So recently I've noticed a decrease in the amount of sci-fi oriented RP that's been coming up so I thought I would come up with my own. This will be a small group of 3-5 players (maybe more) on a small independent ship. We'll start practically broke but there's no telling where the story might take us. We may get caught up in something as mundane as hauling cargo for a few extra credits or something epic like an interplanetary war. It all depends on the Captain and his/her crew. You'll notice that I say his/her crew and not MY crew because I won't be playing the Captain in this one. It's something I tried before and really made the story flow in an unexpected way, although I should mention that the Captain's position will require some vetting (nothing too crazy though) and if ever the Captain decides he no longer wants to participate (or just dissappears since that can happen sometimes) I'll be there as the First Mate to take over or make someone else Captain.
The Setting
We will be aboard a small ship with interplanetary travel capabilities (more on travel below). Whoever get's chosen as Captain gets to name the ship with one rule attached, the ship's name will be [Adjective]+[Animal] so Frenzied Ferret for example. Each of the crew will have their own role to play (engineer, pilot, medic, etc.). As for our first mission I'll be setting that up myself but afterwards there will be a lot less hand-holding in terms of the direction of the plot.
Major Powers
The Terran Federation:
Humanity has expanded beyond it's own solar system and into a handful of neighboring worlds. Foreigners are fairly common in Terran space (with the exception of Earth whose population is about 96% human) and most live among the population as registered citizens. On the outlying colonies, however, many refugees have flooded over from the neighboring States due to a recent conflict between the Kongi Republic and the Rikari Empire.
The Kongi Republic:
The Federation's closest neighbor and largest trading partner, the Kongi Republic recently suffered through a conflict with the Rikari Empire which ended in a stalemate. Ultimately, neither side gained any territory but the losses and destruction wrought from the fighting has left many homeless from both sides.
The Rikari Empire:
The Federation has kept a peace with the Empire since their initial contact which resulted in a war later dubbed "The Contact War". Since then the Rikari Empire has done limited trading with the Federation and recently lifted their embargo against the Kongi Republic.
Minor Powers
TBA
Space Travel
Space is big, like really really big, and travelling those vast distances is done in one of two ways;
The first is via Warp Gate, which creates a stable tunnel between two gates through hyperspace. Travelling through the Gate system is almost instantaneous but requires two pre-existing gates to function.
The second is the Jump Drive, which functions on similar principles to the Gate system in that it creates a temporary tunnel through hyperspace but is only reliable in relatively short distances and can be used to jump between planets in the same solar system at it's best.
The third and most recent is the Warp Drive, jointly developed by the Terran Federation and Kongi Republic (later stolen by the Rikari Empire during their recent conflict). It functions by creating a bubble of subspace around the vessel and warping the bubble to create a 'vacuum' effect which effectively propels the ship forward at faster than light speeds. The Warp Drive is still relatively new and only the largest, most advanced starships are equipped with them.
If you like what you see then let me know here and assuming enough interest is gathered I'll start up the OOC!
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