Invasion from abroad

[Fleet Admiral Connor Grey]

Okay, I wanted to pass this by with everyone first, see if anyone is interested. Came up with this idea in the cold delirium of waking up from the subway and walking home. Whatever works, I guess.

 

So, before now, we have not concerned ourselves with neighboring regions in relation to our map. It is too difficult to put in and there are too many regions to deal with.

 

However, what if say that there is an area between, acting like a region, that people of this board will control in times of role-playing. I am not suggesting expanding the map in any way, and these areas need not even gain physical form, but just to have the idea that there are other continents or islands or whatever floating out beyond the borders of Europa's seas. And if we need to have them, we can just remark about the abstract concept of the places (such as a counter-invasion).

 

Which is where I get my next idea. Before now we were concerned with Europan nations growing too quickly or godmodding technology or having too many specialties, etc. My idea involves a new superpower, one we wouldn't really concern ourselves with because we don't focus much attention outside of Europa (none at all in terms of role-playing). So, what if this superpower has been launching attacks and invasions to neighboring pseudo-regions and decides to come for Europa? And perhaps it would take a joint military operation to stop this power.

 

And since it would be this pseudo-nation, many people could be involved in making its posts. Or, if you prefer, one person could be kept in charge but others could still post this made-up nation.

 

Well? Ideas?

[Vocenae]

Extra-Regional interactions have been brought up before, and always shot down.

 

Even if we control said 'superpower' we have to realize that Europa isn't the only region out there. We're just another continent on a over sized planet crowded with other regions. If anything we should try to encourage our allies to get involved in an extra-regional RP before we do anything else.

 

But I for one feel that we've still got alot of room in terms of regional RP.

[Fleet Admiral Connor Grey]

Perhaps, but I still think that RPs of late, the ones that work, have been a lot of bickering between nations. And no one is really a superpower or anything anyway. But, I do see where you're coming from.

 

Only reason I brought it up was that I didn't know that this was an old idea (though I assumed it must have been brought up before). I still think it would be considered regional, though.

[Mongol-Swedes]

Well, we can barely sustain the rps we have going on in our own region, what with whatever people have going on their lives. I know mine's getting pretty busy with some things. An extra-regional one would take a lot of dedication and focus, considering that we'd probably have to play this on two seperate forums if we actually involved another region in this.

[Fleet Admiral Connor Grey]

No, the whole idea was that we make up a pseudoregion. I know that it's been difficult to get RPs going recently (mine too), and I figured that this one might help because it might focus everyone to either help or hinder an imaginary foe. I just chose abroad, but it could be some growing, imaginary empire in the center of Europa, actually, there's plenty of room for it.

[Damak Var]

how about an invasion army comming from overseas?

 

 

[Fleet Admiral Connor Grey]

That's exactly what I was thinking of.

[Vocenae]

Perhaps most of it may just be bickering between nations, but then again, isn't that what nations do?

[Tagmatium Rules]

how about an invasion army comming from overseas?

Like the Mongols

[Damak Var]

we would need somebody to moderate the invaders

[Tagmatium Rules]

we would need somebody to moderate the invaders

I think that would be a major stumbling block for any such RP, to be honest. It would be hard to properly RP without someone behind that nation, and the person who does do it could be open to accusations that they are doing it to favour their own nation or purposefully striking against their own nation's enemies, although I know that those who do RP in this region wouldn't actually do that sort of thing.

 

Plus, what sort of enemy we going to have? Will it be a Hitler- or Stalin-esque regime, a crazed dictatorship that wishes to expand its own sphere of influence into Europa by conquering current nations, or something a lot less conventional? The idea of a Mongol-like horde, out to carve out a new homeland, would be hard to do, especially if thye have modern-style technology (which they would need to be able to survive against the modern-style technology of Europa).

[Adaptus]

I could RP the other nation. I dont thing Adaptus would take part in the RP anyways, due to it's bad state at the moment. I could create the theme for the background of it and things also. If thats what people wish.

[Fleet Admiral Connor Grey]

Well, I didn't mind moderating it, considering I kind of wanted Deltannia to take a heavy beating, but I don't really care if Adaptus wants to do it.

 

Whatever the opposition, they should have modern weaponry, otherwise they will be repeled with ease. I was thinking something dictatorial, unless you have the ruling government in favor of invading an entire region which would need some substantial logical backing to it.

[Adaptus]

A large dictatoral government, with a large ultra modern and powerful military. A godmoders dream. Why not base it on the Imperial Forces from star wars, with an emperor at the top and things?

[Damak Var]

That's probably the best idea, and we should do this. I've noticed the RP'ing is a bit on the low.

[Vanarambaion]

I'm not really a fan of this idea. It would throw off everyone's world view, to have another nation/region suddenly show up. As it is, there's a dynamic balance of world power, I see no reason not to keep it in-house. Plus, I'm not a fan of having anyone moderate such a nation. Nearly unlimited power? It IS a powergamer's dream, and that's what scares me.

[Fleet Admiral Connor Grey]

You guys keep talking about godmodding, except that it wouldn't be anyone's nation doing it, that's why I suggested it. As for the balance of power, I agree, it is there. I was just trying to suggest something new and radical.

[Stilistra]

I say chaps, why not have this mongol invasion come from the unsettled eastern areas? This way, there is no drastic change to the world view and I can be involved!

[Cabarria]

I guess we could try something in a limited fashion to test the waters out, like a minor skirmish or two, rather than plunging in full-bore. I'll do my best to participate in such a venture, though I'm not used to this kind of free-form war RP, but like I said, I'd do my best. Maybe something from an unsettled area of the map wouldn't be such a bad idea.