The Bastion Union / Triple League

[Nathan]

bastionunion.org/forum/index.php

The forum is up, but not official.

We might want to start thinking about what sort of boards and subboards we want, keeping in mind that such things as the Wild Goat Pub, Davis Street, and Foreign Affairs will go into the top section.

In the transition to Dominion government, I tried to curtail the tangle of boards that Natopia always seems to create, and I particularly like the geographic arrangement of boards. Unless anyone sees any major problems with this in a combined board? We can change it if it doesnt work.

Proposed Map:

Category: Lindstrom Square

The Wild Goat Pub (direct link to main Bastion chat)

Dominion Library (most is on wiki, critical works on public display here)
-- The Library's Lochhatonian Art Museum of Arts
-- Castleberry Rhymes Archives and Museum
-- Encyclopedia Natopianica (direct link to wiki)

The Ruined Cathedral

Category: The State Gardens

Vista de Nada Palace (talk with the ruler, decrees, same as now)

Home of the Apostles (domestic affairs)
-- Office of Apostolic Cartographer
-- Office of Marshal-Paladin (military)

Home of the Missionaries (foreign)
-- Treaty Depository
----- Archives

Category: Aequitine Hill

The Frenzy (laws)
-- Dingo Memorial Lobby (government discussion)
-- NIPPL (private natopian matters)

Home of the Scholars
-- Ministry of Silly Walks (for posterity)
-- Natopian Organization for Otherworldly Proselytism (space program)
------ Natopian International Space Station (direct link)

Davis Street Financial District (direct link to Bastion econ board)

Category: The Dominion

Demesnes
-- United Barony of Ziegeland-Lochhatonia
-- Arboreal Duchy of Hazelwood
-- Princely Duchy of Tasneemia
-- Kingdom of Muckapucky
-- Principality of Sororiya
-- March of Klaasiya
-- County-Palatine of Taper Æterna

Protectorates
-- Hegemony of Athlon (direct link to Athlon board)
-- Island of Ptia

Improvements?

EDIT: updated the map realizing we can use categories still, lol





Also forum theme/color. It will be phpbb so I have no idea what that is capable of... Certainly our basic color scheme can be reproduced I'm sure. We would also poke around the internet for a pre-made one that could just be slapped on our section of the Bastion Union. If we stick with colors, which color scheme? I really like the blue we have going now

[Nathan]

just a quick browse of ones i like, there is a menu up top to select more:

www.phpbb.com/styles/demo/3.0/?style_id=42

www.phpbb.com/styles/demo/3.0/?style_id=1025

www.phpbb.com/styles/demo/3.0/?style_id=135

[Nathan]

a rather simple theme that i assume could be given our current color scheme perhaps? would keep our proboard feel... which i think we should maintain to keep it "looking like Natopia"

www.phpbb.com/styles/demo/3.0/?style_id=95

As much as i really love this blue we have, everyone else has blue forums... I think using the current gray back backgrounds with green highlights in place of the blue now, would distinguish us.

i made a new skin using konrad's as a model just to try it with a green emphasis. its called "newtest" if anyone wants to change it in their profile. i've also set it as the default temporarily so Ari has a point of reference, and will turn it back after that is sorted out

[andreasthewise]

Layout of forums looks good. We never really got anywhere much in discussing foreign affairs. I'm personally envisaging the joint FA forum is for diplomatic reports, and people still go to the separate nations for specific matters. I've added a link to Gralus' FA area, and I would do the same for the others when their forums are up.

[Nathan]

sounds reasonable/practical.

i was very sad about giving up the now ancient Wild Goat Pub... but i saw that you linked Gralus' chat to the Bastion chat, so i did the same