Application: C-SPAN : Pantopia Edition

[SuperMonkey]

Updated september 28 '07

Screenname of the Proposed RPG’s Game Master: SuperMonkey

Do You Have An Instant Messenger that we can reach you on for better conversation?
(i.e MSN, Yahoo, AIM, ect.) And if so, what is your screenname?: No. email is supermonkeylivesinfrance@gmail.com

Gamemasters/Assistant Gamemasters already chosen: None. If anyone wants to help out, PM me.

How will the overall layout of the RPG be?:

War were been declared. World War 3

You choose a country and pick United Allies (led by US, Canada, UK, Spain) or the Eastern Axis (led by Russia, Iran and Myanmar)

We play out the whole war. There will be revolutions, epic battles and nuclear attacks. At the start of the game, each country is given a number of battalions and, if the country has them in real life, nuclear weapons. As the game progesses, you gain more armies and more bombs. You can invade countries and help fight to conquer the world.

When you invade, you must declare the country you are invading. I will determine the outcome of the battle and will not join either side. I will be Switzerland, neutral. But if you invade me, I will join your enemies. I will still remain impartial in determining the coutcome of battles.


What will this RPG bring to the RPG forums?:

As far as I
know, there's nothing else like this. Pretty new. It will be a real democratic system, unlike
the Hype.

Title Of The RPG You Would Like To Propose: C-SPAN -- Pantopia Edition

Classes within RPG (if applicable):

Presidents and generals of your selected nation (must be real countries.)

Example Of Characters Application:

Character Name:
Government/Military Position Wanted:
Country:
DOB:
Eye Color:
Hair Color:
Race:
Backstory:
Axis or Allies:
Anything Else:

[Andy C.]

Hmmm. An interesting idea; I just don't know how much fun it would be to play. I mean, what would the elected people then accomplish?

[SuperFerret]

Originally Posted by Andy C.

Hmmm. An interesting idea; I just don't know how much fun it would be to play. I mean, what would the elected people then accomplish?

Nothing. It's a simulation.

[Andy C.]

Y'know, a slightly "spiced-up" version of this may be pretty interesting. Like, have three or four different opposing governments in a sort of Cold War scenario. You could have all sorts of stuff going on there (spies, revolutions, internal political intrigue, all-out warfare, etc.) Basically Risk with characters.

[JinnSato]

Interesting but I don't think anybody would really go for it.

[SuperMonkey]

I like Andy's idea. i Will revise as soon as I get back from Toronto

[SuperMonkey]

bump. updated

[Catman_prb]

Now thats interesting...But wouldnt the US have like a majorly unfair advantage?

[SuperMonkey]

how so? If youre talking about more countries being on the allies side, it's not gonna be like that through the entire game. Plus Russia has just as many if not more nukes than we do.

[Catman_prb]

Originally Posted by SuperMonkey

how so? If youre talking about more countries being on the allies side, it's not gonna be like that through the entire game. Plus Russia has just as many if not more nukes than we do.

(You do) But they have majorly more resources than anyone else surely? And there like the worlds only superpower

[Andy C.]

I'd honestly recommend using fictional countries for something like this. That way, you don't have to worry about getting caught up in actual politics or things like that. Plus, it'd make balancing the nations a lot easier.

[SuperMonkey]

true

[SuperMonkey]

I guess most of you guys would be interested in playing this when I get it up?

[twylight]

You can only post it as an RPG if you're approved.

And you're only up for serious consideration for approval if you've got 5 commited players.

[Catman_prb]

Well count me in as one.

[Gallagher]

Hmm, do I play the Russians and betray my own nation? or do I stick with good old England.

Decisions Decisions

I'm most definitely IN btw. Although I suggest a name change, perhaps I'm just uneducated but I have no idea what C-SPAN: Pantopia Edition means, and had no idea it was anything to do with WWIII.

[Catman_prb]

Oh is that what it is?

[twylight]

[palmface]

SuperMonkey, I've noticed you've left some things out of your application. I'm going to ask that you edit your post and reapply for the RPG *please just edit the post you have now and don't make another thread* using this format for your Application to describe it better, it'll also help the people interested in it to see what exactly it is you're doing.:

RPG Application

Screenname of the Proposed RPG’s Game Master:

Do You Have An Instant Messenger that we can reach you on for better conversation? (i.e MSN, Yahoo, AIM, ect.) And if so, what is your screenname?:

Gamemasters/Assistant Gamemasters already chosen:

How will the overall layout of the RPG be?:

Premise of RPG, if it is a user created RPG see below for applicable additions to this Applicaton, (Must be a paragraph or longer).

What will this RPG bring to the RPG forums? (please write two complete sentences):

Title Of The RPG You Would Like To Propose:

Example Of Characters Application:


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This is what we're looking for in each category:


RPG Application

As each part of the forum is important we’ll go over what we expect to see in from the person proposing the RPG:

Screen name of the proposed RPG’s Game Master: Self explanatory.

Do You Have An Instant Messenger that we can reach you on for better conversation? (i.e MSN, Yahoo, AIM, ect.) And if so, what is your screenname?: If we don’t already know you, we’d like too! We’re a close community, but we’re not closed to making new friends! However it’s hard to befriend someone over the PM system of the forum.

Gamemasters/Assistant Gamemasters already chosen: Do you have people you trust and who compliment you (that doesn’t always mean they follow you blindly) to help you run the RPG?
We try not to call them ‘Mods or Moderators’ given that title is generally saved for the ‘official’ SuperheroHype! Board Moderators.

How will the overall lay out of the RPG be?: How many GM’s? Will it be GM lead and guided? Will it be an ongoing RPG? How will the classes/factions work in this game?

Premise of RPG: This is the single most important part of the application. If it’s a comic based RPG we’d like to know about the comic universe, what the limitations will be in the RPG, etc. What do you hope to accomplish with it?
If it is a user created RPG what is the backstory/lore of the world the characters will be entering and playing in? For user-created we also ask for race, class and power stats within the game. For one shots, a general outline of the story will do.

What will this RPG bring to the RPG forums: If it’s another comic book based RPG, what qualities or interest do you think it brings to the RPG forums? How is it different from the other ones already established?

Title of the RPG you would like to propose: Just curious, well thought out names tend to show the quality of the RPG (Don’t want something stupid like “Porno Zombie ZOMG! RPG”)

Example of Characters Application: Something small that shows a lot about the quality of the RPG, the layout and questions on the application mean a lot to the quality of player’s you’ll get. Generally the more watered down the application the more casual players you’ll get. While the serious players don’t mind filling a small book with information about their characters.

[SuperMonkey]

Thanks, twylight. Um, this thing has undergone some pretty big changes and I haven't had the time to change out the old form for the new one. I will have everything else up soon.

[twylight]

No problem it's just that when there is someone who wants to play it and doesn't know what it's about, that's a sure-fire reason to clarify stuff.

Best of luck!

[Gallagher]

Porno Zombie ZOMG! RPG sounds ****ing awesome. Lets do that.

[Catman_prb]

OH YEH! Go ****ty brain eaters!