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Wobbegong wrote:(Happy belated Fat Tuesday.

"Fat Tuesday? Is that like a Michigan thing Wobbes?"

The day before Ash Wednesday, Mardi Gras, French, literally ‘fat Tuesday’, alluding to the last day of feasting before the fast of Lent. Polish paczki.)
(Was going to lure Akel and Dino with paczki but had work today and Versilia would have been asleep)

(I didn't know it was fat Tuesday until I went into the lunchroom and there were two kids playing jazz music. Also some foods apparently related to this.)

Wobbegong and Graag brom

Nu Alaska wrote:(I didn't know it was fat Tuesday until I went into the lunchroom and there were two kids playing jazz music. Also some foods apparently related to this.)

(I mean, not really kids.)
(I'm pretty sure we're all adults now which is honestly terrifying.)

Wobbegong, The islands of versilia, and Graag brom

Nu Alaska wrote:(I mean, not really kids.)
(I'm pretty sure we're all adults now which is honestly terrifying.)

{I mean I'm in university too and I still call everyone "kids".}

Wobbegong, The islands of versilia, Graag brom, and Nu Alaska

(So in an RP I'm in someone's character speaks Japanese so I tried to figure out what they said but apparently there is literally nowhere on the entire internet that translates Romanized Japanese to English.)
(I would just ask them what they meant OOCly but they didn't answer.)
(And ICly my character is supposed to be able to speak Japanese.)

(Did I mention it's possible I overthink things?)

Wobbegong and Graag brom

The islands of versilia

Nu Alaska wrote:(So in an RP I'm in someone's character speaks Japanese so I tried to figure out what they said but apparently there is literally nowhere on the entire internet that translates Romanized Japanese to English.)
(I would just ask them what they meant OOCly but they didn't answer.)
(And ICly my character is supposed to be able to speak Japanese.)

(Did I mention it's possible I overthink things?)

Really they should be speaking in English albeit italicised or something whilst noting that the conversation is in Japanese rather than making things difficult by speaking a language the users don’t OOCly speak.

Wobbegong, Graag brom, and Nu Alaska

Graag brom

Nu Alaska wrote:(So in an RP I'm in someone's character speaks Japanese so I tried to figure out what they said, but apparently there is literally nowhere on the entire internet that translates Romanized Japanese to English.)
(I would just ask them what they meant OOCly but they didn't answer.)
(And ICly my character is supposed to be able to speak Japanese.)

(Did I mention it's possible I overthink things?)

(Eh, it sounds like they're not doing the legwork necessary to ensure the RP continues smoothly/being a bit of an arse. I include translations for anything my characters say in Dovázul whenever asked for it, as I don't expect most people to understand it. Also ditto what Versi said.)

Wobbegong, The islands of versilia, and Nu Alaska

The islands of versilia wrote:Really they should be speaking in English albeit italicised or something whilst noting that the conversation is in Japanese rather than making things difficult by speaking a language the users don’t OOCly speak.

(I think maybe they didn't realize how hard it would be to translate. They did say their character was going to switch to English once someone spoke to them in English, so I'm pretty sure I'm just overanalyzing things. They probably didn't realize anyone's character would be able to understand them IC.)

Wobbegong, The islands of versilia, and Graag brom

Graag brom

Nu Alaska wrote:(I think maybe they didn't realize how hard it would be to translate. They did say their character was going to switch to English once someone spoke to them in English, so I'm pretty sure I'm just overanalyzing things. They probably didn't realize anyone's character would be able to understand them IC.)

(Guess continue to ask for a translation, and simply have the conversation transition into English [due to personal preference from one or both characters] or have them go with Versi's solution?
Edit:Nevermind, situation resolved itself.)
(Speaking of continuing to ask... Is a certain Prince's flight to Ketorushima on infinite delay?)

Graag brom wrote:(Guess continue to ask for a translation, and simply have the conversation transition into English [due to personal preference from one or both characters] or have them go with Versi's solution?
Edit:Nevermind, situation resolved itself.)
(Speaking of continuing to ask... Is a certain Prince's flight to Ketorushima on infinite delay?)

(I guess I just don't know if I'd be able to host any sort of roleplay in any of my countries, since as it is I never seem to get their writing consistent. I feel like anything I tried to set up would fall apart. Maybe I'm just being too nervous about everything.)

Graag brom

Nu Alaska wrote:(I guess I just don't know if I'd be able to host any sort of roleplay in any of my countries, since as it is I never seem to get their writing consistent. I feel like anything I tried to set up would fall apart. Maybe I'm just being too nervous about everything.)

(Hmm... Could Z perhaps bump into Erik while he's on his way back to Wayrest through Hammerfell by chance?)

Graag brom wrote:(Hmm... Could Z perhaps bump into Erik while he's on his way back to Wayrest through Hammerfell by chance?)

(Sure. I'll try to do good writing for it if we do that.)

Graag brom

(I guess I'm just not very confident about my writing these days. I have lots of ideas in my head but I can never seem to make them work.)

Graag brom

Nu Alaska wrote:(Sure. I'll try to do good writing for it if we do that.)

(Alrighty, give me a bit for a TG to set up the scene.)

Nu Alaska wrote:(I guess I'm just not very confident about my writing these days. I have lots of ideas in my head but I can never seem to make them work.)

(Well, I didn't exactly have allot written for Dino when I started and I found field testing to be quite helpful. Also try asking for feedback as Versi has on occasion, quite useful for improving you ideas if you're worried about them.)

Graag brom wrote:(Alrighty, give me a bit for a TG to set up the scene.)
(Well, I didn't exactly have allot written for Dino when I started and I found field testing to be quite helpful. Also try asking for feedback as Versi has on occasion, quite useful for improving you ideas if you're worried about them.)

(I will. Maybe soon I'll work on writing factbooks and such again.)

Graag brom and Elfland

(So my dad is always watching NASCAR, and I just realized he looks exactly like a famous NASCAR driver that died a few months before I was born.)
(Conclusion: I need to go the bleep to bed.)

Wobbegong and Graag brom

North german realm

The islands of versilia wrote:For gameplay purposes I hear Proselytising is great, but I don’t know how much it adds to moral authority.

It helps a lot. It actually lets you work on conversion, which is an easy way for MA to increase.

Sidenote: Equality is pretty cool, Ancestor Veneration is a close second -I'm thinking if I can figure out how it works and how people get sainted at any rate. Equality is pretty much your go-to if you're not a tribal Elective Gavelkind though; if you are, it essentially makes you forced to have one child per generation so as to keep everything under control *until* you can feudalize. To demonstrate, I shall play a 867-Start in Denmark with a "custom" Chief-level character.

The islands of versilia, Graag brom, and Nu Alaska

(I had a little bird
And her name was Enza
I opened up the window
And in flew Enza
)

(I’ll respond to the telegram today if possible, things have been busy.)

Wobbegong and Graag brom

(I've heard a few things about Erik.)

Graag brom and Elfland

Graag brom

Wobbegong wrote:(I've heard a few things about Erik.)

(

*Be Erik Septim-Dvorana Prince of Nirn, Prince of High Rock, and Prince of Atmora*
*Have bedded more women than you can remember, including your now-deceased psychopathic aunt and moon goddess step-grandmother in both her forms. Also enjoy wine and political theory.*
*First throne you're probably never going to inherit anyways, second throne is going to go to your daughter from her double-aunt [it's complicated], and third throne you'll never get anywhere near because your brother [who is High King of Atmora] and sister-in-law both hate your guts due to you repeatedly hitting on said sister-in-law, much to her annoyance*
*Fine, you didn't want to be a monarch as you don't feel up to the moral obligations and always seem to be appointed chancellor anyways*
*Had to marry Dunmeri girl you knocked up, an arrangement only she was enthusiastic for, and eventually divorced her on somewhat amicable terms. Happy to hear she's moved on with your nephew*
*Had to go into protective house arrest, which made you realize just how addicted you are to women and wine due to being cut off, and then temporary exile to avoid being murdered by angry noblemen and some former in-laws*
*Figure you'll go back to lifestyle of debate, debauchery, bureaucracy, and high-functioning alcoholism you've always known after this mess clears over*
*You start feeling weird, all lightheaded and warm and fuzzy inside, around this hyper and possibly insane foxgirl you met while in exile for no discernible reason*
*You want to flirt with her, but actually feel nervous about making a mistake for the first time in forever*
*You start actively praying to Lady Mara for the first time ages to seek guidance, and attempt to change your behavior for once.*
)

The islands of versilia

Graag brom wrote:(
*Be Erik Septim-Dvorana Prince of Nirn, Prince of High Rock, and Prince of Atmora*
*Have bedded more women than you can remember, including your now-deceased psychopathic aunt and moon goddess step-grandmother in both her forms. Also enjoy wine and political theory.*
*First throne you're probably never going to inherit anyways, second throne is going to go to your daughter from her double-aunt [it's complicated], and third throne you'll never get anywhere near because your brother [who is High King of Atmora] and sister-in-law both hate your guts due to you repeatedly hitting on said sister-in-law, much to her annoyance*
*Fine, you didn't want to be a monarch as you don't feel up to the moral obligations and always seem to be appointed chancellor anyways*
*Had to marry Dunmeri girl you knocked up, an arrangement only she was enthusiastic for, and eventually divorced her on somewhat amicable terms. Happy to hear she's moved on with your nephew*
*Had to go into protective house arrest, which made you realize just how addicted you are to women and wine due to being cut off, and then temporary exile to avoid being murdered by angry noblemen and some former in-laws*
*Figure you'll go back to lifestyle of debate, debauchery, bureaucracy, and high-functioning alcoholism you've always known after this mess clears over*
*You start feeling weird, all lightheaded and warm and fuzzy inside, around this hyper and possibly insane foxgirl you met while in exile for no discernible reason*
*You want to flirt with her, but actually feel nervous about making a mistake for the first time in forever*
*You start actively praying to Lady Mara for the first time ages to seek guidance, and attempt to change your behavior for once.*
)

Yeoch.

Wobbegong and Graag brom

(I'm worried about this coronavirus. I have an immune deficiency so I don't know what my chances would be if I got it.)

The islands of versilia wrote:Yeoch.

(I'm not going to look, though I'm starting to feel like I probably should.)

Graag brom

(I'll reply soon by the way, once I decide what she actually is doing in this place. How she got there I'm not even going to consider.)
(I know Nirn is the world Skyrim and such are set in, but what is the tech level like for our purposes?)

Graag brom

Graag brom

Nu Alaska wrote:(I'm worried about this coronavirus. I have an immune deficiency so I don't know what my chances would be if I got it.)
(I'll reply soon by the way, once I decide what she actually is doing in this place. How she got there I'm not even going to consider.)

(I know Nirn is the world Skyrim and such are set in, but what is the tech level like for our purposes?)

(Ditto except I have a hyperactive immune system, so depending on whether or not the virus interacts with it the way I think it will... The possible secondary-case of pneumonia might be even more frightening. My family got 6 P95 masks just-in-case it's confirmed to be going around in our area, or if it starts looking like 1918 MK2. Not looking forward to the shave, but it's that or a seat at the table with 'Corona-chan.' [Yes, really, people have called it that.])
('Schizotech' in urban areas leaning mostly towards an area between MT and PMT, while outside of that it's progressively more and more PT. Everything in ruins are by default PT apart from that which is brought into them.)

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First:

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by The islands of versilia


Albion
Emirate of Albion
والدتك هامستر (Biyyani)
ووالدك تفوح منه رائحة البلسان (Alamic)


Flag


Emblem



Location of Albion

Capital City
and largest city

CAPITAL
(XXX inhabitants)

Official Languages

Biyyani, Alamic

Ethnic Groups

XX% Biyyani
XX% Alamite
XX% ETHNICITY
XX% ETHNICITY

Religion

XX% Ittibaiyya
XX% Folk
XX% RELIGION
XX% Others

Demonym(s)

Biyyani



Government

GOVERNMENT

• Amira

Haqaddam of Haqaddamids

• Rais Wuzara

NAME

Legislature

LEGISLATURE

• Upper House

HOUSE

• Lower House

HOUSE



Formation

YEAR - EVENT
(RESULT)
YEAR - EVENT
(RESULT)



Total Population

XXX,XXX,XXX (est. YEAR)

Density

XX/km²

Total Area

XXX,XXX km²

Water Area

XX,XXX.XX km² (X.XX%)



Currency

CURRENCY (SYMBOL)

GDP (nominal)

$X.XXX trillion

GDP per capita

$XX,XXX

HDI

0.XXX - Very High

Gini

XX.X - Medium

From WIKI-NAME, the ADJECTIVE encyclopedia

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Second:

Versilia
State of Versilia
L’état de Versilie (French)
Staat Versilië (Dutch)


Flag


Coat of Arms


"Be just, be vigilant"
Anthem: Forwards, Versilians!
Link
Royal Anthem: HaShem preserves
Link

Location of Versilia (Dark Green)

Capital City
and largest city

Marmora
(3.281 million inhabitants)

Official Language

English

Other Languages

French
Dutch

Ethnic Groups

80% White Versilian
11% Asian Versilian
5% Mixed Versilian
4% Other

Religion

43% Irreligious
39% Cainite Jew
11% Christian
7% Others

Demonym(s)

Versilian



Government

Unitary parliamentary
constitutional monarchy

• Monarch

Akeldama of Siskhlishvili

• Prime Minister

Clara Nakagome

Legislature

Parliament of Versilia

• Upper House

House of Peers

• Lower House

House of Commons



Formation

3 March 1731 - Discovery
(European colonisation)
05 October 1781 - Independence
(Versilian independence)



Total Population

63,075,000 (est. 2019)

Density

167.76/km²

Total Area

375,975 km²

Water Area

XX,XXX.XX km² (X.XX%)



Currency

Versilian Ducat (Ð)

GDP (nominal)

$2.250 trillion

GDP per capita

$35,671

HDI

0.935 - Very High

Gini

30.5 - Medium

From WIKI-NAME, the ADJECTIVE encyclopedia

The State of Versilia, commonly known as Versilia, is a sovereign island country located in the Pacific Ocean. Due to the insularity of its geography, it is entirely surrounded by the ocean. Its closest neighbours are Hawaii and the United States to the east, Japan to the west and Russia to the northwest. Versilia’s sovereign territory encompasses an archipelago of over 3,000 islands with four major islands. It is estimated that over 63 million people inhabit Versilia, the majority of which live on the plains of the country’s largest island. Versilia is comprised of 17 prefectures, a further 68 districts, 1 capital prefecture, and 5 foreign territories. Its capital is the city of Marmora, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre. Other major cities include Louisville, Groenborg, Newsham-on-Sea and Kirkwall.

The archipelago that is now Versilia was sparsely inhabited before European colonisation in the early 1700s. The Indigenous Versilians were few in number and easily subjugated, and then assimilated, by the British, French and Dutch settlers that came to dominate the islands. During early colonisation, private interest and utopian groups banded together to acquire ownership of the islands, which in 1781 resulted in the independence and unification of the islands. Despite its independence it was militarily invalid and had little impact on the world with the exception of drawing a great many immigrants not only from Europe but from China, Japan and India as well. Vampires in particular were drawn to Versilia, becoming the country’s upper class and dominating its government for decades. The late 19th and early 20th centuries were periods of industrialisation and modernisation for Versilia, though this was interrupted by the World Wars. In WWI Versilia stayed relatively neutral and provided minimal support to the Allied Powers, and in WWII joined the Allies fully when the Empire of Japan attempted an invasion of Versilia.

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