NationStates Jolt Archive

Let's have some fun. The PC game Tropico allows a players to be "presidente" of a small, obscure Caribbean island, starting in the 1950s. Players plan the island, create their dictator's characteristics, and rule through the Cold War era into modern times (unless the island inhabitants successfully rebel against the government, or a foreign superpower intervenes).

Now, take the most prominent leader of your main Nationstate. If your main Nationstate does not have a historic leader, then just try your best to design your answers with the nation's best interest in mind (i.e. how you answer issues). Here are the categories and options:

Background (select 1):
Moscow University
Harvard University
Miner
Farmer
Biblical Scholar
Man of the People
Booze Baron
Leftist Author
Fortunate Son
Self-made Man
Silver Spoon
Generalissimo
Chief of Police
Developer
Naturalist
Professor
Pop Singer
Travel Agent

Rise to Power (select 1):
Communist Rebellion
Capitalist Rebellion
Elected as Socialist
Elected as Fascist
Elected as Capitalist
Elected for “Family Values”
Hotel Corporate Buyout
Military Coup
Religious Appointment
Installed by KGB
Installed by CIA
Bought the Election
Heir Apparent

Positive Traits (select 2):
Charismatic
Hardworking
Financial Genius
Green Thumb
Administrator
Diplomat
Empathy
Entrepreneurial
Incorruptible
Scholarly
Athletic
Well-traveled
Sociable

Flaws (select 2):
Kleptomaniac
Womanizer
Compulsive Liar
Ugly
Alcoholic
Flatulence
Compulsive Gambler
Paranoid
Coward
Moronic
Short-tempered
Pompous
Tourette’s Syndrome
Cheapskate
Religious Zealot
Great Schmoozola

Motivation (select 1):
A Place in History (wants to be remembered for a wide variety of things)
Don’t Worry, Be Happy (wants a utopia nation)
‘Tis Money that Makes the Man (wants to embezzle as much government money into personal Swiss bank account as possible)
Economic Powerhouse (wants a rich, productive nation)


Let me know if any of the choices seem vague, and I'll explain what they do in game terms.

Gregorio Talltower, Archduke Grackle
of Passivocalia

Background: Fortunate Son
Rise to Power: Heir Apparent
Positive Traits: Green Thumb, Scholarly
Flaws: Paranoid, Religious Zealot
Motivation: A Place in History

Roland Kafelnikov, Regent of Osutoria-Hangarii

Background: Harvard University
Rise to Power: Installed by CIA
Positive Traits: Administrator, Well-traveled
Flaws: Short-tempered, Great Schmoozola
Motivation: A Place in History

Premier Avlis Axrath

Background (select 1):
Self-made Man

Rise to Power (select 1):
Elected for “Family Values”

Positive Traits (select 2):
Charismatic
Incorruptible

Flaws (select 2):
Tourette’s Syndrome
Cheapskate

Motivation (select 1):
Economic Powerhouse (wants a rich, productive nation)

Lord H N Fiddlebottoms VIII

Background:Silver Spoon (The Fiddlebottomses have a proud tradition of living off of what the first two managed to acheive.

Rise to Power:Installed by CIA (Fiddlebottomses have only one thing going for them, there ability to follow orders. No one would choose them as anything but a puppet government.

Positive Traits:Administrator (I assume this might involve bureacracy, and that is all a ruling Fiddlebottoms could accomplish)
Sociable (In the sense of throws good parties and is easy to bribe)

Flaws:Compulsive Liar, Pompous (A tough fight. I guess that for inbred royalty gone to pot the Fiddlebottoms aren't really remarkable accept in the variety of their failings. Still Pompous Liar fits well.

Motivation:‘Tis Money that Makes the Man (wants to embezzle as much government money into personal Swiss bank account as possible) Hey, we didn't make Time's Greatest Corrupt Jerk Family of the year for nothing (and this is very true, it cost a $100,000 bribe to the editor)

This may affect (read: change) my choices somewhat, so can someone explain what the difference between a "Fortunate Son", "Booze Baron", and "Silver Spoon" is?
Also, what is a "Great Schmoozola"?

The Overlord, General Reart
Backround:Generalissimo
Rise to Power:Religious Appointment
Positive Traits:Charismatic, Incorruptible
Flaws:Religious Zealot, Pompous
Motivation:Economic Powerhouse

Premier Avlis Axrath
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I love how your leader has Tourette's Syndrome and still somehow manages to be charismatic! :D

Some terrific answers so far! Still haven't had a Pop Singer pull off a Military Coup yet, but ah well.

I love how your leader has Tourette's Syndrome and still somehow manages to be charismatic! :D

Some terrific answers so far! Still haven't had a Pop Singer pull off a Military Coup yet, but ah well.

I have Tourette's Syndrome... >_<

President of Cisalpetia:

Background: Harvard University
Rise to Power: Elected as Capitalist
Positive Traits:Administrator, Diplomat
Flaws: Cheapskate, Flatulence
Motivation: Economic Powerhouse

Fortunate Son: Your daddy was a big politico.
Booze Baron: You grant bonuses to alcohol industry
Silver Spoon: From a rich family
Great Schmoozola: You tend to lie a lot to suck up

This may affect (read: change) my choices somewhat, so can someone explain what the difference between a "Fortunate Son", "Booze Baron", and "Silver Spoon" is?
Also, what is a "Great Schmoozola"?

Sorry it took so long; I had to look it all up.

Fortunate Son: Your status as offspring of the old presidente has made you well-known and liked by the people, but your feeble accomplishments to date have garnered you no further advantages.

Overall respect: +10%
Intellectuals' respect: -10%

Silver Spoon: Growing up in privelege, you've little in common with the common people but find comfort in the yacht club.

Communists' respect: -10%
Capitalists' respect: +25%
Tourism Rating: +10%
Factory Productivity: +10%
Starting cash: +20%

Great Schmoozola: Your transparent flattery causes more problems than it smooths over.

Intellectuals' respect: -20%
Relations with USA: -10%
Relations with USSR: -10%
Respect of least intelligent: +10%

Whoops, I missed one.

Booze Baron: Made your mark in the world by creating a pleasant tasting rum using select ingredients from the island.

Religious' respect: -5%
Rum revenue per barrel: +100%

I have Tourette's Syndrome... >_<
I wish I had Tourette’s Syndrome.
"Fuck you. I'm sorry, I have Tourett's"

What's Incorruptable, Scholary, and Charismatic.

I have Tourette's Syndrome... >_<

:( Sorry. I really didn't mean to be offensive. The game does make light of various things.

:( Sorry. I really didn't mean to be offensive. The game does make light of various things.

Oh, I wasn't offended at all, I found it funnny.

I never get offended.

What's Incorruptable, Scholary, and Charismatic.

Incorruptible: You adhere to the code of law in all that you do.

Religious' respect: +10%
Intellectuals' respect: +10%
Crime rate: -30%
Swiss banking prohibited (read as: this trait is completely incompatible with the "'Tis Money That Makes the Man" motivation)

Scholarly: You cherish education and promote its virtues at every opportunity.

Intellectuals' respect: +20%
Education efficiency: +30%

Charismatic: There's something about you that people can't seem to ignore.

Overall Respect: +5%
Radio and TV dogma effectiveness: +50%

Lord H N Fiddlebottoms VIII

Positive Traits: Administrator (I assume this might involve bureacracy, and that is all a ruling Fiddlebottoms could accomplish)
Sociable (In the sense of throws good parties and is easy to bribe)

Actually yes. Sociable get on well enough with tourists and entertainment efficiency, but crime rate does rise a bit. ;)

Curiously enough, Communist respect also rises a wee bit. I guess "sociable" sounds enough like "socialist".

For "positive traits", there should be one called "solid". The dictator who has the "solid" trait is extremely strong and well built. In "flaws" how about adding "homicidal".

The dictator who has this has some program or programs of ethnic cleansing or genocide in place for a certain group or groups of people. "Sociopathic", means that the dictator thinks nothing of eliminating those who disagree with him or stand in his way by any means possible. "Nerdy" and "greedy" should also be flaws.

The Auditor

Let us have three flaws and positives!

For "positive traits", there should be one called "solid". The dictator who has the "solid" trait is extremely strong and well built. In "flaws" how about adding "homicidal".

The dictator who has this has some program or programs of ethnic cleansing or genocide in place for a certain group or groups of people. "Sociopathic", means that the dictator thinks nothing of eliminating those who disagree with him or stand in his way by any means possible. "Nerdy" and "greedy" should also be flaws.

The Auditor

Physically strong? That's Athletic:

Athletic: The medal you won at the 1948 Summer Olympics impresses everyone.

Militarists' respect: +5%
Intellectuals' respect: -5%
Sports complex cost: -20%
Sports complex rating: +50%

"Sociopathic" are a lot like Paranoid.

Paranoid: Are you trying to kill me? I think you are! Yes, yes. I see it all you DO want to kill me! Guards!

Overall respect: -10%
Militarists' respect: +10%
Police resented like soldiers
(This is a great choice if your Nationstate has a secret police force that functions as a basic defensive military, as mine does.)

"Genocidal" is probably avoided because it strays the line between funny and offensive. There is a game option for Immigrants Out!, which bars any foreigners from emigrating to your island. It makes things a lot rougher though.

There's no "Greedy", but there is Cheapskate.

Cheapskate: One couldn't pry a Peso from your dead hand with a crowbar. Of course, we thought you were dead or we wouldn't have tried.

Communists' respect: -10%
Building costs: -5%
Cannot pay workers more than $25/month

I think "Nerdy" would be a terrific option too! Something about pleasing intellectuals but really agitating the militarists.

Other good flaws, in my opinion, would be "Religious Dissident", "Foreigner", or "Klutz".

Let us have three flaws and positives!

Hey, if you really want to. It's all you, man!

President Richard Hume of the State of Amestria

Background: Silver Spoon; Hume is from a very rich and powerful family which has a long history in government. They were Amestria's Royal family 200 years ago, but stepped down after the declaration of a Republic (not willingly, but there was no blood shed and in the spirit of compromise a Hume became the countries first President). The class warriors don't like him for that, but he has name recognition, is a Socialist and has the Hume family magic, so what are they going to do about it? He also served briefly as a Professor at the University of Amestria City.

Rise to Power: Elected as Socialist; the Humes believed firmly in free enterprise/trade but also strong believers in a planned society that maximizes happiness/minimizes pain. The Amestria Social Model is a product of compromise between the capitalist and socialist factions brokered by such figures as Richard Hume.

Positive Traits: Incorruptible (he is already quite rich and is personally honest), Administrator (he loves making plans) and Scholarly (he is highly educated and a prominent intellectual).

Flaws: Alcoholic (he likes booze allot, but it is not a disease), Short Tempered (he is difficult to get along with personally) and Coward (he is afraid of assassination, is a hypochondriac, and always puts his life first).

Motivation: Place in History (he wants to be remembered and admired) and Boredom (politics helps pass the time until death).

The Reverend Richard P. Bryce of the Theocratic Republic of Bryce Crusader States

Background:
Biblical Scholar

Rise to Power:
Heir Apparent

Positive Traits:
Financial Genius
Scholarly

Negative Traits:
Religious Zealot
Short-Tempered

Motivation:
Economic Powerhouse

President Viktor Sceleris of the Unitary Republic of Tahet

Background
Chief of Police

Rise to Power
Heir Apparant

Positive Traits
Hardworking
Administrator

Flaws
Paranoid
Pompous

Motivation
Economic Powerhouse (wants a rich, productive nation)

The Grand High Chief Henry T. Monkeypimpenstien

Background (select 1):
Booze Baron


Rise to Power (select 1):

Religious Appointment


Positive Traits (select 2):

Sociable

Flaws (select 2):

Womanizer

Motivation (select 1):
A Place in History

I want that game. I havent seen it in stores for years, though. And Tropico 2 is all pirates, and such...meh.

Background (select 1):
Leftist Author

Rise to Power (select 1):
Elected as Socialist


Positive Traits (select 2):
Empathy
Incorruptible
(Though i'd put scholarly in if I could, but meh.)

Flaws (select 2):
Alcoholic
Short-tempered


Motivation (select 1):
Don’t Worry, Be Happy (wants a utopia nation)

Emperor Amphimachus

Background:
Man of the People

Rise to Power:
Military Coup

Positive Traits:
Athletic
Hardworking

Negative Traits:
Paranoid
Short-tempered

Motivation:
A Place in History

The Bundesrepublik of Leonstein
Chancellor Florian Werner Otto von Weltewitz-Melzer

Background (select 1):
Leftist Author

Rise to Power (select 1):
Elected as Socialist

Positive Traits (select 2):
Administrator
Empathy

Flaws (select 2):
Short-tempered
Cheapskate

Motivation (select 1):
Don’t Worry, Be Happy (wants a utopia nation)

Presidente Blex Forer of the AEUG of Super-power.
Background:Self-made Man
Rise to Power:Capitalist Rebellion
Positive Traits:Entrepreneurial, Athletic
Flaws:Anti-social, Short-tempered
Motivation:Economic Powerhouse

The Grand High Chief Henry T. Monkeypimpenstien

Background (select 1):
Booze Baron


Rise to Power (select 1):

Religious Appointment


Positive Traits (select 2):

Sociable

Flaws (select 2):

Womanizer

Motivation (select 1):
A Place in History


I'm not sure the game lets you come to power by Religious Appointment if your background was Booze Baron or you were a Womanizer, but I think it looks good.

President Astin of
The United Socialist States of Abygon
Background (select 1):
Man of the People
Rise to Power (select 1):
Elected as Socialist
Positive Traits (select 2):
Hardworking
Empathy
Flaws (select 2):
Ugly
Coward
Motivation (select 1):
Don’t Worry, Be Happy (wants a utopia nation)

Dr. Doody Dude McDode (no i have no characters in my NS)

Background:
Leftist Author

Rise to Power:
Elected as Socialist

Positive Traits (select 2):
Financial Genius
Empathy

Flaws:
Flatulence
Great Schmoozola

Motivation:
Don’t Worry, Be Happy (wants a utopia nation)

tadaa :)

Tropico! Its so amazing. It's like NationStates with graphics.

After many careful porings through my manual, my conclusions are thus-

Background: Leftist Author, I am broadly left-wing and I like to write. A perfect option.

Rise to Power: Elected as Socialist, I support both democracy and socialism.

Positive Traits: Green Thumb and Scholarly, gotta support Education and the Environment. Well, I do.

Flaws: Cowardly (representation of reality) and Alcoholic (less representative, but fun because it makes the Russians like you).

Motivation: Don't Worry, Be Happy, as a happy nation is the true sign of success as a leader.

I rarely play like that tho. I usually play as an intensly cheapskate Capitalist hoping to make a fortune from fine jewellery. And usually succeeding :D

Background (select 1):
Moscow University
Harvard University
Miner
Farmer
Biblical Scholar
Man of the People
Booze Baron
Leftist Author
Fortunate Son
Self-made Man
Silver Spoon
Generalissimo
Chief of Police
Developer
Naturalist
Professor
Pop Singer
Travel Agent

Rise to Power (select 1):
Communist Rebellion
Capitalist Rebellion
Elected as Socialist
Elected as Fascist
Elected as Capitalist
Elected for “Family Values”
Hotel Corporate Buyout
Military Coup
Religious Appointment
Installed by KGB
Installed by CIA
Bought the Election
Heir Apparent

Positive Traits (select 2):
Charismatic
Hardworking
Financial Genius
Green Thumb
Administrator
Diplomat
Empathy
Entrepreneurial
Incorruptible
Scholarly
Athletic
Well-traveled
Sociable

Flaws (select 2):
Kleptomaniac
Womanizer
Compulsive Liar
Ugly
Alcoholic
Flatulence
Compulsive Gambler
Paranoid
Coward
Moronic
Short-tempered
Pompous
Tourette’s Syndrome
Cheapskate
Religious Zealot
Great Schmoozola

Motivation (select 1):
A Place in History (wants to be remembered for a wide variety of things)
Don’t Worry, Be Happy (wants a utopia nation)
‘Tis Money that Makes the Man (wants to embezzle as much government money into personal Swiss bank account as possible)
Economic Powerhouse (wants a rich, productive nation)

So, how to characterize Jacob Chmielewski the Unspeakable One, Supreme Dictator and Most Dishonorable of Scum? Hm...

Background: Professor. Mad scientist, actually.

Rise to Power: He killed everyone else who wanted the job. Call it a Military Coup, I guess.

Positive Traits: Scholarly - he is a scientist, after all. And Hard-working - he works quite hard at amassing all power to himself.

Flaws: What, we're limited to only two? Pompous, obviously - anyone whose favorite phrase is "Silence, you fool!" is clearly pompous. And Short-tempered. Though Kleptomaniac, Paranoid and Ugly are in the running too.

Motivation: To amass as much power to himself as he can, for as long as he can. Long-term thinking isn't one of his skills. Call it ‘Tis Money that Makes the Man, since money and power are connected.

:p

Prince Drakan of the Principality of Drakania


Self-made Man

Military Coup

Empathy
Incorruptible

Paranoid
Short-tempered

Don’t Worry, Be Happy (wants a utopia nation)

Premier Avlis Axrath (New)

Background (select 1):
Moscow University
Harvard University
Miner
Farmer
Biblical Scholar
Man of the People
Booze Baron
Leftist Author
Fortunate Son
Self-made Man
Silver Spoon
Generalissimo
Chief of Police
Developer
Naturalist
Professor
Pop Singer
Travel Agent

Rise to Power (select 1):
Communist Rebellion
Capitalist Rebellion
Elected as Socialist
Elected as Fascist
Elected as Capitalist
Elected for “Family Values”
Hotel Corporate Buyout
Military Coup
Religious Appointment
Installed by KGB
Installed by CIA
Bought the Election
Heir Apparent

Positive Traits (select 3):
Charismatic
Hardworking
Financial Genius
Green Thumb
Administrator
Diplomat
Empathy
Entrepreneurial
Incorruptible
Scholarly
Athletic
Well-traveled
Sociable

Flaws (select 3):
Kleptomaniac
Womanizer
Compulsive Liar
Ugly
Alcoholic
Flatulence
Compulsive Gambler
Paranoid
Coward
Moronic
Short-tempered
Pompous
Tourette’s Syndrome
Cheapskate
Religious Zealot
Great Schmoozola

Motivation (select 1):
A Place in History (wants to be remembered for a wide variety of things)
Don’t Worry, Be Happy (wants a utopia nation)
‘Tis Money that Makes the Man (wants to embezzle as much government money into personal Swiss bank account as possible)
Economic Powerhouse (wants a rich, productive nation)

This is also Passivocalia, by the way, but I just wanted to fill one out for my other, newer nation.

Governor Sancho Panza
of the Fiefdom of Isla Barataria, given to him by the most illustrious Don Quijote de la Mancha

Background: Farmer (I was just minding my own business, working the farm, before any of this "adventure-seeking" started!)
Rise to Power: Heir Apparent (Just as my lord Don Quijote promised, he has finally given me an island to rule.)
Positive Traits: Empathy, Incorruptible (After hearing every side of a story, I try to make the wisest and most just choice.)
Flaws: Coward, Moronic (I may not be the smartest man, but I'm smart enough to stay away from my wife Teresa when she has a mind to abuse me!)
Motivation: Don't Worry, Be Happy (I just want to relax and enjoy my life, though you can lead a horse to water without it drinking, and naked we were born while naked we shall return, having lost nothing. Still, a bird in the hand is worth a gift horse in the mouth...)