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Regional Power: Extremely High

Forest contains 292 nations, the 127th most in the world.

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Today's World Census Report

The Highest Poor Incomes in Forest

The World Census studied the spending power of the poorest 10% of citizens in each nation.

As a region, Forest is ranked 1,952nd in the world for Highest Poor Incomes.

NationWA CategoryMotto
1.The Mysterious Black Hole of RolessDemocratic Socialists“As the winds whisper...”
2.The Socialist Republic of KrusavichAutocratic Socialists“Smell the flowers and keep your powder dry”
3.The Federation of MarthuaniaAutocratic Socialists“Glory to Marthuania!”
4.The World Machine of Shwe Tu ColonyCivil Rights Lovefest“identify every fandom in my flag”
5.The Eco-Totalitarian Cyberocracy of Ecologist HegemonyPsychotic Dictatorship“Only the Part·e can save mankind & life from extinction”
6.The Republic of JamilkhuzeScandinavian Liberal Paradise“Life is but a harmless enigma we make terrible.”
7.The Benevolent Dictatorship of The United Capital of AdamLeft-wing Utopia“Under one, for all”
8.The Colony of ChilledsvilleAuthoritarian Democracy“Smile! It's not that bad!”
9.The Tradition of York ZioniaInoffensive Centrist Democracy“Astra Castra, Numen Lumen”
10.The Heerlijke Opperheerschappij of Victoriaans NederlandsDemocratic Socialists“Wij werden uns aufrechterhalt jusqu'à la fin des Zäit !”
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In light of the recent security council resolution... Can anyone give me an elevator pitch about sports in NS? Is it just like RPing?

Howdy! Happy Blessed Friday ya folks. How's the forest crew feeling?

Great Lakes Municipalities wrote:In light of the recent security council resolution... Can anyone give me an elevator pitch about sports in NS? Is it just like RPing?

I took part for a few months in 2021, it's RP but the results are based on "scorination", using programmes that generate them taking into account a world ranking based on previous performances, and RP bonuses decided by the hosts. It's fun if you're interested in sports RP and there's a lot of freedom to come up with basically everything as long as you stick with the generated result, resulting in kind of a large collaborative feeling to it.

..::Cabinet Appointments: Part 1::..

I am announcing my first few appointments now, although there will be at least one more announcement when I have sorted out some more.

as Deputy Forest Keeper & Cultural Affairs Minister, I am appointing The Realizer.

as Foreign Affairs Minister, I am appointing Azure Mines.

as Forest Leaf Editor, I am appointing Dest Oritio.

as Statistician, I am appointing Garbelia.

and as Worldbuilder, I am appointing Rogue River.

Please do reach out if you're interested in a role, a specific one or in general, and especially if you're a newer player and are nervous about not being experienced enough please don't let that stop you, everyone in Forest is capable of making a positive impact. You can check my campaign dispatch to see what roles I have planned for having, but feel free to suggest your own idea if you think you could make a positive impact on the region in a different way.

Roless wrote:snip

Is the role of 'Worldbuilder' the same as the role of 'Roleplay Developer' in the campaign dispatch? Anywho, I hope for the success of the new cabinet and—however it'll be run—am looking forward to any such prospects of roleplay in Forest!

Anyway, here's a poem I wrote on the Poetry Discussion Thread in the Arts and Fiction subforum a few days ago. I wrote it at 3 in the morning in darkness. I think it signals a development in my ability to write English poems, but opinions and critique welcome nonetheless.

Farther in Hour

The sins we harbour
From the days of our foster
Uncountable in number
Unbound by honour
Doomed to wander the great, sacred altar

Exiled from younger days of laughter
That lingers no longer
Wasted away in ponder
Swayed in the thoughts of another

Now we've grown older, ever older
And the words we utter grow somber
But still we stand stronger, upright as fir
Before our inevitable err
Before our final surrender

I am somewhat surprised at the issue “A chemical reactionary”:

“In the process of [NATION]’s glorious and inexorable people’s revolution, several thousand of [NATION]’s former elite are slated for execution, with many having already fallen under the blade. The revolutionary courts have scheduled Vanna Ross, your nation’s most revered chemist and a former plantation owner, for execution tomorrow. Several scientists have made a last-minute appeal to save her head”.

It is plainly assumed that every single socialist republic will behave exactly like the USSR under Stalin or China under the infamous “Cultural Revolution”. And the only choice that’s not abhorrent (setting the scientist free) results in a rise in your corruption levels (!). Some (less biased) common sense would be nice, wouldn’t it?

Sierra Brava wrote:I am somewhat surprised at the issue “A chemical reactionary”:

“In the process of [NATION]’s glorious and inexorable people’s revolution, several thousand of [NATION]’s former elite are slated for execution, with many having already fallen under the blade. The revolutionary courts have scheduled Vanna Ross, your nation’s most revered chemist and a former plantation owner, for execution tomorrow. Several scientists have made a last-minute appeal to save her head”.

It is plainly assumed that every single socialist republic will behave exactly like the USSR under Stalin or China under the infamous “Cultural Revolution”. And the only choice that’s not abhorrent (setting the scientist free) results in a rise in your corruption levels (!). Some (less biased) common sense would be nice, wouldn’t it?

What was that thing that those revolutionaries said again..? Oh right...

"Questioning the party now are we? How shameful of you. I'm afraid we'll be taking your head, for enemies of the revolution such as yourself can not continue to exist, no matter how useful you try to make yourself appear."

Of course, about the time he finished that last sentence my men showed up and together we put an end to their little 'revolution', though it would be a while before I would be able to assert control over For Sque as there were plenty of enemies that still had to be fought and beaten.

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Anyway, out of Mafia Character for a minute, lookin at the issues full text I'm guessing the main reason the courts (and a lot of folks who worked under 'em) want the scientist's head is due to the plantation owner part. How bad exactly was the plant and its working conditions (Is it closer to Russian Serfs, or general Western Factories?) isn't directly said.
All NS Issues have some bias due to their writers, as all writers (and for the matter, humans) tend to have biases directed one way or another. Tis a great thing to have a dismiss button.

You are right about that, I should have dismissed it! I would never allow such a disgrace to fall upon my beloved Sierra Brava… Now, where are those writers? The revolutionary court has a few friendly questions for them.

Minor flag update, I attempted to go for an eclipse, though I am not certain if it makes the green too overwhelming.

Democratic Republic of Cacusia wrote:Minor flag update, I attempted to go for an eclipse, though I am not certain if it makes the green too overwhelming.

I think it looks pretty good! I'm looking forwards to adding your S5 card to my Nordic Crosses collection. :)

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