"We embarked on our journey to the stars with a question first framed in the childhood of our species and in each generation asked anew with undiminished wonder: What are the stars? Exploration is in our nature. We began as wanderers, and we are wanderers still. We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready at last to set sail for the stars." -Carl Sagan, Cosmos
Humanity, nobody expected much from them. Most humans had their lives all planned out, and to them there would be nothing in the future but their normal lives. The sensible ones were completely fine with this, for they believed the could only dream of a more exiting life. Those sensible people withered away into the history books, being known only to those who decided to spend a few days backtracking through their family tree decades in the future. They are not the writers, they are those who look at the story and say "Ridiculous! That is impossible!". Rightfully so, as well. They were completely right, the story the writers wanted to make was impossible.
The writers would know this if they were sensible, but they were not. They ignored sense and followed their dreams, never giving a thought to the sensible people who said it couldn't be done. Pushing on ahead, those writers kept their eye on their goal and never allowed to wander. Through this reckless yet calculated journey, the writers finally succeeded. They had done the impossible, something that should not have been possible for such a young and damaged species. While the sensible people watched in awe, the writers trod upon the brilliant road to the stars. While the sensible people killed and fought, the writers marched forwards. The writers had to fight, of course, they were drawn into the conflicts of the sensible. But they never stopped marching, no, they refused to allow the sensible people to be right, to accept that reality truly was nothing more than menial labor and repetition.
As the ages passed, the writers kept on marching onward. Though none had yet been able to touch a star, they kept marching with no thought to the thousands that had already failed. They made great progress in their collective quest, continuing to invent new devices to make life just a little bit easier. As life got easier, the writers had more time to think and invent yet more devices to make life even more easy. It was a self-reinforcing loop, but still the sensible people refused to give a thought to the insane dreams of the writers. They used the devices to have more time to lay around doing nothing, but the writers did not care. While all this was happening, nobody gave a though to Earth and its inhabitants, still being stuck in a repeating loop of nuclear annihilation the moment they discovered the technology. Earth rocketed towards that point, having no idea what would happen.
Then, something happened. If Gods and Goddesses exist, then their interest was surely piqued. Something anomalous had occurred on that insignificant Earth, though they now had harnessed the power of the atom, their voices continued to speak. Their hearts kept beating, their DNA remained normal, their atmosphere was not full of ash. They had survived the creation of the nuclear bomb, something that had never before happened in the galaxy. Suddenly, Earth was no so insignificant anymore. The writers were closer than ever to achieving their goals.
The stars in the night sky burn brighter than ever, beckoning us writers to them. To some the stars say "We will give you power", to others "We will give you respect". Yet more hear "We will give you knowledge", and to a select few, they say something similar yet completely different. To those few, they say "We will give you a home". _____________________________________________________________
As you might have possible realized by now, this roleplay begins right at the dawn of the space race. Obviously, that means it is an alt-history roleplay. However, the in-universe history only loosely sticks to real life. The allies still won WW2, but details are left to the players to decide. The Cold War is going on, but the details of it are absent unless someone points them out in the roleplay.
Now, this is an NRP (obviously). However, you can also play exclusively as a space agency if you want. Actually, they will be the primary focus of this RP, if the title didn;t tell you that already. Apps are as follows:
=Nation App= Name (The nation must either exist, or an explanation for why it exists): History (At very, absolute least two paragraphs, exceptions can be made if little history was changed and the nation is well-known): Leader (It can be the real leader of the nation at the time, or someone else): Space Involvement (A simple yes/no question. This will determine if your nation has a government space program. If yes, you must also make a Space Agency app): Other (Anything not listed, go as in depth as you want with this, or just make a suggestion):
=Space Program App= Name (Can be anything, as long as it makes sense. Historical agencies are completely welcome): History (Two paragraphs bare minimum. Who founded it, how it got started, etc. No exceptions from this one. If it is a historical program, use the real history or explain why it is different): HQ Location (You can choose a real world or fictional site): Head of Program (Again, can be someone who really existed or a fictional character): Organizational Structure (Government Agency or Corporation. This will decide where you get your funding, how important the board is, etc. To be a Government Agency, you must be based in an unclaimed nation, have claimed the nation you are based in, or have an agreement with whoever claimed the nation you are based in): Other (Same as the Nation App):
=Rules= 1: While everyone is welcome, we expect at least a paragraph for each post, with readable grammar and spelling that does not cause us to feel physical pain in our eyes. Assume our eyes are extremely sensitive and we have extreme problems with dealing with pain. 2: Please be sensible, goofiness is allowed, utter stupidity? No. You can crack jokes, but you can't build buildings in the shape of pink bears. Unless your mascot is the pink bear, and you have a good reason for it to be a pink bear. Which you don't. 3: We will continue as far as activity permits us, that means we may pass our current year. This does not mean you get FTL and replicators. If we ever reach a point where sci-fi is acceptable, that sci-fi is going to be harder than tungsten. Google ways to do what you want to do if you have to, just don't build a "Whatever Drive". Did I mention no FTL? Ever? Follow Einstein, would you? 4: My decision is final, even when I change it multiple times. Especially when i change it. Because that will probably happen a lot.
Now, onto the gameplay mechanics! These following folders will tell you everything you need to know about the stat part of the RP:
Oraganizational Structures:
Private Companies – These started out as the play things of billionaires but soon found themselves in the position to make profits for their parent corporations. Private Companies see a market potential in Space exploration in such industries as communications, transport and resource prospecting. While they do have the funding, they need to be aware of losing investment and keep strong profits. These are dependent on their success for funding, both from investments and commercial operations.
Space Agencies – These are state-backed organisations that were originally set-up to take advantage of the new era of long range rocketry. they have since left the military sphere of influence and become political mechanisms of national pride and ambition. This ambition has driven the state's best scientists together for a common goal. The funding of such organizations depends upon the actions of their home nation, and public support is incredibly important to them.
Turns:
No! Don't leave yet! Hear me out here. Yes, this roleplay has turns. That will put some of you off. Just read this before you leave.
Turns in this RP will, as usual, be advanced by updates posted by the GM or a mod. Those updates will come out after all members have posted. Each turn is a year, while that might seem like a lot, in the last RP we still managed to go to the moon by '59 with the Turn=Year structure. Each update will include how many rocket parts each space agency can build, their funding and relationship status with NPC parties, and a summary of all missions currently going on.
This is where it gets interesting. You;ve all seen "Newspaper Style" posts (Posts where people just state what happened and nothing more). These are most common as updates in turn-based RPs. This roleplay takes "Newspaper Style" literally. Every update will have an actual newspaper with the date, posted as multiple images in hiders. Each newspaper will act as a summary of the year's events, hopefully making it easy and entertaining to follow.
Parts: (Number able to build varies per turn) =Rocketry= Solid Rocket Booster – Designed for getting spacecraft off the ground and little else, this inefficient Heavy Solid Rocket Booster - Same as the normal booster, but much more thrust. rocket design can't control its flow but can carry more than its weight in payloads. Liquid Fuel Tank – Carries enough fuel to supply a single liquid fuel engine for a complete burn. While necessary, multiple tanks can be heavy and can compromise a ship reaching orbit. Heavy Liquid Fuel Tank - Same as the normal fuel tank, but carries twice the fuel.
Liquid Fuel Engine – With controllable rate of flow, this mainstream engine is the safest and most efficient engine whether transversing the upper atmosphere or leaving the solar system. Dual-Nozzle Liquid Fuel Engine - Same as the normal LFE, but has a much higher thrust at the cost of using up more fuel.
Reaction Control System - Using Mono-propellent and small rocket thrusters, RCS guides vessels at slower changes of velocity for precission movement. Required for safe docking.
=Structure= Set of fins – Static wings that prevent the spacecraft from rifling in the atmosphere. Set of winglets – Small ailerons that can be controlled to minimise spin in the atmosphere (requires computational power). Decoupler – Creates multiple stages that lower the weight of the spacecraft by jettisoning empty fuel tanks as the rocket ascends.
=Habitat= 1 Man Space Capsule - A small, cramped space with room for only a single person. If you;re going up in this, you had better not be claustrophobic. Not even someone who loves cramped spaces would spend more than a couple orbits in this tin can.
Payload Equipment (Infinite numbers for free, just be wary of power needs and weight) Power Supply: Silver-Zinc Battery – A small battery that doesn't weigh much and can power a moderate of equipment for a month or so. (6 KWh/lifetime)
=Communications= Radio Transmitting Unit – A box that beeps its data back on low frequencies. (Sub-orbital range) Tracking Transmitter – Sends data to a specific target, as a result of this concentration, can send data from further away. (Orbital to Translunar-ranges).
=Computer= Relayed Processor – A system that uses electric transistors to carry out commands and collect data either from an inbuilt clock or from radio signals.
=Scientific Tools= Thermometer – Measures Temperature Barometer – Measures Pressure Radiometer – Measures Electromagnetic Radiation Spectrophotometers- Measures Solar Radiation Camera – Takes Pictures Fruit Fly Colony – A small hive of fruit flies that contains a apple for them to eat.
=Life Support= Oxygen Tank – Stores Oxygen and release it over time. there is enough for a person for a month. Carbon Dioxide Vent – Vents unnecessary gasses accumulated by respiration to restore pressure. Food and water dispenser – dispenses consumables in a gelatinized form. Waste bag – To collect the excrement of respirational processes of biological life. Electrodes - Monitors vital signs.
=Landing Equipment= Parachute – For the safe return of Space vehicle after atmospheric re-entry. Drag-chute - Reduces the speed of re-entry for heavy payloads but is not strong enough to support a landing.
=Weapons= Ballistic Warhead - A conventional explosive warhead designed to explode on impact or triggered under certain conditions. Atomic Warhead – A Fission reactor designed to explode, the most powerful bomb in existence that can end total wars in a matter of days. Handheld Pistol - You'll say it's to shoot wolves in Siberia, the conspiracy theorists will say it's to defend the Earth from alien attacks. Which one is it? Who knows? Actually, we do. It was the wolves in Siberia.
=Infrastructure (max. 1 built per turn) (Only 1 of each building)= Vehicle Assembly Building – Required for multi-staged rocket launches Secretive Launchpad – A launch pad away from prying eyes where mistakes can be quieted. Public Launchpad – A launch pad where all the world can marvel at our ambition. Rocket-Propulsion Laboratory – Produces Extra 1 Liquid Fuel Tank per turn. Wind Tunnel – Improves the safety of all future launches. (Safety Building, +1 to all rolls) Spaceflight Training Center – Provides education and experience to the future spacefarers. (Safety Building, +1 to all manned rolls) Research & Technology Center – Improves the quality of the scientific tools. (Safety Building, +1 to all rolls) Supercomputer – Improves the modelling of spacecraft trajectories and the interpretation of data. (Safety Building, +1 to all rolls) Engine Laboratory - Produces extra 1 Liquid Fuel Engine per turn. General Laboratory - Allows faster research (No number limit) Factory - Produces 1 part of your choosing each turn (Limit of four) (Requires 1 part to build, must be of the type you want to produce)
Ground Radar – Used to detect objects in and around the local airspace. Radio Dipole Antenna – Used to transmit and receive data to low orbital ranges. Directional Antenna – Used to transmit and receive data from tracking transmitters.
=The Delta-V Table= This shows the recommended rocketry needed to get to certain environments relative to the payload weight. It is incomplete until a rocket meets the recommendations.
Haven't even read the whole thing but USA please!!!:D
I'll read it when I wake up tomorrow. For now, bedtime.
EDIT: Your hiders are messed up, by the way.
EDIT: Will make a formal app tomorrow as well. I shall appeal to common curtesy that no one puts up a USA application before me:D
EDIT: Nevermind about the USA. I wanna be a private company. But I do plan on being based in the US. Anyways, that was from a rough skim of this thing so now it's bedtime.
AegonVI said
Haven't even read the whole thing but USA please!!!:D I'll read it when I wake up tomorrow. For now, bedtime.EDIT: Your hiders are messed up, by the way.EDIT: Will make a formal app tomorrow as well. I shall appeal to common curtesy that no one puts up a USA application before me:DEDIT: Nevermind about the USA. I wanna be a private company. But I do plan on being based in the US. Anyways, that was from a rough skim of this thing so now it's bedtime.
Name (The nation must either exist, or an explanation for why it exists): Nazi Union of Japan (NUJ). When germany lost ww2 the nazis moved to japan. Josef Mengele took over in 47. History: Japan stayed mostly the same for until 1947, that is when Josef Mengele took over. He made the laws stricter, he changed the name, hell he even changed the government. Those are the bad things, if it wasn't for Josef taking power Japan would not of been able to create a Space Agency. Josef's first order as leader was to create a space agency. He named it NUJSA, which stands for Nazi Union of Japan's Space Agency. He sent all of the nazi scientists who went with him to the space agency and he sent the Japanese scientist to the military branch.
Josef made Japan a military power. So far the NUJ have advanced planes, guns, tanks, and they have a type of nuke, also known as Mors accendente Circulus. He has started threatening China with war as he believes that Chinas land should belong to the NUJ. This has caused outrage across all of earth with the USSR threatening to attack Tokyo and the USA threatening to invade the NUJ. This does not make Josef scared, if anything this has made Josef stronger, he has started making more colleges around Japan dedicated to Rocket Science and Military Science. Leader: Josef Mengele (The people in the NUJ call him Supreme Nazi Emperor of the Nazi Union of Japan Josef Mengele) Space Involvement (A simple yes/no question. This will determine if your nation has a government space program. If yes, you must also make a Space Agency app): Yes Flag: Religion: Nazi Buddhism: They believe Hitler was the second coming of The Buda. Special Unit: Geben zweiundachtzig Krieger 982: A person in ww2 era gear that has a Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun in his backpack and an Astra 900 as the main weapon. Leaders Appearance:
Name (Can be anything, as long as it makes sense. Historical agencies are completely welcome): NUJSA (Nazi Union of Japan's Space Agency) History (Two paragraphs bare minimum. Who founded it, how it got started, etc. No exceptions from this one. If it is a historical program, use the real history or explain why it is different): Founded by Josef Mengele the NUJSA is one of the most advanced Space Agencies in the world with some even saying the most. Josef made this because he felt that if he could get to the moon first that he would be able to colonise it and start sending rockets from space to destroy New York. NUJSA was founded on the principles that no mans life is sacred if it means they can get farther into the development of the space rockets. Josef sent all of the Nazi scientists to this area as he trusted them more then any Japanese scientist.
This all changed, Josef decided that he had to much on his plate and he gave it over to Zwitter Steinwhik. Zwitter knew that the only way he could make the NUJSA the greatest space agency on earth is if they recovered Die Glocke. He sent a group of agents to recover it as it was in a mine in Poland. The mission was successful and Zwitter started his real mission when it was recovered. He made the HQ larger then it was before and then he split up the NAJSA into 2 groups. The group dedicated to Space Rockets and the Group dedicated to Military Rockets. Zwitter has just started working on a rocket to the moon, he has not got very far. HQ Location (You can choose a real world or fictional site): Tokyo Japan. It is called Terra Quinquaginta Head of Program (Again, can be someone who really existed or a fictional character): Zwitter Steinwhik Organizational Structure (Government Agency or Corporation. This will decide where you get your funding, how important the board is, etc. To be a Government Agency, you must be based in an unclaimed nation, have claimed the nation you are based in, or have an agreement with whoever claimed the nation you are based in): Government Agency Flag:
Name: Espacio De Vida (Contains the modern day nations of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua)
History: (Real life history up until this point.) In 1945, the Mexican Government seized the opportunity presented by the end of World War II to launch a military operation in Guatemala to take control of the country. After a brutally swift offensive that remains in the minds of the populace to this day, the Guatemalan military was crushed at the decisive battle of Coban. The country was fully annexed shortly after.
Using his success in the Guatemalan campaign as the jumping off point for his political career, renowned General Lopez Doroteo was elected president by overwhelming majority. This led to the military drafting Operation Living Space, deciding to expand Mexican influence in Central America by conquering their smaller neighbours. To this end, Mexico signed a secret back room deal with El Salvador, promising to help them expand their influence by attacking Honduras to draw military efforts away from their Western border, where El Salvador would attack.
Mexico went through with the plan, launching an invasion of Honduras in 1946. Once El Salvador commenced their invasion, another invasion force was dispatched into the territory of Mexico's former ally, attacking both nations at the same time. By the time El Salvador and Honduras had hastily signed a cease-fire and moved their full force to counter the invasion, it was too late. They both fell in late 1946.
Mexico wasted no time, invading Nicaragua after re-building their strength. Unlike the other wars, the Nicaraguan campaign was hard fought and took much longer. The long and bloody war started to cause Lopez's popularity to slip, so he decided to visit the front lines and personally command the campaign. After Lopez became involved on a deeper tactical level, the Nicaraguan defense started cracking, eventually falling in 1948.
Not wanting another conflict to stain his reputation, the Lopez Government issued an ultimatum to Belize. Surrender, or have the Mexican military destroy everything, creating a large chunk of uninhabited land to be rebuilt later on. Belize surrendered and were peacefully absorbed into Mexico's sphere of influence. With the operation completed, Mexico was renamed Espacio De Vida following a referendum across all territories.
Leader: Lopez Doroteo and his cabinet of ministers
Space Involvement: Not yet.
Other: People living within Espacio De Vida are called De Vidians, in case you're wondering what to call them in posts.
I suggest getting a World Map. I've taken one off google and added in my nation. (I'm willing to be official map updater if Keyguy doesn't want to.)
Shoopthewoop said
Name (The nation must either exist, or an explanation for why it exists): Nazi Union of Japan (NUJ). When germany lost ww2 the nazis moved to japan. Josef Mengele took over in 47.History: Japan stayed mostly the same for until 1947, that is when Josef Mengele took over. He made the laws stricter, he changed the name, hell he even changed the government. Those are the bad things, if it wasn't for Josef taking power Japan would not of been able to create a Space Agency. Josef's first order as leader was to create a space agency. He named it NUJSA, which stands for Nazi Union of Japan's Space Agency. He sent all of the nazi scientists who went with him to the space agency and he sent the Japanese scientist to the military branch.Josef made Japan a military power. So far the NUJ have advanced planes, guns, tanks, and they have a type of nuke, also known as Mors accendente Circulus. He has started threatening China with war as he believes that Chinas land should belong to the NUJ. This has caused outrage across all of earth with the USSR threatening to attack Tokyo and the USA threatening to invade the NUJ. This does not make Josef scared, if anything this has made Josef stronger, he has started making more colleges around Japan dedicated to Rocket Science and Military Science.Leader: Josef MengeleSpace Involvement (A simple yes/no question. This will determine if your nation has a government space program. If yes, you must also make a Space Agency app): YesFlag: Religion: Nazi Buddhism: They believe Hitler was the second coming of The Buda.Special Unit: Geben zweiundachtzig Krieger 982: A person in ww2 era gear that has a Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun in his backpack and an Astra 900 as the main weapon.Leaders Appearance: Name (Can be anything, as long as it makes sense. Historical agencies are completely welcome): NUJSA (Nazi Union of Japan's Space Agency)History (Two paragraphs bare minimum. Who founded it, how it got started, etc. No exceptions from this one. If it is a historical program, use the real history or explain why it is different): Founded by Josef Mengele the NUJSA is one of the most advanced Space Agencies in the world with some even saying the most. Josef made this because he felt that if he could get to the moon first that he would be able to colonise it and start sending rockets from space to destroy New York. NUJSA was founded on the principles that no mans life is sacred if it means they can get farther into the development of the space rockets. Josef sent all of the Nazi scientists to this area as he trusted them more then any Japanese scientist.This all changed, Josef decided that he had to much on his plate and he gave it over to Zwitter Steinwhik. Zwitter knew that the only way he could make the NUJSA the greatest space agency on earth is if they recovered Die Glocke. He sent a group of agents to recover it as it was in a mine in Poland. The mission was successful and Zwitter started his real mission when it was recovered. He made the HQ larger then it was before and then he split up the NAJSA into 2 groups. The group dedicated to Space Rockets and the Group dedicated to Military Rockets. Zwitter has just started working on a rocket to the moon, he has not got very far.HQ Location (You can choose a real world or fictional site): Tokyo Japan. It is called Terra QuinquagintaHead of Program (Again, can be someone who really existed or a fictional character): Zwitter SteinwhikOrganizational Structure (Government Agency or Corporation. This will decide where you get your funding, how important the board is, etc. To be a Government Agency, you must be based in an unclaimed nation, have claimed the nation you are based in, or have an agreement with whoever claimed the nation you are based in): Government AgencyFlag:
Accepted, just remember, it's 1950. Even with German scientists, you probably aren't all that close to the Moon. Not that you even need to be, we'll probably be there at least before '65.
The Great Nahman Jayden said
Name: Espacio De Vida (Contains the modern day nations of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua)History: (Real life history up until this point.) In 1945, the Mexican Government seized the opportunity presented by the end of World War II to launch a military operation in Guatemala to take control of the country. After a brutally swift offensive that remains in the minds of the populace to this day, the Guatemalan military was crushed at the decisive battle of Coban. The country was fully annexed shortly after.Using his success in the Guatemalan campaign as the jumping off point for his political career, renowned General Lopez Doroteo was elected president by overwhelming majority. This led to the military drafting Operation Living Space, deciding to expand Mexican influence in Central America by conquering their smaller neighbours. To this end, Mexico signed a secret back room deal with El Salvador, promising to help them expand their influence by attacking Honduras to draw military efforts away from their Western border, where El Salvador would attack. Mexico went through with the plan, launching an invasion of Honduras in 1946. Once El Salvador commenced their invasion, another invasion force was dispatched into the territory of Mexico's former ally, attacking both nations at the same time. By the time El Salvador and Honduras had hastily signed a cease-fire and moved their full force to counter the invasion, it was too late. They both fell in late 1946.Mexico wasted no time, invading Nicaragua after re-building their strength. Unlike the other wars, the Nicaraguan campaign was hard fought and took much longer. The long and bloody war started to cause Lopez's popularity to slip, so he decided to visit the front lines and personally command the campaign. After Lopez became involved on a deeper tactical level, the Nicaraguan defense started cracking, eventually falling in 1948.Not wanting another conflict to stain his reputation, the Lopez Government issued an ultimatum to Belize. Surrender, or have the Mexican military destroy everything, creating a large chunk of uninhabited land to be rebuilt later on. Belize surrendered and were peacefully absorbed into Mexico's sphere of influence. With the operation completed, Mexico was renamed Espacio De Vida following a referendum across all territories. Leader: Lopez Doroteo and his cabinet of ministersSpace Involvement: Not yet.Other: People living within Espacio De Vida are called De Vidians, in case you're wondering what to call them in posts.I suggest getting a World Map. I've taken one off google and added in my nation. (I'm willing to be official map updater if Keyguy doesn't want to.)
Accepted! It would be great if you were the official updater, the newspaper takes forever to do.
History: Lance Corporation was founded shortly before the beginning of the space race, for a while the investors found it mainly a way of throwing away and doing something with all there vast amounts of cash. However with the heating up of the space race and how easy it could be to exploit for massive amounts of cash. The investors quickly told the new corporation to begin actually focusing on space, and the corporation went from a play thing to a serious business. Robert McClain, a 10% stockholder, was chosen as the CEO of Lance Corp.
Robert McClain began quickly turning the Lance Corp from a dump to a well functioning business. Personnel were hired from all fields, rocket scientists and physicists prised most of all as they became hard as other programs began hiring them as there training and knowledge would be needed to run any program. The program was soon efficient and had plenty of funding pouring in as well as the necessary personnel to begin. Lance Corp leased landed from the United Euro-American States, and firmly established there HQ in Dallas Texas.
HQ Location:Dallas, Texas
Head of Program: Robert McClain
Organizational Structure:Corporation
Other (Same as the Nation App):Land is leased in Texas and New Mexico
Keyguyperson said
Accepted, just remember, it's 1950. Even with German scientists, you probably aren't all that close to the Moon. Not that you even need to be, we'll probably be there at least before '65
Thank you, I really liked how this rp looked. And like we just started. At most we have the blueprints and the parachute.
Nation App Name (The nation must either exist, or an explanation for why it exists): The United Euro-American States, or UEAS. Still commonly referred to as America or The USA despite the recent expansion. History (At very, absolute least two paragraphs, exceptions can be made if little history was changed and the nation is well-known): During the second World War, the United States was not involved much directly int he beginning, but they supplied their European allies with ammunition, food, raw materials, and military vehicles produced with the reawakened American industrial machine. Assistance was also provided to the resistances in France and Poland, with agents smuggling in military-grade weaponry and small amounts of raw materials for improvising more weaponry.
Later on, they decided to enter the fight after a Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Having spent the time until then expanding their industry and building military supplies, the US Armed Forces launched a massive invasion of Japan. With vastly superior numbers, they were able to force Japan's surrender after taking most of the nation and conducting multiple bombing runs on Tokyo. However, they had not been directly involved in Europe at all, and the war there was nearly a stalemate. With Japan out of the way, they sent most of their military to England and began planning an invasion of Nazi Germany with the rest of the allied leaders.
On January 1st, 1945, a full-scale invasion was launched across the English channel to liberate France. Over five thousand United States Navy vessels were involved in the invasion, along with similarly large aircraft and ground force numbers. Gaining a foothold in Normandy, they began to stream in the rest of their overwhelming invasion force. However, even with this huge invasion, progress was slow. V-2 rockets constantly bombarded the invading forces, causing large casualties.
Then, on June 12th, 1945. The USA tested their first nuclear weapon at White Sands Proving Ground. Footage was broadcast across the world, and on July 5th another such weapon was dropped on Berlin, killing Hitler and thousands of civilians in the process. With the enemy terrified and disorganized, the Allied invasion surged forward. Just two days after the first nuclear bombing, another bomb was dropped on Kiel in order to hit the Nazi shipyards there.
Finally, the war ended with the United States forcing the surrender and annexation of Germany. The death camps were liberated and occupation forces left behind as the rest of the soldiers sailed back to the USA. They assisted in restoring France and the other conquered nations, but refused to release their hold on original Germany, not even to their allies. This resulted in early tensions with the USSR, as they felt they had a right to part of Germany due to their participation in the war. The other allied nations said little about it, not wanting to get on the bad side of either of the emerging superpowers. Troops were placed on the border, and work began on restoring Germany and turning it into a worthy territory of the USA.
A couple years after the war, Japan threw off the small occupation force left behind and forced their own Fascist state. America has since decided not to attack for fear of provoking another nuclear-capable nation. However, tensions are extremely high and it is doubtful that peace will hold between the two nations for much longer.
In 1949, the USA officially declared Germany American soil and made the former German states official USA states. The flag was adjusted properly, and shortly after Hawaii was declared a state and the flag changed once more. This brought the total states to 66, at which point the USA abolished the Electoral System and began running elections purely off of popular vote. The Government system has also been simplified, containing the President, a single "National Council", and the Judicial Branch. While eliminating some of the checks and balances, the new system has streamlined the government and allowed it to respond much quicker. The US economy was greatly enhanced by the industrial expansion and reconstruction efforts in Germany and the previously conquered nations. Now, the USA is competing over Poland with the USSR, trying to win them over with the goal of incorporating the nation as 12 more states.
Leader (It can be the real leader of the nation at the time, or someone else): President Fergus McClain, elected through popular vote. Space Involvement (A simple yes/no question. This will determine if your nation has a government space program. If yes, you must also make a Space Agency app): Yes Other (Anything not listed, go as in depth as you want with this, or just make a suggestion): The UFEAS controls all of the original USA and Germany. It is still Capitalist, but extensive welfare and healthcare programs exist. Of course, any American will insist that there is nothing "Left" about the nation at all. The nation is further divided into two "Territories", the North America Territory (Containing the original 48 states plus Alaska and Hawaii) and the European Territory (Containing the 16 German states). Flag:
Space Program App Name (Can be anything, as long as it makes sense. Historical agencies are completely welcome): NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) History (Two paragraphs bare minimum. Who founded it, how it got started, etc. No exceptions from this one. If it is a historical program, use the real history or explain why it is different): NASA has only recently begun, the official reason for it's existence is the advancement of science and space exploration. However, the truth is that the US Government hopes it will sway smaller nations into siding with the USA against the USSR, with the ultimate goal of absorbing as many nations as possible through the new doctrine of "Awe and absorb". Multiple projects have been green lit by the National Council, including missile programs and orbital satellite launches. The President has personally taken over NASA and has interestingly taken funds from the National Guard, Coast Guard, and the Unites States Army.
Despite the unofficial reason for it's existence, those working for NASA (and even Fergus McClain himself) do not see prestige as their ultimate goal. They simply want to advance science, and if it means working for the military, then so be it. They have recently begun the Explorer Satellite program, in an attempt to be the first to orbit. Due to the immense funding given to it (In the hundreds of billions of dollars), they have been able to hire the best scientists and engineers for the program, as well as German scientists that defected after the war.
HQ Location (You can choose a real world or fictional site): Washington D.C, North American Territory. Planned launch sites in Cape Canaveral, Florida and Huntsville, Alabama. Head of Program (Again, can be someone who really existed or a fictional character): Fergus McClain Organizational Structure (Government Agency or Corporation. This will decide where you get your funding, how important the board is, etc. To be a Government Agency, you must be based in an unclaimed nation, have claimed the nation you are based in, or have an agreement with whoever claimed the nation you are based in): Government Agency Other (Same as the Nation App): The NASA motto is "Ad Astra Per Scientiam" (To the stars through knowledge). It is used quite often at the ends of speeches, and even takes the place of a salute. Seal:
duck55223 said
Name: Lance CorporationHistory: Lance Corporation was founded shortly before the beginning of the space race, for a while the investors found it mainly a way of throwing away and doing something with all there vast amounts of cash. However with the heating up of the space race and how easy it could be to exploit for massive amounts of cash. The investors quickly told the new corporation to begin actually focusing on space, and the corporation went from a play thing to a serious business. Robert McClain, a 10% stockholder, was chosen as the CEO of Lance Corp.Robert McClain began quickly turning the Lance Corp from a dump to a well functioning business. Personnel were hired from all fields, rocket scientists and physicists prised most of all as they became hard as other programs began hiring them as there training and knowledge would be needed to run any program. The program was soon efficient and had plenty of funding pouring in as well as the necessary personnel to begin. Lance Corp leased landed from the United Euro-American States, and firmly established there HQ in Dallas Texas.HQ Location:Dallas, TexasHead of Program: Robert McClainOrganizational Structure:Corporation Other (Same as the Nation App):Land is leased in Texas and New Mexico
Accepted! I would like to point out that Duck is also co-GM, as the updates are actually quite labor-intensive.
Keyguyperson said
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Also accepted.
Shoopthewoop said
Thank you, I really liked how this rp looked. And like we just started. At most we have the blueprints and the parachute.
I'm just glad to have finally gotten it up, once I actually start something, it's really easy for me to keep going with it.
THIS IS IMPORTANT We have enough people to begin! I will post the first newspaper as soon as it is done!
Quick explanation of how dice rolls will work for people interested We will roll for each mission, or launch, as it is called 1-8 is a bad roll, hope you don't roll in this range or you will get fucked hard. 9-16 Are okay rolls, most of the time you will land here 17-20 are good rolls. These will get you huge bonuses and guarantee the success of any missions The safety buildings mentioned in infrastructure add a bonus to all rolls, so if you roll a 7 you can still get a okay roll since the bonus adds up.
Now another important thing The parts you can build matter on your funding. Funding for corporations matters from Board Support, the higher your board support the more funding you have. Think of board support as a reflection of what the investors think. For Space Agencies your actions and how you succeed matters as well. Public support for agencies, while not affecting funding, will mater. You can also do other things for funding, like launching satellites and leasing them to a TV company, however a majority of your funding will come from what was mentioned above.
I'll read it when I wake up tomorrow. For now, bedtime.
