Board Thread:Random RP/@comment-26084195-20160413054226

This is a hard science RP. I will be thinking realistically about everything in here. This will not be a Star Trek style space opera. You won't be walking around the ship during a battle, you will be strapped down and wearing a pressure suit. This is just one example. If you want a space opera, this is not your RP. Be warned, I may be a bit of a tight-ass at times.

A history lesson for the reality impaired:

It's 2065 now, and we've never seen such great leaps made in such a short period of time. But strife must come before good things, such is the way of human nature. In 2018, we had World War 3 on our hands. A big battle between the communist nations, the middle eastern and african warlords,  and the allied forces (most notably the Americans, British, and Germans, though Egypt deserves mention). And to make a long story short, the Allies won. There was a pretty nice time where people just didn't fight.

Then 2039 rolled around, and something big happened. Maybe the biggest thing in history. A physicist named Alexander Ichabod gathered a team of like-minded geniuses and constructed the world's very first faster-than-light drive. It worked on something called the Alcubierre principle, wherein he used something called the Casimir effect to create the negative-energy density needed for the drive itself to work. Then the drive expands spacetime behind the vessel while contracting it in front of the vessel. This essentially propels the vessel forward within a bubble of flat space. The vessel reaches its destination at superluminal speeds without actually having accelerated. Of course, he didn't know for certain that it wouod go down smoothly, so he went in the first ever lighter by himself. He ended up discovering the Aaru system and returning to Earth to help develop new technologies. He's now living on Aaru in the city of Neo-Babylon, but I'll get to that in a moment.

This ignited a space race like nothing ever seen before. Earth's already bloated population now had some more wiggle room, and many people made for Mars, Aaru, and the moons of Tlaloc IV.

Mars currently has an estimated population of about 160 million. They all live either in underground habitats or big domed cities. Terraforming is going well, and they've actually managed to get a stronger atmosphere, some water, and even a few plants going.

Aaru has an estimated population of about 2 billion, and it's an odd planet to be sure. First of all it's the only planet orbiting a single star, so it's a bit of a stretch to call it the Aaru system. Second of all, this planet is a world of stark contrast. When Dr. Ichabod discovered Aaru it looked like a barren desert planet. It would be able to support human life, but it was hot and almost nothing seemed to be growing. Upon further exploration, he found that Aaru was hiding its true bounty. Beneath the unending deserts above lie vast cavern networks full of verdant, exotic plant life and crystal clear lakes of H20. The caverns are so big and so diverse they even have weather patterns. Earthlings were quick to set up shop, and Aaru now boasts several cities, the biggest of which is Neo-Babylon.

Tlaloc IV is an immense gas giant, comparable to Jupiter in many ways. However, four of the moons of Tlaloc IV were found to be quite hospitable, and were inhabited without too much trouble. Combined they contain an estimated 1.5 billion people. The moons boast diverse cultures, and the residents of each of the moons is quite proud of being independent of the other moons. And though all of the moons have their benefits, the residents maintain the firm belief that their moon is the best moon.

Small colonial habitats have also been established on Tlaloc III, several of the moons of Jupiter, and the third planet of the Olympus system. The total population of these small habitats combined is around 120,000.

Here are the factions as they stand:

The UNE: After the third world war was over, there was an increased cooperation from the members of the United Nations. It became something of a ruling body after a while, dealing with the issues that effect the planet at large while still allowing plenty of autonomy to the actual nations that make it up. They became the United Nations of Earth when the colonies on Mars were established. It currently controls Earth, Mars, and all of the small colonial habitats mentioned earlier.

The Covenant of Aaru: The citizens of Aaru eventually decided to leave the UNE, quite peacefully. They formed their own government, called the Covenant because the council (of which Dr. Ichabod was a member) that formed the government drew up a covenant that they all agreed to, and that each new citizen or each student entering high school must read, understand, and sign. Its capital is the city of Neo-Babylon.

The Republic of Tecciztecatl: The government for one of Tlaloc IV's moons. This group is known for being generally quiet and not particularly confrontational.

The Republic of Huixtocihuatl: The government for one of Tlaloc IV's moons. This group is known for being brash and more confrontational than most.

The Republic of Chalchiuhtlicue: The government for one of Tlaloc IV's moons. This group is known for their isolationist nature. They just want the other three moons to leave them alone.

The Socialist Republic of Xochiquetzal: After their nasty defeat by the Allied forces, the few remaining communist parties now operating in secret saw a golden opportunity and migrated to this particular moon of Tlaloc IV, because though it isn't the biggest, it has more land and less ocean compared to the others.

Here is your character template:

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(I will be making a post detailing the spaceships, weaponry, combat, and more in a post soon after this goes live.) 