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Purpose: The First Expansion (FT, Semi-open OOC Thread)

Skaugra
22-10-2008, 23:03
Okay, so this is what I've got in mind.

For some time now, I've kept the Clans out of anything major involving my nation. Few major conflicts have seen the Clans involved, and most other minor conflicts have been off the radar for them (i.e. their involvement with Zeon Principality). Now it's time for them to make a name for themselves.

The Clans exist in an anomalous spot in space just off the edge of the Milky Way Galaxy (the nearest star to their own star cluster is about three hundred light years). This "Anomalous Spot" is an odd, semi-spherical star cluster surrounded by a nebula cloud that, due to its unusual thickness (a wall roughly forty light years thick), obscures the equally unusual hollow area within its confines. Within this nebula cloud exists over four dozen stars that the Clans have taken residence amongst, and for many, many years the Clans have lived in isolated dormancy.

However, over their time of dormancy, the Clans have warred amongst themselves, as war is much apart of their lives as anything else. However, these conflicts have taken their toll upon the Clans' economy. In their first attempt at expansion, they used an experimental wormhole device to attempt to traverse across the galaxy quickly and raid other worlds of their resources. This attempt backfired, resulting in a small, several-hour-long conflict with the Core Worlds. This conflict, however, was resolved in part due the timely intervention of the Woodians, who had knowledge on the ways of the Clans. By declaring a batchall (an honor challenge), the Woodians effectively saved the Core Worlds from a costly war that, at the time, they could not afford to wage.

In the end, a slightly-one-sided treaty and an alliance was formed between the Clans, the Core Worlds, the Woodians, and New Dornalia (who had mediated the treaty) at Earth SSR, New Dornalia. While the Clans began receiving resources from their new found allies, the influx of resources from their allies simply could not cope with the demands within Clan-held territory. No more than a few months time after, the Clans stumbled upon another Earth held by a nation known as the Principality of Zeon. After a brief conflict, an impromptu treaty was formed with the Principality of Zeon due to demands upon the Warrior Caste by the Maho Caste. At this point, mutual trade began to flow amongst these two nations. Still, the economic demands due to the lack of a steady source of resources still prevailed.

Now, several years and treaties later, the Clans have organized an expeditionary force to take control of several nearby star systems in the hopes of finding new, untapped resources, regardless of the cost.

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Alright, that's the gist of what is going to occur. Now, I'm going to lay down some rules on this.

1. Until I give the okay, no one is to post any intervention in the first phase of the Expansion Campaign that the Clans will be conducting.
2. You are not allowed to bring the full might of your military into this RP (unless you are one of the nations that falls under the WW2MT-Early FT section). I'm pretty sure a good portion of your military is off defending the home front or fighting other wars. The limit for your force composition should be equivalent to that of one of my Galaxies (I will explain my unit composition in further detail later in this post.
3. Super weapons are NOT allowed AT ALL. Anything that I find that can be equated to the Death Star will be immediately banned from the RP. Axial Super Lasers and other equivalent weapons are exempt.
4. This RP is not meant to be one in which you can crush me thoroughly and make me your puppet. I can guarantee that the war front will be way out of the way for most people joining. Likewise, Clanners aren't ones to be taken as other peoples' bitches unless it's a matter of honor. Furthermore, I have plans for the ending of the RP, however that goes, but I want the end of this RP to be, at the very least, a minor defeat on my part, a minor victory at best.
5. No god-modding. That's a given. You get one warning on this unless you come talk to me about making it plot-based.
6. Sub-plots are fine, so long as they don't hijack the RP. Remember, this is a War RP, not a romance novel.
7. Under no circumstances are the nations that are caught in the invasion allowed to advance in tech unless they are doing it by themselves. Outside assistance with tech advancement will be frowned upon and retconned.
8. Have fun. I don't like it when people squabble over trivialities. If flame wars break out, I'm shutting the thread down.

So, those are the basic rules. Follow them, please. I don't want to have to break out the lacrosse paddle and start beating heads in.

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I am going to need a really good multi-tasker who wishes to RP several nameless worlds at the beginning of the RP. These worlds range in tech, from WW2MT to Early FT. These worlds are not, by any means, supposed to have any serious bearing on the RP other than that they are the contested territory.

Furthermore, if you are an MT or PMT nation (or group of nations) that wishes to use an alternate universe version of your nation(s) as one of these worlds that is being contested, please specify that interest.

If you have a hard time understanding how Clan force composition is laid out, please review this link (http://skaugra.proboards55.com/index.cgi?board=clanhistory&action=display&thread=9)

If you wish to join, please fill out the following application.

Nation:
Tech Lvl:
Population: (MT-EFT Only)
Factbook: (Heavily Requested)
Reason for Involvement: (FT only)

NOTE: Early FT is anything that is Gears of War/Half-Life level.

Any questions or concerns, TG me or IM me: feronenkun@hotmail.com (MSN); parkerdevonrome (YIM); feronenkun (AIM)

The following is a list of people who are involved and what they are listed as for their participation.

MT-EFT Nations (Limit: 8)
Naggeroth (United Territorial Authority)
Polish Worlds (Autocratic Federation of Poland)
American Planets (Confederate States of America, Terra Nova)

Clans and Allies (Limit: 4 allies)
Skaugra (Clans)
The American Privateer (plot based, will occur later in RP)
Core Worlds (pending, not definitive)

Anti-Clan Nations (Limit: 5)
Huntaer (Huntarian Empire and Kirtir Council; pending)

Opportunistic Nations and Mercenary Companies (Limit: TG me, please)
New Dornalia (Red Army Armored Cavalry; sided with Clans)
Huntaer (Cassandra Nord, Bounty Hunter, neutral)
Scrinthia (The Exchani Exchange, corporation, neutral observing arms dealer)

Observing Nations (Limit: Infinite, may post non-intervention posts)
The American Privateer (temporary placement)
The Core Worlds (Vector Industries)
Huntaer (Huntarian Alliance and Malkir Council; Huntarian Empire and Kirtir Council)
The Kewen

IC THREAD IS HERE! (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=14188192#post14188192)
Greywatch
22-10-2008, 23:04
This is a tag for possible interest
The American Privateer
23-10-2008, 04:09
Sounds like fun, I might enjoy either sending an observation ship or a fleet.
Skaugra
23-10-2008, 07:14
Alright, everything is up. If I think anything else can be clarified further, I'll edit the first post and attempt to explain it.
Greal
23-10-2008, 07:25
I may join as an MT-NFT nation. I'll let you know soon.
Skaugra
23-10-2008, 07:30
Shib, Greal. :) I hope you join.
Naggeroth
23-10-2008, 07:44
Nation: The United Territorial Authority
Tech Lvl: Early Future Tech
Population: Approximately Nine point Five Billion.
Skaugra
23-10-2008, 08:04
Welcome, Nag!
Kostemetsia
23-10-2008, 08:55
I want in, allied with Naggles. :P

Commonwealth and Territories of Kostemetsia, future-tech, approximately three-point-five billion.
Kewen
23-10-2008, 10:10
I would be very interested in this, though I may have to dust off my Factbook and fix it up for this, if you'll have me you can expect my full attention and posting abilities, im also a excellent multitasker and I can RP the worlds your invading if you wish.

The Kewen, FT, Pop Approx about 1.2+ something billion.
The American Privateer
23-10-2008, 13:50
Nation: The American Privateer
Tech Lvl: High Future Tech
Factbook: See Middle Signature Link
Reason for Involvement: Isolationist nation sending out an small group of survey vessels that wind up near the fleet as Skaugra as the invasion is launched. Going to start out as observers, but may wind up working with the clans by the ends of it.

ships in the area
4 Assassin Class Corvettes
1 Venator Class Star Destroyer
4 Observation Module Taskforce Cruisers
2 Survey Module Taskforce Cruiser

CO: Captain Yith Tok (M, Kel Doran)
XO: Lieutenant Commander Sarah Ashton (F, Human)
Skaugra
23-10-2008, 20:01
Not to be knit picky, y'all, but I'd like for everyone to take a page from Nag and TAP and fill out the actual application, please. It makes things easier on my brain. :P
CoreWorlds
23-10-2008, 20:48
Well, I wander in and what do I see: Skaugra getting his fingers in more pies! I'm in!

Name: Coreworlds
Tech: High Future Tech, Star Wars core with an anime-based surrounding.
Reason for Involvement: Minimal at this time, although later, I may want to make new contacts and survey the worlds the Clans invade for resources and Force potential.

Ships: At least 1 survey ship will be involved, attached to a Vector Industries long-range task force. Or something. Dunno yet.
Huntaer
23-10-2008, 20:52
Nation: Huntarian Alliance
Tech Lvl: High FT, Force wielding. Mix of Star Wars and Star Trek styled tech with tad bits of 40k thrown in.
Factbook: See sig. Also see links for fleet listings and character descriptions.
Reason for Involvement: Neutral Observer. In light of New Dornalia's alliance with the Clans, the Huntarian Alliance and the Malkir Council has been observing them for some time, deciding whether or not they will be worthy alliances.

Nation: Huntarian Empire
Tech Lvl: High FT, Force wielding. Mostly dominated by SW and 40k for ship and trooper styles with ST style technology.
Factbook: ^ As stated with the Alliance.
Reason for Involvement: Anti-Clan/Observer. Anyone who threatens Galactic Empire interest is of a threat to the Kirtir and the Huntarian Empire. Right now, the Empire considers the Clans of no real threat but due to their alliance with the Dornalians (whom they DO view as a threat), things may change.

OTHER:
Character: Cassandra Nord
Occupation: Bounty Hunter/Merc
Reason for Involvement:
A woman who will do almost anything for money and blood. Just don't give her a reason to kill you. She will mostly be involved involved in Merc stuff (technically being a neutral party) if hired by a corrupt Clan member, also might get involved with Assassination plots or spy plots hired by the Huntarian Empire or other affiliations.
Skaugra
23-10-2008, 21:00
Added to lists. Thanks for joining, guys. :D
Kewen
23-10-2008, 22:32
Nation: The Kewen
Tech Lvl: Ft-med-High, LiquidMetal shapeshifting exoskelliton bodies, housing small red little snakes approx 1-10 CM long.

Factbook: dusting it off, will give you a link when im done updating it.

Reason for Involvement: We are everywhere, you may not see us, but we see you.
Skaugra
24-10-2008, 03:33
Kewen, I'm gonna keep you pending until I see your factbook, and because your reason for involvement is something I have a hard time believing, honestly. No offense, really, but I can't exactly accept that your race is everywhere at once.
Polish Worlds
24-10-2008, 03:40
Is retro-futurist stuff fitting with the EFT category? As in computers with lots of buttons and flashing stuff, flashy jumpsuits, brain bots, spaceships directly inspired from WW2 stuff, ray guns without any explanation of how they work and the sort of stuff from 40s and 50s science fiction?

If yes, then it'll be blitzkrieg time again.

Nation: The Autocratic Federation of Poland
Tech Level: Early FT
Population: Roughly 4 billion

Now if I'll be forced to RP with the NS page pop of this puppet, then forget it. A single post about immediate surrender is not fun to write.
Skaugra
24-10-2008, 03:55
I'm not gonna get hung up on that. So long as you don't claim to have a population in the hundreds of billions, I'm fine with you. Welcome to the RP. :D
Kewen
24-10-2008, 06:24
Kewen, I'm gonna keep you pending until I see your factbook, and because your reason for involvement is something I have a hard time believing, honestly. No offense, really, but I can't exactly accept that your race is everywhere at once.

not literally , I mean we are a race of shapeshifting librarians to be completly honest, we have a empire and we sit in it, but we set out small groups of ships or mini fleets mostly self sustainable to travel the universe learning as much as possible before returning in about 10-20 years depending on set destination.

And some of us, for the fun of it periodically seek out pre-FT worlds and live there, experianceing a True western lifestyle, or reanciese(sp) etc. and as i said, I will link you too my factbook when its all dusted off and updated wih recent ships and info. (give or take this will be done by Cat-urday.
Skaugra
24-10-2008, 07:21
For now, I'm putting you in the Observer section, Kewen. Until I see your factbook, I'm gonna have to keep you there.
New Dornalia
24-10-2008, 17:39
Just to solidify my entrance as a Mercenary Band (we're not exactly that opportunist, hehe):

Nation: New Dornalia (represented by the Red Army Armored Cavalry, to be called the "First Far Sectoral Expeditionary Force")
Tech Lvl: High FT. Utilizes what can only be described as a veritable potpourri of Sci-Fi, drawing upon Star Trek, Star Wars, All Sorts of Anime, Stargate, and lots of nonsequitors derived from the world of movies, 4chan memes, and rock and roll music, among other things.
Factbook: See here. In fact, see all accompanying pages about ND. (http://skaugra.proboards55.com/index.cgi?board=dornalia2)
Reason for Involvement:

The New Dornalian alliance with the Clans has proven fruitful in the past few months, with both the government and the People's Acolytes benefiting from contact with the Clan nation.

Ever the one to prove loyalty, Comrade Premier MacIntyre is eager to show New Dornalia wishes to return the favor by sending out some of New Dornalia's finest homegrown MechWarriors--and the appropriate support structure--to fight alongside their old teachers. There's also a bit of a mercenary outlook to this, as the Comrade Premier also wishes to expand Dornalian influence abroad as well and figures the best way to do that is by joining an already rather impressive expansionist bid. Not that he's saying this openly of course. ;)
Skaugra
24-10-2008, 18:53
Thanks a ton, Dornie! :D
Kewen
24-10-2008, 22:46
For now, I'm putting you in the Observer section, Kewen. Until I see your factbook, I'm gonna have to keep you there.

I understand.
Skaugra
25-10-2008, 02:27
Sooo...anyone else interested? :P
The American Privateer
25-10-2008, 02:34
I can res a puppet to place in the path of the fighting

would be kinda fun to see Jake Featherston (http://turtledove.wikia.com/wiki/Jake_Featherston) get his head stomped under by a Mech...
Skaugra
25-10-2008, 02:37
That works. I'll put it in the section that we call "Less than important NPC world." :P
The American Privateer
25-10-2008, 02:41
Works for me. I can't wait to see him pumping artillery into a mech and watch it fail utterly...
Skaugra
25-10-2008, 02:44
XD

It wouldn't fail utterly. It just wouldn't be that effective. If anything, the concussive blast will force the torso to twist a little, that or knock it over. Then he'll just get to watch the thing either get back up or twist to point at his artillery and lay it to waste. :p
American Planets
25-10-2008, 02:47
Hence the funny. This guy was an Artillery gunner in WWI, so if you interrupt when he is on the lines, he won't be in the capital, he will be on the lines acting as an artillery gunner.

TAP's puppet here, I can play as Earth-161 (Let's call it Terra Nova for the purpose of this) and will post some stuff when the clans reach it about the reactions of a WWII world so different from ours to help people enjoy its fall more. Watching President Featherston of Confederate States die by Mech wil be funny...
Kewen
25-10-2008, 02:47
RIght Factbook, still being dusted off, but theres most of it.


http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=14133524#post14133524

still need to find all my military info in my notepad files.
The American Privateer
25-10-2008, 02:49
Any chance of getting one of them in my nation as the Head of the National Archives?
Skaugra
25-10-2008, 02:49
Alright. I'll put it up on the list. :p
Skaugra
25-10-2008, 02:54
Any chance of getting one of them in my nation as the Head of the National Archives?

I don't understand what you're trying to say here. XD
Skaugra
25-10-2008, 02:55
RIght Factbook, still being dusted off, but theres most of it.


http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=14133524#post14133524

still need to find all my military info in my notepad files.

Find the info first and then I'll put you as an active participant.
The American Privateer
25-10-2008, 03:00
I don't understand what you're trying to say here. XD

That was to Kewen, those worms worship knowledge...
Kewen
25-10-2008, 04:13
CHances are, you already have several kewen in your nation nosing around libraries and such, you just havnt found em, keyword shapeshifters :P told you, we can be found in librarys across the universe, look around for a person that dosnt talk much, sits in the corner and reads fast as hell. :P

few more keywords.
Militant Space Librarians sums us up pretty well :P
The American Privateer
25-10-2008, 04:30
CHances are, you already have several kewen in your nation nosing around libraries and such, you just havnt found em, keyword shapeshifters :P told you, we can be found in librarys across the universe, look around for a person that dosnt talk much, sits in the corner and reads fast as hell. :P

few more keywords.
Militant Space Librarians sums us up pretty well :P

Sitting quiet in a library reading fast...do you know how many TAP'ians you just described with that list? :p
Imperial isa
25-10-2008, 04:38
CHances are, you already have several kewen in your nation nosing around libraries and such, you just havnt found em, keyword shapeshifters :P told you, we can be found in librarys across the universe

i know you wont be find in the Void

Militant Space Librarians sums us up pretty well
Librarians with guns look out :eek:
The American Privateer
25-10-2008, 05:27
So what are we still waiting on? I might be able to drag some people into this kicking and screaming if we need more targets for the clans...
Skaugra
26-10-2008, 00:47
XD I need at least one more person for low-tech, preferably someone within the Present-day Modern Tech OR PMT spectrum. Inform them that they don't have to make this canon to their in-game nation that they so love. Let them know it's just an Alternate Universe for those nations in particular unless otherwise specified.
The American Privateer
26-10-2008, 05:52
Will do
Skaugra
26-10-2008, 23:37
Okay, I'll be putting up the IC thread this week, people. I'll post a link to it on the first post here. Remember, the IC thread is for IC ONLY. OOC chatter is to go here ALWAYS.
Scrinthia
26-10-2008, 23:59
Nation: The Exchani Corporation
Tech Lvl: High FT, dimensional weaponry
Factbook: factbook (http://z15.invisionfree.com/Galactic_Nations/index.php?showtopic=17&st=0&#last)
Reason for Involvement: Neutral Observer. The Corporation sees profit in the coming conflict and has begun selling arms to all. However, it is waiting to see which side to take for its true reason, gaining allies and getting good trade routes. Along with a little slave trade and illegal items.
Skaugra
27-10-2008, 00:03
Welcome! :D

Still, I need at least one Modern Tech or Post Modern Tech nation. Remember, people. You can choose for this to be an alternate universe for you nation that has no significant bearing upon your actual nation unless you so choose for it to.
The American Privateer
27-10-2008, 01:02
Looks like DaWoad might come in to play
Skaugra
27-10-2008, 01:11
Well, I won't believe that until I see it. :p
The American Privateer
27-10-2008, 01:13
can't blame you
Skaugra
27-10-2008, 19:27
Okay...

Because I'm not getting anyone to hop on this train, I'm going to announce that the RP will begin within this week (RL not withstanding). I'll post the link to the main IC thread on the front page of this one, and vice versa, so that everyone can hop between threads easily. Keep a lookout for the main thread.
Skaugra
09-11-2008, 22:00
Purpose has officially started, everyone! However, free-form posting is not available just yet. Please keep an eye on the IC thread for my announcement that I've begun allowing you all to post!
Skaugra
27-12-2008, 12:11
Alright, guys. Sorry for the wait...

Set-up posts may now begin. Please note that they are to be neutral and are not to relate directly to the current situation unfolding on this planet. The most direct thing you are allowed to do at this point is take notice of sizable activity in the area and begin sending probes or recon ships.