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This is important. We can either each play in our own ideal worlds, or we can participate in creating a cohesive world consisting of interconnected states and related events. If you prefer the first option, we can stop here, but then I don't see any point in the existence of this thread other than for jokes and discussions about issues.

You see, if we have to not only participate in the Olympic Games but also fight, it would be strange if our father doesn't provide his son with an army and technology to defend the homeland. The armies should be much larger than his son, according to the gameplay. And that's somehow not very appealing. That is, yes, you can come up with an excuse, saying that he himself is at war right now. Or that the old Arconidia has been conquered and there are no more armies. Or that the emperor was killed, there is a coup in the country, and reinforcements cannot be expected. But you would be unhappy with that, right?

I'll start by saying that I think war is generally an unlikely event. It's not that interesting. At least until the beginning of the expansion. Then, perhaps, the GM himself will decide to start it; anything is possible. In any case, by that time, the new Arconidia may well build up its military power on its own if issues arise. And, of course, there is also the alliance that Arconidia is a part of, which includes military assistance. That is, reinforcements will probably not even be needed, and that's all.

New continent cause controversy

The Issue
One of your enthusiastic players has demonstrated an absolutely new continent with custom map, which contains his «historical motherland». But some people have spoken out against this creation, because it was not included in original setting.

The Debate
1. "We must support imagination of our players, Mr. Holy Game Master," says Jennifer de Groot, your faithful advisor. "He spent his own time to create content, and you should appreciate it. Legitimate this continent, it will be interesting game!"

2. "Does he playing alone?" argues civil rights activist William Wall. "But only heartless could separate mother from child, so every nation should have motherland. You should dictate total equality of players, and allow anyone to possess his own continent with blooming country, maybe two."

3. "See here, buddy," says Bruce Dimitrov, putting a friendly arm around your shoulder. "You are the boss here, and you can easily add a few continents for some… tax. Just adjust a tariff and link your paypal. Im sure you will have a lot of demands."

4. "Players? Who cares about their opinion?" wondering famous court Jack Suzuki. "Just let them write any nonsense, and separate fiction from reality during the game."
This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.

5. "The problem is not players, the problem is continents," suggests your questionably sane advisor Chloe Washington, discreetly sliding a pipe bomb under your desk. "Just throw down a few nuclear bombs during the in-game event, erase that continent, and tell them, that it disappeared accidentally."

6. "This is entirely your game!" says Roger Revan, your brother. "You are the God and Messiah of this world. Did they argue with you, or ignore injunctions? Just ban all those scumbags, who don’t respect your rules!"

This is important. We can either each play in our own ideal little worlds, or we can participate in creating a cohesive world consisting of interconnected states and related events. If you prefer the former, we can stop here, but then I don't see any point in this thread existing beyond jokes and discussions about individual ideas.

Which one? I don't see how one island can hinder the creation of a cohesive world if it only complements it. As for interconnected states, representatives of some countries in Antagarich haven't met yet, and they're still managing. And even if a new continent is populated, it will either take a very long time to establish connections, or there simply won't be contact with all countries. And having one country on two continents doesn't seem worse to me than having two or more countries on several continents and having the opportunity to interact between them. Here, one person definitely gets the opportunity to play with themselves and form alliances.

I don't see how one island could hinder the creation of a cohesive world.

It seems that the old Arconia is indeed located on the Isle of Friendship.

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Here's a simple example. We had a Security Council meeting in Actaea. The countries discussed something among themselves, Arcondia joined an alliance and a trade organization, fine. The reasons for the existence of this alliance and organization, as well as the motivation of each member state, are clear. However, it turns out that Arcondia has an ancestor-patron with an unknown economic status, armed forces that are at least superior to Arcondia itself, and this state will stand up for its younger brother if necessary, and many other such things. How am I supposed to build on that? I am the leader of a state like the Federal Republic of Rex Ventorum. I know that Kittypink has the strongest self-defense forces on the continent and a population with brainwashed minds. There are the Steel Men, whom I can quite imagine even though they have no power – all of this is played out within the context of Actaea. There is, for example, Tarpaulin. There was no detailed description from Sesham, but in general, one can imagine what this state is like in itself and, no less importantly, what it represents on the political and economic arenas. You say that this will not affect the plot. Well, if Saenskresia owns several sectors in space, that won't affect anything either. They are in space, and we are here in Actaea. Is this example bad and unrealistic, while yours is good and logical? Well, that's the problem: why should I reject some participants' "ideas" while accepting others? You write that your state is a thousand years old – no problem, that's the history of your country, but having something on the world map that doesn't exist is a completely different matter, and it is in no way different from something like telekinesis. In general, I will not discuss this further, and I will repeat for the umpteenth time: I not only cannot censor players' texts but also do not want to do so, and therefore everyone is free to write whatever they want, but some things will be equated with propaganda (description, speech of ordinary residents) and schizophrenia (official position of representatives of the country). After Medj's message, I had a good laugh. By the way, at different times of the day, I clicked through Medj's program and confirmed my suspicions – the happiness indicator changes on its own within the range of 10-11.

But it differs quite significantly among the older factions in the game.

Well, it changes to a lesser or greater extent; for example, Rex Ventorum has been at 9 for a long time, but I just can't figure out the reason for the change from 10 to 11.

This example is bad and unrealistic, while yours is good and logical?
It doesn't differ from some kind of telekinesis.

My addition doesn't affect the existing rules and laws; it's not from the realm of fantasy and only provides a way to explain a detail of my state. As for role-playing and other things, you can simply ignore the existence of the old Arcondia, as it won't actually affect anything. It's not that complicated. We don't need to suddenly invent a reef along the entire sea border in the southwest of Actea, which would disrupt sea communication.

I would write that a few years after the founding of the new Arcondia, a massive volcano unexpectedly erupted in the old one, followed by an earthquake that destroyed the entire continent, which then sank beneath the waves overnight. And the founders of the colony are still trying to find their homeland, like the ancient Atlantis.

it would be a shame to destroy it, after all, there are folders, works of art, and all sorts of things there.

Okay, they evacuated them, the Pope, and the works of art, and then took them straight to the new Arcondia.

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Although, no. Only the works of art. The helicopter carrying the Pope crashed.

it would be a shame to destroy them, after all, there are folders, works of art, and all that.

But the folder died of old age and sold the works of art.

No, that's not true. Only works of art. A helicopter with a folder crashed.

You're so cruel. It would have been more humane to start a war, although with current weaponry, it wouldn't last long.
Maybe I had something valuable there.