Taeryn

Legacies of the Exodus (Sci-Fi NRP)

Aye.

Legacies of the Exodus (Sci-Fi NRP)

So there's no noticeable patterns in node generation? (Like correlations of node amount to the mass of a star or such)

@Arawak

Not that human science can currently explain, which isn't unthinkable given its a technology they didn't even come up with personally.

@Taeryn Sure, I can be Athena. Is it all right if I tweak the nations, and perhaps the population (probably keeping the population of the whole Athena system below 5bn at maximum)? I thought I might put together a world based around city-states that are extremely autonomous, ancient philosophies being the driving force behind the disparate government systems and a love of a simpler lifestyle combined with a few technological conveniences as the primary way of life. That would require many more, though smaller, nations.

@Iluvatar

Tweak all you like - I'm not demanding you be Athena, you're free to be more than a singular star system, I was just pointing to it as an example.

Legacies of the Exodus (Sci-Fi NRP)

No-one really knows - the wildest theory is that nodes are artificial and as such beyond current means of understanding, while others say its just a very specific natural manifestation of the weakening between subspace and realspace - the latter has its own doomsday proponents that eventually subspace will subsume realspace or cause some other catastrophe, but I'm getting into crazy fictional arguments about fictional lore here and I need to stop myself.

Pretty much every colonized system will have one "path out" - or in, depending on your viewpoint. Two is the norm and Three are relatively regular, the real hub systems occur when four or rarely, five are present, Sol has four for example and still has a fair portion of through traffic. I have my own personal, terrible paint maps of the Soviet Systems and the node lines and spurs they would go into, but its very condensed how I imagine basic in universe maps would be presented for simplicity's sake - like the variation on Earth projections to fit maps - and again its in paint and isn't super useful for anyone but me.

It's still possible to go to stars unlinked by a node line by using a variation on in-system skimming, but that comes down to time and economics which is why its not super common, but not unheard of.

I'll likely pop this post in verbatim somewhere if needs be. Its effectively a system to create strategic and tactical depth in space where typically it can be lacking - theres still some "could come from anywhere" like I say but skimming a fleet poses its own risks and challenges.

Legacies of the Exodus (Sci-Fi NRP)

I wouldn't want to rush to moving this into roleplays in full, as there are discussions that will happen irrespective of where the thread is - but is there any suggestions people would like to make, such as information they would like to see clarified or removed?

Legacies of the Exodus (Sci-Fi NRP)

Greeks proper were part of the EU in the Exodus, but you can make them, or a part of them, break off if you desire so. Feel free to look at the independent system "Athena" in the third post's notable independent colonies and see if you want to take that concept and make it more than it is.

We might end up with a sea of minors and middle powers in between a handful of npc's and big ones at this rate XD.

Legacies of the Exodus (Sci-Fi NRP)

I want to make a space trinidad or somalia, is that okay? At some point in the future the colors on cards flipped- you now get red clubs and spades while having black hearts and diamonds. The reason may come down to a rather weird world-state that isn't really affilated with any country. More or less a neutral zone place where scummier parts of humanity may dwell. Some scummy corporation dominated world state that is a de facto central point of space piracy that gained a rather distinctive culture, at least in the bizarre looks it has.

@Arawak

There's already a significant amount of smaller states intended to be NPC'd with varying degrees of alignment, advancement and so on - adding something player controlled into that isn't something I oppose. The problem is that space piracy - while a serious problem in certain areas, are generally confined to their system of operation with minor spill over into neighbours who can't control their node entries (which itself would imply everything's gone to shit, but y'know :P), which can limit the scope of what you may be aiming for depending on where the dice roll put you and I wouldn't want you to go in blind.

You're perfectly entitled to apply for a corporation itself or a scattered merc gone pirate band or something similar - or just a less cared about UN sponsored program if you're opting for a core-east african feel, maybe with a world of operation down a line of nodes no-one has bothered to exploit or pay attention to beyond finding you again, if you so choose, rather than putting yourself down somewhere where people may just act immediately against you. Such a thing might encourage me to allow you your token aliens, but otherwise the intent is that there are no other sapient aliens of note at this current point - though plans are in place to change that if the RP requires it :).

As for your offer of map making, you're more than welcome to give it a go - it might be a bit of a pain given that theres been 200~ years of slapdash colonization and node lines don't necessary connect to neighbouring stars (though a map would condense and present this reasonably) - but most larger nations would control tens of systems which could get old fast, so I wouldn't want you doing anything you wouldn't enjoy.

@thecircus If you really want to do that, then do say, otherwise I'd rather not push you out of what you were looking forward to doing in the first place :).

Legacies of the Exodus (Sci-Fi NRP)

Nothing quite as expansive, but if people want to go to that point they are more than welcome.

I'm largely waiting on at least some indication of a Space Amurica, or at least someone else willing to do a decent bang up job on replacing myself on the opposite side. Don't know if I'd do 'murica justice, but still.

That's how things stand, currently.

Stellar Geography at least in terms of mapping blobs of colour in some semblance of order is going to be a bit of a crazy hazy idea, but if anyone wants to stand up and take that position it'd be appreciated.

Stardust: A Freeform Sci-Fi Fantasy NRP

Well as far as it goes, timey wimey aside, I'll just be spying on Sol for now.

And anything anyone else has at hand that could fit, I guess.

Stardust: A Freeform Sci-Fi Fantasy NRP

@Keyguyperson I'm also like 10 LY away and right next to Sirius so we're gonna have to deal with being neighbours soon if you're venturing as far as 40LY~ or so for 55 Cancri :p.

But a lot on your plate, really.

Legacies of the Exodus (Sci-Fi NRP)

Obviously theres no template or anything right now but if you want work on/collect some information together and format it in the way you'd expect most nation sheets to go, feel free.

The intent is to have a small relatively concise app when the time comes with the expectation that profiles would consequently be larger by necessity of including information people want to share and are likely to want recorded :).