Vilageidiotx

Precipice of War - We Write Under The Sign Of The Goat

I am OK with the concept of Poland having some sort of fledgling military complex, mostly because if filled that roll during the Armenian war and it can come into play so long as it is done right. But right means zooming out a little bit. One interesting way this could be done is actually pitting an open-market Arms industry against Poland's own government. I'm not talking about something goofy like a rebellion or coup, but rather a situation where the two both need each other and are at odds. From the perspective of the government, the Polish Arms industry is a major employer and is important both to the stability of the economy and the ability of Poland to uphold any sort of practical military, but that same industry is involved in shady dealings that does not always fall in line with the political position of the government. From the perspective of the Arms industry, the government is necessary for keeping a stable nation-state where the industry can thrive and maintaining the ports and trade relationships necessary for keeping the industry in money. This gives you something to go on. Perhaps it comes in the forms of factions or political parties, where some are in favor of giving the Arms industry everything they want and others want to see the industry reigned in and regulated. You could have plotlines where Polish weapons are being sold to Poland's enemies in Russia and the government finds out about it. Maybe the Arms industry is interested in forcing Hugs to post selling to Prussia and it weakens the position of the government. Maybe socialists enter as a third party and their calls for workers rights creates a weakness in the Arms industry that the government tries to exploit. It doesn't have to be that, of course, but it should be some sort of story. But you definitely should not be starting out with some gamey jet tech shit that nobody will remember or pay attention to.

Precipice of War - We Write Under The Sign Of The Goat

I have risen from the dead. I have a question to ask. Considering the fact that turbojets didn't get off the ground nearly as quickly as they did IRL (although, really, they still have yet to do so in the RP), I was wondering if it'd be okay for the Slavic Union to pursue pulsejets (both valved and valveless) due to how simple they are to make (a famous example being the engine that powered the V-1) and maintain. Considering the fact that they only know very little about jet propulsion at the moment, I was thinking that the development of the engines could be a major story arc for Poland in the RP itself.

@Jeddaven

I think I would be more comfortable if the first thing you did wasn't this... I mean, lets see some political and character development first.

Precipice of War - We Write Under The Sign Of The Goat

<Snipped quote by gorgenmast> You dropped the ball man. DROPPED THE BALL.

@Dinh AaronMk

That's it, pack your bags. Precipice is done for!

Precipice of War - We Write Under The Sign Of The Goat

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@Pepperm1nts

Indeed

Precipice of War - We Write Under The Sign Of The Goat

I'll have you know I wrote some fucking top-notch rhetoric in the game I was part of. I even tried to tell a story.

@Byrd Man

Fighting the good fight.

Precipice of War - We Write Under The Sign Of The Goat

<Snipped quote by Vilageidiotx> You know, I remember hearing about a political game like Risk that was more intense. And people usually do it through Email. The way I heard it on NPR it can get so intense and cut throat it has destroyed friendships, or threatened legit physical violence. Real money I think has also been traded in the form of bribery to cement backroom alliances. I wish I could remember if that was risk or not. But when I heard it I thought of WiR at the time.

@Dinh AaronMk

I think they call that Wikileaks.

The WiR at Paradox is the real deal. They don't take fighting in the OOC to heart. The year is 1894, where I am playing as Colombia. So the Thousand Days' War is going to happen in two years and America will be asking for rights to build the Panama Canal. Thank God for Google. Here are samples of what they post (if you want to know): WiR: 1861 WiR: 1900

@Rare

Oh shit, that's the RP where you post flags and write as an afterthought. Never quite saw the fun in that one, but to each their own.

Precipice of War - We Write Under The Sign Of The Goat

Sounds like a game of Risk. Or Monopoly.

@Dinh AaronMk

But it's an exclusive game of Risk. Only a few get in.

Precipice of War - We Write Under The Sign Of The Goat

Yeah, I wouldn't join one in another board. In an RPGuild WiR, you may get into a five-page argument about overlapping treaties, nonsensical shit, and troop numbers but over there you'll probably have to fight off hitmen in real life if you do something wrong.

@Pepperm1nts

Well doesn't that sound fun.

Precipice of War - We Write Under The Sign Of The Goat

We have a map? I thought we just threw place names around like APCs and aircraft carriers.

@Dinh AaronMk

"My army is l33t. I got, like, thirty different North Dakota's."

Precipice of War - We Write Under The Sign Of The Goat

Unrelated: Aaron needs to replace the old, ugly map in the OP with the newer one being passed around. I know you have an unreasonable attachment to that map, but come on, that thing's pretty shit. And you never update it. You might as well use one that is going to be updated for you.

@Pepperm1nts