[OOC] Stars at War (Galactic-scale Military Nation RP)

[datadogie]

He means Humanity in real life. As in, 2017.

[Klomster]

Ah, you biologicals are always so complex to understand. It's easy to misunderstand the blinking lights and data-streams you love to communicate with.

I myself prefer immulative thoughts-space. That way there are no misunderstandings.

[OfWindAndRain]

@o0V0o
That's my point tho. We have railguns now. As experimental prototypes. By the time the Jura went to space, cannons had been replaced by railguns because they were, in comparison to space-age interstellar-capable tech, simple and easy to produce and use. I figure this will be the case in space. Especially since cannons fire rounds that are so comparatively slow that spaceship would be able to dodge it really easily.

[Klomster]

@OfWindAndRain Although you need sensors good enough to pick up the projectiles, and early enough for you to dodge them.
And thrusters good enough to do some fancy maneuvers.
Unlike the spacecraft we have IRL today. Who DO NOT like doing fancy maneuvers.

[CowboyCommando]

@OfWindAndRain Actually space warfare is a logistical nightmare even to an advanced society at the peak of fusion energy sciences. The best methods of propulsion end up being more controlled Orion drives that shoot out deadly radiation(Thus engines can be just as much of a weapon as anything else). Most options of capable combat craft turn to drones since habituated vessels have too little Delta-V. And Vast distances take so long to cross, interplanetary warfare is chess played out in days to months with advanced propulsion, with Interstellar being epics of hundreds of years if not thousands(This is paying mind to the absence of FTL).

It takes so little delta-V to change into non-collision courses in space, making missiles the king of combat, and lasers the king of CIWS. Projectile weapons would probably be fore-thoughts, and gambits in combat to say the least. 20mm railguns used to puncture holes into other lightly armored ships wouldn't be unheard of. BUt hey this rp is about fun, big guns, war, and drama so. ^^

The reason why my society uses alot of hybrid cannons, to just plain cannons is experience in fighting against EMP weapons, ECM suites, and whatnot. Not to mention if the power package is lost, good ol' gunpowder doesn't need anything to go off but a primer and striker.

[Klomster]

Also, delta-v's and logical physics is fun and impressive and all.

But that's why i'm a tech level 1 magical being. Since real physics take math, and i don't do that.

@OfWindAndRain Also.
Should we try a collab?

It will take part after the events in the Meridian federation. But i think i will get out of that one just fine.
Just so that we can keep the action going.
Since there wasn't any other takers, and some violence is fun now and again :P

[OfWindAndRain]

@CowboyCommando
Modern day: See the EM Drive.

In the roleplay: The Jura use sublight drives on warships. Plus heavily optimized and evolved FTL drives for fast intergalactic travel. The Jura can use antimatter as a source of energy- fusion energy can't beat antimatter. And while not every ship is antimatter, many of them are supported with antimatter-related technologies. Antimatter has a habit of messing up the norm.

[Reivax]

Howdy folks! New here, hoping this isn't too dead-ish. Looks cool. Posted an IC post, will be filling out nation sheet at some later time if I get a response :) Basically, I've mixed a bunch of sci-fi themes from goa'ulds to necrons to cook something up. Left their arrival vague if anyone wants to reply. You can expect an excessively aggressive and arrogant response.

Cheers!

[OfWindAndRain]

@Reivax
Welcome to the Guild.

Your IC post has two notable problems, after being glanced at:
1) the one requirement of sorts is that you write a nation sheet detailing and explaining your nation, and then posting that nation sheet in the Character Sheet tab. Which you entirely skipped, so we know nothing. Everyone else wrote a CS first.
2) your nation is in an entirely different galaxy. After reading your post, yes, you got 'blown' into the Milky Way, which honestly doesn't make a lick of sense. An explosion, even a supernova, couldn't hope to launch a ship all the way to the next star system, much less to an entirely different galaxy- a galaxy that isn't even a neighbor. The Andromeda Galaxy is our closest neighboring galaxy, and it'd take thousands of years for us to reach it. I mean, it doesn't matter too much in this roleplay, but... it doesn't make any sense.

I'm not a GM, or coGM, so I don't have any actual say beyond 'I'm disappointed/disapproving,' so feel free to ignore me if you want.

[Reivax]

@OfWindAndRainOch! Ice cold friend!

But I grant you, your first point's fair. It literally took me an hour to see/figure out the tabs at the top of the posts. I'm not the most adept forum user on the net x_X I'd written the IC aond did not have the time to write a complete Nation Sheet but I will rectify this faux-pas on the pronto, something very simple for use right away that I'll expand later today or tomorrow.

I must disagree on the second point - sci-fi is no science! FTL is basically sci-fi as per modern physics (beyond the entirely theoretical Alcubierre Drive and the likes). Plus you've already got bio-ships and energy beings in here! Maybe it wasn't very clear in my IC, but a supernova did not "push" the fleet, it overcharged the hypersapce window of the fleet fleeing its shockwave (very original idea that is totally not stolen from Stargate s04e22 and s05e01 when Apophis and co are thrown from the Milky Way to the Ida galaxy... no... I've totally not taken it from there and copied it exactly... shhh!!!)

Cheers!

[Luna_Maria]

wow, your ic post @Reivax is so good. how did you write such an interesting passage? what are your tricks and strategy?

[Reivax]

@Luna_Maria

Lol thanks! I was just bored, looking for something to do. Been binge watching Stargate Sg-1 and painting Warhammer 40K minies, so I just stole some of their ideas :P

Gonna give it a few days and try to tidy up the character sheet and maybe write a second IC. Moving slowly :) If anyone wants to respond or interact that's cool. Otherwise I'll just do my thing little by little.

Cheers!

[Klomster]

@Reivax Welcome to the Stars at war.

I see no prob's with your post. As for you not making a CS first, well, you've done one now and the overall rules of this RP are cut fast and loose.
Pro tip, other RP's will probably not take it as lightly.

Otherwise, seeing you also have an energy being gave me some ideas.
Seeing you are a parasitic energy being gave me other ideas. Both referring to the mystical past of the Ancient i want to work upon and show in time.

If you want we could exchange ideas, however the idea i had might not be seen as glamorous by the heavenborn lord of battles. :P

[Reivax]

@Klomster

I'd love to have another truly advanced being to interact with. Though from what I've read, I believe your Ancient is much more evolved than my character and he seem much more personable :P

[Klomster]

@Reivax Advanced.... maybe. Reasonable? Oh yes.

But there's more to the ancient than just the ancient. But i'd love to collab (collaborate) with ya sometime.
Trying to make even more epic scenes.

I love epic scenes.

[Reivax]

@Klomster

I'd love to do a collab :) But you'd have to guide me along a bit because I've never really done anything like this. In fact, the most forum RP I've ever done was a play-by-post along some old Total War games. And that was a while ago.

[Scarescrow]

Can I join?

[Luna_Maria]

yes, you can. first, make a short nation sheet (or long one) and you can immediately post in IC. approval is not needed to start playing

[Scarescrow]

ok thanks. will do

[Klomster]

@Reivax I'll be happy to guide you along the way. :)

It's really simple actually, just takes a bit of time.