<![CDATA[IDU Regional Forum - Fun & Games]]> https://idugov.com/forum/ Fri, 01 May 2026 04:08:42 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[Soundtracks of the IDU]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=6803 Sun, 19 Oct 2025 13:06:22 -0500 Xiomera]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=6803
I'm kicking this off with this little number that sums up the mindset of your average Imperial Police officer, Imperial Security agent or analyst, XCP member, or other servants of the Xiomeran Empire.


Lyrics:

They see me strolling in my uniform
Acting like they seen a ghost
Wish I could tell 'em that I mean no harm
I wouldn't want to lose my post
It's risky returning to my stomping ground
After giving 'em a guarantee
That I'd never do anything so profound
As become the enemy

But I used to be weak (Weary of the wise)
Used to let my life get the best of me
(Then I was given a choice)
And it was easy to see, all I needed was a little bit of power

Now anybody with their head on straight
Could see me coming miles away
But I never expected I'd get so much hate
For putting people in their place
It would be difficult to find
Something in mind we couldn't do
To anyone who gives as much as a dirty look
Don't make it you

But we used to be weak (Weary of the wise)
Used to let our lives keep us in the weeds
We were given a choice
And it was easy to see what we needed
What we need is power
So we don't have to think about a thing
So we can bring you all to your knees
We can keep you from forgetting
We got the power to get away with anything
Over and over again

Three days straight seeing monochrome
Fuse is used, ready to blow
Called on to be vicious
Callous and expeditious
Well, I can't tell when I last slept
And though my conscience is a bit unkempt
Well, it's no bother, I can just forget
And never bother with a bit of it again

If my morals seem a bit mislaid
It might be easy to forget
If I ever tried to disobey
You're probably gonna find me dead

Power!

What we need is power
So we don't have to think about a thing
So we can bring you all to your knees
We can keep you from forgetting
We've got the power to get away with anything
Over and over again]]>
I'm kicking this off with this little number that sums up the mindset of your average Imperial Police officer, Imperial Security agent or analyst, XCP member, or other servants of the Xiomeran Empire.


Lyrics:

They see me strolling in my uniform
Acting like they seen a ghost
Wish I could tell 'em that I mean no harm
I wouldn't want to lose my post
It's risky returning to my stomping ground
After giving 'em a guarantee
That I'd never do anything so profound
As become the enemy

But I used to be weak (Weary of the wise)
Used to let my life get the best of me
(Then I was given a choice)
And it was easy to see, all I needed was a little bit of power

Now anybody with their head on straight
Could see me coming miles away
But I never expected I'd get so much hate
For putting people in their place
It would be difficult to find
Something in mind we couldn't do
To anyone who gives as much as a dirty look
Don't make it you

But we used to be weak (Weary of the wise)
Used to let our lives keep us in the weeds
We were given a choice
And it was easy to see what we needed
What we need is power
So we don't have to think about a thing
So we can bring you all to your knees
We can keep you from forgetting
We got the power to get away with anything
Over and over again

Three days straight seeing monochrome
Fuse is used, ready to blow
Called on to be vicious
Callous and expeditious
Well, I can't tell when I last slept
And though my conscience is a bit unkempt
Well, it's no bother, I can just forget
And never bother with a bit of it again

If my morals seem a bit mislaid
It might be easy to forget
If I ever tried to disobey
You're probably gonna find me dead

Power!

What we need is power
So we don't have to think about a thing
So we can bring you all to your knees
We can keep you from forgetting
We've got the power to get away with anything
Over and over again]]> <![CDATA[weekly mag pro]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2474 Sun, 11 Aug 2024 01:37:57 -0500 sarimshaikh]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2474 weekly mag pro]]> weekly mag pro]]> <![CDATA[New Region]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2221 Wed, 30 Mar 2022 05:14:32 -0500 bigdan]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2221  was thinking, i have this idea where i'll make a new region- through one of my puppets or something. I was also thinking- why not make it like a colony or ally of IDU or something- we could send our puppets there or something? good idea or bad?







.....]]>  was thinking, i have this idea where i'll make a new region- through one of my puppets or something. I was also thinking- why not make it like a colony or ally of IDU or something- we could send our puppets there or something? good idea or bad?







.....]]> <![CDATA[IDUball]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1925 Sun, 05 May 2019 21:30:29 -0500 Libertas Omnium Maximus]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1925
IDUball

Polandball/countryball. IDU style!

Polandball!?
Polandball (aka countryball). Ever heard of it? Apparently, several members of the IDU (myself included) have. It is a funny little comic style that depicts nations (drawn up as little balls consisting of their flag and eyes) interacting with one and other. The comic style is actually very popular because it is highly accessible to amateurs, all you need is an mspaint style application that is younger than 1980 and you are probably capable of drawing a polandball comic. Want examples? Google r/polandball and it will take you to a Reddit community full of them.

Cool...but why this thread?
I thought to myself, why couldn’t we do that but with our nations? I don’t see a reason why we shouldn’t. So... let’s do it! The rest of this thread will be dedicated to “IDUball” comics or illustrations.

Guidelines
Thankfully, there are only a couple of limits to what you can do in IDUball as there are no prizes or anything like that involved your main objective is to have a good laugh. With that said, there are some general established guidelines that will make this thread better.

1. Since interactions between nations are intended to be funny, you will be poking fun of people’s nations in interactions. With that said, don’t be brutal. A nation -Conternia- that loves to annex people might be fun to poke fun off with a “Conternia walks into a room and everyone leaves screaming ‘Don’t annex us!!!’” comic is fine but don’t attack them. The take away from the comic shouldn’t be “wow, nation ______ is literally the dumbest person and deserves to die.” That usually isn’t funny anyway.

2. Don’t use circle tools! They look professional. That isn’t the aim.

3. Give your polandballs only eyes, no mouth or nose or legs etc. Eyes should be white with nothing in them and should have a thin black outline

4. Represent the nation truthfully. Kerlile wouldn’t be depicted as supporting men’s rights (pre-May 2019, now idk) and Bjeorg wouldn’t be advocating for atheism.

5. The character shouldn’t represent an individual person in that nation. It should represent the stereotypes of the nation (Nation X are a bunch hillbillies with plasma guns who only care about their turtle farms, in example).

6. The character’s body should be a circular rendition of the nation’s flag + the eyes and nothing else. If they need a “prop” for a particular scene (top hat to show culture or AK-47 to show that it’s a junta) that is fine.

7. Only nations of the IDU can exist in the comic, no industries or geopolitical entities. The IDUSA (represented by its flag) is probably fine however.

8. Nation’s with emblems located to either side of the flag can turn that into an eye patch. Like Serbia! Libertas Omnium Maximusball also lost its eye.[Image: 06fd72b3aadb4a656c5582ff54c6d5a660b34785_hq.jpg]
Don’t even attempt this quality of drawing though. Whoever did this was a grandmaster! Made by: User 27hagelslag on https://aminoapps.com/c/polandball/page/...goQ38xdoqd

9. Backdrops are accepted but not required.

10. Unless otherwise specified by the user of the nation in question, all characters are genderless. If a user specifies their character’s gender, use that.

11. Characters speak Engrish, imperfect English meant to represent their accent. “Dis Mercia ist stupikof!” Instead of “America is stupid” for a Germanic nation in example. It just has to be English enough to get across the general point. The exception to this rule is for nations that speak the Queen’s English. They talk normally.

12. Any level of quality is fine. This isn’t the Uffizi gallery.

These guidelines are derived mostly from the Reddit community r/polandball. They are to thank for my love of polandball actualy. Before you start making comics I would highly recommend taking a look at https://www.reddit.com/r/polandball/

I would advise starting out with a picture of your polandball along with some of their likes and dislikes and personality traits.

Eg.

Bjeorgball
“Deus Vult!”

Likes
-Yellow
-Seeing LOMball in pain
-Cathedrals

Dislikes
-LOMball
-People pointing out his inferiority complex
-Atheists

See Also
-LOMball (brother)]]>
IDUball

Polandball/countryball. IDU style!

Polandball!?
Polandball (aka countryball). Ever heard of it? Apparently, several members of the IDU (myself included) have. It is a funny little comic style that depicts nations (drawn up as little balls consisting of their flag and eyes) interacting with one and other. The comic style is actually very popular because it is highly accessible to amateurs, all you need is an mspaint style application that is younger than 1980 and you are probably capable of drawing a polandball comic. Want examples? Google r/polandball and it will take you to a Reddit community full of them.

Cool...but why this thread?
I thought to myself, why couldn’t we do that but with our nations? I don’t see a reason why we shouldn’t. So... let’s do it! The rest of this thread will be dedicated to “IDUball” comics or illustrations.

Guidelines
Thankfully, there are only a couple of limits to what you can do in IDUball as there are no prizes or anything like that involved your main objective is to have a good laugh. With that said, there are some general established guidelines that will make this thread better.

1. Since interactions between nations are intended to be funny, you will be poking fun of people’s nations in interactions. With that said, don’t be brutal. A nation -Conternia- that loves to annex people might be fun to poke fun off with a “Conternia walks into a room and everyone leaves screaming ‘Don’t annex us!!!’” comic is fine but don’t attack them. The take away from the comic shouldn’t be “wow, nation ______ is literally the dumbest person and deserves to die.” That usually isn’t funny anyway.

2. Don’t use circle tools! They look professional. That isn’t the aim.

3. Give your polandballs only eyes, no mouth or nose or legs etc. Eyes should be white with nothing in them and should have a thin black outline

4. Represent the nation truthfully. Kerlile wouldn’t be depicted as supporting men’s rights (pre-May 2019, now idk) and Bjeorg wouldn’t be advocating for atheism.

5. The character shouldn’t represent an individual person in that nation. It should represent the stereotypes of the nation (Nation X are a bunch hillbillies with plasma guns who only care about their turtle farms, in example).

6. The character’s body should be a circular rendition of the nation’s flag + the eyes and nothing else. If they need a “prop” for a particular scene (top hat to show culture or AK-47 to show that it’s a junta) that is fine.

7. Only nations of the IDU can exist in the comic, no industries or geopolitical entities. The IDUSA (represented by its flag) is probably fine however.

8. Nation’s with emblems located to either side of the flag can turn that into an eye patch. Like Serbia! Libertas Omnium Maximusball also lost its eye.[Image: 06fd72b3aadb4a656c5582ff54c6d5a660b34785_hq.jpg]
Don’t even attempt this quality of drawing though. Whoever did this was a grandmaster! Made by: User 27hagelslag on https://aminoapps.com/c/polandball/page/...goQ38xdoqd

9. Backdrops are accepted but not required.

10. Unless otherwise specified by the user of the nation in question, all characters are genderless. If a user specifies their character’s gender, use that.

11. Characters speak Engrish, imperfect English meant to represent their accent. “Dis Mercia ist stupikof!” Instead of “America is stupid” for a Germanic nation in example. It just has to be English enough to get across the general point. The exception to this rule is for nations that speak the Queen’s English. They talk normally.

12. Any level of quality is fine. This isn’t the Uffizi gallery.

These guidelines are derived mostly from the Reddit community r/polandball. They are to thank for my love of polandball actualy. Before you start making comics I would highly recommend taking a look at https://www.reddit.com/r/polandball/

I would advise starting out with a picture of your polandball along with some of their likes and dislikes and personality traits.

Eg.

Bjeorgball
“Deus Vult!”

Likes
-Yellow
-Seeing LOMball in pain
-Cathedrals

Dislikes
-LOMball
-People pointing out his inferiority complex
-Atheists

See Also
-LOMball (brother)]]> <![CDATA[IDU Tower]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1882 Thu, 20 Dec 2018 09:33:18 -0600 Libertas Omnium Maximus]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1882 IDU Tower

[Image: 1280px-Kobe_crystal_tower02_2048.jpg]

The object of the game is simple, each player "builds" a new level onto the tower by describing (a couple of words will do. i.e. Law Office or Dentist) their level. The level must start with the last letter of the last word of the former level. In your answer, list the prior level. The game doesn't ever need to end. Just get creative and have fun! In the event that the tower does get so large that all conceivable level names are used up, just start a new tower with "Lobby" and then a level starting with "y".

NOTE: Try to avoid ending everything in the letter "e". It is tempting to slap the word "store" on the back of everything but I imagine that it will result in a lot of "Elephant Care Center"s. They aren't any fun for anyone.

In example:

Level 1. Lobby
Level 2. Yard Stick Warehouse
Level 3. Equestrian Emporium
Level 4. Minotaur Menagerie

I shall start:

Level 1. Lobby
Level 2. Yurts Unlimited (purveyor of fine Yurts since 1962)]]> IDU Tower

[Image: 1280px-Kobe_crystal_tower02_2048.jpg]

The object of the game is simple, each player "builds" a new level onto the tower by describing (a couple of words will do. i.e. Law Office or Dentist) their level. The level must start with the last letter of the last word of the former level. In your answer, list the prior level. The game doesn't ever need to end. Just get creative and have fun! In the event that the tower does get so large that all conceivable level names are used up, just start a new tower with "Lobby" and then a level starting with "y".

NOTE: Try to avoid ending everything in the letter "e". It is tempting to slap the word "store" on the back of everything but I imagine that it will result in a lot of "Elephant Care Center"s. They aren't any fun for anyone.

In example:

Level 1. Lobby
Level 2. Yard Stick Warehouse
Level 3. Equestrian Emporium
Level 4. Minotaur Menagerie

I shall start:

Level 1. Lobby
Level 2. Yurts Unlimited (purveyor of fine Yurts since 1962)]]> <![CDATA[Quote, Misquote]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1679 Sat, 30 Apr 2016 07:52:41 -0500 Bears Armed]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1679 differently from its proper form but in a way that still looks plausible and [hopefully] is funny. That player then posts the start of a phrase for the next person to complete, and so on.
I'll do a couple of answers to start off, as examples.
Have fun!
(and, please, keep it clean...)


"When in the affairs of nations it becomes necessary..."]]> differently from its proper form but in a way that still looks plausible and [hopefully] is funny. That player then posts the start of a phrase for the next person to complete, and so on.
I'll do a couple of answers to start off, as examples.
Have fun!
(and, please, keep it clean...)


"When in the affairs of nations it becomes necessary..."]]> <![CDATA[Lieb in the light: A Iowa Caucus weekend (OOC)]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1675 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 16:45:47 -0600 Grosseschnauzer]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1675


Attachments: ]]>


Attachments: ]]> <![CDATA[Realism in Roleplay]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1661 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 06:16:17 -0500 Grellania]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1661
I wanted to learn more about creating some form of way to conduct a realistic economic, political, or military background and roleplay for nations, and I wanted to learn more about what resources are available in that effort. Is there anyone interested in learning more about these topics as well?

Please provide sources if you know more on how to create successful and realistic companies, political factions, and military technology, et. cetera.]]>
I wanted to learn more about creating some form of way to conduct a realistic economic, political, or military background and roleplay for nations, and I wanted to learn more about what resources are available in that effort. Is there anyone interested in learning more about these topics as well?

Please provide sources if you know more on how to create successful and realistic companies, political factions, and military technology, et. cetera.]]> <![CDATA[Roleplay!]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1658 Wed, 10 Jun 2015 20:01:37 -0500 Grellania]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1658 <![CDATA[Happy Birthday, Sanctaria!]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1613 Sun, 11 May 2014 03:19:02 -0500 Blozendland]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1613 <![CDATA[NS World Fair 2012]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1513 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:43:36 -0500 unibot]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1513
As we all know, the tenth anniversary of the greatest game OF ALL TIME, is upon us. To honour this great occasion, myself and Todd McCloud are going to be running The 2012 NationStates World Fair. The event will take place on a neutral forum made especially for the event.

The World Fair will run from Nov. 10 to Nov 13.

One of the main features of the World Fair will be the regional or organizational venues. A venue will simply be a sub-forum dedicated to a participating region or organization. In the venue, you may host forum games, debates, discussions, lectures ? participatory and informative threads are encouraged. A neat thing venues can do is also give away ?promotional? items, like images for visitors to put in people?s signatures as prizes and a catchy way to attract people to your venue. The point of the venue is to ?show off? the cultural value of your region or organization to onlookers.

Also, in Auditorium One, there will be lectures from some of the most influential players in NationStates History. In Auditorium Two, a re-drafting of the The Convention on Off Site Property Security (C.O.P.S) will occur between all willing parties, and Auditorium Three will feature a world class role-played association-football event.

Other Auditorium events are still in the works at this time.

There will also be a food court, for spam games and general discussion. In addition to a Press Room: a sub-forum for national role-played media as well as gameplay media relevant to the coverage of this historic event.

Also in the works is a series of NationStates war games of sorts, both gameplay and roleplay.

IF YOUR REGION OR ORGANIZATION WISHES TO APPLY FOR A VENUE, please send Unibot III (via telegram) a message explaining that your region or organization will attend the event and would like a venue. Please inform me before Nov. 08.

Yours,
Uni.]]>
As we all know, the tenth anniversary of the greatest game OF ALL TIME, is upon us. To honour this great occasion, myself and Todd McCloud are going to be running The 2012 NationStates World Fair. The event will take place on a neutral forum made especially for the event.

The World Fair will run from Nov. 10 to Nov 13.

One of the main features of the World Fair will be the regional or organizational venues. A venue will simply be a sub-forum dedicated to a participating region or organization. In the venue, you may host forum games, debates, discussions, lectures ? participatory and informative threads are encouraged. A neat thing venues can do is also give away ?promotional? items, like images for visitors to put in people?s signatures as prizes and a catchy way to attract people to your venue. The point of the venue is to ?show off? the cultural value of your region or organization to onlookers.

Also, in Auditorium One, there will be lectures from some of the most influential players in NationStates History. In Auditorium Two, a re-drafting of the The Convention on Off Site Property Security (C.O.P.S) will occur between all willing parties, and Auditorium Three will feature a world class role-played association-football event.

Other Auditorium events are still in the works at this time.

There will also be a food court, for spam games and general discussion. In addition to a Press Room: a sub-forum for national role-played media as well as gameplay media relevant to the coverage of this historic event.

Also in the works is a series of NationStates war games of sorts, both gameplay and roleplay.

IF YOUR REGION OR ORGANIZATION WISHES TO APPLY FOR A VENUE, please send Unibot III (via telegram) a message explaining that your region or organization will attend the event and would like a venue. Please inform me before Nov. 08.

Yours,
Uni.]]> <![CDATA[The Gameplay Alignment Test]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1508 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:06:52 -0500 unibot]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1508
I just wanted to inform you about a new Political Compass test for NationStates, called "The Gameplay Alignment Test", created by Solm and Unibot.

You can find out more about the Compass and take the test here: http://s4.zetaboards.com/UDL/pages/compass_main/ (no sign-ups required!)

Essentially, the Compass determines where people sit on two axes: (1) military alignment (whether players should invade or defend regions?), (2) political alignment (whether regions should be tight-knit communities or very open communities). To get a good sense of how NationStates stands on the test, I'm trying to encourage everyone to take the test.

Yours,
Unibot.

P.S., if you have any questions or comments about the quiz, feel free to forward them to me via Unibot II.

P.P.S., if there?s a celebrity not on the celebrity compass that you?d like to see, tell me who!

HERE?S HOW NATIONSTATES HAS SCORED:

[Image: total.png]]]>
I just wanted to inform you about a new Political Compass test for NationStates, called "The Gameplay Alignment Test", created by Solm and Unibot.

You can find out more about the Compass and take the test here: http://s4.zetaboards.com/UDL/pages/compass_main/ (no sign-ups required!)

Essentially, the Compass determines where people sit on two axes: (1) military alignment (whether players should invade or defend regions?), (2) political alignment (whether regions should be tight-knit communities or very open communities). To get a good sense of how NationStates stands on the test, I'm trying to encourage everyone to take the test.

Yours,
Unibot.

P.S., if you have any questions or comments about the quiz, feel free to forward them to me via Unibot II.

P.P.S., if there?s a celebrity not on the celebrity compass that you?d like to see, tell me who!

HERE?S HOW NATIONSTATES HAS SCORED:

[Image: total.png]]]> <![CDATA[See the way this 'democracy' thing works is...]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1490 Thu, 24 May 2012 18:24:50 -0500 boricuastan]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1490 we vote, then other people decide who wins. At least that's the way we do it here in the good ol' USA. So -- now that those pesky primaries are all-but-over -- who should those nice 538 strangers we all know and love elect as the next president of the US? Inquiring IDUers want to know. Non-Americans also welcome to participate, no matter how crazy your political opinions are; just rant away while the rest of us breathe in a sigh of relief that you can't vote in our elections. Tongue I'll disclose my own preference later, mostly because I don't want the OP to read like an advertisement for my guy (and also because I so love being lobbied by well-meaning Europeans instructing me how I should vote -- can't be harassed if I'm already publicly attached, you know Big Grin ).

May the best special-interest puppet win! :yeah:]]> we vote, then other people decide who wins. At least that's the way we do it here in the good ol' USA. So -- now that those pesky primaries are all-but-over -- who should those nice 538 strangers we all know and love elect as the next president of the US? Inquiring IDUers want to know. Non-Americans also welcome to participate, no matter how crazy your political opinions are; just rant away while the rest of us breathe in a sigh of relief that you can't vote in our elections. Tongue I'll disclose my own preference later, mostly because I don't want the OP to read like an advertisement for my guy (and also because I so love being lobbied by well-meaning Europeans instructing me how I should vote -- can't be harassed if I'm already publicly attached, you know Big Grin ).

May the best special-interest puppet win! :yeah:]]> <![CDATA[What are you reading?]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1441 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 08:12:27 -0500 Bears Armed]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1441


:Bear:]]>


:Bear:]]> <![CDATA[Word association]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1440 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:47:48 -0500 Svobodny]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1440

Democratic]]>

Democratic]]>