Journey to the New World [Interest Check]

[Shabazz]

Would anyone be interested in a nation building role play that has a certain level of mystery? The premise is that explorers set out to settle in a new place, far away from home. They don't know exactly where they are or what it looks like, so they have to make a map as they explore. So the most challenging aspect would be the idea of not knowing where you start or what is around you.

It would be run with the participants creating a nation and then all starting on different parts of the "new world" which they have to conquer by building cities, digging roads, establishing trade routes and eventually dominating the others.

 

[Heyitsjiwon]

Interested!

 

[Pat]

Would anyone be interested in a nation building role play that has a certain level of mystery? The premise is that explorers set out to settle in a new place, far away from home. They don't know exactly where they are or what it looks like, so they have to make a map as they explore. So the most challenging aspect would be the idea of not knowing where you start or what is around you.

It would be run with the participants creating a nation and then all starting on different parts of the "new world" which they have to conquer by building cities, digging roads, establishing trade routes and eventually dominating the others.

What would be the closest real-world year to this universe's level of technological advancement?

 

[Shabazz]

What would be the closest real-world year to this universe's level of technological advancement?

Ooh, good question. Now that I read it this could be done in almost any time period... Would sometime around the 15th century, when exploration was really big, be a good start?

 

[Master Hand]

I'm interested, and I'm fine with some kind of medieval level of technology.

Question: Would these be groups of explorers, or official armies and people sent to colonize the place, or either?

 

[Shabazz]

It would be a group of people specifically attempting to colonize the region.

How many people? Probably around 100. I will let you guys decide what kinds of people you bring with you (I.e. Farmers, soldiers, laborers, slaves, etc.)

 

[Pat]

It would be a group of people specifically attempting to colonize the region.

How many people? Probably around 100. I will let you guys decide what kinds of people you bring with you (I.e. Farmers, soldiers, laborers, slaves, etc.)

Historically it would be around five hundred to a thousand or even fifteen hundred, with subsequent waves of similar sized but normally greater amounts of people arriving in intervals of a few years.

 

[Pat]

There were a few colonization efforts in the lower hundreds too. But on average they were larger than a hundred people.

 

[Shabazz]

Ok... Lets do 500 settlers to start and every 10 turns (or 5 years) you get a bonus 100 new settlers.

 

[Pat]

Ok... Lets do 500 settlers to start and every 10 turns (or 5 years) you get a bonus 100 new settlers.

Is attrition going to be a thing? Lots of settlers died because of disease and starvation (though the latter was often because of unfriendly natives besieging settlements) and winter.

 

[Shabazz]

Idk man, that seems like its gonna overcomplicate things. Lets get a couple more people interested and then we can start getting a little more in depth

 

[Shabazz]

https://www.rpnation.com/threads/journey-to-the-new-world-nations-information-ooc.328584/
That's the Nation Sheet, fill that out if you're still interested and we can start

 

[Pat]

https://www.rpnation.com/threads/journey-to-the-new-world-nations-information-ooc.328584/
That's the Nation Sheet, fill that out if you're still interested and we can start

You should provide reasonable ideas for modifiers for our factions.

 

[jppeer123]

Count me in!

 

[Shabazz]

Oh, idk man, this kind of died cuz it was waaaay too much work for me alone. Maybe we can make something else, something a little more simple and then it can really take off

 

[jppeer123]

Oh, idk man, this kind of died cuz it was waaaay too much work for me alone. Maybe we can make something else, something a little more simple and then it can really take off

awh...