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A Little Sketchy
Imperium Offtopicum (IOT) is a geopolitical simulation and role-playing game spun out of the Altered Maps thread in Off-Topic. Players assume the role of leader of a nation of their own creation, and interact with each other on such issues as law, economy, science and technology, humanitarianism, and national defence.
When players first join the game, they may select a colour demarcation and claim any single territory from the world map as their capital region. From here, players can expand their borders by dictating their actions in the thread. The world map is updated by the GM on an indeterminate basis, outlining the official national borders from which actions are to be derived. In the case of overlapping claims to territory, the matter will be passed to the United Nations for in-character resolution (see below).
Players may claim up to 5 unaligned territories per turn under the following conditions:
- Microstates (single-pixel regions) are considered half-value, so two may be claimed for the price of one.
- Large territories (Canada, Siberia, Australia, etc.) count as three territories each.
- Claiming territories that are not contiguous with a player's capital counts as two territories each. * When a colony of 12 connected territories is established, the cost is reduced 1 each for neighbouring regions.
The GM reserves the right to final determination of the map without explanation.
As the game progresses and empires become more fleshed out, unclaimed regions will evolve into their own nations under the responsibility of the GM. They will remain neutral unless attacked, but otherwise will not generally contribute to the greater game.
IOT does not recognize the development, maintenance, or use of nuclear weapons or any derivatives thereof. All inter-player combat is conducted by conventional armies as described below. Unmanned space exploration and short-range manned operations are permitted for roleplaying, but players attempting extraterrestrial colonization and/or militarization will be harshly reprimanded.
United Nations
The United Nations thread serves as a forum for dispute resolution between nations, and discussion, development and implementation of international legislation. The UN can also, with the support of other nations, launch military missions against and establish trusteeships over disputed regions.
The UN reserves the light blue colour (HTML #4b92db) on the world map, should it become necessary.
Combat
When all other venues at dispute resolution have failed, players can turn to combat. Battles are carried out in the battle thread.Fighting is simulated by the GM through the game Operation Flashpoint with two armies of equal size and equitable composition. By default, they follow a simple and straightforward plan of attack. The GM will provide a map segment roughly corresponding to the embattled region from which players can further elaborate their military strategy to better their odds of victory.
The combat procedure may change as the game grounds itself. Currently, players may conduct 3 offensive operations per round. Defencive operations are assumed automatically, even if the player is inactive.
NOTICE: Undocumented amendments as of 29 June
When players first join the game, they may select a colour demarcation and claim any single territory from the world map as their capital region. From here, players can expand their borders by dictating their actions in the thread. The world map is updated by the GM on an indeterminate basis, outlining the official national borders from which actions are to be derived. In the case of overlapping claims to territory, the matter will be passed to the United Nations for in-character resolution (see below).
Players may claim up to 5 unaligned territories per turn under the following conditions:
- Microstates (single-pixel regions) are considered half-value, so two may be claimed for the price of one.
- Large territories (Canada, Siberia, Australia, etc.) count as three territories each.
- Claiming territories that are not contiguous with a player's capital counts as two territories each. * When a colony of 12 connected territories is established, the cost is reduced 1 each for neighbouring regions.
The GM reserves the right to final determination of the map without explanation.
As the game progresses and empires become more fleshed out, unclaimed regions will evolve into their own nations under the responsibility of the GM. They will remain neutral unless attacked, but otherwise will not generally contribute to the greater game.
United Nations
The United Nations thread serves as a forum for dispute resolution between nations, and discussion, development and implementation of international legislation. The UN can also, with the support of other nations, launch military missions against and establish trusteeships over disputed regions.
The UN reserves the light blue colour (HTML #4b92db) on the world map, should it become necessary.
Combat
When all other venues at dispute resolution have failed, players can turn to combat. Battles are carried out in the battle thread.
The combat procedure may change as the game grounds itself. Currently, players may conduct 3 offensive operations per round. Defencive operations are assumed automatically, even if the player is inactive.
NOTICE: Undocumented amendments as of 29 June
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