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Galactic section 375 of Milky Way Galaxy, a previously empty section of space, mainly traveled through to get to more intresting sections of space, it holds some strategic value, but not enough to warrent the full time occupation of said space. The occasional spy satelite stands in orbit keeping an eye out for anything that might warrent its government's attention, but aside from the occasional movement of fleets, trading, civilian, military, or otherwise, its mostly quiet and peaceful.

Sensors pick up something unusual, unusual in the sense, that there is no logical explaination for it.

A storm that can only be described as anomalous comes up out of nowhere, blinding all sensors, lasts for a full day, and disappears. That in itself wouldn't be cause for more than scientific curiosity of a few scientists, the real puzzler is that once Sensors are regained after the storm leaves, there is now a Star and entire system of planets where once there was none.

Three planets, one large and gaseous, full of some rare gases that are of value to the right persons, it is farthest from the Star and is as large as Neptune. Its gases appear to be Red. Closest to the str is a small world, uninhabitable by most forms of organic life, due to the extreme heat of the star, but its also full of many valuble metals and gemstones.

In between the two, almost like the middle child, is a world with an atmosphere, like that of earth, and similar, yet diffrent wild life It has many similar products, like Gold, Silver, Diamonds, Iron, Copper, and most everything else one could think of to find on such a planet.

Certainly, with this strange new addition, the strategic value of this system has gone up considerably, enough to consider racing to the system to get it before anyone else does. However, following the trailing edges of the strange storm, is a small ship that lands on middle world.

Seemingly unrelated, fortune tellers, psychics, prophets, and others claiming to have strange connections to mystic and unexplainible things tell of a dark foreboding to come, something terrible, that once done, cannot be undone. What is to come, what is to happen, only time will tell.
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So, this is two threads in one, the FT version of a land grab, I hope, and towards the middle, it takes on a fantasy twist, when the reason why it is named Dark Ressurection becomes clear. The system is meaningless to me, and can be fought over as much as you wish. As was stated above, this section of space was mostly just a place that was just flown through, littered with the occasional Spy satelite keeping tabs on just who flies through, incase something intresting happens, like this.

If you think you already know why, then mention nothing of it, so that those who don't, can be surprised later. To you I say, its going to be diffrent this time, and not quite what you remember, not so, over the top.

So, post with your fleet information, the ships you plan on bringing if you want to try and stake your claim over the system.

Or, simply post with your individual character information if you want to hunt down the passengers of that ship, and find out just what their up to.

IC thread!: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=13314188#post13314188

Current participants:
The Ministry Of Shadow
A surprise player not to be revealed until the proper point in time.
Balrogga,
The Novus
Chronosia
The Andermani
EmeriKa
Solar Communes

I will be participating at some point. The land would not interest me but from a scientific point of view I might be interested in the storm and the appearance of the planets. The ship might or might not, depends if they have candy for me when I arrive.


Where is the IC Thread since this is labled Signup/OOC? You might want to provide a link when you get a chance.

I am sending a Cruiser to investigate the system and two frigates for an escort, just in case.

Or when I create it, and, you don't want their candy, it poisons the mind. If somebody were to be a pure mind without a body, it could be potentially Fatal for them.

Not that there won't be other, interesting, objects.

As a side note:

Due to the approaching holidays, I will delay and/or take it slow with the IC thread, at least until the 26th.

Now, later today, I will be making the actual IC thread, and then making two notes of it in this thread. One will be edited into the first post, the second will be a post of its own in here.

I am also interested. The Novus would be on that, no doubt.

Well, if your bringing a fleet, post the specs. You know, number of ships, types, all that other good stuff. If you have a few characters in mind to chase my characters on the middle planet's surface, then post their info, you know, name, Rank, age, anything else that might be interesting about them, especially keeping in mind the second half that will be partly fantasy, like, are they Jedi, Sith, something equally or more devestating.

I'm in. We have an interest in dark happenings and imperialism. This system will belong to Chaos :D

We certainly have more devestating talents than Sith or Jedi. Such petty disciplines are beneath us.

I'd say I would have six ships max. A carrier, two heavy cruisers, a destroyer, a cruiser, and a frigate.

I'm in. We have an interest in dark happenings and imperialism. This system will belong to Chaos :D

We certainly have more devestating talents than Sith or Jedi. Such petty disciplines are beneath us.

Glad to have ya in man. So, Fleet info? Character info? Something? please?

OOC: Would this section of the Milky Way be located somewhere in the middle of the way between Sol and Gliese 581? If yes I would be interested, though the fleet (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=545871) that would stumble there is totally obsolete by most FT standards.

IC Thread now up here!: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=13314188#post13314188

I'll send a Cruiser or something and do my thing.

Your in! I'll probably close sign-up monday.

Coolness.

There is an IC thread up ad running if you decide to go ahead and jump on the chance to be first other than me to get in the new system first. you know what they say, first come first served, early bird gets the worm and all that rubbish. I'm not saying you wonn't get attacked by someone else later, but ICly, you could stake an almost legit claim over the system.

Good Intro Andermani. I feel it only fair to point out, that there are things on this world that eat metal in the same way we eat meat and vegetables. Of course, they can be beaten, but if enough swarm you...

*Can't wait to showcase some of his nefarious and somewhat strange creations*

Once the others post their intros, or the 26th comes I'll post again, and both let the battle rage in space, and the chase ensue accross the continent, and into the temple of The Place that is No Place.

Now, when I give a date or a Time, I mean it locally for me (I'm in Texas).

That is of course, in an OOC form. Icly on the otherhand, is a bit more tricky.

As my previous post seem to have passed under the radar, here's a brief of my original question to "The Ministry of Shadow":

Basically there are 10 sub-light Helium-3 fusion powered PMT/FT transition sleeper ships heading from Sol to Gliese housing a total of 200,000 colonists and 50 orbital superiority fighters with limited range in space, is there any possibility they might stumble in this sector of the galaxy in the middle of their way or is it much far away from Sol?

*Edit: Sorry for cluttering your thread. Even if it was nearby it wouldn't work. Well, the advantage of sub-light/Einstein Universe is time dilation, the disadvantage is that you can't magically stop if something is found in the middle of the travel and a so high speed of ~0.99c coupled with the effect of time dilation will mean that once it's identified it could already be light years away, though still a colony ship could be resent there to investigate, with the ship calculation system automatically adjusting acceleration and deceleration for it. Well, I'll try my own roleplays then probably, because time dilation can lead to very interesting roads. And even if I don't participate, I'll keep an eye on this thread for a good reading.

*Edit 2: I would like to sign in anyway. Time warp will solve any realistic issues(I expect any year by 2180, when both Solar Commune planets will be well develop for it to seek more actively other star systems.)

As my previous post seem to have passed under the radar, here's a brief of my original question to "The Ministry of Shadow":

Basically there are 10 sub-light Helium-3 fusion powered PMT/FT transition sleeper ships heading from Sol to Gliese housing a total of 200,000 colonists and 50 orbital superiority fighters with limited range in space, is there any possibility they might stumble in this sector of the galaxy in the middle of their way or is it much far away from Sol?

*Edit: Sorry for cluttering your thread. Even if it was nearby it wouldn't work. Well, the advantage of sub-light/Einstein Universe is time dilation, the disadvantage is that you can't magically stop if something is found in the middle of the travel and a so high speed of ~0.99c coupled with the effect of time dilation will mean that once it's identified it could already be light years away, though still a colony ship could be resent there to investigate, with the ship calculation system automatically adjusting acceleration and deceleration for it. Well, I'll try my own roleplays then probably, because time dilation can lead to very interesting roads. And even if I don't participate, I'll keep an eye on this thread for a good reading.

If you had ten or less posts when you originally posted, it may have been placed in a Mod approval Queue for Spam prevention purposes, and thus I never saw it. ANYWAYS, I never mentioned specifically where 375 was at, only that it was near several sections of occupied space, and thus watched incase an army chose to try a sneak attack through it.

I don't do hard sci-fi, infact, my sci-fi probably doesn't even come close to asimov or Heinlien, though I Idolize their works. I just don't like all the number crunching and over analyzing required for Hard Sci-fi. If it sounds legit, its okay to me. So, if you want to be able to stop mid-transport, I don't see why not. Come on in, if you still want to. With all the diffrent, and based on your own words, highly advanced nations, you might gain one or two valuble contacts. Or enemies that want your head, either way.

Good Intro Andermani. I feel it only fair to point out, that there are things on this world that eat metal in the same way we eat meat and vegetables. Of course, they can be beaten, but if enough swarm you...

*Can't wait to showcase some of his nefarious and somewhat strange creations*

Once the others post their intros, or the 26th comes I'll post again, and both let the battle rage in space, and the chase ensue accross the continent, and into the temple of The Place that is No Place.

Now, when I give a date or a Time, I mean it locally for me (I'm in Texas).

That is of course, in an OOC form. Icly on the otherhand, is a bit more tricky.

Umm... I think I'll be fine. It's generally unpleasant to eat something that then stabs you in the guts with its eaten parts. Just as a guess.

I guess I would be interested in joining the thread, too. The undead of Ermor would be very likely interested in the storm, not to mention that they are always looking for new places to spread into, as they need more and more resources for their ever growing fleets and so forth. So, a star system with both an odd anomaly that could play into their hands and resources they could use...

Well, it's pretty much a nobrainer.

As for ships, they wouldn't be coming with a fleet at first, just a few ships of a rather crappy tin can variety that carry a number of undead. It would be commanded by one of the many Dusk Elders, and their initial course would be for the smaller planet close to the star as they intend to turn it (or a part of it) into a base of operations within the system for, well, the Empire. Numbers of ships may rise if need be to a rather insane point.

I guess I would be interested in joining the thread, too. The undead of Ermor would be very likely interested in the storm, not to mention that they are always looking for new places to spread into, as they need more and more resources for their ever growing fleets and so forth. So, a star system with both an odd anomaly that could play into their hands and resources they could use...

Well, it's pretty much a nobrainer.

As for ships, they wouldn't be coming with a fleet at first, just a few ships of a rather crappy tin can variety that carry a number of undead. It would be commanded by one of the many Dusk Elders, and their initial course would be for the smaller planet close to the star as they intend to turn it (or a part of it) into a base of operations within the system for, well, the Empire. Numbers of ships may rise if need be to a rather insane point.

Alright. it seems there will be a rather, interesting, fight between everyone in space. Come on in.

Good intro. I will not be on at all on Christmas Day, and most of the day after. Above and beyond that, it will be business as usual, which is why today and tomorrow are the last days to sign up, and I begin to do things on wednesday.

SIGN-UP Is Now Closed And Rp Is Underway!!!!

Andermani, to clarify my post to you, The Ministry, the shadows that came to you, have the power of Fear and illusion, and can become what people fear. Their trying to find out what your people are afraid of, such as a cultural Icon commonly associated with fear, like, say, The Devil. Thus, I'm asking you to give The Ministry their form. Describe it as though while looking at them from your troops POV, their forms seem to slowly become clear, and the clearer they become, the more your troops realise just how horrifying they are.

This does not mean The Ministry becomes them, more like an imitation of them. If there is a power/ability closely associated with said figures (Figure, I only really need one), then mention it and describe it and its effects. If we get into a fight, I will use said power once, otherwise it will be things I make up for filler.

My IC post is really only to state I am there looking for something to investigate that might interest me. If any of the others in the Thread wish me to detect something I invite them to work it into their posts.

I don't plan on taking any lands or resources so only "interesting" events would prompt me to come down and investigate.

Until then, I am merely gathering intel...

Well, that was why I posted that bit about the Gas Giant having evidence of having been there at the inception of The Multi-verse. Not only was it acknowledging your arrival, but gives you something to post about until I post actions I'd really rather not post but have to anyway. Meanwhile, I thought Chronosia was coming in to take over the system. I thought for sure he was going to do something by now. Oh well.

Meanwhile, I plan on a nice seven or eight post run through the jungle which covers not only a very big chasim with the unneccessarily unstable robe bridge classic to action flicks such as Indiana Jones, but it also covers mountains, which is infact where the Temple is, literally, inside a mountain, or rather, it is a mountain. Everyone will see once I get there.

Don't misunderstand, The Ministry is completly irrelevant, a Red Herring if you will. The ceremony can happen with out them. The priest is simply being nice and giving them a chance to be there when "Master" returns. So, if they get caught and/or killed, oh well.

I know I'm quite late, but I'll have the Armada(Starships) designed by tomorrow, as first I did write something about their ground forces:

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=546386

Regarding FTL travel, I will probably consider something so dangerous that it'll make many prefer sub-light travel regardless of it being faster (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immaterium_(Warhammer_40,000)), but I'll have to probably elaborate it further.

Honestly, I am waiting for other people to arrive so it will be more interesting when I finally do try to sneak in.

I know I'm quite late, but I'll have the Armada(Starships) designed by tomorrow, as first I did write something about their ground forces:

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=546386

Regarding FTL travel, I will probably consider something so dangerous that it'll make many prefer sub-light travel regardless of it being faster (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immaterium_(Warhammer_40,000)), but I'll have to probably elaborate it further.

uh, hate to burst your bubble, but uh, Warhammer 40K is already commonplace in FT, and every part of it without exception is in use by at least one, if not more, nation(s).

Well, that was why I posted that bit about the Gas Giant having evidence of having been there at the inception of The Multi-verse. Not only was it acknowledging your arrival, but gives you something to post about until I post actions I'd really rather not post but have to anyway. Meanwhile, I thought Chronosia was coming in to take over the system. I thought for sure he was going to do something by now. Oh well.
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give it time Chronosia busy now days
uh, hate to burst your bubble, but uh, Warhammer 40K is already commonplace in FT, and every part of it without exception is in use by at least one, if not more, nation(s).

indeed Chronosia ,me and the list goes on

I already expected that it was commonplace, but I don't have yet an original idea on how to make a FTL idea which has pros and cons to balance with the pros and cons of sub-light so it doesn't make the latter obsolete. My idea is actually to have a parallel Universe formed by Jungian Shadows (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_%28psychology%29), resembling of the Warp but still quite different.

like that shadow race from Babylon 5

I already expected that it was commonplace, but I don't have yet an original idea on how to make a FTL idea which has pros and cons to balance with the pros and cons of sub-light so it doesn't make the latter obsolete. My idea is actually to have a parallel Universe formed by Jungian Shadows (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_%28psychology%29), resembling of the Warp but still quite different.

Well, I don't use 40K tech, but there are others that do. Infact, if you need someone who understands it to bounce ideas off, TG them and ask. What's the worst that can happen, they refuse to help?

Isa gave you two good leads to start off with.

Novus, why haven't you posted yet?

Bal, you wanted something interesting to happen before you came down to join us hooligans? Well, I just realised something very interesting will happen to everyone without exception after Andermani posts a response the Plague of Non-vegitable-matter eating locusts. Ceremonies are about to begin that lead up to the Dark Ressurection...

First is the manipulation of something already well-known to science. Its the second law of Thermodynamics. Entropy comes into play, entering the system and flooding all areas of the system.

Second, the star warps and twists and bends as an entrance to The Warp, home of all things Chaos, opens inside its core. The resulting mix of energies combined with the dark ceremonies cause Entropy to magnify immensly.

Third, its well known that Law opposes Chaos, and the home of all things Lawful is Mechanus, resting on the oppposite side of The Warp. Its gate opens in the heart of the Gas Giant, directing and controlling the Magnified Entropy energies, and the chaos. Chaos controlled by Law is very powerful, and everything begins to direct towards the Temple of The Place that is no Place

Fourth is the ceremony that causes this directing of energies to happen, feeding through the temples pathways and runes, causing a massive field of distortion to come into being, and like the other energies, it too goes to the temple, compressing itself into a shimmering area around the main alter where

The Fifth and final ceremony takes place, the sacrifice of blood that causes the shimmering distortion area to turn into a window into The Place that is no Place, causing the Dark Ressurection, and disbanding all previously used energies returning everything to a state of appearent normality.

Between all five steps is a five posts by me space as a cooldown phase, and allows other things to happen. After the Dark Ressurection, who knows what could happen? :)

If something seems unclear, it is because I have not completly explained all things, waiting until said step to finish describing it.

HAHAHA

I just noticed that Star Communes is using another system I used. I guess that is what we all get for taking real stars as our systems.


I just figured nobody would choose the constelation Lepus and take stars from it.


Oh well.

Like I said about the other one earlier, my Gliese is not your Gliese and they are only simular in name. I had mine be the location of the Imperial Shipyards and the Blackstone system being the system where I make my Large Scale Construction projects.

Is this Chaos flowing through there based in the WH40k Chaos and in the Warp Storm or something different?

Essentially, yes.

For the Elemental Plane of Chaos, I use The Warp form WH40K, but not specific elements of it, leaving the specifics to others who normally play with that tech, such as Chronosia. Its out of respect to these players that I use The Warp, instead of making up something myself.

For the record, I am OOCly waiting to interact for someone to need my assistance. I don't want to ruin anyone's side RP with my presence. If you want me to assist, let me know here and I will work out an IC reason to do so.

I was planning on sending in a commando-type infiltration if I did set down someone. These will not of course be "normal" infiltrators seeing as I use Kythons, Childer, and Ta'Nar. I will of course tone down my abilities to match the RP or the situation.

I could bring in a flock of Celestial Dragons to harrass and give genuine trouble to the ships in orbit. Enough telepathic communication from a Ta'nar should be enough to convince them to leave.

I am not asking for stuff to do, just minister to the other players. I want to take a passive role as a support PC in this until I am needed in the plot. I can await until you tell me what my role will be and when to start playig it.

Even still, Step 3 may neccessitate your entry, as the clash and combining of Lawful and Chaotic Energies will create very large and very destructive bursts throughout the sector. Someone may need evacuation assistance, in the event their shields and armor fails.

Wow

Great post Solar. I absolutely loved it.

Wow

Great post Solar. I absolutely loved it.

It was rather fantastic.

That Outside MMO sounds awesome, where do I sign-up? :D

You don't need to sign up for Outside, you were already spawned on it automatically.

And on a more serious note, here is a reference for the shape of the Sniper Missile Cruiser(more "hard" sci-fi):

http://www.fourmilab.ch/cship/figures/Jshipst.html

It's weapon systems retract inside it when it is flying at relativistic speeds.

I'll give all those who haven't yet posted one more day to post and then I go on without them. This isn't the sort of thread I can just sit around in maintaining the same idea indefinatly, I need regular steady posting to keep the idea in mind, otherwise, I just can't do it.

They can always come back in at a later point if they want.

Sorry I haven't been posting the past few days, this weekend I put in 40 ours at work. That was from Friday afternoon until Sunday evening.

I have been waiting ICly for something I would notice. So far there are ships and a couple battles that seem to be not needing me to arrive. We would be studying the Entropy effects until someone needs our help. If anyone wants me to step in and assist, please TG me or leave a post here int he OOC Thread and we can work out how I could get involved.

For the time being, I am just gathering data ICly.

Sorry I haven't been posting the past few days, this weekend I put in 40 ours at work. That was from Friday afternoon until Sunday evening.

I have been waiting ICly for something I would notice. So far there are ships and a couple battles that seem to be not needing me to arrive. We would be studying the Entropy effects until someone needs our help. If anyone wants me to step in and assist, please TG me or leave a post here int he OOC Thread and we can work out how I could get involved.

For the time being, I am just gathering data ICly.

So, the complete disruption of the time/space continuum, reopening of the Void, reappearence of a super-being and addition of several Void Nexus is something highly intelligent extradimensional beings such as the Ta'nar would not notice? Goodness, just what does it take to get their attention? Do I have threaten them with a Void Nexus just to get their attention?

Time-space continium? That is Temporal Tech and outside my speciality. Reopening the Void, well perhaps they will have a Grand Reopening sale. The appearence of a superbeing? Cool, does he play checkers? Notice all the feces hitting the rotary cooling device? I am waiting for the moon-sized blueberry muffin with cream cheese to act so I can have them with my tea.



Seriously, I don't want to enter and ruin the RP for those who I was going to intervene. It is an OOC reason, not stealing the thunder from any of the other players. We are all here for the fun. As previous posts have stated, I am waiting for one of the players to contact me OOCly so we can discuss the best way to intervene and help them. I don't mean to disrespect you and I don't want to do so to any of the other players.

I see. Well, there are several ways to do things, if you can't come to me, then after Solar, I shall go to you. To me, Space is like a blanket, your on one side, everyone else is on the other. I can see the lump where your hiding, so I too shall go underneath the blanket and see you.

I origionally intended on sending in a couple characters with a small commando team type of involvement at the largest. I also wanted to provide myself to the other players as a sort of resource to help pull them out of the fire if it got too hot and heavy for them. I am not hiding, just waiting for the OOC word from the others.

Then we shall have to depend on a 3rd party other than the two of us to start some trouble.

I am hoping this conversation will inform the others they can post here to instigate the Ta'Nar entry into the situation. It would be interesting to say the least seeing as they are creatures of both Entropy and Order.

Meanwhile, did you read my last post, most especially my explaination of balance?

That really is how I see it.

I am going to start The book of Darkness, mainly because I have better things to do than sit around al weekened vegetating like a stoner waiting for posts. It will be set a few weeks in the future.