[OOC] SOLAR SKIRMISH

[SillyGoy]

Is there a character (or fleet) sheet template we can hammer our respective things around?

EDIT: I made a thing. What do you think?

Name: SFS Alba
Class: A-Class
Type: Heavy Cruiser of the Line
Affiliation: Sicarian Stellar Federation
Shipmaster: Commander-Count Gregen Nakar
Role: Line Ship, Vanguard, Scouting, Colonial Duty
Crew: Complement of 2,100:

200 Officers, 500 Gunnery, 800 Engineering and Support, 50 Sensors, 150 Dedicated Damage Control, 350 Marines Line, 50 Marines Power Armor.

Skill: Veteran

Offensive Armament:
-5x3 41cm Model 3 Letter A Superheated Matter Projector
-6x3 15cm Model 1 Letter A Superheated Matter Projector Dual-Purpose
-20x6 8cm Model 6 Letter D Kinetic Autocannon Dual-Purpose
-4x3 150cm Model 10 Greater Fission Void Torpedo
-A-class Artificial Intelligence-assisted Offensive Array Fire Control System

Evaluation: Excellent for a ship of this weight class.

Defensive Suite, Passive Defense:
-Citadel Armor of up to 2 meters thick Composite Armor
-Belt Armor of up to 2 meters thick Composite Armor
-Primary Weapon Armor of up to 2 meters thick Composite Armor
-Secondary Weapon Armor of up to 1.2 meters thick Composite Armor
-Other Spaces varying from .5 to 1 meter thick Composite Armor

Evaluation: Above average for a ship of this weight class.

Defensive Suite, Active Defense:
-6x3 15cm Model 1 Letter A Superheated Matter Projector Dual-Purpose as CIWS
-20x6 8cm Model 6 Letter D Kinetic Autocannon Dual-Purpose as CIWS
-20x Type VIII General-Purpose Decoys
-ML8RGP Active Energy Shielding System

Evaluation: Average for a ship of this weight class.

Defensive Suite, Electronic Warfare:
-4x Mark VII Blinding Swarm Projector
-Type C 'Veil' ECM
-Type XX 'Forbidden' ECCM
-Murder Program Projector, 3rd Generation

Evaluation: Below average for a ship of this weight class.

Detection:
-Type XCVIII LIDAR Array
-Type C RADAR Array
-Type CI Infared Array
-Mark 10 Passive Hyperspace Listening Array

Evaluation: Above average for a ship of this weight class.

Power and Maneuver:
'Apotheosis'-Type Greater Fusion Reactor
A-class Greater Sublight Drive
A-class Reaction Control System

Evaluation: Excellent for a ship of this weight class.

Misc. and Cargo:
5x Sentinel-class Scout Ship
50x Marine Boarding Pods
10x Power Armor Boarding Pods

Other:

SFS Alba's parent unit is Battlefleet Nemikar. Its commanding officer, Sword-Admiral Orman Nemikar, has evaluated the crisis of Planet Central and determined that one Sicarian warship of cruiser weight or heavier cooperating with allied assets could solve the dilemma. Therefore he has sent the ship on its mission to subjugate the pirate infestation.

Battlefleet Nemikar

Battlefleet Designation: Battlefleet Nemikar

Affiliation: Sicarian Stellar Federation

Commanding Officer: Sword-Admiral Orman Nemikar

Assets:

• 1x Battleship, Mount Adidal-class
• 1x Heavy Cruiser, Sea of Stars-class
• 3x Heavy Cruiser, 'A'-class
• 3x Heavy Destroyer, Gale-class
• 9x Medium Destroyer Blizzard-class

Asset Information

Mount Adidal-class Battleship: Their imposing hulks gracefully drifting out of shipyards but a mere 10 years ago, the Mount Adidal-class Battleships sport the latest in offensive and defensive systems. These capital ships are easily the most expensive to have come out of slipways in recent years, and are built entirely to withstand the enemy's assault and overcome his defenses. As such, the class bristles with long arrays of energy weaponry and includes a primary, secondary and tertiary battery suite for long, medium and close combat scenarios. Its hull is thick with composite armor and its powerful core supplies the energy needed for sustained combat shields. It features a CIWS suite and extensive command facilities capable of sharing tactical information within its assigned battlefleet in real time. Like other Sicarian capital ship classes, it features no void torpedo weaponry.

Sea of Stars-class Heavy Cruiser: The Sea of Stars-class Heavy Cruiser is, for all intents and purposes, obsolete. Slow and ponderous (it was considered swift in its era), its protection is now determined to be lacking for a ship of its size. However, it still sports weaponry that, though slightly dated, is still as devastating as modern systems when they hit - if they hit - the Sea of Stars-class's fire control suite lags behind the snapshot precision and reliability that have been spoiling today's commanders.

It should be noted that the Sea of Star's torpedo array is retrofitted to modern standards.

'A'-class Heavy Cruiser: The Treaty of Solvada imposed tonnage limitations on the galaxy's great navies so that their respective Empires would no longer bankrupt themselves pursuing an ever expensive naval arms race, and so that the threat of another Galaxy-wide War would be lessened. The Sicarian naval program, complying with the treaty, therefore created the 'A'-class of Heavy Cruisers to replace the battleship and battlecruiser keels that were being dismantled in drydock. Sleek, modern and strong, they are able to perform their role in the battlefleet with thorough efficiency. They are armed with medium-caliber energy weaponry and a healthy array of void torpedoes. They have decent active and passive defense systems, and a CIWS suite.

Gale-class Heavy Destroyer: Light, fast, and with barely any armor, these lesser behemoths nonetheless lord over their smaller cousins. The Gale-class was originally supposed to replace the Blizzard-class as the primary Sicarian destroyer, but the Treaty of Solvada has limited this class so that only 10 can be in active service at any time. As such, the Sicarian Navy has given these ships the role of destroyer flotilla leaders. Substantially better than the smaller ships struggling to catch up in their wake, they are armed with small-caliber energy weaponry and, of course, a Sicarian destroyer's main weapon: a very large array of void torpedoes. The Gale-class is slightly overweight due to the addition of greater CIWS systems in recent retrofits.

Blizzard-class Medium Destroyer: The workhorse of the Sicarian Navy, the aging Blizzard class is still an effective platform for its designated role as star destroyer. It can screen heavier ships from attack from enemy light forces with its light energy weapon and heavy torpedo arrays, and is able to contribute to battlefleet protection with its small CIWS batteries.

Force Organization:

Sicarian Battle Squadron

• SFS Mount Narodna, Mount Adidal-class Battleship - BATTLEFLEET FLAGSHIP
• SFS Sea of Stars, Sea of Stars-class Heavy Cruiser

Admiral Nemikar has reassigned SFS Sea of Stars from his battlefleet's cruiser division to sail with his flagship, expressing concerns that the aging cruiser's slow speed would hamper that formation's maneuvers.

Sicarian Cruiser Division

• SFS Aom, A-class Heavy Cruiser - DIVISION FLAGSHIP
• SFS Alba, A-class Heavy Cruiser
• SFS Acker, A-class Heavy Cruiser

Sicarian 1st Destroyer Division

• SFS Gale, Gale-class Heavy Destroyer - DIVISION FLAGSHIP
• SFS Blizzard, Blizzard-class Medium Destroyer
• SFS Spring Rain, Blizzard-class Medium Destroyer
• SFS Flowing Creek, Blizzard-class Medium Destroyer

Sicarian 2nd Destroyer Division

• SFS Summit Wind, Gale-class Heavy Destroyer - DIVISION FLAGSHIP
• SFS Greater River, Blizzard-class Medium Destroyer
• SFS Morning Wind, Blizzard-class Medium Destroyer
• SFS Twilight Sunshine, Blizzard-class Medium Destroyer

Sicarian 3rd Destroyer Division

• SFS Peal of Thunder, Gale-class Heavy Destroyer - DIVISION FLAGSHIP
• SFS Falling Leaf, Blizzard-class Medium Destroyer
• SFS Autumn Wind, Blizzard-class Medium Destroyer
• SFS Ocean Wind, Blizzard-class Medium Destroyer

[Agathon]

A sheet would be nice! That is an awesome thing you made there though, @SillyGoy. Though doesn't it say 1x starship of no greater than capital-type MAX per player? Or am i missing something?

[SillyGoy]

@Agathon

Thanks for the compliment! I only have 1 capital ship though, and that is Mount Narodna. The four heavy cruisers powerful but they are not capital ships. They do roles like scouting (in the absence of dedicated light scout cruisers), vanguard duty supporting Battlecruisers, and backing up the ever important Battle Squadrons when the flirty skirmishing is over and the real battle begins. They are capable of independent operations and important ships in their own right, but they will always be secondary to the heavier and more important Battlecruiser, Battleship, and Fleet Carrier type starship.

[Agathon]

@SillyGoy

I feel silly now, haha! I thought we were only allowed to have 1x starship per player that doesn't supersede capital-type. Thank you!

I'll try conjure up something later today. If it's alright with you I'll follow your sheet. I really liked it! Very structured and nice use of italics/bold etc.

[SillyGoy]

@SillyGoy
I feel silly now, haha! I thought we were only allowed to have 1x starship per player that doesn't supersede capital-type. Thank you!

@Agathon

After rereading some things, I too have become confused regarding exactly what assets we are allowed to field. Let's wait for the GM to clear things up.

[stardust]

@SillyGoy That looks epic! I like that. Will have to remember that for another thread idea I have in mind. Pick one of those ships, and use that for this one though.

To clarify: ONE starship, and all its assets, like fighters, bombers, mecha, boarding pods, torpedoes, etc etc. per player. In my head, a capital ship is either a battlecruiser, battleship, dreadnought or assault carrier. Anything larger would be a titan-type ship, while anything smaller would be a cruiser. Players don't have to fly a capital ship - stealth vessels are small, like a frigate or corvette and capable of atmospheric entry - but I figure a capital ship has more capability and endurance than a cruiser would.

[ClocktowerEchos]

@stardust Random outsider jackass opinion time:

I think you should at least have an actual CS guide/skeleton/structure in place for ship/force submission since I can tell that there is a good deal of confusion as to what is going on. Whats been of this RP thus far seems to have been a disorganized mess that's just been bumbling along since you as the GM have a different approach than what the players seem to be having but aren't communicating with the players as to what exactly you want from them.

Also, making a overview post as the first post in the OOC is generally a good idea; you copied and pasted the interest check into the IC and it does give off a certain... vibe and none too positive of one too. I highly suggest that you first do some RPs as a player on site first to get to know the feel of how things are usually done and then tried to GM.

[SillyGoy]

@stardust

Ah, so instead of a fleet battle, it's a small subjugation of some backwater pirates. Like a colonial skirmish. Alright, thank you for clarifying. So us players represent the interests of our respective organizations and are given a smallish party (one ship) to protect those interests on Planet Central? That's cool, too. I'll modify my sheet later.

[stardust]

@ClocktowerEchos Every forum does it differently, I want to see how things are done here. Points to you for smartassery, though! :P

[@Sillygor] You got it.

[ClocktowerEchos]

@ClocktowerEchos Every forum does it differently, I want to see how things are done here. Points to you for smartassery, though! :P

@stardust

Again, I recommend actually being in an RP first to see how things are done instead of jumping head first into GMing since you don't tend to learn much otherwise. Also, smartassery?

[Polymorpheus]

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[NuttsnBolts]

I'm sorry but I do want to step in and comment on what I've seen, a bit of constructive criticism.

Currently I don't know what this roleplay is about and that's due to the way that you've presented the information @stardust. The OOC post at the start should contain a description of who, what, where, when and why. It is the first thing that people see and it is what draws their attention. Having another member like @SillyGoy make the first post confuses your audience. Are they a co-gm? Did they accidentally snipe your first post?

I can also say that this does not feel like an advanced roleplay. Advanced roleplays are typically over detailed with in depth character sheets, deep plot, and longer posts. I would be more inclined to run this in casual if you don't have these details fleshed out enough as casual is more catered towards faster flowing and shorter narratives.

If you want to see what an advanced roleplay should typically look like, check out some of the others around to gauge your presentation target.

[SillyGoy]

I have updated my sheet to the GM's intended specifications. The Sicarian Federation sends the lone SFS Alba to protect its interests on planet Central in conjunction with allied military assets.

@SillyGoy Are artificial gravity and warp drive technologies allowed?

@catchamber

Sorry, but I'm not the GM. @stardust is.

[stardust]

@NuttsnBolts If you look at my first post in IC, it's there. I did not realize there were multiple tabs in each thread... this is a bit different from other forums I've been on. Sue me. You might even get a whole quarter! Seriously though, I appreciate the feedback.

Artigrav and warp/hyperspace (and similar FTL modes) are allowed.

If anyone has any questions or concerns/critiques, please PM me.

[Polymorpheus]

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[stardust]

It's science fiction. Does it matter? Short version is they are based on Ancient weapons, and use compressed or "folded" space, harness the zero-point quantum field that exists all around us, dark matter-fired laser-like weapons, gravity, and so on. Or would you like a rundown on each one as near as my mind has come up with?

[Polymorpheus]

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[stardust]

@catchamber I will PM you.

[Polymorpheus]

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[stardust]

Not to put too fine a point on it, but why are you so adamant about this, catchamber? My understanding here is this is an OOC talk thread for something I am trying to get off the ground, not someplace to go over the technical minutiae of imagined technologies. We should all be at least familiar in a general sense how RP forums work - I've been on six or eight different ones over the last couple decades, including one I started and administered from scratch. My experience has been that if someone is unsure of how something works or wants to clarify something, they can PM the original poster or a moderator for more info. And it's never been about nitty gritty details that serve to flesh out the detail but are not major plot devices in and of themselves.

Apologies if that came off as harsh, I'm not well and under a great deal of stress. Trying to have a little fun here, cuz that's what we're all here for, right?

:)