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I recently saw the films Aliens and Carpenter's The Thing within days of each other- and it has given me an idea for an RP-


The classic setup...
A lone derelict ship from decades past (perhaps centuries?) wanders through space. A FT/NFT nation scout/exploration/lone military ship spots the derelict and sends a boarding party- from there the story is malleable but the basic plot is- a Flood/Zerg/Alien/Thing/Tyranoid like race is actually aboard the derelict. Some how one of the members of the boarding party gets infected and, when brought back aboard the main ship, releases the alien, which grow secretly in number among the engine rooms. Finally there is a war on board the ship between the remaining humans and the aliens...
I would only need two other FT/NFT nations for this RP, one to be the initial finders of the derelict and the other to answer the inevitable distress calls that will result when the alien infection spreads. I am completely open to losing the battle, and while the alien race will be strong it wont be godmoddish. If i win and infect the entire ship, this alien race will become my nation- perhaps we could then RP the infection of a colony planet. If i lose, it will have been a good game, no hard feelings.
I have not worked out the specifics of what the aliens will look like/fight/reproduce but expect a combination of Alien/Zerg/ and (Halo) Flood.
Anyone interested?

I'd RP the rescuers.

sounds interesting.

I used to play 40k and spacehulk so i know all about Tyranids.

I like the Aliens films as well.

I'm sure a new kirusuban merchant ship could be the finders and victims of the story :)

I'll play as the aliens. I'm fairly good at RPing the evil hybrid/alien/bug race, so I'll come up with something.

Actually, I was going to RP as the aliens, but you're welcome to RP the rescuers or characters aboard the ship
If you have any suggestions for a 'bug' race, lemme know. You could also RP as the somewhat insane AI system of the derelict, who, while he/it wont have a combat role, will play a large part in the exposition of how the race reproduces/fights ect ect. That way youd have some creative control of the aliens and their background

the way tyranid genestealers work is they implant a person with their genome. any children that person may have will also have tyranid dna and their parents will become part of the hive mind.

its a long term process so I think the 'alien' approach would be better and a lot quicker to rp.

Thats the way Im gonna do it, I dont know too much about Warhammer, just that the Tyranids are somewhat like the Zerg or Aliens

See http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=468454

If it's al right I'd like to play a corrupt group of scientists trying to smuggle the creature out.

Sure, just talk to whomever finds the Derelict, as the scientists would have to be part of their nation.

I'm going to be treating this like the OOC thread of this Infection RP.


I'd just like a small reply about whether or not you'll allow the remaining portion of the Ripley that I'm towing into a star to actually be towed into a star.

Then I'll make an IC post.

The remaining part of the Ripley is yours to do what you like. I would just like to point out that it is the engines that you are pulling, and they are pushing away from the sun... they are pretty big engines too. But if you have a tractor beam powerful enough, and you want to- go ahead

Sorry, but the thread's closed

Sorry for not posting after asking to, I had an unexpected absence and couldn't get to the computer for a week. I think it might just be easiest just to drop out, as I haven't made an IC post in all 6 pages of the IC thread.