The nuclear apocalypse has come and gone. The world order has collapsed, and anarchy and chaos reigns among the survivors. Somewhere in the ocean of the multiverse, the last Longsword sails the ocean, looking for a safe place where the survivors can disembark and leave the war behind. They haven't been forgotten, though, and pursuing them through the epic seas are their old enemies, the last of the fleet of a nation that is now long lost. They seek revenge on the Longsword, which was responsible for the loss of many ships and friends.
Now these two forces will meet, just off friendly shores.
An epic about love, loss and the human condition. Also boats blowing up with Michael Bay tier explosions and claustrophobic corridor fighting between two desperate forces.
So yeah, this is an RP idea I came up with when someone asked the question "How could I take the Longsword intact?" on the NS MilReal thread. The answer? Siege Warfare. So I felt like making this little RP scenario to explore combat on a 1200m long super ship.
Both sides will be depleted of ammunition, supplies, manpower and morale. At best, there'll be an opening salvo from both sides, but not enough to cripple either force. It'll all come down to a boarding action. The opposing force has the numbers, the Longsword has... well, a 1200m long super ship.
Anyway, as far as characters and whatever, which have been big questions already, I think that this should be the standard style, with each player controlling a group of characters. Since there seems to be more than one person already interested so far, I'm going to be splitting the factions into smaller groups. For the Opposing Force, it'll be split down into particular ships. For the Longsword, I reckon it would be particular sections; bridge crew, engineering, anti-boarders, reactor room, etc. Character amount should probably be kept down to a minimum, with a few core characters and their satellite and supporting characters.
Anyone who wants to join who hasn't already discussed the idea with me, I want people who know their shit. If you don't really know your shit but you are still interested in joining up, then I suggest heading over to the NS Military Realism Thread where you can learn your shit. Regardless, I'll have final say on who joins and what goes. You'll have to convince me that you're good enough to get in on this.
We want to keep this fairly reasonable and realistic. We're here to write an interesting and compelling story. One side shouldn't be aiming to win.
With that, let's open this up and start discussing. I want to point this in a specific direction before we actually start writing, so we don't all start tripping over each other later down the line.
