Yet another earthquake has struck Japan, this one measuring Shindo-5+ or Richter 7.0. The quake's epicenter was 60 kilometers off the coast at a depth of 54 kilometers and has caused some damage, including power outages in the area.
Japanese seismologists have predicted that there is a 70 percent probability that a Toukai earthquake may strike Japan over the next 30 years. Such earthquakes could kill tens of thousands if Tokyo is hit.
Cartdrigen
Nodria
Everything is fine in Nodria
Marrokua
Everthing is fine in Marrokua
Fjordinia
Appointing minister of culture
Uncle Fjörd has decided it would be best as a declared nation to get some members of government. So Uncle Fjörd has given the job of minister of culture to the best fitting person to represent Fjördinia.
This new minister stands at 1.6 meters tall, The new minister has beautiful brown hair, The new minister can’t speak, The new minister stands on all fours, This new minister.Is a horse. Büford is its name and it was assigned the job on the 21st of March.
The Saintri The call to arms is quickly sent along to be voted upon byt the Reichstag and Bundesrat, although little resistance is expected from both chambers. The Admiralty has begun preparations to transport more German and Polish troops to the warfront and assist in naval assaults. The General Staff begins relaying orders for units to gather at Ports and airbases for transport to the war. The Public has its eye turned elsewhere however.
Ultimatum Refused As expected, the ultimatum sent to Gabeopolis was rejected, and the Bundesrat and Reichstag will vote on the declaration of war along side the Saintri request.
2 wars in 1 day After scant few hours of debate, both declarations pass with a vast majority voting in favor. Soon after the order was sent for all Imperial Flags to be replaced with the war standard. It will take some time for the Empire to arrive in force near Marinia, but on the Gabeopolis front German and Polish offensives already begin, with the military already having expected this outcome. Gabeopolis resistance is fierce along all sectors, but the sheer weight of numbers in the Germans favor means gains are already being seen.
Three Gabeopolisian aircraft have been shot down by the Federal Union's satellite component of the SKY SHIELD air defense network.
The nation of jh
The JH Meterological Agency has offered assistance for reading earthquakes or possibly volcanoes, as it is commonly believed that The Japanese Republic sits on a tectonic fault line.
The Hansdeltanian Federal Forces have devised a multilayered plan to shoot down the Hansdeltanian nuclear satellite in decaying orbit. The plan involves all of SKY SHIELD's components—air, land, sea, and space to first deorbit the satellite and then destroy it.
Your treatment of Hansdeltanian prisoners of war will determine how the Federal Union treats prisoners of war of Gabeopolis.
The umbergalian republic
Election Date Decided; New FP Politician Elected in Ernadez's Place Freedom Party member, Ugo Gonzalos, is a less liked politician. People are now put in a tough decision whether to stick with the Freedom Party or to settle with Gihoyo. Many are also turning to Lio Pares to win the election. Elections will start shortly after the final debate.
Ornionam
OOC: Y'know what, f--k it. *un Baker's your Sioia*
IC:
Sioia Baker Declared MISSING!
"This is Sam Arther here, to report that Sioia Baker, a well-known reporter of the UPRO News has been declared missing! The last time she was seen was at the entrance of Val's now empty bakery, at 2:32 am yesterday. She has Dark red hair, green eyes, freckles, is 5'11, and, at the time, was wearing a Dark red beanie, yellow sweater, blue jeans, and boots. Please, if you have any info of her whereabouts, contact 911! Remember, Stay safe, Stay healthy, and Stay Truthful, This is Sam Arther, signing out!"
OOC: Just act like I posted stuff about the election, during my laptops fit.
IC: With the vote over, and the Candidates waiting, the results have finally come in, with the National Liberal Movement's Galit Shemesh, of Amman, winning the vote by popular opinion, with 39% of the vote. In a nearish second place is Levant Revisionist Party's Oren Mazarib with 35% of the vote. Further down are the United Torah Judaism and the Labor Party, with 12 and 10 percent of the vote respectively. With the elections out of the way, the Interim Council will step down tomorrow, with Galit Shemesh taking the seat as head of state.
In addition, Prime Minister Elect Galit awaits to see the results of the The umbergalian republic's election, with many in the upper echelons of the government and the National Liberal Movement glued to their screens, reading the translations, or looking at local news covering the subject.
The Grand Abacoan Department of the Navy have confirmed that only four applicant companies have submitted bids to be a part of the consideration process. Said companies have been confirmed to be the:
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' Hayabusa-class, of Nihonato
Toliara Naval Company's Demas Jason-class, of Grand-Abaco
Due to the shortage of bidders, the deadline has been pushed to the first of April, and will continue to be pushed down, for a maximum of three more weeks. At which point, if there are less than 4 international bids, then either the competition will continue, and or will be scrapped, in favor of different classes.
Hashadooma
OOC: Hello everyone! From sunny Hashadooma! We are a Nestorian theocracy that rules over a desert island :) and vassal state of Bunkaiia.
Neo-trinity
Neo-trinity
OOC: Hello! I'm the guy you talked with on discord. For future reference please tag any non-RP related rmb posts as OOC. If you wanna talk to all the rest of us you can join the discord server which is linked above. If you want to RP with us you have to fill out this application, it's relatively simple and is essentially just a troll filter, and it also lets our cartographer know where you want to go on the map. You can find all the answers in the Roleplay Rules and Map Rules dispatches in the regional dashboard.
IMPORTANT! Read the two rules dispatches before continuing! Filling this application out is required to get a map spot in the Roleplaying Paradise! The Cartographer reserves the right to reject or ignore any request for land not done with this application.
ALL answers to the knowledge assessment may be found highlighted in the Map and RP rules dispatches.
A passing score for the assessments is 100 percent. Answering one question incorrectly will result in rejection.
Applications rejected on failed assessments must be redone in their entirety.
For the love of god, delete everything in parentheses! Copy and paste everything in the yellow block below and only the yellow block.
[b][u]Name of nation:[/u][/b] (if RPing under a different name, put that in parentheses)
[b][u]Requested location and size:[/u][/b] (do not use vague answers like "anywhere" or "whatever size")
[b][u]Include pretitle?[/u][/b] (yes/no) (e.g. "Republic of _", "Kingdom of _", etc.) (The Cartographer reserves the right to leave the pretitle off due to spacing)
[b][u]Capital:[/u][/b] (don't worry if you haven't unlocked it yet; naming one even if it has not been unlocked yet can increase your RP participation.)
[b][u]Initial population:[/u][/b] (your nation's RP population when your new map spot gets published)
[b][u]Species:[/u][/b] (the species of your nation's citizens—this is NOT the national animal)
[b][u]Is this a puppet nation? If so, identify the main nation account:[/u][/b] (write "N/A" if not applicable)
[b]---[/b]
[b][u]KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT:[/u][/b]
[b][u]Where are roleplays conducted?[/u][/b] (short answer)
[b][u]If Cartography has acknowledged receipt of this application/request but the map has not yet been updated, what type of roleplays are you allowed to do (if allowed) in the meantime?[/u][/b] (short answer)
[b][u]What happens if you leave the region without prior notice or warning?[/u][/b] (short answer)
[b][u]What is the time limit for posting an RP message upon publication of the map with your new map spot?[/u][/b]
[b][u]If you request a leave of absence from the Cartographer, how long will it be before your nation or nations expire?[/u][/b]
[b][u]PERSONAL ASSESSMENT:[/u][/b]
[b][u]How experienced are you with roleplay?[/u][/b] (rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being an absolute novice and 10 being a essentially an award-winning fiction writer)
[b][u]Are you willing to abide by the Roleplay Rules of the Roleplaying Paradise?[/u][/b] (yes/no)
[b][u]Are you able to produce at least one quality roleplay post every two weeks? At least one per week is preferred.[/u][/b] (yes/no)
[b][u]Will you notify the Cartographer of any absences you expect so that you are not counted as 'AWOL' on the map?[/u][/b] (yes/no)
[b][u]Do you understand that roleplay is a requirement to remain on the map?[/u][/b] (yes/no)
[b][u]In your own words, what is godmodding?[/u][/b] (short answer)
*A tv message is broadcast across the nations and beyond it's borders*
The camera shows a huge landscape full of mountains and a river valley down below the tall mountains. The camera zooms into until the scene changes from the landscape to a man standing in the valley. The background is a green pasture of grass with sheep grazing. Further beyond the green field are giant walls of rock formed by the mountains and cliffs surrounding the valley and far away one can see mighty mountain tops, some of which pierce through the clouds. On one mountain is a Catholic monastery with a large spire that has a Cross at the top.
The man has short brown hair and a long beard and mustache. He is dressed in a large kilt that covers his legs as well as his top half acting as a cloak around him. (OOC: imagine the irl Scottish feileadh mòr or "great kilt.") This kilt swirl patterns of purple and red. He wears leather boots and he has a scabbard with a sword sheathed in it. At the man's side is a large shepherd dog sitting loyally at his side.
The man takes a long puff from his wooden pipe before starting his speech, "Greetings fellow Shepherds and foreigners alike. I am king Wisi JidLidkal of clan JidLidkal, king of the Shepherd Kingdom or by it's official name, Shepherds with sheep and former president of the Shepherd Confederacy. This is the first time I have addressed the Shepherd nation as a whole, all clans united under a single kingdom, a divided people united once more! I have decided to come here today to address the Shepherd nation in the land our Shepherd ancestors knew as the land of peace, the one valley that war never touched from the time of the ancient nomadic tribes that became the many clans of the Shepherd nation. It was the place of unity amongst a divided people, where each clan could unite and work together in peace. Our nation has seen great strife throughout centuries but just as there is a time for war there is a time for peace and honour is found in both."
*a bugle plays as the camera zooms out once more and focuses on the monastery on the mountain*
IMPORTANT! Read the two rules dispatches before continuing! Filling this application out is required to get a map spot in the Roleplaying Paradise! The Cartographer reserves the right to reject or ignore any request for land not done with this application.
ALL answers to the knowledge assessment may be found highlighted in the Map and RP rules dispatches.
A passing score for the assessments is 100 percent. Answering one question incorrectly will result in rejection.
Applications rejected on failed assessments must be redone in their entirety.
For the love of god, delete everything in parentheses! Copy and paste everything in the yellow block below and only the yellow block.
[b][u]Name of nation:[/u][/b] (if RPing under a different name, put that in parentheses)
[b][u]Requested location and size:[/u][/b] (do not use vague answers like "anywhere" or "whatever size")
[b][u]Include pretitle?[/u][/b] (yes/no) (e.g. "Republic of _", "Kingdom of _", etc.) (The Cartographer reserves the right to leave the pretitle off due to spacing)
[b][u]Capital:[/u][/b] (don't worry if you haven't unlocked it yet; naming one even if it has not been unlocked yet can increase your RP participation.)
[b][u]Initial population:[/u][/b] (your nation's RP population when your new map spot gets published)
[b][u]Species:[/u][/b] (the species of your nation's citizens—this is NOT the national animal)
[b][u]Is this a puppet nation? If so, identify the main nation account:[/u][/b] (write "N/A" if not applicable)
[b]---[/b]
[b][u]KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT:[/u][/b]
[b][u]Where are roleplays conducted?[/u][/b] (short answer)
[b][u]If Cartography has acknowledged receipt of this application/request but the map has not yet been updated, what type of roleplays are you allowed to do (if allowed) in the meantime?[/u][/b] (short answer)
[b][u]What happens if you leave the region without prior notice or warning?[/u][/b] (short answer)
[b][u]What is the time limit for posting an RP message upon publication of the map with your new map spot?[/u][/b]
[b][u]If you request a leave of absence from the Cartographer, how long will it be before your nation or nations expire?[/u][/b]
[b][u]PERSONAL ASSESSMENT:[/u][/b]
[b][u]How experienced are you with roleplay?[/u][/b] (rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being an absolute novice and 10 being a essentially an award-winning fiction writer)
[b][u]Are you willing to abide by the Roleplay Rules of the Roleplaying Paradise?[/u][/b] (yes/no)
[b][u]Are you able to produce at least one quality roleplay post every two weeks? At least one per week is preferred.[/u][/b] (yes/no)
[b][u]Will you notify the Cartographer of any absences you expect so that you are not counted as 'AWOL' on the map?[/u][/b] (yes/no)
[b][u]Do you understand that roleplay is a requirement to remain on the map?[/u][/b] (yes/no)
[b][u]In your own words, what is godmodding?[/u][/b] (short answer)
Fill out the application to request a map spot. The Cartographer reserves the right to ignore all requests not in the attached application.
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Map rules:
Players must post as their nations (in-character/IC or roleplay/RP) at least once every 28 days in the Roleplaying Paradise. If it has been 28 days since the last IC or RP post, or a nation has ceased to exist, the nation can be considered inactive.
Nations that become inactive for more than seven (7) days are considered "expired" and may be annexed by other nations. Expired nations will be colored light gray on the map with red lettering.
The 7-day period between inactivity and expiration is to allow for other players to watch how the geopolitical situation goes and for the player to reactivate the nation that ceased to exist.
Nations will be considered expired 36 days after their previous IC or RP post or 7 days after the nation ceased to exist, whichever comes first.
Nations that have been expired for more than seven (7) days after they are considered expired will be considered removed from the map, regardless of whether the map actually shows as such.
Annexation should be a war RP (but does not have to be) between the annexing nation and the expired nation. Other nations may intervene as they see fit.
If seven (7) days pass after the start of annexation and no other nations have intervened militarily against the annexing nation, the annexing nation may declare victory.
Upon the annexing nation declaring victory, the expired nation will be relabeled to indicate that it has been occupied.
Annexing nations must occupy an expired nation's land for at least one (1) week before they can begin fully integrating it.
If war breaks out as a result of annexation and the annexing nation is victorious against other intervening nations, the annexing nation may declare victory against the annexed nation three (3) days after declaring victory against other interventions.
Approved military factbooks are required for military-based annexations.
If both the annexing and the expired nation are on the same landmass but do not share a border, the expired nation will not be integrated upon victory.
If the annexing nation and the expired nation are on two separate landmasses (e.g. island vs continent), the annexing nation must occupy the expired nation for at least eleven (11) days before it can declare victory or total occupation. However, nations may not integrate territories on separate continents nor annex expired nations more than two thousand (2,000) miles (3,200 kilometers) away.
Unintegrated territories may not contribute to a nation's total population or military personnel.
If a nation has been expired for more than seven (7) days and no annexation efforts have been made, it will be considered removed from the map, regardless of what the map actually shows.
New nations will be restricted to a size of no more than 2,000 miles (3,200 kilometers) from east-to-west and 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers) north to south.
Players who expired and returned to find their nation annexed will be entitled to an automatic successful liberation of their former map spot one time only. This free liberation pass is only if the expired nation has been integrated for less than one (1) month or was notably important in RP as determined by lore moderators. Alternatively, formerly expired players may continue roleplaying as a territory of the occupying nation.
White/blank space is off limits for invasion.
Nations must wait at least two (2) weeks after their last annexation attempt has been fully integrated (or aborted, depending on RP outcome) before starting another invasion and annexation.
Nations who depart the region without notice may have their territories marked as expired immediately.
When filling out the application, nations must specify their desired location and size. Vague answers, including but not limited to "anywhere" or "wherever," are grounds for rejection.
Repeated expirations and reinstatement of territory is grounds for permanent removal from the map.
New nations who do not make an RP post within two (2) weeks of a map update will be removed. It is recommended, but not required, that new nations who have received a notice of approval for the map begin posting in the Roleplay Paradise as soon as possible.
Nations may only annex one expired nation at a time.
If a nation annexes an expired nation that has overseas territories, those overseas territories will not be part of the annexing nation.
The map is only for visualizing the current geopolitical situation; the age of RP posts will determine whether or not a particular nation is active, inactive, expired, or nonexistent.
Players may have up to two (2) puppet nations on the map within a timeframe of two (2) months. These puppet nations will be subject to the same expiration and annexation rules as other nations, with the only exception being that the player's main nation may not annex them. Additionally, they may not share land borders.
Players may request a leave of absence from the Cartographer on the Roleplaying Paradise Discord server in the #cartographic-advisories channel. By default, a leave of absence will make a nation become inactive after five (5) weeks without a roleplay post and expire the nation two (2) weeks after inactivity for a total of seven (7) weeks from beginning leave of absence to start of expiration. However, players may request a specific date for a leave of absence to end, after which the nation(s) will transition to standard inactivity and expiration rules.
Requests for leaves of absence are permitted but not recommended for periods of less than 28 days.
Map design regulations:
The designated font is Cambria, pure black (RGB code 0, 0, 0) or pure white (RGB code 255, 255, 255) depending on the nation's color. All text should fit on one line, but if the size of the landmass makes such a task impossible, multiple lines are allowed. Text will be italicized for player-controlled nations and unformatted for overseas territories. Expired nations will have their pretitles, if included, removed; the font color to be used is red (RGB code 237, 28, 36).
The map is to be edited with a program that allows for disabling antialiasing must be disabled to avoid stray pixels, e.g. Microsoft Paint or paint.net.
The colors to be used on the map will be limited to the basic color palette of the program used. Colors of countries on the map should be similar to that of their flag, but the Cartographer reserves the right to choose another color if neighboring nations do not permit as such. No nations bordering each other may have the same colors. Expired nations will be in light gray (RGB code 195, 195, 195) and bordering expired nations may have the same color.
Oceans and other bodies of water will be light turquoise (RGB code 153, 217, 234). Names of bodies of water will be turquoise (RGB code 0, 162, 232).
The Republic of Nihonato
The Federal Union of Hansdeltania
The Sexy Funland of Hetairaea
The Warring Region of Free Levant
The Holy Republic of Grand-Abaco
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