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Kantobliv, Ethoralia, New nattla, and Kingdom of sacento

Hey Peeps! Go check out Edition One of my Newspaper!


Article Written by Zeneste


Synopsis
Worldbuilding can be intimidating for new, role-playing users. It’s hard to stop, sit down, and think about how a country would act based on its history, climate, geography, government, and tons and tons of other factors that go into building and creating a nation, culture, and world. This newspaper series aims to help you develop your world, nation, and culture, by giving you tons of options to choose from, and think about. In this article, we’ll be going over the basics of Worldbuilding.

Mundus Ille Creationis

The World of Creation
Edition 1

So, you want to be a worldbuilder? You want to join the ranks of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien by creating your own, fictional world in which the inhabitants have a believable way of life that conforms to the rules of their world? Maybe you’re just looking to discuss the worldbuilding behind your government and how it came to be?

No two worldbuilders have the same reason for worldbuilding - unless, of course, you’re building the same world, together - and every worldbuilder is different. No two worldbuilders will focus on the same area as the other, and that’s what makes worldbuilding so unique, and so entertaining. Merely thinking about how a world works is half the battle, and can be a lot of fun. It may seem intimidating at first, but in the end, it’s important to remember that it’s your world, and so whatever you say, goes.

PROTIP:
It’s important to set out goals before you start worldbuilding. Each world is different, so it’s important to remember your goals. The beauty of this is, though, that there are no wrong goals! For example, one of my goals when creating Zeneste was to create a matriarchy that functioned much like Ancient Greece or Han China, with casual bisexuality. Your goals don’t have to be the same as anyone else’s, but it’s important to keep them in mind as you worldbuild.

Some of the best advice I can give for worldbuilding is: take inspiration from already existing cultures and theories. Sometimes, you’ll be inspired by a - or a mix of - foreign culture’s language, religion, philosophies, or beliefs, which may inspire your worldbuilding. J.R.R. Tolkien does this beautifully with his language, Sindarin (better known as Elvish.)

Tolkien said, after publishing the Hobbit, that he wrote the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings to showcase his created languages, Sindarin and Quenya. (Both languages are known as Elvish for a variety of reasons). Of course, Tolkien didn’t create his languages overnight. He took inspiration from the Celtic languages of the British Isles - specifically Welsh - to help create the phonology (sounds), and grammar. The result was one of the first well-established constructed languages across the globe.

Taking inspiration from real-life cultures can help you shape your goals, and provide an element of realism to your world. These, in turn, help make your world interesting - for you, and those you plan to share it with. But, no matter your goals, intentions, or planning, it’s your world, so you can do whatever you want with it - no matter how “crazy” or “ludicrous”.

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Glaciosia, Asdersland, Kantobliv, New nattla, and 3 othersKingdom of sacento, Fremore, and Josephto

Finally got gambling unbanned in my country

Kantobliv and Kingdom of sacento

New nattla wrote:Finally got gambling unbanned in my country

Yeah, it takes a while to get a policy undone until you get the right issue/decision on an issue.

Kantobliv, New nattla, Kingdom of sacento, and Fremore

Ethoralia wrote:Yeah, it takes a while to get a policy undone until you get the right issue/decision on an issue.

Wait you can undo policies?

Kantobliv, New nattla, Kingdom of sacento, Dusendord, and 1 otherFremore

Post self-deleted by Fremore.

The military maintains a fierce arsenal of 'Cure Missiles'.

I need to use these right away

Kantobliv, Ethoralia, and New nattla

Immunoria wrote:Wait you can undo policies?

Yeah you need to wait for specific issues to pop up that will allow you to choose a solution that contradicts a current policy

Kantobliv, Kingdom of sacento, and Spoela

How do you all feel on the idea of banning irl fascists from NationStates as suggested by telegram? I personally hesitate, as I see it as a slippery slope and also question whether restricting a game based off political belief could be actually negative, regardless of help it may do for forums.

Zion Imperium, Kantobliv, New nattla, and Kingdom of sacento

Prorescia wrote:How do you all feel on the idea of banning irl fascists from NationStates as suggested by telegram? I personally hesitate, as I see it as a slippery slope and also question whether restricting a game based off political belief could be actually negative, regardless of help it may do for forums.

Out and out Neo-Nazis and fascists should be chased out of any area they try to root in. We don't allow hate speech, why allow an ideology rooted in the ideas of racial superiority?

Zion Imperium, Kantobliv, Kingdom of sacento, and Spoela

The southeast earth

Prorescia wrote:How do you all feel on the idea of banning irl fascists from NationStates as suggested by telegram? I personally hesitate, as I see it as a slippery slope and also question whether restricting a game based off political belief could be actually negative, regardless of help it may do for forums.

I received one of the telegrams too.
Although I will always oppose fascism and most other authoritarian ideologies, I can not allow myself to support the idea of banning them for their political beliefs. Free speech doesn't work when you aren't allowed to speak what you believe. Instead of banning them we should have unbiased debates and bring evidence to support our cause, you can't change the mind of someone through force, only evidence and words.

Kantobliv, Ethoralia, New nattla, Kingdom of sacento, and 1 otherUnidid statates

l support that idea

Kantobliv and The southeast earth

nah

Kantobliv and The southeast earth

The southeast earth wrote:I received one of the telegrams too.
Although I will always oppose fascism and most other authoritarian ideologies, I can not allow myself to support the idea of banning them for their political beliefs. Free speech doesn't work when you aren't allowed to speak what you believe. Instead of banning them we should have unbiased debates and bring evidence to support our cause, you can't change the mind of someone through force, only evidence and words.

i agree with that

Kantobliv, The southeast earth, and New nattla

I agree with The Southeast Earth there entire ideologies rests on being the unspoken truth and when you ban them you just prove them right in there minds.

Kantobliv and The southeast earth

We must be better than them

Kantobliv and The southeast earth

Also what exactly have they said or what do they believe

Kantobliv and The southeast earth

The southeast earth wrote:I received one of the telegrams too.
Although I will always oppose fascism and most other authoritarian ideologies, I can not allow myself to support the idea of banning them for their political beliefs. Free speech doesn't work when you aren't allowed to speak what you believe. Instead of banning them we should have unbiased debates and bring evidence to support our cause, you can't change the mind of someone through force, only evidence and words.

Although I’m Authoritarian in game nation wise it doesn’t mean I support it. Some of the actions can be very beneficial for a populace but it could be vice versa hurting it. Education can be an example, in other nations colleges are state run and state funded. But in the United States colleges are funded by people willing to go there in turn putting them into debt until they possibly retire. Just saying Authoritarianism is bad doesn’t mean all authoritarian nations are bad.

Kantobliv, The southeast earth, and New nattla

Personally, I do not see the problem with the removal of IRL Neo-Nazis. It is an ideology of hate and genocide, humouring it doesn't seem important and may have toxic influence on our community. (I am not Jewish, my nation name was inspired a poli sci book)

Kantobliv, The Liberland Bank, The southeast earth, Vastronia, and 2 othersKingdom of sacento, and Fremore

Here's the thing, we already are better than Nazis by way of not being Nazis. I've read their works, there's no truth there. No good ideas, no diamonds in the rough. It's just a lot of ego stroking to the worst instincts of people, telling them they are better than other people because of their race. It encourages nothing but violence, oppression, and theft. There are plenty of reasonable limits on free speech, I think Nazi speech should fall outside of those limits and be banned.

Zion Imperium, Kantobliv, The southeast earth, New nattla, and 1 otherFremore

What is with the pink lines under non-executive and between the different sections of the region? Is it for Valentine's Day? There are also pink lines on the settings tab, nation tab, and red lines surrounding my nation's flag on the issues and nation tab.

Kantobliv and New nattla

Kingdom of sacento

Chad4437457345875353 wrote:I agree with The Southeast Earth there entire ideologies rests on being the unspoken truth and when you ban them you just prove them right in there minds.

Chad4437457345875353 wrote:We must be better than them

Chad4437457345875353 wrote:Also what exactly have they said or what do they believe

Please refrain from double or triple posting, you can use the edit function to add something to your post or just add everything in one go. Please refresh on the RMB Rules and Etiquette found in the region home page.

Kantobliv and New nattla

Alavick wrote:nah

Immunoria wrote:i agree with that

Chad4437457345875353 wrote:I agree with The Southeast Earth there entire ideologies rests on being the unspoken truth and when you ban them you just prove them right in there minds.

Chad4437457345875353 wrote:We must be better than them

Chad4437457345875353 wrote:Also what exactly have they said or what do they believe

Zion Imperium wrote:Personally, I do not see the problem with the removal of IRL Neo-Nazis. It is an ideology of hate and genocide, humouring it doesn't seem important and may have toxic influence on our community. (I am not Jewish, my nation name was inspired a poli sci book)

Vastronia wrote:Here's the thing, we already are better than Nazis by way of not being Nazis. I've read their works, there's no truth there. No good ideas, no diamonds in the rough. It's just a lot of ego stroking to the worst instincts of people, telling them they are better than other people because of their race. It encourages nothing but violence, oppression, and theft. There are plenty of reasonable limits on free speech, I think Nazi speech should fall outside of those limits and be banned.

Prorescia wrote:What is with the pink lines under non-executive and between the different sections of the region? Is it for Valentine's Day? There are also pink lines on the settings tab, nation tab, and red lines surrounding my nation's flag on the issues and nation tab.

Kingdom of sacento wrote:Please refrain from double or triple posting, you can use the edit function to add something to your post or just add everything in one go. Please refresh on the RMB Rules and Etiquette found in the region home page.

Looks dope, Anyway, i have a question, what is your favourite meme? Quote to answer.

Memetimes wrote:Looks dope, Anyway, i have a question, what is your favourite meme? Quote to answer.

Trees can talk Vietnamese.
Because I am actually, Vietnamese:))

Oh and hi everyone!
Im a new member.

Kantobliv, The southeast earth, Kingdom of sacento, and Immunoria

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