BingTheWing

Stellar Fleet: The War in Heaven (Wing Commander/Freespace inspired Space Opera)

I'm unsure how to continue with my character without being accused of cultural appropriation; if anyone finds anything in my posts offensive or disrespectful to the Indian or Hindu traditions, don't hesitate to tell me.

Diplomacy-focused NRP

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Diplomacy-focused NRP

This is a little unusual as I won't have the time to manage this idea myself, but I was wondering if anyone was willing to take up on it.

Most NRPs focus on warfare, invading other countries due to the antics of a megalomaniac bloodthirsty dictator, and elaborate descriptions of armed units. But what about an RP where we didn't go to war that easily? Most interactions would focus around cold diplomacy, sanctions and vetoes, and deals under tables and behind close doors. Military action would be taken as a last resort in this scenario, and even if it happened it would be more likely to be proxy wars than large-scale global conflicts.

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It is 1951, and the War to end all Wars has ended. The superpowers of the world have thrown men, tanks, and planes at each other for seven years, claiming 55 million lives in the process. In the end, the Holy Empire of Domrovia, broken by the collective might of the war machines of the Grand Alliance, was invaded, its capital city Randenburg occupied, and most importantly - its major port city, Marendorf, annihilated by an Allied nuclear bomb. The newfound technology was developed by a union of Allied scientists, granting all members a degree of knowledge about the subject. By the end of the war, at least ten Coalition members had ongoing nuclear development projects. This didn't help cool the tension already going on between the Western States and the United Council, the two separate factions the Alliance split into over the newfound aconcept of welfarism, the idea that all people should have an equal amount of property - a stark challenge to the capitalist way of life in the West. Such are the two points of contention - but with the world just recovering from the bloodiest war in world history, another armed conflict is quite out of the question.

Nukes and socialism - what could go wrong?

Stellar Fleet: The War in Heaven (Wing Commander/Freespace inspired Space Opera)

With seatbelts, of course!

'No Country of Mine' - Valo's Continental War

Hey hey hey this shit looks rad

Can i still join?

Game: "Useless" superpowers

That's really a form of psychological paralysis... pretty damn useful if you ask me.

The ability to take back your own virginity

THE LION'S ROAR: FREE LEGIONS (A Napoleonic high-fantasy military RP)

Noice

What's the tech level? Flintlock?

What makes this high fantasy? Do magic/other races exist?

Stellar Fleet: The War in Heaven (Wing Commander/Freespace inspired Space Opera)

Anu Varakjit

"He lit the night he brought with the fire that puts out the planets when time ends."
- The Ramayana

Name: Varakjit, Anuri
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Origin: Mumbai, India, Earth

Craft Specialization: F-87 Aegis II
Callsign/Codename: Rama
Kills: 45

Psychological Analysis:

Anu could be quite frankly considered one of the most tactically brilliant and ambitious pilots on the squad. He is constantly seeking out the bigger picture, always trying to find new strategies to be applied on the wider scale. He is never without the latest information from the front, and actively strives to keep track of other military movements of other units besides his. He is always concocting up new ideas, thoughts, and inspirations, leading him to be known as a man of novelty. However, his wide scope of things has also led him to be brash and arrogant for such an accomplished soldier. He has what some would consider a superiority complex and many counts of insurbodination, often resulting from disputes with his superiors over courses of action taken - the primary reason why a skilled fighter like him has risen up the ranks that slowly.

Military Record:

Anu hails from a long and distinguished line of Indian military men. He enlisted in the Terran Navy through at sixteen and graduated at twenty with flying colors. He was deployed first as part of a squadron sent to eliminate pirates in the Beta Aquilae system, and quickly gained immediate respect for saving the life of a fellow wingman when his fighter's oxygen supply was hit by a missile, causing Anu to have to temporarily exit his own ship in deep space, connect the downed ship's oxygen tank with his own, and tow it back through hyperspace. He was honored with a promotion and a special celebratory event back on Terra, and his story was unofficially incorporated into Terran military doctrine as an example of brotherhood. Many would however note this as part of Anu's slow decline.

His fellow squadron members noted Anu's cockiness and arrogance in the months - even years - following his deed. He also began a long chain of insubordination charges against superior officers. His irreverence, to the dismay of many, however, still had backing. He continued winning victory after victory against pirates - his favorite enemy - in many systems. All of those victories, however, were won with different squadrons - many of Anu's fellow pilots described his character as being rather toxic, and no one really grew fond towards him. For many, Anu regarded himself as a one-man army: somethig many great soldiers know cannot exist.

Seven years on, and the Varaxian Empire found its way into Terra's sights. Back in India, Anu's younger brother, Nashi, was a brilliant xenobiologist working for the Terran Federation. Though he did not get to see him often, Anu loved Nashi very much. But Nashi was one of the scientists on board an expeditionary ship that unknowingly headed deep into Varaxian territory. Nashi was also one of those scientists who were engulfed in a fiery plasma ball that was the expeditionary ship. Nashi was one of the few people that Anu felt a close connection to, and that connection was gone. Anu had never felt so helpless in his life.

So Anu redoubled his efforts. He sought refuge in his faith, delving deep into Hindu mythology, earning his nickname 'Rama' from the books he was always buried in. Many of his colleagues noticed a sharp decline in his cockiness, removing the arrogance from his skill - which again earned him respect and eventually landed him with the 144th. But Anu, deep inside, would forever hold a deep-seated pure hatred for the Varaxian Empire. Whoever they were, he would kill them, he would kill all of them - just as they killed his brother.

Stars at War (Galactic-scale Military Nation RP)

This still open?

Stellar Fleet: The War in Heaven (Wing Commander/Freespace inspired Space Opera)

I wonder - are we also going to go a bit dark and dreary and explore PTSD, death, loss, stupidity, and the horrors of war? Or is this going to be more action and adventure-based, about bravery and exploration?

I have no personal preference towards either; I'm fine with both styles.