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Posted: Oct 11 2012, 08:14 AM
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What's all this about?
We used to have three amazing alliances that split AO into three ideological camps, then they all ended up going to war after months and months of posturing and posing, and dogpiled Starblaydia.

It was AWESOME

Now we have an alliance in the form of the Confederation of Common States, but nothing to oppose them, or even provoke any sort of activity from them whatsoever.

This is where I come in, along with all of you.

Since calling time out on the last major regional war due to a change of government, Starblaydia has been a fairly nice, inoffensive, regional sleeping giant. But now the time has come to change this.

So what do you propose?
I would like every nation in AO (aiming high, yes, but I don't know any other way of aiming) to post their government type and what sort of alliance they'd like to be in.

You can join the currently dominant Confederation of Common States, of nations who weren't big players in the past but recently have banded together and are stronger than the sum of their parts.

You can join Starblaydia in a re-formed Strategic Alliance of Autocratic States for autocratic/dictator nations. We'd be the 'bad' guys, but get to strut around being amazing.

You could start and join a Neutral faction. Something like the ASPIRE (Alliance for Stability, Peace and Intra-Regional Entente) alliance that used to exist. If nothing else, you can just plump for the neutral option, RP about joining that a bit, and then I'll never bother you again.

Maybe you want to create a new alliance? Do we have a lot of Socialists to band together, or intervention-taking regional democracy builders? How about a purely economic alliance for those who only like $$$, or one based on religious grounds?

All I'm after is for you guys and gals to get involved, because AO is here for more than just sports. We're all OOC friends here, but in IC we can really go to town on each other. Do you have a nemesis in AO, and if not, why not?

Let me know smile.gif
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Posted: Oct 11 2012, 08:58 AM
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Well I've always invisiged Svengarda as a fairly normal state, no crackpot dictators, so I was propbably gonna go with a Parliamentry Democracy with a monarch, much like Great Britain, as we are sort of a Great Britain (the three states, Kurrika, Lapuna & Kalstorm).

But the urge to strut about with Star, that's been my NS dream... But I reckon I'll stick with a Parliamentary Democracy

So with that, I'd probably go with CoCS...
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Posted: Oct 11 2012, 09:02 AM
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QUOTE (Svengarda @ Oct 11 2012, 02:58 PM)
But the urge to strut about with Star, that's been my NS dream...

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If you know for certain that the CCS is your thing, then simply go straight there and sign the charter smile.gif
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Posted: Oct 11 2012, 09:58 AM
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Well, we're a Constitutional/Parlimentary Monarchy, with a good amount of power still within the hands of the Monarch, but there is also the Military Council, who has a limited amount of power when it comes to the national army's affairs. We already have an alliance with Starblaydia, but not much beyond that. Since Vanorians really don't consider themselves "bad" guys, if a war were to break out, they'd revert back to being a neutral nation with an NAP with those purple bullies to the north.

If anyone is interested, there could be an alliance or strategic arrangement with other nations who are mostly elves or have a large elven population. Thanks to Star, I'm thinking about calling it TRANQUIL if it does come about, standing for (The Righteous Alliance of elven Nations and Quality Union Intelligence League). It'd be a loose alliance, mostly for intelligence sharing and defending of member nations if they come under attack. It would in no ways be used for aggressive encounters.
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Posted: Oct 11 2012, 10:22 AM
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So, You Want To Join The CCS?

The two great and ancient-ish nations of The Free Kingdom of Falcania and The Draggonnii Socialist Empire of Andossa Se Mitrin Vega first really came into contact with one another when Sorthern Northland suddenly exploded. Both nations submitted substantial military forces to the relief effort, and nearly came to blows. Turns out it was insurgents, though.

Anyway, shortly afterwards, they became close, and shortly after that, recognising that disparate forms of governance are no real reason not to form an alliance.

Since then, the Confederation of Common States has endeavoured to further the interests of its member states in the global arena, regardless of any ideological differences they may hold. Admission is technically by invitation, though interested parties should not hesitate to contact either of the founding nations, to arrange an informal hearing for a national delegation. (That is to say, get in touch, and we'll talk it out). Have a look at our charter.

What's that? Bird people?

Falcania is a colossal nation populated largely by Falcanians, or "High Men," who are basically people and also birds. As a people, they are proud, particularly of their martial prowess and great wealth. As a nation, the Free Kingdom is ruled nominally by the Royal House of Falcon, the current monarch being King Falcon III. However, governance is largely devolved to a score of Falcanian-headquartered corporate entities, comprising some of the largest industrial, financial, and technological firms in the region. The largest and most powerful of these is the Falcanian National Corporation, the company set up by the King to protect the nation and further its national interests - essentially, the corporate and political face of the Free Kingdom. As well as the Council of the Nation, they also control the nation's large standing military.

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Posted: Oct 11 2012, 10:26 AM
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QUOTE (Svengarda @ Oct 11 2012, 01:58 PM)
Well I've always invisiged Svengarda as a fairly normal state, no crackpot dictators, so I was propbably gonna go with a Parliamentry Democracy with a monarch, much like Great Britain, as we are sort of a Great Britain (the three states, Kurrika, Lapuna & Kalstorm).

But the urge to strut about with Star, that's been my NS dream... But I reckon I'll stick with a Parliamentary Democracy

So with that, I'd probably go with CoCS...

Svengarda has proven himself to me, personally, as a sky-hot roleplayer in the BoF thread, so you can consider yourself having been provisionally invited to the CCS, though I'll need to consult ASMV about it.

Leorudo, also, we're willing to consider.
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Posted: Oct 11 2012, 10:37 AM
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Let's see how to put this as I consider it ICly complicated. ASMV touts itself as a Socialist Empire built upon an existing Monarchy. However, when you really boil it down to its roots, you get more of a Benevolent Autocracy with Socialist tendencies.

The originl alliance built with Falcania (that became the basis for the CCS) was honestly (for the Vegai at least) based at least as much on the fact that both of our races are mutating (From Falcania's weird bird-men to the more subtle Draconic reaits beginning to show in the Vegai) as anything else.

While Estrianii has usually been touted as bnevolent, we will see what comes of her desire for regional prowess and expansion.


Svengarda, based on Falc's recomndation is accepted by me as well. Leorudo joining the CCS would be a sticky briar in Star's side so that's fine with me as well. They both just need to have the Charter signed.

Along with Savski Venac that makes 5 CCS members.

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Posted: Oct 11 2012, 10:40 AM
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So actually the CCS founders are more likely to be aligned with Starblaydia (ASMV for historical reasons and Falc for RAWR reasons) than anyone else? Man that was so funny! :D brilliant.

Always room for more Alliances.... 'Normal' nations, get your ideas in and speak up!
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Posted: Oct 11 2012, 10:43 AM
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Hey, Starblaydia might have been the original RAWRCRUSH nation, but the word came from a Falcanian brain.
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Posted: Oct 11 2012, 10:44 AM
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QUOTE (Starblaydia @ Oct 11 2012, 10:40 AM)
So actually the CCS founders are more likely to be aligned with Starblaydia (ASMV for historical reasons and Falc for RAWR reasons) than anyone else? Man that was so funny! biggrin.gif brilliant.

Well, if you choose to look at it that way.... Oh Man I'm laughing so hard after that one!! biggrin.gif biggrin.gif. Too much truth to that somewhere.

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Posted: Oct 11 2012, 10:46 AM
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QUOTE (Falcania @ Oct 11 2012, 04:43 PM)
Hey, Starblaydia might have been the original RAWRCRUSH nation, but the word came from a Falcanian brain.

And we made a poster.

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Posted: Oct 11 2012, 11:01 AM
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Still my proudest claim to fame.
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Posted: Oct 11 2012, 11:19 AM
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Is there any call for an alliance of left-leaning/socialist/communist states? We're a socialist republic, but we're the 'good' socialists, not the evil Stalinist autocrats.

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Posted: Oct 11 2012, 11:50 AM
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[OOC] I'll pitch in willingly, sounds like fun. I'm already ICly aligned with ASMV to a certain degree, CCS would be of interest, especially the common bit, as Wightlingfolk are unrelentingly common.

Wight is a benevolent dictatorship with syndicalist underpinnings and almost no military capability. It would not be feasible/realistic to enter in any shenanigans as a major player or even an ambitious one, but it is probably quite inclined to involve itself in regionwide plots, assassinations, conspiracies, double-dealings, insurgencies and counter-insurgencies, refuge of political exiles, black propaganda, culture jamming and government infiltration. There is a widespread state-sponsored loathing of elves, particularly southern ones, and other peoples with superiority complexes. For reasons explored in recent story-telling cycles, the nation holds the Draggonnii Socialist Empire in the highest esteem. These relate to the on-off - or off-off depending on who you believe - relationship between the two nation's supreme deities.

[IC] Wight is certainly viewing the resurgence of ambitious neighbours with a healthy dose of suspicion. Probably inclined to neutrality, two circumstances threaten to change this.

Firstly, anticipating this blatant call to arms by Starblaydia - the implicit 'your are either with us or against us' has not gone unnoticed in Spit and the Foreign Office has called on extra volunteers from local government to help with the effort to jump to conclusions - we now host a major combined force of ASMV military at the Sa Tu'urk base to look after our sovereignty whilst managing their own north eastern trade routes. Not a moment too soon, it seems.

Secondly, whilst we have no extra-sovereign ambitions of our own regionally, except perhaps to win an AOCAF, we do have a Ministry for Narrative Intrigue which has specialist agents on the ground in all the big powers and some of the small ones, on the look out for an opportunity to meddle. They are highly trained in the meddlesome and dishonest arts and it's probably about time we flicked the 'GO' switch on these sleeper cells.





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Posted: Oct 11 2012, 12:06 PM
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QUOTE (Wight @ Oct 11 2012, 05:50 PM)
Firstly, anticipating this blatant call to arms by Starblaydia - the implicit 'your are either with us or against us' has not gone unnoticed in Spit and the Foreign Office has called on extra volunteers from local government to help with the effort to jump to conclusions

Thanks for jumping to conclusions, but there's absolutely nothing to indicate Starblaydia is on the turn again yet - it's a plot completely in the pipeline with nothing going on in government to suggest something's about to happen.

Also, is everyone a gray-shaded tweener? Are there no faces and heels any more except me? I'm out of touch, man!
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