Post by Eve on Jul 26, 2010 7:18:37 GMT -5
Another aspect of the site that we encourage along with the idea that almost anything can be done on this site is the creation of your own city. Similar to factions, when you create the city, you are responsible for keeping that board running. Unlike with factions, a city would be designated to its own board. So, as you can imagine, you would need the power to sticky threads, lock threads, doing general board work. But, there are some rules that must be discussed.
Rules for Creating/Running a Settlement
Just how in real life a city can be overrun by its people and go through reforms, since this world lacks any real government to uphold the system, every city is ruled by the whim of the members. If someone so chooses to overthrow the leader of their city, guess what? They lose the right to run the city. They can try and get it back, through RP, but just because you create it, doesn't mean that its your property. Once it is created and integrated into the boards, it becomes as unpredictable as the RP. So, with that understood, here is the template that must be followed.
Name: Just the name.
Region: Which region is it located in? The Stomach, The Teeth? That's all you'll need here.
Culture: This section is probably a bit harder to understand, but its actually really simple. What do the people do? What are their characteristics? What do they do for fun? What makes this city different from others? No length is required, just needs to be clear and precise.
Government System: This section is important. The reason for that is simple: Whoever is the leader gets the rights to moderate the board. That doesn't mean much, to be honest, its mostly just for board maintenance. On that same note, I'll go a bit further into detail since this kind of dictates some OOC, as well as IC, information.
Is the city run on a monarchy? Is it democratic? Is it a totalitarian rule, where whoever has the most power is the leader? How is the leader decided? Again, this can be any length, it just needs to be explained clearly and precisely. It doesn't even have to have a name if you decide it some strange way, like an annual duel that the winner of the duel moves up as the leader. Just explain it for us.
Economy / Notable Trade: Is the city rich? Is it poor? Does it have any relevant resources? Just anything here that sets it out from the rest of the cities, like, as an example: Oil fields, uranium, anything along those lines.
Current Leader: This is likely the first creator of the board. After a while, it might shift, given how the RP on the site flows. But, for now, just place your name here and a link to your active profile.
Rules for Creating/Running a Settlement
Just how in real life a city can be overrun by its people and go through reforms, since this world lacks any real government to uphold the system, every city is ruled by the whim of the members. If someone so chooses to overthrow the leader of their city, guess what? They lose the right to run the city. They can try and get it back, through RP, but just because you create it, doesn't mean that its your property. Once it is created and integrated into the boards, it becomes as unpredictable as the RP. So, with that understood, here is the template that must be followed.
Name: Just the name.
Region: Which region is it located in? The Stomach, The Teeth? That's all you'll need here.
Culture: This section is probably a bit harder to understand, but its actually really simple. What do the people do? What are their characteristics? What do they do for fun? What makes this city different from others? No length is required, just needs to be clear and precise.
Government System: This section is important. The reason for that is simple: Whoever is the leader gets the rights to moderate the board. That doesn't mean much, to be honest, its mostly just for board maintenance. On that same note, I'll go a bit further into detail since this kind of dictates some OOC, as well as IC, information.
Is the city run on a monarchy? Is it democratic? Is it a totalitarian rule, where whoever has the most power is the leader? How is the leader decided? Again, this can be any length, it just needs to be explained clearly and precisely. It doesn't even have to have a name if you decide it some strange way, like an annual duel that the winner of the duel moves up as the leader. Just explain it for us.
Economy / Notable Trade: Is the city rich? Is it poor? Does it have any relevant resources? Just anything here that sets it out from the rest of the cities, like, as an example: Oil fields, uranium, anything along those lines.
Current Leader: This is likely the first creator of the board. After a while, it might shift, given how the RP on the site flows. But, for now, just place your name here and a link to your active profile.
[b]Name: [/b]
[b]Region: [/b]
[b]Culture: [/b]
[b]Government System: [/b]
[b]Economy / Notable Trade: [/b]
[b]Current Leader: [/b] [url=LINK TO PROFILE]Character Name[/url]