NationStates Jolt Archive

**EDIT**

In a move of stunning scope today, the Kaiser announced his plans for his final challenge to the world. Kaiser Petrovich IV has led Tremalkier for the past 71 years, and his most able son, Ilyanovich has become restless for the mantle of the Kaiser to finally rest upon his shoulders. So, in a completely unanticipated move, the Kaiser issued this edict.

"A few days ago we asked a few select nations whether or not they wished to marry into our family, and in so doing have a future Empress of Tremalkier hail from their nation. These nations did not reply in time. So, Tremalkier offers this challenge to the world. We need a wife for the Heir, but only a wife from a suitable country. That country must be old, powerful, and disciplined enough to rank near the power that is Tremalkier. And so we have come to this decision."

"To be eligible to so much as enter a candidate into the direct competition for the Heir, you must complete this challenge. You must send forth at 100 of your best soldiers. Together they will assemble until every nation that wishes to try for the Heir has its own force within our designated arena, which shall take place in a South Eastern region of our great Blasted Lands on the abandoned surface of Tremalkier. Each complement of 100 will be issued a M-16 and Desert Eagle Pistol for each soldier. Every nation will further receive an extra piece of support weaponry, though these will not be given until directly before the battle begins. Every nation will furthermore receive a final set of maps of the region following the completion of the base camps. Standard maps sets include: elevation maps, topography maps, satellite maps, heat signature maps, etc.* We do this to test your intelligence as well. Each complement is also allowed to bring a full set of engineers to devise a small base for their nation, to be completed within one week by the 100 soldiers."

"After every nation has finished, a battle royal will begin. However, we will not consider the last nation standing as a means for eligibility. Your men must fight, and they must fight hard. We will judge by their skill, leadership, technology, tactics, and other methods, until no man is left standing on the field. We will announce the winners after the battle is over, and will move on from there."

"However, we also cannot allow that any nation try to enter, and then fails to fight, or so much as prepare. Thereby, if you make this commitment, Tremalkier will hold you responsible to honor it. If you don't, Tremalkier will destroy you. To further stop anyone from cheating, Tremalkier has a security policy. If it is determined that your nation has managed impossible feats, that cannot be reasonably explained, we shall order an airstrike upon your forces."

"Tremalkier is making the offer of a life time here. A Tremalkien Empress to be from your nation, and the power and influence thereby gained. Furthermore, Tremalkier is offering as a prize the small colony of Tyronia, perhaps the most ancient of all Tremalkien colonies, and a further reward, which cannot be revealed for security reasons."

(OOC: Okay basically this is a contest as it says for the hand of the Heir. We are looking for the best RPing skills, as well as the most intelligent use of men, making a base, and any other intellectual marvels you may make. The winners, depending upon how many enter will go to the second round. This contest for the Empress will also double as A)A spotlight for the best RPers to go head to head. B) A spotlight for future RPs to be developed. A major lack of good RPers has become an issue here, and we want to see how many of you deserve to be in future RPs with Tremalkier. So the challenge has been issued, are you man enough to accept it?)
*Basically you get what you would need to operate a war effectively.

OOC: I still don't understand why I'd need to set up a base camp in your area. Is this character-based, or nation-based?

(OOC: Its not really my area. This part of Tremalkier is long abandoned, pretty much as the name says Blasted. Its like the wastelands of Utah, rocky, desert like, crap. The reason for the base camp is that there (should) be various strategies employed. Nations attacking, using their base camps to strike at those in the vicinity. I guess I forgot to mention that multiple maps would be given to each nation as well. This should be mainly character driven, due to the smaller number of men allowed, but I guess if it started to go another way I wouldn't interject)

OOC: Put a restriction on tech levels. I could go in with my Assault Marines in full battle armor with laser weapons and mow down three hundred troops while losing about ten.

Not really too fair for the poor sods with M-16s and such.

EDIT:Oops, i just noticed the june and older doohickey. Im an idiot.

IGNORE MY PRESENSE, FOR I AM A FOOL!

Although the Overlord's daughter, the Lady Kolenya, is now of age to marry, we are on the brink of war and this is too much trouble to go through. Best of luck in finding an Empress, however.

Arman Grimwald
Lord of Foreign Relations

Although the Overlord's daughter, the Lady Kolenya, is now of age to marry, we are on the brink of war and this is too much trouble to go through. Best of luck in finding an Empress, however.

Arman Grimwald
Lord of Foreign Relations
Good luck in your future war Overlord. Perhaps your daughter may be regarded for future matches, but for the present, we quite understand why you must leave out your involvement.

(OOC: T-gram me the link of the war when it starts, if it isn't too much trouble. I'm still looking for good RPing skills.)

Copiosa Scotia accepts your challenge.

- Andrew Kane, Secretary of Security, Enforcement, and Defense

(OOC: I realized I hadn't left anyplace for myself in the battle, except dealing with possible godmoders so...)

***BREAKING NEWS***

In a recently passed appendage to the "Kaiser's Challenge" a new twist has been thrown in. Occupying the center position of the battle will be a Tremalkien camp. Armed with the standard M-16 and Desert Eagles, this complement will include a full 250 men. Said Tremalkien complement will occupy what shall be known as "The Citadel". A massive rock tower, the Citadel is a relic of the ancient Tremalkien Holds of old. A full fortress has been dug into the 300 odd foot tall tower. Although the armored door formerly in place has been removed, a large wooden gate will still be in place. Any nation that manages to end in position of the Citadel will automatically be given the number one seed in the second round. The Citadel has three floors, each surrounding a central staircase. Said staircase also reaches the top of the tower, where men can be positioned on top of the rock.

As a second twist in the original challenge the Kaiser has also announced that temporary alliances between nations will be allowed during the challenge. The rules of alliance are as follows.
1) No nation shall be allied to more than two other nations at any time
2) All alliances can be announced as null and void at any time by the Kaiser.
3) Alliances can swap information and weaponry.
4) Prisoner exchanges shall not be considered alliances, and will be honored with a temporary truce instead.
5) Any allied assault that gains control of the Citadel then yields a five minute truce, afterwards said alliance is revoked and cannot be renewed.
6) No alliance can ever be renewed after it has been declared null and void.
7) At any time a nation can withdraw from an alliance so long as it no longer has any loaned weaponry from the other side

(OOC2: Note, if enough alliances appear I will just declare them null and void to spice up the fight. Nothing like your ally suddenly shooting you in the back to force the best out of you. At the same time we can't have somebody gathering up support weapons to assault the Citadel then leaving their alliances and using those loaned weapons to attack their "allies" so, thats been dealt with)

The Kaiser has decided to reintroduce this news, as it appears to have been implemented at a sub-optimal time.

OOC: aww, june and above? dang, just missed the cutoff line, lol.

(OOC: CG don't flee. Sorry had to say it. Anyhow, unless sign ups increase, you can be in it. This is what I get for posting it around midnight)

(OOC: CG don't flee. Sorry had to say it. Anyhow, unless sign ups increase, you can be in it. This is what I get for posting it around midnight)

OOC: You know, now that I've seen your "1337" rhythming skillz, I dunno if I wanna stay, lol. :lol:

OOC: Put a restriction on tech levels. I could go in with my Assault Marines in full battle armor with laser weapons and mow down three hundred troops while losing about ten.

Not really too fair for the poor sods with M-16s and such.

OOC: You mean those of us who use modern tech levels... and liberal amouts of strategic thinking and planning to defeat future tech nations.

I think I'll get in on this, when does it start?

OOC: Put a restriction on tech levels. I could go in with my Assault Marines in full battle armor with laser weapons and mow down three hundred troops while losing about ten.

Not really too fair for the poor sods with M-16s and such.

OOC: You mean those of us who use modern tech levels... and liberal amouts of strategic thinking and planning to defeat future tech nations.

I think I'll get in on this, when does it start?
Unfortunately at this small level a tournament, I don' think it wise to apply even your reasoning for allowing technology discrepency. If you feel that a twist should be put in, feel free to tell me. Currently I'm seeing how many people will join in the end, as that will determine how much swing time I need to let people get prepared, but I'm hoping to get started in around a week, maybe even earlier, though its all relative.

Although interested in the challange, the Dominion of Kanuckistan is unwilling to engage in the spending of it's soldiers lives so unnecessarily. We value the lives of our citizens too highly to embark them upon such a bloodsport.


OOC: I'd like to participate, but it'd be out of character :cry:

Although interested in the challange, the Dominion of Kanuckistan is unwilling to engage in the spending of it's soldiers lives so unnecessarily. We value the lives of our citizens too highly to embark them upon such a bloodsport.


OOC: I'd like to participate, but it'd be out of character :cry:

OOC: that's ok man, I'm sending a contingent of ex-military jailbait, lol.

(OOC: Kanuck, you can always use A) Prisoners B) Convicts C) Insane, etc. There are ways that you can do this. Or you could hire some mercenaries.)

OOC: You are truly a comedian. :lol:

OOC: You are truly a comedian. :lol:

ooc: who, me? ^^::

OOC: Hurm, mercs might work, tho it'd be fairly boarderline. I take it there's no body armour, cyberware, etc, allowed? What about medical tech? What will be permissible for base construction(equipment/materials)? Other supplies(food, ammo, tents, grenades, explosives, etc)?

Might also be interesting if we had a choice of a few different modern weapons; increase the level of strategic planning and introduce specialty forces.

You probally want a hunam bride, too, correct?


And Mercenary Soldiers? What about those of us future-tech folk who know something about strategy? :D


IC:
After reconsideration, the Dominion has located a force suitible to this endevor.

OOC: You are truly a comedian. :lol:
Look at his name Kanuck

OOC: MS has spoken to me of this future-tech, and says that most of them hide behind advanced technology to compensate for lacking a keen tactical mind. Xanthal and Roania get him worked up easily. Roania is constanly 'pulling things out of his ass.' and Xanthal 'posts about a new supergun that shoots lasers out of his **** and destroys planets and shreds potatoes.' He is strict modern-tech, where myself am primitive tech. I can devise stratagies to defeat power armored opponents, but most think knocking the wearer out with the vibrations caused by hitting the armor with a dense object is godmodish, and therefore I do not RP with future-tech RP'ers.

The Holy Saints accepts this challenge offered by the Kaiser of Tremalkier. We will promptly send a small contingent of our top engineers and 4 of our best Wasteland Specialised Combat Units(10 men per unit, makes up a small platoon, but quite better than a normal army platoon, seeing as they are spec. ops.) and 2 units of White Wolf Snipers(specialised in all environments,especially winter combat, and are proficient and quite exceptional shots.)

Thank You for your attention;
Special Forces Director of Operations, Dietrich Manhiem; General First Class.

should we post all the weaponry and such when you begin the rp?

If you'd read carefully you'd see that we will be providing much of the weaponry, IN THE FIRST ROUND. So all of those complaining about not getting to use their tech can back off. Trust me, you'll get to use your shiny new tech, and the better tacticians will destroy it.

(OOC: WA...was that some kind of disclaimer or were you trying to enter or what?)

If you'd read carefully you'd see that we will be providing much of the weaponry, IN THE FIRST ROUND. So all of those complaining about not getting to use their tech can back off. Trust me, you'll get to use your shiny new tech, and the better tacticians will destroy it.



hehe, sorry, i read 2 big posts and skipped through the rest seeing as my browser was beginning to lag, generally meaning my browser will shut down in 3-10 minutes, and i have to restart my computer.

oh, and its not shiny new tech. this is a modern age nation. R-95s are usually the favorite among the snipers and MP5-A3s are the fav. base weapon for the commandos.

OOC:

*wicked tag*

Sorry I dinna reply in time, Trem.

Instead of M16's and DE's, couldn't I use C7A3's and Glock 20's? ^^;;

Nope, weaponry is standard except your support weapon that will be unique to your nation. Note, this is only for the first round, the second will be much tougher, but you'll get some of your own weapons.

OOC: MS has spoken to me of this future-tech, and says that most of them hide behind advanced technology to compensate for lacking a keen tactical mind. Xanthal and Roania get him worked up easily. Roania is constanly 'pulling things out of his ass.' and Xanthal 'posts about a new supergun that shoots lasers out of his **** and destroys planets and shreds potatoes.' He is strict modern-tech, where myself am primitive tech. I can devise stratagies to defeat power armored opponents, but most think knocking the wearer out with the vibrations caused by hitting the armor with a dense object is godmodish, and therefore I do not RP with future-tech RP'ers.

I'm sorry you feel that way. Using Xanthal and Roania as a basis for judging future tech...perhaps we could RP some time. I could show you the true glory of far-future existance.

OOC: MS has spoken to me of this future-tech, and says that most of them hide behind advanced technology to compensate for lacking a keen tactical mind. Xanthal and Roania get him worked up easily. Roania is constanly 'pulling things out of his ass.' and Xanthal 'posts about a new supergun that shoots lasers out of his **** and destroys planets and shreds potatoes.' He is strict modern-tech, where myself am primitive tech. I can devise stratagies to defeat power armored opponents, but most think knocking the wearer out with the vibrations caused by hitting the armor with a dense object is godmodish, and therefore I do not RP with future-tech RP'ers.

I'm sorry you feel that way. Using Xanthal and Roania as a basis for judging future tech...perhaps we could RP some time. I could show you the true glory of far-future existance.
Yes, but your weapons seem to stay fairly consistent versus those two whose armory...well...seems to have a fairly high amount of turnaround.

OOC: Ponders if real life will get busy soon...

IC:

To: Tremalkier Diplomats
From: Vrak Diplomatic Corps
Subject: Contest

We are intrigued by this contest and will let you know shortly of our decision as to enter or not.

(OOC: Looks like I might have to brush up on my anti-walrus tactics.)

Nope, weaponry is standard except your support weapon that will be unique to your nation. Note, this is only for the first round, the second will be much tougher, but you'll get some of your own weapons.

OOC: Hope your battle field isn't muddy or cold then, cause the DE ain't a battle field weapon (to fragile), it's also something of a wrist breaker.

ah well, so, we can bring along other support weapons?

Nope, weaponry is standard except your support weapon that will be unique to your nation. Note, this is only for the first round, the second will be much tougher, but you'll get some of your own weapons.

OOC: Hope your battle field isn't muddy or cold then, cause the DE ain't a battle field weapon (to fragile), it's also something of a wrist breaker.

ah well, so, we can bring along other support weapons?

OOC: I'm sure Tremakier said the area for the contest was a desert.

Nope, weaponry is standard except your support weapon that will be unique to your nation. Note, this is only for the first round, the second will be much tougher, but you'll get some of your own weapons.

OOC: Hope your battle field isn't muddy or cold then, cause the DE ain't a battle field weapon (to fragile), it's also something of a wrist breaker.

ah well, so, we can bring along other support weapons?

OOC: I'm sure Tremakier said the area for the contest was a desert.

OOC: heat and dust eh? Well, I dunno about you guys, but I'm gonna bring along some cleanning kits, ^_^

We will accept the challenge.

OOC: Yeah; I've heard alot of bad things about the reliability of the DE. I'd perfer the MP7 myself for sidearms.

Still waiting for a response regaurding some of the questions I posed earlier.

OOC: Tsaraine was founded in December/January a year ago, but it died a bit later before being revived. Which is the cause of the date discrepancy.
IC:

Message To: The United Imperial Forces of Tremalkier, and all nations participating in the battle
Message Fr: The Dominion of Tsaraine
Message Re: The outrages of empire

The Divisions of the Dominion are shocked, truly shocked, at the barbaric practices of Tremalkier.

If the Kaiser feels that it is somehow acceptable to throw away thousands of lives simply to select an "appropriate" consort for his hereditary successor (a system of government which is known to be outmoded and of little success by all soundly governed states), then the Kaiser is clearly in great need of elementary instruction upon the duties of rule.

The Dominion refuses to sacrifice it's troops to the monumentally foolish monarch of Tremalkier, and furthermore condemns the nations who choose to spend the blood of their citizens upon the field of dynasty.

~Commandant Kital ralVhari
Diplomatic Corps Commandant
Authorised by
~Domina Rene Seingult
Division Five Commandant

The Divisions of the Dominion are shocked, truly shocked, at the barbaric practices of Tremalkier.



um, well, it all depends on how many nations enter. so far its less than a thousand men that will participate, i think, so it is not a huge loss of life. but most likely there will be a smaller cas. count cause these are elite soldiers(other than CG and Kanuck) that most likely have seen quite a bit of combat.



Nope, weaponry is standard except your support weapon that will be unique to your nation. Note, this is only for the first round, the second will be much tougher, but you'll get some of your own weapons.


are snipers(such as M-95s) considered support weapons?

(OOC: 1.Kanuck, t-gram me with questions.
2. Yes sniper rifles are support weapons. Sniper scopes will be allowed though.
3. Approx Midnight Thurs is the deadline to apply. Post will follow shortly.
4. Tsaraine, you don't like it, you can bite the post-to-be's brilliance and good RPing.
5. If somebody makes a map of the area, all it needs is a bunch of area thats desert, the citadel marked, etc...that people can use, bonus points will go to them. If you want try your hand at it, email me at Kaiser887@aol.com and show me what you've made)

(OOC: Hmmmm...anymore nations gonna join or should I up the deadline?)

To: Tremalkier Diplomats
From: Vrak Diplomatic Corps
Subject: Contest

We shall join this contest. If our men live, they live. If they die, they die.

OOC: Should be interesting. :)

(OOC: Sorry to anyone who thinks this is shameless pimpage or something, but I'm just trying to give nations a chance to join before the deadline expires)

bump

So, when'll this be getting underway?

A couple of days Kanuck, I have to work out a couple of kinks in the plan.

Ok *Bump for my own personal Lists*

In the Nef...

Colonel Tranankor looked over his sorry lot of men. Bunch of filth. Half of them wild hill breeds with the other half too crazy to be placed with regular units. All were cutthroats, cheats, murderers, and rapists.

He spat.

But, and a slow smile crept across his face, they were perhaps one of the best desert fighting units that Vrak had to offer. And now he had to deliver the Tremalkien challenge. No need to tell them why though. They were too stupid and most likely wouldn't care. A good fight is all they want.

"Brothers! Hear me! A nation called Tremalkier issued a challenge to see who the best of the best is! The challenge went out around the world and nations are sending their best for this contest. But I say that we are the craziest, nuttiest bunch of them all! We are the best!

He pumped his fist in the air.

"Who's with me?"

A roar answered, not all of it in human speech. Gibberings and howlings accompanied the few words that could be discerned...

"We are the kings of the desert! We will kill them all and feed them to the Lion! Aaaayyoooooo!"

(ooc: its starting today, right?)

*Bump for my own personal Lists*

*points up*

What he said.

At a remote, dusty airbase in the Nef

The last of the desert madmen entered the huge Antanov, loaded with gear. The Colonel, puffing on a smoke, watched him go in and looked around. Another Antanov was being loaded with more gear and a combat platoon of engineers were also undergoing their final checks.

He took out the telegram sent to his base and read the challenge over one more time. With a nasty grin, he stomped out his cigarette and boarded the plane.

And if 100 of these fools died out in some wasteland then I'm sure the King won't shed a tear for this bunch. I don't plan to be one of them though.

Bump

ooc: is it too late to get in on this?

I'm not sure if this is still going to happen; he might have forgot about it.

(OOC: Checks to see if I have a Princess... Ah yes, finds one...)

Princess Emilia Crusade stood quietly, her head bowed, in front of seated King Lance Crusade XXIII. With a look of disapproval on his face, the King spoke.

"Now Emilia... Explain your actions..."

"Father...I..." Emilia responded, but was cut off when the King raised his hand.

"Emilia, you are old enough to get married. To this end, we have found a suitable candidate in the son of the Kaiser of Tremalkier."

"But father!?!"

"No buts... We have tolerated your misbehavior long enough."

With a huff, the King stood and stalked off...

[code:1:00e1f9b30f]
-BEGIN TRANSMISSION-

TO: KAISER OF TREMALKIER
FROM: KING LANCE CRUSADE XXIII OF THE FIVE CIVILIZED NATIONS

IN REGARDS TO THE CONTEST IN WHICH YOU WILL CHOOSE A WIFE FOR YOUR SON, THE FIVE CIVILIZED NATIONS EXPRESSES INTEREST WITH THE HAND OF MY SECOND DAUGHTER, EMILIA CRUSADE.

-END TRANSMISSION-
[/code:1:00e1f9b30f]

i think he has forgotten. and this would have been a good test of my military's top men...

~President Maxamillian XXVI
http://img11.photobucket.com/albums/v35/fredped/asari-vin3.jpg

I TG'd him; aparently he's been busy and will get around to it when he can.

To: Tremalkier
From: 52nd Battalion, Charlie company
Subj: Military Excellence Challenge
Msg:

This is Capt Mark DePaul of Charlie company of the Sketchian expeditionary forces. While I am uncertain of the issue of "marriage" and heir to the thrones and what not, I have noticed a challenge of military excellence and we wish to participate. I have here, what I consider to be one of the most proficient non-conventional fighting companies around. I say non-conventional because we do not always deal with the same peoples and cultures, and sometimes some considerations must be taken to avoid cultural contamination.

Now unto the challenge. I wish to send Charlie company to this challenge. I have noticed that your limit is 100 soldiers, however, this poses a slight problem. I would prefer to send a the whole unit, which is a self contained fighting force that has everyone that is required for the mission. I noticed that you classify "engineers" as a separate category. The troops of Charlie company have a wide variety of specializations, some of which include engineering (and combat medis, communications, etc). I wish to send the entire company of 144 troops, which including myself as commander.

Very Respectfully,
Capt. Mark DePaul
52nd Battalion, Charlie company

ooc: am I too late?

Bump for the DEAT victim.

updating tag