Here's the link to the chatzy: http://us11.chatzy.com/84641144168446

The OOC will be up soonish, I'm still puzzling through how to do this. I am henceforth closing the door for major powers. By the rule of first come first serve, the major powers at the beginning of the war will be Darkmatter and Azathoth's nations along with my own. Darkmatter and Aza, please send me NS's and race descriptions for your nations. Use whatever format you like, but please include two perks and three flaws, as well as number of planets etc etc. The Grand Duchy has eleven planets, loosely held under feudal arrangements, and your respective factions should have less than that. The Duchy is located in the Agamenos Sector, and presumably your factions are located within that sector, or nearby. Once we get the OOC moving I'll draw up a map.

Please recall that we will not be RPing as the factions themselves, and presumably everyone will have characters across at least some of the different nations. Also, I hope to collaborate a little with folks on proposed ideas for the history of interaction between all three major powers and the lead up to the conflict which will be the main focus of the RP.

If folks want to add factions, what I'm thinking we'll do is open the door for lesser powers allied with one of the three main antagonists, OR allow people to create subfactions and non-state actors if they are so inclined. Im open to suggestions on this point and will provide clearer instructions in the OOC. 

We could use a crumbling former major power, in which all three other powers are meddling to their own advantage, a la the Spanish Civil War. If no one fills this role, I am going to adapt the Grand Duchy to fill it. Further, since we have two totalitarian states and a feudal autocracy, we could use a monarchy or republic or something as a smaller power, perhaps a fiefdom/vassal/protectorate of the Duchy. Something perhaps more sympathetic than any of the major powers, but that isnt just AMERICA IN SPACE.

This is a character RP first and foremost, and by submitting nation/faction proposals everyone agrees that other players are allowed to RP in, partially control and add to your creation. You will not necessarily control, and certainly not control entirely, any of the factions you create.