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I've seen a thread somewhere that asked people to pick one RP that they took part in that was their favourite. But I'm going to be a little greedy now. ;) Please list your favourite RPs, whether or not you started them and give reasons for your choices. To keep the thread from getting too long, please try to keep your selections between five and 10 RPs with an explanation of why you thought the RP was your best work.

Here is my list of favourite RPs, in somewhat chronological order:

Mutiny On The Ithaca! (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=349696): A ship goes rogue and attacks a Sarzonian naval base, setting off an international chase involving several nations. This RP is notable as the first (and thus far, only) naval battle between Sarzonia and Praetonia.

A Presidential Kidnapping (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=349696): A plot to kidnap President Mike Sarzo inaugurates the Restore Sarzonia Task Force as a terrorist group and begins a multi-national search and rescue operation with Sarzonia's Second Civil War as the backdrop and a surprise ending.

How Few Remain (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=405483) (started by Inkana): Inkana has a civil war and Sarzonia rushes headlong into its Vietnam featuring a bungling general with an overinflated ego and a Navy that receives its first major come-uppance. As much as I detest pre-determined outcomes, this one was fun to write. (incomplete)

A Bloody Morning in Branwyn (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=440102) (started by Pantera): So soon after its humiliation against Inkana, Sarzonia turns the tables against one of the world's most feared enemies. Its fierce battle ends with a cease fire and treaty negotiations before the Sarzonian brain trust can implement Operation Hangman, but to a Sarzonia previously bereft of army heroes, it had the effect of a major victory.

Back to the Drawing Board (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=443094): Set as a flashback RP, this followed the Sarzonian withdrawal from Inkana with a Parliamentary hearing over the army's failures and the Senate's search for answers. (incomplete)

Gunboats and Diplomacy (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=446953) (started by The Evil Overlord): Somewhat of a flashback RP set in the wake of the Sarz-Panteran War, The Evil Overlord and Sarzonia negotiate the formal establishment of ties and the belated exchange of ambassadors. This RP is noted for its foreshadowing of Sarzonian withdrawal from the Union of World Powers, which happened before the thread began. (incomplete)

Pulling In The Reins (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=465198): What started as a loss of consumer confidence borne out of irresponsible bidding by the Portland Iron Works ignites a catastrophic collapse of the Sarzonian economy. The night I was going to request that the thread be retconned was the night I found out an economics professor was reading it and described it as "very realistic." When I read that if the RP didn't have NS-specific references, she wouldn't have believed that it wasn't really happening. When I read that, I decided not to retcon the thread. (current)

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Mine would have to be my first.


The Saharistan War(Started by Saharistan/Leafanistan)

Lots of fun, message wars between leaders, chemical and nuclear weapons, and some of the best naval combat ever(No giganto fleets, little skirmishes between frigates and Destroyers, always fun.)

Now all the RPs I've mentioned have been linked!

Protesters take "laws" to Pacitalian Govenment (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=420229) by Hiroshiko, Pacitalia, me, and others. To put it simply, it was one of the most enjoyable combined international affairs/military RP that I've participated in. The initial diplomatic exchanges carried a lot of heat, and the subsequent bombing of the Omzian city of Hongazgrad added a whole new twist. How the RP ended was somewhat disappointing, but it marked my second major air force operation, in addition to provoking a series of drastic transformations in the Omzian air defence and civil defence forces. Indeed, more than 100,000 dead is a gigantic figure - just lower than the fatal casualties sustained in the Homeland Defence War.

Operation: Everest / The Great Homeland Defence War (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=291028) primarily by Sniper Country, CSJ, an assortment of other participants (including Omni Conglomerates, Barbarosea, Remiesia, and AMF [!] - the latter two participated only for a very short time). The only time when the Omzian homeland itself is invaded - resulted from a series of historical clashes (RPs that were way older than even this, having took place in summer 2003) and later diplomatic tensions (in separate threads), it eventually stemmed into a fullblown invasion of the Omzian homeland, with the main actions focused around Hongazgrad/Honjaksgrad. The product is a 8-month RP. The initial part of the war was marked by significant gains by SC & Co., but a series of huge air and naval battles helped to transform it into a gradual stalemate, with new successes on the part of CSJ and me, and stalled attacks on the part of SC. Eventually, all of the action were focused around the Omzian port of Hongazgrad, with scattered operations elsewhere. The military action were great, and despite the occasional OOC disputes the whole storyline played out really well - how each operation was conducted, and how they contributed to the storyline of this epic conflict that took away the lives of hundreds of thousands of Omzians. Though the ending was not quite played out, it consisted of a large offensive by the CSJ and Omzian forces, eventually expelling the Sniper Country invaders. This ending was decided upon outside of NS, just that it was never implemented in the form of a roleplay post. Overall, a great RP which ICly took Omzian history in a whole new and profoundly unexpected direction, as well as giving me more OOC RP experience (I wasn't a superb writer, but this definitely helped to make that less of a fact).

I can't find the link, but mine was that "2nd Galactic Civil War". FT was at its piek, now-a-days FT kinda sucks....its all gone donw-hill from there.

All my RP's were trimmed when forum moved, hence why ppl think im a noob who only does storefronts :(

They were "the War of insanity" which i used to explain my leaving for 1 year, "terrorist attack in tyrador" and few others which are lost to even my memory.

So far, I've been in only one war rp using my armed forces, and that is the Corporate Entente: Shadow of the Almighty Dollar. (check my sig). I'm partial to it not only because it improved my role-play skills (I used to have the habit of godmodding by controlling other people's characters), but because my opponent (Joint Conglomerates) made a good try at telling a story and as a result, proved himself to be a potential NS legend.

Sadly enough, the rp went inactive because he made a trolling topic and got himself banned for a few days....and just on the day his banned expired, Jolt made it's upgrade round. It screwed up the redirect between the site and the forum. I found my way around the forum redirect issue after figuring out that my old password was still being used to enter the forum. Joint Conglomerates didn't, and when the forum problem was fixed, he lost interest....for a while. Then when he did regain interest, RL took precedence - university application. I was upset and frustrated that my rp with a potential NS legend, definitely mortal IC enemy and OOC good friend (despite our different stances in politics) was pretty much dead, but I supported him giving 210% of his time and energy to uni: what's the good of NS when you can't get a job because you didn't study hard?

I'm waiting for the moment he returns, and to get on with my first and only war rp (I invaded his lands along with a few other nations because of a numerous amount of facts: first off, his military killed off a character that was regarded as a respectable civil liberties advocate in my country, second off, human rights abuses, third off, the civil liberties advocate was a personal friend of my country's leader, though not known to the public, and it is sort of a personal vendetta for the Prime Minister).

Other than that thread, I like the current rp I'm having with Sarzonia, Stability and Fraternity (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=467698). Because it gave me a chance in exploring Lin's character more (along with some references to the other ministers in the Neo Administration), and because I love the plot, the detail and the dialogue.

I'm currently in Shroud of Darkness: Unmasked, an Alternate History Star Wars RP set in the Clone Wars era...lost of unexpected twists and turns going on, and it's been great so far...I haven't done all that many since I'm still less than 3 months experianced here, but so far it's been one of the best. Absolutist Insurrection, the only of my created RPs that hasn't been dropped, is doing quite good so far and I'm setting it up for a series.

My current only conflict that actually involved ground troops.
The Second war of VSI

All I can think of right now is my Civil War (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=463527) thread right now.

I can't find the link, but mine was that "2nd Galactic Civil War". FT was at its piek, now-a-days FT kinda sucks....its all gone donw-hill from there.

Kinda sad that the 2nd GCW thread is the best that FT can currently produce right now. Had Huntaer kept em going, the Phantom Wars would have been awesome! (I wouldn't say no to continuing that thread) Err... let's see... I really haven't done that much, and haven't been able to read around a lot lately. Too bad the most recent GFFA vs GE war flopped. I would've liked to find a way to work it and to go with it.

That FT character thread with the main character girl named Ishmael was going to be neat, but it died. (I forget who was in on that one)

Well, the only one here that springs to mind is the great liberation of Zhekistan, the formation and subsequent dust-collection of FINIA, and possibly a couple of FT fares I dabbled in for a while. Of course, Sarzonia remembers me mainly for the bungled land-grab known only as the Diamindokere Affair. But that was AO-only, so nobody else will know about that.

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The Battle of Springbrook (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=386186)
Ah, memories. I'd had an idea like that for awhile, and I had no idea that people would take it and run with it like they did. It was a great sabre-rattling match: Emperor Lucius and Timothy Ell vs. Henry Onizuka and Kimiko Ayasugi of the RALM. This RP established Comatica and Pacitalia as close allies and Comatica and The Real ALM as bitter enemies.

World War NS (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=461859)
It took as crapload of planning, but we pulled off a massive war, with several theatres and about two dozen nations. It ended up with myself, Xeraph, N Y C, Haraki, and Fourhearts very close allies, and a few choice nations wiped off the face of the NS earth.

Mine would have to be my first.


The Saharistan War(Started by Saharistan/Leafanistan)

Lots of fun, message wars between leaders, chemical and nuclear weapons, and some of the best naval combat ever(No giganto fleets, little skirmishes between frigates and Destroyers, always fun.)

I have to wholeheartedly agree.

The Saharistan War was my country's "baptism by fire," as it were, and we were fortuntate enough to come out of that conflict not only undevastated by nuclear weapons (sorry, Willink :p), but stronger for having been involved; in this sense, I see parallels between my nation and the U.S. shortly after WWII, if on a smaller scale. Furthermore, we formed our first diplomatic ties ever, allying ourselves with many of the nations we fought alongside, culminating in the founding of the Saharistan War Coalition, of which I am extremely proud, even to this day. Finally, the war gave us clear foreign policy objectives for NS years to come, namely the fight against Islamic extremism (much like the U.S., only arguably more competently :p).

OOCly speaking, it was just a damn fine RP. I've gotten to know those involved OOCly as well as ICly, and I also made myself a mortal IC enemy in the player behind Saharistan and his various later incarnations. The various RPs he has created with his puppets have provided me with no end of IC tension, strife, and the occasional victory. In his latest iteration, Kravania, I still find myself surprised by changes in diplomacy and doctrine, even if much of the "fundamental dictatorship" rhetoric remains the same.

So, to my fellow SWC members and to the player behind Saharistan (presently known as Kravania): my hat's off to you guys.

*snifs*

Too bad my Corporate Entente didn't get off the ground like the Saharistan War....and Hal's favoring Xirnium and Xirnium's getting the anticorporatist spotlight!

*cries*

My first Black Crusade was fun; as was the RP's where Remiel died and was reborn....Hmm, there was taking over the Galactic Empire; that was interesting. And I do agree, the GFFA-GE war had promise; but it needed more organisation. Hmm, what else. The assault on Tenetia was fun; so was the Coredian War.

I can't really decide; maybe people who've RPed with me could help ^^

Death to Democracy is one of my favorites, despite a whole lot of IC screw-ups. I managed to get my RPing in line and have come out OOCly and may come out ICly as a better roleplayer. In addition, I finally started to learn more about stats. (And all the OOC arguing with Doom and Parthia over AIM was lots of fun. :D)

My first Black Crusade was fun; as was the RP's where Remiel died and was reborn....Hmm, there was taking over the Galactic Empire; that was interesting. And I do agree, the GFFA-GE war had promise; but it needed more organisation. Hmm, what else. The assault on Tenetia was fun; so was the Coredian War.

I can't really decide; maybe people who've RPed with me could help ^^

Are we ever going to redo that alliance war? Or is it just too much of a nightmare?

Were you ever involved in the Phantom conflict way back when? Huntaer's story looked to have promise. The threads died, but it gave me a good opening into NS RPing.

Nah, I wasn't. Me and Godular are waiting for CW to return (Since he's such a key part of both alliances) before we begin planning for the renewed (And better structured) GE-GFFA War.

Nah, I wasn't. Me and Godular are waiting for CW to return (Since he's such a key part of both alliances) before we begin planning for the renewed (And better structured) GE-GFFA War.

Not to mention...yea Thramia, Thracia, Thrashia or something. Didn't he start that thing or something?

It was Thrashia. Yeah, he started it by trying to kill Lady Nightshade. He's off somewhere else now though, I'm not sure if he's even still GFFA.

No; Thrashia started the 2nd Galactic Civil War; Godular initiated the GE-GFFA War. :P

Subtle but notably difference ^^

NS War 1, Coredian War was the best in my opinion... Slaughter, ACS of aggravation, Ping-Pong, and general backstabbing treachery...

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Well....any more chat peeps?

I think, "A Shocking Discovery" is quite good for me, follows a slightly different vein from what I normaly do

My favourite was Caer Alfars (I think...) Walking out of the Valley... Mainly because it was my 1st rp on NS... It died just as I was leading it up to a pwn...

so many good threads have died... Cant remember the names...

Yeah... that GEvGFFA looked awesome, even if I wasnt welcome in it...
The Mech tournament would of been good, had it not died...
There was a galactic civil war?? Im going to hunt that down and read it... Unless its long coz Im lazy...

TKC, what do you think of Joint Conglomerates as an rper?

TKC, what do you think of Joint Conglomerates as an rper?

LOL, you keep asking me this and I keep giving you the same answer, I didn't see many of his RP's besides the begging letter and what few posts he made in the Shadow of the Almighty Dollar, he had potential, I don't see why Uni took up all of his time

That's because I'm so forgetful about what was your response. Anyway, I cannot afford to lose that first rp of mine, otherwise Father won't have a decent excuse to go after Southeast Asia. Say two humiliating defeats in a row, first by SEA, then by Xirnium?

As if Father needs a decent reason to go after anyone, Kraven's already said he's a megalomaniac, he'd propably turn on assets if it took his fancy.

if you have MSN, TG me your Addy

Unfortunately, I don't have MSN.

As if Father needs a decent reason to go after anyone, Kraven's already said he's a megalomaniac, he'd propably turn on assets if it took his fancy.

Lol, Exactly... down to a T, and he already has, Concremo and Psyker Bearzerkers

Unfortunately, I don't have MSN.

GAH, Just TG me, or get an MSN account :D

TG sent to Kraven.

I really like the ongoing First Torontian Constitutional Convention. Detailed diplomatic discussions, very interesting character interactions and developments, complex debates on governance, some nice drama. Good fun.

I'd say Emancipation is shaping up pretty well, I have a fair few weird and wacky suprises up my sleeve before (sadly I will admit) retirring most of the insane stuff (simply because a select few see fit to winge their heads off because they can't think of waysd to counter it despite their being weaknessess in them, sometimes spectaularly effective) and bringing in a whole new military with a few interesating ideas I've been wanting to pursue for a while.

My favourite was Caer Alfars (I think...) Walking out of the Valley... Mainly because it was my 1st rp on NS... It died just as I was leading it up to a pwn...

so many good threads have died... Cant remember the names...

Yeah... that GEvGFFA looked awesome, even if I wasnt welcome in it...
The Mech tournament would of been good, had it not died...
There was a galactic civil war?? Im going to hunt that down and read it... Unless its long coz Im lazy...
Heh, GE-GFFA Lockdown was flawed in its conception.

The 'Second Galactic Civil War' thread was essentially Thrashia flipping the bird at Dark Lady Nightshade (Coreworld's evil half) after the Emperor died. (Unified Sith left) Not much else. I tried to tell the Dark Lady of the Thrashian plot using Minister of Foreign Affairs John Archer (who ran like heck outa there after those aggrevating HKs showed up), but I think Arkelis (SP? Huntaer's dude) told her first. Then Nightshade sent an imperial fleet with the DS after Thrashia Prime. (Along with quite a bit of the GE) The GFFA came to protect Thrashia. There was some fighting, some ooc arguing, some more fighting, a HUGE ooc fight, and then it ended with Thrashia Prime meeting Red Rain, a bit of the Thrashians escaping to Parlim, and me running home to quell rebellion./short short version

It was a decent RP. People needed to calm down ooc though, especially with the redrain. (Why have shields if they only effect Energy Thrash?)

Your forgetting the best bit; where Remiel laid low Nightshade and enslaved the Empire under his iron fist, now using it to further his own nefarious ends and forumulate a grand endgame against Order and the Masakis, which will be displayed, over time, in RP form, as a metaphor of a man playing a game of chess with Fate

Oh yeah. How could I forget that? *smacks head*

Remiel is aiming for just the Jedi Masakis, right? Or is he trying to take out the entire clan?

Emergency Crash Transmission is also good, albeit slightly immature in comparison with today in terms or role-play ability.

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