Hael

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It's a mutation of Kazzlehorf.

The "zz" becomes an S.

The "le" became an A.

The "rf" became a V.

@Arawak

I would of just gone for Kazzlehorf backwards (Forhelzzak) or something else predictable

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@Arawak Machines rust and break down. xD

@darkandstar

Yeah, but that can be avoided with proper maintenance, especially in a sci-fi environment, so one could still count them as "immortal". However, the major weaknesses balance that out.

So, what are you planning on for an explorer?

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Kazzlehorf's drones are unhackable.

Kasahov did it, but he's a cheater.

Cheaters never win.

(Yes, Kazzlehorf is going to claim that you are 'cheating' if you get any upper hand over him.)

@Arawak

See, there it is: those drones don't get sick or age, but Kasahov could hack them, and they can't be created naturally. That's a good trade-off. Allowing an organic race with immortality and disease-immunity would not be a trade-off.

Regardless, I'm curious: how did Kasahov pick his name?

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Machines are OP.

They live forever and don't get disease please ban.

@Arawak

That's not a logical argument. Machines have other weaknesses. They could be hacked. They are vulnerable to electric charges (if they operate off electricity). They can't breed. It's a nice, fair trade-off: you get immortality and disease immunity in exchange for hacking and no natural breeding.

ASTA's race does not have any of the weaknesses of machines, so for what reason should I allow them any of the strengths of machines?

@Hael Alliances slowly building up, should be good fun :P

@Sigma

Precisely. I'm getting a very "pre WW1" vibe from this, aren't you?

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In keeping with my faction in general, yes, of course there'd be some Xim in the Syndicate.

I'm turning into the seedy underworld faction over here, aren't I? Hmmm. And @Hael, you should respond to my PM when you get a chance.

@Queen Raidne

Alrighty. I'll reply in a little bit. I've been focused on completing my NS, which keeps getting delayed. Everytime I think I'll be done soon, something comes up

But, honestly, I think it was inevitable that the Coalition would be the "seedy underworld faction". Afterall, they often pick up cast-aways from other nations, and if someone left their own nation to join the Coalition (Which they know is accepting of ANYTHING), there's a good chance that they had some motivation for leaving beyond just not liking the scenery. xD

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EDIT: @Arawak, @Monarch, and @Lauder should all expect requests from the Xim for help regarding the Commonwealth/Federation treaty.

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@ASTA
I'm not debating this with you any further. I don't have the energy to argue with these absurd ideas. This has stopped being funny.

I'm the G.M. I made my position clear. If you disagree with it, that's fine, but you have to either follow the rules or leave peacefully. I told you that I'm not going to change my mind, so you shouldn't keep interrupting the OOC with it.

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Ha! Sure, @Sigma, why not. I updated my sheet with a brief description of what they are in my head, but feel free to add what feels right beyond that description. Just think "shadowy capitalist criminal underworld". Pull tropes from spy shows, the mafia, gangs, that sort of thing.

@Queen Raidne

Ah, good! I think we needed something like that.

Xim that leave the Initiative often turn to crime, as they struggle to find a purpose beyond what they were created to do. So I imagine the Syndicate has a few Xim running around. Is that okay?

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Anyways, @ASTA, the simply fact is that pretty much all organic life as we know it succumb to disease, death, famine, etc. We do have a max lifespan of 500-1,000 years though. (In this RP in the OP somewhere, I believe). While I am all up for creativity, we cannot allow this as it simply wouldn't be all that fun. I do hope you understand.

@Lauder

xD I love how I get so fired up and Lauder is just "I do hope you understand".

Me and you could make the perfect good-cop/bad-cop team

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All of the yes is what I would think. That sounds marvelous! I should add the Syndicate to my important organizations list, now that they're becoming more important.

@Queen Raidne

Oooo! Explorer vs. Explorer drama! I love it!

But yes, I'm curious about that- what exactly is the Syndicate?

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A few Earth-native species are biologically immortal. Turritopsis dohrnii, colloquially known as the "immortal jellyfish", is one such creature. Lobsters are technically biologically immortal, but they eventually succumb to pestilence, fold to predation, or die from sheer exhaustion during a molt attempt during the later stages of their adult lives. Other animals like the three-toed box turtle, certain species of sturgeon fish, or the rougheye rockfish do die from old age, but are negligibly senescent: they do not show any declines in locomotive capacity or reproductive capability as the years pack on.

The ring worlder's greatest cultural achievement was finally rendering the Four Horsemen (Famine, Pestilence, War, and Death) effectively null and void by reaching a sufficiently advanced echelon of technological standing. Their nation's fundamental design philosophy was principally predicated on the unorthodox concept of "Gross National Happiness", maximizing this unique measure of national prosperity, and climbing ever forward up the ladder of hedonistic indulgence.

Still being constrained by the comparatively petty challenges of 21st century human civilization doesn't make much sense for a people who can pump out interstellar fabrication projects at a whim, traverse the stars at frightening velocities, produce artificial gravity, and wield handheld weapons that can turn a modern 60 ton MBT into a heaping pile of molten slag with one pull of a trigger.

@ASTA

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Yeaaaahhh... that's extremely O.P. and I laughed when I read your post. Immortality and disease immunity is ridiculous. I'm not going to allow it.

And while it may be possible for some species, I will not allow it for anything remotely resembling humans- we aren't any of those species. Perhaps you'd like to play a jellyfish?

If not, then it's against the rules. It's unfair to every other player. I'm not allowing any nation that absurdly high tech. Such technology could NOT be achieved by 2323. This is three-hundred years in the future, not three thousand. If that's what you want to do, then this isn't the RP for you. It would make your nation better than all others.

Don't argue with me on it again. Either play fair or leave. I'm not going to change my mind, so stop wasting your breath. Get real.

@Hael

What you need to realize is that there's this thing called "fairness", and it's pretty important in RPs. There's also "reality", which would not allow anything like humanity to develop this technology in three-hundred years. Maybe three thousand.

Having an entire nation of Mary Stu characters sounds enjoyable, until you realize how awful it would be for the 15 other people in this RP. If I allowed you to do this, I may as well rename this RP "ASTA wins everything".

It sounds fun only for you.

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A few Earth-native species are biologically immortal. Turritopsis dohrnii, colloquially known as the "immortal jellyfish", is one such creature. Lobsters are technically biologically immortal, but they eventually succumb to pestilence, fold to predation, or die from sheer exhaustion during a molt attempt during the later stages of their adult lives. Other animals like the three-toed box turtle, certain species of sturgeon fish, or the rougheye rockfish do die from old age, but are negligibly senescent: they do not show any declines in locomotive capacity or reproductive capability as the years pack on.

The ring worlder's greatest cultural achievement was finally rendering the Four Horsemen (Famine, Pestilence, War, and Death) effectively null and void by reaching a sufficiently advanced echelon of technological standing. Their nation's fundamental design philosophy was principally predicated on the unorthodox concept of "Gross National Happiness", maximizing this unique measure of national prosperity, and climbing ever forward up the ladder of hedonistic indulgence.

Still being constrained by the comparatively petty challenges of 21st century human civilization doesn't make much sense for a people who can pump out interstellar fabrication projects at a whim, traverse the stars at frightening velocities, produce artificial gravity, and wield handheld weapons that can turn a modern 60 ton MBT into a heaping pile of molten slag with one pull of a trigger.

@ASTA

Yeaaaahhh... that's extremely O.P. and I laughed when I read your post. Immortality and disease immunity is ridiculous. I'm not going to allow it.

And while it may be possible for some species, I will not allow it for anything remotely resembling humans- we aren't any of those species. Perhaps you'd like to play a jellyfish?

If not, then it's against the rules. It's unfair to every other player. I'm not allowing any nation that absurdly high tech. Such technology could NOT be achieved by 2323. This is three-hundred years in the future, not three thousand. If that's what you want to do, then this isn't the RP for you. It would make your nation better than all others.

Don't argue with me on it again. Either play fair or leave. I'm not going to change my mind, so stop wasting your breath. Get real.