[OOC] The Marauders (2018)

[Zoey Boey]

getting a post up soon

[Esailia]

@Zoey White Lightly pokes with stick
Hmm....do we need to refuel with treats? She stopped moving...

Take your time, Zoey. <3 just having a cute laugh.

[Nate1008]

Thats ok. Sorry it took me so long to respond. I have had other things to do.

By the way: I am hosting a Nation Role-play on Discord. You get to create a race and empire and take over the universe! I dont have any players yet, but I am always open. If your interested, here is a link: discord.gg/KD9GJCf

[Scarlet Loup]

Holy shit, I really screwed up. I took summer classes, and they basically consumed my existence for the past few months. I didn't even think to check here at all. I'd love to try to recommit myself to the roleplay, but I totally get if I'm way too late getting back into the game. I'm going away for like a week now, but I could try to wiggle Tony back into the plot at some point when I get home and have Internet again.

[Akayaofthemoon]

@Scarlet Loup

Hey! Good to see you back! We actually had a somewhat long break soooo you should be able to hop back in pretty easily :)

[Starlance]

You can always say he passed out from the booze. :)

[Akayaofthemoon]

Lol that is also an easy way to handle it XD

[Scarlet Loup]

lmao honestly that might be the best way to go about it at this point -- I'll be gone for about a week, but when I'm back, I'll try to shove Tony back into the plot

[Akayaofthemoon]

@Scarlet Loup

Sounds good! :)

[Esailia]

YEY!

[Nate1008]

Hey guys. Im back......... yay. I have been busy with trips and vacations. But im back (and tired). I am still wondering if I can join this Roleplay..... If I already have been accepted, then I probably forgot... Anyhow..... see you guys later.

[Akayaofthemoon]

Hey, @Nate1008! I'm glad this RP caught your interest, and I'm sorry that I left you waiting!

Everything @Akayaofthemoon said I completely agreed with.

The Crawl give me a creepy "Flood" vibe from Halo haha! Although it'd be interesting to see, they are also somewhat similar to the "Dread" characters Akaya and I created as the main antagonists of the RP.

Also, creating an antagonist villain would be difficult for pacing. There will be times where the crew isn't in immediate danger, like right now, and having that character put in would either force us to rush through character development moments, or having your character wait to post again.

I'm not opposed to another challenge for the Marauders, but I think the Crawl would be difficult to balance with what's going on, you know?

I suggest making "two" characters that are intertwined at that point. The main character that's a part of the crew, and a second one that's an antagonist and related to your main character (for example: Twins, and one of them was infected by a hivemind-like enemy that's trying to go after their sibling, since it feeds on their memory, maybe trying to get revenge on them for abandoning them).

Again, I don't wanna shut down your idea, but it's just not the direction Akaya and I wanna go with

@Jones Sparrow

@Nate1008

This was our GM reply. You were mentioned but I know how messages/notifications can be missed, especially when it gets busy in real life. Hope you had nice travels and vacation!

[Nate1008]

Thanks! It was a fun time. Anyhow: I was wondering if I could create an alien character. I have an idea of what it is, but you will need to create a new race too. So, here is the race's information. If you do not approve, I will create a character with the races available.

Si'gel

Information
The Si'gel is a hive collective of humanoid beasts. They construct their colonies under-ground, using a mixture of hardened saliva and stomach acid to create their structures. They build massive under-ground caves, caverns and tunnels. All connecting and interweaving to form their cities and towns. They multiply quickly, and build fast. However: They are quite stupid and weak. Due to their lack of intellect: They have not been able to form new technologies or advance in the ages. They are forever-more: Primal. They cannot build ships, vehicles, weapons and Armour. Instead: They use their natural strengths in evolution to upgrade and advance. They are powerful in their numbers, having millions upon millions of soldiers, workers and drones. They out-number their enemies 6 to 1. They are weak, though. Having only their chitin and flesh to protect them, and with claws and teeth as their only weapons, they are not very effective in battle. Although they cannot build ships, does not mean they cant have them. Queens enter ships before take-off, and attack once it has left orbit. The Queen takes over the ship, spawning brood inside and learning how to pilot it. After some customization's, the Queen has her own ship. Using it to fly to other planets, they colonize and control more systems. Able to withstand harsh conditions, as their home-world (or hell) is harsh and unforgiving. Born on the planet Di'Sathen, the worst planet anyone could possibly think of. The planet does not spin, one side constantly facing the sun, and the dark side never sees day. With no moons and harsh atmosphere, and the planet constantly bombarded by asteroids, the surface is a living hell. The dark side at -261.72 degrees, and the bright side at +16.25 Fahrenheit. The colonies on the hot side have adapted to extreme heat, able to withstand half the temperature on the surface of a star, and the other side adapted to the cold, able to withstand temperatures kilometers bellow zero. The Si'gel are tough survivors, but not very tough fighters. Always under blood-lust due to some failed evolutionary path, they always seek conflict. They wish to take over the universe, not because they want to, but because they must expand. Over-population has always been a problem for them, and because of their blood-lust, they wish to fight for land and territory instead of sharing it. This threat may be a challenge for the Marauders to overcome.

What do you think? I think it needs some tweaks here and there, but please do tell me if its good to go, or needs improvement first. Thanks again!

[Akayaofthemoon]

Thanks! It was a fun time. Anyhow: I was wondering if I could create an alien character. I have an idea of what it is, but you will need to create a new race too. So, here is the race's information. If you do not approve, I will create a character with the races available.

Si'gel

Information
The Si'gel is a hive collective of humanoid beasts. They construct their colonies under-ground, using a mixture of hardened saliva and stomach acid to create their structures. They build massive under-ground caves, caverns and tunnels. All connecting and interweaving to form their cities and towns. They multiply quickly, and build fast. However: They are quite stupid and weak. Due to their lack of intellect: They have not been able to form new technologies or advance in the ages. They are forever-more: Primal. They cannot build ships, vehicles, weapons and Armour. Instead: They use their natural strengths in evolution to upgrade and advance. They are powerful in their numbers, having millions upon millions of soldiers, workers and drones. They out-number their enemies 6 to 1. They are weak, though. Having only their chitin and flesh to protect them, and with claws and teeth as their only weapons, they are not very effective in battle. Although they cannot build ships, does not mean they cant have them. Queens enter ships before take-off, and attack once it has left orbit. The Queen takes over the ship, spawning brood inside and learning how to pilot it. After some customization's, the Queen has her own ship. Using it to fly to other planets, they colonize and control more systems. Able to withstand harsh conditions, as their home-world (or hell) is harsh and unforgiving. Born on the planet Di'Sathen, the worst planet anyone could possibly think of. The planet does not spin, one side constantly facing the sun, and the dark side never sees day. With no moons and harsh atmosphere, and the planet constantly bombarded by asteroids, the surface is a living hell. The dark side at -261.72 degrees, and the bright side at +16.25 Fahrenheit. The colonies on the hot side have adapted to extreme heat, able to withstand half the temperature on the surface of a star, and the other side adapted to the cold, able to withstand temperatures kilometers bellow zero. The Si'gel are tough survivors, but not very tough fighters. Always under blood-lust due to some failed evolutionary path, they always seek conflict. They wish to take over the universe, not because they want to, but because they must expand. Over-population has always been a problem for them, and because of their blood-lust, they wish to fight for land and territory instead of sharing it. This threat may be a challenge for the Marauders to overcome.

What do you think? I think it needs some tweaks here and there, but please do tell me if its good to go, or needs improvement first. Thanks again!

@Nate1008

Hey @Jones Sparrow, just want to make sure you don’t miss this message.

[Jones Sparrow]

Hey there, @Nate1008, welcome back! I too have been busy so I understand exactly how you feel XD

As far as the alien race goes, I think Akaya and I are still a little bit skeptical on them.

How were you planning on creating a character with the race? What role is your character going to play? I’m going to update the roster in a minute to give you more of an idea on what type of roles we are looking for!

We just want to make sure everyone’s gonna be incorporated into the story :)

Also, I’ll probably time jumping us to the morning with the next post, so be looking forward to the hangover posts XD

[Esailia]

just letting the thread know that I am having trouble with my new rig, I'll be buying a new power supply and playing it safe with my computer. Until then, I'll be slower to check on the roleplay, but will try to poke in once a day. If everything goes well I'll be able to get the new supply before the end of next week.

[Akayaofthemoon]

@Esailia

Thanks for the heads up! Hope everything goes well once the new power supply is in. Take your time and as always, no rush! :)

[Nate1008]

Hey there, @Nate1008, welcome back! I too have been busy so I understand exactly how you feel XD

As far as the alien race goes, I think Akaya and I are still a little bit skeptical on them.

How were you planning on creating a character with the race? What role is your character going to play? I’m going to update the roster in a minute to give you more of an idea on what type of roles we are looking for!

We just want to make sure everyone’s gonna be incorporated into the story :)

Also, I’ll probably time jumping us to the morning with the next post, so be looking forward to the hangover posts XD

@Jones Sparrow

I will be creating a swarm commander, a leader of a Si'gel army. The role he will play is an opposing threat to the Marauders. Like a bad guy or villain. My character will start by attacking outer human colonies.

[Akayaofthemoon]

Hi @Nate1008,

As I have stated before, we do not want to have players creating only villain characters as you will not be able to post often or be a huge part of the story. We have a main villain race and plans ahead. We have no problems with players creating side villains/antagonists for the crew to face but only if they have a main crew member character so they can actually be part of the RP. This is why Jones gave you suggestions the reply before last.

I suggest making "two" characters that are intertwined at that point. The main character that's a part of the crew, and a second one that's an antagonist and related to your main character (for example: Twins, and one of them was infected by a hivemind-like enemy that's trying to go after their sibling, since it feeds on their memory, maybe trying to get revenge on them for abandoning them).@Jones Sparrow

The reason you stated above is exactly why I was skeptical on how the character would be played as the positions open are for crew members.

[Esailia]

By the by, are we waiting on my post?