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Waywards Edge wrote:I love being told I'm a "direct and immediate threat..."

I mean technically I am, I take Taekwondo.

But definitely not because i am LGBTQ

Oh, I agree. I'm also LGBTQ, and being seen as a threat does not make me happy

Cheesy Tots, Tiralta, Waywards Edge, Lycanjeskai

Rejakhta wrote:Oh, I agree. I'm also LGBTQ, and being seen as a threat does not make me happy

I am extremely gay, genderfae and autistic

I dislike all the discrimination in the world

And don't get me started on my nationality

Tiralta, Waywards Edge, Neurodiversity

Waywards Edge wrote:What's your favorite kind of Pie?

Mine is 3.14159265359 PIE FLAVOR

lemon meringue

Tiralta

Rejakhta wrote:Alright, so a new proposal is up called "Psychiatric Care Act". I immediately have problems with this, and not just because it's very similar to a previous proposal that was passed some time ago called GA#140: "Institutional Psychiatry Act". One person made a helpful graph to parse the differences between the two proposals. For one thing, GA#140 doesn't allow for patients of mental health facilities (MHF) to be released if the patient themself is not ready to leave, while this new proposal does, which could be very jarring for a patient and could lead to further mental health issues, if not an increased chance of suicidal or homicidal behavior.

This new proposal also allows for visitation from outside parties if the patient is not deemed a threat to others or themselves, but says absolutely nothing about patients that are deemed a threat. It also says nothing about what could occur if the member state is undergoing a pandemic.

This proposal also allows for the confinement of individuals based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and peaceful expression of opposition to the government, on the grounds that they will pose a "direct and immediate threat"...somehow.

Overall, while this looks all nice and neat for a proposal, the wording is far too vague and filled to the brim with loopholes. In several words, this raises so many red flags on my end that voting against is what I plan to do.

A perfect example of why wording matters in proposals.

Tiralta, Lycanjeskai

Hoffnung wrote:A perfect example of why wording matters in proposals.

greater words have never been spoken from the conspiracy theorists to the north.

Tiralta, Lycanjeskai

Amiyoka wrote:Since books are being discussed, what's everyone here's favourite book? I'm curious :D

katzenjammer by francesca zappia. its so good. if anyone reads it tho, i would 100% read the trigger warnings. it gets really intense.

Tiralta, Amiyoka

Waywards Edge wrote:What's your favorite kind of Pie?

Mine is 3.14159265359 PIE FLAVOR

*dramatic riff plays as the pie bursts open to reveal another pie inside*

Good old ASDF.

Tiralta, Waywards Edge, Lycanjeskai

Waywards Edge wrote:What's your favorite kind of Pie?

apple pie; apples are best in either juices or pies, otherwise I hate apple

Tiralta

Neurodiversity wrote:*dramatic riff plays as the pie bursts open to reveal another pie inside*

Good old ASDF.

Then that second pie opens up and has a turtle inside

The turtle says hello

You know what happens next

Tiralta, Jazur, Neurodiversity

Hey folks,

If you've enjoyed our Eco-Reports and thought they had pretty banners, for the last several weeks, I've been working on a more cohesive wallpaper pack that use the full-scale versions of these photos. If you want to nature-up your desktop, feel free to use these images to give you some calm.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1811209

Cheesy Tots, Typica, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Jazur, Lycanjeskai, East Blackacre

Delta Vega Iv wrote:Time Enough for Love, & the entire Lazarus Long saga, by R.A. Heinlein

I read "Time Enough for Love" years and years ago, and remember loving it dearly. I should scrounge up my copy and give it a re-read.

Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Tiralta, Jazur

Conspiracy time:

There is an ARG out in the internet known as Generation Loss, but it also could have been called The_Lostfield_Incident#1.

In the book series Keeper of the Lost Cities, there is what can be called a field that cannot be found and has essentially been lost to history.

Coincidence?

Absolutely. The release of KotLC book nine(Where this is revealed) and the beginning of the ARG don't match up.

Tiralta, Jazur, Lycanjeskai

Waywards Edge wrote:greater words have never been spoken from the conspiracy theorists to the north.

I have no idea what you're talking about, buddy.

Jazur

hello

Tiralta, Jazur, East Blackacre

Hello

Anyone else vote against the new World Assembly prompt?

just invaded my own country, this game is great

Hoffnung wrote:I have no idea what you're talking about, buddy.

*laughs in wardog Razgriz*

He's a member of the grey men, get him!

Amiyoka wrote:Since books are being discussed, what's everyone here's favourite book? I'm curious :D

I have a soft spot for Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy after it was the one book I had to read for school that was actually entertaining in a funny way. It’s just so absurd.

The others were incredibly boring, or interesting but not making an effort to try to be funny. 1984 and To Kill a Mockingbird for instance obviously aren’t trying to be funny, the subject matters are quite serious and depressing. And then The Great Gatsby was just… I hated most of the characters that you were supposed to like? Particularly the narrator and the eponymous Gatsby?

Delta Vega Iv, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Tiralta, Neurodiversity

The Pacific Northwest wrote: 1984

A fellow 1984 enjoyer (there isn't much to enjoy, but it is a good book about the dangers of government restrictions on information and why thats very very very very very bad)

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In other news, first day in a Sci Fi Mass Effect D&D group

I managed to convince the dm to let me have a homecooked weapon, it's called the "Skill Issue Railgun" or SIR. Takes 4 rounds to assemble, 1 to shoot, and 500 rounds to reload (aka it's an op one hit gun). it does 100 damage. It can shoot for a kilometer.

how i joined the party - Chick fil A (dont ask)

Tiralta, Jazur, Chong Qing, Lycanjeskai

Waywards Edge wrote:A fellow 1984 enjoyer (there isn't much to enjoy, but it is a good book about the dangers of government restrictions on information and why thats very very very very very bad)

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In other news, first day in a Sci Fi Mass Effect D&D group

I managed to convince the dm to let me have a homecooked weapon, it's called the "Skill Issue Railgun" or SIR. Takes 4 rounds to assemble, 1 to shoot, and 500 rounds to reload (aka it's an op one hit gun). it does 100 damage. It can shoot for a kilometer.

how i joined the party - Chick fil A (dont ask)

Chick fil A?

Jazur

Sylh Alanor wrote:Chick fil A?

It's a burger joint. A fast food restaurant, really

Rejakhta wrote:It's a burger joint. A fast food restaurant, really

Yeah but that doesn't explain how Wayward joined the party :P

Tiralta, Jazur

Sylh Alanor wrote:Chick fil A?

they went to go get C-Chick Fil A, but C-Sec (the security service for Mass Effect) stopped them and made them go to the citadel, to get registered. I was on the run for illegal possession of weaponry (A railgun, a geth sniper) and well basically... Was at the local C-Chick Fil A and C-Sec decided the best time to try arresting me was right then when the party was there. They tried to arrest an entire C-Chick Fil A. Which the party was inside of. It was not a good day for C-Sec. We decided to team up after yeeting an entire C-Sec platoon.

Tiralta, Jazur

Rejakhta wrote:It's a burger joint. A fast food restaurant, really

The one you always crave on sundays[sup]TM[/sup]

Typica, Jazur

Waywards Edge wrote:they went to go get C-Chick Fil A, but C-Sec (the security service for Mass Effect) stopped them and made them go to the citadel, to get registered. I was on the run for illegal possession of weaponry (A railgun, a geth sniper) and well basically... Was at the local C-Chick Fil A and C-Sec decided the best time to try arresting me was right then when the party was there. They tried to arrest an entire C-Chick Fil A. Which the party was inside of. It was not a good day for C-Sec. We decided to team up after yeeting an entire C-Sec platoon.

Oh I see, well that's pretty cool. Sad that chick-fil-a still exists on the citadel :c but I guess the alliance was going to bring it with them.

Tiralta, Jazur

Sylh Alanor wrote:Oh I see, well that's pretty cool. Sad that chick-fil-a still exists on the citadel :c but I guess the alliance was going to bring it with them.

The DM got pressured into it basically lol

Perhaps it was a little overkill to try to kill one girl by arresting an entire C-Chick Fil A. But, I was carrying some hefty fire power, especially for being a 24 year old, so it was sorta justified.

Jazur, Lycanjeskai

Waywards Edge wrote:A fellow 1984 enjoyer (there isn't much to enjoy, but it is a good book about the dangers of government restrictions on information and why thats very very very very very bad)

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In other news, first day in a Sci Fi Mass Effect D&D group

I managed to convince the dm to let me have a homecooked weapon, it's called the "Skill Issue Railgun" or SIR. Takes 4 rounds to assemble, 1 to shoot, and 500 rounds to reload (aka it's an op one hit gun). it does 100 damage. It can shoot for a kilometer.

how i joined the party - Chick fil A (dont ask)

This sounds utterly hilarious

tomorrow I have a anime themed dnd one shot where I'm playing a loxodon warlock of enma (yokai watch stuff) using the genie subclass

My dm just approved for me to gain yokai medals of monsters I defeat (like final blow stuff)

I'm so ready to just sling dragons at people

Tiralta

Waywards Edge wrote:A fellow 1984 enjoyer (there isn't much to enjoy, but it is a good book about the dangers of government restrictions on information and why thats very very very very very bad

Yeah I did like 1984 but it definitely wasn’t a fun read just because of how heavy the subject matter is. It got pretty dark. So I liked it, I just didn’t enjoy it. There is no joy in that book.

Delta Vega Iv, Tiralta, Lycanjeskai

Waywards Edge wrote:A fellow 1984 enjoyer (there isn't much to enjoy, but it is a good book about the dangers of government restrictions on information and why thats very very very very very bad)

______________________________________________________________________________________________________

In other news, first day in a Sci Fi Mass Effect D&D group

I managed to convince the dm to let me have a homecooked weapon, it's called the "Skill Issue Railgun" or SIR. Takes 4 rounds to assemble, 1 to shoot, and 500 rounds to reload (aka it's an op one hit gun). it does 100 damage. It can shoot for a kilometer.

how i joined the party - Chick fil A (dont ask)

My classmate has a copy of 1984, but I haven't read it yet

Tiralta, Waywards Edge

Cookies is always here to be for you! You got this!

Cookie of the Day: Stroopwafel

Cookies Food Suggestion: Kroket

Hope you're having a good day/afternoon/evening so far! I'm forever embracing you for the way you can move~!

[spoiler]Have you had your water yet? Make sure to! Everyday is a water day!

Make sure to donate to your local charity! Even a dollar can go a long way![/spoiler]

[spoiler]Hey, love you![/spoiler]

Cheesy Tots, Junitaki-Cho, Imperve, Tiralta, Jazur, Waywards Edge, Chong Qing, Furraria, Lycanjeskai, Radian, Offer

Refugia Cookies wrote:Cookies is always here to be for you! You got this!

Cookie of the Day: Stroopwafel

Cookies Food Suggestion: Kroket

Hope you're having a good day/afternoon/evening so far! I'm forever embracing you for the way you can move~!

[spoiler]Have you had your water yet? Make sure to! Everyday is a water day!

Make sure to donate to your local charity! Even a dollar can go a long way![/spoiler]

[spoiler]Hey, love you![/spoiler]

Thank you kindly, I regularly forget to drink water. Usually I have water alarms on my phone, but I left my phone at home :P

Tiralta, Chong Qing

Waywards Edge wrote:The one you always crave on sundays[sup]TM[/sup]

Honestly, I'd rather go to Tommy's on sundays. Best chili cheese fries I've ever had

Tiralta

Rejakhta wrote:Honestly, I'd rather go to Tommy's on sundays. Best chili cheese fries I've ever had

never heard of it

Also, how'd the RRS vote go?

Tiralta, Jazur

Referendum Notice:

Reasonable Expectations of Enfranchisement was passed into law by a vote of 16-1-0.

Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Tiralta, Jazur

I just got a message advocating joining the world assembly.

By roleplay standards, I'm not gonna join, their mandatory donations prevented a large margin of our taxes from going into the national treasuring for us to improve our nation, and maintain the free government systems of free necessities such as food, healthcare, and clothing.

Or least, so said a issue that came up, so I'm running with it for now.

Jazur

Furraria wrote:I just got a message advocating joining the world assembly.

By roleplay standards, I'm not gonna join, their mandatory donations prevented a large margin of our taxes from going into the national treasuring for us to improve our nation, and maintain the free government systems of free necessities such as food, healthcare, and clothing.

Or least, so said a issue that came up, so I'm running with it for now.

Join WESLR for free cookies (and protection from the giant asteroids)

Jazur, Chong Qing, Furraria

Furraria wrote:I just got a message advocating joining the world assembly.

By roleplay standards, I'm not gonna join, their mandatory donations prevented a large margin of our taxes from going into the national treasuring for us to improve our nation, and maintain the free government systems of free necessities such as food, healthcare, and clothing.

Or least, so said a issue that came up, so I'm running with it for now.

If you prefer to stay out of the world assembly, that's entirely fine and you're welcome to do so. It will cut you off from member state benefits (map placement, voting/running in elections) but there are no requirements to be in the world assembly to hang out and chat with us :)

Delta Vega Iv, Cheesy Tots, Araine, Liphia, Tiralta, Jazur, Lycanjeskai

Waywards Edge wrote:Join WESLR for free cookies (and protection from the giant asteroids)

Giant asteroids you say? I should build something that can destroy them.

Jazur

Waywards Edge wrote:Join WESLR for free cookies (and protection from the giant asteroids)

Haha! Thanks, but free cookies don't make up for the 4 trillion marks that we take from our budget for the annual mandatory donation, and not too worried about the asteroids, we have a space program to handle that. :)

Sylh Alanor wrote:If you prefer to stay out of the world assembly, that's entirely fine and you're welcome to do so. It will cut you off from member state benefits (map placement, voting/running in elections) but there are no requirements to be in the world assembly to hang out and chat with us :)

Sounds good! 👍

I didn't plan to move on from here, as the rules for Refugia follow my country's morals, laws, and legislation. 😀

Delta Vega Iv, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Liphia, Tiralta, Jazur, Lycanjeskai

Furraria wrote:I didn't plan to move on from here, as the rules for Refugia follow my country's morals, laws, and legislation. 😀

Okay good! Because we're happy to have you here.

Delta Vega Iv, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Liphia, Tiralta, Jazur, Chong Qing, Furraria

Sylh Alanor wrote:Okay good! Because we're happy to have you here.

Good to hear!

Sadly still trying to improve my civil rights, that's supposed to be the top priority for Furraria yet stuff I wouldn't even think relates to Civil rights, ends up relating to it haha.

and also lower taxes since we're taxing 54% of average income, yet somehow the average citizen still has over 3k in disposable income

Cheesy Tots, Sylh Alanor, Jazur

Hoffnung wrote:Giant asteroids you say? I should build something that can destroy them.

We already have stonehenge, sorry Buddy.

Megalith is still open if you want it, though.

Excalibur is broken, don't try it.

SOLG is off limits, am I clear?

Cheesy Tots, Jazur

Sylh Alanor wrote:If you prefer to stay out of the world assembly, that's entirely fine and you're welcome to do so. It will cut you off from member state benefits (map placement, voting/running in elections) but there are no requirements to be in the world assembly to hang out and chat with us :)

Is this statement from the Refugia Revised Statuses

"Residents may apply for Member State status in conditions where admission to the World Assembly is declined, rejected, or impossible.

Residents applying for a World Assembly Exemption must have resided within the Region for a period of time not less than fourteen days and receive the unanimous approval from the Regional Council to provide the exemption.

In the event that an exempted Member State accrues influence in another region, requests their status be revoked, or is ejected from the region, the Member State’s exemption status is revoked. The Member State can apply to have this status reinstated, following the same protocol as laid out in RRS 5(a)."

Would this cover Furraria, or do they have to be a puppet nation without access to joining the WA to apply for the exemption?

Jazur, Furraria

My only reason for bringing that up is I feel that if a nation, for RP reasons, has reservations or objections to what the WA stands for or how it conducts its business it might be valuable to maybe require an rp from that nation as an audition, as it were, to be voted on by counsil for inclusion and an exemption.

Jazur, Furraria

Hoffnung wrote:Giant asteroids you say? I should build something that can destroy them.

We here in Rejakhta will be more than happy to supply you with the latest technology for eliminating those pesky asteroids.

Jazur

does this place have a discord

Chong Qing, Furraria

Karthen wrote:does this place have a discord

Yes.

It's mentioned in the region's factbook entry.

Typica, Tiralta, Jazur

https://www.nationstates.net/page=poll/p=194518

Do the poll comrades!

Cheesy Tots, Tiralta, Jazur

Noevitlaer wrote:My only reason for bringing that up is I feel that if a nation, for RP reasons, has reservations or objections to what the WA stands for or how it conducts its business it might be valuable to maybe require an rp from that nation as an audition, as it were, to be voted on by counsil for inclusion and an exemption.

Most of the current WA exemptions we've granted up to this point are related to people where we know where their WA is. For example, if they're a delegate in another region and cannot leave without losing their position, or if they are involved in military gameplay and cannot keep their WA in one place for long, or if they've been banned by the WA for one reason or another.

If a player doesn't want their nation to be in the WA for RP reasons, but they could join the WA if they wanted to, the best course of action would be to make a puppet account whose only purpose is to be in the WA. Otherwise it's not an effective mechanism to demonstrate that you're not just an existing member state pretending to be someone else, and someone could use it to rig elections.

Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Tiralta, Jazur, Noevitlaer

Refuge Isle wrote:Most of the current WA exemptions we've granted up to this point are related to people where we know where their WA is. For example, if they're a delegate in another region and cannot leave without losing their position, or if they are involved in military gameplay and cannot keep their WA in one place for long, or if they've been banned by the WA for one reason or another.

If a player doesn't want their nation to be in the WA for RP reasons, but they could join the WA if they wanted to, the best course of action would be to make a puppet account whose only purpose is to be in the WA. Otherwise it's not an effective mechanism to demonstrate that you're not just an existing member state pretending to be someone else, and someone could use it to rig elections.

I appreciate your answer and understand the need for such regulations to protect the integrity of the region.

Thank you!

Delta Vega Iv, Cheesy Tots, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Jazur

I have finally written a longer factbook. This one is about the chaotic hate speech laws in Nahelia

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=nahelia/detail=factbook/id=1811706[/url]

Cheesy Tots, Tiralta

The Xolbarian Opposition wrote:https://www.nationstates.net/page=poll/p=194518

Do the poll comrades!

Or is the correct answer.

The Xolbarian Opposition, Chong Qing

Why is it that the issue on the high seas just now is a little strange? The button has become "Yeer", and the Eliminate Problems button below has also become a string of strange words. Can anyone tell me if this is an egg?

Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Portmanteau, Neurodiversity

Rejakhta wrote:We here in Rejakhta will be more than happy to supply you with the latest technology for eliminating those pesky asteroids.

hey wait don't sell those pesky belkans tech!

we should do a reenactment of The Inferno.

It'll be fun! I'll even bring out the new Nightingale Standoff Arsenal Ship!

Trust me Buddy, this is what V2 was for.

The Pacific Northwest wrote: And then The Great Gatsby was just… I hated most of the characters that you were supposed to like? Particularly the narrator and the eponymous Gatsby?

a fellow great gatsby hater i see?

Chong Qing wrote:Why is it that the issue on the high seas just now is a little strange? The button has become "Yeer", and the Eliminate Problems button below has also become a string of strange words. Can anyone tell me if this is an egg?

I’m not sure if it’s an egg, but I can say that the weird changes are probably just pirate speak. I would assume that this is an egg, but I must ask, was there anything saying who wrote it?

Tiralta, Jazur, Chong Qing, Neurodiversity

Estebere wrote:I’m not sure if it’s an egg, but I can say that the weird changes are probably just pirate speak. I would assume that this is an egg, but I must ask, was there anything saying who wrote it?

That's true. After all, the theme is about pirates on the high seas

Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Jazur

Chong Qing wrote:That's true. After all, the theme is about pirates on the high seas

Hm... interesting...

I can't wait to get that issue

Jazur, Chong Qing

watched the original top gun

11/10 propaganda epic showdown film

In all seriousness, it's a really good movie and I liked it.

Jazur

hello

i am the new main of Imperve

i hope to do better in nation lore now that i have an actual idea of the beginnings of the nation

another message will be coming shortly from Imperve to confirm this.

Cheesy Tots, Typica, Tiralta, Jazur

The Blue Fire wrote:hello

i am the new main of Imperve

i hope to do better in nation lore now that i have an actual idea of the beginnings of the nation

another message will be coming shortly from Imperve to confirm this.

^^ this is true

Tiralta, Jazur

The Blue Fire wrote:hello

i am the new main of Imperve

i hope to do better in nation lore now that i have an actual idea of the beginnings of the nation

another message will be coming shortly from Imperve to confirm this.

imagine switching accounts

[sub]cries in Arcward and Archipelago Nine[/sub]

Cheesy Tots, Typica, Jazur, The Blue Fire

Anyone else interested in the idea of a subregion in Refugia, 'ike how Scandinavia is in Europe

Waywards Edge wrote:imagine switching accounts

[sub]cries in Arcward and Archipelago Nine[/sub]

I had two nations before founding Araine; I played both nations for a month to experiment with different gameplay things (exploring regions, r/d, and different issues and lore) before deciding to found a new nation based on those experiences. I think it’s pretty normal to start over early on.

Cheesy Tots, Typica, Imperve, Tiralta, Jazur, Chong Qing

(The flag has been changed 7 times today)

Cheesy Tots, Typica, Imperve, Tiralta, Jazur, Furraria

“A recent poll has suggested that many ordinary people don’t consider national leader coffee hater to be very ‘relatable’.”

Wow hating coffee isn’t relatable? In the Pacific Northwest? Never would’ve imagined, good thing I got that issue then or I never would’ve known.

Delta Vega Iv, Tiralta, Chong Qing

Waywards Edge wrote:

SOLG is off limits, am I clear?

Mmmhhhhhh... What's a nation without tunnels that are conveniently big enough to fit jet airplanes into?

Rejakhta wrote:We here in Rejakhta will be more than happy to supply you with the latest technology for eliminating those pesky asteroids.

Haha yes, I will definitely aim it at asteroids and not at my enemies. Teehee.

Araine wrote:(exploring r/d)

I am so sorry.

Cheesy Tots, Typica, Liphia, Portmanteau, Imperve, Tiralta

Jazur wrote:Anyone else interested in the idea of a subregion in Refugia, 'ike how Scandinavia is in Europe

One could say that the main island of Refugia and the smaller islands outside of it a like Refugi subregions. Any idea what they could be called?

Araine, Imperve, Polushia, Jazur

Chong Qing wrote:Why is it that the issue on the high seas just now is a little strange? The button has become "Yeer", and the Eliminate Problems button below has also become a string of strange words. Can anyone tell me if this is an egg?

I got that one, it’s not an Easter egg, just weird. The accept buttons said ‘arrrr’ and the cancel button said ‘to Davy Jones’s locker with yer’ or something along those lines. I was fully expecting a little ‘2nd Easter egg found’ notification, but no, they’ve decided to just be quirky because why not.

Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Liphia, Tiralta

Hoffnung wrote:Mmmhhhhhh... What's a nation without tunnels that are conveniently big enough to fit jet airplanes into?

I don't know man, seems kinda Belkan to me

Or should I say, North Osea

Cookies Currently has COVID, but that is ok, I will live.

Love all of you guys! Sorry I couldn't post for a little while, had to be ready to post this stuff, being sick is not fun!

Cookie of the Day: Coconut Macaroons

[spoiler]Everyday is a Water Day! Make sure to have some water!

Have you donated to your local charity? Even a dollar can go a long way![/spoiler]

[spoiler] Love you! [/spoiler]

Cheesy Tots, Typica, Junitaki-Cho, Imperve, Tiralta, Polushia, Jazur, Waywards Edge, Furraria

decided to make a joke and rename my classification

Delta Vega Iv, Imperve, Tiralta, Jazur, Chong Qing

Refugia Cookies wrote:Cookies Currently has COVID, but that is ok, I will live.

Love all of you guys! Sorry I couldn't post for a little while, had to be ready to post this stuff, being sick is not fun!

Cookie of the Day: Coconut Macaroons

[spoiler]Everyday is a Water Day! Make sure to have some water!

Have you donated to your local charity? Even a dollar can go a long way![/spoiler]

[spoiler] Love you! [/spoiler]

I hope you recover soon! ^^

Delta Vega Iv, Araine, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Polushia, Jazur

Refugia Cookies wrote:Cookies Currently has COVID, but that is ok, I will live.

Love all of you guys! Sorry I couldn't post for a little while, had to be ready to post this stuff, being sick is not fun!

Cookie of the Day: Coconut Macaroons

[spoiler]Everyday is a Water Day! Make sure to have some water!

Have you donated to your local charity? Even a dollar can go a long way![/spoiler]

[spoiler] Love you! [/spoiler]

Hey if the cookies were able to stop all the zombies on Z-DAY I think they can stop COVID, Hope you are able to feel at least DECENT through the whole experience

Delta Vega Iv, Tiralta, Polushia, Jazur, The Blue Fire

Refugia Cookies wrote:Cookies Currently has COVID, but that is ok, I will live.

Love all of you guys! Sorry I couldn't post for a little while, had to be ready to post this stuff, being sick is not fun!

Cookie of the Day: Coconut Macaroons

[spoiler]Everyday is a Water Day! Make sure to have some water!

Have you donated to your local charity? Even a dollar can go a long way![/spoiler]

[spoiler] Love you! [/spoiler]

Aw no, I hope you recover quickly!

Delta Vega Iv, Polushia, Jazur

Refugia Cookies wrote:Cookies Currently has COVID, but that is ok, I will live.

Love all of you guys! Sorry I couldn't post for a little while, had to be ready to post this stuff, being sick is not fun!

Cookie of the Day: Coconut Macaroons

[spoiler]Everyday is a Water Day! Make sure to have some water!

Have you donated to your local charity? Even a dollar can go a long way![/spoiler]

[spoiler] Love you! [/spoiler]

Take all the time you need to get better, I know that being sick is no fun.

Cheesy Tots, Tiralta, Polushia, Jazur, Chong Qing

Sylh Alanor wrote:Welcome Vile_Island, Hedgeland, Haxtopia, The_Free_Universe, The_Human_Resistance, Grand_Flamingo, Kalisdf, The_Kid_Named_Finger, Toto_Tomateo, Ancient_Draconic, Offer, Sarih, Gargaristan, Northern_Islaviller, Franiyaarasstansanshah, Itaska, The_Pria_Snaulus, The_Daughters_Of_The_Green, The_Blue_Fire, New_Pigs_England, Butandi, Mendenhall, Pakistanisl, and Tyrentia

Thank you for joining our region! This post is not only to welcome you, but also to give you a basic introduction to Refugia and ways to interact with the community if you’re interested in doing so.

Refugia is part of a larger community, Calamity Refuge (or CalRef for short). If you want to hang out with us, check out our Discord server: https://calref.network/chat/. You can find a list of CalRef services on our Network Site: https://calref.network/. From there, you can access our forum (for RP and spam games), a full list of our Discord bot Dot's commands, and more!

There are a lot of things you can do on NationStates and in Refugia! Become a Member State by joining the World Assembly. Once you’ve joined the World Assembly and have been in the region for 7 days, you’ll be able to get a spot on the map of Refugia, as well as vote in our regional elections and run for Council positions! You can also endorse other nations in the region easily by using our custom tool, Tart.Calref: https://tart.calref.network/ For more information, please check out this dispatch, which includes information on what the World Assembly is and why it’s important. Oh, and if you join the World Assembly, please endorse our delegate (hey, that's me!)

If you are visiting on a puppet nation, please disclose your main and reason for visiting to our Operations Councillor, A Million Dreams.

Finally, if there’s anything else you’re interested in learning about our region or NationStates, feel free to ask! I’ll incorporate feedback into these welcome messages in the future, so you’ll be helping other people as well!

Cheesy Tots, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Tiralta, Polushia, Chong Qing, Haxtopia, Itaska, The Blue Fire, Mendenhall

Waywards Edge wrote:I don't know man, seems kinda Belkan to me

Or should I say, North Osea

Nah don't worry about a thing, Belka is a thing of the past. Dead and buried. Mhm.

Hoffnung wrote:Nah don't worry about a thing, Belka is a thing of the past. Dead and buried. Mhm.

Sure, Grey Men, Sure.

Made a fun new classification

Typica, Tiralta, Jazur, Chong Qing

Hello, As one of the newest nation states in Refugia. We feel it's prudent to formally introduce myself. Battenburg-Lodz is an archaic principality, a remnant of the Holy Roman Empire. The Principality, lead by the Cardinal-Elector is an amalgamation of the German and Polish Habsburg Lands that was gifted to the Archbishop of Lodz for his heroic service towards the Monarchy during the War of Austrian Succession. Currently, our principality has been in loggerheads with the secular European Union over a variety of issues, mainly stemming from how the Principality has resisted Modern European values such as nationalism, nihilism, and secularism. We look forward to engaging in formal dialogue with our peer nations within Refugia.

Yours Sincerely,

Cardinal-Elector Joseph II

St Leone, Aephony, Jazur, Chong Qing, East Blackacre

Battenberg-Lodz wrote:Hello, As one of the newest nation states in Refugia. We feel it's prudent to formally introduce myself. Battenburg-Lodz is an archaic principality, a remnant of the Holy Roman Empire. The Principality, lead by the Cardinal-Elector is an amalgamation of the German and Polish Habsburg Lands that was gifted to the Archbishop of Lodz for his heroic service towards the Monarchy during the War of Austrian Succession. Currently, our principality has been in loggerheads with the secular European Union over a variety of issues, mainly stemming from how the Principality has resisted Modern European values such as nationalism, nihilism, and secularism. We look forward to engaging in formal dialogue with our peer nations within Refugia.

Yours Sincerely,

Cardinal-Elector Joseph II

What's europe?

Is there a time travelling nation?

Interesting

St Leone, Jazur

Waywards Edge wrote:What's europe?

Is there a time travelling nation?

Interesting

For context, Joseph, this region is set in the future. However, many nations inside it live in their own time, so don’t worry about it. Waywardia, in particular, is very futuristic. But welcome!

I don't know that we're especially set in the future. In lore we just have a fantasy interpretation of the internet. URLs are portals, code is magic, etc. You know how it be.

Typica, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Jazur, Antimai

Neurodiversity wrote:For context, Joseph, this region is set in the future. However, many nations inside it live in their own time, so don’t worry about it. Waywardia, in particular, is very futuristic. But welcome!

WESLR's "mini" timeline is canonically set in the year 2098. I've personally thought that Refugia is it's own planet, though that may be wrong.

Refuge Isle wrote:I don't know that we're especially set in the future. In lore we just have a fantasy interpretation of the internet. URLs are portals, code is magic, etc. You know how it be.

So, how does planets fit into the category of currency..?

"A man attempted to purchase some food with Mars. The people didn't expect him to pay with Mars, and were physically unable to stop it. The only reason why it was stopped was because of some random wizard."

-i forgot who wrote this

Jazur

Refuge Isle wrote:The "planet" is the name of our chatbot Dot's in-game currency. It comes from the ManiaPlanet currency by the same name (https://doc.maniaplanet.com/client/planets) and our image is similar except based off the Refugia map instead of the IRL world's. In the distant past we used to make odd bets with them because they were so novel to use. You never really know when you'd get the ManiaPlanet planets, their name was incredibly abstract, and it wasn't really clear what (if anything) you could spend them on.

So sometimes you'd get a log-in bonus that said "This is your first time logging in in 286 days. You receive 783 planets!"

And you'd be like "Okay! 🤨😀🤨😀"

Anyway, now we have an "in-game" economy where the currency is the "planet". The last generation of the economy just finished up recently: https://calref.cc/index.php?topic=9.msg3868#msg3868

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Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Jazur

Refuge Isle wrote:ItIsKnown.gif

It would be much more funny if what I said was canon

Waywards Edge wrote:It would be much more funny if what I said was canon

[sub]*for legal reasons, this is a joke[/sub]

Jazur

I am pleased to announce the start of the Endotarting Competition for December.

This is likely going to be the last time that we offer mass-copies of Season 2 legendary cards, so if you're looking to get one last grab, I'm happy to say that this round's card is the beautiful Luna Amore, one of the most enduringly valuable legendary cards of the last season.

Coincidentally, this is also the first endotarting competition where Tart.CalRef is available. Our very own tool for everyone across Refugia (or any other region) to get help finding and endorsing nations quickly. Check it out, and hopefully it'll make things a bit easier for you: https://tart.calref.network/

Endorse, endorse, endorse, and magical legendary cards may visit you in your sleep! Competition ends December 31st to close out the year with a positive note 👍

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1812795

Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Tovenia, Tiralta, Istastioner, The Pacific Northwest, Jazur, Waywards Edge, Antimai, Chong Qing

Endotarting with Tart be like

It's free real estate cards

Cheesy Tots, Sylh Alanor, St Leone, Tiralta, Istastioner, Jazur

I love endotarting season :D

Typica, Sylh Alanor, Tiralta, Istastioner, Jazur

Hello! I am a fortune teller. Would you like a fortune cookie?

[spoiler=🥠]Great days of despair are coming for Refugia. Beware! BEWARE! Have a good day![/spoiler]

A Fortune Teller wrote:Hello! I am a fortune teller. Would you like a fortune cookie?

[spoiler=🥠]Great days of despair are coming for Refugia. Beware! BEWARE! Have a good day![/spoiler]

so what happens if I eat the cookie and note?

does it not come true?

Typica, Jazur, Chong Qing, A Fortune Teller

Waywards Edge wrote:so what happens if I eat the cookie and note?

does it not come true?

Darn it, you figured out a loophole :o

Typica, Jazur

A Fortune Teller wrote:Darn it, you figured out a loophole :o

well then can I have a Fortune Chicken Nugget?

Jazur, A Fortune Teller

Waywards Edge wrote:well then can I have a Fortune Chicken Nugget?

Of course!

[spoiler=🍗]You didn't eat the little note inside![/spoiler]

Jazur

A Fortune Teller wrote:Of course!

[spoiler=🍗]You didn't eat the little note inside![/spoiler]

om nom nom nom

Typica, Jazur, A Fortune Teller

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Written by Refuge Isle.