Space Crew RP int check (Firefly & Mass Effect influences)

[Spud]

Would there be any interest in a Mass Effect style rp? Crew full of human (possibly aliens too), traversing space, we could come up with some sort of quest or something. Perhaps the group are vigilantes (like FIrefly sort of), or part of the military (e.g. ME).

RP could focus on the general going-ons of the crew in the ship (like Firefly), or focus on a broader save-the-galaxy plot (like Mass Effect).

I'm inclined to lean towards a Firefly type plot (focus is on the crew and then there is also an overarching plot as opposed to focusing on a big plot with some character development), in a MAss Effect setting.

Just curious if anyone else craves a Sci-fi adventure/drama type rp.

Is there any preference for the size of the group, is a small crew preferable over a larger crew? Does anyone have any general ideas or interest to spice up this potential rp?

[Corsair]

I'm in. I'd prefer the more personal plot. And you want a decent sized crew for this I think, at least six.

[Magnato]

I'm up to it too. And yes, I too prefer personal over the typical save the galaxy plot

[Spud]

Duly noted! I'll see if we can find a few more crew members before setting up an OOC thread etc.

Is everyone cool with the level being High-casual to advanced ?

[CallSignCorsair]

Definitely interested! I would prefer a smaller sized crew, say 5 or 6 PCs, and maybe a couple of NPCs if necessary. In regards to ideas for plots, perhaps an exploration ship sent to scout out planets for colonization or resource acquisition? Or maybe a group of treasure hunters searching far and wide for a relic that will sell for enough credits so they can retire early?

EDIT: Just saw your post Spud, and high-casual/advanced is good for me.

[LHG100]

LETS DO THIS SHIT. And yeah, that's good too. do note I'll probably be the 'shortest poster' or whatever though. I can't into words very well.

I'm fine either way in terms of plot, as long as I can upgrade my dude into METALTRON: CYBORG OF JUSTICE! Or not, that's cool too. In any case, I usually do best as the 'Jayne-Equivelant' (aka 'big guy'). If someone else is already planning on doing that part, I'll just be a general do-er I guess, or maybe his watson. Y'know, the private to his captain? that'd be sort of neato.

But yeah, I'm up for whatever, character wise! LETS DO THIS SHIT.

[ImpLaughs]

I'd be totally down to do a Firefly meets Mass Effect game! Love how it seems it's focused on the crew instead of a standard "SAVE ALL THE WORLDS!" plot!

[FuzzyFly]

I'm in and the personal plot would be cool either way sounds like fun. Can't wait and looks like tons of fun.

[Henwen]

I am in for all things Firefly and SpaceTravel-y!

I love character building and plot arcs so if we ever get stuck, i'll be full of suggestions on how to get things moving again. Hopefully we'll be too busy having fun to get stuck though.

[Shifter_Master]

Sounds interesting, I'll keep on eye on this

[Komo]

Sounds interesting :)
Hope you have a great idea in mind!

[Spud]

Okay I'm glad to see the interest thus far! I'll put up an official ooc soon for plot discussions and character applications and so on, so far I'm really liking all these posts!!!

So, the general consensus appears to be a personal plot arc instead of a "LETS SAVE THE GALAXY" one, and the group should be roughly 5-7-ish players? The specifics of story arcs we'll hammer out in the ooc, its hard to nail down plot specifics in a characer oriented plot without said characters so we'll focus on that end of it after there are a few CS's up.

[HHShetland]

I'd just like to throw my interest in here, considering I've been looking for this sort of RP for Gods-know-how-long. I would be curious if it'd be possible to work in more 'civilian' type characters as opposed to the usual mercenaries and soldiers; I feel as though the Regular Joes get overlooked sometimes. I'm all for playing as Aliens, though. :P

[Spud]

@HHShetland
I'm thinking of leaving non-human characters on the sidelines for this one (I have a feeling aliens will be exceptionally popular and the crew will be swamped with all sorts of creatures and it will turn into a alien melting pot as opposed to a platform for a series of diverse characters (as opposed to species) to interact).

I hope everyones cool with this decision. As for regular jobs, I'm narrowing down the roles to be as typical as possible consider this isn't a military cruiser specifically (like FIrefly, it is a privately owned ship, and thus there is no need to be armed to the teeth), so the roles I've come up with are Captain, Firstmate, pilot/navigator, medic, engineer and a couple of slots for "others", a few mercs are welcome, but we need to bear in mind that the primary angle for this rp is the relationships among the crew, of course their roles will change the dynamic of the character, but theres no need to worry about an army of tough mercs swamping the ship.

It will be a diverse staff with a number of plot arcs to cater for each individual role/skills!!!

I hope this clears up some confusion here.

[LHG100]

alright, mass effect universe too, right?

[Spud]

http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/82635-lwsc-sirius/ooc

OOC is up
@Corsair@Magnato@CallSignCorsair@LHG100@ImpLaughs@FuzzyFly@Henwen@Shifter_Master@Symphoni@HHShetland

Please bear in mind that there are roughly 10 people -excluding myself- who have expressed interest and I'm aiming for a group of roughly 7 ... if you're likely to flake, don't apply, give someone else a chance. I'm looking for a co-GM, since this is a large group, so do let me know if you would like to help manage this rp.

[ImpLaughs]

If it comes down to it, I'll be co-GM. I ran a space RPG with some friends a while ago along with other games in a table top setting. Unless people drop out or someone else wants to GM.

[Spud]

If it comes down to it, I'll be co-GM. I ran a space RPG with some friends a while ago along with other games in a table top setting. Unless people drop out or someone else wants to GM.

@ImpLaughs

Sounds good to me, cheers, perhaps we can fit 10 in ... I'm not sure, we'll see who applies and so on.

[HHShetland]

@HHShetland
I'm thinking of leaving non-human characters on the sidelines for this one (I have a feeling aliens will be exceptionally popular and the crew will be swamped with all sorts of creatures and it will turn into a alien melting pot as opposed to a platform for a series of diverse characters (as opposed to species) to interact).

@Spud

You sure that's a good conclusion to reach? I mean, it all depends on the writer. Human characters are just as vulnerable to the curse of unimaginative and boring character as non-humans; if not more so, since the writer doesn't have to create all the fluff surrounding the creation of new species...es. Likewise, it's perfectly possible to make well-written non-human characters. I like to think I always make an attempt to give my non-human characters... well, actual character (as opposed to a Planet-of-Hats style stereotype).

In addition, I feel as though your predictions are inaccurate based on my experience with RPs. From my experience, even if you allow non-Human characters, most people will still pick humans because they know how to write them better since they themselves are (presumably) human, and that's perfectly fine. And a lot of the people who aren't human are creatures that look so much like humans that they might as well be. As a result, only a small handful of truly alien characters come into the picture, which I'll admit may make it easier for an unimaginative writer to just throw character to the sidelines and make them into a token alien stereotype, but at least they wouldn't detract from the overall quality too much, assuming that all the human characters are interesting enough. And if the alien character(s) are interesting too, then that just makes things even better, if you ask me.

Anyway, I just thought I'd give my opinion here. I understand your concerns, though; personally I'd recommend limiting the amount of non-humans rather than banning them altogether, just to avoid alienating, no pun intended, certain types of RPers. Though if you're still not convinced, that's fine. I never play as humans, so this might be a good opportunity to experiment.

[Diabolic]

I for sure be apart of this if it gets off the ground, so to speak. because of, space ships... and stuff.. get it.. yeah? no:(