Galactic Conquest

[DragonofTheWest]

Welcome to Galactic Conquest!



Ever wonder what would happen if Star Wars shared the same universe as Halo? Mass Effect? STar Trek? Well this the RP to explore such possible interactions

Considering this is an interest check I am open to suggestions though for the most part I'm taking what has worked for this RP on a different site and attempting to bring it on here so while things are capable of being changed, more or less this is it. To get a better idea how this is all going to workout, I'll introduce the various guidelines and rules so bear with me through this good amount of text.

GUIDELINES:

Setting: This is NOT a multiverse RP. Everything that is to take place, or has taken place has all happened in the same galaxy. Because of this galaxy's immense size, the factions in this RP will have limited interaction and limited knowledge of each other until now.

Plot: Your faction or if you choose to play a singular individual has just received information that the largely unexplored unknown region of space that has separated the factions has become important due to your choosing. Perhaps your faction is chasing a renegade band of rebels? Perhaps your faction seeks to recover ancient artifacts? While the RP won't solely take place in these territories, it will initially just for the sole purpose of having people encounter and interact with one another.

Magic Use: Magic is possible but its too be limited. If someone wants to play an alien species that can control fire, I'm all for it unless it gets to the point they start conjuring giant firestorms that swallow entire armies. The Force from Star Wars or Biotics from Mass Effect for example will fall under this category

Weapons/Metals/Etc: Each faction will have their own unique weapons and metals and so forth but there is no absolute, single best unstoppable weapon. Every faction will be able to affect each faction but lets also have some logic even if this RP is mostly sci-fi. A regular stick no matter what is not going to pierce a starship's hull that was designed to withstand plasma cannons

Teleportation: I'm all for portals/hyperspace/slipspace but again it needs to be handled properly. Because of the vastness of space, high speed travel is necessary for factions to be able to travel great distances but at the same time if people start pulling "All of a sudden Admiral X has 100 warships to appear behind Admiral Y Fleet with absolute no warning" we are going to have a problem.

Rules:

1. No random one shoting, killing people's character without permission. Simple enough

2. In regards to post length and how often, I'm going to be casual about this though I do want to see a reasonable effort that indicates interest

3. In regards to combat situation as they are bound to be plenty, I'm again leaving a lot of power in the hands of the players but lets be reasonable again even if this is sci-fi for example... a small snub fighter regardless of payload is not going to take on a 10 mile long warship by itself and win

4. Super Weapons are going to be a no for now. As it stands, I intend for massive capital ships to be the absolute peak in terms of military strength at the moment. While size isn't everything, size does indicate a certain amount of strength and while they may be the strongest in terms of possessing the most firepower, this means their slow speed, lack of ability to use stealth does give them vulnerabilities.

Eventually assuming things are going well, I like the idea of plots revolving around stopping a Death Star or assaulting High Charity or preventing Halo Arrays from being activated should a Halo faction exist... but for now, we will keep these stories on hold.

5. There are no invincible, resource unlimited factions. There are also no singular all powerful characters, everyone has limits

6. In regards to character creation you can create your own character, your own faction etc or you can take an existing one and put your spin to it HOWEVER be mindful of your history as they will deviate from films, movies, books etc depending on whose controlling the faction for example

Suppose player X wants to play Master Chief aka Spartan 117, his character's history will be dependent on player Y who has taken charge of the UNSC. If player Y decides that the events of Halo 4 or the Battle of Reach has not taken place player X must acknowledge this and adjust accordingly.

I'm also open for people to create their own ships, weapons, etc even if non existent in the previous lore but it has to make sense. The Galactic Empire developing a new super star destroyer? makes sense. The UNSC making a dance till your head explodes music gun? No.

7. This is not a competition, this for fun. While people may have their opinions on "who would actually win" this RP is not about that. I want to be flexible and relaxed so people can explore their imaginations and make stories of their own but please don't abuse this certain freedom.

If you read through this whole thing, congrats to you and hopefully I have your interest. When I was apart of this RP on another site, we had all sorts of different factions. We had people take control of the Flood from Halo and the Reapers from ME. We've had individual characters play the role of a Predator from AVP hunt down Halo inspired Spartans or someone playing a General Grevious who was in absolute control of his Separatist empire.

Personally I intend to use a Sith Lord that is apart of a Sith Empire based of the original Galactic Empire. Again if you are confused just remember that history can be rewritten and I'm not forcing anyone to base their histories based on previous "canon" lore.

There will be two templates. Should you make a faction template, you need to make one.

Faction Template:

Faction Name:
Faction Leader/Government:
Brief Description of Technology:
Types of beings that exist in your faction (All humans, mixed alien etc):
Philosophy/Goals Etc:
Brief History:

Character Template:
Name:
Title/Rank (if you have one):
Gender:
Species:
Description:
Unique traits/Personality:
Equipment:
Brief Bio:

If anybody has questions feel free to PM, ask, w/e I'll be available. I can understand if people may find this overwhelming or see the potential to be a real shit show but I think it's all capable of working out as long as cooperate, put some ego aside and understand the potential we have before us.

[Thecrash20]

@DragonofTheWest

This definitely sound interesting! Before I think of joining, I have a question.

Could I make an Character(prob original) and then a single ship(also prob a original) as a mercenary/auxiliary force for other factions? I was thinking a small ship that has some strong weaponry that is similar strength to much larger capital ships or maybe just one lone Capital ship.

[Assallya]

How does one deal with the multiple Earth's if there are no alternate universes? Halo, Stargate, Macross and Mass Effect for example all have their own version of Earth.

[DragonofTheWest]

@Thecrash20 Yeah that perfectly fine

@Assallya I didn't include this because I wanted to see how it would play out but in the event there are multiple factions requiring an Earth, I would just have the different factions refer to "Earth" in a different name. I know it seems lazy but for instance we had the user of the UNSC simply substitute Earth for Reach as their home world.

[Hillbilly12]

This is pretty interesting and I would like to join. Plus allowing us to create our own ships and weapons gives me an idea of using ships from a Stellaris mod I use for the Asari.

[caliban22]

This looks fun. I may throw a faction sheet up.

[Sophrus]

Whelp. I had a wonderful idea while reading this, so ill just write it up nao!

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Faction Name: Zerg
Faction Leader/Government: Hive Mind
Brief Description of Technology: Biological - capable of interstellar travel as bio-plasma
Types of beings that exist in your faction: (do you really want me to list all the units?)
Philosophy/Goals Etc: Expand & Consume
Brief History: The Zerg Swarm is a terrifying and ruthless amalgamation of biologically advanced, arthropodal aliens. Dedicated to the pursuit of genetic perfection, the zerg relentlessly hunt down and assimilate advanced species across the galaxy, incorporating useful genetic code into their own. They are named "the Swarm" per their ability to rapidly create strains, and the relentless assaults they employ to overwhelm their foes. The quest for perfection is rooted deep within the zerg psyche, and is a pseudo-religious concept for them. The core idea of this 'religion' is that there is a state that the zerg can reach where they would no longer need to evolve, that their evolutionary form would never have to change again because they could already adapt to any situation. For the zerg, success on the battlefield comes down to overwhelming numbers and great mobility. For them, war is simply survival of the fittest

Character Template:
Name: Overmind
Title/Rank (if you have one): N/A
Gender: N/A
Species: Zerg
Description:


Unique traits/Personality: The Overmind acts as a father figure to the swarm, while it does not exactly view individual creatures of the swarm to be important it views the swarm as a whole as its responsibility to protect, expand and perfect. It seeks to create a truely perfect swarm that is capable of adapting to any situation and consume powerful species into itself and make the swarm more powerful and deadly.

Its personal power is a vast supply of psyonic power capable of generating warp rifts to move itself and whole swathes of the zerg swarm, or broadcast psyonic control through the network of the hive and direct the efforts of the hive to more direct goals.

Equipment:N/A

Brief Bio: The supreme intellect of the Zerg swarm its will contols each creature of the swarm. It is biologically impossible for the zerg to oppose the Overmind's directives. Although the Overmind is technically a living being, it is essentially a bodiless entity that embodied the whole will of the zerg species.

The Overmind did not directly relay orders to its minions. As new species were added to the Swarm, it began to relay orders telepathically through cerebrates, giant larvae. Direct orders were relayed through overlords. Over a matter of centuries, the zerg consumed or eradicated Char's biosphere. The Overmind knew that if it were to extend the Swarm, it would have to depart the world. The arrival of behemoths in the Zerus system provided the opportunity the Overmind sought—lured to Char, the creatures were assimilated into the Swarm, allowing the zerg to survive in space.

Before the Xel'Naga could complete their work on Char, Driven by its need to consume, the Overmind commenced its attack, catching the xel'naga completely off guard. Within a matter of hours, the zerg overran their defenses and laid waste to the xel'naga fleet.

The Overmind absorbed thousands of xel'naga into itself, gaining their knowledge and insights and causing it to grow much more powerful. It learned the secrets of the sacred khaydarin crystals, and began to incorporate the energies of these crystals into its own. Through the knowledge gained from the xel'naga, the Overmind was able to increase the level of sentience in many of the higher zerg strains, while still keeping them fully under its control. This power also allowed the Overmind to modify the Behemoths and create the Leviathan who could create and travel through wormholes

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[DragonofTheWest]

@Sophrus Looks great!

Considering it looks like we got a good amount of people I think I'll put up the actual RP thread up later today or tomorrow. As for anyone still interested, I'm still accepting so don't hesitate

[caliban22]

Is it possible to make a blend of two universes? Like of halo and warhammer 40k? Or like incorporate tech or something from one into another.

[Zetsuko]

Hoi dere. I'd like ta join if I can

House of Ruin

Faction Name: House of Ruin
Faction Leader/Government: Noble Hierarchy
Brief Description of Technology: Advanced energy weapons and armor, cloaking technology, Warpdrives for interstellar travel, Personal shielding and short-range teleportation systems for high-ranking captains and officers, Complex machines known as servitors
Types of beings that exist in your faction: Eliksni - An agile race with four arms and two legs, giving them the ability to scale walls with ease. They have four eyes that glow a bright white-blue when they are alive, but once killed, the light dies out. They cannot survive without Ether, which is distributed to them by their Servitors. Their armor contains a supply of Ether and serves as a life support system, similar to a spacesuit.
Philosophy/Goals Etc: Survival
Brief History: After an event known as "the Whirlwind" drove the Eliksni from their homeworlds they have taken up a nomadic way of life, living aboard their massive ships and drifting in search of planets to claim for resources. The House of Ruin is the result of one Kells efforts to unify several powerful houses, making what would have been several bands of pathetic scavengers a force to be reckoned with. Since then the House of Ruin has only expanded, usually claiming abandoned worlds or taking those of weaker, ruined races.


Character Template:
Name: Ephsor
Title/Rank: Kell
Gender: Male
Species: Eliksni
Description:

Unique traits/Personality: Ephsor is clever, a good example of both brain and brawn. He is painfully aware of why his people are referred to as "The Fallen" and seeks to secure his house's place in the universe whatever it takes, even being more open to alliances with other races than previous Kells.
Equipment: Shrapnel Launcher, Shock pistol, 2x Shock Daggers, Miniature personal Servitor
Brief Bio: Ephsor is the thirteenth to take up the mantle of Kell of the House of Ruin, and though he has not reigned for long he has already led the House to wealth and glory and he aims to continue to do so, looking to territory that has gone unexplored by his predecessors.

[DragonofTheWest]

@caliban22 I'm sure it wont be a problem though did you know what exactly you hand in mind?

@Zetsuko Looks great!

[caliban22]

@DragonofTheWest
Nope not at all, just curious.

[Thecrash20]

Almost done, but still have to work out a history that makes sense for a lone Reaper that doesn't want to end the Galaxy. I got a few ideas...

REAPER WIP

Gender

Voice sound Masculine

Species:

Reaper

Description:

Behemoth is a a Battleship sized highly-advanced machine of synthetic-organic making. It is truly a sentient Star ship. In terms of physical design, the Behemoth resembles a cuttlefish or squid, with a bulky semi-cylindrical body, a tapering plate over the rear and five tentacle-like arms extending from its front end. In addition to six jointed legs extending from its body. The rear-most of the larger legs have crescent-shaped extensions. Colossal in size, The behemoth is smaller than it's Reaper brethren which are known to range over 2 kilometers in length. The Behemoth is Only about 1.3 Kilometers in length. Causing confusion in on how it acquired it's name. Possibly it was considered a Behemoth many cycles ago when it was first created by the Harbinger. Possibly Being one of the first Capital Class Reapers.

Personality:

Behemoth shares similar personality with it's Brother Sovereign. Arrogant and disrespectful for all life. Although with recent time it has become more 'kind' in it's dealings with other Races. Still the Reaper flaunts his superiority. It seems to hold life more precious and not hold the idea of the 'Harvest' in High regard.

Weapons:

• Magnetohydrodynamic Cannon: This cannon is the strongest weapon the Behemoth holds, yet still weaker than a standard Reapers weapon. With a yield of 132 kilotons of TNT. There has not been a ship that is known to survive more than three direct hits from this weapons. Even then those ships were vastly larger than Behemoth. Each shot takes several minutes to be fired again.
• Tendril Cannons: As many as 40 of these weapons are spread around the Tentacle like appendages of Behemoth capable of shearing through most opposing vessels. Usually used as Point defense and Ground assault weapons. They fire a Red laser that fires in bursts until the targets have been destroyed.
• Oculus Drones: The Oculus is a fast-moving device used by the Reapers as a space and atmospheric superiority craft. Oculi possess powerful beam weapons, similar to other Reaper and Collector weaponry, and can invade an enemy ship by cutting into its hull after jettisoning part of its armor.
• Husk Garrison: Different types of Husks are carried by Behemoth and used as ground fighting force and boarding Starships. These synthetic-organic "zombies" created from the bodies of organic beings. Usually fighting the same race that was recently harvested.

Brief Bio:

[Sierra]

Sans the canon stuff .... this is not too dissimilar to what the original Concordia Confederacy was born from. Now they have been rewritten a couple times but I won't pass up the option to invoke my beloved.

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Name: Aartlovah an Alduur (Empire of Alduur)
Government: Parliamentary Monarchy
The Imperial Parliament, representative of all populous worlds within the empire , are beholden to the citizen population through 4 year elected terms and limits to consecutive terms of no greater than 3. The Emperor/Empress follows more complicated succession and serves a term for life. A retiring monarch may appoint a successor, or allow heredity to appoint one for him/her. The Parliament must vote to approve the monarch-succeeding, followed by a popular vote of approval. The Emperor does hold near-absolute power that overrides the Parliament as necessary. Some Emperors additionally forfeit their power as commander-in-chief to a dedicated CIC appointee, subject to the same Parliamentary approval.
Current Emperor: Daarrian Leo Vontiim
Technological Standard: Magnetic systems & weapons, advanced computational systems, break-even fusion reactions for energy generation & controlled nucleosynthesis, discrete plasma weapon systems, advanced materials sciences, and partial-mitigation shield technology among many more specifics.
Species: The empire is comprised of only its namesake species, the Alduuri people. The original iteration of the Alduuri in my lore were best described as “less-blue Na’Vi.” They’ve evolved a bit more dissimilarity, but the general idea still holds true (I’m torn between convenience & originality). They are a somewhat large humanoid race with exceptional reflexive physiology - their nervous systems & muscle groups are capable of abnormally quick response - and notable aural & low-light optical senses.
Philosophy: Isolationist & elitist. Due to past breaches of trust resulting in severe loss of life, the empire maintains extremely strict border control. As far as they are aware, all those factions they once had contact with have faded into obscurity. Their plan should they encounter additional entities is to either keep their distance should they be large enough to present a threat or have nothing of interest, or remove them from the equation if they do control something of interest.
The Alduuri believe the entirety of the nebula in which they occupy - a space that would span beyond the entire spiral arm and contain potentially over a thousand habitable worlds - is theirs by divine right, despite only inhabiting & formally controlling just 38 habitable star systems. This obviously can create problems when others lay claim to something within this border.
History: In brevity, the Alduuri people have had three major periods of contact with non-Alduuri entities. Two of these ended in excessive bloodshed. The second is perhaps the most notable. The foe they faced is spoken only of in fearful whispers as if its return might be summoned. Records refer to them as “the harvesters”. Documentation about the actual events of the conflict remain tightly controlled. The empire as a whole continues to build military force well beyond what an entity its size should ever need preparing for this enemy that may not exist anymore.


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Name: Muriel Dar’Tuura
Rank: Commander - AMS Destiny Ascendant
Gender: Female
Species: Alduuri
Appearance: Tough, chiseled, stoic. She’s a well-colored individual (medium darkish complexion) and stands at 7’8”, just a bit on the tall side for an Alduuri. Ignoring her perpetual ponytail, her square shoulders look rather masculine from behind. Her figure makes her just slightly imposing enough to easily command respect from those under her, but the veterans of the Destiny Ascendant will say that her focus and decisiveness in the heat of the moment more than earns it. On top of her traditional officers’ uniform, she wears a black armband on her right arm with the ship insignia on it. Military dress code dictates it is supposed to be gold with the Alduuri Navy emblem, but black & ship emblem is tradition among the black ops commanders. Loose faceclaim (since its both not quite right nor do I care for faceclaims normally): Iden Versio
[bParaphernalia:[/b] When ship-side she has a small charm bracelet she keeps either tucked away in her room or on her left wrist. She always deflects when asked about it. Her hardware of the combat variety is anything available aboard the Destiny Ascendant.
Bio: (in brevity) Muriel’s father was a fleet admiral, fifth fleet, assigned to the defense of the ‘west’ sector of Alduuri Empire border worlds. He retired not long before she was promoted to unit commander. Her mother is a sitting MP on her eighth term (nonconsecutive). Neither parent pulled any strings to earn Muriel the prestigious Destiny Ascendant tactical cruiser. The D.A. is one of the few Aeon class tac cruisers still in service. The ship has suffered more damage in one battle than most active warships have suffered in their lifetime; ripped apart by cannonfire and put back together by dedicated engineers every time. It also was once the personal flagship of a previous Empress.
Ship: The Destiny Ascendant is an Aeon class tactical cruiser: a ship too versatile to be replaced. Many classes have tried in the two centuries it has served and more still are being developed. Tactical Operations commanders continue to pick the Aeon class for its unparalleled versatility & best in class firepower. For being so small for a cruiser class vessel at just 860 meters end to end, its light railguns deliver devastatingly precise firepower. Its well-mixed armament give it the flexibility to engage any foe.
The D.A. maintains an SAG (Strikecraft Assault Group) of 24 pilots and a variety of interceptors, multirole fighters, and light bombers. It maintains an ISG (Infantry Strike Group) of 24 marines - two full squads - trained in ground combat, ship boarding, and zero-g action. With modification, crew accommodations for double this number can be made, however this reduces the effective deployment time and requires certain other equipment and provisions to be sacrificed.

*stripped hiders because the formatting didn't want to parse it right*

[caliban22]

Major WIP

The Belmore

Faction Name: The United Belmore Republic
Faction Leader/Government: Crowned republic
Brief Description of Technology: basically mass effect plus the implementation of Laser weapons(think 40k Lasguns and mass effect society) and nexus drives (Shaw-Fujikawa translight drive)
Types of beings that exist in your faction (All humans, mixed alien etc): Human and various alien minorities
Philosophy/Goals Etc: Expansion and co existence.
Brief History: Forged out of the fire of Civil war, the Republic was formed from several factions who's goal was an end to the militaristic totalitarian state that was the Belmore empire. While still prioritizing military, the Republic allows a great amount of freedom for its people. The nation has grown and flourished. The military is open to all citizens male or female and of all species.
Character Template:
Name:Janis Kantar
Title/Rank (if you have one): fleet commander of the entirety of the 1st expeditionary fleet. (Both navel and Ground forces.)
Gender:male
Species:Human
Description: Janis is the very Ideal of Belmore society. Like the majority of the population Janis has Red eyes and brown skin. Unlike most Janis stands tall at six feet four inches. Dressed in the standard navy combat uniform this grizzled marine leads his forces with the training of and experience of his years.
Unique traits/Personality: Janis is a veteran of the civil war and as such experienced both the navel and ground battles.
Equipment: standard issue charcoal grey combat marine security body armor and side arm.
Brief Bio: Born in one of the remote alpine regions of largest
Continent. Janis would call the little mountain town of r'lyeh home for the majority of his young life. He lived a normal life, he went to school and learned the government approved subjects and topics. At the young age of 15 the civil war broke out. Found to be in the middle of what was the Republics territory, Janis volunteered for service with the Republic marines. While he wasn't officially accepted until the age of 17 he would serve as assistant to a regimental commander until he was old enough.

[DragonofTheWest]

@caliban22 Looks good just don't forget your main individual character if you intend to create one

To anyone who has made a profile, they'll be good to post theirs in the character section

To anyone still interested, we are still accepting

Otherwise I think we are good to go roleplayerguild.com/topics/166946-gal…

[Sierra]

I owe a post to somebody who has been waiting four days (two of those I was without power because tropical storm, fuck Irma) but after I write for him I'll move my sheet over. :) Looking forward to Muriel finally getting involved in something (her previous 1x1 fell through).

EDIT: Fixed my tagging (I missed a bracket on one of my bolds, dammit) and crossposted as relevant. Subbing new thread and unsubbing this assuming it is no longer relevant.

[DeletedUser9Gh7]

Faction Name: Keepers of advanced technological artifacts (K.A.T.A)
Faction Leader: Commander-in-chief Set'kul
Technological standards: Cloaking devices,Laser weapons,Warp engine for interstellar trevel,Plasma weapons,Tactical vests with modifications.
species: Sep'tal.Humanoid creatures they run fast but a shot in the naval part will kill them instantly.(Main reason of vests) and the rest of the population are humans.
Philosipical Matters: They tend to keep away from other beings they encounter but are willing will make expectations when the beings they require are essential for a mission.The Sep'tal are not good frontal seige warriors they are mainly assasins and they often stay in the back lines they also believe that it is bad luck to fight in the front lines.
History: When the 67% population of the Sep'tal and humans fought the after effects almost caused a distortion in the universe so a few survivors founded K.A.T.A to make sure that the events that happened will only be a memory.

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Name: Dik'ta
Rank: Admiral of the Thirteenth fleet
Gender:Male
Species: Sep'tal
Description: Strong and buffed sep'tal with 3 horns in his body which resembles strenght in battle
Traits:He never and will never respect Sep'tal traditions
Personality: Rude and Strong
Equipment: Assasin Armor,Admiral's doom (gun),Naval protection vest with navigational enhancements.
Bio: He was adopted by a human during the war when he was 16 he enlisted he was respected and was ranked as a commander of his own ship in the of 23.

[DeletedUser9Gh7]

Sorry if its a little bad i'm new at forum roleplay.

[Burning Kitty]

@Assallya I didn't include this because I wanted to see how it would play out but in the event there are multiple factions requiring an Earth, I would just have the different factions refer to "Earth" in a different name. I know it seems lazy but for instance we had the user of the UNSC simply substitute Earth for Reach as their home world.

@DragonofTheWest

That is just ridiculous. If everything that happened in the respective universes happened in this RP then the Halo-Human homeworld wad glassed thus pretty much ending the war before the first Halo game happened thus Halo 2 coudln't happen and the beginning of Halo 3 couldn't happen