1. The Black Hawks are a "raider" organization, infamous across NationStates for being one of the most active of their type for frequently vandalizing innocent smaller regions with their words, and occupying larger regions for clout and with no consideration of their natives. If you want to help combat raiders like TBH, you should join the South Pacific Special Forces!
The South Pacific Special Forces (or SPSF) are the South Pacific’s official military. We defend the Coalition, work for the South Pacific’s foreign interests, and just have fun through military gameplay!
What’s military gameplay and why should I be interested?
Twice a day, NationStates updates. It goes through the regions in a set but random order, and within those regions, it goes through the nations in a set but random order. As the game goes through each nation, it counts how many endorsements they have. When it finishes going through the region, it makes the highest endorsed nation the delegate of the region. Delegates can have a lot of control over regions - they can even destroy them, if the founder isn’t around. Military gameplay is the art of controlling who becomes delegate.
Raiders can take over regions by endorsing a raider nation, and making it delegate so that it has complete control over the region. Defenders try to either stop raider nations from becoming delegate in the first place, or take the region back by making a native nation delegate again.
Military gameplay is one of the cornerstones of inter-regional politics. It can introduce you to the wide, wild world of NS Gameplay, which has characters and stories and rich history on an epic scale. It can also introduce you to our good friends and allies in other regions. Unlike roleplay wars, military gameplay isn’t just imaginary - our actions have a real effect on the NS world. It's also pretty fun in the real world! A good tag run or chase can fill you with adrenaline. Restoring a region to native control can be extremely satisfying. Pulling off a successful operation with your companions doesn't just give you that sweet feeling of a hard-won victory, but is a great foundation for friendships. It's also a great foundation for an interregional political career, as military expertise gets your name known in the wider world of the game. You could be feared, hated, or loved throughout gameplay...
Why join the SPSF?
The SPSF is one of the most active GCR militaries in the game. We are a defender military - meaning we protect vulnerable regions from being taken over and destroyed by foreign forces. We have some of the most knowledgeable military gameplayers in the whole game working with us. And you can gain that knowledge too! The SPSF offers some of the highest-level training in the game - all you have to do is provide interest, willingness to learn, and passion, and you'll quickly be climbing the ranks to the top.
By joining the SPSF, you are also helping out the South Pacific. If the South Pacific is ever in danger, the SPSF will be the cornerstone of its defence. While our smaller ops might seem like they are just for fun, or just to fulfill foreign policy objective, we are also building up the skills that the SPSF needs for its core objective, which is to defend the Coalition. So by joining the SPSF, you may become a South Pacifican hero some day!
How can I join the SPSF?
The SPSF has two sections: the Tsunami Force and the Tidal Force.
Updates occur at 12 AM and 12 PM in Eastern Standard Time, or 5 AM and 5 PM in Universal Standard Time. These last about an hour, and this is when we conduct time-sensitive operations. You will need a Discord account and a forum account. If you can be online at update sometimes, even as little as once a week.
Guide: Click on the link will open a form. Fill in information it asks you, tick the Ministry of Defense box in the Applying for section, and click Submit application near the bottom.
If you can’t make those times, or just don’t want to, then the Tidal Force is for you! The Tidal Force conducts simpler and less time-sensitive (but still valuable!) missions. You don’t need a forum or Discord account for this, but of course you are always welcome to join.
2. South Pacific Iced Tea is the region's official drink. According to Article 1, Section 7 of the Cultural Act (https://tspforums.xyz/thread-8259.html):
Fihami, Eastern phoenix islands, and Pagrosse
Castognia
Ah okay. Thank you.
I dont think I am looking to do raiding and defending here, if I used the term correctly. I am solely on nationstates for roleplaying my nation, and roleplaying politics in regional legislatures.
Melicorium and Pagrosse
Melicorium
If you're talking about roleplaying national politics, you can do that by creating dispatches or posting on the RMB of Knowhere or Psomewhere over the rainbow. There is also a section dedicated to roleplay on the TSP forums, and there is a Discord server for that as well.
If you're talking about participating in regional politics, you should join the Assembly! Legislators in the Assembly create, debate, and vote on laws. You also get a chance to run for several government offices if you are a Legislator. http://tspforums.xyz/thread-5837.html
If you're talking about wanting to be in a more roleplay-oriented region, there are many regions out there more dedicated to roleplay. However, I know about one that I think you will like, and I will have my puppet nation send you a telegram about it (since directly recruiting for the region on here is against the RMB rules).
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They induce a feeling of nostalgia in the user, turn one into a turtle, and also kill 50% of all bacteria in the vicinity.
(Possible death of the user due to losing body bacteria is a risk on the user's part. Carthatska is not liable for your poor life choice by using this product.)
TBH isn't that bad... patiently waits for 30 people to yell at me
Carthatska and Pagrosse
The stickmin empire
I'm back from my NA vacation, time to get back to work. What's the checklist? OWL Voting, alright cool. Legislator things? Alright, that's easy! Become an LC? Wait who made this, wheres my secretary? SHAREN WHERE ARE YOU?! YOU KNOW THAT I NEED 100 ENDORSEMENTS AND 1 BILLION POPULATION!
Concrete Slab, Melicorium, The langburn islands, and Pagrosse
I make them up, but sometimes it is based on policy change. New Unojo (or Neuwland) is made up of a former colony of ours and had a civil war with 12 parties in it. One of the parties (ENU) wanted Unojo to annex Neuwland. We wouldn't pass up an opportunity to get more land, so we sent soldiers to aid ENU and recognized them as the true Neuwland. One of the other groups that are part of the old government were like "Hey, can you stop?" and we were like "f**k you!" and then they asked again and we talked. If you like the story about it, you can read some other factbooks from us of Neuw Unojo.