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The Spolotikopia Factbook

LeTuar
21-04-2005, 02:12
A. Introduction

First-off, I would like to make mention of the fact that I am pretty new to RP'ing, so I think making a factbook is the best way to get exposure in the RP world. I am almost completely copying the format of Pacitalia's factbook guide, so thank you Pacitalia. So here is... the factbook... of Spolotikopia!

B. General Information
1. Geography
Spolotikopia is located in a real earth map, along with the nations of Bezhou, Zuo, Clarksingtonland, Lektavia, and Hathel. Spolotikopia is in the place of Mongolia, it has the area of Mongolia, and it has the exact coordinates of Mongolia. It is bordered to the north by Lektavia, and to the south and east by Zuo. The whole area has barely been researched, so little else is currently known about resources, land use, elevations, etc.

2. Economy
Spolotikopia does not have an organized or regulated economy at the time. People are free to make the rpoducts they want, use it for what they want, hire people, make organizations, etc. It is a free market, where your only limit is what will happen to you if you do something. i.e. you mean on someone's farm; they're going to get you... The currency in Spolotikopia is the Spolo, and the exchange rate is unknown, as Spolotikopia has been oblivious to the world around them until only recently.

3. History
The history of Spolotikopia is fairly simple. A group of Amish-type settlers caled the Spolotikos immigrated from Zuo. They expanded throughout the area of Spolotikopia, the people slowly abandoning all forms of technology, unaware of the world around them, with no organized government, and with no technological advancements being made. Then recently, one man formed an army and tried to conquer all of the major towns, and be ruler of them. He almost succeded but for the military genius of Jahn Spolotik, who, when there was one town left to be conquered, he drove back the conquering army, completely defeating them. All of the people almost immediately proclaimed their allegiance to Spolotik, and the country was renamed Spolotikopia, with General Spoloyik as their leader.

4. Military
The Army of Spolotikopia consists of:
500,000 Horse archers
100,000 Horse spearmen
200,000 Spearmen
100,500 Archers

Most cities and towns in Spolotikopia has their own militia for defense, though the numbers are unknown, and the men of these militias would rather fight for their sity than for any order of General Spolotik, so they can barely be counted as part of the army. Each town has its own conscription rules, but in the capital, it is encouraged to go find someone to teach you to be a soldier, and then volunteer in the army. The army is completely volunteer, with soldiers getting free home, clothes, and food.

5. Government and Political Structure
The full name of Spolotikopia is The United Federation of Spolotikopia, or commonly, the UFS. Suposedly, it is completely ruled by General Jahn Spolotik, who has not even made any attempt to organize any further government, for he knows how barely anyone actually believes in his rule. He rules only in name. The capital, which is the only place that actually thinks of him as their leader, is Norlanse, which is on the very east of Spolotikopia.

6. People and Population
The total population of the UFS is currently 580 million. Census's and research have not been taken about population information, though it is known that the population are all descendants of the Spolotikos settlers, or of the indigenous population, or both.

Conclusion
I have an NS Wiki page on Spolotikopia in progress, and Norlanse will soon be holding a diplomatic open house. Search for these. Anyone that wants to RP with me, contact me. Feedback on the thread is encouraged.
LeTuar
21-04-2005, 02:15
I posted under the wrong nation again. That was supposed to be Spolotikopia, not LeTuar...
Spolotikopia
21-04-2005, 18:18
What, no feedback? By the way:

Diplomacy:

New Lektavia- allied
Clarksingtonland-allied, with a delegate in the capital
Aztec National League
30-04-2005, 00:35
It’s a little brief and general. In addition, your military stats, are well, archaic (that is, unless you’re playing as ancient tech) but, at least you’re not one of those nübs that say “OMG I gOtZ A UBER BOMB! I PwN JYOU!1!1!1!11#@2” However, it’s a decent start. Maybe add some “widgets” (images, trivia, and in-depth information.) Now, if you’re like me, your fact book is going to be long (mine is currently 44 pages long in MS Word.) However, in any case, I would recommend typing your fact book in a word processor because:

A): You can save it and easily amend it

And

B): You can do spell checks (there are a few typos, but, it’s pretty difficult to get it completely perfect, especially if you’re typing a mixture of English and some other language (again, such as mine.)

Feel free to read my fact book and post on it, but I warn you, it’s a very long read.


Oh, by the way, if you ever want to learn conversion rates and other economic information, check out NS Economy/Thirdgeek GDP Calculator (http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/). Although many players don't believe in it, I think it give you a pretty ball park estimate of your economy.

Pues, buena suerte con su tiempo en NationStates.
Jenrak
30-04-2005, 00:46
Nice factbook, neat and organized, but I agree with ANL; you can use more information.
Spolotikopia
02-05-2005, 03:58
Look up Spolotikopia factbook version 2.