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Which of these ideas would you rather RP?

Near Future RP
4
25%
25000 AD
1
6%
Space Western
8
50%
Asteroid Miners
3
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Sci-fi RP Brainstorming thread

Postby Volmachtia » Sun Sep 30, 2012 9:32 pm

So I'm bored. I came up with some ideas for an FT RP, of varied settings and timelines.

1. Near-future RP: Around 2080 or so, humanity is spreading out across the Solar System. Outposts and mining bases exist as far out as Triton. Primarily takes place either on one of Jupiter's moons or in the Saturnian system somewhere; story likely a revolt of miners against an oppressive company in control of the mine. For example, the idea in my head is either a titanium mine on Io or an ice mine on a moon deep inside Saturn's rings (Pan, probably, due to proximity).

2. A redux of my 25000 AD RP: It was going well and had strong interest but unfortunately it died when I had to go to camp for a week. It's original OOC can be found here. Story will likely remain the same, though I will likely cut out a region or two from the list.

3. Space Western RP: Distant frontier world; sort of a cops and robbers or a game of bounty hunters. I'll include a fairly detailed description of the planet and its environs. Alternatively, a stellar empire tries to impress its authority on said frontier world, and the planet pushes back- hard. Cue war for independence.

4. Asteroid miners: We're all asteroid miners. Hooray. Or more accurately, we're asteroid mining corporations fighting for control of a resource-rich star system (with no planets, hence asteroids). Pirates are welcome too.

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Postby Firstaria » Mon Oct 01, 2012 12:09 am

A mix of space western and space bounty hunting would not be bad.
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Postby Len Hyet » Mon Oct 01, 2012 4:49 am

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Postby Volmachtia » Tue Oct 02, 2012 5:33 pm

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Postby Murgoth » Tue Oct 02, 2012 5:46 pm

space western! or near future. either one, really. not a fan of truly advanced futures.
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Postby Firstaria » Wed Oct 03, 2012 1:47 am

You know, I though and though and you know what lore you need? Starcraft. Starcraft universe has so many exploitable stories for an RP, so many things that could be easily done, but when someone starts a Sci-fi thread is always Star wars, trek, or 'create your empire and forget about that'.

Also, we need war. PTM is a cove of pussies, I'm in 4 WW threads and everyone is afraid to actually unleash the world conflict. Made something that forces us to kick each other's ass!
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Postby Murgoth » Wed Oct 03, 2012 1:38 pm

Firstaria wrote:You know, I though and though and you know what lore you need? Starcraft. Starcraft universe has so many exploitable stories for an RP, so many things that could be easily done, but when someone starts a Sci-fi thread is always Star wars, trek, or 'create your empire and forget about that'.

Also, we need war. PTM is a cove of pussies, I'm in 4 WW threads and everyone is afraid to actually unleash the world conflict. Made something that forces us to kick each other's ass!

if everyone in the WW threads is afraid of war, that seems to include you. waiting for the right moment?
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Postby Ceannairceach » Wed Oct 03, 2012 1:40 pm

I like space western, with the war for independence theme.

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Postby Bone Fort » Wed Oct 03, 2012 1:51 pm

Maybe something inspired by Cortex Command?
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Postby Volmachtia » Wed Oct 03, 2012 1:56 pm

Space western it is. War for independence or just generic bounty hunter theme?
I know Ceann is for the war. Yea, nay?

(might still set up a near-future RP, too)
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Postby Bone Fort » Wed Oct 03, 2012 2:09 pm

Volmachtia wrote:Space western it is. War for independence or just generic bounty hunter theme?
I know Ceann is for the war. Yea, nay?

(might still set up a near-future RP, too)


I vote for war for independence.
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Postby Ceannairceach » Wed Oct 03, 2012 2:13 pm

Volmachtia wrote:Space western it is. War for independence or just generic bounty hunter theme?
I know Ceann is for the war. Yea, nay?

(might still set up a near-future RP, too)

As a suggestion, can we not base it on any preexisting fictitious universe? I really hate "x fiction but we play it" RPs.

Minus Star Wars RPs. But only so few.
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Postby Esternial » Wed Oct 03, 2012 2:16 pm

There's a thread specifically made for things like this

But, I love sci-fi. It's my favorite kind of RP!

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Postby Volmachtia » Wed Oct 03, 2012 2:29 pm

Esternial wrote:There's a thread specifically made for things like this

But, I love sci-fi. It's my favorite kind of RP!

I hate meta-threads. I'd much rather have my own.

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Postby Volmachtia » Wed Oct 03, 2012 3:10 pm

Ceannairceach wrote:
Volmachtia wrote:Space western it is. War for independence or just generic bounty hunter theme?
I know Ceann is for the war. Yea, nay?

(might still set up a near-future RP, too)

As a suggestion, can we not base it on any preexisting fictitious universe? I really hate "x fiction but we play it" RPs.

Minus Star Wars RPs. But only so few.

Not to worry, it will be 100% original.

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Postby Firstaria » Wed Oct 03, 2012 3:10 pm

Ceannairceach wrote:
Volmachtia wrote:Space western it is. War for independence or just generic bounty hunter theme?
I know Ceann is for the war. Yea, nay?

(might still set up a near-future RP, too)

As a suggestion, can we not base it on any preexisting fictitious universe? I really hate "x fiction but we play it" RPs.

Minus Star Wars RPs. But only so few.


I always see those, and it never ends well because no one wanted to actually fight. With Starcraft we'll be forced by the clash of the 3 factions at least.
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Postby Ceannairceach » Wed Oct 03, 2012 3:41 pm

Firstaria wrote:
Ceannairceach wrote:As a suggestion, can we not base it on any preexisting fictitious universe? I really hate "x fiction but we play it" RPs.

Minus Star Wars RPs. But only so few.


I always see those, and it never ends well because no one wanted to actually fight. With Starcraft we'll be forced by the clash of the 3 factions at least.

*Shrug* Not being a player of Starcraft, I don't much care for RPs based around them. And as a rule copycat races, RPs and factions bug the shit out of me.

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Postby Murgoth » Wed Oct 03, 2012 4:38 pm

why not a group of bounty hunters trying to kill the leader of the revolutionaries? or a group of space cowboys stopping or aiding a plot for independence? or perhaps we could be from different factions, trying to kill each other and important leaders.
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Postby Len Hyet » Wed Oct 03, 2012 5:21 pm

Just tossing this out there -

If we DO end up doing something REMOTELY like a War for Independence RP, I have dibbs on both naming my character Mal and on dubbing the rebel forces Browncoats.

No arguments.
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Postby Ceannairceach » Wed Oct 03, 2012 5:56 pm

Len Hyet wrote:Just tossing this out there -

If we DO end up doing something REMOTELY like a War for Independence RP, I have dibbs on both naming my character Mal and on dubbing the rebel forces Browncoats.

No arguments.

Despite the stylishness of the Browncoats and my liking of the series, I'm against this.

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Postby Len Hyet » Wed Oct 03, 2012 5:57 pm

Ceannairceach wrote:
Len Hyet wrote:Just tossing this out there -

If we DO end up doing something REMOTELY like a War for Independence RP, I have dibbs on both naming my character Mal and on dubbing the rebel forces Browncoats.

No arguments.

Despite the stylishness of the Browncoats and my liking of the series, I'm against this.


Go pray for Satan
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Postby Ceannairceach » Wed Oct 03, 2012 5:58 pm

Len Hyet wrote:
Ceannairceach wrote:Despite the stylishness of the Browncoats and my liking of the series, I'm against this.


Go pray for Satan

I'm too busy listening to my cosmic phone. *Nod*

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Postby Murgoth » Wed Oct 03, 2012 6:10 pm

Ceannairceach wrote:
Len Hyet wrote:
Go pray for Satan

I'm too busy listening to my cosmic phone. *Nod*


sorry, the reference flew completely over my head. of what do you speak?
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Postby Bone Fort » Wed Oct 03, 2012 7:18 pm

Len Hyet wrote:Just tossing this out there -

If we DO end up doing something REMOTELY like a War for Independence RP, I have dibbs on both naming my character Mal and on dubbing the rebel forces Browncoats.

No arguments.


While I have nothing against you naming your character Mal, I am against naming the entire rebel forces Browncoats. I have nothing against a certain unit lead by that guy being called that, though.

For the name of the rebel force, can we come up with something original? Or at least a bit more subtle?
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Postby Ceannairceach » Wed Oct 03, 2012 7:37 pm

Murgoth wrote:
Ceannairceach wrote:I'm too busy listening to my cosmic phone. *Nod*


sorry, the reference flew completely over my head. of what do you speak?

We're joking about my signature. I think.

Its a reference to the opening line to a poem by Nikola Tesla, link to such in my sig.

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