Steel Butterfly
16-03-2004, 20:55
Wow...it doesn't even seem like a year's past. I've made the one year mark on other message boards or rping groups, but it's always seemed like it. I guess in reinforces what I've always known...NS is special among such things.
So here I sit, listening to Welcome to the Jungle by Guns 'n Roses, trying to be elegant with words as my characters so often are in RP's, but I figure that I'll just jot down some thoughts instead.
First of all, for all who don't know of my ongoing civil war, READ IT!
Cold to the Touch (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2598138#2598138)
Let the Outside Slowly Die (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2631904#2631904)
The war, which I originally had planned to end today, is nearing the half way point (You just can't plan for NS) and it will effect Steel Butterfly, The Orion Sector, and all of my characters more than any other NS event...EVER! Also in the future is Realm of the Risen II and the third, and final, chapter in the Warheit Saga. (The first RotR and Warheit I&II all won various NS awards in RP award threads and all are archived.)
I'm trying to think back and remember all that I've done in NS, and I'm just going to list and comment on what I can remember. If you remember something about me or that I did that I don't remember, just post it.
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Power Slave, Bivens and later, Diamond Sabre, and Destroyer
These guys were my crew in High School. We were all on the baseball and football teams, we all had computer class 7th period, and we all thought it was the easiest thing ever. Because of this, we did a lot of random web searches. This led to my discovery of NationStates. At first, only Power Slave and Bivens played with me, but eventually Diamond Sabre and Destroyer joined in. Because the five of us were also in a band, and we all liked Metal, we founded the region "Slayerville". Within a week, we realized that sounded gay, so we changed to the "Ragnarok Alliance".
Now that we're in college, I'm the only one remaining. While Bivens and Destroyer gave me their nations, Power Slave and Diamond Sabre didn't stand the test of time. Bivens is still a good friend of mine, but he's a genious and triple-majoring. Needless to say, he has zero time for NS. I rarely see the other two, minus summer time.
Walten
In my second week of the game, a nation named MagicChina attacked me cause he thought my name was "girly" and that I needed a beat down. After arguing tirelessly with him (I assume) about how no real national leader would ever do that, Bivens, Power Slave, and I went to war, and Walten jumped to help out. Together we beat the shit out of MC and pilfered his nation. This led to an IC and an OOC friendship that lasted three more wars up until reports of his death. (Which I don't believe...but whatever) I always remember talking about guitars, girls, his sister's boyfriend that he hated, and him getting so pissed off when Blueville called him a bitch. Lol...
Blueville, Kellerville, Leg, Heaven Falling Down, Pantera Forever, and others.
All of these bastards are dead now, but for a time they're all I thought about on NS. These nations were our rivals intentionally. When we were in the "Ragnarok Alliance" they were in the region "Anti-Ragnarok". When we later founded "Midnight", they were in the region "Sunlight". Both times we fought wars, both times they went nuclear in the end, and both times they got their asses whooped. However, they did manage to destroy my Earth colony (in my timeline, all of western russia is radioactive) and force me into only being in the Orion Sector...something I wanted anyhow.
Maxter, Cspalla, The Damned People, Ragnarok Alliance, Midnight, Midnight Incorporated Empire, and the Orion Sector Alliance
All of those guys and gals in my many regions, Max and C especially, have always been fun to be around. I'm a little more distant now, as I have a region for myself and my puppets only, but the memories and shit we posted in the regional message board are classic. I just wish The Damned People would get more involved like he once was.
WMNK Alliance
Seeing a growing alliance of nations my age and a coalition against n00bs demanding better roleplaying in the pre-mod age, I quickly joined. Ultimately, I had to resign, due to a huge cold war between the WMNK and GDODAD
GDODAD (Global/Galactic Dominion Of Dictators Against Democracy
I entered GDODAD in it's prime, and by making one of the first "Alliance Invisionfree Boards" for them, I quickly rose to 4th in command. After Klamath went psycho (read: communist) and then eventually got deleted, I was third in charge and quickly running an ungodly amount of things behind the scenes. For a short while, GDODAD equalled Steel Butterfly, instead of The Silver Turtle who it always had. However, as they say "all good things..." After the infamous Underwater Bubble incident, which I was never a part of, the public stopped fearing and began jeering the GDODAD. Not wanting to lose what I had worked so hard for, I proposed reforms, and even GDODAD opponents loved me for it, but they were quickly swept under the rug by Lord Christopher Scott and other reformers who wanted things there way. I fought back, yet everyone was too caught up in thier own opinions of how the reform should go, so I abruptly quit, and within a week the alliance was ruined. It has never recovered.
NationStates Major League Baseball
...can be visited on the NSMLB Boards (http://invisionfree.com/forums/NationState_Baseball/). This is really a hell of a lot of fun, and all the guys like Kisnesia and Yerffej to name a few really make it great. Go Monarchs!
http://207.44.246.95/129/44/upload/p55.jpg
What I like to call the Age of RPing
After that I left the political scene for a while and decided to go a different direction. My nation had always been a space-nation and I wanted to reinforce that fact. However, I instead drifted off into fantasy, and that "drift" became the award-winning "A man is a god in ruins..." (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1930286#1930286), a pathetically short RP dealing with "time compression" and time travel...but it launched the series and one of my favorite Steel Butterfly characters: Rei Warheit (Who looks ALOT like Sephiroth).
Following that came "Ardente Veritatis, Urite Mala Mundi." (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=91315), Chapter II in the Warheit Saga. This RP won awards by itself and as part of the series. It was my first widely successfuly NS RP (I had RPed other places before and in other's threads) and some of the posts in it kicked ass. You can definately see an evolution in the posts though, as it starts out as one story and shifts over time into another. It's kinda strange looking back on it, but cool none the less.
I'll admit it, I got a GameCube only for Resident Evil. As a big fan of the series regardless of its flaws, I had played 1-3 and watched the movie...and the remake looked too cool to pass up. Because of this, I decided to make a Survival Horror RP - the first of its kind in NS. With the help of some others, I released "Realm of the Risen" (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2349150#2349150) and then wrote the short story "Engulfing Creation In Due Time" (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2268229) by myself. These RPs were more than just good RPing, the effects of them are still seen in my RPs today. In fact, these could be considered the first threads of the Civil War, although I didn't know it at the time. The events in them directly lead to the Civil War, however.
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However, I am no where near done. As I said, RotRII still has to come and the Warheit Saga's dramatic ending is already in the last stages of planning. Welcome to the Jungle is on repeat...and I just now realized that I was still listening to it. Ah well. I'm also working on a website for my ships and ultimately my nation. I'm going to get the most out of geocities regardless if it kills me or not.
For those who keep up with my nation, you should know that the results of my Civil War will be huge. Big stuff is going to happen, and the Orion Sector will be changed dramatically. Be sure to keep watching...I'm going to try and make this year even better than the last!
In closing, I'm going to post a collection of all the flags Steel Butterfly has ever had, from the beginning to now. From before I knew I could make my own, to my quick edit, to my first original flag, to my nation's heretic times, to the odd splatter, to the current one, they're all here.
http://207.44.246.95/129/44/upload/p444.jpg
So...go on...post congradulations, comments, or whatever else. I'd have a formal IC celebration, but due to my civil war I can't. Still...lets have an OOC one! Alcohol's on me! 8)
So here I sit, listening to Welcome to the Jungle by Guns 'n Roses, trying to be elegant with words as my characters so often are in RP's, but I figure that I'll just jot down some thoughts instead.
First of all, for all who don't know of my ongoing civil war, READ IT!
Cold to the Touch (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2598138#2598138)
Let the Outside Slowly Die (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2631904#2631904)
The war, which I originally had planned to end today, is nearing the half way point (You just can't plan for NS) and it will effect Steel Butterfly, The Orion Sector, and all of my characters more than any other NS event...EVER! Also in the future is Realm of the Risen II and the third, and final, chapter in the Warheit Saga. (The first RotR and Warheit I&II all won various NS awards in RP award threads and all are archived.)
I'm trying to think back and remember all that I've done in NS, and I'm just going to list and comment on what I can remember. If you remember something about me or that I did that I don't remember, just post it.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Power Slave, Bivens and later, Diamond Sabre, and Destroyer
These guys were my crew in High School. We were all on the baseball and football teams, we all had computer class 7th period, and we all thought it was the easiest thing ever. Because of this, we did a lot of random web searches. This led to my discovery of NationStates. At first, only Power Slave and Bivens played with me, but eventually Diamond Sabre and Destroyer joined in. Because the five of us were also in a band, and we all liked Metal, we founded the region "Slayerville". Within a week, we realized that sounded gay, so we changed to the "Ragnarok Alliance".
Now that we're in college, I'm the only one remaining. While Bivens and Destroyer gave me their nations, Power Slave and Diamond Sabre didn't stand the test of time. Bivens is still a good friend of mine, but he's a genious and triple-majoring. Needless to say, he has zero time for NS. I rarely see the other two, minus summer time.
Walten
In my second week of the game, a nation named MagicChina attacked me cause he thought my name was "girly" and that I needed a beat down. After arguing tirelessly with him (I assume) about how no real national leader would ever do that, Bivens, Power Slave, and I went to war, and Walten jumped to help out. Together we beat the shit out of MC and pilfered his nation. This led to an IC and an OOC friendship that lasted three more wars up until reports of his death. (Which I don't believe...but whatever) I always remember talking about guitars, girls, his sister's boyfriend that he hated, and him getting so pissed off when Blueville called him a bitch. Lol...
Blueville, Kellerville, Leg, Heaven Falling Down, Pantera Forever, and others.
All of these bastards are dead now, but for a time they're all I thought about on NS. These nations were our rivals intentionally. When we were in the "Ragnarok Alliance" they were in the region "Anti-Ragnarok". When we later founded "Midnight", they were in the region "Sunlight". Both times we fought wars, both times they went nuclear in the end, and both times they got their asses whooped. However, they did manage to destroy my Earth colony (in my timeline, all of western russia is radioactive) and force me into only being in the Orion Sector...something I wanted anyhow.
Maxter, Cspalla, The Damned People, Ragnarok Alliance, Midnight, Midnight Incorporated Empire, and the Orion Sector Alliance
All of those guys and gals in my many regions, Max and C especially, have always been fun to be around. I'm a little more distant now, as I have a region for myself and my puppets only, but the memories and shit we posted in the regional message board are classic. I just wish The Damned People would get more involved like he once was.
WMNK Alliance
Seeing a growing alliance of nations my age and a coalition against n00bs demanding better roleplaying in the pre-mod age, I quickly joined. Ultimately, I had to resign, due to a huge cold war between the WMNK and GDODAD
GDODAD (Global/Galactic Dominion Of Dictators Against Democracy
I entered GDODAD in it's prime, and by making one of the first "Alliance Invisionfree Boards" for them, I quickly rose to 4th in command. After Klamath went psycho (read: communist) and then eventually got deleted, I was third in charge and quickly running an ungodly amount of things behind the scenes. For a short while, GDODAD equalled Steel Butterfly, instead of The Silver Turtle who it always had. However, as they say "all good things..." After the infamous Underwater Bubble incident, which I was never a part of, the public stopped fearing and began jeering the GDODAD. Not wanting to lose what I had worked so hard for, I proposed reforms, and even GDODAD opponents loved me for it, but they were quickly swept under the rug by Lord Christopher Scott and other reformers who wanted things there way. I fought back, yet everyone was too caught up in thier own opinions of how the reform should go, so I abruptly quit, and within a week the alliance was ruined. It has never recovered.
NationStates Major League Baseball
...can be visited on the NSMLB Boards (http://invisionfree.com/forums/NationState_Baseball/). This is really a hell of a lot of fun, and all the guys like Kisnesia and Yerffej to name a few really make it great. Go Monarchs!
http://207.44.246.95/129/44/upload/p55.jpg
What I like to call the Age of RPing
After that I left the political scene for a while and decided to go a different direction. My nation had always been a space-nation and I wanted to reinforce that fact. However, I instead drifted off into fantasy, and that "drift" became the award-winning "A man is a god in ruins..." (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1930286#1930286), a pathetically short RP dealing with "time compression" and time travel...but it launched the series and one of my favorite Steel Butterfly characters: Rei Warheit (Who looks ALOT like Sephiroth).
Following that came "Ardente Veritatis, Urite Mala Mundi." (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=91315), Chapter II in the Warheit Saga. This RP won awards by itself and as part of the series. It was my first widely successfuly NS RP (I had RPed other places before and in other's threads) and some of the posts in it kicked ass. You can definately see an evolution in the posts though, as it starts out as one story and shifts over time into another. It's kinda strange looking back on it, but cool none the less.
I'll admit it, I got a GameCube only for Resident Evil. As a big fan of the series regardless of its flaws, I had played 1-3 and watched the movie...and the remake looked too cool to pass up. Because of this, I decided to make a Survival Horror RP - the first of its kind in NS. With the help of some others, I released "Realm of the Risen" (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2349150#2349150) and then wrote the short story "Engulfing Creation In Due Time" (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2268229) by myself. These RPs were more than just good RPing, the effects of them are still seen in my RPs today. In fact, these could be considered the first threads of the Civil War, although I didn't know it at the time. The events in them directly lead to the Civil War, however.
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However, I am no where near done. As I said, RotRII still has to come and the Warheit Saga's dramatic ending is already in the last stages of planning. Welcome to the Jungle is on repeat...and I just now realized that I was still listening to it. Ah well. I'm also working on a website for my ships and ultimately my nation. I'm going to get the most out of geocities regardless if it kills me or not.
For those who keep up with my nation, you should know that the results of my Civil War will be huge. Big stuff is going to happen, and the Orion Sector will be changed dramatically. Be sure to keep watching...I'm going to try and make this year even better than the last!
In closing, I'm going to post a collection of all the flags Steel Butterfly has ever had, from the beginning to now. From before I knew I could make my own, to my quick edit, to my first original flag, to my nation's heretic times, to the odd splatter, to the current one, they're all here.
http://207.44.246.95/129/44/upload/p444.jpg
So...go on...post congradulations, comments, or whatever else. I'd have a formal IC celebration, but due to my civil war I can't. Still...lets have an OOC one! Alcohol's on me! 8)