Futuristic Galactic Game (GOT-like plot in space)

[whitefoxkiller]

Okay here's my idea: I want to do a sort of Game of Thrones-like roleplay with lots of lore (that we all come up with together) and about 5-8 factions. It won't be a nation building roleplay, I was thinking more along the lines of all the representatives from each faction attending a summit to discuss peace for whatever reason. I've tried to start something like this with the fantasy people but it never got off the ground and there is just so much more universe building to be done in a sci-fi setting in my opinion. So what I want to happen here is for us to brainstorm the lore and universe. I want this to be a collaborative rp, so that means we talk about plot/technology/setting/races here and discuss them. Let me know if your interested and here are some starting questions:


What event(s) led to the summit of factions?


How far advanced is technology?


Are we staying inside milkyway or should we do an inter-galactic thing?


What kind of aliens should we introduce (meaning propose your own race)


Should the factions be species specific or multi-species (or one of them be this and another that)?


So yeah, and if you have ideas for a race or a faction or any ideas at all please share ! ^-^


(I'm thinking a universe like mass effect or starwars or something like that)

 

[whitefoxkiller]

Oh btw, I'm fully expecting some intense plotting/rivalries/assassinations/that kind of shit to be going on. IC and in PMs. True GOT style. And I won't be the type of GM to say that no characters will die. Now, you will be allowed to have at least 3 characters, and when one of them dies you can make another, but they can die (Now if someone starts god-modding, I will definitely step in.)

 

[DeeDiebS]

Am interested in this. I see a lot of potential.

 

[whitefoxkiller]

cool! Do you have any ideas for the questions I posed?

 

[DeeDiebS]

Alright well we could start on the reason for the summit.


In my eyes it could go two routes. Route number 1 is we keep to the cliche "Oh someone did this and my people don't like it and we might start a war." or we could be innovative and come up with our own reason for example there was a assassination attempt or maybe bribes and blackmail maybe a issue between officials and upon the revelation of some scandalous event it could lead to a emergency meeting. or maybe even a whole new race has come into play and the rest of the galactic council is trying to deal with that and each other.


Now as far as Tech is concerned it comes down to how long each race has progressed pass the level of interstellar travel which is a good place to base the tech level. From there other variables can be put in play like, the race's philosophy, their current galactic stability and dependence, Have they just exit a previous conflict are they still in conflict, are they just remnants of a once powerful empire but are no more than galactic refugees. Many things can come into place when the tech level is placed but I'd say a good base is the Age of the Species in general.


Now as far as the milky war is concerned I'd say we stay inside because the vastness of space is just way to great. But maybe interstellar travel is only as fast as the Plot demands it like in star wars. But if we want to take the Star Trek approach and play out each any every day then it could (Depends on further discussion) work. Or we could go the StarGate way a Slap WormHoles EVERYWHERE. lol


Well in my opinion there can my any race imaginable as long as it reflects the planet it was developed on and it makes sense. I'd say a cool alien race would be from earth say During the dinosaurs. (Granted it only took us as humans to go from apes to as we are now no more that 100,000 years) There are millions of years of evolution on earth to play with thus what about a fish type race that Developed into a space fairing civilization.

Something like this but maybe with a bigger head (For a bigger brain), larger fins, sleeker frame. Just more advanced looking in general t suggest evolutionary development to the point of interstellar travel.


And finally Factions can consist of a single race or a multitude of races dependent on the like mindedness of all the individuals of that faction.


But Those are just my thoughts.

 

[whitefoxkiller]

Those are really good and pretty much what I was thinking to. Now for the cause of the summit I liked your idea for the unconventional route. I think that we could do something like an assassination or maybe some secret messages were being sent from faction to faction (think the de lome letter) and since the peace between them was already so tenuous they called a summit to deal with the treachery, but that might end up being a dead-end plot

 

[DeeDiebS]

Well as long as its not a conventional route it can go pretty far. Maybe we can have the assassination done by some secret faction that was thought dead or something like that and now wants to take back what was theirs by having the other nations at each other's throats.

 

[whitefoxkiller]

Dude I have to get more traffic. My title is kinda shitty, i should probably change it.

 

[whitefoxkiller]

I changed it, but it still sounds shitty. oh well. anyway. I like your idea, the faction could have been severely weakened a long time ago by another faction during some war and the assassination is an attempt to get revenge or something. This weakened faction could maybe have gotten their home world taken/destroyed and now they're migratory. Like the quarians in Mass Effect. (btw, we have to have at least 4 other people show up)

 

[whitefoxkiller]

Bump

 

[DeeDiebS]

Bump?

 

[whitefoxkiller]

Yeah I'm just putting the thread at the top of the list.

 

[DeeDiebS]

lol Smart.

 

[Anaxial]

Got me interested!

 

[whitefoxkiller]

cool!

 

[Hurikane]

What event(s) led to the summit of factions? An on going war between two large alliances of factions has wreaked havoc throughout the galaxy on an unprecedented scale. Billions have died, and the citizenry of almost all factions is ready to enter open revolt if something doesn't change.


How far advanced is technology? I would say somewhere around Battlestar Galactica level would work well. That way we have FTL, the possibility of human-looking synthetic life, but no death stars or super lasers. Also, each faction should have a varied tech level, each having strengths and weaknesses. Ex: Terrans(Sol Based Faction of Humans) The Terran Republic(totally just making this up for an example) specializes in missile based weaponry and heavily armored units. Although this gives them an advantage in head on fighting, they are slow moving and it is extremely time and resource consuming to replace lost units. Laser or plasma based weaponry can be worked in, but hopefully within some kind of reasonable guideline. The last thing we need is someone going Warhammer 40k on everything.


Are we staying inside milkyway or should we do an inter-galactic thing? Milky Way all day. The Galaxy is huge. Involving other galaxies, unless we're talking like one usurper faction that shows up later on or something, seems like over kill.


What kind of aliens should we introduce: I'm mainly interested in factions based off of Humanity. Having a Core Human faction that holds the Sol system, birthplace of humanity, and an outer rim confederacy type deal seems like a good idea to me. They can be at odds over a lot of things while still being the same species. I would imagine the Core World humans to be incredibly elitist and probably relatively xenophobic, Humanity First and all that. The seat of Corporation Power, highly advanced tech, and probably total d-bags. Where as the Outer Rim folks would probably be much more easy going, but more akin Rebels. Jankier gear and slightly less tech, but a fierce will and determination.


Should the factions be species specific or multi-species (or one of them be this and another that)? I think we need both. Like I stated above, a super xenophobic human faction makes sense to me, as does a human faction that is more inclusive. Having a mix will make things the most interesting I think.


Oh, I'm 100% on board for this if we get enough people btw.

 

[whitefoxkiller]

What event(s) led to the summit of factions? An on going war between two large alliances of factions has wreaked havoc throughout the galaxy on an unprecedented scale. Billions have died, and the citizenry of almost all factions is ready to enter open revolt if something doesn't change.
How far advanced is technology? I would say somewhere around Battlestar Galactica level would work well. That way we have FTL, the possibility of human-looking synthetic life, but no death stars or super lasers. Also, each faction should have a varied tech level, each having strengths and weaknesses. Ex: Terrans(Sol Based Faction of Humans) The Terran Republic(totally just making this up for an example) specializes in missile based weaponry and heavily armored units. Although this gives them an advantage in head on fighting, they are slow moving and it is extremely time and resource consuming to replace lost units. Laser or plasma based weaponry can be worked in, but hopefully within some kind of reasonable guideline. The last thing we need is someone going Warhammer 40k on everything.


Are we staying inside milkyway or should we do an inter-galactic thing? Milky Way all day. The Galaxy is huge. Involving other galaxies, unless we're talking like one usurper faction that shows up later on or something, seems like over kill.


What kind of aliens should we introduce: I'm mainly interested in factions based off of Humanity. Having a Core Human faction that holds the Sol system, birthplace of humanity, and an outer rim confederacy type deal seems like a good idea to me. They can be at odds over a lot of things while still being the same species. I would imagine the Core World humans to be incredibly elitist and probably relatively xenophobic, Humanity First and all that. The seat of Corporation Power, highly advanced tech, and probably total d-bags. Where as the Outer Rim folks would probably be much more easy going, but more akin Rebels. Jankier gear and slightly less tech, but a fierce will and determination.


Should the factions be species specific or multi-species (or one of them be this and another that)? I think we need both. Like I stated above, a super xenophobic human faction makes sense to me, as does a human faction that is more inclusive. Having a mix will make things the most interesting I think.


Oh, I'm 100% on board for this if we get enough people btw.

Cool! These are all awesome ideas. For the cause of the summit, I think we can blend your idea and the one I made earlier about a smaller faction rising up and causing havoc, like maybe the smaller one resurfaces and gets the support of a much larger player who has similar concerns about the smaller one's enemy of maybe the two on the same side have cultural similarities? And so that's how the two factions got into war with eachother so now everyone is taking sides. So, would the two main agressors be at the summit? And we would be discussing how to peacefully resolve this (possibly with preparations?) Btw, I was kinda thinking that during the convention things don't go as planned and may or may not make things worse.

 

[Anaxial]

I actually have a faction I use for sci fi RPS, it's a Mega Corporation called Henson Corp. When I get home tomorrow I can post more about them but they'd be an awesome candidate for a elitist Core World Human fsction

 

[Deadkool]

Alright well we could start on the reason for the summit.
In my eyes it could go two routes. Route number 1 is we keep to the cliche "Oh someone did this and my people don't like it and we might start a war." or we could be innovative and come up with our own reason for example there was a assassination attempt or maybe bribes and blackmail maybe a issue between officials and upon the revelation of some scandalous event it could lead to a emergency meeting. or maybe even a whole new race has come into play and the rest of the galactic council is trying to deal with that and each other.


Now as far as Tech is concerned it comes down to how long each race has progressed pass the level of interstellar travel which is a good place to base the tech level. From there other variables can be put in play like, the race's philosophy, their current galactic stability and dependence, Have they just exit a previous conflict are they still in conflict, are they just remnants of a once powerful empire but are no more than galactic refugees. Many things can come into place when the tech level is placed but I'd say a good base is the Age of the Species in general.


Now as far as the milky war is concerned I'd say we stay inside because the vastness of space is just way to great. But maybe interstellar travel is only as fast as the Plot demands it like in star wars. But if we want to take the Star Trek approach and play out each any every day then it could (Depends on further discussion) work. Or we could go the StarGate way a Slap WormHoles EVERYWHERE. lol


Well in my opinion there can my any race imaginable as long as it reflects the planet it was developed on and it makes sense. I'd say a cool alien race would be from earth say During the dinosaurs. (Granted it only took us as humans to go from apes to as we are now no more that 100,000 years) There are millions of years of evolution on earth to play with thus what about a fish type race that Developed into a space fairing civilization.

Something like this but maybe with a bigger head (For a bigger brain), larger fins, sleeker frame. Just more advanced looking in general t suggest evolutionary development to the point of interstellar travel.


And finally Factions can consist of a single race or a multitude of races dependent on the like mindedness of all the individuals of that faction.


But Those are just my thoughts.

 

[whitefoxkiller]

I don't understand what this means

 

[Deadkool]

Old spongebob episode where he goes to space, anyway, I'm interested.

 

[whitefoxkiller]

xD no I remember that episode. But hey! Thanka for the interest