@RomanAria, darling! How was school? I think it was school that last tore us apart.

I'm back, my computer was in the depths of space as it was formatted.

People who have accepted apps really need to start posting.

People who have accepted apps really need to start posting.

Agreed. I believe I have left someone open to contact the Hocklyns, and I'm sure someone could creatively crash land invade contact the EU.

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Agreed. I believe I have left someone open to contact the Hocklyns, and I'm sure someone could creatively crash land invade contact the EU.

They be contacting a sleeping giant.

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They be contacting a sleeping giant.

Who gets very angry if somebody accidentilly does anything to them.

Hey, 'member that one time, when those one guys crash landed on that one planet that belonged to you?
Yeah, you shot them, killed them, and essentially declared war
:3
War cause of engine troubles
Damn
that's tuff

:333333

It's okay, you don't have to fear engine troubles with the Hocklyns. If we have a faulty engine, we have oars for our slaves to use
Space-oars
hoorah

Just go with it, @Queen Raidne

I need to interact with somethin
And it can always be said that the Lady Ruby decided to hire someone to guide her about and such.

You can always decide to stay hidden and wait till he goes away, or you can knock him out or somethin.

@Queen Raidne School is currently in session. It was partly school and partly because I did not get along with one of the co-gms (obviously not you, because I love you, but the other one) and decided it would be better for everyone involved if I dropped the RP.

First post is up, anyone who wants to make contact with me is welcome.

Just go with it, @Queen Raidne

I need to interact with somethin
And it can always be said that the Lady Ruby decided to hire someone to guide her about and such.

You can always decide to stay hidden and wait till he goes away, or you can knock him out or somethin.

Nonono, this is the best. I like it when people spontaneously do things like that (especially with this particular race; the last time I used it, someone decided that a fairy appeared on their starship and left it up for me to explain - it's very flexible in that respect). I suppose it comes from my background in improv with that whole yes-and thing.

@Zadubadabu
I think at this point, it would've been better to say that your fleet was actually making contact, rather than setting it up in the future.

It's a little annoying how it seems that most people post an introduction post that essentially says, "Okay, I'm here, someone talk to me," but practically everyone does that, so it's like all the people in the market making a stall, and then staring across the pathway at each other, waiting for someone else to come to their stall, before going to someone else's.

I mean, not to point you out specifically, but there are two civilizations that have posted a somewhat open-ended bit, mine more so, and the third 'civilization' just decided to jump onto my planet cause of reasons. So you, number four, left yours also very vague, allowing anyone to say they spotted foreign ships.

And it's been like this with pretty much all the interstellar nation adventures.

Also, where's the ancient peoples stuff? Is there going to be a random semi-active decaying ship jumping randomly into the middle of a battle, or broadcasting an FTL message that manages to reach multiple civilizations from a far away point?

Also, I'm going to post as soon as @Queen Raidne responds and my inspiration allows it. A lot of roleplay have died lately because someone who's really interested has a post limit to follow, or because stuff gets stagnant. If you wanna make me follow a post limit, then post. The ramblings of a couple very different people over a couple hours is hardly that progressive, and though it may 'spam' the IC, really, why would it be considered spam when it's just gonna sit there like a pool that's got no filter or nothin' circulatin it?

@WilsonTurner
I suppose I have 3 main reasons why my post is so open ended. The first one being so that anyone can choose to have me as their contact. I'm not the kind of person that likes to state things as absolute in an RP. I try to always allow the other person to respond or at least agree with me beforehand before I put a major event in motion using them. In first contact this translates to an open invitation. Whoever wants to make contact can choose to do so. I won't force it on someone who may not want me involved. This leads to my second point. You and Raidne are already in contact to an extent. Therefore I didn't want to force you into another contact if you wanted to focus on hers for now. Additionally, Duck's post didn't leave much room for me to make contact as he didn't meet anyone or send out a scout fleet or something. As for my third reason, my post is almost a direct copy from my first post in Stardust where my nation is the exact same. Edited to remove a stardust specific event, but still.

I know you aren't annoyed at me specifically, and if this post seems a bit aggressive that is not my intention. I know it's not that great when everyone does this, but the point of open first posts is not to be a major event, it's to set up your nation and open up possibilities for others to respond. That's why it's become a universal part of this type of RP. I have no problems at all with multiple IC posts by the same user in a row, not even somewhat short ones, if they are all important. I only consider unimportant IC posts that do absolutely nothing to be spamming. Also, ancients typically are used as a means of similar tech and language structures and don't usually still survive. If we take Roa'marii lore into full account, we could be considered an ancient evil that wiped out entire civilizations just because, but that's a big maybe, and Roa'marii tech wouldn't be laying around to this day either.

I'll have my first post up shortly after Willy Vereb posts his.

I'm purposely leaving my pirate factions app a but ambiguous so it can undergo changes as I add other species tech and such to my faction. Unless duck randomly decides I need a detailed app even after he told me I don't need an app at all.

@Zadubadabu

I agree with the rest of your post, jesjes, but with the ancients:

No, no, it had been agreed upon before we started that there needed to be something new, but so far no one's said anything about them. Some ancient civilization that left remnants behind, like in Halo or Mass Effect.

@WilsonTurner
I read that as sort of an optional thing that some people can grow from, although if you went into further detail in an interest check or something then I wasn't there for it. Either way, I'm not saying I'm necessarily said civilization, only that according to my history which can be ignored if people want, although I'll likely be mentioning parts of it IC, I could potentially have been around when some of these ancients were still around, at least as the original Roa'marii Empire. Sorry for any confusion as to that. My history may explain that further if you're interested, but as I said it's just a possible plot point that someone can throw at me if they want.

I may not be participating. We'll see how things shape up over the coming days.

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Is this really necessary Wilson? It just clogs up the OOC. The OOC should be used for discussion, not the spamming of random images.

@Zadubadabu I am working on a post, might be a little bit but I shall drop by contact

I may not be participating. We'll see how things shape up over the coming days.

@duck55223 Triangle is totally relevant