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does anyone know where the RP map for TEP is?

Liberatarianism wrote:Based

True.

McCarthy States of America wrote:I am sending you to San Francisco as punishment.

Denied.

The Southern Dependencies wrote:What colour is your Bugatti?

What color is your M1 Abrams,Raiden.

Abnan wrote:does anyone know where the RP map for TEP is?

erm

McCarthy States of America wrote:What color is your M1 Abrams,Raiden.

American.

The Southern Dependencies wrote:My apologies and my sincerest condolences. Nuh uh.

Says the American.....

I mean, I litteraly played a game in school called the wellfare game where we were mocking the American system.

The Southern Dependencies wrote:Denied.

*Throws you in San Francisco*

Abnan wrote:does anyone know where the RP map for TEP is?

anyone?

Order of the Saint Dumas wrote:Says the American.....

I mean, I litteraly played a game in school called the wellfare game where we were mocking the American system.

British, unfortunately.

The Southern Dependencies wrote:American.

Prove it by answering the McCarthy test


McCarthy at the white house giving speech on Communists and announcing the "Janitor Wipe" declaration
Famous Quotes by McCarthy before the "Janitor Wipe"declaration which saw the constitution being removed

"A Communist is a godless man; he has no filial or conjugal love; he has no compunction about killing his own parents or children; he is always out to cause and spread unrest and violence among innocent and ignorant people."

"For too long the communists have been pleading the 5th to escape the eagle's justice, it's now time to wipe those reds off."

"A true patriot knows that communism is a weed in the garden of liberty, choking the life out of our democracy. Let's grab our brooms and sweep them out for good."

"Just as a janitor sweeps away the dirt and grime, it's time to sweep away the communist threat from our great land."

"Freedom and communism cannot coexist. We must choose the former, for it is the lifeblood of our nation."

"The eagle will soar higher and stronger once we cleanse the skies of the communist vultures."

The "Janitor Wipe"

Constitution dismantled.

Alaska turned into military zone and thousands of "Burger Reeducation Camps" built in it.

Over 700,000+ Commie arrested.

McCarthy became God with his own bible.

The McCarthy Test

1. Do you like the color red?(No need to ask if they red on their flag)

2. Do you like the color yellow?(No need to ask if they yellow on their flag)

3. Do you own a soviet tank,murican tank or no tank?

4. Do you own or want to own a hammer?(No need to ask if they have a hammer on their flag)

5. Have you thrown Commies from lethal heights?

6. Did you ever talk about 'sharing' in your entire life?

7. Do you own a Ford F150 truck?

8. Will you question McCarthy?

9. Do you argue on Twitter,4chan or other social media platforms.

10. Do you prefer Gold,Silver or other.

11. Opinion on Black holes.

12. Do you own a Yuge Freedom Gunship?

13. Do you gaslight the poor for their poverty condition?

14. APC or IFV?

15. Do you plea the 5th when arrested?

16. Name all the countries.

17. Do you support north pole or south pole of a magnet?

18. Should we be friends with alien species or nuke them on sight?

19. Recite the ten commandments of McCarthy's Bible.

Disclaimer:Lies = instant commie

The marking system is classified.

Only people with 0% commie chance can apply to join the question branch.

Read factbook

The Southern Dependencies wrote:British, unfortunately.

But....you are McCarthy!

Order of the Saint Dumas wrote:Says the American.....

I mean, I litteraly played a game in school called the wellfare game where we were mocking the American system.

The issue is we spend a lot of money but really inefficiently, therefore we need tax cuts

Order of the Saint Dumas wrote:But....you are McCarthy!

I am everything and everywhere. Check in your cupboard, raiden.

Order of the Saint Dumas wrote:But....you are McCarthy!

That's me.

The Southern Dependencies wrote:What colour is your Bugatti?

orang

Abnan wrote:does anyone know where the RP map for TEP is?








Welcome fledgling!

So you're new here, and you want to find out what this whole 'Valsora' business is. No worries, we'll get you up to speed.

Valsora is the most popular RP map in The East Pacific, accounting for nearly all of the roleplay you'll see on our RMB (regional message board) (that place where all the people are talking). We've been around since October 2018, and have remained steadfast as a bustling hub of roleplay activity ever since. Valsora is an MTRP map (that stands for modern-tech RP) and is based 10 years in the future from whenever you're reading this. The map boasts 7 continents, all with a unique cultural background and style. You'll find nations based on hundreds of cultures and other users from all across the world to interact and RP with. Many roleplayers come and go but a steady population of around 75-100 nations exists almost constantly! Now, let's get into the fun stuff.

AISLADA

The smallest continent, and home to only a single nation (it's the guy writing this). Aislada is a continent loosely based on Australia / New Zealand , with strong ties to aboriginal and pacific islander cultures via the Exteriorem Ocean. The continent is generally humid and experiences varied wet and monsoon seasons due to it's location along the globes equator.

ARASEOS

Araseos is the fourth-largest continent, and is based on germanic culture. It is home to some of the oldest nations on Valsora and is a constant hub of diplomatic and military activity. It's geography features vast northern mountainous regions between Bavatia and Prisonica, dense forests dotting the centre of the continent and green rollings hills across the far west stretching to the Friedlich Ocean. Many veteran RP'ers have called Araseos home and many more no doubt shall. Araseos is one of the only continents with a specified single ethnic and cultural identity, making the nations than span her very alike.

NONSCIO

Nonscio is often seen as the centre of activity on Valsora. It is by far the most active continent in the map's history, and several outstanding RP figures have come to exist here. It is the second largest continent by area, behind Orientalis. Nonscio is a melting pot of peoples, loosely based on western european / anglo american culture. From the mediterranean south to the slavic north-east, from the jungles of Altusia to the tundra's of Kurikia. Nonscio is a perfect starting place for any western-based nation.

ORIENTALIS

The largest continent on Valsora (by a wide margin), Orientalis represents a distinctly unique blend of cultures and well-being. Orientalis was originally designed as a continent for east-asian nations, those mirroring china, korea or japan but has since gradually developed into a broader sense of asian-ness. It has boasted cultures ranging from Filipino, Indian, Chinese to Korean and more. Orientalis, being the size it is nearly always has space for new nations, and there's plenty of growing room and friendly neighbours to welcome you.

SOLITAS

The second smallest continent on Valsora, Solitas is a cluster of large continental islands that spans the ocean between Araseos and Usnistan. Solitas has always had an odd place within Valsora, never really giving itself to one ethnic group or culture. Solitas today has adopted more of a broad central / south american tone, with nations originating from Brazilian culture, Argentinian, Mexican, Texan and more. Solitas has always been a place where creative freedom and expressionism has flourished, it's situation allowing for more freedom when creating your own nation. She has always played a fairly minor role in Valsoran geopolitics, but perhaps with the entrance of a new nation, this may change?

USNISTAN

The smallest of the original five continents, Usnistan is based on middle-eastern / north african culture. It at one point had a reputation for being a colonist hub, where all the great powers of Valsora would host vast colonial empires. It has since thrown off the shackles of it's overlords (for the most part) and stands today as a strong, independent continent, home to several experienced RP figures. Usnistan's geography features a vast desert in it's centre and south, with more temperate, even humid climates in the far north.

YASTREOVAKIA

Coming in as the third largest continent, only just behind Nonscio is the great slavic bear that is Yastreovakia. This vast continent hoards the top of the map, hosting some of the coldest, wettest climate areas on the planet. While much of it's north lies in tundra, the southern half of the continent is more temperate. 'Yastreo' as many of us call it has been home to several cartographers at one point or another, with both Nova-Colombia, Zukchiva and Merlovich at one point inhabiting the continent. While she once was an epicentre of activity on Valsora, she nowadays rests fairly quietly. There remains plenty of open space for a new nation to rise Yastreovakia from it's slumber and the slavic bear may roar once more.

What the hell is MTRP?

Alright, let's break this down to simple terms.

MTRP stands for Modern Tech RolePlay, which refers to roleplay set in modern times, or within around 20-30 years of our current period. Other terms may include FTRP (Future Tech RP) or PTRP (Past Tech RP)

Valsora operates 10 years to the day ahead of whenever you're reading this. For example, I sit here like an idiot writing words in a dispatch only you and a few others will ever read at 11:30pm on the 4th of April 2023, in Valsora it is currently the 4th of April 2033. Thus, Valsora's technological development can be attributed roughly to 10 years ahead of our own.

This often leads to varied confusion, as of course how can we predict the future? Well my friend let me introduce you to a thing called an "estimated guess". Truth be told, the world could blow up tomorrow, we could finally cure cancer next week but we simply don't know. We can only make an educated guess as to how things will be in 10 years time. Will we have cured cancer? Maybe, probably not though. Will we have colonized Mars? No. Will we have more advanced rifles, probably yeah. As a general rule of thumb, especially when it comes to military development, if something is not already being developed today, or is not being researched, it's not going to be ready to operate in 10 years time.

So when it comes to your technological developments, generally try to base it on our current, real world capabilities. You can always make things slightly more efficient or operate that fancy new technology the US government is spending all your hard earned tax money developing for 2030. But keep it reasonable, don't go too far. If you're ever curious as to whether something is fair and / or reasonable, feel free to reach out to a cartographer who will be able to give you a solid yes or no answer.

To assist as a guide, here is a list of our most frequently queried technology.

Mechs - Nope
Laser Guns - Also nope
Moon Colonies - Nooope
Moon Landings - Yes but insanely expensive
Rods from God - Yes, but why ???
Killer Satellites - Yep
Clones - Noooooo
Exosuits - Yeahhhh but they're kinda useless
Railguns - Yep they're fine

Yes, fantasy and magic exist on Valsora

Valsora has a long-standing, vibrant and flourishing fantasy community. Since the map's inception magic and non-humans have been permitted on the map, with generally loose rules surrounding them to maintain realism and fairness for those who choose not to partake in fantasy.

There are generally 3 distinct areas of the community on Valsora, those being

A. The based realism enjoyer - Exists entirely in the real world spectrum of fantasy, does not partake in magic RP and does not recognize / interact with non-humans.

B. The chad middle-ground enthusiast - Exists in the realism world, but dabbles in fantasy from time to time, may partake in some magic related RP, perhaps has non-humans present amongst their people. These individuals make up the vast majority of Valsorans.

C. The magic-pilled fantasy enjoyer - Exists mostly in the realms of fantasy, engaging in many RP's involving magic, non-humans and other elements of fantasy roleplay. These individuals may also, and generally do involve themselves in realism RP, but are usually limited to interacting with nations that recognize and partake in fantasy RP.

When it comes to fantasy RP on Valsora, it's really your choice. It's more of a broad spectrum than my silly list there suggests, a lot of people just don't tend to enjoy fantasy, and therefore don't interact with it. Many experienced and new RP'ers alike also enjoy a bit of spice to their worlds, they may create or RP with dozens of different non-human species, they may use magic-wielding characters. It's really up to you where you fit on the spectrum. That being said, there are nowadays stricter rules in place to prevent unfairness, maintain realism and ensure things are properly kept. In the past Valsora has had some wacky and outlandish fantasy elements that have strayed too far from the maps original intentions, and as such today we have stricter rules regarding what is and isn't allowed. These detailed rules can be found in the Linkrules and guidelines dispatch.

Let's go over some of the basic things you may come across.

MAGIC - This term is a broad one, enveloping dozens of categories and things but for the most part it's how you see magic presented in the real world. Magic can be witches and wizards with wands, or humans with innate abilities that make them special, it can be wands and harry potter or subtle differences in how characters go about their day to day lives.

NON-HUMAN(s) - This one's fairly self explanatory, it covers a wide variety of species and creatures that are not distinctly human. These can vary from dragons to a rare breed of blue cow, perhaps it refers to humans with cat-like features and appearances, maybe it refers to werewolves and vampires. Any species or creature that is not inherently human as we are in the real world falls under this term.

So, what is Natural Expansion?

Valsora has a unique system of expanding your nations borders, we call it 'natural expansion'

Natural Expansion has gone through dozens of changes since it's inception around 2018, but the system is tried and true, preventing nations from growing too large quickly, and ensuring space remains for new RP'ers to join the map.

Natural Expansion in it's current form is a post by any nation, including yours that allows you to expand your nations borders through RP. You can write up a story about intrepid explorers battling through the jungle, or military convoys rumbling into derelict towns and bringing relief to remote communities. The goal of the RP is to tell a story of how your nations borders grew, what was happening in the areas you now own? Who was there, what is the history? Questions like these provide a good basis for starting your writing.

A minimum of 800 words is required for a Natural Expansion post to be accepted, this may seem steep at first but once you have a story and an idea set up, it's suddenly not such a daunting number. You can write a Natural Expansion post every two months from the moment you published your last. For new nations, you are permitted to write an expansion post two months from the moment you were officially added to Valsora.

These new requirements are a result of long and thoughtful deliberation by the Cartography Council, intended to ensure that land remains for new RP'ers, and ensures that existing nation's cannot simply grab vast swathes of land quickly and without any effort.

As for the size of expansions, there is no concrete rule on how many pixels you may take, however it's generally assumed your claim will be reasonable. For example, here are some image links to a LinkGOOD and LinkBAD Natural Expansion. If you are curious as to whether your claim is too large, or whether you are being too minimal with your claim, feel free to reach out to a cartographer who will be happy to help you. Please note that if an expansion is submitted, and the cartographers find it to be too large, we reserve the right to cut down on it as we see fit to ensure it is reasonable. If you find these changes to be unfair, you can also always follow up with the council and Linklodge a complaint.

Natural Expansion requests should be sent via telegram to Valsora, with a link to the RP post you wrote and the date of your last expansion (if applicable). Please allow up to 7 days for the map to be updated.

So you want to join Valsora?

Awesome. We're so glad to have you join our community :)

The claim process is pretty simple, let's walk you through it.

FIRST, let's figure out what your nation is like. If you already know this, feel free to skip this step. However if you're not entirely sure yet, read on. This is the most important part of the process, and involves thinking hard about what your nation is, who you want your people to be, what's their story? Without a solid foundation, you'll struggle to find enjoyment in RP, so take this step seriously and put some time aside to develop an idea. Try relate your nation to a real-world equivalent, then relate that back to an area on Valsora. If your nation is similar to Japan, or China than maybe Orientalis is the continent for you. If you're germanic, maybe Araseos. If you're Slavic or Central-Asian, perhaps Yastreovakia is your new home.

Think up what government type you'd like to be, will you be a thriving beacon of democracy, a socialist paradise or maybe a ruthless military junta. The choices are endless, and all in front of you. Maybe take a look at your potential neighbours, see if they have any dispatches that may be helpful.

Once you have a good grasp of what your nation will be like, it's now time to send a telegram to Valsora. This will be your official request to join the map, so make sure it's presentable and easy to understand. In this telegram, you'll need to use the provided template. This template features a FAQ tab at the bottom of the page to answer some of the more common questions we recieve, however if you still find yourself confused, feel free to reach out to the council via telegram or our Linkofficial discord.

IF you intend to use fantasy elements in your nation, please also make this clear. Please also note as per the rules and guidelines any new non-human species or big magic stuff has to be passed by the Cartography Council before it can be canonised and used in RP or lore. This application can be done at a later date, but be careful not to worldbuild your entire nation around something like this in-case the Cartographers reject it.

That's about it, feel free to click that big ol' send button and your claim should be through to the cartographers! Please allow up to a week or so before being added, updates are generally done once a week by one of the three cartographers. You may send it through just after an update is done, or you may do it the day before, that's up to luck. If you have any issues after being added, just shoot a telegram through to the same account (Valsora) and let us know.


We are your Cartography Council

Now that you know all about the map, here's a little about the three people you entrust with our beloved map. Our cartographers were elected by the people, to serve the people as the custodians of cartography. We are responsible for everything Valsora, whether it be making tough decisions on rules, or spending hours in front of Paint.NET drawing up maps. The Cartography Council replaced the former system of cartography, which was simply a one-person cartography team who maintained the map. This system worked fine from 2018-2022, but the people of Valsora saw the need for refinement in the system, after all six hands are better than two. The new system of maintenance allows for faster updates, democratic votes to major map changes, more hands to work on geographic and topographic maps, as well as events and outreach.

Let's take a moment to recognize the cartographers who spent their valuable time maintaining this great map. Since it's foundation on the 8th October 2018, she's been under 8 different administrators, all of whom have done an outstanding job keeping the map alive and well to this day.





CARTOGRAPHER

TERM

Zukchiva / Nova Colombia

Founding Cartographers

Nova-Colombia

08/10/2018 - 20/10/2019

Zukchiva

20/10/2019 - 12/12/2019

Merlovich

12/12/2019 - 05/02/2021

Shavara / The Angel of Charity

05/02/2021 - 12/02/2022

Plazland

12/02/2022 - 22/08/2022

The 1st Cartography Council

22/08/2022 - 14/11/2022

The 2nd Cartography Council

14/11/2022 - Present



Dispatch painstakingly written by
Merlovich

Read factbook


So, you've just been founded or have moved into the East Pacific and you are looking to get more involved with this community. Or maybe you have seen me and other users roleplaying on the map with giant walls of text. That is a huge part of TEP's community, and what you are looking at is its most vibrant RMB roleplay map. So, without further ado...

Welcome, fledgling, to the world of Valsora!



What is VALSORA?
From the Valsora dispatch:

Valsora is a roleplay set ten years from now whenever you are reading this. The RP's technology is a mix of modern technology and fantasy, but more or less is like the Earth we live on, with distinct cultures, identities and people very similar to ours. As it is an RMB RP map, it uses the chatroom for the East Pacific (called the Regional Message Board or RMB) as a medium for its participants to interact with one another.

Sounds cool, right?

How do I join?
It's actually really simple. All you need to do is head over to Valsora's official account and send them a TG with this template here:

I, [YOUR NATION NAME], would like to submit a request to join Valsora,

• On-Map Nation Name: (What is the name of your country on the map? Your NS name and map name can be different or the same.)
• Brief Overview of Nation: (A brief history of your country)
• Location:
• IRL Cultural Base (ie. french / chinese / russian) :
• Government Type :
• Population :
• GDP (in USD) :
• GDP per Capita (in USD) :
• Preferred Colour (please note we may not be able to guarantee this as we have to match aesthetic) :
• I have the following alt accounts present on or applying for Valsora:

But wait!
You cannot just send a telegram without figuring out your nation's identity and stats first. So while you do that, with this guide I'll help you do it easily, and I'll give you a few tips along the way too.

So, what is an overview?


The first question the telegram will ask you is an overview of your country. It is generally a quick history of your country and how it came to be. This is important, as establishing your country's history will help you figure out the "who" of your country - its identity.

For example, some questions you can ask yourself about your country's history can be:

Is your country a war-ravaged country?
Does it have a history of racism?
Is it a friendly country that trades with everyone around it?
Is it isolationist? Is it extroverted?
Is it extremist? Does it have a history of extremism?

If you are able to demonstrate your ability to competently establish your nation's historical identity to the Cartographers, it shows to them that you know what you want your country to be and signals that you are ready to join the map and interact with its bustling community.

Note how I said competently. That means that you and everyone else who can read it can understand its general storyline easily. A good example of this could be as simple as this:

A country that has existed since 1910. Has a history of political extremism. In recent times it was subject to a separatist movement that resulted in the country collapsing for a period of a year, before returning to functioning order this year.

A bad one though, could be something like this:

westmore is a country that is really awesome and cool. we are the best on earth and nobody can say otherwise.

In your overview, your history should establish your nation's personality traits as a character on the map and show what your society is or was like. If it does neither of these or only one of these, then it is not a good overview and you should spend some more time rewriting it to reflect these standards.

What about the cultural base?


A cultural base is basically what your country's cultural identity has been inspired by. This is an important one, since if you have created a really unique identity you will need to figure out which real-life culture it aligns with the most.

The main reason you need to figure out your cultural base is this: Valsora's map has continents with identities that closely resemble those of the real world you and I live in. For example, Orientalis (the big amogus-shaped continent to the right of the map) is based on Asia, while Araseos (the continent in the lower-left corner of the map with the giant country called "Kampf Empire") is based on Germanic culture.

But New Westmore, that's so hard! I can't be bothered looking up cultural identities and stuff... Then too bad. If you are really unable to answer that question you may find it more difficult to fit your country into Valsora's community without having issues along the way. You don't really have to answer this question, but it may make the Cartographers question as to whether you are fit to join the map.

What is this business of a "GDP?" and "Population?"


A general guide to Population - GDP ratios:

20m and more

~$1 trillion

15m

~$750 billion

10m

~$500 billion

5m and below

~$250 billion


This is only a general guide, and your GDP can be very heavily affected by how your nation's economy is handling according to you.
All countries on Valsora, like the ones in the real world, have a finite amount of money called their GDP. The GDP basically determines how much moolah your nation can spend away to its heart's content. Like a counter as to how rich you are. As with your population, your population basically determines how many people really live in your country on Valsora. Most people usually say their country has at least 20 to 30 million people depending on how big their country is, but you do you.

Before you type in a random arbitrary number, you need to know this: You can only find your GDP when you determine your on-map population. And if you are figuring out your population, you cannot use your NS stats because Valsora doesn't use those stats to determine your nation's wealth and population.

Since it can be difficult to find a GDP based on a population number, a good tip I can recommend is this: When you are figuring out your population, find a real-life country with a population number similar to yours and then steal their GDP and GDP per capita information. I actually used this trick to determine New Westmore's economic information - my population on Valsora averages out at 26 million and since I'm based on Australia, I also used its GDP as my GDP.

This is not foolproof, and sometimes it will result in the Cartographers saying your GDP and/or population is way too high, but it is a good starting point to figuring out your stats for your country on the map.

Hey, I'm on Valsora now!


That's awesome! That means your application got through and now you are a member of one of the best roleplay communities in all of NationStates! But, now that you are on, you are also in a world full of hostile neighbours and belligerents everywhere around you. So, here's a few tips to surviving Valsora while you are here with us.

1. Understand your continent's political landscape.
When you join Valsora, you will be dropped onto a continent with multiple other countries near or around you. As such, before you start allying with everyone under the sun, understand what the dynamics in your continent are. Some questions you can ask yourself when looking around your continent can be:

- Are there extremely tense relations with two countries on the continent?
- Does a country nearby have a negative view of a specific ideology or race?
- Who is the political heavyweight in the region?
- Which countries align with your nation's interests?

2. Be careful with who you ally with.
Basically, be careful with your alliances. For example, you don't want to be allied with too many nations, because this can cause problems such as two of your allies going to war or having allies who are enemies of one another. This isn't to say that these situations can happen with smaller alliance numbers, but it tends to be more common in nations who have a lot of ties with other people on the map.

3. Don't immediately go to war with everyone under the sun.
This is self-explanatory. Going to war with everyone, and I mean everyone, often results in the premature death of a lot of nations who join Valsora. You can only go to war so many times before it either goes stale or you pick a fight with the wrong person, such as the Kampfian Empire or Dabiristan. Seriously.

If you plan to be a warmonger, the general rule of thumb to avoid conflict with a political superpower is this: If you can very clearly see their countries on a small version of a map of Valsora, then you are probably going to want to not pick a fight with them since this often indicates they have been around for a long time and know very well how to fight like a man. Real warmongers always pick on the little guy.


If you know what is good for you, avoid this man at all costs. He will not hesitate to crush you into red powder.

4. Keep your IC persona separate to your OOC persona.
Valsora is a roleplay community. That means that the things a lot of people do around here are just roleplay. What they say and what they do does not necessarily represent their real personality. Thus, this is the concept of In-Character (IC) and Out-of-Character (OOC).

When you are on Valsora, you are playing a character, be it your country or a person from your country. Since you will interact with a lot of other people, you need to keep your character's actions and mannerisms (IC) separate to your real self (OOC.) In simple terms, that means if your character gets killed by someone else on Valsora, do not take the conflict to a personal level and start roasting their mother and their entire family lineage.

Swearing and flaming when you are playing a character is generally alright, but keep it PG-13 and within reason. Don't flame someone though OOC and then claim to the mods it was just a character. You have to make it clear when you are IC and when you are OOC.

Valsora is a game. Keep it as that.

5. Have fun, accept criticism and respect everyone.
Valsora is a bustling hub of interaction. If you are a good player, you can make friendships that may last a lifetime after you leave the game. You can also learn extremely good tips about storywriting, since this community is basically a little storywriter's guild. However, all of this will only come if you have fun and treat everyone you meet as a human being.

In simple terms: Don't be an asshole. Don't be annoying or violent when someone tries to give you constructive criticism - keep your ego in check. Don't get upset when your country gets annexed by your neighbours - it's just a game,
and nothing is stopping you from starting again! Don't shame others for having bad storywriting skills - they're trying and one day they'll get better.

You are part of a huge community. It isn't hard to be a decent member of that community.

6. The word of the Cartos is final.
The Cartographers are the people who manage Valsora as a community. That means that they get to dictate what goes and what doesn't. If they tell you that you can't do something, don't bother trying to push against their word unless you absolutely believe and can competently prove to them that their judgement on a certain ruling is wrong. And this is the important part: competently. You cannot be a whiny bitch and force them to change their mind. You need to show them through logical and levelheaded reasoning why they are wrong. But I digress.

Bottom line, they have administrative powers, you don't. If you are unable to listen to their advice or what the cartographers tell you to change in your country's statistics or lore, you will only cause more unwanted problems and will only harm your relationship with them and other people in the community.

7. Plan out your wars and collaborative stories with others beforehand.
This one sounds a little odd to newcomers on Valsora, but trust me, you will want to plan out your wars and collab stories OOC before actually doing it. Unlike games like War Thunder, where conflicts happen in the spur of the moment, Valsora's idea of war is literally just another form of story you can tell through your nation, and like all good stories, you must have a planned out storyline for you and other belligerents to follow. By doing this, you reduce the likelihood of petty OOC conflicts and disputes ruining the fun, and trust me, your roleplay will be really, really good too.

Does it mean you have to follow the original plan down to a t? No! You're free to change the story you tell on a whim however you want, but you should always run your plans past other roleplayers you're interacting with to make sure it doesn't cause issues later down the track.

Help me! I don't know what to write about on Valsora!


A lot of newcomers and OGs face this problem every now and again, and honestly, I can't blame you. Writing stories, however long or short they can be, can be quite a daunting task if you are doing it for the first time or if you have run straight out of ideas to pen down as a story. If you are hit with a bout of "writer's 'flu" or writer's block, here are a few things you can do to get out of it:

Read another book or a piece of media to get your mind jogging! It can be either creative or non-fiction, but the general idea is that by reading, you can find an idea in those books to use as your RP post. For example, you can read about Project MKUltra and by using it as a base for your ideas, your RP posts can be about clandestine government activities of dubious moral ethic.

Listen to music! Music can be a powerful tool in getting your mind's creative juices flowing. It can be rap, it can be orchestra, but if you listen to music while thinking of what you want to write about I promise you, something will click and all of a sudden your ideas will start flowing out the way they should.

Brainstorm! Make a mind map and write ideas for RP posts on it, no matter how dumb, silly or stupid they may be.

Write dispatches about your country's inner workings! This is a really good one, and very often while you worldbuild your country an idea will come along and give you your saving grace for an RP post. If you are out of ideas to worldbuild as well, you can write about how your people perceive hygiene, how your government works, what the history of your country looks like... you can basically write anything about your country, and sooner or later it will just click.

Practice your writing skills and be open to critiques! Don't be afraid to display your writing skill, even if you believe you're terrible at writing stories. You are in a bustling community of budding storywriters, and lucky for you many of them would be more than happy to give you advice on how to improve your writing! But again, part of taking that advice means you need to be open to criticism. Your ego should never inhibit you from getting better at being a storyteller.

Ask other people on the RMB! Don't be afraid to get ideas from other people around the RMB. Many of us often give each other ideas for new stories to tell, and many of us often ask one another for ideas to pen down. If you ask nicely and if you don't shoot down every idea that comes your way, we'd be more than happy to help you out of your writer's block!


Hope to see you soon on Valsora! I promise you, it will be the most fun you have ever had in your life. But only if you're into writing stories. And even if you don't like it that much, don't be afraid to interact with us and make friends through it. We are always happy to help you and we are always happy to have newcomers join and make their mark on one of the best roleplays in all of NationStates.

From all of us at Valsora, if you want to be our friend, we would love to be your friend.

Your's truly,
New Westmore

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New Westmore wrote:orang








Welcome fledgling!

So you're new here, and you want to find out what this whole 'Valsora' business is. No worries, we'll get you up to speed.

Valsora is the most popular RP map in The East Pacific, accounting for nearly all of the roleplay you'll see on our RMB (regional message board) (that place where all the people are talking). We've been around since October 2018, and have remained steadfast as a bustling hub of roleplay activity ever since. Valsora is an MTRP map (that stands for modern-tech RP) and is based 10 years in the future from whenever you're reading this. The map boasts 7 continents, all with a unique cultural background and style. You'll find nations based on hundreds of cultures and other users from all across the world to interact and RP with. Many roleplayers come and go but a steady population of around 75-100 nations exists almost constantly! Now, let's get into the fun stuff.

AISLADA

The smallest continent, and home to only a single nation (it's the guy writing this). Aislada is a continent loosely based on Australia / New Zealand , with strong ties to aboriginal and pacific islander cultures via the Exteriorem Ocean. The continent is generally humid and experiences varied wet and monsoon seasons due to it's location along the globes equator.

ARASEOS

Araseos is the fourth-largest continent, and is based on germanic culture. It is home to some of the oldest nations on Valsora and is a constant hub of diplomatic and military activity. It's geography features vast northern mountainous regions between Bavatia and Prisonica, dense forests dotting the centre of the continent and green rollings hills across the far west stretching to the Friedlich Ocean. Many veteran RP'ers have called Araseos home and many more no doubt shall. Araseos is one of the only continents with a specified single ethnic and cultural identity, making the nations than span her very alike.

NONSCIO

Nonscio is often seen as the centre of activity on Valsora. It is by far the most active continent in the map's history, and several outstanding RP figures have come to exist here. It is the second largest continent by area, behind Orientalis. Nonscio is a melting pot of peoples, loosely based on western european / anglo american culture. From the mediterranean south to the slavic north-east, from the jungles of Altusia to the tundra's of Kurikia. Nonscio is a perfect starting place for any western-based nation.

ORIENTALIS

The largest continent on Valsora (by a wide margin), Orientalis represents a distinctly unique blend of cultures and well-being. Orientalis was originally designed as a continent for east-asian nations, those mirroring china, korea or japan but has since gradually developed into a broader sense of asian-ness. It has boasted cultures ranging from Filipino, Indian, Chinese to Korean and more. Orientalis, being the size it is nearly always has space for new nations, and there's plenty of growing room and friendly neighbours to welcome you.

SOLITAS

The second smallest continent on Valsora, Solitas is a cluster of large continental islands that spans the ocean between Araseos and Usnistan. Solitas has always had an odd place within Valsora, never really giving itself to one ethnic group or culture. Solitas today has adopted more of a broad central / south american tone, with nations originating from Brazilian culture, Argentinian, Mexican, Texan and more. Solitas has always been a place where creative freedom and expressionism has flourished, it's situation allowing for more freedom when creating your own nation. She has always played a fairly minor role in Valsoran geopolitics, but perhaps with the entrance of a new nation, this may change?

USNISTAN

The smallest of the original five continents, Usnistan is based on middle-eastern / north african culture. It at one point had a reputation for being a colonist hub, where all the great powers of Valsora would host vast colonial empires. It has since thrown off the shackles of it's overlords (for the most part) and stands today as a strong, independent continent, home to several experienced RP figures. Usnistan's geography features a vast desert in it's centre and south, with more temperate, even humid climates in the far north.

YASTREOVAKIA

Coming in as the third largest continent, only just behind Nonscio is the great slavic bear that is Yastreovakia. This vast continent hoards the top of the map, hosting some of the coldest, wettest climate areas on the planet. While much of it's north lies in tundra, the southern half of the continent is more temperate. 'Yastreo' as many of us call it has been home to several cartographers at one point or another, with both Nova-Colombia, Zukchiva and Merlovich at one point inhabiting the continent. While she once was an epicentre of activity on Valsora, she nowadays rests fairly quietly. There remains plenty of open space for a new nation to rise Yastreovakia from it's slumber and the slavic bear may roar once more.

What the hell is MTRP?

Alright, let's break this down to simple terms.

MTRP stands for Modern Tech RolePlay, which refers to roleplay set in modern times, or within around 20-30 years of our current period. Other terms may include FTRP (Future Tech RP) or PTRP (Past Tech RP)

Valsora operates 10 years to the day ahead of whenever you're reading this. For example, I sit here like an idiot writing words in a dispatch only you and a few others will ever read at 11:30pm on the 4th of April 2023, in Valsora it is currently the 4th of April 2033. Thus, Valsora's technological development can be attributed roughly to 10 years ahead of our own.

This often leads to varied confusion, as of course how can we predict the future? Well my friend let me introduce you to a thing called an "estimated guess". Truth be told, the world could blow up tomorrow, we could finally cure cancer next week but we simply don't know. We can only make an educated guess as to how things will be in 10 years time. Will we have cured cancer? Maybe, probably not though. Will we have colonized Mars? No. Will we have more advanced rifles, probably yeah. As a general rule of thumb, especially when it comes to military development, if something is not already being developed today, or is not being researched, it's not going to be ready to operate in 10 years time.

So when it comes to your technological developments, generally try to base it on our current, real world capabilities. You can always make things slightly more efficient or operate that fancy new technology the US government is spending all your hard earned tax money developing for 2030. But keep it reasonable, don't go too far. If you're ever curious as to whether something is fair and / or reasonable, feel free to reach out to a cartographer who will be able to give you a solid yes or no answer.

To assist as a guide, here is a list of our most frequently queried technology.

Mechs - Nope
Laser Guns - Also nope
Moon Colonies - Nooope
Moon Landings - Yes but insanely expensive
Rods from God - Yes, but why ???
Killer Satellites - Yep
Clones - Noooooo
Exosuits - Yeahhhh but they're kinda useless
Railguns - Yep they're fine

Yes, fantasy and magic exist on Valsora

Valsora has a long-standing, vibrant and flourishing fantasy community. Since the map's inception magic and non-humans have been permitted on the map, with generally loose rules surrounding them to maintain realism and fairness for those who choose not to partake in fantasy.

There are generally 3 distinct areas of the community on Valsora, those being

A. The based realism enjoyer - Exists entirely in the real world spectrum of fantasy, does not partake in magic RP and does not recognize / interact with non-humans.

B. The chad middle-ground enthusiast - Exists in the realism world, but dabbles in fantasy from time to time, may partake in some magic related RP, perhaps has non-humans present amongst their people. These individuals make up the vast majority of Valsorans.

C. The magic-pilled fantasy enjoyer - Exists mostly in the realms of fantasy, engaging in many RP's involving magic, non-humans and other elements of fantasy roleplay. These individuals may also, and generally do involve themselves in realism RP, but are usually limited to interacting with nations that recognize and partake in fantasy RP.

When it comes to fantasy RP on Valsora, it's really your choice. It's more of a broad spectrum than my silly list there suggests, a lot of people just don't tend to enjoy fantasy, and therefore don't interact with it. Many experienced and new RP'ers alike also enjoy a bit of spice to their worlds, they may create or RP with dozens of different non-human species, they may use magic-wielding characters. It's really up to you where you fit on the spectrum. That being said, there are nowadays stricter rules in place to prevent unfairness, maintain realism and ensure things are properly kept. In the past Valsora has had some wacky and outlandish fantasy elements that have strayed too far from the maps original intentions, and as such today we have stricter rules regarding what is and isn't allowed. These detailed rules can be found in the Linkrules and guidelines dispatch.

Let's go over some of the basic things you may come across.

MAGIC - This term is a broad one, enveloping dozens of categories and things but for the most part it's how you see magic presented in the real world. Magic can be witches and wizards with wands, or humans with innate abilities that make them special, it can be wands and harry potter or subtle differences in how characters go about their day to day lives.

NON-HUMAN(s) - This one's fairly self explanatory, it covers a wide variety of species and creatures that are not distinctly human. These can vary from dragons to a rare breed of blue cow, perhaps it refers to humans with cat-like features and appearances, maybe it refers to werewolves and vampires. Any species or creature that is not inherently human as we are in the real world falls under this term.

So, what is Natural Expansion?

Valsora has a unique system of expanding your nations borders, we call it 'natural expansion'

Natural Expansion has gone through dozens of changes since it's inception around 2018, but the system is tried and true, preventing nations from growing too large quickly, and ensuring space remains for new RP'ers to join the map.

Natural Expansion in it's current form is a post by any nation, including yours that allows you to expand your nations borders through RP. You can write up a story about intrepid explorers battling through the jungle, or military convoys rumbling into derelict towns and bringing relief to remote communities. The goal of the RP is to tell a story of how your nations borders grew, what was happening in the areas you now own? Who was there, what is the history? Questions like these provide a good basis for starting your writing.

A minimum of 800 words is required for a Natural Expansion post to be accepted, this may seem steep at first but once you have a story and an idea set up, it's suddenly not such a daunting number. You can write a Natural Expansion post every two months from the moment you published your last. For new nations, you are permitted to write an expansion post two months from the moment you were officially added to Valsora.

These new requirements are a result of long and thoughtful deliberation by the Cartography Council, intended to ensure that land remains for new RP'ers, and ensures that existing nation's cannot simply grab vast swathes of land quickly and without any effort.

As for the size of expansions, there is no concrete rule on how many pixels you may take, however it's generally assumed your claim will be reasonable. For example, here are some image links to a LinkGOOD and LinkBAD Natural Expansion. If you are curious as to whether your claim is too large, or whether you are being too minimal with your claim, feel free to reach out to a cartographer who will be happy to help you. Please note that if an expansion is submitted, and the cartographers find it to be too large, we reserve the right to cut down on it as we see fit to ensure it is reasonable. If you find these changes to be unfair, you can also always follow up with the council and Linklodge a complaint.

Natural Expansion requests should be sent via telegram to Valsora, with a link to the RP post you wrote and the date of your last expansion (if applicable). Please allow up to 7 days for the map to be updated.

So you want to join Valsora?

Awesome. We're so glad to have you join our community :)

The claim process is pretty simple, let's walk you through it.

FIRST, let's figure out what your nation is like. If you already know this, feel free to skip this step. However if you're not entirely sure yet, read on. This is the most important part of the process, and involves thinking hard about what your nation is, who you want your people to be, what's their story? Without a solid foundation, you'll struggle to find enjoyment in RP, so take this step seriously and put some time aside to develop an idea. Try relate your nation to a real-world equivalent, then relate that back to an area on Valsora. If your nation is similar to Japan, or China than maybe Orientalis is the continent for you. If you're germanic, maybe Araseos. If you're Slavic or Central-Asian, perhaps Yastreovakia is your new home.

Think up what government type you'd like to be, will you be a thriving beacon of democracy, a socialist paradise or maybe a ruthless military junta. The choices are endless, and all in front of you. Maybe take a look at your potential neighbours, see if they have any dispatches that may be helpful.

Once you have a good grasp of what your nation will be like, it's now time to send a telegram to Valsora. This will be your official request to join the map, so make sure it's presentable and easy to understand. In this telegram, you'll need to use the provided template. This template features a FAQ tab at the bottom of the page to answer some of the more common questions we recieve, however if you still find yourself confused, feel free to reach out to the council via telegram or our Linkofficial discord.

IF you intend to use fantasy elements in your nation, please also make this clear. Please also note as per the rules and guidelines any new non-human species or big magic stuff has to be passed by the Cartography Council before it can be canonised and used in RP or lore. This application can be done at a later date, but be careful not to worldbuild your entire nation around something like this in-case the Cartographers reject it.

That's about it, feel free to click that big ol' send button and your claim should be through to the cartographers! Please allow up to a week or so before being added, updates are generally done once a week by one of the three cartographers. You may send it through just after an update is done, or you may do it the day before, that's up to luck. If you have any issues after being added, just shoot a telegram through to the same account (Valsora) and let us know.


We are your Cartography Council

Now that you know all about the map, here's a little about the three people you entrust with our beloved map. Our cartographers were elected by the people, to serve the people as the custodians of cartography. We are responsible for everything Valsora, whether it be making tough decisions on rules, or spending hours in front of Paint.NET drawing up maps. The Cartography Council replaced the former system of cartography, which was simply a one-person cartography team who maintained the map. This system worked fine from 2018-2022, but the people of Valsora saw the need for refinement in the system, after all six hands are better than two. The new system of maintenance allows for faster updates, democratic votes to major map changes, more hands to work on geographic and topographic maps, as well as events and outreach.

Let's take a moment to recognize the cartographers who spent their valuable time maintaining this great map. Since it's foundation on the 8th October 2018, she's been under 8 different administrators, all of whom have done an outstanding job keeping the map alive and well to this day.





CARTOGRAPHER

TERM

Zukchiva / Nova Colombia

Founding Cartographers

Nova-Colombia

08/10/2018 - 20/10/2019

Zukchiva

20/10/2019 - 12/12/2019

Merlovich

12/12/2019 - 05/02/2021

Shavara / The Angel of Charity

05/02/2021 - 12/02/2022

Plazland

12/02/2022 - 22/08/2022

The 1st Cartography Council

22/08/2022 - 14/11/2022

The 2nd Cartography Council

14/11/2022 - Present



Dispatch painstakingly written by
Merlovich

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So, you've just been founded or have moved into the East Pacific and you are looking to get more involved with this community. Or maybe you have seen me and other users roleplaying on the map with giant walls of text. That is a huge part of TEP's community, and what you are looking at is its most vibrant RMB roleplay map. So, without further ado...

Welcome, fledgling, to the world of Valsora!



What is VALSORA?
From the Valsora dispatch:

Valsora is a roleplay set ten years from now whenever you are reading this. The RP's technology is a mix of modern technology and fantasy, but more or less is like the Earth we live on, with distinct cultures, identities and people very similar to ours. As it is an RMB RP map, it uses the chatroom for the East Pacific (called the Regional Message Board or RMB) as a medium for its participants to interact with one another.

Sounds cool, right?

How do I join?
It's actually really simple. All you need to do is head over to Valsora's official account and send them a TG with this template here:

I, [YOUR NATION NAME], would like to submit a request to join Valsora,

• On-Map Nation Name: (What is the name of your country on the map? Your NS name and map name can be different or the same.)
• Brief Overview of Nation: (A brief history of your country)
• Location:
• IRL Cultural Base (ie. french / chinese / russian) :
• Government Type :
• Population :
• GDP (in USD) :
• GDP per Capita (in USD) :
• Preferred Colour (please note we may not be able to guarantee this as we have to match aesthetic) :
• I have the following alt accounts present on or applying for Valsora:

But wait!
You cannot just send a telegram without figuring out your nation's identity and stats first. So while you do that, with this guide I'll help you do it easily, and I'll give you a few tips along the way too.

So, what is an overview?


The first question the telegram will ask you is an overview of your country. It is generally a quick history of your country and how it came to be. This is important, as establishing your country's history will help you figure out the "who" of your country - its identity.

For example, some questions you can ask yourself about your country's history can be:

Is your country a war-ravaged country?
Does it have a history of racism?
Is it a friendly country that trades with everyone around it?
Is it isolationist? Is it extroverted?
Is it extremist? Does it have a history of extremism?

If you are able to demonstrate your ability to competently establish your nation's historical identity to the Cartographers, it shows to them that you know what you want your country to be and signals that you are ready to join the map and interact with its bustling community.

Note how I said competently. That means that you and everyone else who can read it can understand its general storyline easily. A good example of this could be as simple as this:

A country that has existed since 1910. Has a history of political extremism. In recent times it was subject to a separatist movement that resulted in the country collapsing for a period of a year, before returning to functioning order this year.

A bad one though, could be something like this:

westmore is a country that is really awesome and cool. we are the best on earth and nobody can say otherwise.

In your overview, your history should establish your nation's personality traits as a character on the map and show what your society is or was like. If it does neither of these or only one of these, then it is not a good overview and you should spend some more time rewriting it to reflect these standards.

What about the cultural base?


A cultural base is basically what your country's cultural identity has been inspired by. This is an important one, since if you have created a really unique identity you will need to figure out which real-life culture it aligns with the most.

The main reason you need to figure out your cultural base is this: Valsora's map has continents with identities that closely resemble those of the real world you and I live in. For example, Orientalis (the big amogus-shaped continent to the right of the map) is based on Asia, while Araseos (the continent in the lower-left corner of the map with the giant country called "Kampf Empire") is based on Germanic culture.

But New Westmore, that's so hard! I can't be bothered looking up cultural identities and stuff... Then too bad. If you are really unable to answer that question you may find it more difficult to fit your country into Valsora's community without having issues along the way. You don't really have to answer this question, but it may make the Cartographers question as to whether you are fit to join the map.

What is this business of a "GDP?" and "Population?"


A general guide to Population - GDP ratios:

20m and more

~$1 trillion

15m

~$750 billion

10m

~$500 billion

5m and below

~$250 billion


This is only a general guide, and your GDP can be very heavily affected by how your nation's economy is handling according to you.
All countries on Valsora, like the ones in the real world, have a finite amount of money called their GDP. The GDP basically determines how much moolah your nation can spend away to its heart's content. Like a counter as to how rich you are. As with your population, your population basically determines how many people really live in your country on Valsora. Most people usually say their country has at least 20 to 30 million people depending on how big their country is, but you do you.

Before you type in a random arbitrary number, you need to know this: You can only find your GDP when you determine your on-map population. And if you are figuring out your population, you cannot use your NS stats because Valsora doesn't use those stats to determine your nation's wealth and population.

Since it can be difficult to find a GDP based on a population number, a good tip I can recommend is this: When you are figuring out your population, find a real-life country with a population number similar to yours and then steal their GDP and GDP per capita information. I actually used this trick to determine New Westmore's economic information - my population on Valsora averages out at 26 million and since I'm based on Australia, I also used its GDP as my GDP.

This is not foolproof, and sometimes it will result in the Cartographers saying your GDP and/or population is way too high, but it is a good starting point to figuring out your stats for your country on the map.

Hey, I'm on Valsora now!


That's awesome! That means your application got through and now you are a member of one of the best roleplay communities in all of NationStates! But, now that you are on, you are also in a world full of hostile neighbours and belligerents everywhere around you. So, here's a few tips to surviving Valsora while you are here with us.

1. Understand your continent's political landscape.
When you join Valsora, you will be dropped onto a continent with multiple other countries near or around you. As such, before you start allying with everyone under the sun, understand what the dynamics in your continent are. Some questions you can ask yourself when looking around your continent can be:

- Are there extremely tense relations with two countries on the continent?
- Does a country nearby have a negative view of a specific ideology or race?
- Who is the political heavyweight in the region?
- Which countries align with your nation's interests?

2. Be careful with who you ally with.
Basically, be careful with your alliances. For example, you don't want to be allied with too many nations, because this can cause problems such as two of your allies going to war or having allies who are enemies of one another. This isn't to say that these situations can happen with smaller alliance numbers, but it tends to be more common in nations who have a lot of ties with other people on the map.

3. Don't immediately go to war with everyone under the sun.
This is self-explanatory. Going to war with everyone, and I mean everyone, often results in the premature death of a lot of nations who join Valsora. You can only go to war so many times before it either goes stale or you pick a fight with the wrong person, such as the Kampfian Empire or Dabiristan. Seriously.

If you plan to be a warmonger, the general rule of thumb to avoid conflict with a political superpower is this: If you can very clearly see their countries on a small version of a map of Valsora, then you are probably going to want to not pick a fight with them since this often indicates they have been around for a long time and know very well how to fight like a man. Real warmongers always pick on the little guy.


If you know what is good for you, avoid this man at all costs. He will not hesitate to crush you into red powder.

4. Keep your IC persona separate to your OOC persona.
Valsora is a roleplay community. That means that the things a lot of people do around here are just roleplay. What they say and what they do does not necessarily represent their real personality. Thus, this is the concept of In-Character (IC) and Out-of-Character (OOC).

When you are on Valsora, you are playing a character, be it your country or a person from your country. Since you will interact with a lot of other people, you need to keep your character's actions and mannerisms (IC) separate to your real self (OOC.) In simple terms, that means if your character gets killed by someone else on Valsora, do not take the conflict to a personal level and start roasting their mother and their entire family lineage.

Swearing and flaming when you are playing a character is generally alright, but keep it PG-13 and within reason. Don't flame someone though OOC and then claim to the mods it was just a character. You have to make it clear when you are IC and when you are OOC.

Valsora is a game. Keep it as that.

5. Have fun, accept criticism and respect everyone.
Valsora is a bustling hub of interaction. If you are a good player, you can make friendships that may last a lifetime after you leave the game. You can also learn extremely good tips about storywriting, since this community is basically a little storywriter's guild. However, all of this will only come if you have fun and treat everyone you meet as a human being.

In simple terms: Don't be an asshole. Don't be annoying or violent when someone tries to give you constructive criticism - keep your ego in check. Don't get upset when your country gets annexed by your neighbours - it's just a game,
and nothing is stopping you from starting again! Don't shame others for having bad storywriting skills - they're trying and one day they'll get better.

You are part of a huge community. It isn't hard to be a decent member of that community.

6. The word of the Cartos is final.
The Cartographers are the people who manage Valsora as a community. That means that they get to dictate what goes and what doesn't. If they tell you that you can't do something, don't bother trying to push against their word unless you absolutely believe and can competently prove to them that their judgement on a certain ruling is wrong. And this is the important part: competently. You cannot be a whiny bitch and force them to change their mind. You need to show them through logical and levelheaded reasoning why they are wrong. But I digress.

Bottom line, they have administrative powers, you don't. If you are unable to listen to their advice or what the cartographers tell you to change in your country's statistics or lore, you will only cause more unwanted problems and will only harm your relationship with them and other people in the community.

7. Plan out your wars and collaborative stories with others beforehand.
This one sounds a little odd to newcomers on Valsora, but trust me, you will want to plan out your wars and collab stories OOC before actually doing it. Unlike games like War Thunder, where conflicts happen in the spur of the moment, Valsora's idea of war is literally just another form of story you can tell through your nation, and like all good stories, you must have a planned out storyline for you and other belligerents to follow. By doing this, you reduce the likelihood of petty OOC conflicts and disputes ruining the fun, and trust me, your roleplay will be really, really good too.

Does it mean you have to follow the original plan down to a t? No! You're free to change the story you tell on a whim however you want, but you should always run your plans past other roleplayers you're interacting with to make sure it doesn't cause issues later down the track.

Help me! I don't know what to write about on Valsora!


A lot of newcomers and OGs face this problem every now and again, and honestly, I can't blame you. Writing stories, however long or short they can be, can be quite a daunting task if you are doing it for the first time or if you have run straight out of ideas to pen down as a story. If you are hit with a bout of "writer's 'flu" or writer's block, here are a few things you can do to get out of it:

Read another book or a piece of media to get your mind jogging! It can be either creative or non-fiction, but the general idea is that by reading, you can find an idea in those books to use as your RP post. For example, you can read about Project MKUltra and by using it as a base for your ideas, your RP posts can be about clandestine government activities of dubious moral ethic.

Listen to music! Music can be a powerful tool in getting your mind's creative juices flowing. It can be rap, it can be orchestra, but if you listen to music while thinking of what you want to write about I promise you, something will click and all of a sudden your ideas will start flowing out the way they should.

Brainstorm! Make a mind map and write ideas for RP posts on it, no matter how dumb, silly or stupid they may be.

Write dispatches about your country's inner workings! This is a really good one, and very often while you worldbuild your country an idea will come along and give you your saving grace for an RP post. If you are out of ideas to worldbuild as well, you can write about how your people perceive hygiene, how your government works, what the history of your country looks like... you can basically write anything about your country, and sooner or later it will just click.

Practice your writing skills and be open to critiques! Don't be afraid to display your writing skill, even if you believe you're terrible at writing stories. You are in a bustling community of budding storywriters, and lucky for you many of them would be more than happy to give you advice on how to improve your writing! But again, part of taking that advice means you need to be open to criticism. Your ego should never inhibit you from getting better at being a storyteller.

Ask other people on the RMB! Don't be afraid to get ideas from other people around the RMB. Many of us often give each other ideas for new stories to tell, and many of us often ask one another for ideas to pen down. If you ask nicely and if you don't shoot down every idea that comes your way, we'd be more than happy to help you out of your writer's block!


Hope to see you soon on Valsora! I promise you, it will be the most fun you have ever had in your life. But only if you're into writing stories. And even if you don't like it that much, don't be afraid to interact with us and make friends through it. We are always happy to help you and we are always happy to have newcomers join and make their mark on one of the best roleplays in all of NationStates.

From all of us at Valsora, if you want to be our friend, we would love to be your friend.

Your's truly,
New Westmore

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thanks

“The hell was that whole ‘erasing the multiverse’ thing for?”

“You don’t understand! That wretch told me his favorite soda was Orange Coke—did you even know that exists?”

“Still, you could’ve just removed him from existence and not everything everywhere.”

“Excuse me for slamming the button too hard - and we’re all back now anyway, aren’t we? That was a spur of the moment decision and I stand by it!”

“Well, orange is basic anyway - I like the newer stuff better, like the Dragonfruit Hibiscus Durian Activated Charcoal 7 Up.”

“We’re not going to come back this time.”

The Southern Dependencies wrote:Nuh uh.

That's it I am leaking the CIA txt file i have on my device.

McCarthy States of America wrote:That's it I am leaking the CIA txt file i have on my device.

Noooo

McCarthy States of America wrote:That's me.

I don't know...you don't really look very...McCarthistitc.

McCarthy States of America wrote:That's it I am leaking the CIA txt file i have on my device.

We are NOT in WT forums my guy lmao

Flers-Douai wrote:While everyone was preparing RMB posts for the day NationStates returned, I was rotating between multiple lores. I switched between French and Italian and a returned Kingdom of Jerusalem, and now finally Austria…

Darnitall

Consider: all of them at once

Liberatarianism wrote:The issue is we spend a lot of money but really inefficiently, therefore we need tax cuts

Muricans would piss themselves if they how much taxes we pay. It's needed though.

Order of the Saint Dumas wrote:Muricans would piss themselves if they how much taxes we pay. It's needed though.

I don’t trust any goddamn politician with my money. Honestly, I think the government should just exist to protect property and human rights

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