NationStates Jolt Archive

This question came to me when I started to seriously think about where I wanted to take this nation in RP'ing terms. I dont know if it is just me, but many modern tech nations dont seem to break the mold. So I was wondering what are some really cool unique nation ideas that you guys dont see Rp'ed. This is not about nations being boring, just what new nations do you think would be cool. Please stay positive. This question is partly out of my own curiosity and partly for some inspiration. So what do you think?

Nations of ancient tech.

Barbarian hordes, maybe empires. Though not so much historically based, more fantasy-based. What I dislike about modern-tech, is that it is too real-world based, and so inherently quite hackneyed.

Although I am not sure how many companions you would have in this field.

whats so bad about them being real-word based :confused:

Nothing is wrong with it really, but I do think that modern tech is the hardest tech to be truly creative and original in. Anything too creative becomes ineffective to the extreme and you will get whipped by any other nation. While winning and losing should not be an issue, a lot of people think heavely about it. Anyway, anyone have any ideas?

Here is just an idea I made up an pursued a little with an alt nation, and may continue. A nation of cannibals. A person lives for as long as they can avoid being eaten and what not. Two main castes which work together and what not. Also everyong is completely insane! In wars they would probably loose, but they would be a horrific foe to face. Anyway, I guess I would get the ball rolling.

A nation that doesn't use any type of vehicles, but creatures breed for certain purposes instead.