NAP-X Alternate
(using Lolo I-Nap template).
1. This thread is intended to standardize what constitutes a NAP-X option R, so the terms are understood by all parties and so all conventions don't have to be rewritten each time an agreement is made.
Additionally, this is an attempt to codify what is acceptable behavior under the terms of a NAP.
2. NAP-X Option R is an agreement between players, not between nations.
3. Definition of Nation: All provinces uncontestedly owned by a pretenders units.
Establishment of owned: A province is owned when a province has had military units in it for one or more turns entirely exclusively by the owning player.
Should two parties both enter a province in the same turn, then ownership is not established, regardless of the outcome, as units were not in exclusive control for an entire turn.
Duration of Interest:
Should a nation have established ownership of a province, said ownership persists, up to 1 turn for each turn of ownership up to three.
For Example:
Arco and Ermor have signed a NAP-3 Opt R.
On turn Two, Arcosephale invades the Holy Lands, and successfully conquers the province.
On turn 3, with no other action, ownership is established.
On turn 5, with 2 turns of ownership (3 & 4), a barbarian horde invades and conquers the territory. Arco's ownership of the province persists for two turns, eg., 6 and 7. Ermor may take no action during these turns.
However, should arco fail to act during these turns, Ermor is free to conquer the province on turn 8.
4. This NAP restricts both parties from making any Military attacks or IDENTIFIABLE spell attacks on each other.
5. Additionally, neither party may introduce stealthy units into areas of the others nation, without prior notification and permission.
However, if the subject country is the shortest transit time to other countries, permission will not be denied.
6. In addition, the following global spells in the current DOM3 version 3.20 form are restricted:
Burden of Time, Arcane Nexus, Strands, Wish for Armageddon,
Forge of the Ancients, Utter Dark, Astral Corruption.
Fill in other globals here: ___________________________________
7. Dominion:
Because Dominion spread is *not* under the control of players dominion incursion in itself is not considered a violation of a NAP.
However, establishing temples, preachers, prophets etc with the intent to project dominion into a signators territory *is* an act of agression and the following protocols are observed.
Neither side may establish a temple in a province adjacent to a signators province without a castle, nor may he station more than one preaching unit (prophet and God excepted) UNLESS said province is under foreign domination.
So, for example: Arco & Ermor are Napped. Ermor may not establish temples in a border province in order to establish dominion (and kill population) UNLESS ermor's territory is already under foreign dominition.
AKA: its ok to defend your dominion, it isn't ok to project it.
8. Termination: The NAP can only be “terminated” after the other party has been given notice. The termination notice has to be given in the same way that it was signed, that is, if it was signed through the Shrapnel forums, or through email, or through an ingame message, the termination notice has to be given through the same channel. There are two forms of this Inviolate NAP: NAP-X, and NAP till turn X.
NAP-X: You can not order an attack until the Xth turn from notification of termination. The actual battles will be fought on turn X+1. For forum and email notifications, the current turn is counted as the first turn if the notification is sent 24 hours before the current turn hosts. If the notification is sent less than 24 hours before the current turn hosts, the next turn is counted as turn 1. For ingame notifications, the turn the message is received is counted as the first turn.
**** Option R: With this option, the recipient of the notice of termination may attack immediately without waiting for X turns. For example, you can specify NAP-3 Option R. This will give the terminated party the possibility of a first strike. This option is inspired by chrispedersen’s thread here:
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showthread.php?t=40413
NAP till turn X: You can not order an attack until turn X. The actual battles will be fought on turn X+1.
Some common questions and clarification regarding this type of NAP, in the absence of any specific agreements to the contrary:
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11. He has traded equipment/given gold/given gems to my enemy. Is this a violation of the NAP agreement? No.
12. He has overcast my global! Is this a violation of the NAP agreement? Yes.
13. He has dispelled my global! Is this a violation of the NAP agreement? Yes.
14. He has contributed gems to a nation that used those gems to overcast my global! Is this a violation of the NAP agreement? No.
15. He is one victory point away from winning! Is this a violation of the NAP agreement and can I attack him without proper termination of the NAP? No.
However, feel free to include a Closeness to Victory exception.
For example: If either party is ____ VP's from victory, the agreement becomes null and void.
16. He has built temples and stationed a thousand preachers in his provinces all along our border! Is this a violation of the NAP agreement? Yes
17. His dominion will completely snuff out my dominion next turn causing me to be eliminated from the game! Is this a violation of the NAP agreement and can I attack him without proper termination of the NAP?
Not unless the provisions of section 7 have been violated.
18. He has provoked all the other nations in the game to attack me! Is this a violation of the NAP agreement? No.
19. He has blocked all my available province expansion routes! Is this a violation of the NAP agreement? No.
20. He has violated the terms and conditions I have attached to the signing of the NAP! Is this a violation of the NAP agreement? YES!
21. He has hired someone to cast damaging spells against me! Is this a violation of the NAP agreement? No.
22. He has cast an ANONYMOUS damaging/assassination/unrest causing spell against me! Is this a violation of the NAP agreement?
It is against the spirit of the agreement. However, as authorship of these events cannot be determined, no right to terminate the agreement is established.
However, should the offending player acknowledge such, then the termination provisions are established.
13. He has cast a global that damages/harms/kills my units/provinces/income that are under his dominion! Is this a violation of the NAP agreement? See the list of prohibited Globals above.
14. He has cast a global that damages/harms/kills my units/provinces/population/income that are under my own dominion! Is this a violation of the NAP agreement?
See the list of Prohibited Globals above.
15. I have caught his stealthy preachers in my provinces! Is this a violation of the NAP agreement? YES.
16. I have caught his stealthy units with the bane venom charm in my provinces! Is this a violation of the NAP agreement? YES!
17. He is attacking me without proper termination of the NAP because I’m attacking a nation he has a mutual defense treaty with! Is this a violation of the NAP agreement? YES!
18. He is going to win next turn for whatever reason! Is this a violation of the NAP agreement and can I attack him without proper termination of the NAP? No. Not unless the victory exception (see termination) is agreed to at inception.
19. He has contributed gems to fund a global that harms me (for example, Thetis Blessing)! Is this a violation of the NAP agreement? No.
20. He has cast Forge of the Ancients! Is this a violation of the NAP agreement? I’m a water nation and he has cast Thetis’ Blessing! Is this a violation of the NAP agreement? No. See list of Global Exceptions.
21. He has summoned all the Elemental Kings/Queens and has forged all the Artifacts! Is this a violation of the NAP agreement? No.
22. He has received a random event that gave him control of one of my provinces! No. However building PD, troops, or castles, OR stationing troops there *is* a violation of the agreeement while your ownership persists.
23. His Tartarian with 6 artifacts that was banished to kokytos suddenly reappeared and took control of my province! Is this a violation of the NAP agreement? No, see #22.
Re: Inviolate NAP, First Draft
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