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Ghillemear wrote:Wasc, I get where you're coming from but I just don't like pineapple at all. Putting it on top of a pizza changes nothing to its taste for me, so one way or another, there's no pineapple that's gonna go down in my stomach.

Not for a lack of trying...

How can you not like pineapple at all?!?! Where do you even get your bromelain?!?!

Ghillemear wrote: I just don't like pineapple at all.

well then you're just objectively wrong on all fronts :p

Wascoitan wrote:well then you're just objectively wrong on all fronts :p

Exactly.

General Assembly Announcement: Destroy Mosquitoes Bill (Joke Law) has FAILED the General Assembly in a vote with 1 for, 4 against, and 1 abstain (1-4-1).

Idontknowium - Abstain, "While I heavily dislike mosquitoes as a concept, I recognize they are extremely important for the ecosystem."

New Flamington - FOR, "We must get rid of the evil mosquitoes lurking in this nation. And UPC is the cheapest place to send them. And me and Grey came up with a compurmise where he will send the Mosquitoes to the Llophanage."

New samon - AGAINST, "Just put on bug spray."

Sauros - AGAINST, "Mosquitoes, rather than being destroyed, should have their populations monitored in order to root out various harmful diseases such as Malaria, West Nile, and Zika."

Soviet catgirls - AGAINST, "Mosquitoes are not evil, they play a role in the ecosystem and provide food for dragonflies and fish; sending them to UPC is neither useful, nor able to be mandated."

Super Awesome Fun Times - AGAINST, "I’m not in favor of eliminating an entire species from our ecosystem, no matter how annoying they may be to humans."

Next in the legislative queue: I would like to present Pod Day Bill (Joke Law) for a regional forum. Please feel free to discuss the bill on the RMB. The discussion period will end in 24 hours.

Overview


Purpose

The bill seeks to make Podria supreme ruler on his birthday.

Implementation

The bill shall be implemented immediately.

Author

Argentigrad

Signatory

New Flamington

Result

TBD

Proposed Law


  1. Podria shall be supreme ruler on every 4th May

  2. Being mean to him shall be considered treason

  3. Podria shall resign from this position on every 5th May

Read dispatch

While I am glad we have stuff going on in the General Assembly again. I would love for there to be some serious bills/amendments. If you have any ideas for one, want me to be a signatory for one, or just need help in general with one. Feel free to telegram me or DM me on discord, username and tag is Flametaco#2200

Unity in Diversity!

Regional defence council of aragon

Happy May Day comrades!

https://youtu.be/0nG_8n53x90

May day still falls under my time zone at the time of posting this

Asturies-Llion, South Miruva, Das pardgulew, Sauros, and 1 otherMichigan and illinois

Ancap wascoitan

Wascoitan wrote:best pizza topping and the vast majority of people who hate on it have never actually tried it, for if they did they'd realize how wrong they were.

Exactly what an ancap would say

Asturies-Llion, Kavagrad, Das pardgulew, and Sauros

Argentigrad wrote:Never thought I'd say this but maybe Itali*ns aren't so bad after all

I'm one of the good ones

Saint perpetua

Hey everyone,

After three years, I've decided to migrate to my own region. It's been an experience to see how this place has grown so much and changed over time. Here's to friendly relations and the birth of a better world, both online and in real life.

Best wishes,
Half

Cedoria, Mexican communists, Asturies-Llion, Llorens, and 13 othersSouth Miruva, Kavagrad, Grod Island, Argentigrad, Das pardgulew, Sauros, Soviet catgirls, Idontknowium, Jyapin, Michigan and illinois, Garbelia in tla, Wagrurg, and Croatian ssr

Saint perpetua wrote:Hey everyone,

After three years, I've decided to migrate to my own region. It's been an experience to see how this place has grown so much and changed over time. Here's to friendly relations and the birth of a better world, both online and in real life.

Best wishes,
Half

Thanks Half for your dedication and service to TLA! I hope I can do justice to your contributions to our community in the historical record, but otherwise best of luck with your new region. :)

Cedoria, Mexican communists, South Miruva, Kavagrad, and 8 othersGrod Island, Argentigrad, Das pardgulew, Sauros, Soviet catgirls, Michigan and illinois, Garbelia in tla, and Wagrurg

Saint perpetua wrote:Hey everyone,

After three years, I've decided to migrate to my own region. It's been an experience to see how this place has grown so much and changed over time. Here's to friendly relations and the birth of a better world, both online and in real life.

Best wishes,
Half

We'll miss you, Half. Good luck with your region, and best wishes!

Mexican communists, Asturies-Llion, Llorens, South Miruva, and 9 othersGrod Island, Argentigrad, Das pardgulew, Sauros, Soviet catgirls, Michigan and illinois, Garbelia in tla, Wagrurg, and Croatian ssr

Hello! I am a new nation founded earlier today, and this isn't my first nation, so I know the basics, but I have never gotten that far in the game, so any advice will be gladly accepted and I hope I could be of some use to this region. Any way I can help just ask and I'll do what I can, thanks in advance to any advice given if I don't get back to you.

Llorens, Grod Island, Das pardgulew, Sauros, and 5 othersSoviet catgirls, Jyapin, Michigan and illinois, Revolutionary honduran commonwealth, and Empathiana

Yuu-nyan wrote:Pineapple on pizza?

Never knew the LA was rife with revisionism. One of the best toppings on pizza, hands down.

Asturies-Llion, Wascoitan, Das pardgulew, and Sauros

Sauros wrote:Where do you even get your bromelain?!?!

Bromelain is from the pineapple stem... Not the fruit.

Also yeah, I don't like the pineapple. Texture-wise, I feel like I'm eating sheets of sour, wet paper. Then my oesophagus decides that the acidity of it is worse than lemons or limes (which I absolutely adore, by the way), and my stomach makes me throw that piece of pineapple right back out.

So yeah, no pineapples.

But don't you dare get me started on tomatoes. Raw tomatoes are the worst. They are the devil. The smell of blended raw tomatoes alone nauseates me beyond belief.

Speaking of, I never put lime on pizza. But then again, considering any citrus fruit's composition and texture, I doubt that's a good idea. Apples on pizza? Ooh, figs on a pizza! Figs are great, I actually had figs on a pizza once before and it was marvelous.

Hello everyone!
I am a new nation and have never played the game before. I hope to help in any way I can!

Asturies-Llion, New volica, Grod Island, Argentigrad, and 5 othersDas pardgulew, Soviet catgirls, Michigan and illinois, Honeysuckle truckers, and Empathiana

Saint perpetua wrote:Hey everyone,

After three years, I've decided to migrate to my own region. It's been an experience to see how this place has grown so much and changed over time. Here's to friendly relations and the birth of a better world, both online and in real life.

Best wishes,
Half

Best of luck Half:) Thanks for everything you've contributed over the years.

All the best:)

Asturies-Llion, Llorens, South Miruva, Kavagrad, and 7 othersGrod Island, Argentigrad, Das pardgulew, Sauros, Soviet catgirls, Michigan and illinois, and Wispsent

Michigan and illinois

I'm always pretty excited when new nations talk as, I can't wait for the weekly Friday region member count!

Reddtopiaa wrote:Hello! I am a new nation founded earlier today, and this isn't my first nation, so I know the basics, but I have never gotten that far in the game, so any advice will be gladly accepted and I hope I could be of some use to this region. Any way I can help just ask and I'll do what I can, thanks in advance to any advice given if I don't get back to you.

Welcome

Asturies-Llion, Sauros, and Reddtopiaa

Ghillemear wrote:

But don't you dare get me started on tomatoes. Raw tomatoes are the worst. They are the devil. The smell of blended raw tomatoes alone nauseates me beyond belief.

I just don't get the hate towards tomatoes tbh, it's so... weird.

Asturies-Llion, Das pardgulew, and Michigan and illinois

Hello again! It's been nice becoming a part of this region and thank you for the warm welcome I have received, and I hope to become a more useful and more active nation here.

Jyapin and Michigan and illinois

Also, I would like to know if there is any way to quickly grow your economy without turning to capitalism?

Sauros, Michigan and illinois, and Frantowne

Michigan and illinois

Reddtopiaa wrote:Also, I would like to know if there is any way to quickly grow your economy without turning to capitalism?

I would say, to favour capitalism at the start of your nation's career but then when it's around strong-very strong, you turn socialist like my nation.
Also, make sure to not double post you can edit a message if you have something extra to say but since you're a new nation, I bet you didn't know.
Unity in Diversity, Comrade.

Idontknowium, Reddtopiaa, and Empathiana

Equalitopia

Socialist republican spain wrote:81 Years Later: A New Spain:

It is a nice day in New Madrid, the Capital of Spain. It is the anniversary of the defeat of the Nationalists and the commiment towards left-wing ideals that is the Socialist republican spain. A young woman walks to through the streets of Gran Via. Her name is Emma de Rosario. She has been elected just 4 years ago as Congresswoman of Aragon. She has become a rising star in the Partido Republicano Socialista (Socialist Republican Party). A dis-establishment party aimed at once again making Spain what the founders of the 2nd Republic envisioned. You see, after 1970, the centre- right to right-wing party, the Rally Conservador (Conservative Rally) had been winning seats in the Congress of Deputies, not because of increasing popularity or demographic shifts, but instead due to gerrymandering and the increasing moderation of the leading left of center party, Partido de los Trabajadores Españoles (Spanish Workers Party) to the point in which some Congressmen even began switching to the Rally Consevador.

Ever since 1979, the national debt was rising while GDP and Employment became stagnant and increasing problems with filibuster and corruption in both the legislature and the executive cause an increase in crime and the popularity of the far-right party, Unión Nacional Tradicionalista (National Traditionalist Union) which seeks to 'fulfill Franco's Dream' which means fascism. She hates it. Now, with the current President, Mariano Rajoy now impeached and jailed for bribery and extortion, Emma plans to make her mark on Spain...

Does anyone want to join my role-play? All you have to do is ask.

Can I join?

Given that it is May 4th somewhere on Earth, I will be beginning Pod Day. Now, you may be saying "Hey now buster, the Pod Day Bill hasn't passed yet" and to that I say "Yet. >:)" When the bill passes, I will be retroactively granting myself Pod Day powers, seeing as my power extends infinitely through the 4th of May. This both serves to extend the length of my power to the maximum amount of time as well as force Soviet catgirls to vote, lest she create a time paradox - creating a tear in the space-time continuum and ending the entire world (which may sound good, but that also means frogs will cease to exist).

At this time I will be making the following decrees:

- Argentigrad is officially super duper cute
- Anyone who doesn't join the RP is a poopy butt
- The Socialist People's Republics of Kavagrad is literally George Orwell's 1984

Thank you very much, that's all for now.

Click here or ur poopy butt:

Joining the RP


Join the discord server. Our RP is hosted on a separately from the main TLA server, a link to which can be found here (https://discord.gg/DFrZDmHGmP
)

Get involved. In order to begin participating in the RP follow the steps provided in 'Creating a Nation' below. Beyond that feel free to collaborate with your fellow players in '#general' or let everyone know what's happening inside your nation in 'news' or ''internal-politics.'

In Game Rules


1) Terms for voiding role-play. A scenario may only be voided if the main parties (not players who come in after it begins) agree to it. This is to prevent players from backing out when they stray into hot water and bring an actual sense of consequences to their IC actions. Players will ask why this rule exists in particular. It's to force a feeling of consequences and gravity to the actions of everybody in the region.

2) Terms for removal from the map. A player may be removed from the map if A) their nation is inactive, and attempts to get said player involved go unanswered. Said nation will not actually be removed, but rather will be played in the RP as a collapse of government, and may serve as one of many potential excuses for expansion. The in-character world leaders and organizations will determine the fate of the nation in question. B) A player asks that their nation is removed from the map. Players who leave the RP are allowed to return, but only so many times, lets say 3.

3) No ignoring canon (mixed IC/OOC). Angry with somebody? Want to ignore their existence in your canon? Too bad! Each player's canon is Estian canon, and what is and what is not canon is decided on by the MoRP (with contribution from the community). Basically, deal with it or don't play. If you have a complaint about a nation, take it up with the MoRP.

4) No metagaming. Metagaming is taking OOC knowledge IC in order to gain / improve upon yourself, or your nation. This includes hearing or reading about players talking about planning troop movements on Discord and suddenly you know about it IC. This is poor sportsmanship and will not be tolerated.

5) No powergaming/godmodding. Powergaming is forcing an action upon your opponent without their permission or consultation. This would be like Granvik firing a missile at an Emburan warship and having it hit and destroy it in the same post. Powergaming makes it so Embuer Mitan is unable to do anything to prevent this action. More on this topic and 'OOC Planning' can be read in 'How to be a good role-player' below.

6) No land-grabbing! Land-grabbing is something that all role-players hate. It is widely defined as invading a nation for no reason other than wanting to own their land. For example, if say France were to attack the UK and invade them just because they wanted to rule over the UK with no other stated reason, that'd be land-grabbing. You must have a very good reason for the deployment of troops in this RP, which will be touched on later.

7) No trolling. Don't ruin the fun for everyone else.

8) No nukes. While this may be a Modern Tech RP nukes will not be involved. This is a personal decision as military action in this RP will be carefully planned out to ensure a fun and interactive experience for all those involved (and nukes will ruin all of the hard work the MoRP and players have put into planning a war. Nukes in an RP like this are boring, either they just sit there and do nothing or blow up and ruin the whole show. One more time for the people in the back, No nukes!

9) Non-Player Countries: Better known as NPCs, are nations controlled by the MoRP for the purpose of generating / implementing in-character lore / story elements. As well as triggering special world events for players to participate in.

Creating a Nation


Land Acquisition: Upon creating a nation players will have to choose which 'Province' their nation will call home. Players may make all requests to be placed on the map in the '#ooc-map-requests' channel on discord. When applying for a spot it is strongly recommend that players take a look at the 'Climate Map' before posting a land claim. When posting a claim it is encouraged that players include locations of cities, capitols, ports, etc of their nation within their claim, but these may be added later if not included in the initial post. Players should keep their claims reasonable, as in don't claim half the map as your own. The size of a claim may be reduced if the MoRP feels it is too large. If you would like assistance determining the size of your claim feel free to post in an #ooc channel or send a private message to the MoRP.

Expansion: Expansion is not necessary, but most players seem to want to grow their nations up big and strong. During the RP players may increase the size of their nation via adequate RP time / having adequate reason to expand (see No landgrabbing rule above). If a player's border is next to unclaimed territory, your expansion attempts may be more limited as a lack of available land could discourage the creation of nations from new players if there are limited choices to pick from. Unclaimed land is primarily for them, but exceptions are possible, just make sure to run any expansion ideas past the MoRP (via private message or an #ooc channel) before acting on them. If your nation shares a border with another country however, there will be opportunities to RP larger expansions, if and when the opportunity presents itself and everyone concerned has agreed. Many of these opportunities will come from NPC events throughout the RP, and depending on international response, could lead to nations increasing their borders. Expansion is not necessary, but most players seem to want to grow their nations up big and strong.

Nation Information: The final (and most important) part of making your nation is... actually making it! We strongly recommend the use of our Linkregional wiki for the detailing of nations as it is the easiest to format and read format; but we will accept Google Docs. We'll require the following information: nation name (duh), flag, capital city, population, government type, military size, approximate economic power, and at least one person of note, preferably the head of government/state. We also advise that you include some further worldbuilding elements such as major cities, currency symbol and name, language(s), religion(s), suffrage, military branches and equipment, national symbols, and history. Feel free to ask for help in the Discord, our community or Minister of Roleplay would be happy to help!

https://discord.gg/4bv8UYV

Nation Description: * Indicates required fields

Flag -

Nation Name - *

Capital City - *

Population - *

Government - * (What kind of government does your nation have and how does it work?) *

People of Importance - * (Important/famous/infamous people in your nation, try to list at least one person) *

Currency Symbol -

Currency Name -

Largest Cities -

Demonym -

Dependent areas - (Overseas territories, colonies, etc. This category is for mid / late game nations who have expanded their nation's borders.)

History -

National Animal -

National Symbols -

National Holidays - (Date and background)

Ethnicities - (Majority and minorities)

Languages - (Official languages and dialects)

Religions - (Percentages, is there a state religion?)

Citizenship - (Is it given at birth? Can your population have it by descent? Can your citizens hold multiple citizenships? Can members of your population have naturalization?)

Suffrage - (Voting age, if voting exists)

Branches - (Give the military's different branches and their names, this is another mid / late game category for nations who have built up their military)

Weapons / Equipment -

Uniforms -

Vehicles -

Service Age - (What is the minimum age to join the military, what are the genders? Is there conscription or service obligation?)

Historical Disputes / Conflicts - (List of names / dates of national conflicts, with whom? Any territorial disputes?)

Additional Info


1) First of all, when starting, it can be useful to formulate some attributes that define one's nation. What will make it unique in terms of its government, sentiments, culture, etc? Is your nation a socialist paradise with free healthcare for all? Is your nation rogue and being led by some terrorist organization? Is your nation the military capital of the world? This is all up to you, and a good place to find inspiration for what some of your nation's policies might be is the NationStates policy dispatch (linked in the spoiler below).

2) You could be the most dictator-ish dictator the world has ever seen, or you could hold a direct democracy where the people of your nation vote to make laws. Does your nation have several branches of government, or is it just you and your posse? This also leads to who is your President, your Enlightened Emperor, your King, your Chairman, your leader. Do they have a cabinet? Does their cabinet have any power? Does your leader even listen to them when they speak? Do you have a Congress-type system? A Judicial Department? What do your citizens think of you? What are some of the laws or policies in your nation?

3) Now, be realistic in all this. Don't say, "I'm a mega rich leader who makes everything strict but my citizens love me!" If you're a strict dictator, your citizens will more than likely hate you, but you always have options in these matters. You could arrest the ones who voice their hatred publicly, but what would your neighbors think? If you'd be a direct democracy, you could run into problems a real direct democracy might have. This all goes into what your nation is really about. If you're not going to voice these, then at least know them in your mind. It makes role-playing a lot easier and much much more fun for everyone involved.

4) Activity in Discord is incredibly important. This is going to be a very hands on RP, so while you could just pick a spot on the map, dust your hands off, and walk away, I'll ask that you please not do that. Forming trade alliances, planning your economy, and building your nation alongside your fellow players is where all the fun is!

How to be a good role-player


1) Ask Questions. There are a lot of people here who are very much interested in helping you understand all about role-playing and its intricacies.
Be Courageous. This role-play offers a wide range of choices for the player. From the simple single player story, to very complex group stories. The community and MoRP are here to help you have a good experience.

2) What's the Best Way to Role-Play? If you're having fun, you're doing it right. If you're not having fun, ask the community and we'll see how we can help you.

3) No-win-scenario. The problem seems to be the mistaken idea that this is a game where you can "win" everything. This is not true. In fact, the truth is quite the opposite. Our story does not end when one player manages to dominate and overpower every other player. For example, you will never have a global empire, simply because that would push everyone else out.

4) OOC planning. For any story that involves multiple players, the ideal is to have a set outcome in mind. This can be a small win, a small loss, or a stalemate. But it forms the core of a story, going back and forth, letting everyone involved feel like they at least won by participating. You can win a couple of battles but still, lose the war. If none of the parties involved wants to negotiate with other players, then this goes against the rules of good sportsmanship. And that could make the entire story invalid. By that I mean, we don't take the events seriously and ignore the actions that were taken.

Technology Level


In this role-play, we will be using Modern Tech. Let me repeat that, we will be using Modern Tech. One more time, Modern Tech (abbreviated as MT). In role-playing, a Technology level (often shortened to Tech level) describes the country's level of technological advancement. For example, if a country role-plays with the technology we had in 1900, they would be a Past Tech country, while a country that role-plays with the technology we have now would be a Modern Tech country. This is one of the most commonly used technology levels there are in nation building RP. Players here will be using a similar level of technology to countries in the present day. As a consequence, this means alternate technology, post-modern technology or any form of future or futuristic technology is not allowed.

Read dispatch

Asturies-Llion, South Miruva, Kavagrad, Argentigrad, and 3 othersNew samon, Das pardgulew, and Soviet catgirls

General Assembly Announcement: Pod Day Bill (Joke Law) has PASSED the General Assembly in a vote with 4 for, and 2 abstains (4-0-2).

Idontknowium - FOR, "Yes"

New Flamington - ABSTAIN, "These feel over done now but I will feel bad voting against"

New samon - FOR, "Podria is poggers, ig."

Sauros - ABSTAIN, "Same as Flame's reasoning."

Soviet catgirls - FOR, "As it is already Pod Day in some places, happy Pod Day."

Super Awesome Fun Times - FOR, "Full support."

Asturies-Llion, South Miruva, Argentigrad, Podria, and 2 othersDas pardgulew, and Soviet catgirls

Mexicalia union

I'm also a new nation who's also fairly new to politics as well (I identify as a social democrat but don't know much about it yet, and I'm not even old enough to vote IRL yet) and hope to learn more here :D
So do I just go through issues and proposals as they come or is there a lot more that I'm missing?

Mexican communists, Llorens, South Miruva, Das pardgulew, and 3 othersSoviet catgirls, Super Awesome Fun Times, and Michigan and illinois

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