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[DontBanTheMan]

The Orvendian Empire has collapsed, and the shackles placed upon your proud people have been shaken off. Through the dissent and disorganization generated by the destruction of the political order, your people, long controlled by others, has finally taken the first steps toward self-governance. It falls upon the rulers of this new nation to see that this endeavor succeeds, lest they fall under the heel of a foreign power once more.



Each segment of the Empire (the Heartland, Inner Region, Upper Territories, West Administration, and Borderlands) is in a vicious struggle to grab power and claim international recognition. Your own fledgling nation has risen in the southernmost area of the West Administration, a recent and still politically independent region of the now-defunct empire. As such, the region has very little cultural similarities, and every nobleman with an army is seeking to start his own kingdom. You must find a way to earn the recognition and respect of your neighbors and establish yourself as a true, independent state.

However, your nation will not be just another upstart kingdom. No, the people have had enough and they say no more imperial bloodlines. And so it is that a Senate is formed, and with it the semblance of democracy. The Dictator would rule the nation, yes; but on his death or resignation, the Senate would elect a new man or woman to rule. The idea of Ministries was formed fairly early on in the development of the nation, and it was decided that to start there would be four of them: the Ministries of Civil Service, the Economy, the Interior, and the Exterior. They would be beholden to the Dictator, though the Senate's influence over the future Dictator would make them beholden to the Senate as well.

With a set of principles in hand, you and your comrades must set out and make a name for yourself, your people, and your nation.

This game takes place in a fictional world during the [TBD] time period (this will be decided during the first Meeting, as well as the initial Dictator among the pool of candidates and the country name). More in-depth information regarding the country will be given following the game's start. The game will be easily accessible for less-active players as senators while also allowing for more-active players to take active part in the game. Feel free to join in as a senator even if you don't have a lot of time; the part requires no activity. Players who are inactive for several turns will automatically become senators. To join the game, simply submit a character sheet to this thread.

Spoiler: Gameplay (click to show/hide)

Phases
Each turn, there are three phases. They are the Meeting, Action, and Reaction phases. They can be broken down as follows:

Meeting: During this phase, alll characters may discuss with other players and direct their subordinates. They may also propose bills and prepare changes to the government. During this phases, no proposals will take effect; it's simply time to discuss and, if necessary, vote on them. If a proposal were to pass, a character would still have to use an action in the Action phase to make it happen.

Action: The Action phase is when players can make their characters do stuff. Anything from leading an army to managing a city to taking over a department. Note that reactions to other characters' actions occur in the Reaction phase, but should a hostile action become known before it's actually performed, an action can be used in this phase to prepare for or counteract the act.

Reaction: After the Action phase, players will be PMed events and are given the chance to respond to them. These events can be generated by the GM, caused by other players, or even caused by the players themselves. Should a player attempt to assassinate another, for example, the second player would be given a chance to respond. Should the second player's action not bring the interaction to a close, the phase can continue until the action which first began the chain of reactions is resolved.


Roles
Each player and NPC controls a character. Characters can have a variety of roles, and both the character's role and the type of roles can change throughout the game. The general player roles are:

Dictator: The leader of the nation. All other players within the nation are, indirectly or directly, his subordinates. He receives +1 underling in the form of an adviser. Though he has supreme executive power, he has a limited amount of actions and thus cannot rule the entire country by himself. Instead, he must rely on his Ministers to perform actions he would otherwise be incapable of. On his death, the Senate elects a new dictator.

Adviser: The Dictator's assistant. He may perform any action in the Dictator's stead, and has great access to the Dictator and the upper government.

Minister: The leader of a branch of government. A Minister directly controls a large number of governmental assets and subordinates, but must report to the Dictator and Senate.

Senator: An influential politician. Though the Dictator is responsible for all executive actions, the Senate is an advisory council and legislative body. They may propose bills and assign tasks to the Ministers, but may be overruled by a particularly energetic Dictator. Though wielding great influence, the Senate has no direct power in government and should thus try to gather support from the various bureaucrats and ministers within government to avoid being made obsolete.


Character Stats
Characters have five stats which allow them to rule efficiently. They are as follows:

Energy: This stat is how active, energetic, and capable of activity the character is. Each point in Energy gives a character +1 action/turn. Should the action limit per turn not be reached, the character in question will receive a small, cumulative bonus on all actions performed. A character with high Energy will also perform actions more quickly than characters with low Energy.

Passion: A character with high passion is more charismatic, convincing, and fiery. They excel at speeches and convincing crowds, making it important among populists. This also increases the number of underlings one may have in their retinue by +1/point.

Politics: Politics represents a character’s political savvy. A high politics score increases the influence one has among other politicans, and increases their ability to manipulate and convince other powerful people - particularly in private conversations. It also increases the amount of subordinates one may direct by +1/point.

Admin: Admin is essential for the efficient administration of territory, people, government, and anything else that must involves numbers and calculation. As well as increasing one’s bureaucratic efficiency, each point of admin allows a character to manage +2 assets.

Strategy: A character with high strategy is more adept at commanding forces, executing plots, and outplaying opponents on the battlefield or political arena. It is not necessarily how well one can come up with a plot, but how well one can perform the necessary maneuvers. Each point of strategy also increases the number of units one can directly control by +2.

Character stats are permanent, but it is possible for them to change as a result of events and actions. For example, a character who continually pushes himself past his limit may permanently lose Energy, or a character who loses faith in their lifelong goal may lose Passion.

Spoiler: Character Sheets (click to show/hide)

Name: The character's name.
Info: Any additional info the player wishes to include about their character (age, race, family, background, appearance).
Desired Position: The position you wish to start as. If multiple, put them in order. If you don't get any of your listed positions you'll default to a Senator. Only players who plan on being active should apply for a Dictator or Minister position. Starting positions will be decided based on quality of the sheet, historical activity, and/or a roll of the dice.

Point Buy: Each character has thirty points to spend.
Stats: The first point in each stat is free; having two, three, or four points costs 2, 5, 9, and 15 build points respectively. You cannot exceed 5 stat points. (ex; having 2-2-2-2-2 would cost 10 points, 3-3-3-3-3 would cost 25 points, and 4-4-4-4-4 would cost 45 points (impossible)).
Personal Assets: A character's personal assets. Up to ten points may be spent in this category. After designating the points, the assets in question should be described; should they be over- or undervalued by the player, the GM will make modifications before the character is finalized. Ten points are enough to own a large town, a rather large private army, or perhaps a mercantile empire; or even just money. These points can also be applied to separate things (a small army, a village, and a large business). Should no points be spent on assets, the character would be considered poor.
Followers: Starting underlings can be designed here. Underlings' stats cost 1/2 the amount, and their loyalty may be designed on a 0-3 point scale (0, completely disloyal; 3, loyal to the end). You may design a number of underlings equal to or less than your character's Passion score.
Skills/Quirks: Skills or quirks that make your character uniquely powerful. These may or may not utilize stats, and the cost of them may vary. The effect and desired cost should be listed (ex: Genius Inventor. May invent new devices at a high bonus. This is modified by the Passion score. Desired cost: 6 points). Personal combat, health, strength; anything that is not a listed stat that the player wants to be significantly above average may be designed here. The GM will pricecheck and if the player's estimate is off, redesign as necessary before submitting it for the player's approval.

[Demonic Spoon]

Does magic exist in this setting?

Sheet: (Complete?)

Name: Carlos
Info: A middle-aged hispanic man, raised in an orphanage but managing to work himself up the ranks of the government through his star-reading abilities and indefatigable energy. Often described as "non-descript" or "average" he doesn't really stand out in a crowd.
Desired Position: Advisor

Point Buy:
Stats:
Energy: 5
Passion: 1
Politics: 1
Admin: 3
Strategy: 3

Personal Assets: Poor

Skills/Quirks: Star-Reading (5): Carlos has the ability to read the future through the stars.

[flazeo25]

Spoiler: WIP (click to show/hide)

Name: Kanami Awerick
Bio:
Desired Position: Minister of
Points: 5/30

Stats:
Energy: 3
Passion: 3
Politics: 3
Admin: 3
Strategy: 3

Assets:

Followers:

Skills/Quirks:

[DontBanTheMan]

Does magic exist in this setting?

I'm going to go with yes, but to a very limited extent. Killing a man outright with magic is unfeasible if not impossible, but divination (such as star reading) and other forms of "earthlike" magicks (witchcraft, making battles tilt in your favor, discerning favorable days) are pretty common. They are not all real, but the magic that IS real is nigh-impossible to tell from fake magic.

[Demonic Spoon]

Does magic exist in this setting?

I'm going to go with yes, but to a very limited extent. Killing a man outright with magic is unfeasible if not impossible, but divination (such as star reading) and other forms of "earthlike" magicks (witchcraft, making battles tilt in your favor, discerning favorable days) are pretty common. They are not all real, but the magic that IS real is nigh-impossible to tell from fake magic.

Mmm, could I have a star-reading trait or such? Like to foretell natural disasters.

[DontBanTheMan]

Mmm, could I have a star-reading trait or such? Like to foretell natural disasters.

Yeah, that'd be alright. Any magic that one could still view as fake is acceptable. Time period's still up in the air, but any era chosen will still be compatible with star reading. Cost would depend on the strength of the star-reading, but it would probably be 2-3 points, 5ish if particularly potent.

[TopHat]

PTW; I may make a sheet later.

[High tyrol]

ptw

[DontBanTheMan]

By the way, I have no qualms with players without sheets voting or speaking in the Senate. However, the only influence they'll have is on the Senate and thus can't directly influence the country (since all Senate proposals at the start of the game have to be enforced by those with the power to do so). In essence, think of the Senate portion as a SG for proposals to the Ministers and Dictator.

[TankKit]

Can I be a completely millitary based person?

[DontBanTheMan]

Can I be a completely millitary based person?

Absolutely. That'd probably be full Strategy plus a few traits to boost personal combat. Several other stats (passion, energy) may also be useful in that regard, or admin for logistics.

[TankKit]

Here is my Lord! (Finished!)
Name: Lord Warrickalneus (Warr for short.)

Info: Lord Warr's story is that of a short, but tragic one. When he was young, his family was murdered by someone they had called a friend, and while before then he was quite happy, after the event he grew a temper like that of a lion. Some say that he strangled the murderer with his bare hands, at 6, but only he and his best friend, Sir Lootington, know if that is true. Sir Lootington was a strange fellow, who you could always tell was full to the brim with secrets, and he would occasionally dissapear, noone knows where, but he always comes back. Even Lord Warr doesn't what he does in his spare time, but many, many rumours have sprung up about Sir Lootington, some good, some bad, but Warr doesn't really care about his friends personal affairs to much, if Sir Lootington wants to keep his secrets, he can.

Desired Position: Minister

Point Buy: Each character has thirty points to spend. 0 Points left.
Stats:
Energy: 2
Passion: 2
Polotics: 2
Admin: 3
Strategy: 3
Personal Assets: A Large Private Army, with a medium center of light infantry and strong flanks of heavy infantry, with 2 large groups of cavalry near the flanks.
Followers:
Sir Lootington:
Stats: 1
Energy: 1
Passion: 1
Polotics: 1
Admin: 1
Strategy: 2
Loyalty: 3, Loyal to the end.
Skills/Quirks: None, Desired Cost: 0.
Is it Ok? Tell me if I did any of the math wrong.

Edit 1: Going to try and make a picture of him.

Edit 2: Will probabaly take a while, so I'm gonna just make it some other day.

[DontBanTheMan]

-snip-

Is it Ok? Tell me if I did any of the math wrong.

Stats cost you (2+0+0+5+5) 12 points, Assets cost you 7-10 (I assume you want the largest possible, so 10), Underling cost (0+0+0+0+1+3) 4 points, and Quirk cost 0. Even if the army is the largest you can possibly get, you still have 26 points left to spend 4 points left to spend. Keep in mind that upgrading a stat from 1 to 3 costs 5 points; you don't have to go from 1 to 2 then 2 to 3. This is probably where you got confused.

[TankKit]

Actually, i would have used 26, I wouldn't have 26 left to spend, or am I misunderstanding this, and it gives us more points?

[DontBanTheMan]

Actually, i would have used 26, I wouldn't have 26 left to spend, or am I misunderstanding this, and it gives us more points?

Negatory, that was a typo. Meant to say you've used 26 points, have 4 left.