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READ FIRST:This is not an RP signup. This is an RP Group signup for a sort of FT Region (well its exactly that) and my first FT RP effort. A very ambitious project that I had in mind and have been planning for sometime. In this RP Group, you'll be creating an interstellar alliance/federation/empire/whatever and doing in depth world building with it. From politics, culture, economy, military and all other things that make up a nation. The idea is that RPs will be created from this RP Group and taking place in the one we build. These can be anything from small scale character RPs, adventures into uncharted space, political conventions all the way to large interstellar wars. Every RP will fit into the canon of the world.
By the year 2123 AD, the End Times War broke out. Billions died in the fires that followed as nations and alliances unleashed their military might on each other for the last of a dying Earth. The war did not end due to the triumph of a victor. Rather, it was the inability to fight any longer as most of the world's industrial infrastructure was destroyed. At its end, less than 100 million people were left to meek out an existence on a planet that was soon to become uninhabitable. The destruction had poisoned the oceans, blackened the skies and created barren wastelands where there was once forests teaming with life.
But humanity was not without hope. A brilliant scientist invented a device that could tear through the fabric of space and time to create a wormhole. It would be the gateway to a new beginning. A place in the Universe where humanity could get a second chance. Thus, the greatest undertaking in human history began among the survivors. Knowing that remaining on Earth would inevitably end in Human extinction, they spent thirty years constructing the Flotilla of Salvation. A fleet of space faring vessels that would take the last of humanity to the edge of the Sol System where a ship called the Redemption would deploy the wormhole device and allow humanity to escape their doom. With great effort, the project was completed. Humanity said farewell to their home world and journeyed out into the stars. The wormhole launched them into a new galaxy, millions of light years away. This was a one way trip. For the Redemption had to be left behind in order to keep the wormhole open for the rest of the Flotilla.
The Flotilla arrived in this new galaxy which they named Nova Genesis. Fortune was on their side. To their surprise, they found not one, but many habitable worlds. Worlds with animal life and vegetation. So one by one, the Flotilla separated to colonize these new worlds until it was no more. Things went well for a time as the total human population ascended into the billions once again. The colonies seemed to be succeeding until what is known as the Great Calamity. In one unexplained cataclysmic event, all electronic devices across the new galaxy ceased to function and would not turn on. Communication between worlds was no longer possible. Without the technology they heavily relied upon, humanity was plunged back into the Iron Age overnight. Millions died in the wake of this disaster and civilization on each world had to be reborn at a far more primitive stage. Advancements in math, science and technology were forgotten as people fashioned bows and swords to fight each other.
Thousands of years later, man has taken to the stars once again ushering in a second interstellar age and have come back stronger than ever. Earth, the Flotilla of Salvation and the Great Calamity are nothing more than legends now. While the technology of wormhole creation is lost, there is still a vast galaxy to explore and conquer. The year is 324 AW (After Warp).
Who I am looking for
-Committed RPers who will continuously build their nation and create RPs set in the universe we will create.
-Advanced RPers. Any RP arising out of this group will have high standards for quality, detail, fairness and narrative.
Parameters
All factions created must be human who are the only sentient species in Nova Genesis, our galaxy. There are no aliens. The idea of this being an RP region, just in space. However, you will get to set the history of a human civilization from the ground up. Starting at an Iron Age level all the way to becoming an interstellar civilization. This gives you wide discretion on things like culture, government style and what not.
Your people were once part of the Flotilla of Salvation. Their group broke off to settle one of the many habitable worlds in Nova Genesis. The Great Calamity threw them back into the Iron Age where they lost contact with other human colonies in Nova Genesis and had to rebuild civilization from there. They went through their own version of history from the Iron Age, to the Industrial Revolution, Digital Revolution, to the rediscovery of warp technology (wormhole creation technology banned). It had to fight wars with swords and muskets. It had to relearn basic things like algebra, metallurgy, blood circulation, gunpowder, the laws of motion, electricity, the assembly line and interchangeable parts throughout the centuries. Your civilization has spread out from their planet to colonize new worlds. They've discovered the existence of humans elsewhere in the galaxy that spawned out of the Flotilla of Salvation. Perhaps there was already another civilization on some of these worlds that were colonized and your civilization conquered or annexed these worlds. Maybe your civilization is just an alliance of independent worlds. Finally, there is the politics and interactions between your civilization and other great interstellar civilizations. Every player civilization will start off knowing about other civs and having a high degree of interaction with them. Whether that be cooperation, trade or war. No player will start off isolated with no one having heard of their civ.
There are so many ways you can go about this like creating one of your worlds to be something like Pandora from Avatar (not exactly like, be original. Also no Na'vi). Not only are there the player nations. Pirate and mercenary bands roam Nova Genesis. There's criminal syndicates, overly greedy corporations and terrorist organizations as well. This galaxy is not a safe place. You may create these factions and play them as we go along.
It should also be noted that there is no way to get back to the Sol System or the Milky Way galaxy. No reason to go really as there is nothing to offer humanity there and the place is just a legend. There is no way to leave our own galaxy as dead space is too vast. Not to worry though. Much of Nova Genesis has yet to be charted and its a big place anyways.
The year is 324AW meaning 324 years since most civilizations galaxy wide have reinvented warp technology. You must have developed warp drives within a hundred years of 0 AW. That means you are eventually encouraged to lay in 324 years of your history with other players. Although, that is for later. It is also 27115 AD, about 25 thousand years after the detonation of the first atomic bomb on old Earth.
Banned
-Sentient species other than humans. Introducing them as an NPC or otherwise.
-Star Trek replicators and transporters. Teleportation in general.
-Eve Online jump clones, medical clones and capsules
-Human "enhancement" past a certain degree (genetic, cybernetic etc. we'll talk about it)
-Human enhancement in greater than 1% of the population. Even then, should be a rare thing. This RP is about human (regular humans) stories in an interstellar age.
-Medical technology has advanced considerably. However human lifespans still do not exceed 150 years. Average life span is 130 years.
-Resurrecting the dead
-The Force/Mass Effect Biotic Powers/Telepathy/Telekinesis (we can discuss Biotic powers)
-Overuse of automated systems, droids, robots, AI (should all be highly supplementary)
-Leaving Nova Genesis (its pretty damn big anyways)
-Time Travel
-Precognition
-May add more for balance
-Wormhole technology
Things You Have Wide Discretion On
-Government style
-Religion
-Creating fauna and flora of your worlds
-Culture
-Technology (within reason) but keep in mind whatever you create will available to all
Established Facets of the Universe
-Faster than light communication
-Universal translation cybernetic implants (rare)
-May add more as I think of them
Warfare
Warfare in this RP will have a high emphasis on combat between starships. Ground action, intelligence and covert operations will be important as well. More details on this to come.
Inspired By
Star Trek, Star Wars, Eve Online (mostly), Guardians of the Galaxy, Interstellar
IRC Chat
#interstellarage
PW: space
Application Below. For the app, do not worry about the exact details of your military yet. There is going to be a specific system for that. You can talk about your civ being militaristic if they are but do not go into specific ship designs and military doctrine. For the description, it is not necessary to delve into your history given you have thousands of years of history going from Iron Age to Interstellar Age. Mainly, focus on what your civilization is now. Of course, you may need to lay in some history to put foundation into this. Just don't focus on that. For Ethnic Groups, you are to create your own ethnic groups, their cultures and physical features. Keep in mind the people in this world have never heard of "Japanese" or "French". You are to create your own name for them to. Talk about it in your description if you would like.
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[b]Nation Full Name:[/b]
Spend 300,000 Points total.
Faction Territorial Size/Population. You must have more Middle Worlds than Core Worlds and more Colonies than Middle Worlds.
+Core Worlds (4-10bil pop, 10k points each):
+Middle Worlds (0.5-3bil pop, 5k points each):
+Colonies (Less than 0.5 bil pop, 3k each):
+Economic Strength/Wealth (Max = Points Spent on Core Worlds and Middle Worlds x 0.6):
+Military Industrial Strength (Max = Points Spent on Core Worlds x 1.2):
+Natural Resources Controlled (Max = Points Spent on Colonies x 1.6):
+Standard of Living (Max = 50K):
+Political Unity (Max = 50K):
+Public Order (Max = 50k):
=Less than or equal to 300,000
Based on the above, fill out below.
[b]Name of Capital World:[/b]
[b]Government Style: [/b]
[b]Head of State: [/b]
[b]Head of Government:[/b]
[b]Economic Style:[/b]
[b]Major Ethnic Groups (may explain more in Description:[/b]
[b]Description (700 Words Minimum): [/b]
Fill out later after acceptance.
Names of Core Worlds:
Names of Middle Worlds:
Names of Colonies: