NationStates Jolt Archive

[applicable] Nations who haven't banned religion and freedom of religion, nations with a weak or no military, or a weak goverment or economy.

After former @@NAME@@ian soldier Luitenant @@RANDOMNAME@@ claimed he saw God in a vision his new "church" has been illegally stealing weapons, robbing banks, and clashing with nearby military bases and police to "spread the word."

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They are monsters! yells injured muslim "soldier"@@RANDOMNAME@@ For too long have the infidels tainted our land! Only with Allah can all things be fixed!

[effect] @@NAME@@'s citezens live in fear of a violent holy war.
[stats] happiness down 75% Military spending way up, health down, political freedoms way down, regional influence up, civil rights unheard of.


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I have another alternative... Says federal agent @@RANDOMNAME@@ with and eel-like smile. Why don't we send in some military to blast these guns nuts and use hostage tactics to try to make them surrender? Don't worry we won't tortu-erm I mean go too rough on 'em...

[effect] The government is looked down on for using overly violent tactivs on suspected terrorists.
[stats] happiness down, civil rights and political freedoms down by half, safety up 25%

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You will join our guild and give us your souls!! Yells cult member @@RANDOMNAME@@ The luitenant is the unquestioned ruler of the universe and we must all be his slaves.. She murmers while giving you a cultic hypnotic stare.

[effect] A cult has just taken over the government and started a civil war in @@NAME@@

[stats] civil rights and political freedoms long forgotten, safety is gone completly. Health is very low, regional influence and military are up.

[option] Kill them all!!! Yells a new recruit for the @@NAME@@'s army outside the parliament in protest with a thousand other soldiers behind him. We didn't join the forces just to watch our great nation fall victim to domestic enemies! If your not going to do anything we will! Even if it means having soldiers patroll every street and shooting any of these terrorists on the spot! shouts his squad member @@RANDOMRANK@@ @@RANDOMNAME@@ after shooting all the rounds to a loaded M-15 into the air in protest.

[effect] The nation has declared martial law in response to recent terrorist attacks.

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Hey dude...freedom of religion is one of our rights man, if they don't agree with us thats fine, we can't give up that right! States libertarian @@RANDOMNAME@@ Stopping them is a violation on our rights, we should let people do whatever religis practices they want!

[effect] Freedom of religion has allowed several radical sects to turn the sicties of @@NAME@@ into an urban war-zone.

[stats] health down, political freedoms and civil rights up,safety down, economy down.

This is my first issue. How is it? Is it too offensive? Is it missing anything? For the record this is supposed to be based off the 1993 Waco shooting. I did not intend this to offend anyone.

So far I have recieved no criticism contructive or otherwise so I think that means I'm set right? :confused:

This is a slow-moving forum. I'd give it at least a week.

First, clean up the grammar and spelling - the issue editors will do this for you anyway, but I imagine they'd be a lot happier if you did the job yourself. Run it through Word, or something.

Second, I think the 'minority religion'/'cult' will likely be changed to the Cult of Violet in the editing process - just so you know. Also, the reference to Islam in the first option might be removed and replaced with a default.

People's names should be put in as @@RANDOMNAME@@, nation names as @@NATIONNAME@@, etc, etc.

You might want to expand the first and last options. Put in an extra sentence or two for them to make it a little clearer what would happen.

nation names as @@NATIONNAME@@

I'm fairly certain that variable is @@NAME@@, not @@NATIONNAME@@.

I think the options need more description to say what they will actually do.

I'm fairly certain that variable is @@NAME@@, not @@NATIONNAME@@.
Oops, checked the macros and you're right. It's been some time since I tried writing issues.

I'm fairly certain that variable is @@NAME@@, not @@NATIONNAME@@.In all honesty? It doesn't much matter one way or the other. The code's different anyway.

In all honesty? It doesn't much matter one way or the other. The code's different anyway.

Then are the @'s actually neccessary? Cus I hate using them.

Not expressly, no. They make the specific thing stand out, but the actual code used by issue-programmers is a little different.