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@ArenaSnow I caught that Ebon is apparently almost a century older than the gladiator in cyan armor? What race is Ebon and how old is he? I'm not sure if I missed something or not.
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@ArenaSnow I caught that Ebon is apparently almost a century older than the gladiator in cyan armor? What race is Ebon and how old is he? I'm not sure if I missed something or not.


Ebon is human, but one who's undertaken multiple surgeries and put himself under several operations to extend his life (sci-fi context, I'd think if we have battleships we'd have found the ability to extend a character's life as well). He is approximately 177 years old from my canon For reference, there a human lives to 250-280 on average after standard means of extending one's life, offered to all individuals of note and some form of wealth and all military officers, and the most successful last to nearly 300. The rest, 100-150. It would be an interesting conversation to see how old, exactly, a single character can get. The Emperor has sat on the throne for an unspecified amount of generations, and it's possible (the GM ensured there wasn't a certainty of this) he's entirely human.

I left the age ambiguous because reasons. >.>
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@ArenaSnow You'll find no argument from me, thank you for the thoughtful explanation.
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I'm dropping out for now. I'm having trouble staying enthused.

I'll check on the IC after a while and see if I want to get back in.
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I'm dropping out for now. I'm having trouble staying enthused.

I'll check on the IC after a while and see if I want to get back in.


Thanks for the notice! Come back anytime :)
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Okay okay. I've been lurking this thread for just under a week now and, after presenting my initial WIP to Poly, have refined it and am now ready to show my first version to the thread proper. I realize it's a bit out there and the RP might have benefitted more from a greater cast of "normal" nobles to make the court intrigues bigger, this is simply more up my alley right now and I'm hoping to bring my own flavor of interesting plot elements to the table. There's certainly a lot of potential I think. Have fun!

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My single impression is: interesting.
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I don't think I'll consent to allowing my lord to be mind-bended, and if I need to come up with a good IC reason for why he can't, I will. Other than that, seems sort of interesting. Hopefully she doesn't become the main focus of the RP.
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Same here for the mind bending. I like to think myself flexible, but that's one point where I go nah.

At the very least, a lord such as mine would be more than well prepared against such tactics if the ability to do it is at all common, known to exist and/or is known to be used by a lord of note.
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I'm not going to powerplay anyone, rest easy. Same as with killing characters, I believe in the power of discussion and building consent.

Tech-wise, Poly did imply that psy-ablative techniques exist (and I mention those too in my expanded backstory), and paranoid people could easily surround themselves with incorruptible robots.
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I like to think that Klosk is a complete psychic dud. He has no hope of ever training or acquiring any kind of psychic potential, but similarly, he cannot be read or controlled by others with psychic abilities. Maybe it's some kind of expensive surgery, or genetic.
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That's fair I guess. Since world building is up to everyone in a way, it might as well be a thing. I don't even know how something outright supernatural like telepathy is explained at this point. For my concept at least, I make it rather clear that it is an inhuman and alien ability, attained from delving into the dark pits of the cosmos. That's kind of the point of my concept anyway: to write a story about a lovecraftian creature that is as much a slave to its own genes as it is to the manipulation of those who would seek to abuse her. All the same, it is unclear if those who would leash her have any idea what they're doing or if they really are in control. The rest is just a matter of figuring out what y'all are comfy with and what you feel makes the story more fun.
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@Ashgan I like the dynamic that your character could potentially add, I just think it needs to be balanced alongside everything else. Political intrigue, the looming threat of civil war, and mass-scale space battles are all just as appealing to me.
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Wish I could join the discussion, at work! Astera is certainly an inherent my dynamic, a good rival for Reva Xem. I could see Lord's allying with one of two sides, or splittingoff completely
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I'm honestly not terribly convinced that Astera is anything of a rival to anyone, yet. I suppose that should come IC, but as it stands, she and her people have no real military to speak of, making such a ripe planet as Lerna a juicy peach waiting to be plucked. Yes, she's building a new fleet, but even cutting edge tech isn't terribly helpful if the fleet is only fledgling, and some might say that a more suspicious faction would want to invade before the nation that previously relied on commerce and tourism suddenly decided to build a powerful navy. Certainly Enyo Varion, if @Thecrash20 ever returns, would be a more appropriate rival, should he choose the path of disloyalty.

Astera and her ilk can expect an ambassador from the Cluster, so that could be fun for a collab sometime @Ashgan
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BurningCold is right. I'll say that Astera certainly has ambitions to be a contender for empress, but that's a long way coming still. It's definitely an option for later in the story though, I think, especially depending on how her personal story arc develops. Knowing this, she's more than open towards political discourse with whomever to keep the peace or even find allies to support her, so an ambassador would be very welcome for instance. I'd look forward to it.
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The Twin Worlds don't have much of a military presence as they stand besides orbital defense, and I'm considering an arc that could put them far back in that category. That would certainly create events of interest >.>
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So, ah, as a statement of activity. Partway though my intro post. Text is rather slow >.>

Would the dignitary approaching each particular lord be grounds to make a collab, or should I assume control, or simply wait for a post from the dignitary?
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@ArenaSnow Part of this week is going to unpredictable for me, but once things settle down in a few days, I would be happy to discuss collabs and such with not just you, but anyone that's up for one.

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My week's been essentially impossible to work in so far, but beginning Wednesday I will be available again and getting to my posts in my various RPs. Even so, I do check the forum each day and will reply to PMs on such matters; more than willing to work on collabs too, for what it's worth. They work much better for dialogue I feel.
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