Tortoise — Roleplayer Guild

Aboard the I.S.S. Prize

Our continuing mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations... and to finally get paid

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Welcome aboard, crewmen #1120193! You are standing on the deck of the I.S.S. Prize, the finest ship the ISA Fleet has to offer. The building of which has, unfortunately, tripled our national deficit- so we'll expect a hefty turnout for your wages.

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Concept:

With this RP, we will each be taking on the role of a crew member working aboard an exploratory starship. Instead of an overarching plot or a single idea, I'm looking to do a series of episodic, "planet of the day" style adventures. Our fine ship will be assigned to explore a new sector or planet regularly, where we will encounter new problems and new villains to be dealt with. Then on to the next!

You can see the Star Trek influence, right?

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Setting:

The year is 2400. Earth is a founding member of the Intergalactic Star Alliance (ISA), an organization with over 50 member planets and citizens from well over a dozen humanoid species. As it turns out, however, that's only a drop in the bucket compared to the vastness of the Galaxy and the smallness of humanity.

For this reason, the I.S.S. Prize (along with several sister ships) has been tasked with exploring the Milky Way and all the cultures that live within it. Which is a great slogan, but a vague objective. More specifically, the Prize is tasked with investigating an area on the other end of Kepler's Passage, a stable wormhole at the edge of ISA Space. Where does it lead? It's your job to find out.

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General Info:

As in Star Trek, the big inspiration here, our characters will all be members of the "Away Team." This means that when we explore a new planet or visit an alien ship or so on, our characters are the ones who make the trip. 

Your character can be any position and rank (other than Captain), with any amount of experience in the Fleet. Human characters are encouraged, but humanoid aliens are also allowed. 

Some suggestions for your character's position on the ship:
Diplomat
First Officer
Tactical Officer
Security Guard
Anthropologist
Field Medic
...or any kind of scientist, soldier or explorer

Writing-wise, I'm looking for a "High Casual" style. That means at least a few paragraphs per post, strong character consistency and decent grammar/spelling. Try to add or do something interesting with each post. I don't plan on any posting requirements (no "post once a day" type stuff), or posting rotations, but if someone stops replying I'll probably drop you a message about it to see if you're still in. 

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Rules and C.S.:

1. Play Nice in the I.C.: No godmodding, controlling other people's characters, O.P. characters, etc. You know the stuff.

2. Play Nice in the O.C.C.: Disagreements happen. It's okay. But remember that we're all here to write and roleplay together at the end of the day. Try to compromise and help everyone have fun together.

3. Don't Make Me Make More Rules: Please.

Name, Position and Age:
Example: Fredrick H. Kasner, Captain, 42

Species and Appearance:
Written descriptions preferred, pictures/drawings allowed, but please refrain from using real-life people or anime

Bio and Personality:
You know the stuff that goes here. What's their life, what lead them to sign on, where they come from, etc. As short or long as you like, but try to have at least a paragraph or two.

Skills, Strengths and Weaknesses, and Tools:
List what you character is good at and what they need to do it, as well as any flaws or deficiencies they might have.
Short Example: Captain Kasner is an famously talented speaker, but sadly, a childhood wrist injury has left him an infamously poor shot. He carries no tools other than his personality and his inspiring presence.

Miscellaneous Info:
Put anything you want here that doesn't fit in the rest of the C.S. Likes, dislikes, ambition to mutiny, secret allergy to peanuts, whatever. This is basically your free space.
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