[OOC] Stardust: A Freeform Sci-Fi Fantasy NRP

[Willy Vereb]

Howdy ho, I've returned from my long absence with a hankering for some sci-fi fun times. I'm assuming this is still open? There's ten pages of OOC to comb through so I'm not sure of general power levels of things yet but I should have something up that fits once I get myself up to speed.

@Commodore Robot

General powerlevels are probably in star warsish range or whatever "generic sci-fi" you can think about. But it's generally left vague to avoid powerplaying.

[Willy Vereb]

@KeyguypersonCan I post my NS to the characters page?
It'd be way easier to keep track of it that way.

[Woundwort]

...Aaaaaaand those "entropy" weapons have reignited my concerns. Again.

I'm...getting tired of dancing this dance. And I expect the other parties are too.

I'm just gonna wait for an RP with power levels more suited to my style. I've got a friend who might be hosting one on another site. I think I'll look that up.

And I'm not gonna do that thing where I keep posting after I left, so please don't tag me or anything-I'd appreciate it.

[WrongEndoftheRainbow]

you could just use shields or materials that age really well, but uh, sure.

[TheSovereignGrave]

You know, I'm gonna have to agree with Ophidian on this matter. Maybe I'm missing something, but it seems like it's just a "hey it ignores almost everybody's defenses" weapon. :/

EDIT: Wait, so it's just a fancy way of saying 'it destroys stuff'? I mean, the way you describes it made it kinda seem more than that.

[WrongEndoftheRainbow]

it destroys stuff by aging it until it crumbles like something that hasn't seen maintenance for a worryingly large time would.

[TheSovereignGrave]

...You know I fee like I should mention Ophidian even though he asked us not to, because I think he may have misunderstood things in a manner similar to me. Like, it sounded like something that'd just bypass most people's defenses.

[WrongEndoftheRainbow]

@Ophidian I'll do the mention.

[Willy Vereb]

@WrongEndoftheRainbowTo be honest for me it sounded more like messing with time slightly but inconsistently thus each part of a ship's body would be resonating/moving at a different rate which increases structural stress and likely strains the frame enough to usually break it apart.

Imagine a propeller where the top part moves twice as fast as its angular velocity should dictate. That means it effectively tries to break apart at the point where the two inconsistent velocities meet. Basically that's the same as using force to break it off yet you don't and its extend depends on the weight and original momentum of the object.

Basically without something to block this your only defense is to make your ships as strudy as possible. And not against impacts or impulse energy transfer. But making it engineered as enduring of extremes as possible.

[Woundwort]

Next time I ask not to be tagged, please respect that.

Thank you and good day.

[WrongEndoftheRainbow]

@Willy Vereb yeah, exactly. it's a missile stopped by shields, and failing that a sturdy ship with well aging materials.

[Willy Vereb]

@Willy Vereb yeah, exactly. it's a missile stopped by shields, and failing that a sturdy ship with well aging materials.

@WrongEndoftheRainbow

Eh, it's your tech so you decide how it works.
But I'd expect a wholly different mechanism.
Nope my technical explanation has absolutely nothing to do with aging the materials.

[Lucidnonsense]

@Willy Vereb yeah, exactly. it's a missile stopped by shields, and failing that a sturdy ship with well aging materials.

@WrongEndoftheRainbow

Or use Intelligent materials that will find a way to benefit from time acceleration, Perhaps finding a way to manipulate the process after studying it and eventually using some kind of reverse entropy technology to slow down decay while the constantly improve components and research countermeasures against you. Depending on how fast time goes when hit.

[Brithwyr]

Still room for another..?

[Willy Vereb]

Still room for another..?

@Brithwyr

By the words of the GM, there's always room for more.
Space is huge.

[Brithwyr]

Excellent! Now should I go for the insectoid hive mind or the ruthless caste empire?

[Willy Vereb]

Excellent! Now should I go for the insectoid hive mind or the ruthless caste empire?

@Brithwyr

I think neither of these are quite used in the NRP yet.
We have opressive empire and telepathy-linked pacifists but none of the above.
On the other hand we have no less than 3 communist states with each hating the others.

[Brithwyr]

<Snipped quote by Brithwyr>I think neither of these are quite used in the NRP yet.
We have opressive empire and telepathy-linked pacifists but none of the above.
On the other hand we have no less than 3 communist states with each hating the others.

@Willy Vereb

I think using Insectoids means less culture confusion and better protection against intrigue.

Look out, lads! The Rotharian Hives and their minors are comming for ya!

[TheSovereignGrave]

<Snipped quote by Brithwyr>I think neither of these are quite used in the NRP yet.
We have opressive empire and telepathy-linked pacifists but none of the above.
On the other hand we have no less than 3 communist states with each hating the others.

@Willy Vereb

Well, the Simulacrum aren't total pacifists. They're just far more inclined to pursue peaceful resolutions, because of the whole 'feel the thoughts and emotions of others around them' and 'our species fucked the world twice' things. But if it's necessary, they will fight. They won't like it, but they'll fight.

Hmmm, actually now that I think about it I think I'll have the ground forces of the Terminus made up almost entirely of unmanned drones. Makes sense that empaths like the Simulacrum would prefer to leave the ground slog to machines rather than actual people.

[Legion02]

So... It' seems we got plenty of people to start with. What do you say, @Keyguyperson? Shall we commence this RP?