The Multiverse

[Princess Awinita]

Let me see if I can get this right, I type /build in then the room is created, then I type /in to get into the room ? then do the rest of the commands ?

[Princess Awinita]

And chat is unfortunatly eating my posts, no lag whatsoever though... strange

[Ylanne]

Nation Roleplayers Council

The Nation Roleplayers Council etherpad is a place where players with a vested interest in one of the established factions in the Multiverse can discuss proposed or in-progress plot or character development arcs directly or indirectly related to faction storylines. Originally barney_fife's idea, it was conceived to allow players the opportunity to resolve potential conflicts or problems out of character and publicly, with informal arbitration by their peers, in order to curb accusations or incidences of meta-gaming, power-playing, or god-modding.

You may request access information if one of the following applies to you.

1.) You are already a confirmed member of the Nation Roleplayers Council;
2.) You have or have previously had a faction in the Multiverse;
3.) You have a character or characters who regularly interact with one of the established factions in the Multiverse;
4.) You have expressed interest in involvement with one of the established factions in the Multiverse; or
5.) You have expressed interest in developing a faction within the Multiverse.

You are automatically eligible for Council membership if you have a faction in the Multiverse, are in the process of reviving an old faction from the Multiverse, or have one or more characters who are members of a faction in the Multiverse or whom regularly interact with civilian or military officials of a faction in the Multiverse.


Public Announcement

Following a meeting yesterday, the Nation Roleplayers Council determined that the definition we will be using for "nation roleplay" and its function within the Multiverse is as follows.

Focus on individual character development and interactions, using complex political themes and happenings as a backdrop for this type of development. What this means, going forward, is that we will not focus solely or most predominantly on the militaristic or political-economic strains; rather we will focus on individual character development and interactions, whether between characters who are members of a faction or those who are not, using the overarching political and military events as backdrops.

This is in response to an increase in the perception of a divide between "nation roleplayers" and "non-nation roleplayers," as well as increased negative attitudes toward the idea of factions and established factions in the Multiverse roleplay, and an appeal to the generally accepted purpose for faction-related roleplaying.


- Announcement posted on behalf of the Tripartite governing council of the Nation Roleplayers Council

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The three members of the Tripartite governing council of the Nation Roleplayers Council are normally elected for a two month term. Their role is to oversee the development of collaborative story arcs among the roleplayers with a vested interest in one of the established faction and to mediate disputes should they arise. The current members of the Tripartite governing council of the Nation Roleplayers Council are Izoi, AzricanRepublic, and Ylanne. Their term will expire on 4 December 2011.

The current members of the Nation Roleplayers Council are as follows:

Princess Awinita - Underlundian Empire, Autobots
Alasund De'astio - Democratic Coalition
barney_fife - Aschen Confederation of Planets, Taiyou Empire of Greater Niihama
AzricanRepublic - United Coalition Organized Nations and various other Scatterran factions
Ylanne - Terran National Government, Hataf, New America within the Aschen Confederation of Planets
Conumbra - Azurian Republic
Ironman11 - Iwiw Confederation
Ryand-Smith - Trantor
DemiKara - Erutin Empire
RydeDawg- Galactic Roman Empire, The Temple Empire
Saarai - The Invictus
XavierDantius32 - The Vatakuec Oligarchy, Hundred Lions Confederacy Remnants
Konstantein - The Araxian Union, The Araxian Rebellion
Ottoman - The Caliphate, Hegemony of Aligned Systems
Marcus - The Council
Izoi - Amerikano territories under the Aschen Confederation of Planets, Baqui Heavy Industries
Script - OmniCorp, Irian Home Fleets, Arachnian Empire, the Wing City Police Department
Shpleem - Autobots, Decepticons, LaKeisian Republic
qbsuperstar03
smrtazz13
Nemo
Jerico Do'Lantul
Ellipse

[Princess Awinita]

Chat is once again ... broken somehow. I cannot post anything, nor am I able to see any posts after a refresh on my screen.

EDIT: can't seem to find any posts from one of my characters that should be around 20 hours to 21 hours ago for thel ast post as of this edit, only problem, the post last done was 22 or so hours ago. This is annoying and confusing as the posts seem to have totally disappeared, Shpleem and myself had posted at least twice more after that last post of 22 hours 30+ minutes ago. Where did the posts go ?

[Ylanne]

Hello folks! I'm currently maybe two-thirds of the way through the planned Family Pictures sequence, which can be read here, and am posting one last announcement looking for folks who might still want to become part of that. There are opportunities! They abound, in fact! (Yes, I was looking for an excuse to use the word "abound" in an internet forum post. I successfully created one.) Nothing is completely set in stone, as this, like the rest of my work 'round these 'ere parts, focuses on the development of the individual characters, so if you have vague ideas or would like to learn more, I do not mind sharing information and such. I anticipate working towards a conclusion by March 2012.

[utahann]

Just wondering I was considering playing Sherlock Holmes(movie version) here,do you already have one?

[Jag]

Just wondering I was considering playing Sherlock Holmes(movie version) here,do you already have one?

You can create and play anything that you like in the Multiverse. There is no acceptance or review of characters, just create the character and start RPing!

[bman214]

I'm new here, and I just made my first character. How do I get started in the multiverse? I'd like to stick mostly to Terra to keep as close to my character's home as possible, but if I have to move, I will.

If you want to check out my character, go to roleplay/the-multiverse/characters/lorenzo-caracciolo
By the way, that is not near my real name, so don't worry.

[ViceVersus]

There's no real procedure to get "started" in the Multiverse. The hub of activity is generally Gambit's Bar, but you can grab a roleplay partner and head anywhere. The sky's the limit!

[Ylanne]

Hello folks! I'm currently maybe two-thirds of the way through the planned Family Pictures sequence, which can be read here, and am posting one last announcement looking for folks who might still want to become part of that. There are opportunities! They abound, in fact! (Yes, I was looking for an excuse to use the word "abound" in an internet forum post. I successfully created one.) Nothing is completely set in stone, as this, like the rest of my work 'round these 'ere parts, focuses on the development of the individual characters, so if you have vague ideas or would like to learn more, I do not mind sharing information and such. I anticipate working towards a conclusion by March 2012.

HAHAHAHAHA. The conclusion isn't coming til closer to the summer. Frequency of activity and times when the folks who are involved currently has dropped quite a bit for a variety of reasons, and I don't anticipate the conclusion to Family Pictures for a bit. That said, for those who pay attention to the faction-side of things, the announcement that elections have taken place for the Terran National Government will be posted soonish (i.e. within the next two weeks insh'Allah.)

Those who might be expecting me for roleplay, I will have no internet access this Thursday through Sunday this week except from my phone or if I can access someone else's computer with internet access. You will only be able to reliably reach me via email, which goes to my phone. If you don't have mine, any staff member does, as would anyone who regularly roleplays with me. Thanks!

[Princess Awinita]

What the heck does this mean when I try to post anything in OOC ?

Error: You have execeeded the maximum number of messages per minute

??

Its been ten minutes, and I STILL get that warning thing

[Sonata]

Gambit's Bar was drained of all its honey by a mysterious yellow bear!



Unfortunately, Wing City police did not know this and were left in confusion to find only a yellow teddy bear with a red shirt at the scene of the crime.

The only customer under record who had ordered a glass of honey that day was a Sangrei Friedn. Responsibility for the bill and possibly the stolen stock of honey have yet to be decided. Police still find Friedn a suspect.

[HitoriRaven]

Sangrei's only statement was this. "Hey, I was hungover, and I got an iced tea with honey. How was I supposed to know that the bear thing was gonna come over and wreck the bar looking for goddamn honey?"

[Princess Awinita]

Actually if you want it as a news report, at least offically so, there is a News Thread for the Multiverse as a whole

[Ylanne]

Hello folks!

There's been a lot of talk lately (mostly unpleasant and misunderstanding) about the invasion and occupation of Terra plot that Barney and I have been working on for over a month and which was recently unveiled publicly (apparently?) in the Multiverse. The idea behind most roleplay usually termed "nation roleplay" or "NRP" is not to overtake or dominate a large-scale roleplay, but to enrich and provide sociological, economic, and political background to such a setting. "Nation roleplay," or roleplaying that involves nation states, de facto state entities, or state-like factions, is intended to be a breeding ground for character development, provide a backdrop for character interactions, and create multiple avenues for diverse and engaging plotlines to develop at both micro and macro levels.

In my own writing, I focus predominantly on the development of individual characters and the dynamics of interactions among those characters. I find overarching, meta-plotlines like this invasion plotline to be an excellent impetus for engendering and fostering more vibrant and compelling character interactions and new plot ideas by creating multiple sources of tension. Characters need not have any high rank or formal affiliation with a faction in order to be impacted by larger events (think of what happens to average citizens when any country goes to war), nor will they necessarily be directly affected in any significant way (think about the everyday lives of most Americans during the Iraq war.) But you, the writers and roleplayers, will have a myriad of opportunities to create, develop, and form deeper and more interesting plots to feature your character(s), given a new set of macro-circumstances.

Both Barney and I welcome and encourage anyone who is interested in active involvement in the invasion plot at any level (very active to vaguely active) in any way whatsoever to talk to either or both of us about your ideas, character(s), and plans. A large number of people have already done so, including the following people:

- krumbla -- I can't remember his idea (I'm sorry, krumbla; talk to me when I'm not sick as a dog?)
- Mr. Crow -- News media company to be formed before the invasion and to provide support to the resistance or rebels following the occupation
- curtsive -- Vigilante anti-terrorist organization to conduct terrorist operations against the occupation
- Alasund De'astio -- plays the Democratic Coalition, allies of the current (canonical to Ylanne) Terran government
- Nemo -- typically handles the military side of the Terran government, as well as Randin Kaye from the Wing City Police Department
- DemiKara -- whose character Aerilyn recently joined the Terran Intelligence Bureau
- Konstantein -- plays a daywalking vampire who will act against the occupation
- AzricanRepublic -- plays the UCON, which has a military presence near Terra and supports the TNG
- Marcus -- plays the Council, which has a vested interest in defending Terran sovereignty
- Tearen Wover -- plays VARIAtech corporation, which is offering military assets to the Terrans

And I'm certain I've forgotten someone (in which case, if that's you, I do sincerely apologize. It's one a.m. and I'm still sick.)

Barney and I have sketched out an overview of how we expect the plot to run from beginning to middle to end; however, despite the fact that both of us obviously plan on the plot following that sequence, it can change its course at any point depending on the ideas and in-character actions of any other folks who decide to get involved.

Some of the plots to occur during the invasion and occupation, both planned and still in discussion, already discussed include the following:

- Arianne Drulovic subjected to an order of indefinite detention
- Democratic Coalition rescuing Drulovic from Aschen custody
- Terran resistance kidnapping self-proclaimed God-Emperor Raphael McGregor
- Drulovic psychologically "breaking" McGregor with his estranged wife Cally
- Hataf attack against Aschen Empire holdings
- Guerrilla warfare between Democratic Coalition, UCON, and Terran forces against Aschen forces
- Taiyou attack on Aschen-controlled Terra
- Terran Independent underground dissident publication
- Jelisaveta Drulovic and family taking Natalija Drulovic's children off-world
- Rubano Malijin assuming power as regional Governor of Terra
- Public executions of political dissidents
- Internal rebellion against Aschen government by dissident Aschen leaders

I strongly encourage anyone and everyone to seek me out to talk plot, character, and ideas. Both existing and newly created characters can be involved with any plot, either existing or newly proposed by you. If you feel that this planned plotline (invasion and occupation) will unnecessarily or unfairly interrupt or alter your own plans for character or plot development, and you passionately want to retain your own plans as much as possible, please talk to me. I am very obsessive and have high levels of anxiety about maintaining the integrity and substance of my plans, so I know how you feel, and am more than happy to collaborate with you to work out something that satisfies you and makes logical sense.

If I'm not in the chat at any given time, I can be reached via private message, or by email at trealistorm (at) yahoo.com. Messages to that email address are delivered directly to my smartphone, which I check obsessively all day long, and will be read and replied to as soon as possible. (Usually within twelve hours, and sometimes within as little as ten minutes.) I want to hear your ideas and opinions (but please be polite to me; I do have feelings and am a real person over here), and I want to make sure that you don't feel like I am trampling over you or your character(s) or your plot(s).

[beenut]

ok Im'a turn in for the night