The young ur, and Forestal

Middle Barael wrote:Isn’t that kind of what just happened in Ukraine? Some crazy radical vegan terrorist took 13 people hostage, and one of the terms of their release was that the President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelenskiy, would have to encourage people to watch a certain 2005 Animal Rights documentary about veganism.

Yup, I was making a direct reference to it.

Verdant Haven wrote:Howdy folks! Remember that the Forest Crystal Jubilee Flag Contest is ongoing over on the offsite forum (linked in the WFE, and in the top pinned dispatch). It runs through this coming Sunday! We've had a number of folks submit entries, and there's still time to get your submission included. Voting will begin next week to determine what flag will fly over our fine region as we celebrate our coming anniversary.

With regard to the idea of a capital city:

This is my feeling on the matter. From a strictly meta perspective, as per the Forest Constitution, all power flows from the Founder, and it is there that any such administrative functions could rightly be said to reside. The Forest Keeper, and indeed all officers, serve at the pleasure of the Founder. While the ceremonial center of government might shift around depending on where the executive office is currently operating, I think any capital, if indeed one were to be declared, would rightly belong to Errinundera.

Speaking somewhat more conceptually, I would not be entirely in favor of declaring any city as capital, regardless of location. Our lands are vast and untamed. The transient cities of our current sentient occupants could neither encompass nor properly represent the ideals that govern our union. It is the beating heart of a Forest, rather than the urban confines of a settlement, where our true capital lies.

I agree with you that the capital should be in Errinunderra, due to the fact that they are always the leader, whereas the Forest Keeper revolves from person to person.

I think many of you misunderstood what I meant by capital: The capital would not change anything other than enable those interested in RP or in lore-developing to further explore Forest. It’s not like the capital city would be any more important than any other city; it would simply be the IC place where the nations can assemble to discuss issues. This doesn’t change anything for Forest, it just gives us an IC-explanation for how the RMB exists, or how legislation and embassy applications are passed, etc. Simply a resource for RP-lovers and Lore-builders to use as they develop their nation’s place in the Forest world.

Verdant Haven wrote:…Speaking somewhat more conceptually, I would not be entirely in favor of declaring any city as capital, regardless of location. Our lands are vast and untamed. The transient cities of our current sentient occupants could neither encompass nor properly represent the ideals that govern our union. It is the beating heart of a Forest, rather than the urban confines of a settlement, where our true capital lies.

I don't understand why people are rushing to determine a capital city for Forest. We are a multi-continental union. We can meet virtually over the Internet. Also, most Turbeauxers exist as unbounded beings within our computer networks (This is why our population is so enormous. Very few Turbeauxers have actually died. Also, we coexist with a myriad of separate sapient AIs.) Physical capitals are utterly meaningless to us for that reason alone. Computerizeed consciousness has a much smaller ecological footprint than having millions of meat puppets walking around. We still need a few to maintain certain systems and structures but are working on robotic replacements.

Turbeaux wrote:I don't understand why people are rushing to determine a capital city for Forest. We are a multi-continental union. We can meet virtually over the Internet. Also, most Turbeauxers exist as unbounded beings within our computer networks (This is why our population is so enormous. Very few Turbeauxers have actually died. Also, we coexist with a myriad of separate sapient AIs.) Physical capitals are utterly meaningless to us for that reason alone. Computerizeed consciousness has a much smaller ecological footprint than having millions of meat puppets walking around. We still need a few to maintain certain systems and structures but are working on robotic replacements.

Have you read Asimov's "The Last Question" by any chance? If not, I think you'd like it! It's a short story/quick read, readily available for free on the internet. Some elements sound very compatible with your description.

Turbeaux wrote:I don't understand why people are rushing to determine a capital city for Forest. We are a multi-continental union. We can meet virtually over the Internet. Also, most Turbeauxers exist as unbounded beings within our computer networks (This is why our population is so enormous. Very few Turbeauxers have actually died. Also, we coexist with a myriad of separate sapient AIs.) Physical capitals are utterly meaningless to us for that reason alone. Computerizeed consciousness has a much smaller ecological footprint than having millions of meat puppets walking around. We still need a few to maintain certain systems and structures but are working on robotic replacements.

We understand that some nations are content with being fully virtual, but others are not. Luckily, having an IC-capital for Forest doens't affect the gameplay of any other nations, it simply gives us nations who are fully physical and corporeal and who enjoy lore-building another bit of lore to add to your nation, or an in-character explanation for the RMB and votes and such. You don't need to use the capital or count it as canon and official, it's just another resource to use.

Edit: We all seem to agree that if we have a “capital” (just for lore and RP, meaning it won’t affect gameplay), it should be in Errinunderra. Next time they log in, we should try to ask them if they are fine with this, as well as which city should be the capital in their nation.

Verdant Haven wrote:Have you read Asimov's "The Last Question" by any chance? If not, I think you'd like it! It's a short story/quick read, readily available for free on the internet. Some elements sound very compatible with your description.

I have and it is fantastic!
EDIT:

Middle Barael wrote:We understand that some nations are content with being fully virtual, but others are not. Luckily, having an IC-capital for Forest doens't affect the gameplay of any other nations, it simply gives us nations who are fully physical and corporeal and who enjoy lore-building another bit of lore to add to your nation, or an in-character explanation for the RMB and votes and such. You don't need to use the capital or count it as canon and official, it's just another resource to use.

Fair enough, but I agree that it should be in Errinundera (or possibly Ransium).

Verdant Haven wrote:With regard to the idea of a capital city:

This is my feeling on the matter. From a strictly meta perspective, as per the Forest Constitution, all power flows from the Founder, and it is there that any such administrative functions could rightly be said to reside. The Forest Keeper, and indeed all officers, serve at the pleasure of the Founder. While the ceremonial center of government might shift around depending on where the executive office is currently operating, I think any capital, if indeed one were to be declared, would rightly belong to Errinundera.

I am flattered by the suggestion & would be happy to oblige. Please note that I haven't been as active in the past year or so as I have in the past.

Some archived info from when NSWiki was a thing:

http://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Errinundera
http://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=First_Creek_Falls
http://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Corporate_Torching
http://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Sniffer_Wombat

Errinundera wrote:I am flattered by the suggestion & would be happy to oblige. Please note that I haven't been as active in the past year or so as I have in the past.

Some archived info from when NSWiki was a thing:

http://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Errinundera
http://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=First_Creek_Falls
http://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Corporate_Torching
http://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Sniffer_Wombat

Do you have any preferences for which city the semi-official regional capital should be? I’d think the Water Quarter (Upfalls) in the city of First Creek Falls would make the most sense, but it is really up to you. Or you could build a new city to be the semi-official regional capital, kind of like what Brazil and Nigeria did, or what Egypt is doing.

My OpenTsuri Bachelorette Factbook is now out!

nation=myordas/detail=factbook/id=1408947

I will update this as long as I can think about it. Also, guess the cultures I depicted here.

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