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Which of these ideas would you rather RP?

Near Future RP
4
25%
25000 AD
1
6%
Space Western
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50%
Asteroid Miners
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Total votes : 16

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Postby Ceannairceach » Wed Oct 03, 2012 7:38 pm

Bone Fort 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.


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?

The White Hats. I've always wanted to introduce hacker terminology into stories.

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Postby Volmachtia » Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:01 pm

Ceannairceach wrote:
Bone Fort wrote:
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?

The White Hats. I've always wanted to introduce hacker terminology into stories.

Sounds a bit contrived, don't you think?
Why not just Sons of Anarchy? Seems to fit their probable upbringing on the world.

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Postby Bone Fort » Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:04 pm

Maybe "Hellions"? Certainly be how their enemies would see them.
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Postby Ceannairceach » Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:11 pm

Volmachtia wrote:
Ceannairceach wrote:The White Hats. I've always wanted to introduce hacker terminology into stories.

Sounds a bit contrived, don't you think?
Why not just Sons of Anarchy? Seems to fit their probable upbringing on the world.

Well, if they view themselves as the good guys, then it'd be a fitting comparison. A darker but still good sect could even be the Grey Hats.

Sons of Anarchy? I like that show. Dislike the idea for a name, though.

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Postby Bone Fort » Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:13 pm

Yeah, the name probably shouldn't be something that sounds malevolent, they want to when the hearts of the people, no terrorize them. Plus it would be to easy for the enemy to demonize them with a name like that.
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Postby Volmachtia » Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:24 pm

Bone Fort wrote:Yeah, the name probably shouldn't be something that sounds malevolent, they want to when the hearts of the people, no terrorize them. Plus it would be to easy for the enemy to demonize them with a name like that.

Or just something like The Independents, with different fighting groups under its wing.

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Postby Ceannairceach » Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:30 pm

Volmachtia wrote:
Bone Fort wrote:Yeah, the name probably shouldn't be something that sounds malevolent, they want to when the hearts of the people, no terrorize them. Plus it would be to easy for the enemy to demonize them with a name like that.

Or just something like The Independents, with different fighting groups under its wing.

The Indies. It reminds me of those who live on the moon in Heinlein's The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, who refer to themselves as the Loonies.

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Postby Nua Corda » Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:32 pm

If you guys are interested in a rebellion/resistance/gurrillas vs. Empire type thing, I'm cooking up a megaOP for one. And, odly enough, the good guys DO have brown on their base duty uniform coats.
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Postby Volmachtia » Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:33 pm

So what'll be the name of the planet?

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Postby Bone Fort » Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:36 pm

Ceannairceach wrote:The Indies. It reminds me of those who live on the moon in Heinlein's The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, who refer to themselves as the Loonies.


Something like that could work since most would think them insane for fighting this government. I guess they'd be a couple of Daft Punks.
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Postby Ceannairceach » Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:42 pm

Volmachtia wrote:So what'll be the name of the planet?

New Paris.
Pocahontas XI.
Sable.
Firefly.
S-7.

Each with a setup for how to name other planets, should they be referenced.

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Postby Volmachtia » Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:47 pm

Ceannairceach wrote:
Volmachtia wrote:So what'll be the name of the planet?

New Paris.
Pocahontas XI.
Sable.
Firefly.
S-7.

Each with a setup for how to name other planets, should they be referenced.

I kinda like Sable. I kinda have a few other ideas.

Coranis
Baxter
Bagnall
Calypso

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Postby Ceannairceach » Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:48 pm

Volmachtia wrote:
Ceannairceach wrote:New Paris.
Pocahontas XI.
Sable.
Firefly.
S-7.

Each with a setup for how to name other planets, should they be referenced.

I kinda like Sable. I kinda have a few other ideas.

Coranis
Baxter
Bagnall
Calypso

Sable came to me about using color terms in heraldry to name planets. Sable. Argent. Pearl. Etc.

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Postby Volmachtia » Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:57 pm

Ceannairceach wrote:
Volmachtia wrote:I kinda like Sable. I kinda have a few other ideas.

Coranis
Baxter
Bagnall
Calypso

Sable came to me about using color terms in heraldry to name planets. Sable. Argent. Pearl. Etc.

I think Baxter is the best, maybe Sable is a habitable moon.

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Postby Ceannairceach » Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:59 pm

Volmachtia wrote:
Ceannairceach wrote:Sable came to me about using color terms in heraldry to name planets. Sable. Argent. Pearl. Etc.

I think Baxter is the best, maybe Sable is a habitable moon.

I agree. Baxter is a great name.

Why does it sound familiar, though? Is there a sitcom character with the name Baxter?

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Postby Volmachtia » Wed Oct 03, 2012 9:00 pm

Ceannairceach wrote:
Volmachtia wrote:I think Baxter is the best, maybe Sable is a habitable moon.

I agree. Baxter is a great name.

Why does it sound familiar, though? Is there a sitcom character with the name Baxter?

Iunno. Maybe it just sounds Firefly-ish.

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Postby Bone Fort » Wed Oct 03, 2012 9:01 pm

Why not name it Bob? Or Steve? Maybe even Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen?
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Postby Volmachtia » Wed Oct 03, 2012 9:02 pm

Bone Fort wrote:Why not name it Bob? Or Steve? Maybe even Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen?

Name your character that. And your militia Webenjagermanjensen's Jaegers.

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Postby Ceannairceach » Wed Oct 03, 2012 9:04 pm

Volmachtia wrote:
Bone Fort wrote:Why not name it Bob? Or Steve? Maybe even Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen?

Name your character that. And your militia Webenjagermanjensen's Jaegers.

Dooooo eeeeet.

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Postby Bone Fort » Wed Oct 03, 2012 9:06 pm

Volmachtia wrote:Name your character that. And your militia Webenjagermanjensen's Jaegers.


... Why didn't I think of that? :palm:

I'm doing it, if only for the reaction it'll cause.
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Postby Murgoth » Wed Oct 03, 2012 9:09 pm

Ceannairceach wrote:
Volmachtia wrote:I think Baxter is the best, maybe Sable is a habitable moon.

I agree. Baxter is a great name.

Why does it sound familiar, though? Is there a sitcom character with the name Baxter?


wasn't that the rabbit from the arthur cartoons? that's all I can remember.

also, vote for name goes to F*CK YOU NASA, named by a couple of incredibly drunk ametuer astronomers one unfortunate night.
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Postby Bone Fort » Wed Oct 03, 2012 9:11 pm

Murgoth wrote:wasn't that the rabbit from the arthur cartoons? that's all I can remember.

also, vote for name goes to F*CK YOU NASA, named by a couple of incredibly drunk ametuer astronomers one unfortunate night.


Yes it was Baxter.

And if F*CK YOU NASA doesn't make it as the name, it could be a famous landmark where they spelled it out on the surface large enough to be seen from space.
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Postby Escalan Corps-Star Island » Wed Oct 03, 2012 9:12 pm

Name the planet Angiriol II. It's one of the Interior Collective worlds in the Alkirienid Galaxy.

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Postby Volmachtia » Wed Oct 03, 2012 9:20 pm

Escalan Corps-Star Island wrote:Name the planet Angiriol II. It's one of the Interior Collective worlds in the Alkirienid Galaxy.

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What?

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Postby Bone Fort » Wed Oct 03, 2012 9:23 pm

I think the planet name should be some sort of subtle joke, maybe a hidden meaning.
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