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The Stars Divided

Pictish, what I am saying is you need to put more detail into your posts. At the very least try to write a couple paragraphs.

Sum up your week in roleplaying in just 3 words

look, more space

1920's Americana in space? (Think The Great Gatsby meets Star Wars)

While I probably don't have the time myself (but may lurk to see how things go), @ASTA may have some interesting ideas for a sci-fi world like you describe.

Enduwin: Act 1 - The Dark Awaits

Do we make our own app sheet format or is there a CS template i'm missing?

The Twelve Labours: General Discussion

Yay! I can't wait to be gruesomely criticized for my poor character development express my creativity!

Spam Non-Starvation Games - Season 2 Done

God damn it Arawak. Why did you turn into a self-hating anime fanboy?

Enjoy being a Popsicle, you traitor.

JASFR: Journal for Advanced Science Fiction RolePlay

I attempted something like that for a bit, where the RP was all world building. It was probably a poor execution on the whole, but overall I was surprised that in such world building loving community an RP where all you do is world build got little attention. Perhaps it was the poor execution.

However i'm not going to entertain any new sci-fi NRPs for the time being since there's enough of them currently. Anymore and I worry that the player base will get too stretched out which also leads to RP death.

Another issue with sci-fi NRPs is that there's no real conventions so to speak. Fantasy RPs for instance don't have problems with scale or technology in the way that say, a sci-fi RP might. A GM of a fantasy RP can state a time period they want tech to be inspired from and you pretty much are complete. Scaling in fantasy RPs also tends to be easier since anyone with knowledge of history will know what "scale" works for what level of technology. A bronze age RP can take place around a single region, a Iron Age RP across a sub-continent, a industrial RP across a planet.

But in sci-fi, technology and scaling get very problematic especially in the free form space operas. You will get people with tech beyond everyone else or people who decide to "be clever" and deliberately make tech that fucks everyone else over or people whose idea of advanced clash hard with others. Let's say in a space NRP I said "This is a NRP with 23rd century tech".

Player 1 decides that means some nice sturdy power suits and gauss.

Player 2 decides that means having swarms of AI controlled von neumann probes with uploaded consciousnesses making use of particle weapons to wipe everyone out.

Than Player 3 decides it means you get a spaceship with a million stats attached to it powered by technobabble.

And than player 4 asks "may I have Europa based aliens with quantum mindtech that makes people's heads melt? They'll be balanced I promise."

While this probably is somewhat of a problem for fantasy NRPs, it's simply not nearly to the extent i've seen it in sci-fi NRPs. Especially the advanced ones.

The casual ones due to lack of standards mean balance is achieved because most people will be inevitably powerplaying in some shape or form.

The Stars Divided

Always nice to see interest.

Anyways Lauder, just as a notice:

The True Order

use of flag in post

With the start of a new year occurring on Earth, the people of the True Order were busy at their standard lives for the past twenty or so years. Things were not as eventful as when they had declared their independence, but the people were happy and that is what the government liked to see. The Absolute and the Council were not doing anything particularly eventful but they were discussing ways to get the hostility from the United Front away from the Order. The arguement was currently taking place in a large dome located in the middle of the capital city of Triton.

"We must be able to show them that we do not want violence and we are not a terrorist group," a councilor said. "But we must demonstrate that we are willing to defend ourselves!," another stated.

There was always a difference in views on what should be done but the Absolute listened to the arguement between the Council, hoping that this would come to an end soon. Bethren did not particularly like the Council meetings but he knew the necessity of having them, especially in this situation. Though, his ear perked up when he heard an old councilor state "Why do we not send an ambassador hm? If they are to be treated unfairly then we shall defend ourselves. However, if all goes well then we shall have piece." The Absolute smiled at this idea and stood up, supporting himself with a metal cane.

"That is the action we shall take then, we shall send an ambassador on our behalf and see if the United Front will be tempted to not be hostile towards the Order. This meeting has come to its end." The Absolute stated before hitting his cane on the ground, signaling the end of the meeting.

Thus, an ambassador would sent to the Sol system in a small unarmed ship bearing the marks of the Order, not posing a threat of any kind to the United Front and its people. The ambassador would be guarded by four soldiers. The small ship entered FTL and began headed on its way. While construction on an Orbital Communications Station began.

@Lauder

This RP is not a game RP. I know I have policies to limit system count, but that was more to give emphasis individual on star systems (and enforce a smaller scale on the whole). Posting "and than we begun making a space station" suggests you see this RP as more a game, which is concerning.

I also underlined a part that is off putting to me for lore reasons. Whatever. I'll work with it somehow.

@pictish20

You really need to flesh things out. You mention a brawl and don't even describe it, what gives?

JASFR: Journal for Advanced Science Fiction RolePlay

It is indeed harder. I can write out the rules and build up a universe in like 1-2 days. Hell for the kicks of it I wrote out like 4-5 settings in like a day or two because world building is easy. Of course said universes were written in sprints and without regard for revision and were pretty similar, but different universes regardless.

But than it turns out everything's a elaborate frame with a scribbled in doodle. Mind, when I think of characters I have in mind individuals that are relatable who are also products of the setting. Not simply a player's hand puppet into a setting. For whatever reason I find it harder to build characters in RP settings than I do settings where I don't need to always be worried that someone will add some large faction that totally alters the political landscape and history of a setting. In space opera RPs that fear is quite warranted.

Spam Non-Starvation Games - Season 2 Done

Being struck down by god almighty. What a fitting end for the messiah.