Bran Astor

RESULTS FOR THE FIRST GAME-DAY
Polarii Conference Bandar Sports Institute 7–31 University of Saint Andreisburg Tamaric University of Clarendon 0–13 University of Ozorus Universität Zimmerich 27–10 Universitetet avf Sundet Polarii Conference Pld W D L PF PA PD 1 University of Saint Andreisburg 1 1 0 0 31 7 +24 2 Universität Zimmerich 1 1 0 0 27 10 +17 3 University of Ozorus 1 1 0 0 13 0 +13 4 Tamaric University of Clarendon 1 0 0 1 0 13 −13 5 Universitetet avf Sundet 1 0 0 1 10 27 −17 6 Bandar Sports Institute 1 0 0 1 7 31 −24 Doll Guldurian Conference Institut Privé de Genève 28–3 Eastern Military Grand School Garnet A&T 7–6 Orca County Tech National University of Aurum 23–14 AINPSI Doll Guldurian Conference Pld W D L PF PA PD 1 Institut Privé de Genève 1 1 0 0 28 3 +25 2 National University of Aurum 1 1 0 0 23 14 +9 3 Garnet A&T 1 1 0 0 7 6 +1 4 Orca County Tech 1 0 0 1 6 7 −1 5 AINPSI 1 0 0 1 14 23 −9 6 Eastern Military Grand School 1 0 0 1 3 28 −25 Auran Conference Badgerroot State 0–21 Karl Marx University Universitetet i Keiserholde 25–7 Encrissa Capital University Armed Forces University 6–3 Eranshia Parliamentary University Auran Conference Pld W D L PF PA PD 1 Karl Marx University 1 1 0 0 21 0 +21 2 Universitetet i Keiserholde 1 1 0 0 25 7 +18 3 Armed Forces University 1 1 0 0 6 3 +3 4 Eranshia Parliamentary University 1 0 0 1 3 6 −3 5 Encrissa Capital University 1 0 0 1 7 25 −18 6 Badgerroot State 1 0 0 1 0 21 −21 Andolian Conference University of Ourican 33–0 North Scootle National Institute Basric National University 0–17 The Royal Academy of Eranshia Metchosin University 47–21 University of Earths Andolian Conference Pld W D L PF PA PD 1 University of Ourican 1 1 0 0 33 0 +33 2 Metchosin University 1 1 0 0 47 21 +26 3 The Royal Academy of Eranshia 1 1 0 0 17 0 +17 4 Basric National University 1 0 0 1 0 17 −17 5 University of Earths 1 0 0 1 21 47 −26 6 North Scootle National Institute 1 0 0 1 0 33 −33  

I'd like to be located in Polaris anywhere bordering the Crimson Sea is fine with me my nation's name is Cerulean Prime

“Riots Erupt Across the Nation”
CNNN, Bandar, Bandar Province. Days of unrest across the nation, especially in the capital, erupted into open riots earlier today as the first items started disappearing from store shelves. The FCGPA (Federal Craiolian Government Protection Agency) struggled to contain the estimated 13,000 people that marched on the Capital Building, with several minor skirmishes erupting between FCGPA officers and armed protesters as the officers erected barricades around the building. As of now, 4 protesters have been injured and one killed, while there were no FCGPA casualties. President Moor Boor has announced that he will release a statement on the situation on Monday.
 
 
“Craiolian Pride CEO Missing”
CNNN, Landfall, Costal Province. The CEO of Craiolian Pride, Slee Z. Taitor, has fled mainland Craiolia, according to the Navy. In a statement released Saturday evening, the Navy announced that a small boat was spotted leaving the port of Coastal City and heading south. Taitor is suspected to be on one of the many small islands in the north of the Mile-Mer, and the Navy has announced that they will “Search every island within the waters of Craiolia”.

Honors Of The West Pacific
Granted by His Imperial Majesty,
Marcarius Halo Rahl, The Holy Principality of Saint Mark,
Dragon Emperor of The West Pacific,
on the third day of June in the year two-thousand and nineteen.
 
 
 
 
 
The recognition of merit is one of the pillars of The West Pacific.
These dedicated residents of our region,
by applying their unique talents with hard work and imagination to the betterment of The West Pacific,
have earned high praise.
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First, For their continued devoted service to The West Pacific, its People and its Emperor,
I elevate the titles of Bran Astor and Dalimbar.
Bran Astor will now be titled Earl of Hebao And Dalimbar will be titled Earl of Zhifu.
 
 
 
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Orders of Xia
Xia means someone with power who helps others in need. The Xia (pronounced shya) are the knights of The West Pacific.
This is the highest non-peer honor a resident can receive.
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Martial Order of Ching Shih:
for extraordinary service to TWPAF
Admitted to this Order today is:
Overthinkers
For his long leadership as a dedicated General of TWPAF.
 
 
 
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Benevolent Order of Confucius:
for extraordinary service in government
Admitted to this Order today are:
Bran Astor
Dalimbar
Arkadia Universalis
 Rizorien  

Gliah - GH - GLH - .gh

I'd like this spot if that's possible. 

Do you have a satirical news story you'd like published? The Roofur Review--the most reliable news source in Andolia, The West Pacific, and the world--is now accepting submissions from across the region. 
Based in Cangham, Overthinkers, the Review aims to bring some levity to the often-intense international politics scene. Because what are politics for except to be mocked? (Running a country, you say? Preposterous.) 
 

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Dalimbar -- DA -- DAL -- .da

Bran is right. Not all nations on NS even have human citizens. If Wyvern wanted to have a dragon on one of his football teams, that would be totally acceptable, so there's no reason that gender should matter at all. You're free to have players of any gender in any combination, whether that is a more 'realistic' all male line-up, a co-ed team, or something else.

That wasn't something that came up in our planning sessions, but I'm going to point towards WPBR as precedent. That event, while typically male-only IRL, is co-ed without penalty or modifiers regarding gender in TWP RP.  Each nation participating in the WPCAA Football tournament is free to set team rosters as they see fit.

That wasn't something that came up in our planning sessions, but I'm going to point towards WPBR as precedent. That event, while typically male-only IRL, is co-ed without penalty or modifiers regarding gender in TWP RP.  Each nation participating in the WPCAA Football tournament is free to set team rosters as they see fit.

As we're working on rosters—is the WPCAA co-ed or is there still gender separation in sports?

OOC Thread
Welcome to the first ever edition of WPCAA's West Pacific College Football!  This is where the magic happens. In this thread, you will post your rosters, roleplay your teams, and tell the stories of your victories on the gridiron. This got really long, so I’m gonna put a TL;DR right up here:
TL;DR: You can post your RPs in this thread. Find the schedule and a guide to creating a roster below, as well as a little information from me on how I’m organizing things.
This is the RP thread. All posts here (with the exception of WPCAA announcements) should be made IN CHARACTER.
Twenty-eight teams have entered into TWP’s college football league, eager to test their mettle against their neighbors. Those teams have been sorted into four conferences, names for the four continents of TWP: Polaris, Doll Guldur, Aura, and Andolia. Not all teams in each conference come from the continent it is named for, with the exception of the Polarii Conference (Polaris showed up for football, y’all). There are in fact so many Polarii entrants, that they couldn’t all fit into the Polarii Conference. So with that exception, every nation has a team in its continent’s conference. Because I think it will be more interesting to play against teams from different countries, no nation has teams in the same conference. This means you will all be playing against teams from multiple continents, as well as teams from nations not yet on the map.
Below are the conference assignments, with teams ordered arbitrarily.
Polarii
Conference
Doll Guldurian
Conference
Auran
Conference
Andolian
Conference
1. Cascadia A&M University (TCM)
1. Musgrave Landing College (WHT)
1. National University of Velyka Èthnos (VES)
1. Cangham University (OVT)
2. Bandar Sports Institute (CRL)
2. Institut Privé de Genève (RCN)
2. Badgerroot State (BBB)
2. University of Ourican (TCM)
3. Tamaric University of Clarendon (NIU)
3. Garnet A&T (BBB)
3. Universitetet i Keiserholde (FJA)
3. Basric National University (NIU)
4. Universität Zimmerich (RCN)
4. National University of Aurum (OVT)
4. Armed Forces University (DAL)
4. Metchosin University (WHT)
5. Universitetet avf Sundet (FJA)
5. AINPSI (PDM)
5. Eranshia Parliamentary University (CME)
5. University of Earths (ORO)
6. University of Ozorus (CDS)
6. Orca County Tech (ARC)
6. Encrissa Capital University (EWP)
6. The Royal Academy of Eranshia (CME)
7. University of Saint Andreisburg (DAL)
7. Eastern Military Grand School (GDK)
7. Karl Marx University (NWP)
7. North Scootle National Institute (SCL)
SCHEDULE
(Matches against team 8 are byes.)
Polarii Conference Schedule
Doll Guldurian Conference Schedule
Auran Conference Schedule
 Andolian Conference Schedule
Given that there will be fourteen gamedays in the season, I will try to post results three times a week. I will post a cutoff in this thread before I calculate results so that it is clear which RPs are counted when. If things go smoothly, hopefully everything will fall into a regular schedule, but I don’t know everything I’ll be doing this month, so I will not be committing to any times or dates as of yet.
You may now post rosters and RPs in this thread.
The first results cutoff will be Monday, June 3. This will give you all a little extra time to post your rosters, as well as your first RP if you like and will allow me to be away for a week to be in my friend’s wedding.
Rosters
Rosters are an important aspect of sports roleplay, for a couple reasons. If you only make one post the entire season, it should be your roster. Here’s why:
1.      Rosters let your opponents know who they’re facing. This makes things more fun for everybody, increases realism and immersion, and lets them RP better.
2.      In this competition, a degrading RP bonus is used, but rosters are exempt. That means the more you RP, the more likely you are to perform better, but while older rps won’t count as much towards the bonus, your roster will keep its value throughout the competition. A good roster can give you a sizable bonus that will help you out throughout the whole competition.
3.      Rosters are your way of letting us know about you. Teams will be coming to play in your stadiums over the course of the season. You don’t only have to talk about your team in your roster post, you can also describe your country and let visitors know what to expect. Do you have a factbook? Great! Lots of that info might fit well in a roster post.
4.      Rosters are where you post your RP permissions. RP permissions are a tool that we use to make sure that roleplay is fair and everybody can get along. More info on these lower down.
So what should you put in your roster? Well, your starting XI, to kick things off. Let people know who they’ll be seeing on the field. Go ahead and tell us about who your players are, if you like. From there, you can build outwards: you can say who your team’s substitutes and reserves are, show off a team or school logo, talk about your school, describe your stadium, or describe the culture and geography of your country. Play style, team formation, tactics, and your team’s managerial staff are also great things to include. The only thing a roster should not be is anything narrative: it is written in a more encyclopedic style.
RP Permissions
So what are RP permissions? They are a set of guidelines you establish to let people know what you are okay with happening in their roleplays. Your players will be featured in other people’s RPs, after all, so if you want to control how people write about your characters, this is how you can do that. By filling out your RP permissions, those with whom you are RPing know what boundaries to adhere to when creating their roleplays. Below is a sample RP permission box. Yours can look a little different, it’s up to you.
RP Permissions
Choose my scorers: Y/N
Choose my scoring events: Y/N
Godmod scoring events: Y/N
RP injuries to my players: Y/N
Godmod Injuries to my players: Y/N
Give Penalties to my players: Y/N
Godmod other events: Y/N
Style Modifier: Y/N 
Time to RP!
With the opening of this thread, you can finally start to RP for your teams! Obviously, you won’t have any results to RP about until the first cutoff, but you can write about anything you like until then. RPs don’t have to be written only about your team’s performance on the field—any IC post is fine. I will give bonuses to those who RP, but don’t worry about that: if you don’t want to, you don’t have to, and you should be writing to tell the story you want to tell and most importantly, to have fun. The second, and only other rule, is that you must respect the posted scorelines and your opponents’ RP permissions in your RPs. Other than that, your imagination is the limit!
I can’t wait to see what you all come up with! Good luck to all of you!

Podium -- PD -- POD -- .pd

All yours.
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After a bit of perusal and contemplation, I think Podium would be best suited here, if it's not too much trouble.

Eranshia - ER - ERA - .era

I would like the portion of Andolia right next to Telta. My nation's name is Eranshia.

UPDATE
I'm please to see what looks like a great crew coming together! We'll be getting things rolling soon. I'm here to bring a little bit more information in the meantime.
Sign-ups will probably be closing early next week. Typically, I'm hoping to get two or three game days in each week so that we can have a bit of a regular schedule once the season starts, but we'll have a slightly longer period--one week--between the closing of sign-ups and the first RP cutoff. This will allow people to work on rosters, etc. I've decided also that the RP bonus you will receive for your roster won't decay the same way other RP bonuses will. This means: write a roster! Even if you're not going to RP, it's nice to at least let other people know who they're playing against. I will post a guide to writing your own roster when I post the RP thread, which I will do when sign-ups close. Also, even if you don't get around to it right away, it means that it'll help you out to write a roster at any point. As they say, better late than never. I will also be giving you extra time before the first cutoff so that if you like, you can write a roster as well as your first RP. I will be giving space for a bonus for both.
Another note on scheduling: I'm hoping to have a nice round number of teams so that organizing you guys into conferences can be nice and symmetrical. I have a little control over the numbers, but I may jump in and cut off sign-ups if I see there's nice round number, which is why I'm not publishing an exact date for the close of sign-ups. That said, all of you who are members of the Hall of Nations are eligible to enter two teams. That means that a few of you can still enter one more team. @Podium, @Craiolia, @Arnic, @ghouldovka, @HankTheTank87, and @ete74, you can all still submit one more entry.
My goal is to have 4 conferences named after the continents on the map; Polaris, Doll Guldur, Aura, and Andolia. Since most of the teams are from Polaris, and some people aren't on the map, the conferences won't actually reflect the geographic location of the teams. It depends on the numbers, of course, but I'm hoping that each team will play every other team in their conference at home and away. The conferences will also be put into pairs and teams will play an inter-conference game with each team in their paired conference. I will try to place teams into conferences so that no one who has two teams will have to play against themselves--what's the point of that?
Anyway, that's the plan, so I hope that this is nice and transparent and gets us all on the same page. Sorry for the wall of text.
You'll hear back from me next week!

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Denieria -- DN -- DNR -- .dn

Fujai — FJ — FJA — .fj