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The Scattered [Sci-Fi]

@Aegon: NPC ships will be decided once we're ready to start. It really depends on the number of players and the sides they choose.

@Sovi3t: No FTL, and your professional numbers seem a bit high. Aegon's ship is already very militarized, with 10% of its staff in the nightingale group. Your military gets closer to 20% of the population. You also probably have more medical professionals than your population actually needs, but that's more of an optimizing thing on your part than a balancing concern for me. Besides these small concerns, I like the bio. Fix it up and you're in.

Oh, and you can definitely introduce more people throughout the plot. I only put two characters in my bio, so I'd be pretty well screwed if I couldn't. Especially considering I want to kill one.

The Scattered [Sci-Fi]

Both of you are accepted.

The Scattered [Sci-Fi]

AegonVI said
Can I give my ship two escort/defense ships that only can un-dock from my main ship when it's going slowly (mostly when it's orbiting a planet or moving at a standard interplanetary speed)? These obviously wouldn't have interstellar capabilities but could manage some interplanetary travel (though at most could hold maybe 30 people at once).

That sounds fine. Ships these size need landing craft anyway, so what's something a little bigger?

The Scattered [Sci-Fi]

Here's my bio. Btw, I added the current year to the OP (2296 AD).

Ship Name: Daughter of Gaia

Description: The Daughter of Gaia is the flagship and command vessel of the settler fleet. Commissioned in 2259, it is the fourth of the Kennedy-Class large colony ships. She measures nearly three kilometers long and three-quarters of a kilometer wide. Prior to her current assignment, she was utilized in the colonization of the Epsilon Eridani system. After nearly twenty years of operation in the system, the Daughter of Gaia returned to Sol for full refit. This update completely overhauled all internal systems of the ship. Her communications and computer systems are particularly advanced, easing the coordination of fleet resources.

The Daughter of Gaia bears several weapons systems. Defense lasers protect much of the hull from conventional projectile attack. Although little of its space is devoted to military use, the sheer size of the vessel allows for a large number of missile systems. Experimental high-energy attack lasers supplement attack capabilities, but are low in number to avoid overdrawing the three onboard fusion reactors.

Due to the large mass and length of the ship, the Daughter of Gaia has difficulty landing. Fifty-two Nereid-Class landing vessels are instead utilized in surface landings. Capable of carrying over 400 people each (albeit in a high-density layout), the Nereids can collectively perform a total evacuation of the Daughter of Gaia in one run. While not designed for combat use, the Nereids are incredibly rugged utility vehicles, featuring VTOL capabilities, configurable support for water landings, and atmospheric entry capabilities.

As flagship, the Daughter of Gaia bests any other ship in the fleet in size and technology.

Population: 22,000
Description: The settlers aboard the flagship are mainly Americans of Earth. However, significant parts of the crew were recruited during its refit at the Cerean shipyards (Ceres being a key American possession in the Sol System). These workers often brought family with them, lending the Daughter of Gaia a significant space-born population. The 800 soldiers aboard originate from the Jovian moons. This detachment, while not the largest in the fleet, exceeds the basic deployment. This is largely due to the presence of the command staff and the involved security needs.

Captain Name: Admiral Mark Perin
Description: A distinguished but aging naval officer, Admiral Mark Perin accepted the mission to Delta Pavonis with the intent of retiring in the system. Born in the Centauri system, he initially served in the navy there. Early in his career, Perin moved to Earth in search of professional oppurtunities. The transition was successful, as he was soon climbing the ladder of command. The Admiral has a full head of silver hair, blue eyes, and deeply set wrinkles. He is moderately tall and retains much of the athleticism of his younger days.

Other Notable Individuals:
Lieutenant John Baran: Although technically a captain by rank, protocol demands that, aboard a vessel, only its commander is addressed as captain. This is perhaps the most obvious sign of how deeply John Baran is hidden in the Admiral’s shadow. With military-cut dark hair, brown eyes, and a medium build, the Lieutenant does not stand out. He is a competent officer, but lacks the long experience of the admiral. Leads the coup aboard the Daughter of Gaia, triggering the crisis. Directly commands the soldiers of the Gaia and serves as first mate.

Notes: Yeah, I broke the population limit I set, and made the ship pretty powerful. It’s the flagship, and these things are there to help me keep a plot moving forward if need be.

The Scattered [Sci-Fi]

AegonVI said
I'll start work on my application soon, but first, I'd like to offer my services in expanding the description of the system. I can add in details that only "Hard Sci-Fi" fans will have any real understanding of (and it may stretch a little bit from absolutely hard science fiction), but I know a lot of people like in depth descriptions. If you'd want to at least see what I have, I can PM it to you?

Also, I do largely like the sentient species. Do we get a map of that world?

Go ahead! I'd greatly appreciate something like that.

There will be a map, but there isn't yet.

Enalais said
Ship Name:The Adamant

Denied. I really shouldn't have to explain why.

The Scattered [Sci-Fi]

Shoopthewoop said
Ship Name: Thor's HammerDescription: Fast, Large, Has powerful guns. Low Defence, Not very luxurious. Population: 10kDescription: RussiaCaptain Name: Varennikov Borislav IlyichDescription: Born in Moscow, Varennikov is a member of the coup wanting to capture the planet. He was trained a Russian spy but after an injury he was forced to take another job. He became a cosmonaut as he always wanted to go to space. He became a spaceship driver and he led multiple Russian space missions. Other Notable Individuals:Anton Vasilev: General on the ship.Alexei Vasilev: Brother of Anton, Scientist.Deniska Vasilev: The other brother of Anton, repairer.Dominika Vasilev: Sister of Anton, she is the Co-Pilot.

Sorry, but you can't be Russian. More detail is also necessary.

Kyelin said
Ship Name: Ljus of the FleetDescription: Being a vessel focused on scientific pursuits and engineering facilities, the ship has little to no defensive weapons or armor plating. However, it has a disproportionate number of scientists and engineers of various fields, and has specialized electronic warfare suites to aid it's high maneuverability in escapes and espionage.Population: 7 000 personnel on boardDescription: European descendants, largely from Sweden, Denmark and other nearby countries.Captain Name: VIlda S. AalbergDescription: Typical nordic features, but somewhat tall and slim, female. Short, blonde hair kept primarily in a bun. Is very open minded and values knowledge gained above all else.Other Notable Individuals:-Professor Adam J. Jakobsen, Head of the Scientific Affairs Board-Doctor Troed Eriiks, Head of the Xenobiology Research Division-Professor Emma Jonsson, Xenoarcheologist and assistant to Troed-Vice Captain Gunnar Winblad, maintains and directs the Engineering Division, as well as other critical systems.

More detail.

I understand that I didn't have an example posted, but I would like to see the ship and captain description both be at least one paragraph. There's other areas where there is quite a lot of room for added content in both of these bios. I'll be starting my bio now, which may help in showing my expectations.

The Scattered [Sci-Fi]

Hate to double post, but the sheet is up.

Also, it's officially tomorrow, so I'm going to sleep.

The Scattered [Sci-Fi]

Pepperm1nts said
I like it so far.But, if there is no military presence, how did the fleet enforce the orders of the Fleet Admiral? Would it even have been necessary to kill him in order to prevent the ships' retreat back to Earth? I feel like, if there was no military force enforcing the retreat, the killing wouldn't have been necessary, because the Fleet Admiral wouldn't have been able to force anyone to go with him anyway. Those who wanted to stay could have done so without resistance from the Fleet Admiral, since he wouldn't have had the means to enforce the retreat.Maybe I'm just missing something, though.

I mean for there to be small military vanguards on each vessel. Not big ones, but something. I'll clarify the main post.

The death of the admiral was an accidental result of the coup. The coup occurred because people on the flagship wanted to stay in the system (very, very badly). While this is a civilian operation, something like this requires a strong chain of command, so the colonial administration utilizes methods similar to the general navy. There really was nothing stopping the other captains from attempting to stay, but they could have been boarded, arrested, and faced trial (at the very least, stealing the colony ship from the colonial administration would be a serious crime). Would the admiral have just let them, though? It's possible. Even still, the crew of the flagship would have to go with him.

EDIT: By the way, does anyone have ideas for the aliens? This is the one area where I'm having a serious mind-block. Also, I'm currently in the chat if you want to talk there.

EDIT AGAIN: Natives description is up. Everyone like it?

The Scattered [Sci-Fi]

OP has been significantly updated. Nation sheet will go up soon- possibly tonight.

The Scattered [Sci-Fi]

NarcolepticSailor said
How advanced is the species that is currently living on the planet in question?

It's still being decided.