Welcome to The North Pacific! NationStates' largest democracy
Whether you are new or experienced, this handbook will provide you with answers to all of your questions. If you have other unanswered questions, feel free to ask Delegate Simone Republic, Minister of Home Affairs The Democratic Kingdom Of Skaraborg, or any of the Gameside Advocates and Mentors. They will be glad to help! Additionally, we are always looking for ways to improve this handbook, so let us know if you think something should be added or changed.
Endorse the Delegate,Vice Delegate and the Security Council: Endorsing the Delegate, Vice Delegate and all members of the Security Council is important for safeguarding our region against external threats and ensuring the continuation of our constitutional government.
Join the regional forum: The forum is where most government and roleplay activities take place. Registering an account is very easy.
Join our Discord: Our Discord server is where our members hang out and chat about the game and real life subjects.
Apply for citizenship: Citizenship is your ticket to TNP. As a citizen, you can vote to elect our Delegate and other government officials, hold them accountable, and even run for these positions yourself.
Now that you have cleared the basics, you must be looking for things to do. Below are some of the opportunities TNP offers.
Join the Executive Staff: The equivalent of TNP's Civil Service, the Executive Staff is a group of residents and citizens that are employed to assist one or more of the Ministries of the Executive Government. It is ideal both for new residents who want to gain experience in how the government operates, and for experienced citizens who are looking to contribute to the region through the Executive.
Enlist in the North Pacific Army: The North Pacific Army (NPA) is our regional military force. The NPA defends the region, our allies, and serves abroad helping our friends and fighting our enemies.
Enlist in the Militia: The North Pacific Army Militia is for people who wish to contribute to the North Pacific Army but for whatever reason, likely because they cannot/do not want to have a forum or Discord account, cannot be members of the regular Army in the Auxiliary or Special Forces branches.
Get involved in RolePlay: We have not one, but two vibrant RolePlay (RP) universes, Eras and Strangereal. Each comes with its own map, chronology, and physics laws. If you commit to being active in RP, you can claim a spot in either universe's map, and join others in weaving stories about your nation and its role in the world.
Get involved in trading cards: Our regional cards guild provides many resources you can take advantage of to increase the value of your deck, including several offerings of free cards. As a member of the guild, you can also participate in many other cards-related activities, including themed collections, pull events, and regular publications.
This section contains all the relevant laws, guidelines, and policies of TNP's Government.
Government index: Get to know your government by using this list of all government officials in TNP. If you have questions or suggestions about any aspect of the regional governance, feel free to send a telegram to the corresponding government official.
Law index: This is a compilation of all legal documents currently in force in TNP. This includes our Constitution and Bill of Rights, which form the basis of our government.
RMB Guidelines: Posting on the regional message board (RMB) is a great way to socialize and get to know other TNP nations. Just make sure to follow these guidelines.
Embassy policy: If you are here as a diplomat from another region, please take a look at our policy for in-game and forum embassies.
Recruitment policy: If you are here to recruit for another region, please take a look at our policy on permissible and prohibited types of recruitment.
For WA member-states, here is where you can find out about our WA vote recommendations and voting policy.
Information for WA Voters: Produced by the Ministry of WA Affairs, IFVs provide vote recommendations and analysis about all resolutions that reach the floor of the General Assembly or Security Council.
World Assembly voting policy: Look here to learn how TNP's Delegate casts the regional vote on World Assembly resolutions, and how you can help determine that vote.
TNP publishes a number of regional publications, where news and reports are delivered to the public. You can follow them to stay up to speed with what's going on in TNP.
The Northern Lights: Produced by the Ministry of Communications, this is our regional newspaper. It includes both general news and op-ed articles about various aspects of TNP and NS.
The North Star: Produced by the Ministry of Communications, The North Star informs TNPers of current internal matters and government activities.
The Northern Notes: Produced by the Ministry of Communications, The Northern Notes delivers quick updates on regional happenings.
Northern Broadcasting Service: Produced by the Ministry of Communications, this is our very own regional radio station in which our broadcasters provide their insight into current events in TNP and Nationstates.
Regional Assembly Digest: Produced by the Speaker's Office, the digest focuses on news about the legislative and other business of the Regional Assembly.
TNP bestows certain awards to nations that are the most active in the World Assembly or regional conversations.
WADP Awards: Produced as part of the WADP, this monthly publication presents regional awards to nations that actively participate in the World Assembly.
Literary Awards: Produced by the Gameside Advocates, this monthly publication presents regional awards to nations that actively post on the regional RMB or publish dispatches.
Before posting on the RMB, you should read the One Stop Rules Shop and this dispatch.
Guidelines
- When engaging in a conversation, please use the quote button to notify the other user you have responded. - When writing long paragraphs of conversation, please use spoilers. - Do not spam, flame, or harass other players on the RMB. - Keep all posts PG-13. - Do not speak on behalf of the community unless it is your duty to do so. - Please translate to english any posts in other language that you write. - Do not quote spam or offensive posts. If a post you quote gets suppressed, please proceed to delete your post or to edit out the suppressed quote. Otherwise, your post will be suppressed as well. - Try not to post multiple times in a row. If you have more to say, you can edit your original post. Multiple messages may be removed. - Recruitment posts are prohibited. - Do not engage with players who break the rules. If you see rule-breaking, report it to the Gameside Advocates. - Always listen to Regional Officers and Gameside Advocates.
Failure to adhere to these guidelines may result in the suppression of posts without warning.
Posting Tutorials
Hit the 'Quote' button: The system will code the text then bring you down to the text entry box. Reply in here:
When the message is done, hit the 'Lodge Message' button:
And now, your message is lodged:
Hit the 'Edit' button: Edit the message as you want: Hit the 'Lodge Changes' button to fully edit the message:
Hit the 'Delete' button: Hit 'OK' when the popup appears:
When the message deletes, this will appear in its place:
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Spotlight On: The Ministry Of World Affairs (MoWA)
Hello there! 😊
The Ministry of World Assembly Affairs is responsible for engaging the region in WA matters through on-site communication as well as WA-related discussions.
The ministry conducts business off-site through the WA affairs forum and its three subforums.
The Ministry opens the voting threads for residents to cast their votes on WA proposals and also drafts Information for Voters (IFVs) telegrams that are distributed to the region.
The ministry is also involved in the World Assembly Legislative League (WALL), an alliance of regions with which TNP is affiliated concerned with expanding the education of WA authors and voters and collaborative voting on key WA resolutions that involve a shared national interest.
Furthermore The Ministry has a World Assembly 101 course available - covering both the General Assembly and the Security Council - to improve the knowledge base of residents within TNP. (Note: Ministry membership is not required to take the WA 101 coursework.)
The ministry will aim to make the TNP forums a location where authors come to draft their resolutions, and in order to encourage such efforts, ministry members are encouraged to offer constructive criticism and other feedback on these drafts.
WA Affairs Staff: If you are interested in anything World Assembly (WA)-related- whether that be writing and discussing WA proposals or assisting with managing WA-related business- this is the Ministry for you! WA Affairs staffers assist the Minister and Deputies with developing voting opinions along with running internal operations and ongoing projects. Applications are accepted by the Minister or one of their Deputies.
Project Teams: The Ministry currently employs three Project Teams, including Accelerator Program staff (who offer feedback and assist with Accelerator Program submissions), IFV writers (who assist with writing and reviewing the Ministry's Information for WA Voters publications), and Heroes staff (who work on the Heroes of Valhalla initiative). WA Affairs staffers may join as many Project Teams as they wish.
Oh, it was plenty fun! Though we should’ve probably waited until private trips were allowed. I’m never much of a schedule freak:P
More recently, Crom’s getting me a new iPhone ‘cause I had a little… “mishap” with my previous one.
Bacon sandwiches! I feel hungry already… Which is odd ‘cause I just ate! I’m so glad I have a medical professional who totally lives a healthy lifestyle…
I mean, I have holidays throughout June and mid-November to end of December. But sadly, I'm going back to my home country after two years for Christmas for three weeks. If I join during the holidays, then does that mean I have to resign by the end of my holiday?
While the Imperial Realm creates its own visionary future, joined hand in hand by our newfound allies and brothers in our quest to create a world of absolute peace, order, and security, it seems only natural that the auxiliary forces of the Northern Hemisphere place do their bidding in an attempt to quell worries of any interference with the Sibylline Confederacy. Your national salute of Imperial divinity is acknowledged and respected, but will play little part on the matters of regional-impacting politics and scheming.
After much thought, consideration, and conversing with the other equal of the Imperial Realm within our sublime Confederacy, it has been noted that the neededness of a Non-aggression pact with the forces to our northwest is minimal at best, with lackluster overlapping influence and sheer unneeded formal diplomatic convention between our two blocs. The Imperial Realm does not concern itself with the forces at play within the icy waters of Arctic Nord-Osea and believes in the good-will and expansive deliberation by our allies that lie north of us, that are determinalist of their own futures and are outside NOTO’s unspecified and loose domain.
And such, the Imperial Realm on behest of itself and its allies within the paramount Sibylline Confederacy benignantly dismisses the current proposition for a non-aggression pact between our founded pacts, yet wishes continued amity betwixt us.
-Evelyn von Theodana, Imperial Minister of Foreign Affairs, on behalf of Her Imperial Highness, Anastasia Ostrogoth III, Empress of all of Gothgraff and Lilium