Orbitum - SciFi Space

[Asuras]

"A time will come when men will stretch out their eyes. They should see planets like our Earth.”
--Christopher Wren

---

With conflicting ideologies and cultures, there's bound to be violence between civilizations in this roleplay. That's okay. What's not okay is the pursuance of showing how your nation is the best by subjugating all others (bonus points to your asshole meter if you specifically target smaller civilizations because it's 'easier'). This roleplay is about civilizations interacting in more than just a war-like fashion, and I expect to see this reflected in IC posts. With that said, just about anything goes here. Whatever it is your nation does, it does. While there will be specific events that occur, nations are not required to act in any certain way. Note thought that those civilizations that are more active will receive higher chances of positive random events occurring for them.

Random events will be enacted at the end of every week (Fridays) for every nation, and can vary vastly. Sometimes they will be on a small scale, others on a titanic scale. Though you control your nation, some of these events may necessitate that I control certain aspects of it. If you have an issue with a random event, PM me with decency, please. Other non-random events will appear that allow for all nations present to participate in, and will technically be more important towards the plot of the roleplay. Sticking with them to the end will reveal prizes.

All civilizations and their worlds will be mapped out using Universe Sandbox, a real-time 3D space simulator, with accurate distances and time functions built in. Bonus points to players who detail their worlds and the solar systems they reside in. It'll help me a lot.

---

Below is a basic skeleton for you to fill out with your nation's information, as well as the race(s) in it. You are free to add on anything else you wish, so long as you include at least what is asked for below.

Race(s) should include appearance and basic physiology. Racial traits should be a single positive and negative trait. Use common sense and careful consideration.

Civilization Tier is understood according to the following list:

Civ Tiers

5 - Pre Space: A civilization who has reached space, but does not yet possess the means to efficiently travel it.

4 - Space Age: A civilization which has fully explored its own solar system, and possesses sub-light travel allowing for quick navigation of their system's distances. FTL not discovered.

3 - Interstellar: Expanded from their home system. Colonization of first exo-planet to full-scale colonization of stars. FTL discovered.

2 - Galactic Power: These are the big boys. They have pretty much full mastery of their current technology. They are highly respected and powerful empires.

1 - Ancient: These are the remnants of a people so advanced that they created life and whose technology would have stars die at their whim.

Tier 1 Civilizations are not allowed unless given permission.

Nation Name:
Race(s):
Racial Traits:
Civilization Tier:
Population:
Culture/Society:

---

Be civil and sort out issues with one another before coming to me. If I see that you can't be civil, well...

E-penis arguments, 1up discussions, and shameless banter will be swiftly ended and the culprits punished.

While usage of hard-science is not an omnipresent force here, it will be used to avert the creation and usage of particularly unfair or ridiculous technologies.

Don't metagame.

I reserve the right to intervene in any way when it comes to the IC.

This is an advanced-level roleplay.

---

Looking for interest here before putting up an OOC, which -given how this is pretty much completed- will be swiftly applied. Feel free to begin making a nation if you wish.

[ASTA]

Potentially interested. I'm in another sci-fi NRP at the moment, but I'm unsure if the direction it's going in is going to keep me interested. I'm waiting it out, though the RPers that are in it do show promise so we'll see.

[Alfhedil]

Could be interested in this, I think I have a few projects laying around that I could revive.

[Apollo26]

Well im hella interested, where should I post my NS for you to look at?

[Asuras]

For now, here.

[Sigma]

ASTA said Potentially interested. I'm in another sci-fi NRP at the moment, but I'm unsure if the direction it's going in is going to keep me interested. I'm waiting it out, though the RPers that are in it do show promise so we'll see.

I agree, no offense to anyone in the previous rp. It shall be a wait and see approach.

This rp has my interest. Also, I like to apologize if I seemed to be doing this in the previous thread.

E-penis arguments, 1up discussions, and shameless banter

I try not too.

[Rare]

I love to join this. Are you going to do turns?

[Asuras]

Yes and no. Collective events will be turns, but outside of them there are no post orders.

[Theodorable]

I would love to be a player here, Asuras, though you may not necessarily enjoy the premise of my race. -_-

[Asuras]

Theodorable said
I would love to be a player here, Asuras, though you may not necessarily enjoy the premise of my race. -_-

Try me.

[Sigma]

I think I can guess what he means. The Graal(Space Orcs)

If not, I don't know.

[Theodorable]

GRAAL CONFEDERACY

Nation Name: Graal Confederacy

Race(s): Graalus konanicus; commonly referred to as the Graal [GRAHL]
-- Silvius geanus; commonly referred to as the Tallidarans [TAHL-IH-DAR-INZ]
-- Alantaya virgata; commonly referred to as the Hyagarans [HY-UH-GAR-INZ]
-- Kudoros tandus; commonly referred to as the Skorf [SK-ORF]

Racial Traits:

TOUGHENED: The Graal, primarily because of their evolutionary trail from their hot and dry homeworld of Gruul H'ea have become immensely sturdy, in regards to more mildly designed species. Gravity three times heavier than a normally inhabited world, the Graal's physical growth is naturally stunted and they stand only a meter and a half tall, but because of the binary star system their epidermis is cracked and nearly an inch thick -- enough to ward off otherwise lethal ballistic and low velocity lasers. They are mammals and posses the natural organs to keep that functioning, but the heavy gravity forced additional vertebrates along the thoracic and lumbar sections of the spine, which gives them increased protection from physical harm.

Fibrous organelles called Ruks line the Stratum basale of the Graal's epidermis. These organelles hold additional water, which began to interact with the body with severe dehydration sets in. This allows the Graal to go weeks without water, and for those who are unaware of these biological evolutions, the Graal seem to never tire, never thirst or feel hunger -- and it is a myth of many war stories of years past.

FACTIONALISM: The Graal are largely divided. Many educated and scholastic minds of other similarly sized galactic civilizations have come to believe that if the Graal did not hate each other more than they hated everyone else, the galaxy may exist under a Graal flag. The Graal, since discovering faster-than-light travel have experienced four planetary rebellions and six civil wars. This is an issue with the psychological precedence of individualism of the Graal -- where even a Graal sometimes has trouble being subservient to other Graal. These feelings exist, and at times of war are often subsided long enough to accomplish war goals, and then the Graal go back to attempting to kill one another.

Civilization Tier: Galactic Power: These are the big boys. They have pretty much full mastery of their current technology. They are highly respected and powerful empires.

Population: 31,000,000,000 Graal, 17,000,000,000 Subjugants (Tallidarans, Hygarans, Skorf).

Culture/Society:

NOTE: I would like to start the game in a Cold War with another Level 2 Civilization. Not a conventional war, but a war of the Graal ideology (Autocracy, Ruthlessness, Oppression) versus another one.

[Asuras]

Many educated and scholastic minds of other similarly sized galactic civilizations have come to believe that if the Graal did not hate each other more than they hated everyone else, the galaxy may exist under a Graal flag.

and at times of war are often subsided long enough to accomplish war goals, and then the Graal go back to attempting to kill one another.

So they work together during wars, and have the capability to conquer the galaxy when working together, but haven't? This doesn't make much sense to me.

Also being buddy-buddy during wartime but not otherwise isn't a negative quality.

[Theodorable]

So they work together during wars, and have the capability to conquer the galaxy when working together, but haven't? This doesn't make much sense to me.

It is the same thing as the Chinese (Nationalists and Communists) versus the Japanese during the 1930's. Differences are put aside for the greater threat. A second, possible negative trait is their largely antiquated technology. I'm not opposed to using that one.

[Asuras]

I'll think about it. For now, I'm simply looking for more interest.

[gothpuppy95]

Meow I am in

[Raptorman]

I may join

[Xaxl]

I'd be down for joining.

Between "grey"-inspired pseudo-Soviet aliens with junker tech and a bit of a retro feel and silicon-based slimes from a volcanic world that have a penchant for mining and trundle around in humanoid suits, which sounds more interesting?

Possible third option being "a civilization of giant shrimp that got conquered by humans and are currently suffering through some social inequality issues".

[Sigma]

The first sounds quite interesting, to me at least.

[ASTA]

I've had this idea juggling around of a nation of potent synthetics that, for the most part, have managed to perfectly hone the human condition---but have begun to grow weary of immortality and perfection. Rather than trying to improve, the society wants to regress backwards, in a sense learning to feel, suffer and succeed again.

So far, it's been going well. The synthetics have since adopted a well-rounded human culture: The faction will be modeled after Earth---specifically the US cultural fashions and aspects of the 1950s, with several planets named after big-time US cities such as Chicago, New York, Las Vegas, Detroit, and Washington. I'm debating whether or not these planets should, in fact, be megastructures, such as a series of ring worlds.