Battlestar Galactica RPG
OOC:Based on the new Mini Series which I just saw and though was amazing
Post to that I had an idea for a RPG based on the series set in the first 48hrs leading up to the devestating Cylon assault on the twelve colonies of man this is a open RPG and anyone can sign up i'll start us off with a little background info
22/12/2003
Caprica city
Presidents residence
The aide walked in holding a piece of paper there was a urgency in his step he rounded the corner of the sun parched outside wall leading to the Presidents room the paper in his hand held the most historic information in mankinds history
"Mr President" said the aide
"yes" replied the President as he looked over the top of the paper he was reading
"Deep space one has picked up something near the Cryptus nebula a ship that matches Cylon silouettes" replied the aide
"Attack force?................why wasnt I notified the Ga........." He was cut off mid sentence
"Its a single Basestar sir they are broadcasting a single continous message" replied the aide as he handed the President the piece of paper
"What the............" replied the President
"they want peace" replied the aide a emotional look in his eye
"that they do" replied the President "Covene the cabinet and prepare to address the colonies"
Vyper mk2s were lined up in rows in the bays on board the Caprica defence station pilots milled around played cards and smoked issue cigarettes whilst the mechanics checked their craft outside three emmense Caprica class battlestars were docked to the fleet yards in orbit being retro fitted with the ADF system invented by Dr Gaius Baltar the prominant Caprican scientist designed to take tactical decisons away from the warrior and automate all systems aboard the colonial militaries Battlestars favoured by the New Generation hated by the old guard
"You hear the latest the Cylons want peace parked a basestar near the Cryptus nebula been transmitting a signal for 10hrs straight now" said Captain Jonas "Cougar" Venrickson
"Cylons want peace pah! sounds like a ruse my pa saids that Cylons dont make peace they break peace" replied Tychus Johnson a tech that worked on Cougar's Vyper
Jonas shrugged his shoulders and looked back down at his paper
"Then explain this hotshot" replied Cougar
he read from the paper
"The Cylon delegation sheduled to meet the colony cabinet 48hrs from now has pledged to return previously contested worlds in the Cryptus and Typhon Ragnar secundus sector to colonial control calling this a new era of peace and prosperity between the human race and the Cylon empire"
Tychus turned on his heel and sat down on the crate
"Just sounds to good to be true" he replied
The Vyper patrol gold squadron was on routine patrol out near the X7 asteroid belt near Geminon the 7 Vyper squadron flew in a standard staggered formation group captain Christopher "Tomcat" Valus made his final sweep of the belt and looked at his scanner
"Nothing" he said to himself
"Gold leader to Gold Squadron make a final sweep then return to the Pegasus its dead out here but it doesnt hurt to check one more time"
"roger that Gold leader" said the squad in unison
"Wait!" said Gold 3
"I have a huge block reading on the scanner 3 Klicks out near the largest rock my god its huge" she said
"I have nothing on my scanner you sure its not the magnetics out here 3" replied Chris
"No thats a definate comfirmed contact sir" she replied
Wingman Kristina "Kit" kamas looked at her scanner as the boundaries of the reading expanded
"Sir permission to check that reading"
Chris contemplated the request and weighed up the odds it could be a Cylon delegation and spooking them could be the worst thing but the armistice station was out near the expanse not here near Geminon he opened a channel
static
he checked again
static
"This is gold leader switch to another band whoevers out there is jamming us"
"Gold 2 to gold leader contacts numbering thirteen incoming!"
"Feldercarp" said Chris to himself
Thirteen Cylon raiders came down on them on board targetting systems coated the Vypers in firing solutions they opened fire missiles streaked in from every direction Gold 5 and 3 vanished in a ball of fire
"Make weapons hot break and return fire" yelled chris
the vypers slammed on their engines and broke formation and engaged the raiders
Further skirmishs were breaking out all over colonial border space on the colonies the overtures of peace continued
The Cylon raiders were closing fast and a lot of the missile fire was going wide somehow the Cylons had jammed their targetting systems and were scrambling the missile guidance to hell
as the two groups danced their tango of death in the KT7 asteroid belt a Cylon basestar skirted around the outside a emmense star shaped craft over 50km long armed with weapons that could reduce cities to smoldering ruins from high orbit it distorged twenty eight more Raiders into the asteroid belt and jumped to its forward staging post its target Geminon
"Feldercarp I cant get a lock leader my scanners all over the place" yelled Gold 7 over the din of gunfire
Chris was currently hugging the tail end of a Cylon raider he squeezed the trigger of his guns and the Cylon disintagrated in a ball of flame
"So guns are the solution" he said to himself
"Gold 2 to Gold leader im getting twenty eight more contacts only a suggestion but shouldnt we haul ass back to the Pegasus?"
Chris contemplated the order to retreat even before this mess began he swerved his Vyper around and hit the turbo's as the last 4 remaining members of gold squad retreated
but the Cylons didnt
Caprica city
07:30hrs 6 hours to attack
The Cylon agent thought and felt like any other Cylon had the basic makeup of a centurion but was more than Cylon a select few had evolved to more than human state artificial tissue had been grown and cultivated and machine conciciousness downloaded into them
Number12 designation sabotage unit had been planted at the Caprican west missile silo's located in the agri districts of the north continent he observed and watched and occasionally downloaded his conciousness into the systems he learned the ADF and found its flaws he knew that one attack on the system would knock out all defences on the planet and that would help more than ever he relished the though of humans being vapourised by high yield nukes before they could lift a gun before they could fire a shot and him it wouldnt make a difference to him as long as his mission for the Empire was complete
"By your command" he said
His latest mission directives were downloaded he was to link himself to the ADF at 0:00 hrs knock out the codes to the warheads and then spread to the power and guidance conduits of the battlestars in orbit launch tubes would be knocked out and fighter launches would be impossible the humans would be like Lambs flailing in the jaws of the wolf as death came closer
Number 12 then closed his eyes and sent covert messages to the attack force 70 miles outside Caprican territory near the Cryptus nebula
"Battlestar Pegasus to Gold squadron" said the Comms officer
"Battlestar Pegasus to gold leader come in" repeated the officer
she shook her head
Commander Chiswell walked away from the map table and paced the bridge Colonel Maxwell his XO looked on and plumped up to ask a question
"Gold squad has been gone for 6 hours now on a routine recon sweep of KT7 now the reasons for the late return are two the first one could be that they got lost the magnetics scrambled the Nav systems the second that their under attack" said Maxwell
"Under attack by whom? remember Maxwell we have no enemies anymore we're about to shake hands with the devil Maxwell and im stuck out here observing space rock!" replied Chiswell
"You think the peace is a ruse then?" replied Maxwell
"Yes I do to put it frankly" replied Chiswell
"Think about it the Cylons have been confined to their space their numbers have been dramatically low for years since the end of the war 40 years ago not a single Cylon vessel has been spotted near the colonial border and all of a sudden three no four basestars have..........."his voice trailed off as the terrible realisation sunk in
Him and Maxwell ran for the map table and laid out the maps
"Base star 1 has been sighted near the Cryptus Nebula near Caprica base star 2 near KT 7 Geminon space Base star 3 near Piscean and Base star 4 near Virgonon oh hell this could be very bad!" said Chiswell his british accent thick
"And a fifth base star at the armistace conference at the Expanse" replied Maxwell
"Commander Chiswell Gold squad coming in they have company" yelled a Comms officer
"how many!" replied Maxwell
"4 survivors and a unknown contact numbering 38" replied the comms officer
"Sensors confirm 4 colonial signatures and 38 unknown no wait! silouettes match Cylon fighters in pursuit of Gold squadron ETA 3 mins" yelled the Sensors officer
"So we were right" said Chiswell
"It would appear so Commander" replied Maxwell
"Put my ship on alert status condition red launch all remaining Vypers"Ordered Chiswell
The remains of gold squad limped back home Cylons ht on their heels
"Push the engines squad homes in sight" said Chris
"I see it a Battlestar never looked so beautiful" repiled Gold 2
the Cylons got close again and a flurry of laser fire streaked by then the unleashed their missiles half at the Vyper bays on the Pegasus and half at the Battlestar then broke with a deafening scream that sounded like a siren wailing squadron into two halves one went high one went low as the missiles streaked on towards the battlestar
They fired a hail of laser fire as they came up beneath Gold squadron gold 4 and gold 6 disappeared in a ball of flame
Meanwhile the Pegasus distorged its Vypers 70 got out before eight missiles impacted with the launch bays severing the left bay from the ship the launch bays decompressed and bodies flew out into space
OOC(Theres only so far a person can go alone i need players im gonna play Colonial commanding the Galactica I need somebody to command the stricken Pegasus somebody to play Cylons and somebody to play the pilots on board the battlestars
If you wish to play a pilot just post
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"lock down bulkheads leading to the left Starboard launch bays!" ordered Chiswell as he picked himself up
"We're listing badly sir gravity has been knocked on on decks 4-5-6 power is a problem we cant get any more Vypers out sir fires are gutting the right hand launch tubes too" replied Maxwell
"Tell the Vypers to engage the enemy status on FTL drives?" ordered Chiswell
"Knocked out sir but repairable repair crews are en route to the area" said the FTL officer
"Weapons?" replied Chiswell
"Flak blasters on our exposed side are operable but with the fires in the proximity its doubtable we'll be able to re-arm them" shouted the Weapons officer
"re align flak batteries 2-4 and heavy blasters get torpedos in the tubes with EMP warheads" but dont fire them until the FTL drives are online as soon as they are Jump us outta here to the Expanse and the Armistace conference im gonna destroy that base star before it can take out the Cabinet"
"Incoming Ordinance" yelled the sensors officer
Three missiles slammed into the pegasus triggering ammo to explode and smashing a huge chuck out of the engine drive casing
Sparks caused the Weapons officer to be electrocuted he died instantly others were injured Chiswell picked himself up again
"Report!" yelled Chiswell
"Engines offline FTL drive destroyed we're not going anywhere" said the FTL officer
"Incoming signature!" shouted the Sensors officer
"CYLON BASESTAR!" he yelled
"Basestar is launching more fighters 38 no 40 no 50 contacts inbound" added the sensors officer
"They mean to finish us!" said Maxwell
"And you join us at the expanse armistace station as we beam the first live pictures of the Peace conference between the Cylon Empire and the Colonial worlds President Aldrin has been in constant contact with the Cylon delegation from the base star you see outside now the last time a human saw you see him at the table with Domestic affairs minister Laura Roslin and Foriegn policy Minister John Styker and Kobol priest Lauren Kalmana plus Represenatives from Geminon Virgonon and Piscian this peace has been a long time coming with a seed of distrust and discontent even now we have been in contact with the colony worlds for hours now and as you see scenes of celebration in Caprica city and the worlds of Virgonon and Geminon thousands of people ushering in a new era of peace and prosperity we have just got word that the base star has moved and is coming towards the station all fighters except the Colonial one escort have jumped out system we take you live now outside the station"
"Yes the Cylon Basestar is wait launching something they appear to be fighters loads of fi............................."
WE APPLOGISE FOR THE LOSS OF PICTURE AND ARE DOING EVERYTHING TO RESTORE THE PICTURE!
colonial news network
"Commander!"
"Yes?" replied Adama as he read the maps on the map tables
"We have lost contact with the Armistace station out near the expanse the picture hasnt cleared yet but we assume that the Cylons have gone back on their word" replied Colonel Tai XO of the Galactica
Commander Jack "Husker" Adama looked up and gestured for the comms officer to switch on the civilian networks all looked normal at home then he listened a bit closer
"The armistace station has been out of contact for four hours now no word has been heard from Colonial one and officials are at question as to upgrade alert status across the colonies can we assume that the Cylons have gone against their word?" said the newscaster
"Have we had any messages to join the Caprica battlegroup?" said Adama
the young communications officer a Geminon woman aged 23 scanned the frequencies
"No sir" she replied
Tai and Adama looked at each other then back at the screen
"FTL officer make all haste for home!" ordered Adama
Number 12 prepared himself for his mission he walked along the corridors of the silo's to everybody he looked like a normal tech he stopped at the door marked ADF C and C when he walked in two Colonial warriors sat at consoles monitoring the broadcasts that were being sent via the colonial news it was over quickly he shot both of them with a silenced Blaster removed their corpse's and hid them
he then uplinked with the ADF system and started to disable the key installations the Ragnar in orbit the Caprica defence station and the Caprica pride all their systems were being corrupted one by one then he started on the AAA batteries the anti missile systems the Vyper guidance systems on the ground then the Caprica City power grid
In orbit a Cylon basestar jumped in it posistioned itself in orbit
"Power cuts are detected in city sectors 1 through to three and outskirts the authorities plead for calm as this crisis unfolds breaking news a Cylon basestar has been detected in orbit military sources are confirming that the ADF has malfuntioned and is not working AAA defences are offline missile launches detected in high orbit Geminon and Virgonon have detected Basestars"
the info bar at the bottom of the screen changed
"CYLON ATTACK IMMENENT CIVIL DEFENCE MEASURES IN ACTION"
"we now join our reporter in Caprica city"
"Its panic and anarchy as everybody is scurring for cover the city is in complete darkness we dont know when the cylons will strike but all we know is that this has taken us completely by surprise the lack of our military response indicates that either they are gone or that the ADF is dead gods of Kobol a flash a white.................."
the line went dead
"Caprica city Caprica city? Authorities have just confirmed..................."
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