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| 28 Feb 2014 06:44 PM |
~{ Backstory }~
Humanity's exploration of the stars was only limited by time and sheer distance. Once faster-than-light travel was invented, humanity spread throughout the galaxy under the authority of the United Colonial Systems, a large human empire hoping to gain resources from the new planet. Earth remained the capital of humanity's empire until it was abandoned. A larger, more resource-filled world had been found with climates similar to Earth. However, this "New Earth" had very low oxygen but with their amazing technology they have invented a special puffer that supplies humans with the needed oxygen for the next few hours. As an extra, the planet was filled with creatures that we thought would never exist. As Earth's atmosphere faded due to pollution and it's temperature lowered due to the new ice age, this new mega-Earth was the right place for humans. With scientists building small and personal spaceships for those volunteering and they began to head there. Some brought animals from Earth and some even brought plants from Earth. However, what us humans did not know that a new era had begun for us. They did not know that many intelligent and humanoid species existed in the galaxy. They did not know that the planet held a common bacteria that caused a reaction within their bodies giving them superhuman abilities we dreamed of within comics and stories back on Earth.
Unguided, the new pioneers stepped out into the new world with ambition and confidence. This is where we begin.
~{ Rules }~
1. Romance allowed, but at your own risk. This is a kids site. Hugging and kissing allowed, but nothing more than that.
2. This is not Earth, this is a similar planet. The creatures here will be a lot deadlier and may even hold special abilities that we imagined within ed within our myths. Expect giant creatures, acid spit and fire breath.
3. No trolling, spamming, hating, etc.
4. Try to ignore trolls.
5. This is a remake of my most successfull thread called Pioneers, which was based off of a game called Starbound. Credit to the creators who've done a great job on the game, Chucklefish Studios.
6. Pixels are the official currency used throughout every single race. One pixel is equivalent to one dollar. Simple. You can only gain them by selling items to merchant NPC's. You can use pixels to buy weapons, blueprints and many more things from merchant NPC's.
7. There are no limits to how many characters you can have. Just don't have a lot by the first few pages. Make it realistic, and every once in a while we will have routine character checks where you post all of your characters and say which ones you are using or not.
8. You start out on your own personal spaceship. Everyone has brought the same supplies: A simple metal sword for protection and a small metal stick shaped object capable of cutting nearly any basic material called a Plasma Cutter. As a safety precaution, you can't cut through flesh or bone. This cannot be used as a weapon either, it's about as deadly as a laser pointer. It's only deadly if you're a statue.
9. Races cannot be miniscule or colossal. They can be no shorter (from the ground) than an average human's knee or taller than 11'. All races must stand upright, but being bipedal is not necessary. i.e. Gorillas, Centaurs, etc. They also cannot be feral beasts and must show a sense of morality, even if it is just a little bit. If you are a shapeshifter you must post their original appearance.
10. If you're not a human, you are already on "New Earth".
11. Your faction must make sense. If it says "only for [a specific species]", you must be in this species or you may not join it.
~{ Character Sheet }~
[NAME]: [AGE]: [GENDER]: [APPEARANCE]: [INVENTORY]: Iron sword, Plasma Cutter, 3 food items of your choice. [RACE ~ Feel free to make your own if you do not like the pre-made ones]: [BIO ~ Must explain why you are here, only if you're not a human]: [PERSONALITY]: [POWER ~ You do not know about it yet]: [FACTION]:
~{ Races }~
These are just SOME of the races you can play as. If you do not like these, feel free to make your own custom race. You will have to explain it in your CS, though. However here are some of the generic races:
Human - Usually coming in colours from pale-peach to dark-brown, these eccentric yet smart creatures evolve and learn quickly.
Satyrs - With a furry bottom and a skinny top, these creatures have goat-like feet and run very fast. From the waist up they appear human but from the waist down they have two legs similar to that of a goats.
Centaur - Similar to Satyrs, these creatures bare a resemblance to humans but only from the waist up. From the waist down, they have four legs similar to a horse.
Naga - Usually female, these creatures seem to look normal up until you get to their waist. What lies there is a large, thick body similar to that of a snake with many scales.
Floran - Made out of plants, these creatures are very strange compared to others. They have a tribal culture and are carnivores. Foliage and different plants cover their heads. They usually have a strange speaking pattern, commonly referring to themselves in the third person and talking with a lisp. They like to stabby stab.
Hylotl - These peace loving fish-people have cultures similar to the ancient Japanese humans had back on Earth. They can breathe both on land and underwater.
Avian - These bird-people have cultures similar to those of the Mayans and Aztecs back on Earth. With a body covered in feathers and taloned feet, they have all kinds of different plumage designs on their head and tails.
Novakid - One of the greatest mysteries of the universe is how the heck these things live. They are made of gas and plasma, similar to that of a star just not as bright and not as hot. They emit a faint glow and heat. With no eyes, ears, mouth or nose but just a marking on their faces they still have all four senses and as well as voice. One theory on how they were created is that many emerge from the dying stars within our universe. They have a short attention span and aren't the smartest of all the races and have a old-western-like culture.
~{ Factions } ~
(<) United Colonial Systems (>) Sucessor of the United Nations, the United Colonial Systems is a large interstellar empire with a large star fleet for exploring and waging war. The UCS is defined as a parliamentary republic.
(<) Zephyr Industrial Conglomerate (>) The Zephyr Industrial Conglomerate is a corporate giant in the economy, they play a major role in influencing the economy and run their own clandestine operations. They also have an advanced personal army that they can deploy to protect their interests.
(<) Confederate Republic (>) The Confederate Republic is a large organization of loosely associated systems, it is a diverse organization since it is made up of many different races. The Concord security administration is the top military and police authority of the Confederacy. Some human colonies have joined the Confederate Republic. It is undisputedly largest multi-racial organization of the galaxy.
(<) Free Trade Coalition (>) Commonly stealing riches and treasures from the UCS and those scattered around the universe, these deadly pirates are greedy and will even kill to get their hands on what they want. t they want. They're rogues, working with no other group. They are tricky and masters of disguise, hence their tricky name, which fools many victims into thinking that they are helpful.
(<) Ministry of Science (>) Sadly, the original founders of this group had their species wiped out due to an unknown cause. However some of the other species have not decided to let this group die. They hide within the shadows of an unknown planet and their goals are also unknown. They are highly advanced and in the past their whole goal was to achieve the best technology yet.
More may be added.
~{ Admin Information }~
Admins may create events, accept and decline CS's, and create new rules. The admins are:
~Hydreigons : Creator ~AlphaX10 : Friend of mine, helper ~WiFiKing42 : Friend of mine, helper ~soardlo : Friend of mine
More may be added, to become an admin you must follow the rules, be a good friend, and be active
Good luck, over and out. -
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vamking12
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| 28 Feb 2014 06:59 PM |
| Azerts will be added one day |
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| 28 Feb 2014 07:13 PM |
(Is the Ministry of Science like the Church of Scientology?)
[NAME]: Ian O'Malley [INVENTORY]: Iron sword, Plasma Cutter, 3 MREs [RACE]: Human [BIO]: N/A [PERSONALITY]: Quick to irritation, but also very forgiving. Loves to joke around, but is serious when things have to be done. Also is good at improvising. [POWER]: Terrakinesis (The ability to control patches of land.) [FACTION]: United Colonial Systems (The name "Systems" makes it sound like a corporation, instead of an interplanetary organization government thingy.)
"Take him to Detroit!" |
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AlphaX10
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| 28 Feb 2014 07:15 PM |
| (I'm not going to go rip off halo and take "united nations space command") |
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AlphaX10
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| 28 Feb 2014 07:15 PM |
| (Also, rejected because you're missing your appearance.) |
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| 28 Feb 2014 07:17 PM |
(United Colonies Treaty Organization. The successor to NATO.)
"Take him to Detroit!" |
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| 28 Feb 2014 07:19 PM |
| (Also, as a note, I'd like to have the Ministry of Science out of reach for now. I'm planning something for it in the future.) |
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| 28 Feb 2014 07:19 PM |
Here is the official chatroom. It was where we created the thread.
http://titanpad.com/StarboundRipOff |
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| 28 Feb 2014 07:20 PM |
(Oh. Whoops. Sorry, had to type some of it in by myself, stupid iPad. Y U NO HIGHLIGHT CORRECT?)
[APPEARANCE]: Of an average height and medium build, with short, black hair and brown eyes. Tanned skin tone and dry skin. Has a somewhat small mole on the lower left of his face, and a set of freckles directly beneath his left eye. |
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AlphaX10
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| 28 Feb 2014 07:20 PM |
| (I doubt that UCTO would be a good name.) |
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| 28 Feb 2014 07:24 PM |
One last thing;
http://www.incgamers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/starbound-2.jpg
That is the current size of our ships, with a little armored human inside. You get to upgrade it later on if you'd like, but currently it's only used for living, storage and decoration. It doesn't land either, you beam down from that little teleportation pad. |
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AlphaX10
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| 28 Feb 2014 07:30 PM |
~{ Character Sheet }~
[NAME]: Spectre [YEARS SERVICED]: 30 [GENDER]: F [APPEARANCE]: Spectre's chassis can be described as a levitating metallic rounded box with a glowing 'eye' that normally retains a light blue coloration. The chassis is a light grey with a thin vertical line that keeps the same color and glow as the 'eye', which is more of a projector or a light to others. This projector can fire different types of beams, the most notable being the gravity manipulation beam, which allows Spectre to interact with physical objects. Complex interactions, such as taking apart and disassembling objects can be performed with the gravity manipulation beam.
[RACE ~ Feel free to make your own if you do not like the pre-made ones]: AI Construct
[BIO]: Spectre was the shipboard AI for the UCNS Kale, which crashed on the planet before other human ships arrived at the planet. The UCNS Kale suffered a catastrophic impact from a large asteroid upon decelerating from FTL. All hands aboard perished in the resulting crash, only a few personnel were able to escape via the dropships that were docked in the hangar. Another little-known fact is that Spectre is unofficially the first sentient artificial intelligence created by humanity.
[PERSONALITY]: Spectre is a lively AI, she has a friendly persona and can make friends with others pretty well, but her trust is carefully placed. She is curious and an exploratory construct, going off to find little artifacts by herself at times.
[POWER ~ You do not know about it yet]: Adaptability, can sieze control of the most advanced mainframes in a few seconds. Spectre can also disassemble and reassemble mechanical objects in a split-second.
[FACTION]: Unaffiliated, formerly United Systems Navy |
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| 28 Feb 2014 07:31 PM |
[NAME]: Kyle Erden [AGE]: 43 [GENDER]: Male [APPEARANCE]: White skin with side-swept neat black hair. He has gentle brown eyes. He wears a very tight black spandex suit with black boots. [INVENTORY]: Iron sword, Plasma Cutter, 3 food items of your choice. [RACE ~ Feel free to make your own if you do not like the pre-made ones]: Human [BIO ~ Must explain why you are here, only if you're not a human]: [PERSONALITY]: Rude, short-tempered, serious, impatient. [POWER ~ You do not know about it yet]: TBA [FACTION]: Unaffiliated, just an explorer. |
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| 28 Feb 2014 07:32 PM |
| (Question: In this universe, are there a lot of AIs right now, or...?) |
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| 28 Feb 2014 07:33 PM |
| (AI's and robots are completely fine. I was even considering making a species for them. From Starbound.) |
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| 28 Feb 2014 07:34 PM |
| (Times like this, I wish I were a girl. Has anyone here read the book Cinder?) |
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| 28 Feb 2014 07:41 PM |
Auto-accepting myself due to being developed in the chat and reviewed already.
And cause YORA!
[NAME]: Unit 50267849386948, designated Sylar.
[AGE]: Created 200 years ago.
[GENDER]: Male
[APPEARANCE]: http://www.web-cyb.org/images/cyborg_1.jpg
[INVENTORY]: Iron sword, Plasma Cutter, 3 food items of your choice.
[RACE ~ Feel free to make your own if you do not like the pre-made ones]: Cybernetically enhanced humanoid structre [CEHS]
[BIO ~ Must explain why you are here, only if you're not a human]: Sylar searches the galaxy in search of technological advancement.
[PERSONALITY]: Compasionate, calm, collected, serves the greater good.
[POWER ~ You do not know about it yet]: Not a power, his mechanical side allows him to hack into and take over most if not all electronic devices and units.
[FACTION]: A free agent with goals similar to the ministry of science. |
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| 28 Feb 2014 07:44 PM |
(We start now. If you're a human, you're on your ship, nearing the planet. If you're not, you are either on the planet already or on your own ship getting there.) |
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| 28 Feb 2014 07:44 PM |
[NAME]: Desyatkov Potap Savelievich [AGE]: 45. [GENDER]: Believe it or not, male. [APPEARANCE]: Something like this dude: http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/images/thumb/e/e8/Cadian_Officer.png/250px-Cadian_Officer.png [INVENTORY]: Iron Sword, Plasma Cutter, and 3 sterotype military food rations. [RACE ~ Feel free to make your own if you do not like the pre-made ones]: A boring human. [BIO ~ Must explain why you are here, only if you're not a human]: [PERSONALITY]: Potap is usually a very calm man from years of being a freelancer. He will actually think of plans before doing actions. However, he is not afraid to hurt others to get what he wants, not exactly nice. If Potap doesn't want anything from you, he is generally "chill" with other people. He speaks with a Russian accent, as that is where his family comes from. [POWER ~ You do not know about it yet]: Biokinesis. [FACTION]: Free Trade Coalition, though acts more like a freelancer most of the time.
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| 28 Feb 2014 07:44 PM |
Name: Mer Age: 26 Gender: Male Appearance: He is a light green azert. The rarest color for them.he has three spikes coming out of head. And deep black eyes. And long fingers. He is 6'1 a little taller then average. Somewhat skinny. Six fingers. He wears a black cloak with a hood. Black gloves and green pants. And tan sandals. Inventory: Cake slugs and jerky. I rather be unarmed. Like all my other Azerts were. Bio: He lived in Zertaer the Azerts home planet. For most of his life. 22 years to be exact. Well he was always a person with a level of wanderlust, So he went here for his goal of seeing the universe. Personaity: As you see above his goal is too see the universe. So it's safe to He's a little unrealistic. He is very brave peron maybe a little too brave. He is a little loud. And cocky of his powers. Using a lot. Power: Never got that time to play with flashstep. Faction: He's by himself like all my characters in general.
( Hydre can please on your next Sci fi roleplay. Add azert as a generic race? This is third time I made one. By now you should know what one is. ) |
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AlphaX10
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| 28 Feb 2014 07:46 PM |
-Spectre-
I remorsefully looked at the wreckage of the Kale as I flew over the desolate ship, parts were strewn about over the meadow. It was nighttime on this side of the planet, I wondered when the others would arrive from Earth. |
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| 28 Feb 2014 07:48 PM |
| (Maybe. Anyways, it's fine if you don't have the sword, but we need the Plasma Cutter. And could you describe the Azert species again? You've done it before a lot, but some new joiners are coming and they may be curious what they are.) |
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| 28 Feb 2014 07:50 PM |
| Looking through the thick glass window, Kyle was anxious to get on there. His hands began to sweat as he held the wheel. The stars and nebulae around him looked amazing, he never thought he'd witness space travel himself. The ship began to slow down as it went from light speed to just very fast. The planet seemed to be the same colour as Earth, but it had more land than water. |
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