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Are you post-FTL?
(OOC A proposal I made with a popular scale in-game (Tech/Magic/Influence)
1. Introduction
2. Nation States and the Planet
3. Technology Tier
4. Arcane Level
5. Influence
6. Other considerations
Welcome to everyone interested in this. Since there has been a recent spike in interest in RP here in Lazarus and the question of how to balance the stats, the interests in RP and avoid godmodding while preserving some semblance of coherence I submit this proposal for consideration.
To the point. To maintain some balance the proposal shall take this points in account.
· Maximize the plausibility of the whole stats and maximum backgrounds.
· Idem for the issues of the game that present a RL plus some near future questions in some choices.
· Incentive the playing of the game and response to issues and no merely "sitting"
· Although the background is RL with a bit of science fiction, to balance with those not selecting those issues and the players that goes in the fantasy direction, an equivalence of sorts between "science" and "magic".
· A revamping of the scale for more realistic influence scale.
· Additional links for calculators for helping configure the RP.
· The scale use will be this made on game for the players.
· And the scale will be tweaked to put most of the nation on the present tech & near future setting as much as possible, while allowing for the most constant to be able to do the planet hopping.
NOTES:
(The rank is the Region Rank used on the Tech/Magic/Influence table is given by the Rank tab as Top x % since this is customized for Lazarus). Of course if desired it can be extended to the rest of the game.
· The question of how to make room for enough nations, when even some medium player has a nation with planetary number of inhabitants is straightforward.
· We will assume that each nation (the big ones once you reach the billions stage) are planet size nations at last. That take care of the massive populations, and the difference backgrounds, some of different possible timelines.
· It is assumed that in this specific case, planet Lazarus is simply a nexus where the planet states have part of their territory as an embassy / reserve / commercial mission of whatever.
· It is given that with enough tech / magic the problem of starflight or planewalking it is achievable the change of setting.
As a help here is a generator for Star Systems.
To generate it require a seed. It can be use a conversion of the name of the nation to numbers.
For example, here.
The Technology Tier Scale measures a civilization's advancement in technology: scientific discoveries, knowledge of mathematics, etc. are rated on this scale. Most Tiers fall under one of the traditional NS labels (MT, FT, etc.)Note that all tech examples are examples, not requirements. If you have technology that would meet a Tier 6 categorization, but somehow lack nuclear reactors, then you are a Tier 6, not a Tier 4.
Rank | Technology Tier | |
100 % | Tier 0 - Innovation Infant (Pre-PT) | |
90 % | Tier 1 - Clever Craftsman (PT) | |
80 % | Tier 2 - Simple Smith (PT) | |
70 % | Tier 3 - Studious Scribe (PT) | |
60 % | Tier 4 - Innovative Industrialist (PT) | |
50 % | Tier 5 - Practical Physicist (MT) | |
25 % | Tier 6 - Digital Discoverer (MT) | |
10 % | Tier 7 - Stellar Settler (PMT) | |
5 % | Tier 8 - Void Venturer (FT) | |
1 % | Tier 9 - Wise Wanderer (FT) | |
0.1 % | Tier 10 - Eternal Elder (FFT) | |
0.01 % | Tier 11 - Dimensional Diety (Post-FFT) | |
0 % | Tier 12 - Oldest and Omnipotent (Post-FFT) |
The Arcane Level Scale measures the average magical ability of the average citizen of a civilization. "Magic" here means "non-physical means of affecting the world", whether than means spells, psionic abilities, the Force, or spiritual abilities. In cases where the average citizen is non-magical but rare magic users exist, please utilize the Level corresponding to the average Voodoo practitioner in your civilization.
(For a balance with Technology for "underdeveloped" nations (with the codified conflict science vs teligion) two stats, so you can choose the highest for your nation: the % of the top rank to choose will be The Most Devout in Lazarus that will assumed that the powers are of Divine origin, or The Smartest Citizens in Lazarus as being of pure Arcane origin as it is customary in RPG games to conflate magic ability to intelligence)
Rank | Arcane Level |
100 % | Level 0 - Inept |
90 % | Level 1- Telepathic Teller |
80 % | Level 2 - Sage Soothsayer |
70 % | Level 3 - Clairvoyant Cultist |
60 % | Level 4 - Able Acolyte |
50 % | Level 5 - Mystical Magician |
10 % | Level 6 - Sly Sorcerer |
5 % | Level 7 - Wonderful Wizard |
1 % | Level 8 - Mighty Mage |
0.1 % | Level 9 - Almighty Archon |
0.01 % | Level 10 - Terrible Titan |
0 % | Level 11 - Cosmic Creator |
0 % | Level 12 - Dauntless Divinity |
The Influence Type Scale measures how much of the multiverse is impacted by a civilization. Note that actual direct control of territory is not necessary to be considered influential, merely being able to heavily affect the actions in a given area counts as influence.
(This scale only really begin at Type 4 since even the smallest, just created nation in the game is a nation with a few millions inhabitants so it wouldn't be realistic to use the lower part. They are conserved here for people that want to have an idea of the progression or want to RP something smaller)
(Obiously the Rank considered is of the Regional Rank Influence)
Rank | Influence |
100 % | Type 0 - Household Head |
100 % | Type 1 - Clan Chieftain |
100 % | Type 2 - Tribal Tyrant |
100 % | Type 3 - Wilderness Warlord |
100 % | Type 4 - Domestic Diplomat |
50 % | Type 5 - Regional Regent |
25 % | Type 6 - Planetary Politician |
10 % | Type 7 - Astro Ambassador |
5 % | Type 8 - Stellar Senator |
1% | Type 9 - Galactic Guardian |
< 1% % | Type 10 - Universal Uniter |
0 % | Type 11 - Multiverse Monarch |
0 % | Type 12 - Everlasting Emperor |
· Final Notes
(For how you get to Lazarus, what it is the focus of your tech or what kind of magic do you have ... I made several old polls for that. You can use the options for flavoring your RP).
Lazarus • Planet Lazarus Customs Control For how do (your nation) arrived at Planet Lazarus.
page=poll/p=143449
Lazarus • Re: Lazarus Subcontractors For Tech
page=poll/p=143056
Lazarus • How do you come to life again or achieve immortality? For Magic (the immortality is the McGuffin for the usual practice of having a greater than life head of state).
page=poll/p=143255
Have a nice day)
Delta Vega IV, Treadwellia, Cianlandia, and Dernel
Full Name of Nation: The Holy Empire of Mussoliniburg
Head of State: The Reconstructed corpse of Benito Mussolini
Population: 1.3 Billion
Do you fully consent to paying membership fees required of you? Y/N: I do
NO
Pucker up Dernel.
Quintes, Dernel, and French roman republic
Sorry, i'm the priest in this wedding, and i'm not about to elope!
Delta Vega IV, Mzeusia, Quintes, and French roman republic
Post by Cianlandia suppressed by Leonism.
hwæt?
Delta Vega IV, Tolfaer, Czechoslovakia and zakarpatia, and French roman republic
Thanks! I wrote an ultra-brief factbook to describe my nation's level. Basically it's Tier 5 Tech, except for Computers which are tier 8.
General Technology Tier 5, Computer Technology tier 8
Magic Tier 0
Influence Tier 4
How we arrived at Lazarus: Our Improbability Drive brought us there (that thing is a sentient AI so powerful that it is kept behind guarded, locked doors, and no one in Delta Vega IV knows how to control it. It has the power to travel between galaxies and universes instantly. Lay dormant since arrival in Lazarus. Activated on February 6, 2022, to escape a threat by The Canine Race).
How we arrived at Refugia: After its activation, the Improbability Drive took us through the Multiverse, through space-time continuum, for seven days and seven nights. Then it encountered a travel rune that took us here.
The man stood in line at the gene clinic. He was scheduled for deep nerve therapy. He checked his watch as the line to the receptionist slowly continued. When it was inevitably his turn, he gave his name, signed the forms and was directed to a operation room.
The man walked in and saw an operating table and an mysterious machine above it. He curiously walked up to it before the door behind him shut. He spun around and saw the Doctor. His doctor smiled at him in a disarming manner before saying, "Hello there patient. My name is Dr. Armstrong and I am going to be administering the treatment." The man was guided to lay face down on the table. "The machine is designed to insert itself into the brain and spinal column. It is a completely safe and harmless treatment."
The man went to say something before he was pricked by a needle. "You have been administered an numbing agent in order to ensure that you do not bite your tongue off. I will now strap you in as to prevent you from falling off table." The man's eyes widened but before he could get up, multiple hands were holding him down and tying him down.
"Please take a deep breath and relax. The nerve stapler will now descend." The man desperately tried in vain to turn his head as he heard the small hiss of a moving machine. The machine inserted small needles and suddenly his world exploded into an array of emotions before everything went numb.
The machine lifted from their head and let the doctor unstrap them. The doctor watched them stand up before saying, "Patient describe how you are feeling." They thought about it before responding, "I feel nothing. I am ready to serve the government as needed." The doctor smiled and escorted them out of clinic.
Cianlandia, Cossack Peoples, Czechoslovakia and zakarpatia, Dernel, and 1 otherFrench roman republic
I am Sad
Guiness Freaks and Czechoslovakia and zakarpatia
Lazarus is almost all MT to PMT in RP. Yes, some of us do world building in FT, but even Aigania tones it back for RP purposes.
Aigania, Delta Vega IV, Czechoslovakia and zakarpatia, and French roman republic
Acronyms without explanation are RaWoT
Aigania, Czechoslovakia and zakarpatia, and French roman republic
MT = Modern Tech
PMT = Postmodern Tech
RP= RolePlaying
FT = Future Tech
Czechoslovakia and zakarpatia, Dernel, and French roman republic
Commonly known Acronyms for NS. (oh sorry, guess i need to specify NS means nation states)
See, he knows them!
Delta Vega IV, Cianlandia, Glorious society, Czechoslovakia and zakarpatia, and 1 otherFrench roman republic
South America*
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A humanoid electric blue figure stopped in the middle of the room, it was a endless virtual environment filled with devilish intricate engineering blueprints hanged from colossal tech dependency trees, all written in the most succinct, dry and technical terms. Mentally cursing the added workload, the figure sighted and began to study the diagram yet again. Since the customary offer of technical collaboration was sent to Demonos for the fusion development project, a small crisis has erupted.
Dr Bosen had began a refreshment course on fusion engineering, (that would imply a four hour exam for Friday afternoon “to be ready to the negotiations”), while the collaboration proposal caused a small crisis on the Aigania government due to the strict proportional representation on the parliament. The White faction was in favor of immediate realese of blueprints for the people who asked, those that pointed that nations like Leonism has already limited fusion for space propulsion, and even those that suggested that it would be good for the nations to be able to develop the tech on their own. The Greens about the convenience of ecological transition and the consequences of having the people of Lazarus a ready available source of energy that would put TW of waste heat power on the ecosystem, (the Cossack Peoples could plausibly put and effort in that direction to improve the frigid climate they had to endure), and finally the Black Party between the one in favor of sabotaging the whole effort to stay ahead and those in favor of impulsing it to have more people able to be star faring and be ready to enter the conflict on the galactic arena.
- “Great just great, it’s going to be ...” A voice interrupted him as the AI of the Chancellery remind him that he has to go to bed to be ready for work in the morning at first hour. With a hand gesture, the simulation was saved, and the Chancellor reenter the real world. He watched his tired reflection on the window as the heavy rain poured over the city, mirroring his mood.
The rainy days would last all the weekend.
New vedan, Kappan, Demonos ministry of foreign affairs, Leonism, and 2 othersCossack Peoples, and Dernel
Beer leader is not dead whoever started that rumour can have a beer leader fall iPa.
OFFSHORE VESSEL, NEW KRASNOYARSK, Cossack Peoples
Blood shot forth into the moonlight before spilling onto the deck near the entrance hatch.
A body began to fall, before the one eyed intruder caught it, setting it down quietly. He tossed down a rope, and two more trespassers snuck aboard. The first, with spiked gloves clambered aboard silently, and began the work of opening the hatch as quiet as a churchmouse.
The hatch clicked, and the three descended into the spying vessel, converted from a half derelict fishing trawler. A guard near a door leading to the bridge heard a noise behind him, and turned around to see nothing. The noise came again. He turned around, hands on his rifle, and was met with a punch to the throat.
The leader withdrew his fist, shaking the blood off the spikes of his gloves.
The third drew a medieval sword, with a damascus steel blade and traditional crossguard. Then he kicked the door open.
The Admiral of the 9th Fleet of Cianlandia greeted them silently. He knew what theRanarim were there for.
The Admiral ran a hand across gray hair, straightened his ever pristine dress uniform, and kneeled.
"Everything I have done, I have done for my country,"spoke the Admiral of the 9th.
"We know," the Leader responded.
The one with the sword positioned himself to the side of the Admiral.
"And that is why we know you understand," finished the Leader.
The Admiral closed his eyes.
The blade swung down.
United federal directorate of the vierre, Leonism, Cossack Peoples, Dernel, and 1 otherTetandam
Don't you mean kinky glove?
Guiness Freaks and United federal directorate of the vierre
what if we used the kinky glove in the landlocked city? JK. Unless?
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