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Dune RP

Urukku
13-12-2004, 22:54
Is anyone interested in an RP set in the universe of Frank Herbert's Dune? As of right now, I don't have too many details, and I am open to ideas, but I would like to stick as closely as possible to the Dune of the novels. So far, I am only requiring that you have read Dune and are willing to engage in some decent RPing.

Anyone who fits those requirements can join, but people who have a very good knowledge of Dune are absolutely needed.
Urukku
13-12-2004, 23:50
bump
FinalFantasyX55
13-12-2004, 23:59
Ive never heard of Dune. Any good?
Camel Eaters
14-12-2004, 00:01
Dude I always wanted to do a Fremen water thief clan war. That sound good? Or at the very least when they're training to ride Shai-Hulud. I really have to play a Fremen.
Urukku
14-12-2004, 01:08
OK, a fremen thing could be cool. We just need to get more people and see what their ideas are too.

And yes, Dune is a really good book, which spawned the world's first RTS (Dune II), another pretty good RTS (Emperor), two movies, five sequels, and six prequels which have gotten progressively worse.

and bump
FinalFantasyX55
14-12-2004, 01:55
OK, a fremen thing could be cool. We just need to get more people and see what their ideas are too.

And yes, Dune is a really good book, which spawned the world's first RTS (Dune II), another pretty good RTS (Emperor), two movies, five sequels, and six prequels which have gotten progressively worse.

and bump

K ill look for it ;)
Muru
14-12-2004, 01:56
Could I be one of the houses minor?
Camel Eaters
14-12-2004, 02:00
Like Ix? That house rocks. Someone has to do Benne Jesuit. Someone who knows alot about Dune. I don't want a n00b taking on their role either. You need a good quality RPer for this sort of intricacy.
Pantera
14-12-2004, 02:03
I would like to get in, but sadly Im cught up in a few other things that I can't drop. Dune is utterly badass.

Bene Gesserit? Instead of Jesuit?

I'll be reading, though, so do a good job ;)

There are a number of very fun Mu*'s loosely based on Dune and the worlds of D&D's DarkSun, which is similar. Give me a telegram if you're interested and I'll provide you with the link.
Camel Eaters
14-12-2004, 02:06
Goddamn. Because the Benne Gesserit are so based off of Catholicism I often mess up the Gesserit and Jesuit part. Zensuuni Wanderers are awesome.
Urukku
14-12-2004, 04:02
Actually, I don't know that the Ix are really a House Minor. Bene Gesserit, Ix, and the Tleilaxu are separate organizations, not really Houses.

As a matter of fact, I'm not exactly sure what the Houses Minor do in Dune aside from serving as the "planet-bound entrepeneur class." They really don't get a big mention in any of the books I've read, and I haven't had much chance to look at the Dune Encyclopedia.

Anywho,
Muru, if you mean that you want to play as Bene Gesserit, Ixian, or Tleilaxu, that should be ok. If you intend to play as an actual House Minor as the glossary defines it, that's fine too, I just want to know specifics.


I think a Fremen clan war might be a good basis for the story, so, unless there are any fervent objections, that'll be the very basic storyline. You may claim a House or a Sietch, as long as you tie them into the rest of the storyline. As I see it, we probably need at least one Great House and two sietches to have a bare minimum of players. More are always welcome.
Mauiwowee
14-12-2004, 04:19
This idea rocks!!!

I'd love to RP either the Spacers Guild or House Harkonen, tell me which you'd rather I did.

Edit: I must add that other than Dune and Children of Dune, I've not read the other books.
Camel Eaters
14-12-2004, 04:32
Alright I'd like to RP Sietch Tur'kal. They practice Fremen Kempo, they have the usual crysknives and kindjal combo, you know regular Fremen. Except several of the girls were at Sietch Tbyr and met Paul's little sister. From her they learned some Bene Gesserit witchery and are greatly revered amongst the local Sietchs. They've begun teaching the rest of their Sietch warriors Bene Gesserit tricks.
Ageaol
14-12-2004, 04:37
This is a pretty cool idea. Which book are you going to base this on because there are several dune books. I'll probably play the Guild. Does it have to follow the book exactly and have the Kwisatz Haderach/Muad'Dib and the Fremen beat all the other guys?
Camel Eaters
14-12-2004, 04:40
I think this is more of a sidestory thing.
Urukku
14-12-2004, 20:21
I'd rather that Muad'Dib not play a major role. If we have him at all, he'll probably still be just a sidenote at this point.

Mauiwowee - House Harkonnen
Ageaol - Guild
Camel Eaters - Sietch Tur'kal
Me - House Corrino, unless someone has an objection or we need another Sietch.

I'd like to put the timeframe at early- or pre-Dune - before Muad'Dib became the unquestioned ruler of the fremen, but not too much. Possibly near the change of fief between the Atreides and Harkonnen.
Urukku
15-12-2004, 03:38
bump
Ysabol
15-12-2004, 04:04
I would love to be able to play this. However, I have a problem. I am new to nationstates; I've only been playing for a week.
I would still like to ask to be able to join in this - I own all the Dune novels, the first ones by Frank, and the second set by Brian. I'm still working on getting through the second set, as Brian isn't as good as his father. The Dune series is my favorite book series of all time in the Science Fiction catagory.

I would be interested in playing either The Bene Geserrit, House Atreides, maybe the Tleixlu, something like that.

Oh. Ix IS one of the houses, it explains in one of Brian's books.
Urukku
15-12-2004, 04:27
Right, Ix is controlled by House Vernius. My point was that Ix wasn't a House Minor. Ysabol, you can join in if you wish, as long as you're up for decent RP - but, judging by your post, you're not a n00b. As long as you aren't planning pwnz0r the rest of us with n00ks, you should be ok.

Depending on the timeframe we decide upon, House Atreides may or may not still exist. Bene Gesserit or Tleilaxu should be alright, but we really have to get organized and come up with a basic outline for the RP before we finalize anything.
Ysabol
15-12-2004, 04:35
Ysabol, you can join in if you wish, as long as you're up for decent RP - but, judging by your post, you're not a n00b. As long as you aren't planning pwnz0r the rest of us with n00ks, you should be ok.

Thank you very much. I'm not new to RP, only Nation States. I don't know how good I will be, but I can try. I would prefer to be Bene Gesserit, but if you need me to be someone else, I can do that. If you want to add in someone really fun, add in the Honored Matres, lol.

If you're going to have House harkonnen, you might as well have House Atreides. Depending on what time period you decide to do, you could even go back to the time Paul's Grandfather and Baron Harkonne's father had the whole war over kanly thing...but I'm supposing you want to set this RP on dune itself, so that may not be a good idea.
Ysabol
15-12-2004, 04:36
Oh, i forgot to say; don't worry, i don't pOwn anyone :) I'm not "into" that whole l33t thing.
Camel Eaters
15-12-2004, 04:42
Okay random Benne Gesserit has been teaching the girls of Sietch Tur'kal. You know a prospector that came down with the original folk.
Urukku
15-12-2004, 04:45
Hmmm... maybe we'll set it right at the change-of-fief that originally gave Arrakis to the Atreides... like the clan fighting between the Sietches gets so bad it interferes with Spice production.

Okay random Benne Gesserit has been teaching the girls of Sietch Tur'kal. You know a prospector that came down with the original folk.

Sure

Oh, i forgot to say; don't worry, i don't pOwn anyone I'm not "into" that whole 1313 thing.

tehn u r teh sux0r. ;)
Ysabol
15-12-2004, 04:48
tehn u r teh sux0r. ;)

Ph33r my non-knowledge. ;)
Mauiwowee
15-12-2004, 06:26
I think it would be best to set the stage at a period just a year or so (maybe a little more, maybe a little less) before House Attredies took over Dune from the Harkonens and RP around a Seitch "war" that disrupts spice flow - a problem that would get the notice of the Emporer and all the Great Houses, including Attriedes, let it be one of the issues that led to the "plan" to install House Attredies on Arrakas and remove the Harkonens and that gave Duke Leto enough power that it scared the emperor so he had to come up with the conspiracy described in the original Dune novel.
Monocanjh
15-12-2004, 07:52
I would like to play House Moritani plz plz plz :P. My favorite house.
P3X1299
15-12-2004, 08:02
Don't with lasguns and Holtzman shields. ;) They go boom.

This looks interesting. Consider it tagged.
Gelfland
15-12-2004, 08:03
i'd like to be the Bene Tleilax, if you don't mind.
Mauiwowee
15-12-2004, 16:46
i'd like to be the Bene Tleilax, if you don't mind.

OOC: Just curious Gelfland, where did you get your name from? I instantly thought of "The Dark Crystal" when I saw your name and heard Augra in my head saying "Gelfling, there are no more Gelflings."
Crystal Palais
15-12-2004, 17:39
Hmm, this looks promising, and I've always enjoyed Dune... but it seems everyone's siding with the Fremen here, or the houses that have smaller rules (though more integral in some ways and more flexible).

Not that this is a bad thing, of course. But someone has to be the bad guy.

Write me in for a spot with the Harkonnen - it would be quite entertaining to end up on their side. Or the fat man himself.
Urukku
15-12-2004, 22:07
Write me in for a spot with the Harkonnen - it would be quite entertaining to end up on their side. Or the fat man himself.

Only problem is Mauiwowee is slated for House Harkonnen. You may wish to play a different House, although it might be possible to divide House Harkonnen between two players, as Rabban on Arrakis and the Baron on Giedi Prime.

i'd like to be the Bene Tleilax, if you don't mind.

I would like to play House Moritani plz plz plz :P. My favorite house.

Sure, as long as you can work them into the story.

I think it would be best to set the stage at a period just a year or so (maybe a little more, maybe a little less) before House Attredies took over Dune from the Harkonens and RP around a Seitch "war" that disrupts spice flow - a problem that would get the notice of the Emporer and all the Great Houses, including Attriedes, let it be one of the issues that led to the "plan" to install House Attredies on Arrakas and remove the Harkonens and that gave Duke Leto enough power that it scared the emperor so he had to come up with the conspiracy described in the original Dune novel.

My sentiments exactly.

We still need someone to play as House Atreides and a second Sietch to perform the proposed scenario.
Urukku
15-12-2004, 22:46
Bump
Urukku
16-12-2004, 00:39
Bump
Camel Eaters
16-12-2004, 01:00
Damn who would make a good second Sietch.
No endorse
16-12-2004, 01:18
TAG! I love DUNE, and will watch this with interest.
Urukku
16-12-2004, 02:12
Damn who would make a good second Sietch.

I'd try for it, but I'd much rather enjoy playing as one of the nobility. I have some friends who've read Dune. I can check if they're interested.

Also, this site has some pretty cool Dune-related stuff, so if you've got the spare time, it might make for some good reading: http://www.dune3.net/guides/protocol.txt
Five Civilized Nations
16-12-2004, 02:28
This is very interesting...

By the way, the Ixian house is House Vernius...

Anyways, I want to play either as House Atreides or as House Ginaz (aka the training school of the Swordmasters of Ginaz)...

By the way, this RP should be in NationStates not in International Incidents...
Urukku
16-12-2004, 02:36
This is very interesting...

By the way, the Ixian house is House Vernius...

Anyways, I want to play either as House Atreides or as House Ginaz (aka the training school of the Swordmasters of Ginaz)...

By the way, this RP should be in NationStates not in International Incidents...


You can be House Atreides... then we'll only need another Sietch. And Why NS instead of II? I'm not too sure of the difference except that NS is a bit more respected, I think.
Urukku
16-12-2004, 03:09
B to da izz-Ump!
Camel Eaters
16-12-2004, 03:13
You may have to do the other sietch.
Urukku
16-12-2004, 03:28
Yeah, but I'll give it another day or two to see if anyone else is willing. Then we'll start working out the details.
Mauiwowee
16-12-2004, 03:32
You may have to do the other sietch.

Do we really need another sietch, how about if a sietch tried to sabatoge the water supply that fed Raban and his Harkonen's inside the shield wall and while mining and Raban decided to attack them in some way. He was pretty good at doing things his own way as I recall and then catching hell from the Baron for doing so. Then again, 2 sietch's warring would be good, maybe even a legion of Saduker (sp?) from the emperor.
Ysabol
16-12-2004, 04:29
I still want to play the Bene Geserrit, but if House Atreides or another Seitch is needed, I guess I could switch, IF you all really need me to. I'd probably be best as The bene Geserrit though, as they were always my favorite character. I'd love to be able to play their base from the planet Chapterhouse (their no-planet.)
Camel Eaters
16-12-2004, 04:37
Yeah Sardukar would be awesome.
Five Civilized Nations
16-12-2004, 06:32
You can be House Atreides... then we'll only need another Sietch. And Why NS instead of II? I'm not too sure of the difference except that NS is a bit more respected, I think.

International Incidents is for modern/near-modern-tech RPs, while NationStates is for everything else (i.e. future-tech, fantasy, medieval, etc...)
Urukku
16-12-2004, 20:07
Oh, ok. I've been playing this game as one nation or another for almost a year now, you'd think I'd have figured that out.

As of right now, we only need a second sietch. If worst comes to worst, I will play as the second sietch. As for the Sardaukar (definitely spelled correctly), it is my understanding that they are not employed very frequently, so they probably wouldn't get involved unless spice production was severely impeded.

Since NS is the more fantasy/sci-fi oriented forum, I suppose I shall open up a recruiting thread there to see if we can pick up additional players.

The current playerlist stands at:
Five Civilized Nations: House Atreides
Mauiwowee (and Crystal Palais?): House Harkonnen
Monocanjh: House Moritani
Ageaol: Spacing Guild
Ysabol: Bene Gesserit
Gelfland: Bene Tleilax
Camel Eaters: Sietch Tur'kal
Urukku: House Corrino (but may play as a Fremen Sietch if necessary)

The New Sign-Up Thread will be at http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=382005