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Creation Guidelines Oct 13, 2013 17:12:53 GMT

Post by Officer on Oct 13, 2013 17:12:53 GMT

| All seventeen categories are essential to the application.

1. DETAILED DESCRIPTION: Arguably the most important element of the application is the narrative of the environment. These words will determine the valleys of the land, how flowers blanket it's skin, and the fleeting showers of springtime. Detail is essential because it becomes the face of Erdea - a portion of the globe that generations will step foot upon... Actions here determine the backdrop of history. Every coordinate of land requires a description.

2. VISUAL: To supplement the mental portrait, a visual introduces an understanding of the land unexpressed through word alone.

3. REGION: From the perspective of the map, where does this civilisation preside?

4. POPULATION: The base number for any civilisations begins at 130, though a proper explanation might convince an Officer otherwise.

5. ARMY NUMBERS, EXPLAINED: State the number of personnel whirring in the cogs of your military, then explain how this came to be. Come with the strictest sense of realism - Officers will approve nothing less. The base number for any army begins at 45.

6. ALLIES AND RIVALS: Two simple list -- one for Alliances, the other, Hostilities. Each always up-to-date.

7. FOOD and WATER ORIGIN: The source of your civilisations nourishment will need to be explained.

8. CLIMATE: Express the prevailing weather conditions of the region - temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds.

9. RESOURCES: Your civilisations source of supply, support, or aid. The elements these people may readily draw upon when needed.

10. REGION COLOR, or BANNER: Develop a defining symbol for your people, this banner they will raise over the lifeless shells of the conquered. The hue that will smear across every nation on the map.

11. LANGUAGE: State any distinguishing characteristic the native speech may have. Is it loud and exuberant, or does it somehow relax the senses? Perhaps the language takes awhile to express a point. Detail the learning curve, and any emotional affect it has on the listener. Do they speak at all? With words alone, come as close as humanly possible to expressing the sounds that originate from your people, and the ways they communicate with one another.

12. CULTURE: Detail the behaviours and beliefs that are characteristic of this civilisation. Share with us the quality within these people arising from their concern for what is excellent, and treasured within their lives.

13. ETHNIC APPEARANCE: What do the people of this civilisation look like -- how have their circumstances influenced their physicality?

14. CREED: The words and beliefs that fuel the population.

15. INTELLIGENCE AND INNOVATION: A synopsis of how knowledgeable the population is to the world around them. Do they understand how the body works, the personality of climate, are they experienced in agriculture and or domestication of wild beasts, etc? How much of Erdea is known to them? What have their minds given birth to?

POPULATION GROWTH

As an example, we will use these numbers to

represent your civilian and military population:

Total Population: 130
Military Population: 45

To calculate your civilisation growth for the month,

take your current population and divide by 2.

130 ÷ 2

Half of this number will go to your military number.

This is your growth for every new month.

Total Growth - 65
32. 5 towards military

So, your population after this will look as such:

Total Population: 195
Military: 77.5

Notice: Populations grow on the 15th of every RL month.

Therefore, on the month to follow you will divide

the increased number by 2, and the process repeats itself.

195 ÷ 2

Last Edit: Jan 12, 2014 9:10:11 GMT by Officer

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Creation Guidelines Oct 27, 2013 8:24:03 GMT

Post by Officer on Oct 27, 2013 8:24:03 GMT

16. MILITARY SYSTEM: This will be expressed in a secondary post, below your application.

A strong military is a powerful threat. Civilisations will develop their armies over time, starting from a mere 45 soldiers. In favor of the restless, there are quicker ways to increase this number. Naturally, a few strings are attached...

- By sacrificing a point in Nourishment, in essence bolstering your military with provisions and providing an incentive to join, a civilisation can increase its base army development by 15.
 
- By implementing a draft, a civilisation can increase its base army development by 10, at the same time decreasing growth of population by the same number.

- Surrendering a block in Finance to exploit the greed of man, dangle gold before their faces and watch your civilisation increase its base army development by 10.

It is also possible to increase the base number of your army by conquering, or colonising other lands. For every land conquered a 5 point bonus is added to the growth of your army. i.e. After colonising a territory, your army will increase by an added 5 men on the 15th of every month . Giving up a point in Nourishment (+15) would net you 15 added soldiers on growth day. A maximum of two bonuses, not including those gained from conquering other lands, is allowed.

Position

Detail the rank structure of your military from Tribe Head to grass-cutter.

Where do orders trickle down? Include the responsibilities of each position.
A day may come when such roles are sought by members of the board.

Specialty

Each military will introduce a unique strong suit. Covert warfare, naval

tactics, cavalry, bowmen -- even a type of maneuver that has become

their trademark.

Martial Stat Spread

Much like the chart included in Character Applications, there are several
traits provided, and a flexible number of squares to structure your force
around.

1-2: One trait carries this amount. These two

blocks are combined or added to green attributes.

3-4: One trait occupies this amount

5-6: Three traits for this amount

7-8: One trait

9-10: Reserved for presence of a leader on

the battlefield (+2 to any trait)

Presence: Cold wind
swallows the land and a storm surely
follows. In the same manner, Presence communicates how
easily troops are located. Ambush, sabotage, raids, and petty warfare --
it is the element of surprise, and a wise general leans on it's quality throughout
covert tasks.

Focus: Ability to concentrate interest or activity on something. It is earned in the grit of
training, tended by creeds, and sharpened on trodden soil. It spots shrouded bowmen, the
soldiers scrambling to flank, and laid traps of the wilderness.Warring men cling dearly to it's
principle, fearing they may lose their souls.

Discipline: Complete and unquestioning obedience to authority. Order's of a superior

will go out, and it is the discipline in place that becomes like a fire beneath the soldier's feet.

It fuels their decisions toward actions no ordinary man would follow. Without the proper

respect or fear, a force will be in shambles.

Morale: The spirit a group has that empowers them to succeed. It's a sense of well-being

birthed from confidence, appreciation, and purpose.

Resistance: Tenacity, and power to refuse compliance. A being's pain threshold.
It is the overall quality of an individual's physical and external defenses.
That thing that stands between these men, and the grave.

Might: Ability to exert great force or physical dominance
over one's surroundings…

Detailed descriptions are mandatory for each trait and should serve as an opportunity to elaborate upon the decided block structure. Unlike character applications, which can be rather abstract defining one's abilities in combat -- the military system lays everything on the table. This is essential to wartime writings as actions are explained manner-of-factly. With a large pool of information and detail, there is little room for misinterpretation.

Colonisation Process

Once a land has been targeted by your nation and then claimed, through one of the many ways of doing

so, the colonization process begins. By reviewing the Atlas, one will find that the map of Erdea has been

divided into a coordinate grid, each block defining a considerable portion of land. Besides providing a

detailed account of positions this creates a simple way for civilisations to colonize other territories.

After asserting a claim on a land, the leader of the civilisation will decide on a landing block.

This block, usually around the coast of the area, will be specified on the world

map as a territory of your civilization (i.e. filled as your civilizations color).

After two RP days have passed, 10 days, you will be allowed to fill in another

adjacent block and so on and so forth. As you fill in the blocks, your land will

begin to look like this:

Your efforts in colonizing this land are very important and should be reported to the moderator

of the Atlas so that the entire site can remain current on these developments. To do this, simply

post in Modifications section of the Civilization forum with [Colonization] as part of the title,

and then following these guidelines:

Username:
[hr]
Application:
Change:

Beginning of Colonization: MM/DD
Projected End of Colonization: MM/DD

Last Edit: Jan 12, 2014 9:14:45 GMT by Officer

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Creation Guidelines Oct 27, 2013 8:25:41 GMT

Post by Officer on Oct 27, 2013 8:25:41 GMT

17. HISTORY LOG: This will be expressed in a secondary post, below your application.
An ongoing list of major events.

The format of a complete application will look as such:

1. First post - Application
2. Second Post - Military System
3. Third Post - Ongoing History Log

Last Edit: Oct 27, 2013 8:29:30 GMT by Officer