History Roleplay / VaporASteampunkRP

[[caption-width-right:150:Incidentally, Vapor's Vincent van Gogh was sitting next to a railroad when he painted his ''Starry Night''.]]

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Exemplary performance will get you far in the Cycuiian Army; after all, it takes a special type of person to [[AttackAttackAttack charge an enemy face on]], survive, kill some folks, and later command his or her comrades to do the same.

* NiceHat: Pickelhaubes for the officers and stahlhelm for the soldiers.

%%* NotSoSafeHarbor: A mix of the two varieties. The entire island has large enough infrastructure to support a war.

* NotSoDifferent: Inoroth and Dalruanazkal, for all of their differences, are both fighting for God, King, and Country.

[[caption-width-right:150:Incidentally, Vapor's Vincent van Gogh was sitting next to a railroad when he painted his ''Starry Night''. ]]
A Website/NationStates roleplay located in the ''International Incidents'' forum, which began on a Sunday in July, 2012. As the name implies, the roleplay is a steampunk style, but played out among a collection of fictional nations, some of which [[FantasyCounterpartCulture mirror cultures and nations from Earth]].

Vapor, takes place on the fictional planet Gaia Atlia, and besides chronicling the history of these nations, does not have a plot. It is instead a collection of roleplays taking place in the same universe, all of which can be found on the OOC page, [[http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=280508 here]].

Vapor is authored by a number of people, which due to its nature, may fluctuate; those still active as of the moment of writing this include Inoroth, Fanaglia, Servoth, Cygnar, Inesea, Vjiay, Cyprum Xecuii, Mishmahig, Sarmandars, Knights of kings, Pavlostani, and Maashina.

!! ''Vapor: A Steampunk Rp'' includes examples of:

[[folder: General]]

* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Two separate but related species living in different environments called "Wyrms," each species are mesothermic and have hollow scales. Neither can breath fire or fly, and with that the similarities end there.

* {{Retcon}}: Due to the fact that there are multiple authors, canon is a bit weird. Authors going inactive and having their nation deleted is (was and will continue to be) relatively common. However, some authors would occasionally come back, very often; this resulted in a series of rules being put into place to deal with the problem.

** Desaltonia was one of the first nations to be add to the map. However, he was also the largest nation on the map, he later became inactive and was retconned, but left a legacy behind as having named an entire subcontinent.

[[folder: Nation Specific]]
!!! Averi

* TheGoodKing: Averted with King Aethlered, who started the war by invading Prinnia, saw the absolute destruction of his nation by enemy forces, and only agreed to peace after he was kidnapped and his son was taken in custody by the Fanaglians.

!!! Black Isles (Nusheba)

!!! Cygnar

!!! Cyprum Xecuii

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Exemplary performance will get you far in the Cycuiian Army; after all, it takes a special type of person to [[AttackAttackAttack charge an enemy face on]], survive, kill some folks, and later command his or her comrades to do the same.

* TheManBehindTheMan: The Head of State serves as a figurehead for the multitude of actually competent aristocratic, military, and socialist party authorities of the country.

!!! Dalruanazkal

* UnknownRival: You may forgiven for thinking this since Dalruanazkal has been shifted to the backburner in recent years, but their rivalship is the reason Inoroth exists and incidentally one of the major reasons for possible World War to start.

!!! Fanaglia

%%!!! Gratia Infinita

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!!! Inoroth

* JackOfAllTrades: Inoroth rarely makes the number one spot in most categories or stats, but neither is the nation too far behind, rarely ranking below the top two or three spot.

* TheChurch: The Rothian Catholic Church was founded in Inoroth, and though wielding less power than it did under the empire, the RCC is still a force to be reckoned with.
%%* TheEngineer: Inoroth excels at applied science and engineering... less so at the theoretical level.
* TheHighKing: Long reigning benevolent monarch who cares for his people.

!!! Inesea

!!! Khamul/Pavlostani

%%!!! Maashina

!!! Mishmahig

%%!!! Mishmite Union

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%%!!! Prinnia

%%!!! Sarmandars

!!! Servoth

%%!!! Sri Tschow

%%!!! Tylos

!!! Vitzenburg

%%!!! Vjiay

!!! Voerdeland

* ButtMonkey: Let's start shall we.

[[folder: Entity Specific]]
!!! Cycuiian Cooperation Treaties
Settlements created between the Cycuiian state and other nations for specific economic or military needs. Zhaoian countries make up most of the partners, however there still exists an agreement with Inoroth.
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%%!!! Federation of Imperial Nations
%%A coalition of empires, as the name implies. Once a powerhouse, now defunct as 1905.

%%!!! Haven Compact

%%!!! The Alliance

%%!!! Zweidrachenabkommen

[[/folder]]

Vapor, takes place on the fictional planet Gaia Atlia, and besides chronicling the history of these nations, does not have a plot. It is instead a collection of roleplays taking place in the same universe. All of which can be found on the OOC page, [[http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=280508 here]]. Vapor is authored by a number of people, which due to its nature, may fluctuate; those still active as of the moment of writing this include Inoroth, Fanaglia, Servoth, Cygnar, Inesea, Vjiay, Cyprum Xecuii, Mishmahig, Sarmandars, Knights of kings, Pavlostani, and Maashina.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: The pursuit of "realistic steampunk" has resulted in the authors taking very real technology from the involved eras and changing the likelihood of its use. This has resulted in computers being invented in 1900, airships that are used as flying aircraft carriers, and radio-controlled fighter planes.
* CoolAirship: Airships are the main form of transportation, besides locomotives.
* DieselPunk: The general technology of Gaia Atlia is creeping in this direction as the Rps advance in time.

* SteamPunk: Semi-realistically, though.

* ZeppelinsFromAnotherWorld: See the Cool Airship entry above.

* WeHaveReserves: Aethlered tried this reasoning, but failed.

* NotSoSafeHarbor: A mix of the two varieties. The entire island has large enough infrastructure to support a war.
* {{Pirate}}: Of the Type-1 variety.

* SubmarinePirates: By the time they were put down, the submarine had been invented.

* {{Animeland}}: Where to begin, just minus the tentacles.

* FarEast: Cyprum Xecuii takes up much of this role.

* [[MyGreatestFailure Our Greatest Failure]]: AMEN was on the verge of collapse near the end of its war with Sri Tschow, and many opportunities were presented to pursue for a more favorable result. Because of the [[UnderStatement quite poor]] decision to leave the matter to a Head of State who had no resolve, Cycuiia withdrew its troops from Pavlostani and received nothing for its involvement in the war. To add insult to injury in hindsight, Cycuiia agreed to leave because the nation it aided militarily capitulated on its own (an unnecessary move considering the proximity of the two).

* [[RedShirtArmy Green Trenchcoat Army]]: Though the impression of the Cycuiian Armed Forces having a total disregard for it's soldiers' lives is over-exaggerated, the strategy of quantity over quality still lingers in minds of those running it.
* SailorFuku: Even worn by the Head of State.

* WeHaveReserves: This is the only tactic in the Cycuiian Army, it bit them back later.

* CoolBoat: For much of their history, Dalruanazkal was famed for their navy.
* ShockAndAwe: In Vapor, the Tesla coil was invented here, this may have been the only reason Dalruanazkal was allowed in FIN.
* TheUnpronounceable: Go ahead, try to say that name.
* UnknownRival: Averted, you may forgiven for thinking this since Dalruanazkal has been shifted to the backburner in recent years, but their rivalship is the reason Inoroth exists and incidentally one of the major reasons for possible World War to start.

* EthicalSlut: Ya. Good people, but not very uptight about things.
* GratuitousFrench: Doesn't show up as often as other Gratuitous languages, but it does.

* TheAlcoholic: The national pastime of Fanaglia is drinking. Alot. This naturally applies to any character from the nation, though they don't have any major reason for their drinking, only that they can.

!!! Gratia Infinita
A once mighty and very religious nation in the middle of Northern Promethia, Gratia Infinita has shrunk since 1895.

* OminousLatinChanting: Go to Gratia Infinita, you'll hear this for the duration of the trip.

!!! Inoroth
One of two superpowers in the world, home to the Rothian Catholic Church, and various engineering schools of thought.
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* CombatPragmatism: Inoroth has not lasted as long as it has without being willing to do what it takes to win a fight,even if it's not all that ethical.
* Conscription: Every male is required to serve a period of time in either one of the nation's military or an approved civil service organization.

* GratuitousItalian: Occasionally.

* PraetorianGuard: The Imperial Guard functions exactly as a Praetorian Guard. It is actually carried over from the old Empire (hence 'Imperial' rather than 'Royal'.
* RainOfProjectiles: Inorothians love all things artillery, as well as long-range explosions.

* TheEngineer: Inoroth excels at applied science and engineering... less so at the theoretical level.

* WineIsClassy: It is also the most popular beverage in Inoroth.

* CoolBoat: Inesea is also famed for their navy.

* GasChamber: Khamul makes heavy use of these.
* GenocideBackfire: Failing to kill one of the inmates in Brandburg bites Pavel in the ass.

!!! Maashina
Another island nation, located in the Imogen Ocean, south of Servoth and Fanaglia.

!!! Mishmahig
A pious, small, and influential nation north of Cygnar.
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!!! Mishmite Union
A small and, again, pious nation; a remnant of what is left of Inesea.

!!! Prinnia
An expanding Islamic nation north of Sarmandars and south of Averi.
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!!! Sarmandars
The other, other Islamic nation; south of Prinnia and known for their riders.
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!!! Servoth
A militaristic and heavily polluted Industrial nation between Vitzenburg and Inoroth.
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* CoolPlane: Servoth is the birthplace of the airplane.
* GasMaskLongcoat /GasMaskMooks: The Schwarze Sonne, the personal guard of the Kaiser, employ this. Wearing black leather trenchcoats and wearing gas mask whenever on duty. The gas masks are used primarily to defend against possible gas attacks.

* [[HollywoodAtheist Hollywood Atheists]]: Averted with in Servoth, as the State has made it very clear they (and the populace they represent) do not believe in gods. Outside of the State, more religiously inclined nations tend to think that Servothians either worships dragons or science.
* {{Kaiserreich}}: Closest Vapor has to this, minus the aristocracy and you have Servoth.
* [[NatureSpirit Nature Spirits]]: The Servothian people believed, or at least use to, in these. Remnants of the belief still exist, with newborns still being assigned a guardian animal spirit despite the destruction of the old Animist and Shamanistic Belief system. Another example is that every place that is under Servothian control usually has a stone dragon statue carved to "protect" the area, again despite the knowledge that it is just a statue with no special powers.

* [[ProudWarriorRace Proud Soldier Race]]: The entire nation is practically built to service the military, to even qualify for a major government position you must be actively a part of the military.

!!! Sri Tschow
An island nation located between the Vitus and Chenla oceans, with an ego far too large to contain.
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!!! Tylos
A quiet, but religious nation East of Mishmahig and Cygnar.

!!! Vitzenburg
An insane industrial nation on the far western reach of Amplector.
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* CoolPlane: Due to a ban on Airships by a crazed old Kaiser shortly before his death, aeroplane technology has been pushed hard in Vitzenburg.

!!! Vjiay
A naval power in the region with the pride to match.
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!!! Federation of Imperial Nations
A coalition of empires, as the name implies. Once a powerhouse, now defunct as 1905.
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!!! Haven Compact
A coalition of three nations, each bound solely by Mishmahigian Christianity. Includes the nations Mishmahig, the Mishmite Union, and Tylos.
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!!! The Alliance
A single alliance between Fanaglia and Inoroth, the most powerful power bloc on the planet.
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!!! Zweidrachenabkommen
Another alliance made up of the remnants of FIN, Servoth and Cygnar.
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* AltumVidetur: This pops up in mainly Inoroth and Mishmahig, but the entire work being set in the 19th and 20th centuries results in this being in many places.

* GratuitousGerman: Having three (at one time four) nations based off of Germany, this was bound to pop up.

A {{NationStates}} roleplay located in the ''International Incidents'' forum, which began on a Sunday in July, 2012. As the name implies, the roleplay is a steampunk style, but played out among a collection of fictional nations, some of which [[FantasyCounterpartCulture mirror cultures and nations from Earth]].

* TheRomanEmpire: Inoroth is the successor-state to the Rothian Empire, which, for all intents and purposes, was the Vapor equivalent of the Roman Empire.

* RisingEmpire: Meanwhile, in the land east of Cygnar, a military expansion is being undertaken in order to rebuild the [[HolyRomanEmpire Holy Promethian Empire]].

* ChurchMilitant: / KnightsTemplar: The Sistine Order, which is part of the RCC, has a militant wing.

* GoodOldWays: New is not always better in the Inorothian mindset.

* ToWinWIthoutFighting: Inoroth seeks to use diplomacy and political maneuverings, rather than outright conflict, to achieve her goals.

* LongRunner: Inoroth is one of the oldest nations in Vapor, both IC and OOC.

* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Two seperate but related species living in different environments called "Wyrms," each species are mesothermic and have hollow scales. The similarities end there.

* GermanicEfficiency: Servothian technology is typically cutting edge, they are tend to run their nation a efficiently possible.

An insane nation industrial on the far western end of Amplector.