The year is 3900 BBY, over 1000 years since the Great Hyperspace War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire, ending in the defeat of the Sith Empire on the Second Battle of Korriban and appearing to have bested the Sith Empire, scattering and destroying the remaining survivors of this dark Empire. Of course, as suspected by many within the Republic chain of command, the Sith were not gone for good, too many were unaccounted for, especially notable figures such as Naga Sadow himself, and his personal Massassi warriors. For this reason, the Galactic Republic tasked one of its more talented intelligence officers with assembling a task force that was capable of tracking down these remenants and dispatching them, or holding them in place long enough for an emergency force of the nearest military vessels to arrive and obliterate the holdings of the surviving Sith Empire warriors and command. With this taskforce given respectable leeway and funding, the Galactic Republic figured it was safe from the Sith Empire regrouping enough to be a threat, and for nearly 1100 years, it worked, new generations of intelligence and military operators assigned to this taskforce to ensure the Sith Empire remained scattered, and holdouts were eliminated.
However, at the dawn of the year 3900 BBY, a disturbing event occurred that tipped off the Republic Anti-Sith taskforce something was missed, something big. A well patrolled, but distant, system went silent, no Republic channels registering any response when updates were requested. Scouts from the taskforce arrived to find the Republic stronghold obliterated, and the system competely sacked. However, corpses bearing the sigils of the old Sith Empire were found, although they were clearly only missed due to their locations. The scouts sent reports back to the main body of the Taskforce, who were deeply disturbed by this turn of events. The damage to the Republic outpost didn't match any known siege weapons or tactics, Sith or otherwise, which meant it was something new, or unknown. Said weapon apparently could vaporize such a fortified location without giving them a chance to defend themselves. Such attacks, in varying degrees, became more common in the outskirts of Republic space, and even ships in transit were not safe, ships in hyperspace coming out in pieces, clearly hit by powerful munitions. Whatever the Sith had now, the Republic was reliant on its Taskforce to find what is causing all this, and a means to strike against this newfound threat against the Galactic Republic.
So, this RP will be run in an episodic manner, with the plot moving forward based on the actions and success (or failure) of each side in each episode. The Sith come out on top one episode, the reprecussions might show up later on in another episode, and vice versa. And there might be a case where the Republic might win the battle, but still suffer in the long run for one reason or another. So, keep that in mind IC wise, your character might need to consider whats going on in the long and short term (If thats something they care about, of course) before acting. Just some food for thought. And there will be some downtime if folks want it for character development between allies.
Beyond this, I'll keep a chronicle of the summary of the events going on and outcome of past Episodes, so this way, its easy for folks to jump in later on. They can check out the summarized episode list, get a gist of whats going on, so on and so on. And that is another note, even after we start, this will remain open to new players, since it wont be normally too difficult to find a good place to slot a person in, even mid episode, since more than just the player characters will be active at any one time, so no worries there either.
Alright, we all know em and love em, so here are a coupe guidelines/rules to keep in mind for all you fine folks.
1.Should go without saying at this point, but don't godmod, metagame, kill others without permission, keep romance PG13 where everyone else can see it (And if the parties involved want to progress further, take it to Pms), and all that jazz.
2.Some folks are going to be playing some powerful folks, certainly, but keep in mind, no one is unstoppable. Everyone has weakness, strengths, personality flaws and traits, all that. Just something to keep in mind when designing your characters. This is war, so people can die as well, so if someone does kick the bucket, feel free to roll up a new character and jump right back in.
3.Just a note rather than an actual rule, but I'll be, once we are ready to start, getting PM threads set up for folks on both sides, so information that those characters would know can be more easily spread and plans can be formed more easily.
4.Treat each other, at least OOCily, with some respect and courtesy. I dont expect perfect harmony and agreement from people at all times, but act like adults, and we're cool.
5.I tend to prefer a quality over quantity when it comes to posts, but try to get at least one paragraph down if at all possible. And if you can't post, for whatever reason, just say something in PM or OOC wise. Whatever the reason, I don't mind holding someone's character NPC wise if something came up. I do reserve the right to move on over folks if they vanish without saying anything.
6.Have fun! There isn't much point if it becomes a chore, so if anyone has questions, comments, concerns, ideas, and such, post them or PM them, I'll work with anyone who has concerns or questions to the best of my ability.
7.Some other notes and guidelines. The year is 3900 BBY, keep that in mind. There aren't TIE Fighters or other iconic fighters and craft like that. Generally, the movie stuff wont be seen, at all. Think more Knights of the Old Republic for a tech base. I wont be a stickler for precision, since specific tech info is sparse, but as long it makes sense for the time period, we're cool. Same goes for powers and techniques not developed yet, for the same reasons. Roles on both sides are pretty open, but the CO of the Taskforce, and the Dark Lord/Lady of the Sith Empire Remnants, I will be managing those two roles.
Alright, with them out of the way, here's a basic CS skeleton to work off, but feel free to add whatever you feel necessary. This is by no means comprehensive, nor do I intend it to be, just covering vital stuff. I'll leave the (hopefully) self explanatory stuff blank.
Name:
Gender:
Species:
Age: Some species are longer lived than others, but keep in mind, if a human is 90 something years old, odds are, they aren't a soldier on the front lines much anymore.
Homeworld:
Physical Appearance: Feel free to use an image or description, or a combination of the two. Try to keep the blatently anime stuff to a minimum (Don't got a problem with the art style, just doesn't fit very well for Star Wars in my humble opinion). No problem with other artforms, drawings, and such though. I would appreciate at least a paragraph for a typed description of their physical appearance.
Personality: What kind of person are they under fire, off duty, on the job, dealing with friends, family, enemies, ect ect? I figure get at least a paragraph here, so folks have a baseline to expect as the character develops. (Sidenote: I usually consider a paragraph about 4-5 complete sentences.
Skills: What training and abilities does your character have?
Equipment: What kind of weapons, tools, and other personal belongings does this person have?
Powers: This is a force user only section, all you folks that don't have that force connection, feel free to drop this section, blank it, N/a it, whatever floats your boat.
Flaws: Is your character narcassistic to a fault, unable to pilot a ship to save his life, what might hinder and make things challenging for your character?
Personal History: This one will be at least 2-3 paragraphs, at least. Where are they from, what molded them growing up, why are they serving who they serve, and what kind of history do they have together? Lot of stuff can be covered, so I don't reckon 2-3 paragraphs will be that hard.
Extra/Other: Anything I miss above, that you think needs noted? Go for it here, or modify the CS and add it yourself! Just make sure everything is addressed before adding more, please and thank you.
