Multipolarity IV Signup Thread

[Tani Coyote]

Moving past the pointless rants over NPCs, when are we looking at starting this game?

Hmm, I dunno. Next week or the week after that?

It'll likely be slow at first given that many places will be having their final exams coming up, of course.

 

[Terran Empress]

yah my finals are next week, and then i have an AP US history test the week after that.

 

[Dem Taqat]

I vote Yea to the continued existance of characters as NPC figureheads, because Its no more unrealistic than a lot of the other stuff we get. I mean, we have legitamate space aliens, how can we complain about things like somebody resurecting plato? The game won't change much if we take out these people, so we might as well keep them in for conveinience.

I also agree with all the people complaining about how much voting we have to do.

DT
Hailing the GM Dictatorship

 

[Double A]

I vote no to continued voting.

 

[NedimNapoleon]

Remove Europe from the premises
you are worst colonizer. you are the european idiot you are the caucasian smell. return to ethiopia . to our eastern cousins you may come our contry. you may live in the zoo....ahahahaha ,portugal we will never forgeve you. bufallo soldier rascal but conquistador stink gypsy portugal portugal..european genocide best day of my life. take a bath of dead colonizer......ahahahahah EUROPE WE WILL GET YOU!! do not forget 781 .spain we kill the king , spain return to your precious mountain....hahahahaha idiot UK and portugal smell so bad..wow i can smell it. DEFEND VERDE IN THE PREMISES. you will get caught. cape verde+kyrgyzstan+ethiopia+east timor=kill europe...you will ww6/ biggie smalls alive in cape verde, BIGmaking album of cape verde. fast rap BIG cape verde. we are rich and have gold now hahahaha ha because of biggy smals... you are ppoor stink rus... you live in a barrack hahahaha, you live in a refugee camp
noturious B.I.G, alive numbr one #1 in cape verde....kill the europe,..ashol europeans no good i spit in the mouth eye of ur flag and contry. B.I.,G aliv and real strong wizard kill all the european farm aminal with rap magic now we the afrikan rule .ape of the zoo presidant hitler the great satan and lay egg this egg hatch and Israel wa;s born. stupid baby form the eggn give bak our clay we will crush u lik a skull of pig. Cape Verde greattst countrey

 

[KaiserElectric]

I think Nedim's lost it.

 

[NedimNapoleon]

Link to video.

 

[Double A]

I think Nedim's lost it.

Just picked up on that, have you?

 

[Sonereal]

This is the second MP-signup thread derailed. Huzzah?

 

[NedimNapoleon]

No, its just being removed from the premises.

 

[NinjaCow64]

I vote Yea to the continued existance of characters as NPC figureheads, because Its no more unrealistic than a lot of the other stuff we get. I mean, we have legitamate space aliens, how can we complain about things like somebody resurecting plato? The game won't change much if we take out these people, so we might as well keep them in for conveinience.

I also agree with all the people complaining about how much voting we have to do.

DT
Hailing the GM Dictatorship

This, also I mean Aliedhoo has obviously put a lot of work into these NPCs. He is quite excited about this game, turning these NPCs into boring blobs of nothingness would just be .

Also be warned, if you guys remove the silly from the NPCs/the NPCGM, I will change my nation to the Dadaist Republic of East Asia. And trust me, when that happens you won't be able to take the game seriously and you would wish you just had the NPCGM.

 

[Mosher]

I am pleased my job in MP4 is being put up the vote like this so early.

Your job as NPCGM was put up to a vote long before the game.

I VOTE NO TO UNIQUE NPCS.

And since apparently EVERYTHING is a vote:

I VOTE NO TO THE NPCGM EXISTING.

-L

I... I agree with LH

 

[Mosher]

Apologies for double post

Kingdom of Iceland-Norway​

Government: Constitutional Monarchy - King Lief II
The head of state is the Monarch; the King (or, if there are no male heirs to the throne at the event of the death of the king, the Queen), who must take two vows beforehand - two protect, equally, the livelihood, property, and dignity of their citizens, and two uphold the Constitution of Iceland-Norway. The Constitution is a flexible, short document outlining the limits and bounds of governmental positions. The Monarch appoints 20 members from every province of the nation to the Noble House, and 20 members are elected, by popular vote, from every province, to the People's House. The Dual Houses serve as the legislative branch of the government, though they can be vetoed by the King and abolished in times of crisis.

Religion:
The King is, officially, the leader of the Kingdom, as appointed by God. However, the Constitution forbids discrimination based upon religion, a necessity in a divided nation: Norway is a majority Catholic, Iceland is split evenly between Catholics and Protestants, Greenland is entirely protestant, and the Colonies contain several new strains of Christianity and native religions.

Culture:
The culture of Iceland-Norway is a fairly proud and militaristic one; discipline and loyalty are the favored traits in Icelandic-Norwegian society. Amongst young children, military careers are glamourized and shown in a well light; all public education centers have permanent navy recruitment centers, and most have army centers. The disciplined culture comes from living in a harsh environment; none of the regions inside the Kingdom have particularly friendly temperatures, and it shows in the attitudes of the people and how they express themselves.

Economy:
The Icelandic-Norwegian economy is mainly focused around maritime exploits and industrial production. Norway is a valuable center for raw materials to fuel factories throughout the kingdom - Greenland, in particular, has turned into a heavily industrialized region within the kingdom, outputting nearly 70% of the nation's goods. Icelandic dockyards put out high quality commerce, civilian, and warships - the fishing industry is one of the largest in the nation, employing nearly 30% of the nation. Many KIN Sailors retire from the military into the fishing industry, or vice versa. Also large is the shipbuilding industry, with Icelandic ships being some of the finest produced in the world; raw materials from Norway and the Colonies, parts manufactured in Greenland, and then all assembled with the finest craftmanship in Iceland.

Spoiler :

just imagine that my extra 5 provinces are there like on the map Tani posted earlier because I can't upload anything right now

 

[Red_Spy]

I... I agree with LH

As do I!

 

[KaiserElectric]

Name: The Lethian Confederacy (Leth)
Leader: Chancellor Jhan Albrecht
Official Language: English, most are also fluent in German (Commonly called Hummelese, out of respect to the Hummel)
Capital: Lethburg (Old San Francisco)
Anthem:

Link to video.

History:

Spoiler :

Sometime near the end of the twenty-first century, some land on the United States West Coast was purchased by the German pharmaceutical company Lethenberg, forced to do business abroad after public backlash against a failed vaccine pushed them out of Europe. The arrangement turned out to be incredibly lucrative, as the United States government, embroiled in a civil war and desperate for money, was willing to grant nearly limitless resources and power to the company for the right price. As the US deteriorated, Lethenberg prospered, even cracking open the defunct European and Asian markets with their products. Within years, Lethenberg virtually owned the entire US West Coast. Lethenberg began allowing their scientists to undertake more dangerous research to remain on top. Times were good for Lethenberg, who announced an effective cure for cancer would be available "in our lifetime". The accusations that Lethenberg was regularly injecting test animals with unsafe levels of the new drug fell on deaf ears.

When the United States government fell, Lethenberg was quick to consolidate its territory into a sovereign state, and had enough money and security to keep greedy neighbors away. This was when the first warning signs came, as Lethenberg cut funds from their pharmaceutical line to establish a strong defensive wall around their territory and import military hardware. Lethenberg delayed the release of the cancer drug indefinitely without an explanation, and the pharmaceutical juggernaut began to topple. Distrust of Lethenberg came to a head when the remains of an unknown number of Lethenberg employees washed up on the shores of the Hawaiian Islands. Company PR refused to speak on the matter, and Lethenberg began withholding products to cow protesting nations into silence, a tactic that became less effective as their market share deteriorated.

Oddly enough, the end of Lethenberg came not from financial woes but a considerably more lethal source. Shortly before the imminent death of the company, military officials in neighboring locations announced a biological weapon was deployed over Lethenberg territory by an unknown party. The weapon proved highly lethal to nearly all human and animal life, and reported deaths outside of Lethenberg territory numbered into the hundreds. The toxin proved to be so potent that cleaning crews were barred from entry into the affected areas for almost two weeks. In the interim, Lethenberg was liquidated and quietly faded into the background.

Initial forays into Lethenberg territory found the first clue of what the pharmaceutical company was up to when bodies were found with strange mutations unattributed to the toxin. The bodies were later found to contain DNA similar to local wildlife. In addition, a prominent scientist formerly employed by Lethenberg confessed that he was ordered to inject unsafe levels of the cancer cure into test animals to unearth any side effects. Everyone else involved with the Lethenberg R&D was either dead or unwilling to talk, so there was little hope trying to discover what really happened.

The mystery was blown wide open when survivors were found numbering into the thousands in fortresses dotting the West Coast. Bearing mutations similar to the bodies found earlier, the survivors had taken to calling themselves the Leth, a rather poor name in hindsight, and closely resembled large foxes. The Leth revealed that they, along with the mutants found earlier, were once test animals injected with heightened doses of the cancer cure by Lethenberg. The drug proved to be a little too successful, and worked so well that the test subjects began to evolve, reproduce, and develop at an extremely fast rate. By the time treatments with the drug were stopped, there was already a sizeable population of intelligent animal-human hybrids to expansive to cover up quietly, numbering into the millions at one point. The actions made by Lethenberg afterwards were an attempt to control the population, but the newly evolved beings had other plans.

The biological weapon deployed over Lethenberg territory was in fact deployed by the rebels, who sought to kill all the humans working for the company that oppressed them. However, the rebels proved that being intelligent does not necessarily equate to being smart, and assumed that their "superior" genetics would protect them from the effects of the toxin. The Leth were not convinced, and instead fashioned a vaccine and distributed it among themselves to protect them from the effects. The toxin was deployed before the Leth could adapt the vaccine for the other species, successfully wiping out Lethenberg as well as the rebellion. Fleeing West, the Leth bunkered down until they were met by the first rescue crew.

Faced with a growing population of displaced people, a proposition was forwarded to give all territory formerly owned by the pharmaceutical giant to the Leth for their own country. Supported by several nations, most notably the non-human Hummel, the resolution passed easily and the Lethian Confederacy was formed, to the consternation of some of their human neighbors. Some called for war to wipe the Leth off the map, but thankfully good leadership and peaceful decorum among the North American nations prevailed over base fears and prejudice, and the Leth staved off an invasion that would have inevitably ended their short existance.

Despite this, the Leth struggled for several years as a very minor state until Congressman Jhan Albrecht, barely into his first year of governing, suggested reviving the defunct electronics industry present in Lethian territory. This was a bold move, made bolder by the fact that high technology was trapped in an economic rut at the time. Despite this, the plan was successful, and the influx of Lethian technology not only revived the market but left the Leth with a sizeable chunk of said market. The tech market bumped the Lethian Confederacy to a great power, and won young Albrecht the Chancellorship at the young age of twenty two. Still serving almost fifteen years later, Chancellor Albrecht leads over a prosperous nation, eager and ready to spread its influence through the world.

Biology:
The Leth are only slightly shorter on average than humans, barely a few inches shorter than your average human. Their facial features bear a heavy resemblance to species found in the vulpes family, complete with long snouts, ears, and a fur coat, normally colored in a shade of red or light brown. Otherwise, they are almost biologically identical to humans, with the exception of resistance to more virulent strains of cancer, and grow, develop, and reproduce in similar fashion.

Government:
The Leth Confederacy stylized their government as a conservative-leaning republic, based heavily on “human-style” institutions. The primary lawmaking body is a representative congress, made up of popularly elected members and led by a Congressional President. The congress holds responsibility for appointing a Chancellor to lead the country in the executive branch, who in turn appoints cabinet members and other positions of importance. There are no established political parties, although members of congress often voluntarily work towards a major ideology. The Leth have supported free markets, freedom of religion, and is largely regarded to be neoconservative in its worldview.

Culture:
Given their past history of oppression at the hands of Lethenberg, the Confederacy is highly supportive of civil rights for both Leth and the sizeable minority of humans who reside in Confederate territory. Every citizen above the age of 18 is permitted to vote and run for office unconditionally. Humans, while looked upon with distrust by some, are nevertheless welcome to become citizens of the Confederacy. Freedom is supported above all else by the Leth, and they are willing to accept nearly any ideology, so long as it doesn't advocate oppression of any kind.

Economy:
The Leth have a meager but quickly developing industrial capacity. Avoiding the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals (for obvious reasons), they have instead turned to high-tech electronics. The Leth have proved to be excellent innovators and quickly conquered the majority of the electronics market, helped in no small part by their ownership of what was once the Silicon Valley. The lead in the technology market also means that the Lethian military forces have access to some of the best weaponry available, making them more than a match for more militant or numerous enemies.

(Whew)

 

[Tani Coyote]

The Secretary of the Electoral Ministry is proud to announce that no less than seven candidates have stood for nomination as General Secretary for the 2199 election!

The candidates, their country of origin, and platforms are as follows:

Spoiler :

Name: Tenzin Dorji
Country of Origin: State of the Golden Horde
Platform: Respect for sovereignty, dutiful upholdance of UN protocol, consensual collective decision making.

Name: Chef de Partie Shen Bang Bao.
Country of Origin: The Noodle Republic
Platform: Securing funding for the UN, ensuring that the UN remains strong and to promote peace throughout the world.

Name: The Honorable Kaleinani Lae'ula of Ni'ihau
Country of Origin: Hawai'i
Platform: Increase UN authority, establish basic standards of human rights and other such necessities for a strong central global authority.

Name: Envoy Raekhemnijong of Apocalypta
Country of Origin: Tayloristan
Platform: Increased UN intelligence assets, increased commitment to free global trade

Name: Sigmund Bartram
Country of Origin: Lethian Confederacy
Platform: Freedom of choice, economic security.

Name: Mikhail Smirnov
Country of Origin: Arstotzka
Platform: Global Economic and Political cooperation, Human rights and liberties

Name: Datasi Naala
Country of Origin: 501st Legion
Platform: Balance of Power in the Union; it should be strong enough to be actually effective, without destroying National Sovereignty

Election procedures may now begin. To cast a ballot, please list any of the seven countries running in order of preference, and file the form with the Electoral Ministry (send a PM to the GM). For example:

1. Arstotzka
2. 501st Legion
3. Tayloristan
4. Golden Horde
5. etc...

As the UN Secretariat is elected by instant runoff, there is no need to tactically vote; nations choose their candidates by order of preference. Whichever candidate can muster the most electoral votes around the world will become the Secretary for the next six years.

Voting shall close in 72 hours; should a country not file a ballot, it will be treated as an abstention and that country's votes will be removed from the pool.

Nations are able to cast their votes for themselves, of course.

 

[Robert Can't]

Is this like single transferable vote system?
And if not what effect do our second or third choices have?

 

[Jehoshua]

Its a preferential voting system (like we have in Australia). Basically once the votes are in, first preferences are counted and whoever is bottom is cut, and the second preferences of those insane people who voted for the crazies are used instead of their first votes in the tally, and so on until we discern which candidate (beloved of the masses) has an absolute majority.

Basically this system guarantees that the least objectionable candidate is the one chosen.

 

[Tani Coyote]

What Jehoshua said.

The candidate who can arouse the most overall support emerges victorious.

Discussing with Ailedhoo, the first election will have no NPC votes cast; it will be entirely player to player. So those players who didn't stand for nomination are who you want to convince to vote for you.

Future elections will have NPCs voting with their suzerain, so relations with them will prove useful if one aspires to monopolise the seat.

 

[hoplitejoe]

Sorry, as a British person I am to much of an idiot to ever understand the alternative vote [grumbles] .