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Hidden 11 yrs ago Post by Kalamadea
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So I recently tried to join up in a space piracy RP, but the GM was building it in a way I disagreed with. In this setting, firearms will be discontinued entirely, with magnetic weaponry being the primary form of armaments with experimental laser weaponry in existence. Ship armaments will mainly be railguns, with a few Gauss railguns in existence (but not on our ship). I will have control of the captain, but they will never be seen, so whoever is elected as the captain's messenger will be able to make decisions as if they were playing the captain. The reason for this is because I have a side plot in mind to drive the sandbox actions and to keep things interesting. The plot involves discovering how physics works in this setting, so I'll have to hold that info back for now.

As for what the purpose of the ship is, that's up to you guys. Anything goes, really, just as long as it's something fun and interesting to wander around as.

Any takers?
Hidden 11 yrs ago Post by Draconilian
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You know I'm in.
Hidden 11 yrs ago Post by Kalamadea
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If you're up to it, I usually appoint a co-GM to keep things up when I'm unavailable. I have a pretty long absence coming up soon here, in about five months.
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the absence is about five months away or will last five months?
Hidden 11 yrs ago Post by Kalamadea
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Five months from now, and it will last two months. I'll be in basic training.
Hidden 11 yrs ago Post by Warrior in the Shadows
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Yeah, I'm digging this..
Hidden 11 yrs ago Post by Trinais
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I'm definitely interested, but I want to make sure there is a solid plot before jumping aboard. Any ideas currently floating around your head for our purpose?
Hidden 11 yrs ago Post by Kalamadea
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Well, the plot should work no matter what you decide to do, whether it's piracy, merchant work, mercenary work, etc. I was hoping to have everyone discuss what is to be done as far as the kind of crew we are, but if a decision isn't made by the OOC stage, it'll most likely be piracy since this stemmed from a disagreement on how a space pirate RP was built.
Hidden 11 yrs ago Post by Wonder
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Ooh this looks cool!

Will there be alien races or maybe even the opportunity for us to create races?

As for in terms of what type of crew we are what about Treasure Hunters/Bounty Hunters or generally just 'Hunters' we hunt space pirates, treasure and adventure. Basically just out for the money!

Are there only going to be projectile weapons or would bladed and concussive weapons be accepted also?
Hidden 11 yrs ago Post by Warrior in the Shadows
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I think I like Piracy as well as something like an escort service, where we escort vessels into dangerous areas of the galaxy.
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Wonder said
Ooh this looks cool!Will there be alien races or maybe even the opportunity for us to create races? As for in terms of what type of crew we are what about Treasure Hunters/Bounty Hunters or generally just 'Hunters' we hunt space pirates, treasure and adventure. Basically just out for the money! Are there only going to be projectile weapons or would bladed and concussive weapons be accepted also?


Concussive weapons will also work, and I see no reason to not allow blades. And I see no reason to not allow custom races, because I consider the idea that we're completely alone in the galaxy to be total bullshit. The way I see it, with trillions upon trillions of planets in just our galaxy, how can there not be a couple hundred sentient races scattered around, and that figure's being very generous. I actually imagine it to be something like the space stage in Spore, where you can encounter at least a thousand different races just in one playthrough.

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I think I like Piracy as well as something like an escort service, where we escort vessels into dangerous areas of the galaxy.


So that's one for piracy and one for fortune hunting through (mostly) legal means.

I will say one thing about the physics, though. They draw a lot of inspiration from Orson Scott Card's Ender Quintet.
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Interested also, though I'm either way on the crew job
Hidden 11 yrs ago Post by Amaranth
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Yes, this does seem rather interesting. I'm in.
Hidden 11 yrs ago Post by Kalamadea
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Well, that's enough interest to get the OOC up. I'll get on that when I'm at home using a physical keyboard instead of being stuck on my tablet.
Hidden 11 yrs ago Post by Kalamadea
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I ended up making it an AU of the Ender Quintet, lol. I gave as much info as though it were an original RP, though. I don't expect everyone to know a lot of lore for it.

http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/18515/posts/ooc?page=1
Hidden 11 yrs ago Post by Kalamadea
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Where'd everyone go?
Hidden 11 yrs ago Post by Amaranth
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I'm still here, I have been a little busy though. That and I haven't had that much inspiration.
Hidden 11 yrs ago Post by CrimsonWarrior55
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Such a shame... I was interested until you made it an Ender AU. It's hard to get invested in any universe I'm not already familiar with the rules and blah, blah, blah. I know you explained it and all. But... I'm just not interested. If it was a pure original universe or a space adventure I already was familiar with (like Metroid), or even a space-based version of a universe I'm familiar with (like space-based One Piece), then I'd be soooooo in.

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Stupid, stupid me maaaaaaaay have jumped the gun.
Hidden 11 yrs ago Post by Kalamadea
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It's only physics that affect it. Tech is not elaborated on too much, and what was elaborated on (the way their lightspeed travel works) is something I'm tossing out because I just don't like it. FTL travel will be the same as it was in the books, only we'll be the ones to discover it instead of some Portuguese guy in a prison, and the only tech involved is the ansible network, which is mostly physics and very little elaboration on why they work.

The FTL travel will be revealed via IC means, as that's what the plot revolves around.
Hidden 11 yrs ago Post by Amaranth
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I've to agree with Crimson. I do wish this was an original universe. Something about the Ender-verse just doesn't do it for me.
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