Spheres of Influence: Alliance

Spheres of Influence:

In the last century, peace has reigned by and large between the human realms and their neighbours. The leaders and kings are united in concord by their Alliance and freed from having to fear the monstrous races lurking beneath and beyond the mountains. They have turned their gaze to both inwards development and outward expansion overseas. This is a changing age, a rising age of humanity. Technology is poised to begin advancing rapidly, casting aside old manual tools for new machines, and magic is being harnessed in new and ever more powerful ways.

In this world, you will control a state. Either your country is a part of the Alliance, or it exists on the fringes of it. Peace has allowed states in the Alliance to focus less on defending themselves from nearby rivals and more on vaunting themselves to new heights, and as a result, we are on the cusp of a new era.

The wind is changing. Tumultuous times lie ahead. How will you lead your people in the coming decades? Will you build an empire that spans the globe?

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SpoilerAlright folks, I know states games have had rough going on Eagle Time and didn't survive the transition from Chocpi super well. That's why I'm going back to basics, building this one from parts I know work, and hoping it can stick it out and make this one of the longer-running games.

For returning players, the new thing in this game is the Alliance. Players will (hopefully) mostly start in a large defensive alliance that will discourage wars of aggression within its borders and demand that all members protect each other from outside threats. Starting in the Alliance is optional, but inflicts no penalties on your country other than the need to follow its rules on not being aggressive towards other members, and to volunteer a small defensive force to help patrol its borders. The Alliance will have a voting council, allowing players to vote and influence NPCs to vote with them, and put forward votes on issues if they desire. This could lead to the Alliance becoming stronger and more united over time, if guided right, or else could result in its collapse.

This game will be split into a two-turn system, as has been established to work. There will be diplomatic turns, where you can interact with other players, make diplomatic deals, starts wars and engage in intrigue and sneakiness to your hearts content. These will be followed by long turns, during which you will send me commands in a PM that will dictate how your country unfolds over a ten year timeskip. Once that's done, we will have another diplomatic turn, and so on.

Almost everything official is PM-based, and you are free to send PMs to other players. The only key rule in that regard is that all in-game communication needs to be seen by me, the GM. During diplomatic turns, you may also send commands to me for things like sending spies or making agreements. Once a long turn starts, you can no longer strike new deals, and must submit long turn commands. Once everyone has submitted commands, the turn will be resolved, ten years pass in-game, and diplomacy can resume.

You will be playing as the leaders of the country you create, which means who you are playing at can change if, for example, you have democratically elected leaders or are overthrown, whether it be due to gross negligence and popular revolt, a coup of your own devising, or another player's spectacularly successful assassination attempt. Over the course of the game, you will be able to invent new technologies and expand your nation's dominion across the map. There are no winners in this game – though if you feel particularly vindictive, you could ensure other players lose.

Be advised, you will be arguing about the things that happen in this game for years. Salt is still being spilled about one of these games I ran eight years ago to this very day.

APPLICATION:
Country Name: What do people call your country?
Country Colour: What colour represents you? What are you going to try and paint the map?
Government: Who rules? How do they rule, and how are they viewed?
Leader: Who is in charge at this exact moment? What are they like?
Society: Who lives here, and what is the country known for?
History: How did this country come to be? Is it old or young?
Alliance: Is this country a part of the Alliance, or is it merely on their border?