/r/worldroleplay, A Realistic Global Diplomacy Game

Two spies emerge from the mist to meet on a quiet street. A wargaming exercise by NATO meets protest from Russia. A defense ministry quietly begins arming rebels half a world away. A trade deal unites two South American economies, but provokes a third. That’s all just another day on /r/worldroleplay, a subreddit dedicated to the creative and realistic roleplay of international politics. Unlike other world simulation subreddits, /r/worldroleplay is built around the accurate approximation of today’s geopolitics. Reality is our watchword. Players take on the role of a contemporary country and are, at least initially, bound by real-world economies, geographies, treaties, and military capacities. War is always a looming possibility, but it does not dominate our world. Ours is a subtler game, of tit-for-tat, of signals and gestures, of negotiation and subterfuge.

But that doesn’t mean we aren’t creative. Far from it. By situating ourselves in the real world, our players are able to inhabit the character of another world leader and his or her government. We find—and exploit—the drama in today’s crises and conflicts, friendships and conflagrations. This is a place for roleplaying and storytelling. The world is a complex and dangerous place and our players, bound only by a few official rules and some careful moderation, make of it what they will.

If you have what it takes to steer a nation-state through the tumult and turbulence of world affairs, sign up today to stake your claim. A nation’s diplomats, businessmen, spies, and soldiers await your orders.

Come join us at /r/worldroleplay!