The Brave New World - Fantasy Crossover Empire Builder RP

[Willy Vereb]

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to this brave new world!

You play as a certain faction which either intentionally or by accident were taken to the world of Ardessen, a planet from another dimension! It does not take long to realize you are not alone, Ardessen is an amazing mess populated by people from many different worlds. Marines shooting at fire-breathing demons, jet fighters chasing dragons, Jedi facing off against the Dark Lord. Ardessen is the kind of world where any of these could happen. You have to be ready for anything! Are you prepared to explore the world of Ardessen? Do you have what it takes to bring order into this chaotic world? Let's find out!

Faction Submission Guide

Faction Name: (What's your faction called?)
Origin: (which media/fiction it originates from?)
Faction Type: (Are you a country, a secret organization? What kind of faction are you?)
Faction Rank: (work in progress, the GM will give you this)
Color: (Pick a color which will be your mark on the map)
Assigned GM: (Which GM is governing you and controlling the surrounding NPCs?)
Starting Area:
(Where do you start? If you aren't good with photo-editing I can help)

Faction Introduction:
(What are you and how did you end up in the world of Ardessen?)

Faction Strengths:
(Do you have something which makes you stand out from the norm? Preferably something which matters on strategic scale.)

Faction Weaknesses:
(Your strengths need to be balanced with some flaws, too)

You choose a faction (preferably an existing one from media, say elves from the Lord of the Rings), fill out a few details and then pick a starting place on the map. Depending on how powerful your faction is your starting conditions can change for the sake of balance. The game's topic is fantasy but you aren't limited to only settings with bows and plate armors. You can choose a modern or even futuristic faction so long they are a bit fantastical (Star Wars and Warhammer 40,000 definitely qualifies). You can also invent a faction on your own but this only complicates things to you because you need much more details. I also ask you for info if I am not familiar with a faction (or I need to clarify something in general).
After you made the submission and either I or any of the co-GMs accepted it then you can make your introduction in the IC. Your assigned GM will then control the NPC factions surrounding you and usually can expect a short battle as a "warm up". To avoid players getting ahead of others I'll be using turns. You can interact with nearby factions or fight wars in however many posts it takes but strategic events happen globally. A turn is usually equals 1 month of time but we can discuss a different timeframe if you want. With the "strategic turn" your population can grow, your army can travel considerable distances, your faction develop new technologies or you can produce new weapons and other goods.

That's about it for now. Many elements are still work in progress and may be subject to change. I am listening to any good suggestions.
Anyways, first I'm checking how many players are up for this kind of game.
Of course I am also looking for potential co-GMs. I can handle about 3 players so for any more I need assistance.

[ClocktowerEchos]

Tentaively interested. Mind if I use Yamatai/Ryukyu?

[rush99999]

Faction Name: The Xenomorphs
Origin: The Aliens Series
Faction Type: Hive mind
Faction Rank: No idea
Color: Black
Assigned GM: No idea
Starting Area:
R2 (I'm not good at photo-editing)

Faction Introduction:
The Xenomorphs are predatory creatures with no higher goals than the propagation of their species and the destruction of any life that could pose a threat to them. After an intense battle at an alien temple between the Xenomorphs, the Colonial Marines, and the Predators, some crazy shit went down and a rip in the space-time continuum opened up. The Xenomorph queen got chucked through this rip by a Colonial Marine. Upon arriving on Ardessen, the Xenomorph queen and the Xenomorphs that followed their queen through the rip quickly set about building a new hive and infesting The Brave New World.

Faction Strengths:

• Can hybridize with their host races.
• Able to walk on ceilings and walls.
• Almost invisible in the dark.
• Doesn't require food.
• Uses their enemies as incubators.
• Reproduce quickly provided they have a steady supply of hosts.
• Are hard to find, since they mainly live underground

Faction Weaknesses:

• Weak against fire.
• Fall into disarray without a queen.
• They don't do diplomacy (For the most part).
• Aren't known for using tools

[Willy Vereb]

Tentaively interested. Mind if I use Yamatai/Ryukyu?

@ClocktowerEchos

I don't mind if you use old RP factions. Which version, though?
Depending on details and their level of technology it may change a few things.

Anyways, it shocks me how little response this thread garnered so far.
Is there something wrong?
Do people hate using fandom/known fictions in RPs? It can't be that, given their popularity in other sections.

[Willy Vereb]

Faction Name: The Xenomorphs
Origin: The Aliens Series
Faction Type: Hive mind
Faction Rank: No idea
Color: Black
Assigned GM: No idea
Starting Area:
R2 (I'm not good at photo-editing)

Faction Introduction:
The Xenomorphs are predatory creatures with no higher goals than the propagation of their species and the destruction of any life that could pose a threat to them. After an intense battle at an alien temple between the Xenomorphs, the Colonial Marines, and the Predators, some crazy shit went down and a rip in the space-time continuum opened up. The Xenomorph queen got chucked through this rip by a Colonial Marine. Upon arriving on Ardessen, the Xenomorph queen and the Xenomorphs that followed their queen through the rip quickly set about building a new hive and infesting The Brave New World.

Faction Strengths:

• Possesses incredible speed, agility, and strength.
• Able to walk on ceilings and walls.
• Almost invisible in the dark.
• Doesn't require food.
• Uses their enemies as incubators.

Faction Weaknesses:

• Weak against fire.
• Fall into disarray without a queen.
• They don't do diplomacy (For the most part).

@rush99999

Physical characteristics usually aren't part of the traits. Think of something which matters on the strategic scale.
No need for food and using other animals as incubators are that. Maybe add that they are traversing mostly underground and are difficult to find. Maybe we can also add tht Xenomorphs spawn extremely quick.

Weaknesses of the Xenomorphs are their dependence on the Queen, lack of communication with other species and the fact they seemingly aren't intelligent enough to use tools.

The last two are actually quite heavy drawbacks here. Diplomacy with other factions and tech sharing would be thing. You're missing most of that.

[Dark Cloud]

You guys still looking for more people?

Cause I am interested in this.

[rush99999]

Physical characteristics usually aren't part of the traits. Think of something which matters on the strategic scale.
No need for food and using other animals as incubators are that. Maybe add that they are traversing mostly underground and are difficult to find.

@Willy Vereb

Duly noted. Post edited.

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Maybe we can also add tht Xenomorphs spawn extremely quick.

@Willy Vereb

Provided they have a steady supply of Facehugger/Chestburster hosts. While we're on the subject of hosts, I looked up Xenomorphs on Xenopedia in case I forgot anything. It reminded me that a Facehugger attached to a Predator, the resulting 'Predalien' was much stronger than human-born Xenomorphs. Would that matter on a strategic scale?

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Anyways, it shocks me how little response this thread garnered so far.
Is there something wrong?
Do people hate using fandom/known fictions in RPs? It can't be that, given their popularity in other sections.

@Willy Vereb

A good fisherman is a patient fisherman. Others will bite soon enough

[Willy Vereb]

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Duly noted. Post edited.

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Provided they have a steady supply of Facehugger/Chestburster hosts. While we're on the subject of hosts, I looked up Xenomorphs on Xenopedia in case I forgot anything. It reminded me that a Facehugger attached to a Predator, the resulting 'Predalien' was much stronger than human-born Xenomorphs. Would that matter on a strategic scale?

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A good fisherman is a patient fisherman. Others will bite soon enough

@rush99999

I already considered Predaliens and such ideas as part of your traits with using other creatures for incubation.
Actually, that would be probably your only means to "advance" or become stronger.

You guys still looking for more people?

Cause I am interested in this.

@Blackmist16

I can handle about 3 players at leisure. For any more I would be glad to have co-GMs to volunteer.
I'm preferably looking for players who are experienced with NRPs and also know various fictions.
If a GM isn't familiar with the media and the said faction then guiding the player may be more difficult.

[Dark Cloud]

@Willy Vereb

Looking for a Co GM you say...well I am not experienced with NRP's but I am familiar with fictions and certain things of the type so I am one not experienced with NRP but I am experienced with Fandom things like this.

[ClocktowerEchos]

@Willy VerebJust out of curiosity, how will balancing work out? I can't imagine things would go to well for the Elves of LOTR if they were attacked by the Empire from Star Wars.

[Okra]

If you don't find the assistance you're looking for, I'm willing to back out if requested.

Faction

Faction Name: Hellguard
Origin: Darksiders
Faction Type: Military Organization
Faction Rank: N/A
Color: Yellow
Assigned GM: N/A
Starting Area: D4

Faction Introduction:
The Hellguard are Heaven's force of angels charged with annihilating demons. When the apocalypse on earth came, they clashed with the forces of Hell and were promptly beaten after the death of the Hellguard's leader, Abbadon. Abbadon's second in command, Uriel, took over as leader and led the Hellguard in centuries of fighting against the demons who had taken earth. As it became apparent that they were losing and after they were shut out of Heaven, the Hellguard sought help from an archangel not associated with the group. Said archangel agreed to help by opening a dimensional portal that allowed the Hellguard to retreat to Ardessen.

Faction Strengths:

• Capable of flight via wings.
• Technologically advanced, capable of crafting and wielding various armors and energy projectile weapons.
• Ageless, meaning many in the Hellguard have centuries if not millenniums of knowledge on various subjects.
• Do not require food or water.
• A minority of the angels are healers with the ability to heal wounds and sickness outside of combat.

Faction Weaknesses:

• Limited numbers in terms of population with slow reproduction.
• Zealous and refuse to work with beings they deem as evil.
• The Hellguard are extremely hierarchical and are more susceptible to internal problems as more higher-ranking members are killed off or go missing.

[Nerevarine]

edit: revoking idea, going to post a different one next edit

[Huscarl]

I'd like to express my interest and post a faction.

NS

Faction Name: Valhalla
Origin: Scandinavian mythology
Faction Type: Mercenary Contractors
Faction Rank: N/A
Color: Blue
Assigned GM: N/A
Starting Area: F0

Faction Introduction:
Valhalla is the fortress of the gods and home to those who have been selected by Odin after falling in battle. The days in Valhalla are filled with glorious combat, and the nights with great feasts for the victors. All who fall there are resurrected on the morrow, to fight and die once more in the name of the gods. In Ardessen, the warriors of Valhalla are often employed as mercenaries because of their low price and high morale. They take no interest in foreign politics at all, as long as their fortress is left unmolested. Valhalla ended up in Ardessen after a botched attempt to save it from the fires of Surt during Ragnarök.

Faction Strengths:

• The forces of Valhalla are led by gods, whose power is enormous.
• The warriors of Valhalla cannot truly die as they are resurrected in their fortress on the morrow following their death.
• The Bifrost bridge is a tool of great strategical value as it allows the Valhallan forces to travel with extreme speed to almost any part of the world.
• Being politically immune, attacks on Valhalla are extremely rare. Mercenary work has also made the Valhallans quite wealthy.

Faction Weaknesses:

• Although the Valhallan forces are unbreakable and pseudo-immortal, their numbers are limited to a few thousand.
• There is no reproduction in Valhalla.
• The warriors of Valhalla are technologically inferior to many other factions.
• The gods of Valhalla, though powerful, have a nasty habit of in-fighting.

[Dead Cruiser]

I could be decently interested in this, but coming up with a good NS; that's the trick.

There are a few factions from other franchises (or factions modified to be unrecognizable) I've been meaning to play, but overall I'm unsure of how well they would fit in with this setting.

[Inkdrop]

Can I join this still? I would like to use a fictional faction out of my own mind but I can come up with something from an existing canon.

[rush99999]

@Willy Vereb

Is this still happening?

[Willy Vereb]

@Willy Vereb

Is this still happening?

@rush99999

Excuse me for my absence, yeah, of course it is going to happen.
I'll create the OOC thread soon but before that I need to tell a few things about the game.

1.) Map
As you see there are 20x10 squares. Each square has the area of 2500x2500 km
In actual pixels (which is unfortunately not reflected in the uploaded pics, is there a free image uploader which allows big pictures?) the square is 250x250 pixels so a single pixel square is 100 km^2.
In short a pixel on the pic is the size of an average city.
10x10 pixels would be a small country.
Depending on how powerful your faction is your starting area may be larger or smaller than that.

2.) Game
To prevent players from getting too ahead of others I'll use a turn system. You can interact with people, send out diplomats or fight out battles but when something big happens it'd be capped so everyone can react before we move on.
Each turn would usually encompass a month of time passing, unless we agree on a different timeframe.

Alright, I give you gus an example.

The Galactic Empire Expedition Force led by Darth Vader had arrived to Ardessen. They set up a small colony somewhere in A1. Since they are relatively powerful (albeit the most over the top parts being toned down) they have only a minor force.
They can send diplomats to the 3 neighboring factions:
Lizardmen
Soviets
Noldor Elves

The elves and communists respond favorably but the Lizardmen kill the Empire's ambassador. To punish them the Empire mobilizes an infantry force to punish the lizards.
Except the stormtroopers walk in the swamps and ambushed by lizardmen who have enhanced strength and stone spears made of a strange kind of rock. The battle ends in failure.

all of this would happen within the same turn.
Following this the Empire starts working on quick means to allow their soldiers to better fight in the swamps (research orders).
The Empire also sent a military force to A2. Due to the rough terrain and limited number of vehicles this army would only arrive in the next turn.
Lastly you begin working on to replace your lost soldiers. Just like making settlements, this would be accelerated during the RP.
Usually you can replace 10% of your starting army under a single turn. This could be raised by researching techs or finishing other developments to your faction.

Oh well, maybe it isn't so convincing if I just describe it. Tommorrow I post the IC and also give you guys a live example what I mean.
Similarly I will respond to the other players tomorrow.
Good night!

[6slyboy6]

@Willy Vereb Seems interesting. How detailed is a custom NS supposed to be?

[rush99999]

Oh well, maybe it isn't so convincing if I just describe it. Tommorrow I post the IC and also give you guys a live example what I mean.
Similarly I will respond to the other players tomorrow.

@Willy Vereb

It's been 3 days.

[Willy Vereb]

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It's been 3 days.

@rush99999

Yup, I had terrible headache the whole day following that so I couldn't do much. Then I got caught up in things yesterday so I barely were on. Anyways, I have no excuses for today and I'm already writing the OOC (quite a few things will be different so it takes more than just copy-pasting this OP).