Post Archive
Region: Refugia
[B]AVAST, M'HEARTIES[/B]
I have a quest for ye, but to get the map to treasure, ya have to answer me questions. FIRST ye have to tell me the capt'n of yer ship. Tell me a pirate name and I'll give ye the next clue.
ARRRRRRR
(Telegram me answers please, so this fantastic quest doesn't take over the RMB.)
Delta Vega Iv, Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Dyllonia, Typica, Narwhal, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Chatula, Tovenia, Minskievian Refugees, Aephony, Tiralta, Jazur
Father (or Mother) Knows Best ftw
Floofybit, Everetunga-Hari, Tiralta
My great mission has just begone. Beware, my friends
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Narwhal, Araine, Floofybit, Minskievian Refugees, Dacay, Tiralta
Yer a promisin' pirate indeed, Capt'n Face Puncher.
Chacapoya, Dyllonia, Typica, Narwhal, Araine, Floofybit, Minskievian Refugees, Aephony, Tiralta
Transformers, more than meets the eye!
Chacapoya, Narwhal, Floofybit, Everetunga-Hari, Dacay, Aephony, Tiralta
Yo I freaking love the transformers! I have a whole collection in my room!
Typica, Narwhal, Floofybit, Dacay, Aephony, Transformers
Nice! Everyone needs a love shrine to something!
Chacapoya, Narwhal, Floofybit, Everetunga-Hari
Hi folks!
In the telegram I sent earlier in the week, I mentioned a survey about community spaces. I'm going to leave that up till the middle of next week so if you want to let me know what you think you've still got some time. It's short, anonymous, and every participant gets a magical cookie.
If you need the link to the survey again, just let me know and I'll resend it to ya!
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Araine, Floofybit, Dacay
What makes the cookies magical
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Dyllonia, Araine, Floofybit, Tiralta
I be loving my Pirate adventure! Thanks Lethodus
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Lethodus, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Tiralta
I cannot claim to know the precise expression of power that the cookie provides for each person. I am but a humble human.
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Lethodus, Typica, Araine, Floofybit
crackling comes out from a very loud megaphone somewhere in a distant corner of the universe
Greetings, earthlings! It is I, Cheesy Tots, the World Assembly Councillor who lives in the patch of grass right next to yours! I interrupt your broadcast of the high seas and magical cookies to bring notice to another upcoming World Assembly (SC) proposal, Condemn A Bloodred Moon~!
Proposal: https://www.nationstates.net/page=UN_proposal/council=2
Thread: https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=515467
ETA to vote: ~ 1 day and 9 hours
According to the resolution, A Bloodred Moon began within the region of Unknown, wherein they learned substantial military and governance abilities. Following their time in Unknown, A Bloodred Moon would find himself appointed as Khan of Lone Wolves United (LWU) - a historically powerful raider region that had fallen inactive. Instead of letting the region remain docile to the world, A Blood Red Moon took it upon himself to revive the region - recruiting the region from 25 nations all the way to a constant 350 (once peaking at 500+), reviving LWU's military capabilities singlehandedly, and creating forums to facilitate regional communications - all to the vast detriment of the wider universe. Without surprise, the proven Khan of LWU then utilized LWU's new military might he built up to wreck havoc on vast multitudes of regions - leading LWU to become one of the most powerful raider organizations of today. All this, the resolution argues, means the Security Council must condemn A Bloodred Moon for his unspeakable deeds.
In my opinion, the resolution is well-constructed. I think it captures very well the notion of why A Bloodred Moon is condemnable - it is not easy to build a region, nor is it easy to build a military, yet this stunning player accomplished both on his lonesome. He then proceeded to substantially support some of the most massive raiding operations in recent history with the military power that he generated. Truly a highly condemnable player, and I'm glad he's finally getting a resolution to note his deeds. I also do appreciate the simple almost chronological order the resolution has, from A Bloodred Moon's beginnings in Unknown to applying those learned skills in LWU to utilizing the fruits of his work to great effect in raids afterward. Its a simple enough structure that convoys how the nominee turned into a menace, which is pretty nifty in my opinion.
One thing I wish the resolution did better, however, was with its tone. The resolution reads in almost a clinical manner in some cases, and is sort of removed from the nominee's work. Now I do understand that a lot of Security Council resolutions do be like that, and per the author's own words, their writing style (and others') just tends to be that way. And I agree with the author that clinical writing isn't always a bad thing, and indeed a resolution can be great without much literary narrative. However, I'll always be of the opinion that, with all other factors the same, a resolution is vastly superior when it has a strong visceral narrative as doing so characterizes the nominee more, engages the reader with the material better, and overall just plain does a better job at honoring a nominee's accomplishments. And considering I know the nominee as a very loose acquaintance, well, I do wish it did better in this regard.
However, as I said earlier, fact is this is a pretty well-built resolution for an excellent nominee. I'm therefore pleased to recommend a vote FOR "Condemn A Bloodred Moon" (even if I do wish it was better narrativingly speaking), but I still want to hear y'alls thoughts! How do you plan to vote? :eyes:
The megaphone pops out of existence
The Star Enpire, Delta Vega Iv, Chacapoya, Lethodus, Dyllonia, Typica, Refuge Isle, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Desenteres
hello am new to this game
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Tovenia, Adawu, Everetunga-Hari, Tiralta
welcome! ^-^
Chacapoya, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Tiralta
Hi! I think you might like it here :D
Sylh Alanor, Floofybit, Tiralta
Weasels are not rats
Chacapoya, Araine, Floofybit, Tovenia, Everetunga-Hari, Istastioner
What is the most forgettable NS stat?
Araine, Floofybit, Everetunga-Hari, Tiralta
Automobile manufacturing, especially when Floofybit doesn't have cars.
Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Everetunga-Hari, Aephony, Tiralta, Jazur
Insurance industry came up for me the other day and I thought they'd added a new stat for a good minute.
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Liphia, Aephony
Proud of you for that.
Lethodus, Araine, Floofybit, Liphia, Everetunga-Hari, Tiralta
ok
Then again sometimes IÂ’ll answer an issue that does the opposite of what it said it would do so IÂ’m not entirely sure how any stat works really.
Chacapoya, Araine, Floofybit, Tiralta, Jazur
I am supportive of this decently constructed draft for a deserving nominee.
The target is a nation that I have worked both with and against over the last several years. In that time, I've found him to be both a dedicated leader, and a good sport in both wins and losses. LWU, itself, is also a staple organization that anchors raiding to earth. LWU also steers clear of the personal swipes and vendettas that have plagued GP of late, and I feel that the target is one of the foremost reasons for that being the case. I am pleased to see this resolution finally be drafted, and more than happy to vote in its favour, personally.
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Dyllonia, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Chatula, Liphia, Tiralta
Furniture restoration
Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Aephony
Good morning, may your careers in catapult manufacturing thrive
Chacapoya, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Chatula, Everetunga-Hari
Freedom from taxation
Delta Vega Iv, Floofybit, Tiralta
"Residency"
Typica, Floofybit, Tiralta
<.<
Typica, Floofybit, Tiralta
I am pleased to announce The Lottery of All Things III: The Search for Spock
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1727982
The Star Enpire, Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Lethodus, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Dacay, Tiralta, Rosadeu
In the wise wise words of Lizzo, Its About Damn Time
Basket weaving, as we are still unsure of what exactly it means
Cheesy Tots, Araine, Floofybit, Liphia, Tiralta, Caretakers And Clockwatchers, Jazur
If I am being honest, I don't know either.
Exactly, it rarely shows up, not even randomly. I saw it the other day and I was like... "Huh?" Which inspired me to make this
Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Liphia, Everetunga-Hari, Jazur
starts setting up booby traps throughout the region, baiting them with tomatoes
Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Tovenia, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur
Ooh! A tomato hiding among some pretty roses! I guess I haven't had lunch yet so...
🌹🌹🍅🌹🌹
🌱🌱🕳️🌱🌱
Wait... let me out! \(°o°)/ I just wanted some fruit!
Lethodus, Dyllonia, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Tovenia, Portmanteau, Everetunga-Hari, Tiralta, Jazur
I caught one! writes on clipboard
“This one likes tomatoes…preference noted”
Thank you! forgets to free you
Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Tovenia, Portmanteau, Everetunga-Hari, Tiralta, Jazur
gives fruit🍊
Dyllonia, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Everetunga-Hari, Tiralta
IÂ’m not 100% sure either but I like to imagine itÂ’s people just weaving baskets and selling them to people. My great great grandmother used to do that.
She was a member of a native tribe and it was her way of trying to keep the tribeÂ’s traditions alive in the late 19th and early 20th century despite the government trying to wipe them and their culture out. She incorporated traditional designs representing various woodland animals that were important to them into her baskets. My family still owns a few of them, but most were donated to a museum.
The art of basket weaving died with her as none of her children were able to learn due to being sent to government Indian schools. I like to think that my nation never tried to force people to assimilate and basket weaving just became a major source of revenue as a result of tribes continuing ancient practices, albeit for a different purpose in the modern era.
Chacapoya, Typica, Refuge Isle, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Everetunga-Hari, Tiralta, The Bengal Region, Caretakers And Clockwatchers
Caretakers And Clockwatchers
Anyone excited for the names coming up for re-use cause I canÂ’t wait to make a nation named yondor my reason being its what I was going to call my nation when I first made Yondoria
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Portmanteau, Everetunga-Hari, Dacay, Tiralta, Jazur
I might change my countryÂ’s name to Everai, or EveraiÂ’i republic
Floofybit, Portmanteau, Jazur
When you were a lil kid, did you do something to annoy other kids and be obnoxious?
Personally, I'd tell people to say "look at that big gas truck" while holding their tongue so I'd sound like they said a no no word and then they'd be all sad.
Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Everetunga-Hari, Tiralta, Caretakers And Clockwatchers
Omg, you were the bane of my childhood lol.
Lethodus, Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Caretakers And Clockwatchers
I was a big fan of "spell icup" as a small person.
Lethodus, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Minskievian Refugees, Everetunga-Hari
The big thing at my elementary school was: “Are you smart?” “Spell it.”
Chacapoya, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Everetunga-Hari, Tiralta
Spell applesÂ
Portmanteau
I don't remember a single habit but I used to be VERY annoying to my brother's friends and made a lot of poop jokes that I am so ashamed of
Typica, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Tiralta
Dyllonia, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur
it has been a long time
Typica, Floofybit, Portmanteau
and im still on the map nice
what happed in the few months I have been gone?
You only CTE'd seven days ago so, that's typically not enough time to get removed from the map.
Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Tiralta
Ah, remember that time I set traps everywhere? I wonder if I caught any more Refugi! Hm, I seem to have forgotten where I put it. Oh, heck yeah! A tomato hiding amidst all these flowers!
🌹🌹🍅🌹🌹
🌱🌱🕳️🌱🌱
\(°o°)/
Cheesy Tots, Typica, Narwhal, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Cloak Of White
I have just become 69th place in Region Rank in Income Equality. NICE
Chacapoya, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Dacay, Tiralta, Cloak Of White
It's a trao!
NICE indeed!
Floofybit, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Vandermeer
Floofybit, Portmanteau, Tiralta
69th in crime, heck yeah
Floofybit, Portmanteau, Tiralta
hi im new to the board
i just decided to continue the conversation
im 69th in average disposable income
Sylh Alanor, Floofybit, Tovenia, Portmanteau, Tiralta
I am reborn!
Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Portmanteau, Dacay, Tiralta
Hi reborn, I'm moon
Dyllonia, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Tiralta, -Darth Maul-
Hello there moon.
Floofybit, Portmanteau, Dacay, Tiralta
Welcome back! How're ya on this jolly day?
Floofybit, Portmanteau, Tiralta, -Darth Maul-
At last, we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi. At last we will have our revenge.
Delta Vega Iv, Dyllonia, Typica, Narwhal, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Dacay, Tiralta, -Darth Maul-
Excellent. Are you the top half or the bottom half?
Lethodus, Dyllonia, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Portmanteau, Dacay, Tiralta, -Darth Maul-
*Falls into the building*
Hello There
Dyllonia, Araine, Floofybit, Dacay, Tiralta
I'm 69th in Industry: Information Technology :D Also first in basket weaving, yaay :D
Delta Vega Iv, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Dacay, Tiralta
question what is the best food in the world?
Narwhal, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur
I am not 69th for anything (╥﹏╥)
But I am 420th for crime!
Delta Vega Iv, Dyllonia, Araine, Wobblylegs, Portmanteau, Dacay, Tiralta, Jazur, Califanas
Hello!
Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau
Gotta love crime!
Floofybit, Portmanteau
I am ranked 69th for cheerfulness.. haha
Floofybit, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur
In Refugia do you guys endorse each other because I would love to join in if you do.
Delta Vega Iv, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Dacay, Tiralta
The region seems to be quite good at endorsing one another. I have, personally, never had so many endorsements as I currently have.
Here's a helpful site that can assist in the task, should you require:
https://forum.thenorthpacific.org/pages/endorse_world/
Delta Vega Iv, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Tiralta
Gotta love crime!
Portmanteau, Tiralta
Dyllonia? What are you doing down here? We have to find a way to get out of here (and grab that tomato)! I wonder who could have done it. It definitely couldn't be you...
Delta Vega Iv, Dyllonia, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Portmanteau, Dacay, Tiralta
We love endorsing each other in this region! What's more, Refuge Isle is currently running a "Lottery of All Things" where every member state endorsing the delegate Sylh Alanor is guaranteed to win a legendary card from their deck on 13th July.
To be a member state you just have to join the World Assembly and be resident in Refugia for 7 days, so it's still possible for you to win something! ^^
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1727982
Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Portmanteau, Dacay
If people join the discord server, we also have our own endorsing tool :3
Chacapoya, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Portmanteau, Aephony, Tiralta
Pizza. It is the food of the gods.
Typica, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Everetunga-Hari, Tiralta
Sushi Roll of course
Delta Vega Iv, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Tiralta
Ice cream sandwich :drool:
Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Tiralta
I cannot physically survive without eating a form of citrus every day of my life.
Delta Vega Iv, Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Portmanteau, Tiralta
Is this a factual statement or a Culinary statement? If the former, that's a bit disturbing. But if the latter, I , as an avid follower of the Tengerinic religion, can totally relate!
Typica, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Tiralta
Don't worry, it's a culinary statement! But it seems that way because I do have citrus fruit every day ( ꈍᴗꈍ) [and for Floofybits, whose entire diet is fruit, they kinda need the efficient source of vitamin C]
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Portmanteau, Tiralta
In-season strawberries.
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Yondoria
As my first post on this, I thorough'y say that pasta, regard'ess of variety, is the correct answer
Typica, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Tiralta
Broccoli is way too underrated and deserves more attention, I love it.
The Star Enpire, Typica, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur
Yeah, itÂ’s not like IÂ’m some weirdo who goes around trapping his friends, that would be bananas! Oh! I have an idea - I shall transform into: a stool!
I get down on all fours
Quick! Hop out!
Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur
Question for yÂ’all, do you think that your nation states country matches your irl political views? Mine doesnÂ’t lol my country is very leftist, irl however I lean to the right a bit more
Delta Vega Iv, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Letargia, Tiralta, Jazur
I used to have political views but then I played Nationstates and I've been starting to make choices my nation would. So in reality, I have no idea.
Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Portmanteau, Everetunga-Hari, Tiralta, Jazur
Hops Out and Grabs Tomato.
I have short arms so grab this!
Pulls You Out
I feel like we're forgetting someone.
Dyllonia, Araine, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur
Holy cow so your nation is taking over your actual life I just realized that youÂ’re a psychotic dictatorship too so so I donÂ’t think that makes it any better
Floofybit, Portmanteau, Tiralta
I just make the choice I feel I would make in real life for this nation. I have two other nations in feeder regions, one for making the evilest decisions possible, and the other for just complete chaos where I just pick the craziest option available. They are named accordingly so I hope no one who sees them thinks I actually think that way. This one is fairly accurate I think.
Floofybit, Portmanteau, Everetunga-Hari
For the most part, yeah (other than the slavery I accidentally introduced the other day lmao). I focus a little more on badges than my own choices these days cause I'm trying to get some more up to 1%, but I still try to mostly go with answers I actually like.
Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Everetunga-Hari
Genuine'y my favourite vegetable
Typica, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Aephony, Tiralta, Winlandy
I intentiona'y have tried my best to make my nation radica'ist without bankrupting the treasury
Floofybit, Portmanteau, Everetunga-Hari, Aephony, Tiralta, Winlandy
My country is an environmental and leftist paradise full of undying elves, it is everything I wish I could actually live in 😭
Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Everetunga-Hari, Tiralta, Winlandy
Little tired from the resurrection, but otherwise alright.
Revenge is overrated. Slowly crushing them from within the shadows is a lot more fun.
Yes!
Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Aephony, Winlandy
Salmon is so good.
Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau
My nation has slavery and child labour but also has same sex marriage. Slayyyyy
Floofybit, Portmanteau, Jazur, Hanig
While weÂ’re sort of still on the subject of stats, what do you guys think is the funniest unit of measurement?
I love that death rate is measured using the bus surprisal index, although measuring authoritarianism in millistalins is also great.
Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Portmanteau, Tralfamdore, Winlandy
fishing being measured by the nemo depletion efficiency rating is pretty funny too
Chacapoya, Typica, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Portmanteau, Winlandy
"Meters of sunlight" is ironic because that just burns!
Chacapoya, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Portmanteau, Winlandy
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Written by Refuge Isle.