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The Mapplication™ Thread Apply within to join the world of Esferos, home of TWP Roleplay Current map version 1.18, updated 1 April 2024 Esferos Topographic Map | Biome Map | Tectonic Map | Wind & Sea Map Joining and staying on the map In order to join the map, you must follow these steps: Join and introduce yourself on the main TWP Discord server and the TWP Roleplay Discord server Read the Guide to TWP Roleplay & Esferos Lore Introduction Apply to become a member of the Hall of Nations Submit your Mapplication™ to this thread once you have applied. See below for Mapplication™ instructions. The map is updated on the 15th of every month—to stay on it you must remain active, which requires you to: Maintain your Hall of Nations membership—this includes making at least one post (new thread or reply) per month anywhere on the forums Engage in the Roleplay Discord at least once every three months Becoming inactive or leaving the region immediately forfeits your place on the map and in the canon unless you first talk with the Cartography Board. Inactive nations with significant contribution to the canon may become NPCs controlled by the Loremasters instead of being removed entirely. How to submit your Mapplication™ Mapplications™ must be submitted as a reply to this thread. Below, you will find the Mapplication™ form to paste into a reply and fill out. Submitting your Mapplication™ will begin a process where statistics and realism will be discussed with the Cartography Board. It is important to note that this process is not a negotiation—the community standards for realism will be met, but we encourage you to meet them creatively. If you have questions about specifics, or do not fit in a particular answer category, read the background material and explain where you may land on each of the Indices. Joining the TWP Roleplay Discord server is heavily encouraged for more involved help in this process. The name that appears on the map for your nation must be reasonably realistic—if the name you choose does not meet the canon standards, you will be notified by a member of the Cartography Board. Your map nation's name does not need to match your resident nation's name. You may request a premade area (outlined on the map in grey) or draw an area of your own. For continents that have numbered plots thus far, you may not draw your own plot. Pre-made plots are only combined in extreme circumstances. If you draw your own, please take a screenshot of the map and mark the territory you would like to request, like the example image provided in this section. Major cities and other features are also welcome, though we need exact city populations to place them on the map (this may be done later by submitting populations to the #cities channel on our Discord server). Please review the Esferos Topographic Map and Biome Map (linked above) to inform your nation's placement, as geographic features and environments will not be changed to suit your desires after placement. Bear in mind that if you decide to request an unreasonably large area, it will be pared down. The map is updated on the 15th of every month, and hotfixes are released to include new applicants at the end of each week. Mapplication™ format Copy and paste this form into your reply and fill it out. You can find a completed example below the Mapplication™. Resident nation: Discord name: Map nation name: A couple sentences about your nation: (original content, not NationStates stats) Map request as an image or plot number: (forum embed or Imgur link) 3-Letter Code: 2-Letter Code: Capital City: Government Type: The population of my nation is: Below average / Average / Above average The population density of my nation is: Below average / Average / Above average The GDP per capita of my nation is: Below average / Average / Above average Government Spending - Which statement best describes your nation? My nation provides moderate social programs, or a small selection of social programs. My nation has an extensive social safety net, or provides multiple programs like universal healthcare, welfare, and free tuition for its citizens My nation does not provide social programs beyond bare necessities and/or high school educations. My nation does not prioritize social spending, but engages in some large-scale government or public spending projects. My nation’s government spending is a vast majority of our GDP, such as having to coordinate our import-dependent economy. (this option is subject to Cartography Board approval) Military Indicator - Which statement best describes your nation? My nation has made a commitment to security, and maintains a moderately sized modern armed forces within our means. My nation has little incentive or political drive for military spending, but maintains a small-to-moderate modern armed forces. My nation has prioritized military spending at the expense of other key areas and may have been criticized for lack of freedom or human rights issues. My nation does not prioritize military spending due to other priorities, the belief we are safe, or we don’t have enough money left over to fund it. My nation is heavily embattled and we believe we face an existential threat. (this option is subject to Cartography Board approval) Any other inspirations or concepts you want to share: Mapplication™ example: Previous map versions: Join the Regional RP Discord server for additional help. Do not debate the merits of claims here.

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"Good afternoon Giovanniland, welcome to another Chess Report! I am Karlo Nakamura-Edrense and I'll present the match results and group standings for the games that happened for Matchday 5 of the Giovannilandian Chess Championship. How time flies, the group stage has already come to a close... but without further ado, let's talk about the match results!" Group A Group B GM Giovanni Amdo-Gyasso, 2699 (-6) 1/2-1/2 IM Markella Viator-Tamudio, 2475 (+6) GM Ottavia Zorteya, 2656 (+4) 1-0 CM Klara Luminara-Tenzino, 2387 (-4) GM Lavinia Pasquale-Arbone, 2682 (-15) 0-1 IM Alba Vergilio-Silva, 2488 (+15) GM Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra, 2591 (+5) 1-0 CM Pietra Alledio, 2419 (-5) Group C Group D GM Tiberina Vestrigio, 2703 (+5) 1-0 IM Gepelle Gormo-Pasano, 2534 (-5) GM Gabriello Martio-Lampadio, 2562 (-13) 0-1 IM Margerito Alboquerko, 2464 (+13) GM Kyro Lartidio-Velanio, 2662 (+6) 1-0 IM Augustino Neuriani Kalburno, 2504 (-6) GM Gustavo Takeda, 2643 (+5) 1-0 IM Markellina Olibrio-Augusti, 2470 (-5) Group E Group F GM Sergio Amorante-Aquilano, 2720 (+5) 1-0 IM Maurikio Feligiano, 2505 (-5) GM Vittoriano Sevana, 2583 (+5) 1-0 CM Laura Arboreto Amorante, 2401 (-5) GM Raffella Quadrigaro, 2808 (-17) 0-1 IM Vittor Nyima-Lyamo, 2493 (+17) GM Guillermo Uryde-Amorino, 2632 (+6) 1-0 IM Adriano Atilio-Spurio, 2468 (-6) Group G Group H GM Oralino Kyenze Gormo, 2654 (+5) 1-0 IM Paloma Arelliano-Altada, 2470 (-5) GM Gallio Kervario Hortense, 2597 (+5) 1-0 CM Amanda Gilvano Valli, 2385 (-5) GM Karlo Neurino-Sousa, 2714 (+6) 1-0 GM Alba Santi-Abrenti, 2547 (-6) GM Sereno Belmonte, 2658 (-7) 1/2-1/2 CM Lorentia Gavione, 2360 (+7) Karlo started talking as the results appeared on the screen: "There isn't a more exciting way to ending the group stage other than matches featuring the grandmasters of each group, but also lots of interesting results and upsets. Leaving the more interesting matches for last, we have Groups D, E, and G whose matches went more or less as expected and served to solidify the qualified players' standings. We also have the interesting case of Groups A and H, where two grandmasters Giovanni Amdo-Gyasso and Sereno Belmonte failed to win against their respective opponents Markella Viator-Tamudio and Lorentia Gavione, but nevertheless still advance while the two latter players are eliminated." "Moving on to the interesting results, in Group B the grandmaster Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra soundly defeated Pietra Alledio, continuing their surprising recovery after losing twice in a row at the start. Meanwhile, Lavinia Pasquale-Arbone unexpectedly lost to Alba Vergilio-Silva despite a 200 ELO difference, and the other match's result then means that Lavinia has lost her qualifying spot to Lavanda! A similar situation also happened in Group D, whose Margerito Alboquerko is now advancing after unexpectedly edging out Gabriello Martio-Lampadio." "Last but not least, we have Group F! One of its matches, Guillermo Uryde-Amorino vs. Adriano Atilio-Spurio, went as expected. But the other did not: Raffella Quadrigaro lost to Vittor Nyima-Lyamo despite being the highest ranked player in the tournament! Unfortunately for Raffella, she's shockingly been eliminated from the tournament, and you will see more about that in group stage rankings now." Group A P W D L Group B P W D L GM Giovanni Amdo-Gyasso 3 2 2 0 CM Isidoro Artena-Santi 3 1/2 3 1 0 GM Ottavia Zorteya 3 2 2 0 GM Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra 2 2 0 2 IM Markella Viator-Tamudio 2 0 4 0 GM Lavinia Pasquale-Arbone 2 1 2 1 CM Klara Luminara-Tenzino 1 0 2 2 CM Pietra Alledio 1 1/2 1 1 2 CM Giorgio Taresmino 1 0 2 2 IM Alba Vergilio-Silva 1 1 0 3 Group C P W D L Group D P W D L GM Tiberina Vestrigio 3 1/2 3 1 0 GM Gustavo Takeda 4 4 0 0 IM Margerito Alboquerko 2 2 0 2 GM Kyro Lartidio-Velanio 3 3 0 1 IM Gepelle Gormo-Pasano 2 2 0 2 IM Augustino Neuriani Kalburno 1 1/2 1 1 2 GM Gabriello Martio-Lampadio 1 1/2 1 1 2 IM Markellina Olibrio-Augusti 1 0 2 2 Giordano Feragi 1 1 0 3 Hermione Rustikellio 1/2 0 1 3 Group E P W D L Group F P W D L GM Sergio Amorante-Aquilano 4 4 0 0 GM Guillermo Uryde-Amorino 3 3 0 1 Giulio Punso-Lodago 2 1/2 2 1 1 IM Vittor Nyima-Lyamo 3 3 0 1 GM Vittoriano Sevana 2 1 2 1 GM Raffella Quadrigaro 2 1/2 2 1 1 IM Maurikio Feligiano 1 0 2 2 IM Adriano Atilio-Spurio 1 0 2 2 CM Laura Arboreto Amorante 1/2 0 1 3 Edna Keler Tamara 1/2 0 1 3 Group G P W D L Group H P W D L GM Gallio Kervario Hortense 3 1/2 3 1 0 GM Karlo Neurino-Sousa 4 4 0 0 CM Amanda Gilvano Valli 3 3 0 1 GM Sereno Belmonte 2 1/2 2 1 1 GM Oralino Kyenze Gormo 2 2 0 2 CM Lorentia Gavione 1 1/2 0 3 1 Vittor Urbano-Allamore 1 0 2 2 GM Alba Santi-Abrenti 1 0 2 2 IM Paloma Arelliano-Altada 1/2 0 1 3 Rustio Kastellarbo-Abbia 1 0 2 2 Karlo then showed the rankings: "Here are the final group stage results! Looks like Groups A, D, and H have sent two grandmasters to the knockout stage each, while the others have one grandmaster and one non-grandmaster player qualified. Group B, for example, is an outlier because Candidate Master Isidoro Artena-Santi qualified as first place at the expense of 2nd place Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra, who barely made it in instead of Lavinia Pasquale-Arbone due to having more wins. The other four groups yet to be mentioned, however, feature a grandmaster at the top and another player as second place. For example, Group C's Margerito Alboquerko has the exact same stats as Gepelle Gormo-Pasano and even a lower rating, but was saved by the head-to-head record, as he won against Gepelle on the first round. "Group E and G similarly feature other potential dark horses, namely Giulio Punso-Lodago and Amanda Gilvano Valli respectively, with the latter even leading her group for the most time until Gallio Kervario Hortense took her place. Last but not least, Group F's former first place Raffella Quadrigaro did not hold to her position, as both Guillermo Uryde-Amorino and Vittor Nyima-Lyamo passed her. The multiple-time former champion and highest-rated player in the tournament is sadly eliminated, whereas the defending champion and a promising newcomer advance. This concludes the lineup of players that continue in the championship, so let's take a look at the upcoming matches!" "Here we can see each side of the bracket! One side looks fairly stronger, with seven Grandmasters and one International Master, whereas the other one features four Grandmasters, two Candidate Masters, one International Master and one player yet to win a title. There's a greater representation of Grandmasters this year in comparison to the last, eleven and nine respectively, while the number of Candidate Masters (two) stayed the same and that of International Masters and untitled players decreased. These players will see who advances in round of 16 matches on August 12th and 13th, don't forget to watch them!"