Steel Accord
One Thousand Club
Pitch:
Who remembers this old debate? Death Star vs. the Enterprise? Kirk putting the moves on Leia? Could a lightsaber block a phaser? One thing I never got though was why no one ever dug into the real meat of that divide. There's deeper and more important ideas between the preeminent space operas than which players would win in a fight. So why not explore some of those? In order to do that though, I need a proper counterpart. Not only do I love Star Wars, I'd say I stand with it, the Jedi, and the Force ideologically if asked which of these two franchises I side with. So I'm looking for someone on the flip side of that coin. Someone who stands for Star Trek. Who sincerely believes in the principals purported by the show, creators, Star Fleet, and the Federation.
Setting:
An AU for both franchises, where the Empire was crushed shortly after its rise by Star Fleet's intervention upon discovering the Galaxy. Where that fits on the Trek timeline(s), I'll leave to you. This leaves the Jedi still scattered to the wind and possibly just as afraid to make contact with each other as under the Empire. What with Star Fleet's ability to sway people to their ideological side and desire to uplift civilizations to their next phase by . . . abandoning certain practices. Hopefully you get where I'm going with this. (Alternatively: Could also wheel back the events a tad bit where the Republic is integrated into the Federation and the Jedi Order still stands but they take an anti-Federation stance apart from a large percentage of the Republic.)
Alternatively we could have either a Federation star ship wind up in the Galaxy far, far away or a Jedi and friends end up in the Milky Way. With maybe a villainous force from either side following the travelers through.
Characters:
Could be canon or original characters but I would prefer the latter. For you, I'd imagine you'd want to play a member of Star Fleet, maybe your favorite Captain or Number Two. Or your very own Captain or crewman. Ultimately your choice though. If you want to play as someone unaffiliated with Star Fleet but from another faction, that'll greatly change the nature of the RP but it's up to you.
Story:
This relies on a bit of input from your end, as the idea I'm proposing is placing my character in a position to debate and defend the Jedi Order. While your character argues and speaks for Star Fleet and the Federation. How that comes about though would depend on both our character's circumstances clashing with one another. Maybe your're part of an away team that encounters me on a planet with some trouble going down and we both try to help in our own ways but end up butting heads. Maybe I'm being held prisoner and the scene is an interrogation. Or, if we're going with that other option of the Jedi Order still standing, the meeting is a formal diplomatic negotiation between the Jedi and Star Fleet.
The plot can be whatever we decide it to be but the story is ultimately providing each side a stage to share our worldviews and ultimately reach a compromise.
Minor details:
-Thread based
-1st or 3rd person
-Don't stress word count. Especially since the heavy scenes are meant to be conversational.
-Not meant to be an epic. More like a narrative thought experiment. (Short to medium length RP)
P.S. This is round three that I'm trying this. My last two partners flaked on me. One without explanation. Please don't follow in that trend.
Who remembers this old debate? Death Star vs. the Enterprise? Kirk putting the moves on Leia? Could a lightsaber block a phaser? One thing I never got though was why no one ever dug into the real meat of that divide. There's deeper and more important ideas between the preeminent space operas than which players would win in a fight. So why not explore some of those? In order to do that though, I need a proper counterpart. Not only do I love Star Wars, I'd say I stand with it, the Jedi, and the Force ideologically if asked which of these two franchises I side with. So I'm looking for someone on the flip side of that coin. Someone who stands for Star Trek. Who sincerely believes in the principals purported by the show, creators, Star Fleet, and the Federation.
Setting:
An AU for both franchises, where the Empire was crushed shortly after its rise by Star Fleet's intervention upon discovering the Galaxy. Where that fits on the Trek timeline(s), I'll leave to you. This leaves the Jedi still scattered to the wind and possibly just as afraid to make contact with each other as under the Empire. What with Star Fleet's ability to sway people to their ideological side and desire to uplift civilizations to their next phase by . . . abandoning certain practices. Hopefully you get where I'm going with this. (Alternatively: Could also wheel back the events a tad bit where the Republic is integrated into the Federation and the Jedi Order still stands but they take an anti-Federation stance apart from a large percentage of the Republic.)
Alternatively we could have either a Federation star ship wind up in the Galaxy far, far away or a Jedi and friends end up in the Milky Way. With maybe a villainous force from either side following the travelers through.
Characters:
Could be canon or original characters but I would prefer the latter. For you, I'd imagine you'd want to play a member of Star Fleet, maybe your favorite Captain or Number Two. Or your very own Captain or crewman. Ultimately your choice though. If you want to play as someone unaffiliated with Star Fleet but from another faction, that'll greatly change the nature of the RP but it's up to you.
Story:
This relies on a bit of input from your end, as the idea I'm proposing is placing my character in a position to debate and defend the Jedi Order. While your character argues and speaks for Star Fleet and the Federation. How that comes about though would depend on both our character's circumstances clashing with one another. Maybe your're part of an away team that encounters me on a planet with some trouble going down and we both try to help in our own ways but end up butting heads. Maybe I'm being held prisoner and the scene is an interrogation. Or, if we're going with that other option of the Jedi Order still standing, the meeting is a formal diplomatic negotiation between the Jedi and Star Fleet.
The plot can be whatever we decide it to be but the story is ultimately providing each side a stage to share our worldviews and ultimately reach a compromise.
Minor details:
-Thread based
-1st or 3rd person
-Don't stress word count. Especially since the heavy scenes are meant to be conversational.
-Not meant to be an epic. More like a narrative thought experiment. (Short to medium length RP)
P.S. This is round three that I'm trying this. My last two partners flaked on me. One without explanation. Please don't follow in that trend.
