The Sound of Drums: Sci-Fi Nation RP

[Silux]

Those are the most beautiful sci-fi maps I have seen...

Ahem! But anyway, adding all the map bits together should give you the simplistic shape of much of the arm, ignoring the end bit due to the lack of system density and the bit that wraps into the core because, well too close to too many stars and the Earth.

The map shapes are fine, thanks for the effort.

Well.. that is quite a claim you are making, but thanks anyway

I'll give my epic jigsaw skills a shot.

Once we get the positions of all nations involved I can probably do some final touches, a good RP deserves a good map, I suppose!

In terms of actually representing the separate nations, I could colour the swathes of tiles in said nation's chosen colour. Making it a separate layer and NOT saving it all as a JPEG means we could have a... wait for it...

Dynamic Map!

No wai!

(I am going to need to think this through! )

[senorjohhny]

Silux, sorry didn't mean to be cocky at all. :0

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Also, there comes a point where you can't remove any more electrons, and adding protons would turn it into a heavier, more valuable element. So the question is, do you care about weapons or money more?

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Think blasting somebody with the LHC's beam. Thats got to hurt.

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Doesn't the lhc just shoot electrons?

[Silux]

Silux, sorry didn't mean to be cocky at all. :0

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Also, there comes a point where you can't remove any more electrons, and adding protons would turn it into a heavier, more valuable element. So the question is, do you care about weapons or money more?

No worries mate!

Yeah, the actual value of a weapon based on that technology against the cost of realistically using it doesn't seem worth it
Any nations deciding to use energy weaponry would probably be better off with less wacky, more tried and tired concepts. I'm afraid my fantastical ramblings were simply ideas on how to break through the darkling carapace. I'm sure a couple of heavy rounds would do the trick though!

Doesn't the lhc just shoot electrons?

I know it fires protons, hence hadron collider, though it probably does shoot a mixture of particles depending on the experiment I suppose.
What is scary is that those beams are reaching up to about 24 TeV nowadays - PER PARTICLE! :S
So a stream of billions of particles sure would do some damage.

[senorjohhny]

Though, if you look on pg 7 or 8, I had a few weapon ideas that I was pretty proud of, for they're realistic.
Care to look over them?

[Wernher]

If you guys see any 4 arm power armor & mech pictures, please link them to be xP

[Silux]

The best weapon depends on the scenario:
Gamma Rays are best vs. Organic materials, and having a few minutes of this exposure, at least, helps.
A maser, microwave laser, makes a large amount of heat and is helpful vs. Cities, planets, stationary ships, etc.
In my opinion, a shotgun like scattergun that shoots millions of textbook size rocks at extremely high speeds. Hard to track, hard to defend against.
For land fighting, guns equipped with a bullet made of cesium, water inside a capsule in the bullet, and a smaller capsule equipped with millions of small, heavy, radioactive materials. Cesium + water makes a large explosion, which implants radioactive material in the person, producing both short and long term drastic effects.
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They seem pretty plausible. I like the scatter gun idea

The one that I am thinking is a little odd, is possibly the caesium-based projectile. It would be a great concept for space combat, but atmospheric water can cause that stuff to blow before it comes into contact with it's target, and I'm relatively sure that the firing mechanism (depending on what you use) would make it blow in your face before your enemy's.

I suppose it would be entirely dependant on the planet you are actually taking it to. Any planet with an atmosphere primarily made of noble gasses, then yes, caesium guns will kick almighty ass, but even in our own atmosphere, the stuff ignites spontaneously if left for too long, so any rich-oxygen planets are going to cause problems.

But.. damn, you get one of those shots off, then the enemy is going to have one seriously bad day.
I'm pretty sure THAT is how the IoM came up with the bolter.

[senorjohhny]

I was thinking like an airtight capsule of uranium powder, inside of an airtight capsule of water, under pressure, with a small surface nail in the front of the gun, two sided, sharp, inside of a cesium, pressurized, canister, all packed into one big ass bullet.

And scattergun is pretty much an artificial asteroid field, but directed and going much, much faster. It's the most economic solution, and would be relatively effective.

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So that the nail pierces through the cesium and water capsules when it hits the object, boom.
They're kept in something like mini scuba tanks, so no real danger of pressure.

[Silux]

In that case, let the slaughter begin

[JordanUlery1994]

NS
Nation Flag: A white banner with a red Imperial Emblem. This emblem, an testimony to their power in their home, the Perseus Arm, is that of a half rising star, crested by six rays and a single cross-hilted blade piercing the top of the arch; around which is a King Cobra with its hood displayed in menacing anger.

Nation Name: The Citinian Empire

Demonym: Citinian (singular) Citinians (plural)

Race(s): Citinian

Racial Physical Descriptions: The Citinian Race is an exact look alike of the Human race save for a few minor differences in skin tone and eye color. Most Citinians grow to be about 5’11’’ and weigh about 80kg (180lbs) and are normally stalkishly built. They are always pale skinned with very dark eye colors (i.e. Cold blue, metallic gray, etc.)

Racial Cultural Descriptions: The Citinian Empire is a long standing superpower in the Perseus Arm where they had wiped out all other advanced life with their military expansion. They are a highly militarized society and are strict about levels of power among social groups. The Latin language, contrary to popular belief, was created by Citinians when their old language, Sanäa, became too complicated for their own liking. In Latin, the Citinian Empire can be described very easily: “Omnes pares sunt.” Translated into Earthborn English, this means, quite simply: “All are equal.” The Citinians firmly believe in assimilation to a new society and that all, no matter your creed, race, or social hierarchy, are socially equal. This ideology destroys individualism and creates a sense of wholeness among the Citinian people.

Racial Advantages: Citinians are quite simply put, immortal. But in a more encompassing sense, they have endless life. A Citinian, unless physically killed like their Human counterparts, will live for eternity, constantly aging mentally, but never looking a day older than twenty-five. They also have what is said to be the most encompassing understanding of Hydrogen energy and Naval combat.

Racial Disadvantages: Citinians have a crippling attachment to their Emperor and their goddess Oraâ. They believe she is their glorious mother, but in reality, she is the star of their capital system in the Perseus. They are not quick to a fight and are at a disadvantage greatly in the new systems here because of the distance of lack of military support. Also, when on the ground, the Citinian Marines and Army are not very strong force. When threatened they can rally powerfully, as well as defend their home to the bitter end, but 95% of Citinian strength lies in their Navy. If caught in space, most enemies falter, but all know that if they can draw the Citinians to the surface, their chances of victory are much, MUCH higher.

Nation Traits (3):
1. The Citinian Empire has, unrivaled, the largest naval force in existence. Their fleets consist of simple structure: The Imperial Cruisers (i.e. CNV Superior) are ten mile long heavy battleships/carriers. However, only one of these exists and it is the Emperor’s private flagship that rarely sees actual combat. Stellar Cruisers are five mile long battleships/carriers that make up about 25% of any fleet. Helix Class Frigates are one mile long, stealthy intercept warships that are normally separate from fleets. Attack Frigates are half-mile long warships that make up 80% of any fleet. And finally, along with assorted TR-13 Mamba fighters and XZ4 Troopships, are Invasion Frigates, half-mile long, heavily unprotected troop carriers meant for landing troops on planetary surfaces as well as transporting goods.
2. The Citinian Empire uses Hydrogen fuel cells to power all of their electrical equipment. It is vastly abundant where they hail from and is extremely efficient.
3. Citinians are normally very diplomatic when entering new systems and almost never look to expand their 354 planet Empire, instead, they are merely exploring the Galaxy in search of hydrogen and will defend the resource bitterly, which gives them bad names among the here-say of the Galaxy.

Technology Level: The Citinian Empire has obviously spread its influence across the stars with a population of nearly 9.5 trillion Citinians in the Empire’s tightly packed cluster in the Perseus and small fleet in this sector. Through their state-of-the-art Mass Zero drives in all of their space vessels the Citinians have discovered INSTANT star travel and gladly share it with new space-age species for nothing more than an alliance. It uses electromagnets to create a density field around vessels that creates the mathematical equivalent of zero mass, which means the vessel can move anywhere in the known Universe and beyond in the blink of an eye. These cores normally take two to three days to recharge and result in a blinding blue flash once the ship “collapses”. It also uses up a lot of vessel power and can sometimes cripple a ship for about ten hours after use. Citinians counter this however, by making the collapsed vessel impossible to track without a direct line of sight. Also, weaponry is very unique among the Citinian forces. It is called electrogauss. When the trigger is squeezed an electromagnetic piston swings down to attach to an iron casing and move it into the chamber before turning off and swinging back down to be in place for the next round. Once in the chamber a series of coils, wrapped extremely tight and at close intervals along the inside of the barrel power in session; the first coil powers the shard down the barrel to the second coil which forces it to the third and so on, allowing the round to reach unheard of speeds. Some shards are recorded at being able to leave the barrel travelling at nearly twenty kilometers per second.
Two neutrally charged electromagnetic rods placed along the outside of the barrel also forced the round to spiral down the barrel, never allowing it to make contact with the metal as well as giving it a static charge, super heating it to nearly five thousand degrees. Most rounds impact with the kinetic force of a nuclear explosion and have the penetrating power of 5.56mm round. However, the armor that most soldiers wore could stop the force and damage of the round, sometimes two or three times, using hydraulic pistons along the inside of the armor plates to make it flex with the energy. The standard rifle is the LR-4 Viper. The LR-4 Viper is a short rifle with an internal clip and an LCD screen that shows the weapon’s ammunition count and fire-rate as well as doubling as a scope. It is sleek and light-weight with a short barrel and a smooth stock made of fiberglass and titanium.


Ruler/Important Persons: First Emperor Kashim (aka: Praeceptor Jordon Kashim [“teacher”])

Side of Nation in the Human/Xeno War: The Citinian Empire did not take part in the Human/Xeno war, but it did fund and supply the Humans that it had made contact with just after the war began.

Nation History: This is a novel, actually, so it is hard to explain. My book takes up probably twelve pages on their history it is so vast. The best way to put it is: They went from being a Republic to an Empire when Jordon Kashim led a coup d'etat and enstated himself as Emperor and his ten supporters as Jedi-like Peacekeeping Monks called the Paragons that use what is called KGB-9 spinal implants to use telekinesis and wield katanas.

Military Details: **Refer to Advantages Please for ground units and Space Ships** Command chain is simple:[As follows is Navy (Army/Marine) ranks] Ensigns (Recruits) -> Petty Officer (Sergeant) -> Chief (Lieutenant) -> Lieutenant (Captain) -> Captain (Major) -> Commodore (Colonel) -> Admiral (General) -> Emperor

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Is that good enough to say I am interested?

[Zvezda]

I think it'd actually be quite a bit of fun to play a pre-industrial civilization.