Board Thread:Random RP/@comment-26084195-20150810235019

The year: Who's counting at this juncture?

Let's all be honest: time isn't that important to us. We're not here to watch a clock, we're here to defend our worlds. And a lot of us are going to die trying to do that. Here's a history lesson for the reality impaired:

It's been a long while since Humankind fought the Wars of First Contact. The Terran Empire has spread out across the stars, becoming larger than anyone else, even the Aquan Union. But everything wasn't sunshine and daisies. See, humankind was at war with each other. There was us, the Terran Alliance, against the Federation of Dramos and the Directorate. The civil war reached its end when we nuked the crap out of the Federation's capital of Dramos. The war then ended in a stalemate, and we gave the outer 1/3 of the Terran Empire to those Federation bastards. But now they're back with a vengeance, seeking revenge for Dramos, and they've got the entire might of the Zenian League behind them. So now we've formed the Alliance of Kurak and we've got to fight for our survival. That's why you fellas are here. The armies of the Star Charter will put you in power armour, give you an assault rifle, and send you to defend the Terran Star Charter. And hope that you actually manage to do it. I know that you probably want to know what we're up against, so here goes.

The Zenian League:

Federation of Dramos: Ultra-zealous human seperatists. They are known to be highly religious and also a bit rascist. Their vessels mainly utilize heavy armour in place of shields. Their most common weaponry are railguns and mines. They are hammers, pure and simple. They smash and take little smashing in return.

Directorate: This massive corporation seperated from the Terrans even before the Federation. But they promised us financial support. Lying *******. They are quite possibly the most technologically advanced among us, and are well known for acquiring planets to use as assets, enslaving the population and either using them for labour or genetic experimenting. Their weaponry includes plasma turrets, cyberwarfare arrays, gravity-manipulation rays, biohazard torpedoes, and ranks upon ranks of genetically modified cyborg warriors on combat drugs that they shoot into enemy ships. Did I mention they also have cloaking devices? Fortunately, they aren't as numerous as others.

Relthoza: Little is known about this alien species. They are arachnoid, we know that for sure, and often very large. They are masters of cloaking technology, as well as masters of nano-tech. This allows them to repair their ships mid battle, or eat away at ours. Fortunately, if their cloaking devices are down, their armour is easy to penetrate.

Kedorians: these aliens traverse space in floating cities outfitted with laser weapons. But even ore impressive than their ships or weapons is their curious mastery over foldspace technology. This allows them to jump in and out of cover, and leap into the perfect shooting position. Fortunately for us their weapons, while accurate, which means that they aren't as effective if they don't hit their specific target.

Ba'Kash: A species of brutal but technologically behind aliens, these raiders have always had trouble in their own home worlds, given that they are sorely lacking in natural resources. However, with the Zenians outfitting them with advanced tech, they are ready to serve their new masters willingly. Their tech is short ranged but devastating.

Illosian: Once members of the Aquan Union, the Illosians were kicked out of the ancient Union after a costly war, and joined the Zenian league to spite their former cousins. They are a bit unusual in their combat methods. They use lots and lots of torpedoes. They close in under a curtain of torpedoes, and once they get close their shield generators turn into short ranged but devastating plasma cutters.

Sounds bad, doesn't it? But don't worry, we've got our own buddies. Here are some of those on our side, the Alliance of Kurak!

Terran Alliance: Hey, that's us! We are still the biggest of the stellar empires today. Our ships have total mastery of shield generator technology, with the best shields currently in existence. Our weapons are pretty excellent too and include mass drivers and atomic laser batteries, but a bit short ranged. We are also a bit slower than most.

Aquan Union: This is actually a conglomeration of many different aqueous species, and they are the most ancient. They travelled the starts before we ever even mapped the Earth. They actually grow their own ships. Grow them! They fire lasers from irises in their ship's hull, and they fire torpedoes loaded with corrosive substances produced by the ship itself. They also move the fastest and are the most maneuverable, but their armour leaves something to be desired.

Sorylian Collective: These lizard-men are cold and calculating. They prefer to kill their enemies through the power of math, with deadly calculations. The masters of artillery strikes and orbital bombardment. They are also the kings of shotguns. Their ships have broadsides loaded with rows and rows of shotguns. Shotguns loaded with thermal detonators that detonate when they get close to the enemy ship for maximum destructive power. Their armour is good, and their weapons are good. That's the power of Math for you boys.

Ryushi: These once-peaceful aliens fell victim to a conspiracy between the Illosians and Kedorians that brought the full might of the Federation down upon them. They all fled, and were allowed to join the Terran Star Charter. They help us against their foes to this day. They make use of advanced armour and shielding to protect their crew, and use railguns as their primary armament. However, they don't often have very many marines for offense or defense on theri vessels.

Terquai: Essentially, these are Humans who seperated from us to join the Aquans, and have access to their technology. The Aquans use the Terquai as assault crews on other vessels, as well as floating stationary gunnery platforms.

The Veydreth: The Veydreth are almost like a cross between Humans and Dragons. They were much like the Ba'Kash, except they don't raid out of necessity. They raid for the fun of it. They love combat and bloodshed. Seriously love it. They use fast ships with excellent marines and deadly accurate weapons. These guys are real buggers. We only let them join us because that would mean they would stop fighting us and start fighting the Zenians.

Well men, that's your basic introduction. Head into the next room to submit your personal data into the Charter Army data banks.

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Rules: pretty much the basic stuff. Don't Godmod. Don't be a douche. So on and so forth.

And always remember to have fun! 