RolePlayGateway?

For some time now I've wanted to do a nation/civilization roleplay. But seeing as they are few and rare in creation, I'm looking to start one. I have no defined setting or any plot because those features can and should be tailor made for the group. What I do have is overall concept I have envisioned for the atmosphere.

Roleplaying will be done from the view of a lowly citizen, all the way up to generals or even gods making the big decisions. The roleplay will consist of intense war scenes as well as in depth dialogs. Players will create and determine every aspect of their nation like technology, economy, religion, etc... Depending on the scale of the roleplay, we could control entire planets waging war within a galaxy or gangs feuding over territory within a city.

Roleplays like this can be daunting for those who think they lack the knowledge on varying areas and on the other side, they can become extremely unbalanced. To prevent one and assist the other, I will be implementing a number

of predetermined statistics to choose from. When creating your nation, there you must decide how large your army is or how educated your people are. So I will present 5 options and the one chosen will represent that statistic. I will also limit how many of one option you can have; meaning, the 5 options will represent a spectrum: one end being the best or largest and the other being the worst or smallest. This will add a level of balance to the roleplay in a sense that while your army may be small, it may be more sophisticated technology wise.

I would also like resources to be monitored and not unlimited. Not to such an extent of being deep and literal, but I would like for every player to realize that your nation or planet won't have everything. For instance: let?s say your planet or country is barren and non-fertile, then you may want barter with an agricultural country. Or you may take another route and seek to enslave those people of that place and force them to provide for your own people. Things like this will encourage character interaction.

As I said before, everything as far as plot, setting, and genre can be decided collectively between the players who join. I am willing to make this futuristic, modern, historic, realistic, fantasy, or whatever else. It can be set locally to a sprawling metropolis, an unconquered world, or vast galaxy.

For this roleplay to truly work and be as fun as it can be, a large number of players are required. I think 10 would be the perfect number; however I will not set a cap. If anything, there will be a minimum requirement before I will even consider creating this roleplay. I know how finicky people can be and how random RL can become, so I won't to be fully prepared for the fluctuations.

Please post below if you find this interesting or have any questions, thoughts, or ideas. Also, I will be looking for a Co-GM so if you are interested, let me know.

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