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 Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 11:05 am
From what I gathered the point is that we don't know any of that stuff. We just have people waking up on this ship. No one know where they are, why or how they got there.
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 11:15 am
Which is great.
But there's no physical description of the ship. Nowhere does it say that these things WILL be revealed. There's no real introduction to the rp to hook in rpers and give them an indication of what they should be doing.
If these things are indeed mysteries to be revealed, then they have to be forwarded in the roleplay's introduction so people KNOW that's the point of the rp and not just a big pile of plot holes sitting there.
When you're hosting a roleplay, you're writing a story that you're asking people to take part in. That means you still have to frame it AS a story so that people know what to do.
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 3:43 pm
Long, long ago Earth was slowly becoming a desolate, uninhabitable planet. And the Earthlings knew it. It was not only home to earthlings but to other intergalactic species as well. What cause such a massive decay of an entire planet? No one really knows. And although humans and aliens all banned together their technologies, not even that could save it. The damage was far too great, Earth and the people on it were doomed.
In knowing that they would not survive The Council, decided to instead find a different way for their spices and the knowledge they've collected through the generations, to survive.
A single massive ship was all they would have time for. A single Ark to harbor all of Earth's couture and knowledge and well as its' people, both native and extra terrestrial. However the trip through space would not allow any survivor's, their only hope was to send genetic samples of themselves up in space, where they would grow, and learn form the Artificial Intelligence built in the ship.
It took priceless years, but once all was in place, hundreds of people looked up to see the last survivors of their race sent out into the blackness of space.
Its been more then a thousand years since then and now the crew is awoken prematurely to face a threat to the ship, before their memories are complete.
Their mission:
They must come to terms with each other's differences, the dangers face beyond their ship, the realization that they are clones, and their ultimate destiny to save their race.
But do they have what it takes to make it home? Or will they allow their differences to destroy them.
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 4:12 pm
As noted, I should probably explain my idea a bit more.
Characters:
Name: (First name+ 1 # digit +1 Greek Letter)
I thought since they were clones, they would have nifty clone names. I also thought first names are a bit easer then last names, I stole this idea form the Movie "The Island." I thought it was cool! sweatdrop
Species: (Human/Alien cross breed/Other. ?)
I understand this maybe the most difficult since we all have seen so many different aliens, though out media. Personally I think it would have leveled the playing frield if they were all humans... But Also, wouldn't that have been a bit boring? Os If you like you can also be an alien.
Occupation: (Anything one would do on a ship...)
Here are some REALLY helpful hints that would help make the ship and RP flow better:
engineering
navigation
defense and weapons
computers and cybernetics
medicine/genetics
and communications
Abilities/Specialties: (Alien's may choose 1 ability with description. Humans may choose 5 Specialties.)
This one's being tossed out there for the alien's of the group!
I was thinking. 1 Power, that's overly simple: Strength maybe for engineering..., telepathy for communications.... for Med... like super hearing...? You get the point. Something that would better the ship as a whole.
Rank: ( Ensign, Lieutenant (junior grade), Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander, Commander and Captain)
Pick one...
Status: (Active/Inactive)
In the sleepy pod... or out of the sleepy pod...
Appearance: (Image accepted from any Sci-fi TV show. Or description is also accepted.)
Personality: (History is Omitted so personality is Very important!! )
like I said, you'll be able to gain snip-its of your Genetic Doner's history, but not much...It will be almost like a dream you can't quite remember.
So for personality. Go nuts... no really, living with a crazy person. How cool would that be! rofl More fun for them!
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 4:24 pm
I really hope some of that was cleared up. sweatdrop Sorry for all that confusion.
Now I have some questions for all of you.
I've noticed in the other rp's that we have the groups of people are fairy small....
Would you rather have Hundreds of people aboard this ship, Similar to Star Trek, Or a smaller Group similar to that of Firefly?
My idea: I like to have them in a smaller group for better interaction, (like we've seen in other RPs) However this will leave little to no room for NPCs, and we all know we have to send the red shirt out to die. sweatdrop
This answer will also effect the size of the ship. I envisioned a massive ship, meant to hold most of earth data... but thousands of years into the future... all that info could be held on the thumb drive... so the size of the ship isn't all that important for data, but more so the size of the crew.
I thought we could discuss this.
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 4:48 pm
Name: Ran4O Species: Human,biologically engineered to be a genius Occupation: navigation Abilities/Specialties: Very intelligent, can work with any computer system, can easily find flaws, and unbeatable at video games Rank: Lieutenant Commander Status: Active Appearance: Ran4OPersonality: Somewhat clueless about other people's emotions and thinks only in numbers. Unfortunately being only 12 when her feelings are hurt... their really hurt bad. Ran4O thinks most people are idiots.
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 4:49 pm
Here are some of my thoughts:
-I think that it should be just humans on the station aside from maybe some robotic help that kept the ship running while they were supposed to be asleep. But the ship could still have been built with alien help and of course they should run into aliens along the way.
-I think the ship should be huge, especially if looking to reboot the human race, plus if there are more pods on the ship that give more opportunity for people to join later. Just like Star Trek or any show that takes place where usally there are a good amount of people it should focus on the main cast (us the Rpers and use) and us the NPC as support.
-For the ship I think if it is huge it would be a good idea to have a very basic layout for it so people know where things are to avoid confusion .
-It sounds like you want every one to contribute maybe have people send you ideas for general some general story arcs so there will still be some surprises in the RP.
-As for their destination I think it would be best if the crew didn't know they were heading along with the RPers aside from the person(s) plotting that part of the story.
-And I know that this last one would take a lot of effort and organization, but maybe in the OCC thread (might be best to make a new one once details are hashed out) Keep a post reserved for Plot. Mostly just about the overall arc we're in so people know what has happened and where the story is headed.
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 5:13 pm
Thank you Mr Cho for all of those wonderful suggestions. I really like the idea of the robots and didn't think of it.
Also with the Massive ship: you are right. They DO need to repopulate... something like Earth... As well as the people so others can join in later. I'll have to work on that layout...
Question 2:
The ship. I thought, Similar to Andromeda (I've not seen much of the TV show) but hear that the ship is vital to the series. Would you like to implement something like this? She could be used as a RP character or and NPC. I say "SHE" because most ship are named after woman.
She could be the protagonist, and mother-like being who helps them on their way, as well as giving them essential plot points to help move the story along.
Or the antagonist: she's demanding, manipulative and could kill everyone on the ship and just make more, holding them all hostage until she get what she wants.. Again, Can be NPCed, into also moving the story forward.
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 5:18 pm
Oh I forgot to mention that in the post. I thought the AI/ship that has been keeping them alive/teaching them/waking them up should totally be one of the NPC it would be a great tool like up said to help the story along when it needs it.
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 3:16 pm
I'll give it a whirl. Name: Usher Eight Theta Species: Pure Human Occupation: Security Chief (I AM YOUR MR. WORF! scream ) Abilities/Specialties: ship security, expert in weapons and hand to hand combat, ship tactical officer, sports enthusiast, Rank: Lieutenant Commander Status: Active Appearance:  Personality: degree of paranoia due to job, very strict about rules, doesn't care if you're human or alien if you follow the rules, stiff and formal even in social situations, convinced that Ran40 shouldn't be involved in ship's operations due to her age no matter how smart she is
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 6:52 pm
Update: 2nd Post in RP thread. Has new info.
Special Thanks to Mr. Cho for his assistance and input. Thanks again!
Look forward to Rping with you all.
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Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 3:54 pm
Where are they headed. New earth or Old earth? I don't know yet. And the point is not the outcome but the journey they take.
So for now, I'd like to call it "Home".
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Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 5:03 pm
Mr. Cho is the man behind the Next storyline.
New Genesis will be in search for, food, and supplies.
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Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 6:59 pm
I will be joining this once I have the time.
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Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 12:45 pm
Name: Doctor Jackson Gender: Male Species: Human Occupation: Medical specialist Abilities/Specialties: First aid, Medical knowledge, specializing in Neurology Rank: Chief Medical Officer Status: Head of the staff of the Medical Center Appearance: Personality: As yet, unknown.
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