Galactic AdventuresThere, I see the waiting dark, I see the fire of distant stars and faces of pale moons. I see the void unwalked and splendid in it's mysteries, I see the void that is my home and to which I return with hope and fear.PremiseThe Milky Way Galaxy is such a vast place, home countless civilizations and species carving out an existence for themselves among cold, uncaring stars. Humanity has been among these for a long, long time, ever since we left the Sol System in the year 2362 with the Fleet of Resurrection dispersed by the faulty Warp Gate discovered on the edge of our old Home System. We were hurled into a universe of infinite danger, but also infinite possibility as we laid claim to our portion of the stars. Soon, we discovered that we were not alone in our little corner of the galaxy, a great and terrible machine intelligence stalked the heavens and it did find us, but in humanity, the machines met their match. The war unified the thirteen star-nations of humanity under the banner of the Empire of Great Nova led by Emperor Maxilian III Ahusteler, who became the first person to rule a unified human species rising as the first Emperor of the Imperium Galaxis.
This heralded a new age of conquest, the power of the human species would soar to previously unimaginable heights as it stood united under the Empire and firm in it's faith in the Great Unity. With reverse-engineered technologies from the terrible machines, humanity expanded across the void colonizing new worlds and conquering the local alien star-nations at an astonishing pace. As centuries turned to millennia, the Imperium Galaxis expanded further and further across the Galaxy and humanity came upon many well-developed and powerful alien star-nations with long, often bloody histories and bitter rivalries. The Imperium went forth, utterly annihilating many and more, opening their worlds to human colonization. Indeed, aliens were distrusted, hated, slaughtered or enslaved. It was after all an alien race who created the terrible machines that had ravaged and annihilated dozens of organic civilizations. In their carelessness aliens could not be allowed to develop and advance such technologies and many abandoned their artificial intelligence research hoping to the spared the wrath of humanity and some were, for a time at least.
As the millennia turned, humanity grew to rule a vast swathe of the Milky Way Galaxy. By the year 6200 however, the Imperial administration, once known for it's efficiency in governing the vast domains of humanity had grown bloated, convoluted and corrupt. As decades turned into centuries, ever more power slipped from the ineffectual Senate and increasingly lax monarchs and flowed into the hands of powerful regional nobles. The prevalence of piracy, crime and warlordism grew across the Imperium and this decay finally led to the stagnation and regression of human civilization. As the Imperium weakened it still decided to make war upon the "lesser" xeno races of the galaxy until coming upon a mighty alien power ruling a significant portion of the Galaxy. The internal decay and divisions in the Imperium came to a head during the wars between the Imperium Galaxis and the Hemoh Unity. Hundreds and hundreds of worlds burned as the warfronts passed through them. Ambitious nobles and priests took their chance to topple the ruling Emperor of Man and the weakened, stagnant, war-torn Imperium Galaxis finally collapsed.
Seventeen years after the fall of humanity's empire, hundreds of splinter factions and successor states have arisen in the vacuum of power all in near-constant conflict. Aliens once enslaved have taken this opportunity to cast off their shackles, reform their lost star-nations and exact their vengeance upon former oppressors all while alien star-nations beyond Imperial borders rise to claim their place in a once human-dominated galaxy, aiming to surpass the carrion-empire of mankind whose place in the sun has reached it's end. In the chaos that grips the galaxy there are many opportunities, bold nations, bold groups and bold men and women willing to seize them.ScenarioThe year is 6581 and the Milky Way galaxy is yours to explore as you adventure across the stars. The galaxy is a place of immense danger and dark secrets from a distant past. These stars are a realm of fearsome aliens coming from the unbeholden depths of Galactic Darkspace, treasures beyond imagining and the echoes of ancient doom, indeed, especially it's uncharted regions have long been the doom of many explorers and adventurers as they have attempted to brave it's depths, the dead hulks of their ships still littering the voids of the region.
You can explore virgin planets, you can hunt down pirates, slavers and smugglers, you can become a starfaring criminal, you can be a peaceful trader, you can try to colonize a new planet, you can join one of the various factions present in the galaxy or even gain a following and start your own faction. There are countless possibilities in the Galaxy and it's up to you to play your strengths to make the most out of any situation. There will be dice mechanics in this RP, and the only big limiting factor is your own imagination. Be warned however that dropping in and trying to assassinate a head of state will most likely end in abysmal failure, use common sense and think about your situation and your actions. Victory will not be handed to you on a silver platter with a side of cheese and grapes. Keep that in mind and play your strengths. Depending on how high you set your goal, you'll have to work all the harder for it, and maybe even die trying.
Mostly inspired by Warhammer 40k, Star Wars, Eve online, Mass Effect and Halo. (No I am not sponsored)
Rules, Guidelines and Mechanics
Rules
1. I am the OP whose word is law.
2. Possible future Co-Op's are my prophets.
3. Thou shalt not Godmod, people who don't know what this means don't belong in this thread.
4. Thou shalt not flamebait, troll or otherwise be a douche.
5. Thou shalt recognize that I'd appreciate it if you're planning to be around for the long haul. Check your schedule before applying.
6. Also, thou shalt not sit around waiting for things to happen, in this RP it is up to you to also be active in creating an interesting story for your character.
7. Thou shalt give me friendship, intrigue, drama, romance and character stories, this is a character RP with dice mechanics after all.
8. Yes this is a Sci-fi Space Opera but do utilize some common sense.
9. Rule of Cool Applies, within reason.
10. If you want to fight and argue with someone, take it to TG.
11. Yes this is the internet, however, lets keep any rage we may have IC with our characters.
Established Facets of the Universe
- Warp Gates left behind by the Builders for travel between star clusters.
- Ship-mounted FTL-engines for travel between stars systems in a cluster.
- Faster than light communication through FTL comm-bouys.
- Universal translation cybernetic implants.
- May add more as I think of them.
Banned Stuff
-Star Trek replicators and transporters. Any kind of teleportation in general.
-Eve Online jump clones, medical clones and capsules.
-Resurrecting the dead.
-Synthetic Player Characters.
-Overuse of automated systems, droids, robots, AI, VI. (Should all be supplementary)
-Time Travel.
-Precognition.
-Wormhole technology.
-May add more as I think of it.
Application, Stats and Items
Character Application
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[b]Name:[/b] (Pretty self-explanatory)
[b]Gender:[/b] (Pretty self-explanatory too)
[b]Species:[/b] (See the lore for examples or make your own by writing it up under the "Other"-section)
[b]Background:[/b] (Choose one from the list)
[b]Bio:[/b] (At least two paragraphs)
[b]Equipment:[/b] (See background)
[b]Crew:[/b] (See background)
[b]Ship:[/b] (See background)
[b]Stat Rankings:[/b] (See background)
[b]Traits:[/b] (You start with none unless you're Psionic but you gain some later on)
[b]Other:[/b] (Anything else you want to add? If you want to make up a species for your char write it's description here)
Accepted Starcaptains
Captain Keith Maxwell - Mercatus
Captain Sam Bridge Iron - The Empire of Tau
Captain Lyzzy Lyndsay - The Black Sheep
Chieftess Kyr Mirhorn Van - Ralnis
Captain Leon Tchaikovsky - Elerian
Captain Lucjan Vrana - Rodez
Captain T'kra Tyawerai - Zjaum
Captain Gurku Töodö - Kodoonr
Captain Siamatus Tadosia - Gerdon Laughis
Captain Sakol Linyako - Ness Alquam
Captain Me'lek Tsualn - Ormata
Captain Mei Nakama - Aidannadia
Captain Adokev Mintlav - Granluras
Captain Audax Veni - Piscina
Captain Uzi Haddad - SloopDeWoop
Captain Jaim H. Johnson - Sao Nova Europa
Captain Katar Ann - Gudmund
Captain Derek Waudman - Tysklandia