Diplomacy

DIPLOMACY

Diplomacy threads are threads that allow Major Factions to do weird and miscellaneous actions with hexes.


TRADE

  • At any point, a Major Faction may negotiate for a single hex from another Major Faction via Diplomacy Thread.
  • This Diplomacy thread’s title must include the name or acronym of both Major Factions, as well as the target hex or planet.
  • Trades may not reduce a faction below 3 hexes total, and may not include a capital hex.
  • The hex traded must be adjacent to the trading Major Faction's influence cloud.
  • This Diplomacy Thread is considered completed when the story of the thread has reached its conclusion.
  • This Diplomacy Thread requires at least 10 posts to be submitted for approval.

CAPITAL PLANET
  • At any point, a Major Faction may initiate a move of their Major Faction Capital hex to another hex via Diplomacy Thread.
  • This Diplomacy thread’s title must include the Major Faction's acronym or title, as well as the original Capital Planet and the target Capital Planet clearly visible in the body of the first post.
  • This Diplomacy Thread is considered completed when the story of the thread has reached its conclusion.
  • This Diplomacy Thread requires at least 100 posts to be submitted for approval.

ANNEX
  • At any point, a Major Faction may demand another Major Faction surrender a hex adjacent to it's Influence Cloud via Diplomacy Thread.
  • This Diplomacy thread’s title must include the name or acronym of both Major Factions.
  • This Diplomacy thread must include a target hex or planet of the opposing Major Faction.
  • This Diplomacy Thread is considered completed when the story of the thread has reached its conclusion.
  • Upon conclusion of the thread, the opposing Major Faction may choose to surrender the hex(s).
  • This Diplomacy Thread requires at least 10 posts to be submitted for approval.


DIPLOMACY VICTORY CONDITIONS

Once a Major Faction has posted a completed Diplomacy thread to the Map Update thread, an Admin will assign an RPJ to judge whether the thread meets the following criteria. The RPJ will sign the ‘Approval’ field in the Map Update template, or will contact the submitter if further work is needed.

  • STORY - Does the Diplomacy thread have a story (or group of stories) that makes sense and that comes to a reasonable conclusion?
  • REPRESENTATION - How well are/is the Faction(s) represented in the Diplomacy thread? For example, if two members post the bulk of the thread back-to-back, the Diplomacy is unlikely to be approved without more work from other Faction members.
  • EFFORT - How much effort has the Faction put into the thread? As a general guideline, 30 average posts is an acceptable effort per hex. A lower number of posts may be acceptable if clear effort has resulted in solid stories that reach a natural conclusion. Spammed posts with minimal effort will count against the Faction.



DIPLOMACY

TRADE
Major Factions Involved: (Insert Names Here)
Name Of Each Faction Owner: (Tag Both Faction Owners)
Name Of Hex Being Traded: (List planet or hex)
Link To Diplomacy Thread: (Thread must meet Trade requirements.)
Number Of Posts: (Insert Thread Post Count Here)
RPJ Assigned: (Leave this blank, an RPJ will provide name/date.)
RPJ Approval: (Leave this blank, an RPJ will provide name/date.)
Changed on Map: (Leave Blank)


CAPITAL PLANET
Major Faction: (Insert Name Here)
Faction Owner: (Tag Faction Owner)
Name Of Old Capital Hex: (List Planet or Hex)
Name Of New Capital Planet: (List planet or hex)
Link To Diplomacy Thread: (Thread must meet Trade requirements.)
Number Of Posts: (Insert Thread Post Count Here)
RPJ Assigned: (Leave this blank, an RPJ will provide name/date.)
RPJ Approval: (Leave this blank, an RPJ will provide name/date.)
Changed on Map: (Leave Blank)


ANNEX
Surrendering Major Faction: (Insert Name Here)
Demanding Major Faction: (Insert Name Here)
Faction Owners: (Tag Both Faction Owners)
Name Of Annexed Hex: (List Planet or Hex)
Link To Diplomacy Thread: (Thread must meet Trade requirements.)
Number Of Posts: (Insert Thread Post Count Here)
RPJ Assigned: (Leave this blank, an RPJ will provide name/date.)
RPJ Approval: (Leave this blank, an RPJ will provide name/date.)
Changed on Map: (Leave Blank)