Polybius

'Misthophoroi' - A Sci-Fi Mercenary RP

Yep. I'm waiting for someone to drop a character first.

These Dark Stars: A Feudal Space Roleplay - M+18 - Always Open!

Hi! I thought this roleplay might appeal to some of the Nation Sub-Forum lurkers as it involves galactic feudal kingdoms. Have a look! We have a few players already, but I would like to have some more. Playing as a single character is OK too! Thanks!

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The Hidden People

Just a quick character sketch to see if this is the sort of thing your looking for. @HeySeuss

Silvern

Silvern Roche
_{A Shapeshifter Once in Service to Count Caradoc
(technically a half-demon)}

"...The old Count was always fair with me. I payed my taxes on time, and he never demanded more than a fair share. What? Oh, a bit of spying, some ...more sinister jobs, but the old Count was always willing to take on a few secrets to ease my debts...

Yes, mortal secrets.

No...no I have no idea what Caradoc did with the information I supplied, but it was a healthy arrangement. You see, I am an eater of lies. Lies mean secrets and Caradoc loved secrets, and I...yes, I thrive on lies. Half-truths and whole-untruths. Lies spoken in hushed tones to lovers always tasted the best. Until that stuffy mummy showed up and threw everything into chaos. Nowadays nobody has a spare moment to fib what with the war going on..."

These Dark Stars: A Feudal Space Roleplay - M+18 - Always Open!

Almost done here...

Reva Xem III

Emperor Reva Xem III

_{Patriarch of the Faithful, Lord of ten-thousand stars, Grand Admiral of the Imperial Fleet, etc. et. al.}

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Appearance

Appearance

Reva Xem is a physically imposing man at nearly 2.5 meters tall. He is thin faced, with mottled gray skin and cruel eyes. His pate is shaved bald, but he will occasionally wear wigs of long silver or blonde hair. Reva is vain, and often changes his physical appearance when appearing in public, adding to the mystique of his true physical nature. He also uses a menagerie of royal doubles, sometimes appearing in multiple places across the galaxy at once.

Reva speaks in a calm, collected tone; often about very terrible things. He is not an impassioned man and rarely loses his temper. When he does, someone always dies. Reva is feared across the galaxy-seen as a god by commoners, a master politician and powerful warlord by nobles and priests alike-

History

History

As a third son in the royal house of Xem, _{(pronounced Zem)}, Reva was little known to the public and his destiny seemed to be resigned to some minor position in the royal family. His eldest brother, Sabox inherited the throne after their ailing father finally succumbed to old age. As many expected, the transition of power was smooth, but Reva viewed his brother as weak, even docile compared to their father.

Sabox was a lax emperor-not interested in politics or galactic affairs. As Sabox idled away in the Imperial Palace, enjoying the lavish lifestyle of a galactic emperor, Reva slowly gained the confidence of officials both in the civil and military branches of government-either by buying them outright or with his intense charisma. Eventually Sabox even delegated the task of delegation to others-Reva in particular was placed in charge of a large portion of the Imperial Navy. Reva quickly organized his coup and within weeks the gates of the Imperial Planet were flung open, and Sabox was dead.

System

Home System: Daedani
Named for a mythic character in Imperial Mythology, the Daedani System is the seat of Imperial Power. Four inhabitable planets closest to the warm star with a ring of asteroids,
Capital Planet: Ascorpus, Daedani System

Subjects

Subjects: Describe the types of people or aliens that occupy your home system.

Imperial Military Forces

The Imperial Fleet

_{The Kaladanda, Imperial Flagship}

The Kaladanda is a Gigas class starcruiser, a brutal symbol of Imperial might. Originally commissioned as a pleasure vessel for the mad emperor Naxom II, it was refitted during barbarian incursions to serve as the Imperial Flagship and vanguard of offensive operations. It has been in service for generations, and it's aging systems are in almost continual update/retrofitting. While it's firepower is wholly awesome, it relies on battalions of escort fighters to protect it's massive size.

_{Imperial Fighter, 4th Interceptor Fleet Colors}

The Imperial Fighter is a fixed-wing craft, suitable for one or two man crews. Easy to train in, and easy to fly. It has moderate speed, firepower and maneuverability for its' class. The distinctive 'TzzzT' sound of its' forward mounted laz-cannon is well known throughout the galaxy. The fighter is designed primarily for escort duty, or quick hit-and-run operations, designed more to instill fear and terror than destruction. The exterior banner colors are distinctive among each Interceptor /Escort /Thwarting /Expeditionary fleets.

Important Advisers or Other Characters:
-Spymaster
-General
-Priest
-Scientist

These Dark Stars: A Feudal Space Roleplay - M+18 - Always Open!

Awesome. Working on Reva's sheet as well-a bit delayed because I went to see Alien:Covenant tonight!

These Dark Stars: A Feudal Space Roleplay - M+18 - Always Open!

@AleranicusI was kind of hoping more people would throw down once the ooc was up, with all the interest expressed in the IC thread. As for me, I'm still working on Reva's sheet. Also, you might want to reel back your economic situation, as this is a feudal society but it's up to you I suppose.

These Dark Stars: A Feudal Space Roleplay - M+18 - Always Open!

If anyone has a better character sheet format, speak up!

These Dark Stars: A Feudal Space Roleplay - M+18 - Always Open!

@Wadesauce

(Under 'The Imperial Hierarchy')
The Emperor is also considered divine but tolerates religious freedom within his empire so long as it does not interfere with the politics of his divinity. Thousands of colloquial religions exist, each with their own pantheons and practices, but a tax is paid for every 'alternate' religious practitioner.

@Polybius

I haven't really thought about extra-planar entities and I am leaving it pretty ambiguous as to whether or not gods are real. I'm trying to avoid any real specifics about big questions because 1. It's a lot to ask people to read pages and pages of lore for a roleplay they might discard after a month and 2. Writing pages and pages of lore is just not my thing. I also wish for players to collaborate on stuff, sort of figure things out as we go.

EDIT: Telepathy is OK with me.

These Dark Stars: A Feudal Space Roleplay - M+18 - Always Open!

One question I have before I start working on the template: How long has the Big E sat on the throne by the time the RP starts?

@Aleranicus

Not going to nail down any specific amount of time (the can of worms that is calendar counting in a sci-fi setting is not something I'm up too tonight) but Reva and House Xem in general have held control for a long time. Several generations at least.

Also, is he human? Because if so, I don't recall ever meeting a human with grey skin.

@rush99999

I'll give you a few options and you pick the one that suits you best.
1) It's an artistic representation that mirrors the decaying nature of Reva's rule, or the Empire itself.
2) Divergent evolution on the myriad worlds of the Empire over the course of hundreds of thousands of years allow for greater variation in the appearance and biological function of 'homo sapiens'.
3)It's part of a religious practice either in A)painting the body with some sort of telepathy-inhibiting compound or a surgical procedure that's in fashion (like tattoos except it's your whole body).
^one of these is probably right, ambiguity ftw.

@Polybius I'm not locking myself into anything I just wanted to throw the idea out there, but if I wanted a lesser-role in the RP (I.E not an entire faction) would I be able to create one of these secondary characters for someone elses faction? (if they allowed me of course). Or could I even be someone affiliated with Reva Xem, be it his chief diplomat or maybe the guy he sends in to 'sort out problems' with people who don't pay taxes etc. So almost your secondary character.

@Brink

Yes! I want players to come up with all sorts of characters. I'm only pushing for big roles early on so the setting gets fleshed out. This isn't just my universe-it belongs to everyone willing to make the effort to write. You can also make up new characters if you want-just tidy up any plotlines or kill them off or pass them on to someone else.

Going to work on my CS today. @polybius a couple questions, I wanted to kind of make a dual character concept. I wanted to make a brother/sister combo character. They will basically be inseparable, therefore on the same sheet, is this a bad idea? If you want I could PM you some of the details.

@Brink I think it'd be cool to have affiliated characters. If GM has no problem with it, I would be willing to work out a team up situation.

@Wadesauce

That's fine with me. Unless anyone else has a major problem with it, I don't see any issues.

@Polybius
Does the Empire actually cover the entire galaxy or is that just what Reva likes to think?

@Ghost Queen

Think Rome or Feudal China but in space. Of course there are other civilizations, but they are considered barbaric or primitive, besides this RP is focused on the Empire .

I'm very interested in the setting and story of the rp, only I'm not that good with nation RP's. Is there a possibility of being a character that is a somewhat relevant wanderer/rebel/soldier in the story? Or is controlling all your fleets and stuff not that important and does the rp mainly focus on the interaction between the lords and Reva and kinda is a Space Game of Thrones?

@BioHazard

Hey! Yes, join in with a single character-maybe get with someone else creating a noble house and enter there service. This has been likened to GoT-in-space, but I don't want to draw any direct comparisons.

@Polybius
Also what was the nature of your coup? Was the last emperor a bad leader or was Reva just an ambitious, power hungry tool?

@Ghost Queen

Reva is ambitious, but no tool.

These Dark Stars: A Feudal Space Roleplay - M+18 - Always Open!

I'll get back to you guys after work