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The Vector Times, Issue 1; a whimsical project posted here because
Topic Started: Apr 22 2013, 06:37 AM (125 Views)
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Issue 1 - April 21st, 2013


Foreword
Heyya, heyya, dearest reader! Welcome to the first issue of The Vector Times, Caprecia's newest (and, arguably, only operating) newspaper! What spurred it on? Boredom. And that the Media forum has been lonely for almost a year.

Almost a year.

This forum wants attention, folks.

It's an old forum, in service to Caprecia since December 6, 2007--over four years now. It's had a long history, one that undoubtedly mirrors and details the region's history itself. It's kind of a thing, newspapers talking about things that happen.

So, yes. That's what this paper will do. Talk about things that happen.

Amazing, isn't it?


Regional News
A lot has changed since the last newspaper left the press-shop. People have come and left, others have returned, some have disappeared into the air itself.

The region itself has grown in the last two years, improving in nearly every possible way. Our RP systems has reached what many (or at least the RP Minister, who is by no means biased) believe is "pretty damn good." Long gone are the days of taking your NS (do you even still long into that thing?) population and dividing it by ten, or using some silly overcomplicated formula that tells you "how many people the pixels land you want on can feed". Now, you can decide your own population!

Provided the RP Minister thinks it's good. Just like your GDP per capita--it's totally up to you now.

The maps have also improved--vastly so over the original Caprecians maps. Here is a snapshot of their evolution of Caprecia's five year life:
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As you can see, they got pretty awesome.

But, yes, Caprecia.

In addition to these general awesome improvements, the region has also joined the Commonwealth of Regions--a coalition of NationStates regions united together for community purposes. Lot's of stuff happens over there, but, for the most part The Vector Times will be a local paper.

Caprecia has also been in talks with Nysa concerning a possible merger of their two RP worlds. The talks have been quite successful, and the merger is in it's final legs; it's only a matter of time before the region's two groups find themselves RPing side-by-side.

The Caprecian Cartographer "Caprecianized" their maps--the results available here. However, the map isn't as final as it might seem; there's still a fair bit to do, so it might rival it's Caprecian counterpart.

And, for the first time ever, a true world map of Oracia has been produced. It's expected that more will follow, in a version similar to the "Standard" maps of Caprecia and Nysa.

On an easier note, the regional forums have been updated. The forum banners have been streamlined, the header table has been updated, and slight tweaks have been made here and there.

Overall, the region seems to have began kicking again--a fact hopefully strengthened by the publishing of our first newspaper is nearly a year. There be bright skys ahead, lads; let's make the best of them.


Roleplay News
Stuff has happened! Hooray!

Seriously, a lot has happened since the last time anyone bothered to make a newspaper. Caprecia was destroyed in a nuclear war between a multitude of superpowers and greatpowers and has, consequently, been reborn into the Rebirth Era, or, as known in the Länlanian Commonwealth (of which no-doubt you'll hear much of!), Era Renässan.

In this new age, a few key powers lead Caprecia: The Länlanian Commonwealth (headed by Lines, the Good and Honorable), The Federal Republic of Sainam (headed by Blacaria, the Something or Other), and the Deltorian Kingdom (headed by Caeser, the Existent yet Absent). The Republic of Jandrea is still going strong, 3000 years after Caprecia was founded.

A recent prominent RP campaign has been Invasion, headed by Zanaro, the Chaste and Rightly. It began during a civil war in Castléon, a neighboring island of the Empire of Zanaro. Emperor Arthur Draven Arcturus Kroviun, post-humorously titled the Mad, saw it as the time to strike and capture Flores, a Castléon Duchy he thought of as Zanarite.

However, foreigners powers would not have this. Arthur's brother, Arcturus deemed Arthur crazed and a threat to the world. Arthur's sister, Princess Sylvia Erin Lydia Kroviun, attempted to remove him from power using the Imperial Senate--an attempt that backfired and lead to her exile to the Länlanian Commonwealth.

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Sainamese propaganda depicting Zanarite Emperor Arthur the Mad.


In an effort to save her people, she petitioned the Länlanian King, Soren Theodor Augustus Bonde, for membership in the Länlanian Commonwealth as the official head of state of the Imperial Republic of Zanaro.

The Länlanian accepted, recognizing her as the true leader of the Imperial Republic and Zanaro as a memberstate of the Commonwealth. This lead to Soren branding Arthur, his old friend, a traitor to the Commonwealth--a rebel who illegal usurped the Zanarite throne.

Consequently, the Commonwealth went to war. The Republic of So'Karsa, lead by Arcturus, and Sainam joined the Commonwealth in the fray.

In the West, the largest RP has been Fien's The Mersan King, which saw a civil war erupt in the Republic of Adehn over perceived-corruption in the upper-echelons of it's government. After two years of bloody fighting, the war climaxed in A House Divided, where the Mersans split into the Mersan Republic and the Länlanian Commonwealth rushes to it's defense.

This issue has already gotten ridiculously long, so I'm afraid I have to cut it here. In future issues, more attention will be given to RP scenarios--as they're the main reason the paper came into existence.

Meet the Writer/Editor/Producer/Whatever-Other-Position-is-Involved-in-Newspaper-Production
Hi! My name is Lines and I'm terrible at newspapering!

Been a member of Caprecia since... October 4th, 2009. It's been over three years now? Yup. Joined Caprecia is search of a playground, pointed this way by Caeser while we were members of a now-dead region. I'm pretty fond of roleplaying, as well as writing. Also a lot of stuff, like organizing and being awesome.

Mostly all of it.

Danks for reading, good sir or madam. Do expect more of these.
Edited by Lines, Apr 22 2013, 06:42 AM.
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I'll be posting the Caprecian Chronicle sometime within the next week Lines so I'll pay some attention to that dead forum in time :P
Edited by Dom, Apr 22 2013, 08:17 AM.
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It's about time, too. :P

A year and action on my part? Pshh, you were starving the poor thing. :P
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I remember trying to merge New Sorvun's rp with Caprecia's back in the day. Anyway, nice read! I am already wanting to read the next issue!
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