Suggestion Junction Threads - A Dominion Alternative

[Ra Vizsla]

Goals
1. Provide a simple alternative to Dominions that is alien to what we now experience.
2. Provide a PvE way for Major Factions to work together to gain hexes that feels more "passive".
3. Move away from "post requirements" for hexes and instead lean on participation.



JUNCTION

Junction threads allow two or more Major Factions participating to gain a hex.

• At any point, two or more Major Factions may acquire an adjacent SWRP Chaos Map hex each by completing a Junction thread, posting to the Map Update thread, and receiving Staff approval.
• A Junction thread’s title must include the name or acronym of the Major Factions involved.
• Major Faction may only submit one completed Junction every calendar month.
• A Junction's location does not determine the hexes gained, Faction Owners may select the hexes.
• Hexes chosen to be gained by completed Junction threads must be adjacent to the Major Faction's influence cloud.
• A hex lost as the result of an invasion or rebellion defeat may not be gained by a Junction thread for 30 days after the announcement of the Invasion or Rebellion result.

REBELLIONS

• Junctions are vulnerable to Rebellions.

VICTORY CONDITIONS

Once a Major Faction has posted a completed Junction 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 Junction thread have a story (or group of stories) that makes sense and that comes to a reasonable conclusion?
• REPRESENTATION - How well is the Faction represented in the Junction thread? Factions may be denied hexes for poor performance.
• EFFORT - How much effort has the Faction put into the thread?

(Each faction must post their own application in the Map Update thread upon conclusion of their monthly Junction thread, ie one Junction thread can have two or more posts in the Map Update thread.)

JUNCTION
Hex Gained: (Please specify exact Hex coordinate)
Name Of The Faction: (Fully name the Faction correctly)
Link To Junction: (Insert Junction Thread URL)
RPJ Approval: (Leave this blank, an RPJ shall insert their name when it has been approved)

 

[The Red of Sinner]

Im not sure I understand exactly what this says, but if it just means factions 1 and 2 can work in a thread together to get hex a and b at the exact same time, this has my vote.

 

[Jsc]

Meh.

Complicated. But in good spirit.

I like the other idea about Tiered Doms better. I also like the idea of Tiered Doms AND Major Factions working together to achieve them.

I'd probably see if you could take the spirit of this idea, and mix it in with the other one. Like muffins. Or whatever. 2 cents.

 

[Ra Vizsla]

I cut some fat, simplified the descriptor, it's now shorter than current Dominion rules.

 

[Ryv]

I like.

 

[Valiens Nantaris]

Hmm, I like the sound of this. It's almost as if this Ra fellow has written rules before!

I'll add this to our discussions.

 

[Barrien Siegfried]

Isn't rhis basically just a Dominion but without having to involve whatever hex you gain?

 

[Ra Vizsla]

re-edited the descriptor to better justify it's positioning versus Dominions.

Re:

Junction threads allow two or more Major Factions participating to gain a hex.

 

[Zef Halo]

Yes

 

[Laira Darkhold]

I remember writing something like this a year ago in the staff forum. Glad its catching on!

I've always liked the idea of encouraging more cooperation between factions.

 

[Tarre Priest]

Ra Vizsla One questions, could the participating factions work "against" each other in the thread?

 

[Tathra Khaeus]

Sounds cool.

 

[Eldin Daine]

Got my vote!

 

[Irveric Tavlar]

Great premise, very cool