Caesus Belli [OOC]
IC: will come up when it’s ready.
Description
A few years ago, the Reclaimers and New Circle sent out messages from their home galaxy of Cymopolia, ravaged by war. Since then, the foreigners have made formed colonies, conducted trade deals, and even sparked some small conflicts. However, a new conflict is on the horizon.
For millennia, there have been tensions between the Intergalactic Council, the Autobots, and the Decepticons. Aside from the Great War, many skirmishes and wars have been fought between the powers. Attempts of reform have been made by, in particular, the Autobots, but the flames of anger and hatred have always eventually been rekindled, and the cycle continued. At this moment, with the precipice of war upon everyone, it appears that the final showdown between these great powers is upon us. In an attempt to create chaos and give themselves the upper hand, the Council, with the support of the Black Block Consortia and the Maulers, among some other powers, incapacitated Convoy Magnus, the leader of the Autobots, compelling Prowl to reluctantly become the leader of the Autobots. Intending to wipe out the Cybertronian race, the Intergalactic Council and their allies have made their move.
With the factions at war, it remains to be seen how it will all end. Who, if anyone, will win and see another day?
The Rules of the Roleplay
1. I am the admin of this roleplay, so the rules, factions, and description may change as and when necessary.
2. You do not need to have been a member of a previous roleplay to join this; the NC and Reclaimers aren’t too relevant for the moment. If you have any questions, please let me know.
3. If you want to play as other people’s characters, or collaborate them with to form a group, taskforce, company, or other such organisation, it is best to ask them first. You have permission to play as Cybertronians, members of the Intergalactic Council or Quintessons. If you want to make a taskforce and then elaborate on the characters in apps, you can go ahead if you indicate this or tell me beforehand.
4. No godmodding, no metagaming, etc. Normal roleplay rules apply.
5. Balance is important, so please try to maintain balance (in terms of ships, infantry, etc.) in the RP since there will probably be a variety of tech levels here. I’ll deal with each ORBAT (Order of Battle) on a case-by-case basis. It helps if you elaborate beforehand.
6. No OOC flaming, etc.
7. You can have as many apps as you want, in theory. Do keep in mind to only do what you can handle, though. You can update your applications as and when you want.
8. Please be at least somewhat active if OOC stuff hasn’t affected you.
9. In general, if you intend to get involved militarily, please let me (everyone) know what each ship can do if possible. If you want to update your ORBAT, please let me know as well.
10. Within reason, you need to have some degree of involvement in the main plotline; it’s not meant to be a side attraction. You don’t need to join a faction, but you should do something. If need to talk anything out either here or on Discord, please do so.
11. Thanks to Kasa Tkoth Sphere for his help with the application forms.
12. The conflict will be in the MIlky Way, Cymopolia, Cylius, and maybe some other galaxies. It'll probably be focusing on a few battles rather than all of them; we'll see.
13. Write ‘beep boop’ if you read the rules (and some additional notes).
The Main Factions Involved
Autobot Federation: One of the two key factions involved in the Cybertronian Great War. The main race in the Federation are the Cybertronians, but they also consist of a myriad of other organic and mechanoid races that, for one reason or another, have chosen to join the Federation. Ideology-wise, they champion liberal values, at least in theory, most notably the idea that “freedom is the right of all sentient beings”. With the incapacitation of Convoy Magnus, its present leader is a somewhat reluctant Prowl. While diametrically opposed to the Decepticons’ ideals, the intentions of the Council to wipe out the Cybertronian race have forced them to join forces with Scorponok’s rational Decepticons to try to win the war. Particularly, Prowl is intending on winning the war by any means necessary, potentially.
Decepticon Empire: One of the two key factions involved in the Cybertronian Great War. The predominant race within this group are the Cybertronians, although there are some mechanodis within it as well. While championing Technoism (meaning mechanoid supremacy), the Intergalactic Council’s recent declaration of war of annihilation against the Cybertronians have forced rational Decepticons, led by Scorponok, to join forces with the Autobots, at least temporarily. Other Decepticons refuse to team up with the Autobots, but Scorponok is working on keeping them at bay.
Intergalactic Council: The Intergalactic Council is an organisation of organic lifeforms whose modus operandi have been shaped by events chaired by mechanoid, such as the Great War – member-states would accede percentages of their natural resources as “payment” for keeping away the “mechanical menace”. Politically, the Intergalactic Council has become strongly anti-mechanoid; several groups, such as the Black Block Consortia and the Maulers split from the Council on how they should be dealt with (both the Consortia and the Maulers believed that mechanoids should be genocided; the Consortia also upheld a similar economic philosophy to the Council, causing turf wars over market shares, although the Maulers focused on just killing mechanoids), but as of right now they have joined forces to try to wipe out the Autobot Federation and the Decepticon Empire. The Autobots have condemned their practices, accusing them of accusing to simply to prop up their own wealth. In fact, social stratification is quite common in the Council.
Reasons for Action
There are a variety, and not all of them can be reasonable catalogued. However, it is important to get a baseline down. Your nation could also have an array of reasons i.e. more than one (such as self-defence and investigation).
Self-defence. For one reason or another, your nations have been attacked by one of the nations, accidentally or intentionally, and are retaliating. Perhaps your nation views the faction as an existential threat, or perhaps they simply wish to defend their borders? An assortment of other reasons is also available for this section.
Preventative action. This is an extension of the self-defence section. Here, a nation has perceived another nation or nations as a potential future threat. To this end, they seek to curb them – whether that is done militarily or economically or by some other means.
Defend allies/special interests. For whatever reason, your nations have decided to show your public support, militarily, politically, and economically. Maybe it’s out of a moral obligation to help them (such as to prevent a genocide against the Cybertronian race), or maybe there’s some more unscrupulous motives at play. Nevertheless, your nation has decided to outright show your support for a nation and have probably declared war on the other faction/factions.
War profiteering. Your nation may be a morally unscrupulous nation seeking to pursue economic gain at the expense of morality. To this end, they may prefer to stay neutral, selling arms and mercenaries to both sides. Maybe they instead back one side in the pursuit of profit? Or maybe they back one side and secretly fund another through arms? Maybe they align themselves with other war profiteers for mutual economic benefits? There are a variety of options here.
Extermination. This is a part of the above statement, but is decisively more extreme. Rather than simply defend your allies and defeat the above nation, your nation desires to completely destroy them. Perhaps this will be as an institution, disbanding their government, or perhaps this will entail their total destruction, citizens and all.
Investigation/Curiosity. Many nations are just entering the space age of their civilization – when a civilization begins to explore the stars. As such, it seems natural for nations to begin to venture into the vicious nature of interstellar politics and find their place, whether it’s an isolationist policy or militaristic or some other blend. Or perhaps you are an older nation and have wanted to invest your time in some scientific, military, political, etc. research into the other nations in the universe.
Other. These are other reasons that may be used by your nation. For example, maybe your nation is too alien for their goals to be properly perceived by “human” brains or something?
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[align=center][size=125][NATIONAL APPLICATION FORM: PUT IC NAME HERE][/size][/align]
[b]Tick or cross any of the boxes to indicate where your nation originated from.[/b]
[ ] Milky Way (specify in these brackets if from “Normal” or “Fractal”)
[ ] Cymopolia (specify in these brackets if “Normal” or “Fractal”)
[ ] Cylius Galaxy (specify in these brackets if “Normal” or “Fractal”)
[ ] Extragalactic (i.e. not from the above three galaxies)
[ ] Extrauniversal
[ ] Other (I can’t predict everything a nation is; please elaborate in brackets if applicable)
[b]If any, who will your nation be supporting? If applicable, what from the “Reasons For Action” section have you used?[/b]
(Be as in-depth as you wish. You can put in a few sentences or whole paragraphs if you wish. It may be worth, for example, explaining political ties or, otherwise, reasons for neutrality.)
[b]What’s your nation’s government system?[/b]
(Please put any information pertaining to your nation’s government here e.g. what political system, economic system, important persons, etc.)
[b]What’s your nation’s positions on foreign policy?[/b]
(Foreign policy here pertains to all diplomatic, economic, militaristic, etc. ventures with other nations. What I’m asking here is what stance your nation has taken (e.g. isolationism or expansionism) and what their reputation is like (e.g. are they liked? Disliked? How common is racism against their people? Do they have any political rivals?).)
[b]What is your nation’s tech level? What technologies do they possess?[/b]
(Please note relevant technologies below, such as FTL systems, ship-based weapons, infantry-held weapons, artillery, defences, etc.)
[b]What will your nation’s ORBAT be like?[/b]
(For those unfamiliar, ORBAT stands for Order of Battle i.e. what will be sent in. It helps to elaborate on what these ships and their capabilities are. You can update this as and when necessary, but please let me know and let me check it over.)
[b]Have you read the rules?[/b]
(Put the word in rules below. You’ll know what it is I’ve you’ve read the rules.)
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[align=center][size=125][CHARACTER APPLICATION FORM: PUT IC NAME HERE][/size][/align]
[b]What race is your character?[/b]
(Self-explanatory. Are they human, some form of esoteric alien species, etc.? If they’re not human, you can elaborate on what this race is here if you want.)
[b]What is your character’s backstory?[/b]
(Every character has some form of a backstory. Maybe they were created in a laboratory by an unscrupulous nation and escaped? Maybe they were an urchin child adopted and raised by a samurai? The list goes on. You can be as elaborate as you want.)
[b]What abilities and/or skills does your character have?[/b]
(This doesn’t just mean “what magical abilities does your character have?” In fact, you don’t need to be a sorcerer to make a character. This can apply to their physical or mental skills e.g. are they intelligent? Are they charismatic? Obviously, if your character is a magic user, label that, but it isn’t necessary.)
[b]Will your character be supporting any of the main factions? If so, what reason from the “Reasons For Action” section applies?[/b]
(Be as in-depth as you wish. What ties do they have to this nation? What are their reasons for their choices? What are their thoughts on the factions involved? Do they have any history with these factions? Etc.)
[b]What is your character’s tech level? What equipment do they have with them?[/b]
(Obviously, most characters can’t carry as much as collective nations (unless they have an infinitely big pocket dimension with them or something). That being said, what equipment do they have with them? Examples include handheld artillery, amplification devices (for magic users), blasters, cannons, etc. I’ll judge all these on a case-by-case basis.)
[b]Have you read the rules?[/b]
(Put the word in the rules below. You’ll know what it is I’ve you’ve read the rules.)
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[align=center][size=125][TASKFORCE APPLICATION FORM: PUT IC NAME HERE][/size][/align]
[b]What type of group will you be operating?[/b]
(Some examples of questions to consider: is it a taskforce deployed by a nation in pursuit of their agenda? Is it a company operating separately from national interests? Is it a significant group that can’t be called a nation or is within a nation? Is it a rebel group? Etc.)
[b]Are there any important members? What are their backstories and personalities?[/b]
(For taskforces, what are their members, the backstories, and their personalities? For larger groups, naming leaders and important figures may be better, though it’s up to you.)
[b]Will your taskforce be supporting any of the main factions? If so, what reason from the “Reasons For Action” section applies?[/b]
(You can be as thorough here as you want. Why, or why not, have they supported these nations? What are their thoughts on the factions involved? Do they have any history with these factions? Etc.)
[b]What tech and equipment do your group have?[/b]
(It’s a similar principle to the national application. Example questions to consider: what ships do they have? How powerful and fast are said ships? What weapons do they have? Etc. Consider FTL drives, common weaponry, etc.)
[b]What skills do your characters have?[/b]
(If your characters have any normal physical or mental skills or abilities, or thaumaturgical ones, put them here.)
[b]Have you read the rules?[/b]:
(Put the word in the rules below. You’ll know what it is I’ve you’ve read the rules.)
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