gorgenmast

Deregulated: A space colonization roleplay

@gorgenmast@Pepperm1nts I'd like to know if the potential crew members in this post are acceptable.

@catchamber

Approved.

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Church of Cosmology Mining Venture

Enterprise name: Church of Cosmology Mining Venture
Leader name: Minister Raymond Starr
Enterprise bio: The Church of Cosmology has always been a very controversial organization throughout its existance. It was started in the late 20th century by astronaut, biologist, fiction writer and self proclaimed prophet Allan Wright. Cosmology claimed that the big bang that started the universe was one of many in the universe's infinite cycle. They claim that we are repeating past lives in this infinite loop and that they have methods to discover our memories in our past lives. This memories are said to make one almost superhuman by tapping into the advanced knowledge of our former selves.

However the church had been notorious for their religious practices. It has been claimed that the church used psychedelic substances during gatherings, forcing members to contribute to the organization and using their financial wealth to tarnish the names of anybody who speaks against them.

If anything however, the church's influence only increased with its infamy. That was until few years before the coup on Earth would take place. Several high ranking members of the church were accused of tax evasion. Soon a number of other charges were filed from extortion to money laundering. The church had its assets frozen and most of its most influential members, including the Head Minister of the church, arrested.

After the Federation came into power, with almost no capital and members left, Minister Raymond Starr lead what was left of his flock out of Earth. He decided to move with his loyal believers to the very edge of known space where he could start a new. To the redrocked Eden of Ember. The natural abundance of baltuskite on Ember would make the rebuilding of his church that much more easier. With everything at stake and nothing to lose, Minister Starr led his followers into the stars.
Starting crew: Six
Start-up capital:
Magnetic resonator - low sensitivity - 450
Inflatable structure x2 - 200
Pneumatic jackhammer x2 - 100
ATV - 40
UTV - 100
Solar recharge station x2 - 500
Pistol - semi-automatic x2 - 50
Assault rifle - 120
Surveillance camera - motion activated x6 - 60

Remaining capital: 1520

Starting location:

Still working on my individuals sheet.

@The Incredible John

Space Jonestown looks good to me. Just be sure to notate that 1,500 for freighter tickets and you're accepted.

Deregulated: A space colonization roleplay

Start-up capital: Allow the GM to roll for your credits.

@Dogematix

Selenite Industries starts with 3,660 FC

Deregulated: A space colonization roleplay

Alright. Thanks for all the good applications guys. I will be away for the rest of the night, but I have named @Pepperm1nts as a co-GM for this RP, as I have years of experience roleplaying with him in the past and trust his judgement. If you have questions or need something, just give him a shout.

@gorgenmast

@BingTheWing

Yes. Once I thumbs-up an application, consider it accepted and post it in the Characters tab.

@gorgenmast hmm interesting, could I get a roll on some chash'ola and I'll try work a concept from that.

@Dark Light

Sure.

Dark Light's outfit starts with 2,760 FC.

Deregulated: A space colonization roleplay

Is this still open? I have a few ideas rolling around in my head for an unconventional mining settlement.
cough like a cult cough

@The Incredible John

Still open and I'm cool with your idea.

@gorgenmast Can players create characters as members of other players' outfits? I feel like that'd help keep things together.

@catchamber

Yes.

@gorgenmast How big is the inflatable structure/how many people can it fit?

EDIT: Also, would you still need a heating system with the inflatable structure, seeing as it's climate-controlled?

@BingTheWing

It's a flattened dome with an area of... 1,500 square feet seems reasonable. So 44 feet/13.4 meters wide. Probably comes with partitions you can use to create rooms so it should have no problem accommodating up to 5 people with a couple people sharing a room. Less if you like your privacy or want to use some of that space as an office.

As for the climate control system that is included, that will be sufficient to keep the structure halfway comfortable throughout most of the planet's climates and latitudes. But below the 75th parallel (or above the 75th parallel if we're talking about the Arctic Circle), you're going to need something more robust to keep your living spaces livable.

Deregulated: A space colonization roleplay

Start-up Capital: Will Let GM Roll the Dice

@Ascendant

Roughnecks start with 1,560 credits. Ouch.

Deregulated: A space colonization roleplay

Is protective clothing such as body armour or environmental suits something we will be able to purchase from the catalogue?

@Lone Wanderer

You mean something like power armor or an exosuit? Absolutely. Unfortunately, they're too expensive for anyone to purchase yet.

Start-up Capital
Awaiting Roll

@DeadbeatWalking

GeluCo starts with 4,260 credits.

How about marksman/sniper rifles? For "reasons."

@Ascendant

I don't see why not. Will add one to the catalog shortly.

Before Googer gets back, I'd also like to request some kind of heating unit to stress about failing and a wind generator to siphon that sweet, sweet, alien blizzard energy. Also, can I have an MST3K robot buddy or two to keep Chris company in the fortress of solitude until trade relations happen?

@DeadbeatWalking

I'll add a heating unit to the catalog, and I'm fine with a robot companion.

Drones of various flavours would be good, I concur :) . Also, do we know what it takes to refine baltuskite to annie plant fuel?

@Empress

Baltuskite is basically something to shoot with high energy particles in order to produce positrons. IRL, positrons (antimatter), are produced by placing a very dense material such as a block of lead at the end of a particle accelerator. When these high-energy particles smack into this dense object at relativistic speed, you get a handful (more like a single atomic radius-full) of positrons. In the future, this process has been refined somewhat, but it is still highly energy inefficient. It takes a lot of fusion reactor energy (powered by tritium) to produce a single gram of positrons. Starships use lots of antimatter as a powerful fuel; by mating bits of matter with bits of antimatter, both the matter and antimatter are destroyed and enormous quantities of energy are created in a process called annihilation. Using matter/antimatter annihilation, you can make a starship go really fast.

Baltuskite makes antimatter production far more efficient. Baltuskite, for reasons that are not yet well-understood, yields 5-12 times more positrons when hit with energized particles. More baltuskite means more antimatter, and more antimatter means more starship fuel. More starship fuel means cheaper space travel. In order to use baltuskite to make antimatter, you need a pure block of this stuff to shoot a beam of energy at in a particle accelerator. Therefore you must,

1. Extract baltuskite-bearing rock from the environment.
2. Purify the baltuskite. The best way of doing this is to grind the ore as fine as possible and separate the pure baltuskite from all the other crap it's mixed with. The most time-efficient means of doing this is to run the ground ore through a trommel separator. But if you are strapped for cash, you could also sift the dense baltuskite out with water like a gold panner. This is more laborious and product purity (and therefore market price) will be decreased somewhat.
3. Compress into ingots (optional). While buyers will purchase ground baltuskite as-is, the market value can be increased if the baltuskite is already compressed into a solid block, ready to be loaded into a particle accelerator and used to make antimatter. This can be done by heating ground baltuskite close to its melting point and pressing it into a solid ingot. Take care not to completely melt the ore down, as this will rearrange the mineral's all-important crystalline matrix and turn that hard-earned baltuskite into a paperweight.

Deregulated: A space colonization roleplay

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