The Plains of Perdition

LAST WEEK IN THE REGIONAL ROLEPLAY
A Recap of Major Events

• Four people were killed in a series of security incidents in Etarria. Click to read more.

• More than forty members of the Democratic Socialists of Sentinopolis were arrested in a nighttime raid. Click to read more.

• Five gunmen conducted a daring daytime robbery of an armored truck in Etarria. Click to read more.

  All news comes from the world of Arterra, located in our roleplay region Lightbound.

  Interested in the roleplay? Learn more:

  Perdition Roleplay Map and Rules

  by The Republic of Lightbound Dispatch Office

  
  

  
  

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  Lightbound Roleplay Rules and Map
  

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  Table of Contents:
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  • Map

  • RP Application

  • Resources

  • Rules
    

  Welcome to Lightbound, the roleplaying region of the Plains of Perdition.

  Lightbound takes place on Arterra, a Modern-Tech planet that is similar to Earth. Arterra is a vast and diverse world filled with diverse nations in a system of diplomacy, war, and shared history. Roleplaying is done by posting RP posts on Lightbound's RMB through Perdition's embassy, making all roleplay posts easily compiled and away from general chatter! We encourage you to join our Discord Server to discuss all things Arterra in more depth. While being on Discord is not a requirement to join the RP, being a Lightbringer is.

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  Map

  

  The world of Arterra has been mapped in various ways below. To view these maps, click here!

  Click Here to View the Nations of Alterra

  Sorted by time of addition to the roleplay with NPC nations at the bottom.
  

  Flag	Nation	National Leader	Government Type
  	Ostlantis, the Grand Republic of	First Citizen Soleil Estiegne	Federal Electocratic Semi-Presidential Republic
  	Goanya, the Federated States of	President Carter Roland	Federal republic under a military junta
  	Ostrovskiy, the Kingdom of	Sultan Pirvo II	Federal semi-constitutional semi-theocratical monarchy
  	Lepta, the Federation of	Supreme Leader Majid Noyami	Theocratic Semi Parliamentary
  	Murias, the Republic of	President Bruno Tripodi	Unitary parliamentary republic
  	Rhaza	King Arsene Bouchard	Kingdom
  	Eupranya, PDR (South Eupranya)	Head Representative Katharina Rühle	Democratic socialist union
  	Eupranya, Dominion of (North Eupranya) Staff Note: Second nation of Eupranya	Royal Minister Andreas Vogel	Constitutional monarchy
  	Astrosun, Kingdom of	His Royal Highness Ignatius Hildebrand	Absolute monarchy
  	Vashevdao	High King Ranzleko	Constitutional monarchy
  	Ferganistan, the Social Democratic Monarchy of	King Wil Nazdan	Federative democratic monarchy
  	Etarrian Democratic Republic	General Lurenzu Mattei	Unitary presidential republic under a civic-military junta
  	Wolflandil Imperius	Imperator Andrei II	Theocratic absolute monarchy
  	Bacein, the Republic of	Kniaz Georgiev	Conservative
  	Bjornifjordaland, the Allied Clans of	High Jorl Jákr Jenssonr	Clanocratic confederacy
  	Choppyhausen, the Democratic Republic of	The Council of Choppyhausen	Parliamentary democracy
  	New Valerion, the Holy Empire of	Supreme Virek Solkaran	Psychotic dictatorship
  	Picminlan, the Democratic Republic of	Prez Foxx	Democratic socialist
  	BlackBlicky, the Particracy of	Speaker Ryder Cline	Father Knows Best State
  	Croblade, the Commonwealth of	President Evageline Martin	Parliamentary republic
  	USST, the	Chairman Shav Stad	Federal socialist union
  	Democratic States of United Territori	N/A	Democratic states
  	Azropa, the Socialist Libertarian Autocracy of	Grand Commissar Kital Mocny-Sza	Republic
  	Euphoria, Republic of	President Hahrin Borani	Constitutional democracy
  	Hodregal	President Cristiano Ronaldo	Democracy
  	Sentinopolis	President Adria Artemko	Democratic Socialists
  	Kalixia, the Socialist Federation of	Premier Lysandra Velkova	Democratic socialist federal republic
  	Pazill Ran	Federal Council	Federal assembly-independent directorial republic
  	Auctrakenes, the Insular Commune of	General Secretary Karl Amundson	Socialist Unitary Presidential Republic with Unicameral Legislature
  	Averxia, the Emirate of	N/A	Polycentric capitalist bureaucracy
  	Sidoarjo Raya, Second Republic of	Dr Robert Canterbury	Presidential republic
  	Heavens Reach	the Council Eternal	Libertarian Socialism var. Voluntary Communitarianism
  	Vilensia Staff Note: Second nation of Azropa	General Jerzy Gorzorlak	Nationalist autocracy
  	Surpantaria, Kingdom of	King Joseph IV	Unitary constitutional monarchy
  	Jarlborg, Kingdom of	King Tyr Björnsson	Democratically regulated monarchy
  	Mosqu	General Ion Roswell	Dictatorship
  	Saginia	High Sage Ashenya	Parliamentary republic
  	Kashamanirefugaunstarusa (KMFSU), The Democractic Republic of	Musshabrain Steelvast the Supreme President	Autocracy
  	Rapaxman Republic, the Directorate of	The Directory (Arkimed G. Ducatti as president)	Corporate Oligarchy with elements of Statocracy
  	Hominiday (FRH), the Federal Republic of	President Roseland Myers	Dictatorship
  	The Void Circle, the Federation of	The Dark Chancellor	Federal democratic republic
  	Rothesia	Maria Kali	Constitutional democracy
  	Gaelara	President O maira	Republic
  	High Resplendency, the Halidom of Staff Note: NPC of Ostlantis	Hierophant Syndarius III	Unitary Theocratic Elective Absolute Monarchy

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  RP Application

  • How do I join the Roleplay?

  1. Make sure you are a Lightbringer.

     Lightbringer status is essential to join the RP and non-Lightbringers will be denied from joining. To become a Lightbringer, all you need to do is join the World Assembly and endorse all of our security officials, the WA Delegate (Primarch) and Archons. You may reach out to a member of the RP Moderation Team to request an exemption, but exemptions are rare and require a valid reason.

  2. Fill out a Map Claim

     The first thing you need to do is fill out a map claim, it'll ask for where you want to be located on our map and some other basic questions. It is located below.

     Please link your NS nation in Perdition:
     What is the official RP name of your nation:
     Who is your nation's leader (include title):
     What is your nation's government type:
     Where do you want your nation to be located (description or image):
     What is the name and location of your nation's capital city:
     Please describe your nation in a brief overview: 

  3. Send the Map Claim to our RP Cartographer

     Now that your map claim is all filled out, all you need to do now is send it to our RP Cartographers (New Fernia / @Waffledogefern, Ostlantis / @margravetuvi, Etarria / @1clandestinu) to process your claim. You can do this by messaging them on our Discord server or by telegramming them. Map claims are typically processed weekly so please be patient! Once they approve your map claim, you're free to start roleplaying!

  Your map claim should be of a reasonable size. Moderators have the discretion to reject any map claims they deem to be oversized and recommend smaller, more reasonable map claims. In addition, map claims should consist of one contiguous territory, or a territory split into multiple sections divided by bodies of water. Requests for new landmasses to be added to the map will be considered on a case-by-case basis due to the extra amount of work involved in adding new land.

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  Resources

  • What is the Roleplay Moderation Team?

  The Roleplay Moderation Team is a team of volunteers who supervise and organize the roleplay activity in the Lightbound Arterra roleplay. They enforce the rules of the roleplay, arbitrate over disagreements and events, and make sure the roleplay is running smoothly. The current members of the RP Moderation Team are:

  1. Ostlantis / @margravetuvi

  2. New Fernia / @waffledogefern

  3. Etarria / @1clandestinu

  If you have any questions regarding the roleplay please contact a member of the team!

  • Additional RP Addendums

    • Interested in Shared History? Learn about a Partially-Claimed Zone.

      Multiple RPers in a region may claim a territory as a Partially-Claimed Zone (PCZ) where new RPers can still create a nation, but they must abide by the existing general worldbuilding of the region. PCZs may not mandate what the modern-day country is like, only give an overall vision of what the nation's history must be or require that the nation be a participant in a historical war or event. PCZs may only be claimed when absolutely necessary and must contain as little territory as possible. PCZs are marked on the map as dashed areas. To claim a PCZ, the applicant RPers must submit a detailed proposal outlining why the PCZ is needed and what new RPers will have to include in their history if they claim in the PCZ.
      

    • Interested in making an NPC nation? Learn about NPCs.

      An RPer can submit a detailed proposal to claim a territory on behalf of a NPC nation. This proposal must include a detailed overview of the nation, its lore with the RPer's nation, and the proposed plot or narrative to justify its inclusion on the map. May only be claimed when absolutely necessary and must contain as little territory as possible

  • Extra Resources

    • Setting Up Your Roleplay Presence by New Jaedonstan

    • How Do I Start Roleplaying? by Etarria
      

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  Basic Conduct

  
  Before getting started roleplaying as your nation in Arterra, there are a few things that you should know first. To roleplay in Lightbound and be a part of Arterra means following a basic code of conduct.

  • General Rules:

    • All posts on Lightbound's RMB must abide by the PoP RMB etiquette rules.

    • Roleplayers may not roleplay others' nations without express permission of the other nation's owner.

    • Roleplayers may not conduct actions in others' nations without express permission of the other nation's owner.

    • Roleplayers are permitted to roleplay extremist ideologies but may not glorify them.

    • Roleplay posts should avoid references to real-life entities outside of those established in the RP (ex: religions)
      

  • Roleplay Rules:

    • In wars, avoid unrealistic outcomes (e.g., mobilizing millions of troops instantly or claiming invisible “stealth” technology beyond modern capabilities).

    • Accept the realistic consequences of your actions (e.g., economic impacts of mobilization).

    • Never dictate what happens to other roleplayers’ characters or assets.

    • Do not use real-life knowledge your character wouldn’t realistically have.

    • Refrain from granting your character or nation unfair advantages.
      

  • Worldbuilding Rules:

    • It is encouraged that your nation’s history and lore comply with established regional canon.

    • Consent is required to include other nations in your worldbuilding or historical claims.

    • Established terrain and climate established in an area must be respected (e.g., mountains on borders).

    • Your roleplay nation does not have to match your NationStates nation in name or statistics, but ensure population and economic data remain realistic.
      

  • Technology Rules:

    • Lightbound Arterra is a modern-tech (MT) setting. Only use technology that exists or is proven feasible by real-world standards.

    • Weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), such as nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons, are banned unless explicitly permitted by the Roleplay Moderation Team.

    • Keep military capabilities and technological advancements within modern-era limitations.
      

  The Roleplay Moderation Team has the final say in all decision-making and rulings regarding the Lightbound Arterra roleplay, including jurisdiction to moderate events and roleplayers as needed. Please keep roleplay within NationStates site rules at all times.

  Not sure about something or have a question about the rules? Contact someone from the Roleplay Moderation Team!

  
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  Read dispatch

I apologize to the Italian, I may have commited culinary sin. ... I mixed spaghetti carbonara with rice

Yo i'm so done, GENUINELY so done...oh I'm cooked, Max Barry is gonna smite me...it's so joever

Rhaza wrote:

Welcome to the Plains of Perdition!

The Plains of Perdition wrote:

Hello Stranger, welcome to the mighty lands of the glorious Primarch and his eternal rule!

Odin wrote:

Congrats AWT!

Thank you all for your warm welcome!

Forsakened Acheron wrote:

a crime so bad it could get someone ejected from a sinker (post additions of TPOP and TO)

NOOOOOOOO