[OOC] My Emperor, The Galaxy Is Yours For The Taking (Space Opera NRP)

[Damo021]

I would like to state interest in this, if your still taking on 'more the merrier' ^.^

[Sigma]

Note 4: I am looking around and seeing that quite a number of nations seem to consist of only a single star system... What exactly is the scale of this NRP? I was under the impression this was a galactic space opera, so we would be more... well... interstellar.

@Serpentine88

I think the whole Galaxy is indeed the setting, at least from what I read in the OP. So far we have three factions that span many star systems.

New Jerusalem
Dathu Hives
Terran Federation

I assume drunk's Communazi's and Spectre's federation will also be in the same category as the above.
(If I missed anyone, sorry about that.)

[Malphaestus]

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I think the whole Galaxy is indeed the setting, at least from what I read in the OP. So far we have three factions that span many star systems.

New Jerusalem
Dathu Hives
Terran Federation

I assume drunk's Communazi's and Spectre's federation will also be in the same category as the above.
(If I missed anyone, sorry about that.)

@Sigma

My own Empire spans numerous solar systems. I didn't find the proper location to explain this. I do suppose the best idea is to add another section in my sheet, something along the lines of "Amount of Planets under their influence"

Or merely "Influence" where I explain just how far reaching the Grand Empire of Zakaab is.

[Malphaestus]

I would like to state interest in this, if your still taking on 'more the merrier' ^.^

@Damo021

From previous responses, I can assure you that you're more than welcome! :)

[Sigma]

@Malphaestus Ah, sorry about that. Well that makes four(for now), I'd say that's pretty good actually :)

[Malphaestus]

@Malphaestus Ah, sorry about that. Well that makes four(for now), I'd say that's pretty good actually :)

@Sigma

Always fun to have an even number ^w^

[Fashy]

I would like to state interest in this, if your still taking on 'more the merrier' ^.^

@Damo021

As Malphy said, the More the Merrier still stands.

wip

THE UNITED TERRAN FEDERATION OF COPERNICUS

Commonly referred to as either the U.T.F.C, the Terran Federation or the Copernican Federation

“Per Aspera Ad Astra”

Capital System: Copernicus System, Perseus Arm (The Terran Federation does not actually own Earth)
Head of State: Secretary-General, Hadrian Arcturus Eridani
-Head of Government: Deputy Secretary-General, Kagiso Nwosu

Government: The UTFC is a democracy born out of the ashes of the Terran Empire. The numerous warring factions that eventually formed the UTFC modelled itself after the pre-Terran United Nations of Earth and the early frontier days of humanity, fused with elements from the Terran Empire as well as its own militant and strife-ridden birth during the Terran Empire’s collapse.

The Executive branch is led by the Secretariat and the Secretary-General. The legislative branch is made up of the General Assembly. The UTFC holds elements of representative as well as direct democratic systems, the latter seen with the UTFC’s common legislative referendums. Despite being a democracy, the UTFC has numerous vestige influences of the fallen Terran Empire, this including the continued presence of aristocrats, general human supremacist ideology and laws, as well as the continuation of using modified subhuman (reverse transhuman) slave-races, though this has become increasingly unpopular. The Terran Federation is a major human power and thus proclaims itself the (one of many of) Terran Empire’s successor state.

Besides the vestiges of the Terran Imperial era, the majority political ideology of the UTFC is a very militant, xenophobic form of democratic thought. Voting is only allowed for humans and the popular referendums regularly demand military intervention. The xenophobia and militarism only grows stronger, particularly as the near endless flow of Terran refugees fleeing alien invasions and ethnic cleansing further radicalise the UTFC’s voting results. Aliens within the UTFC live under apartheid conditions or are simply pushed off world all together.

Demographics:
-Terran (Roughly equivalent to "CUHs")a; 58%
-Transterran (Roughly equivalent to "Pure Human"): 16 %
-Subterran (Roughly equivalent to "Modified Humans"): 15 %
-Xeno: 11 %

Allegiance: Terran & Humanity

History: The UTFC begun in the Copernicus System within the rapidly collapsing Terran Empire. Copernicus at first was an ideologically neutral state between the Pro-Imperial and Pro-Rebel factions and politically loyal to the Emperor, mostly due to its primary concern being to look outward, towards the alien invasions that had been launched on the Perseus Arm so to reclaim lands from the Terrans. A military powerhouse and considered the “Gatekeeper of Perseus”, Copernicus continued its policy of ignoring internal conflicts and defending humanity from the ‘xeno threat’.

This policy continued until Copernicus was eventually forced into the conflict when the civil war dissolved from the Emperor fighting rebels into an all out battle royale between ex-imperial warlords. The system was invaded and fought over by numerous warlords, whom quickly turned the system (and surrounding systems) into a bloodbath. This was enough to eventually trigger the system's entrance into the civil war as another rebel faction, the population overthrowing warlord-collaborating aristocrats and declaring its independence from the (all but already dead) Terran Empire, at the time merely the Republic of Copernicus. Republican Copernicus was unique amongst the anti-Terran human rebels in that it was not particularly different from the Terrans they rebelled against, more influenced by circumstance than any ideological fervour. The planet was still enforcing anti-xeno laws and still practiced slavery.

Copernicus, being a military powerhouse, was quite the sleeping giant. Pulling its vast military assets from defending the Perseus Arm from xeno invaders to defending itself (dooming countless humans in the process), the warlords realised their mistake too late. Copernicus’ newly independent civilian/rebel-run government went on to declare itself the new Terran successor state and launch wars of liberation against warlord-occupied star systems.

Since then… this hasn’t really stopped. The Republic of Copernicus has since reformed into the United Terran Federation of Copernicus (or simply the Terran Federation for those who dislike the emphasis on just one star system) as it has rapidly expanded through ex-Imperial space. Being one of the most successful of the Terran successors (alongside the Earth faction and those ‘mad crusaders’), the UTFC has further increased its manpower and size through puppeting, sphering and annexing other human states. It also took in (and continues to take in) huge numbers of Terran refugees fleeing occupied territory throughout the galaxy, enough so where it has become famous as the nation of "angry refugees".

The UTFC unlike some of the more normalising post-Terran states has only become even more militant and aggressive since the fall of the Terran Empire. The huge number of refugees fleeing alien-conquered worlds have shifted the democracies referendums towards favouring interventionism, hoping to reclaim their lost homes. Furthermore, the UTFCs new citizens from the former Terran Empire’s inner worlds demand the UTFC move military assets to reclaim the imperial capital, Earth, from treacherous xeno-lovers.

Military Strategy:
Naval: The Terran Federation puts emphasis on range, many of its ships being equipped with powerful long ranged electromagnetic/mass accelerator cannons. Typically the Terran Federation puts emphasis on heavier escort ships (frigates, light cruisers) and capital ships (Heavy cruisers, Battlecruisers, battleships).

Army: The Terran Federation puts a great deal of its land forces emphasis on armour, artillery and defence. It has a high tolerance for sieges and attrition warfare. The Terran Federation is famous for its use of large, siege-scale bubble shields, anti-orbital cannons and landship superheavy tanks. Some mecha-like vehicles have been created and are used, however overall the Terran Federation is more of a tank-orientated military force, sacrificing mobility for firepower, armour and range.

Military In-Depth:

OIther: WIP

Note 1: I'll complete the military section later on today.
Note 2: I was originally designing a transhuman principality faction however stopped when I couldn't find a good way of giving the faction an overarching plot role other than the fact that it existed, so instead I went for xenophobic federation made up of angry refugees.
Note 3: I particularly want to see the Earth-based federation of @The Spectre so that we can design our histories together, we will likely be polar opposites (Starship Troopers vs Star Trek).
Note 4: I am looking around and seeing that quite a number of nations seem to consist of only a single star system... What exactly is the scale of this NRP? I was under the impression this was a galactic space opera, so we would be more... well... interstellar.

@Serpentine88

I'm making mine span Multiple Systems, because it is a Galactic Space Opera, but having single system countries isn't completely bad, as long as they aren't an extreme majority.
Also, I like what you have so far.

@Fashy Should have a sheet up today

@Skippy O Africa

Glad to hear it.

[Malphaestus]

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As Malphy said, the More the Merrier still stands.

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I'm making mine span Multiple Systems, because it is a Galactic Space Opera, but having single system countries isn't completely bad, as long as they aren't an extreme majority.
Also, I like what you have so far.

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Glad to hear it.

@Fashy

I updated my sheet somewhat, the new addition being "Influence" where I discuss how much space the Grand Empire of Zakaab has under its command.

[Drunken Conquistador]

How much time has passed between the IC time and the fall of the Empire?

I assume drunk's Communazi's and Spectre's federation will also be in the same category as the above.
(If I missed anyone, sorry about that.)

@Sigma

That's the idea

[Serpentine88]

How much time has passed between the IC time and the fall of the Empire?

@Drunken Conquistador

This is an important question for me, since my nation is pretty much completely connected to the fall of the empire.

In other news, I have updated my sheet and will continue updating it repeatedly today until it is about done.

[Malphaestus]

Zakaab was probably already asleep by the time that the Empire fell into oblivion.

[Sigma]

If no timeframe has been set just yet, May I suggest to the GMs that the timeframe be maybe around a century? Or under, that's good to.

Of course, if the GM has a timeframe, then disregard the post :P

[Bright_Ops]

Okay, just how big are we allowed to have our nations start off as? Because I thought we only got the one star system (Tushian has four habitable planets at the moment). If we can have more then that I wouldn't be against spreading my planets between two or three star systems.

[Malphaestus]

Considering the insanely large size of the galaxy, having access to something like 10 or 20 star systems wouldn't even be very much.

[Bright_Ops]

Considering the insanely large size of the galaxy, having access to something like 10 or 20 star systems wouldn't even be very much.

@Malphaestus

Would you mind if I increased the number of star systems I start with to 3 then?

[Malphaestus]

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Would you mind if I increased the number of star systems I start with to 3 then?

@Bright_Ops

Personally, I would not deem it a problem. Naturally, it is ultimately up to @Fashy though.

[Bright_Ops]

The number one hit song currently in the Tushian Empire! (With a slight change of lyrics of course...)

[Serpentine88]

@Bright_Ops The Tushian Empire clearly is too liberal with its broadcasting to somehow have a Terran Federation propaganda music video as one of their hit songs xD

oh, I have also once again modified my sheet.

[Bright_Ops]

@Bright_Ops The Tushian Empire clearly is too liberal with its broadcasting to somehow have a Terran Federation propaganda music video as one of their hit songs xD

oh, I have also once again modified my sheet.

@Serpentine88

Just got to change 'Federation' to 'Empire' and it's ours.

[Malphaestus]

I have to say, both the Tushian and the Terran singers look astoundingly similar.