[OOC] Aboard the I.S.S. Prize : An Episodic Sci-Fi Adventure

[Sanity43217]

Where do we stand on Robots/AI as sapient crew members? From their own planet, like Stel from the Green Lantern Comics, or Pablo from the Adventures of the Starship Coconut...

[Tortoise]

Where do we stand on Robots/AI as sapient crew members? From their own planet, like Stel from the Green Lantern Comics, or Pablo from the Adventures of the Starship Coconut...

@Sanity43217

I was hoping for one, actually. It wouldn't be proper sci-fi without a machine to remind us what frail meatbags we are.

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To everyone:

Speaking of being a frail meatbag- I won't be able to start up our RP until the day after tomorrow at the earliest, by my clock. I'll let everyone make a few introductory posts, and then we'll jump straight into our first "adventure". Probably something with space pirates.

If anyone doesn't have their CS submitted by then, don't sweat it. We can always just let you post last, or add the character later. I'd rather a good character coming late than a rushed one on time.

[This Girlie]

@Jeyma

Thank you, though I feel my OC's race is more "soldier" and/or "warrior" themed. Admittedly they probably held hunter-like traditions previously but accepted a more doctrinal approach to their culture.

I can see Gue'rach and Rizky maybe discussing different philosophies, such as how should you kill someone? Be devious and stab 'em in the back or be honest and stab 'em in the face?

@ShiningSector

Yeah Rizky is more tribal warrior/hunter. And she would hold his words in some kind of awe. Males of her peoples were very similar to the role that Lt. Ve'tame has on the ship. That and those same males were the ones that mated with the Queen.

[@ShiningSector

Now we've got two "hunter" themed aliens on the ship. I wonder if Geu'rach and Rizky more respect each other or more compete with each other?

@Jeyma

Well for Rizky, like I said, there is a bit of awe that she holds for Lt. Ve'tame, so she definitely nods and listens to his wisdom.

You're accepted too. I'm already smiling at how her superiority complex is going to clash with Carabello's laid back style

@Jeyma

Hey thanks!

And yeah, well he's the captain, so she will follow his orders to a tee. The other 'non-warrior' types though... yeah kind of a different story.

[Randomness]

Mason will love her, no question. He’d love to study what makes her tick.

[datadogie]

I was hoping for one, actually. It wouldn't be proper sci-fi without a machine to remind us what frail meatbags we are.

@Jeyma

In that case, how do you feel about ship AI?

[Tortoise]

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In that case, how do you feel about ship AI?

@datadogie

As a player's character?

[datadogie]

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As a player's character?

@Jeyma

Yeah, as a player character.

[Tortoise]

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Yeah, as a player character.

@datadogie

You know, I really hadn't considered it.

My main concern is that I plan on having us visiting various planets or other ships a lot. That might not leave a Ship AI with as much to do, since leaving the ship would he more difficult. You could be limited compared to the others.

But, we could probably think of work arounds. (Maybe a portable device that carries your program? Or an android body you can hope into?) If that's what you wanna do, go for it.

[datadogie]

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You know, I really hadn't considered it.

My main concern is that I plan on having us visiting various planets or other ships a lot. That might not leave a Ship AI with as much to do, since leaving the ship would he more difficult. You could be limited compared to the others.

But, we could probably think of work arounds. (Maybe a portable device that carries your program? Or an android body you can hope into?) If that's what you wanna do, go for it.

@Jeyma

Portable devices, communication up to the ship when needed, and such. Plenty of workarounds, yus yus. I'll probably make the Shipboard AI and a normal character, so in case they're separated from the ship I have a second character to play.

[MST3K 4ever]

This has my attention!

I'm putting a CS before the end of the day. I think you all need a science officer.

[This Girlie]

Mason will love her, no question. He’d love to study what makes her tick.

@Randomness

...and not Lt. Ve'Tame? Something against the reptilian Tactial Officers? ;P

[Tortoise]

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Portable devices, communication up to the ship when needed, and such. Plenty of workarounds, yus yus. I'll probably make the Shipboard AI and a normal character, so in case they're separated from the ship I have a second character to play.

@datadogie

Gotchya.

This has my attention!

I'm putting a CS before the end of the day. I think you all need a science officer.

@MST3K 4ever

I was thinking the same. Gotta have at least one or two smarties on an exploratory ship

[MST3K 4ever]

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I was thinking the same. Gotta have at least one or two smarties on an exploratory ship

@Jeyma

Agreed. Like I said expect my CS before the end of the day. Need to take the dog out for a walk...helps me think a little clearer.

[IceHeart]

I think it's pretty much done now. Tell me what ya think.

Francesca Lunarius

Francesca Lunarius

Ambassador

32 Years Old

Species and Appearance:

Human Female. 5'7". White-Gold Hair, Blue Eyes[Colored Contacts] and a somewhat slim figure. When one looks at Francesca their first thoughts would probably be elegant and graceful, at least if they are human. Her hair is shiny but rather flat and straight which she keeps at shoulder length, enough to easily style for any given occasion but short enough to not get in the way. Her face is rather oval, with sharp eyes and a bit of a large forehead which she tries to keep covered with neatly trimmed bangs. Her skin is almost milk white, which when combined with her hair almost makes her look albino but not quite that level.

Bio and Personality:

Francesca Lunarius is a product of the darker side of humanity. Raised in a secret lab run by the H.A.R.C. or the Human Advancement Research Council, Francesca was a designer baby from birth and was genetically manipulated in order to try and unlock human potential. For Francesca their focus was the human brain, the experiments and procedures were designed in order to increase her neural pathways and make her able to activate more of her brain at a time than normal. Their hope was to create a superior human capable of leading humanity into the vast reaches of the universe and to ensure humanity's superiority to all races.

For eight years, she was raised in the underground lab under Armstrong Memorial City on the moon. Subjected to an endless barrage of tests and an intense learning program, Francesca learned a lot more than your average child and had a higher IQ than normal, though by no means a genius in any respect much to H.A.R.C.'s disappointment. The experiments were cut short however when information about the secret lab was leaked to the press. Before any true investigation could be conduced however, the lab was completely scrubbed and Francesca was dumped at an orphanage on the other side of the moon.

Other than being a bit more advanced than most of her peers, Francesca was pretty much normal except for her unnatural eye color, which she quickly learned to hide with colored contact lenses, aside from that though Francesca didn't seem to have trauma or physical problems from her time at the lab. Around 12 years of age, the side effects from the experiments started to manifest themselves in the initial form of intense headaches. Soon it was discovered that a strange growth had formed in her brain which had integrated itself onto her brain stem which made it very risky to operate on. After some monitoring, they discovered the growth had stopped growing and with medication they could help with her intense headaches.

Shortly after this episode, Francesca discovered she had the uncanny ability to read other people and if she concentrated she could even sense a person's emotions, kind of like how certain people could see sounds as colors. H.A.R.C.'s experiments had in fact worked to an extent, a fact they would have been very interested in knowing about if they had the opportunity to keep an eye on their subjects. Francesca had been made into a very low-level telepath, though the side-effects were quite unpleasant.

A bit frightened of her new power, Francesca kept her abilities under wraps but also wasn't about to let her new 'gifts' go to waste. Seeing as she had a slight advantage over others when it came to reading people, she decided to train to become a diplomat as her skills would be quite useful in negotiations. With those thoughts in mind, she went to join the diplomatic corp and later entered the space program so she would have the opportunity to interact with other species and test her limits.

As a person Francesca is a somewhat reserved individual when not on the job, she likes music and often practices the piano and violin in her spare time. She doesn't tend to open herself up to others much, partially due to her past which has been effectively scrubbed from the history books by H.A.R.C. and is afraid what might happen if such information became public as the organization is still very much active in the background. She knows how to fake it though to an art form when she enters full diplomatic mode.

Skills, Strengths and Weaknesses, and Tools:

When she concentrates, Francesca has the ability to read a person's emotions which is picked up by her brain as specific signals. She can 'see' a person's emotions like a person who sees specific sounds and music as colors. The signals are best picked up from other humans and the less human like another race is the harder it is to effectively sense their emotional state, also the individual must be only a few meters away for her brain to pick up the signals.

While her sixth sense is useful she is also very knowledgeable and is a diplomat to the core. She has the ability to read the room and adapt to the unfolding circumstances around her. Her ability to de-escalate a situation and try to reach a compromise is one of her most important skills. She also has the ability to quickly learn about new cultures and customs which is very useful when contacting a fairly unknown race.

While her endurance is fine she is not very strong and can easily be overpowered by an assailant, she tries to make up for this weakness of body by learning how to use a variety of small arms and even blades. While her medication helps, sometimes she gets intense headaches at random, which can ruin her concentration and make her unable to read emotions. Thankfully these episodes are usually quite short but as it is impossible to judge when they appear, can mess crucial moments up with bad timing.

Miscellaneous Info:

*Black licorice is one of her favorite snacks.
*She has a weakness for trashy romance novels.
*Has a fondness for swimming.

[Randomness]

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...and not Lt. Ve'Tame? Something against the reptilian Tactial Officers? ;P

@This Girlie

Don’t worry. Everyone will get their turn to be dissected, I I mean treated.

[Tortoise]

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Don’t worry. Everyone will get their turn to be dissected, I I mean treated.

@Randomness

*quietly adds fear of Mason to Carabello's CS*

I think it's pretty much done now. Tell me what ya think.

@IceHeart

An empath will be useful. I think I need a bit of clarification on one point, though. Can she "read" someone (by body language?) even when she's not telepathically sensing their emotions, or is all of her emotional perception because of telepathy?

[datadogie]

AI is almost done. I'm going to finish her off tomorrow when I wake up.

[IceHeart]

An empath will be useful. I think I need a bit of clarification on one point, though. Can she "read" someone (by body language?) even when she's not telepathically sensing their emotions, or is all of her emotional perception because of telepathy?

@Jeyma

It's more like just adding another layer to her perception check so to speak. She can read body language just fine without it, though when it doesn't work she can't double check and see if their emotions don't add up with what they're trying to show everyone. Also helps a lot if she can manage to read races with very subtle, or just plain contradictory, visual cues. Not all of her eggs are in the empathic basket.

[Tortoise]

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It's more like just adding another layer to her perception check so to speak. She can read body language just fine without it, though when it doesn't work she can't double check and see if their emotions don't add up with what they're trying to show everyone. Also helps a lot if she can manage to read races with very subtle, or just plain contradictory, visual cues. Not all of her eggs are in the empathic basket.

@IceHeart

Nice. Accepted. Glad we have an ambassador- we can't get along with aliens if we're ALL shoving guns in their faces

[Flamelord]

Hm, still thinking on the details o the CS, but I'm thinking a First Officer looks to be about right. Everyone needs a Riker to their Picard.