Board Thread:Random RP/@comment-27718380-20151106185523/@comment-26084195-20151106193705

Oh, admittedly this isn't quite what I had in mind. See, what I had been thinking was this: due to the inaccuracies of early foldspace technology, the Ark missed its mark, and ended up in an entirely different star system. This one did have a habitable planet, and at first that was a troubling sight, for the planet below had no natural life at all. But it did have liquid water, so they decided to go check it out. What they saw rekindled their hope. Despite having no plant life, the rocky planet was truly beautiful, with shining blue seas, glorious white sand beaches, stunning geological vistas, and an abundance of gemstones and valuable minerals. That combined with a breathable atmosphere, 23 hour days and a gravity of 1.03 g, it was pretty good.

For a while, at least.

You see, the colony's problems soon revealed themselves. This supposed paradise was soon to be revealed as less than such. Frequent tidal waves, devastating wind speeds, and powerful storms frequently echo across the planet. Also, for about a quarter of each year, the planet(dubbed Platina)'s orbit carries it dangerously close to the sun.

So basically, I figured that it would be about a population of only about 100,000 trying to survive on a harsh yet beautiful world, working together to try and get by with usually only the bare necessities. That's something we don't do in roleplay often enough. Less war and conflict, and more survival and cooperation against the odds.