So I've been kicking around an idea for a roleplay that takes place in the Steven Universe... universe for a while now. Before anything else, I want to say that this rp will be completely separated from the events of the show, because the plot of the show proper isn't really rpable. Instead, I had a story in mind about pre-Steven Universe gems.

This rp, assuming it gets off the ground, will take place thousands of years before the events of the show on a planet called Calyx. In the rp's continuity Calyx is the most recent planet to have been assimilated into gem-controlled space, and is a planet inhabited by sapient bug-like creatures. Since this is based on a cute cartoon and I want you to be able to sympathize with the characters, when I say bug-like I definitely mean something akin to this this more so than something like The Fly or typical SciFi bugs. You will have the option of playing one of the occupying gems or one of the recently conquered bugs.

The plot is essentially a much more pessimistic version of the story of Rose Quartz and the Crystal gems' defense of Earth. The gems have pretty much already won a relatively easy victory over a species that, while powerful and intelligent in their own right, are infinitely behind the gems in terms of weaponry and technology, because they never needed it. Like on Earth, a small resistance movement has formed from within the invading gems, although this movement has no 'Rose Quartz' to speak of. It doesn't have an equally powerful, charismatic leader like her. However, this time around the race they're fighting to protect can and will actually back them up. Depending on their species the insectoid people can have any combination of have super strength, tough exoskeletons, flight, literal hive minds for flawless strategy, and many other abilities you could expect from an insect.

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You're not crazy! This sounds cool but I can't marry my sympathy with bug aliens very well. That's just me anyway.

:P count me in!

I'm also interested !

Very interesting.

Can you tell us more about Calyx?

Sure! My idea was for it to be dominated by a wide variety of races based on various arthropod species. Since this rp will run on fantasy world logic, some of them will be bipedal while some of them will be centaur-like, depending on how human-like I want that individual's behavior to be. The bug people will have an intelligence level and emotional spectrum similar to that of gems or humans, but they'll still be bug like in their behavior. I haven't decided 100% on what I want their technology level to be, but I know that it's going to vary depending of what species they are, and I don't intend for it to be more advanced than bronze age technology.

The planet itself will have an array of different biomes similar to those of Earth, but probably with much larger flora species, to fit in with the dominant species being bugs.

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Interesting, what about the setting? I mean will there be a specific environment our characters will be playing in or will they roaming around?

You will have the option of playing one of the occupying gems or one of the recently conquered bugs.

So I take we can play as either one of the gems who have sided with Calyx or one of the bugs, but what do you mean by "recently conquered"?

That's a good question, I guess I didn't make that too clear. I guess I really didn't want the gems' invasion to be much further along than it ever got in the actual show, as they apparently managed to establish what basically amounts to a spawning point on Earth. The biggest thing I intended to be different is that the gems have already successfully put down an organized resistance on Calyx, while in the show it's very ambiguous whether or not humans as a whole were ever aware of the gems.

Considering the fact that society didnt freak out to the fact that gems are aliens is an indicator. Opposite to that point, locations like the tower in the middle of the ocean not discovered by humans may indicate the resistance took special care to avoid fighting near humans and living with humans a long time ago.

Just wanted to pop in and say I am interested!

@SiliconColt Yeah, there are a good number of things that could lead people to either conclusion. Like I said though, that level of ambiguity won't really be present in the rp. It's going to be fairly common knowledge among the people of Calyx that the gems are an invading force from another planet.

@Levythelevy Great! I'll be ready to get this thing going as soon as one or two more people show interest, and I'll be sure to have an OOC thread up in a little bit.

:D im thinking of nothing but the theme song over and over!

Okay, here's the OOC thread http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/82334-the-improbable-story-of-calyx-a-steven-universe-rpg/ooc I'll edit the OP too. Here's hoping it goes well!

I'm going to bump this just once to let everyone who was interested know I've got an OOC thread up!

Okay, this is the last time I'll try bumping this. If nobody else is interested we'll make do with what we've got.

I'll give this a go. Sounds interesting. Not that I could resist anyways, since Steven Universe is devouring my soul.

@Loony This rp has been pretty much cancelled, but if you're interested I can at least keep it on the back burner or whatever. I guess it's not like we won't be in touch.