The Arm.
"Life used to be good they say. The empire used to be around. Food, water, a safe home. The human Expanse used to be that, Hundreds of planets, Not a just a few dozen remote fortress worlds like we have now. Those fraking Menchi colony's were a back water then, toeing the empire line, Not some rumored Mecca, where the streets are paved with gold, the envy of all the barbarians in this squalid Area of the universe. And you know who's fault it is. Well, I'll tell you whose fault it is. Its those space daemons, The SkullDrugger, Who took our home world, glorious Imperial Terra, and made it a death world, devoid of life.
-Classius Camarade: Rants of our times-
The year is AR1083 in the arm, A grim future, Where man kind has risen and fallen a dozen times, Where glorious armies and grand crusades have clashed, Aliens have been encountered and crushed. Man kind once spanned from one side of the galaxy to the other. Grand sultans, Scheming Kings, and All powerful emperors controlled the fate of billions, if not trillions of people. But that was a long time ago. Humanity has faded. where once it populated millions of planets, only a few thousand are still habited. But it wasn't some outside force that did this to humanity. It wasn't the proud Hrud, the Devil Hind mind of the Skrul, or the Fluid politics of Asmari. Humanity whiped them from the face of the galaxy long ago.
No, it was humanity its self.
The Use of the old tech, found in the the library of Zarcosh after its sacking by the Leogians, allowed them them to build the Tevolia Grav-gun, Which in turn ended the 8th trade war, when they Slammed the Planet of Galfray into the capital planet of the Trade federation of io's. The gun was then lost, when the ship it was mounted to was lost on route to the front lines during the 9th trade war 20 years later.
-weapons of the trade wars- Igil Gavovsky.
By the Year 1000 AR, humanity had rallied again. A former shadow of what it had been in the year 1 AR. humanity now inhabited a small area of space surrounding its Home world, the crumbling Capital that was terra. But for the first time in a 1000 years, that last bastion of humanity was united again. The Terran empire held the last hundred worlds of humanity under its grasp. it began to extent its grasp. Colony ships were sent to the far away Menchi stars, long abandoned by humanity. but this great time of peace lasted only 50 years. By Ar 1049, The Menchi Colony's were in open revolt against the empire. Fed up with taxes and lack of representation, They declared them selves septate from the empire.
The empire responded by Sending a war fleet, dozens of the best ships of the dwindling and ill repaired navy made the dangerous and month long trek over the Menchi void to those far away planets.
The first few battles went well. Drop troops at Menar massacred the ill-prepared Menchi militias.
A shock trooper of the Imperial senate legion at the Menar massacre.
At Zenchar, Empire ships virus bombed the cities of that planet. This would be the turning point of the war. The Menchi rebels quickly fell under the command of the Religious zelots of the Cath-gozol as word of the killing of billions broke out. . over the smoking ruins of Menar, they destroyed the Empire fleet, and their own Crusade fronts made ready for a counter invasion of the empire. The empire was pushed back in series of bloody battles on the boarder worlds along the Menchi void. At Alpha-Niska, the Menchi Broke the might of the Senate guard legion, the elite remnants of the empire army. From this point, without major intervention, the empire was doomed. The remaining Pickets and fleet elements drew back to terra to make a last stand, And in the hidden Science facility's, the Scientists of the empire worked on something that could change the course of the war.
The result of the battle of terra were never really known.......
"The SkullDrugger has hit our outer pickets. Oh god. Its a capital. Send Help. SEND HELP....
-The last transmission of the Guiding light, a Dommitar class war-ship during the purge of Terra.
The last transmissions received by any out sider spoke of an inconclusive battle around mars, and that the Something called SkullDrugger had been unleashed. Then everything was silent. For the next few months, Terra was silent. At Delj, the represntives of what was left of the empire met with the high Warden of the remaining Menchi forces, and they agreed to a peace. The empire wold be broken up. The Menchi would go back to where they came from. End of it all.
Then suddenly there was a message from terra. a huge galaxy wide loop. It read. "The SkullDrugger" just that single name, repeated over and over again. In the thirty year sinse the Battle of Terra, The SkullDrugger have appeared on one occasion.
The first, at purging of Alpha-Centari, a planet close to earth, resulted in massive casualty's. as the SkullDrugger swept into the system on massive ships, Before unloading huge armies onto the surface, and leaving as fast as they appeared. Even know, even with the help of Allied troops from half a dozen principality's and kingdoms, the people of Alpha Centari are still waging a bloody Trench war.
A picture of a SkullDrugger attack soldier from the battle of Gzelia on Alpha Centari
Everyone fears the next attack. The Galaxy's a scary place. But there is hope. People talk of Old tech, from an earlier age of humanity, in old worlds not inhabited by humanity for Milena, which could stop the SkullDrugger. Others Join the Great Exodus, Huge fleets of ramshackle cargo and colony ships heading out into the universe, to places where the SkullDrugger cannot get them.
at a small bar in the shit end of a back water planet named Xhi, a group of people meet with a ship seller, willing to give them a craft.
That group is you (The Whole group collectively)What will you do in this galaxy? will you fight the SkullDrugger, maybe be traders, Colonize new worlds? Be a dictator or a pirate.
-Classius Camarade: Rants of our times-
The year is AR1083 in the arm, A grim future, Where man kind has risen and fallen a dozen times, Where glorious armies and grand crusades have clashed, Aliens have been encountered and crushed. Man kind once spanned from one side of the galaxy to the other. Grand sultans, Scheming Kings, and All powerful emperors controlled the fate of billions, if not trillions of people. But that was a long time ago. Humanity has faded. where once it populated millions of planets, only a few thousand are still habited. But it wasn't some outside force that did this to humanity. It wasn't the proud Hrud, the Devil Hind mind of the Skrul, or the Fluid politics of Asmari. Humanity whiped them from the face of the galaxy long ago.
No, it was humanity its self.
The Use of the old tech, found in the the library of Zarcosh after its sacking by the Leogians, allowed them them to build the Tevolia Grav-gun, Which in turn ended the 8th trade war, when they Slammed the Planet of Galfray into the capital planet of the Trade federation of io's. The gun was then lost, when the ship it was mounted to was lost on route to the front lines during the 9th trade war 20 years later.
-weapons of the trade wars- Igil Gavovsky.
By the Year 1000 AR, humanity had rallied again. A former shadow of what it had been in the year 1 AR. humanity now inhabited a small area of space surrounding its Home world, the crumbling Capital that was terra. But for the first time in a 1000 years, that last bastion of humanity was united again. The Terran empire held the last hundred worlds of humanity under its grasp. it began to extent its grasp. Colony ships were sent to the far away Menchi stars, long abandoned by humanity. but this great time of peace lasted only 50 years. By Ar 1049, The Menchi Colony's were in open revolt against the empire. Fed up with taxes and lack of representation, They declared them selves septate from the empire.
The empire responded by Sending a war fleet, dozens of the best ships of the dwindling and ill repaired navy made the dangerous and month long trek over the Menchi void to those far away planets.
The first few battles went well. Drop troops at Menar massacred the ill-prepared Menchi militias.
A shock trooper of the Imperial senate legion at the Menar massacre.
At Zenchar, Empire ships virus bombed the cities of that planet. This would be the turning point of the war. The Menchi rebels quickly fell under the command of the Religious zelots of the Cath-gozol as word of the killing of billions broke out. . over the smoking ruins of Menar, they destroyed the Empire fleet, and their own Crusade fronts made ready for a counter invasion of the empire. The empire was pushed back in series of bloody battles on the boarder worlds along the Menchi void. At Alpha-Niska, the Menchi Broke the might of the Senate guard legion, the elite remnants of the empire army. From this point, without major intervention, the empire was doomed. The remaining Pickets and fleet elements drew back to terra to make a last stand, And in the hidden Science facility's, the Scientists of the empire worked on something that could change the course of the war.
The result of the battle of terra were never really known.......
"The SkullDrugger has hit our outer pickets. Oh god. Its a capital. Send Help. SEND HELP....
-The last transmission of the Guiding light, a Dommitar class war-ship during the purge of Terra.
The last transmissions received by any out sider spoke of an inconclusive battle around mars, and that the Something called SkullDrugger had been unleashed. Then everything was silent. For the next few months, Terra was silent. At Delj, the represntives of what was left of the empire met with the high Warden of the remaining Menchi forces, and they agreed to a peace. The empire wold be broken up. The Menchi would go back to where they came from. End of it all.
Then suddenly there was a message from terra. a huge galaxy wide loop. It read. "The SkullDrugger" just that single name, repeated over and over again. In the thirty year sinse the Battle of Terra, The SkullDrugger have appeared on one occasion.
The first, at purging of Alpha-Centari, a planet close to earth, resulted in massive casualty's. as the SkullDrugger swept into the system on massive ships, Before unloading huge armies onto the surface, and leaving as fast as they appeared. Even know, even with the help of Allied troops from half a dozen principality's and kingdoms, the people of Alpha Centari are still waging a bloody Trench war.
A picture of a SkullDrugger attack soldier from the battle of Gzelia on Alpha Centari
Everyone fears the next attack. The Galaxy's a scary place. But there is hope. People talk of Old tech, from an earlier age of humanity, in old worlds not inhabited by humanity for Milena, which could stop the SkullDrugger. Others Join the Great Exodus, Huge fleets of ramshackle cargo and colony ships heading out into the universe, to places where the SkullDrugger cannot get them.
at a small bar in the shit end of a back water planet named Xhi, a group of people meet with a ship seller, willing to give them a craft.
That group is you (The Whole group collectively)What will you do in this galaxy? will you fight the SkullDrugger, maybe be traders, Colonize new worlds? Be a dictator or a pirate.
Star Ships and space combat in the arm.
Super Capitals
The Super capital: Gals breath, of the late lamented empire, was found in the ruins of Old Io's, one of the fortress worlds of the Long gone Sevestion holds. the ship was destroyed during fleet actions at Alpha-Niska. but not before taking 18 ships of the line with it.
Classes of super capital ships in production: None. Man Kind no longer has the knowledge to make and produce super Capitals. Each super capital must be found, and scavenger teams search long beyond the boarders of the current human worlds in search of them.
Bio: Each Super Capital is a relic, a item of a time long past. Most of the ones found in the last 500 years have been found in the Eastern reaches, But as man kinds influence and holding in the universe has decreased, so has its ability to access that area of space. A trek to the Eastern Reaches to day would take 20 years each way, now that the old relay system has decayed beyond use. And even then, they are almost impossible to find. This has deterred most, but every year, a new expedition sets off, powering off into the once known.
Crew: Most of the 3 or so Capital ships still used have crews of about 800, a huge number above that of even a capital, and have room to transport 40,000 or more.
Weapons: Most super capitals are armed with at least 20 *class 1* Weapons, 80 *class 2* and over 300 *class 3* Making them huge combat beasts.
Capitals
The capital ship Daedalus, pride of the Hyskoia fleet, on peace keeping duties over Furon.
Classes of Capital ships in production: (While each nation will produce variants on this, or call them something different, these are widely accepted names and types) The GunBridge- straight up fire power concerned capital. Carry's the most guns save a super capital.
The Fly hive- The Fly hive carrys only weapons, But has launch bays for hundreds of Small fighters.
The Swarm Hive- the swarm hive is a close troop assault Capital, its armed with hundreds of short range troop shuttles, who can board and take over enemy ships.
More to come. Just this for now.
Classes of Ship.NimbleJack3 said:
Super Capitals
The Super capital: Gals breath, of the late lamented empire, was found in the ruins of Old Io's, one of the fortress worlds of the Long gone Sevestion holds. the ship was destroyed during fleet actions at Alpha-Niska. but not before taking 18 ships of the line with it.
Classes of super capital ships in production: None. Man Kind no longer has the knowledge to make and produce super Capitals. Each super capital must be found, and scavenger teams search long beyond the boarders of the current human worlds in search of them.
Bio: Each Super Capital is a relic, a item of a time long past. Most of the ones found in the last 500 years have been found in the Eastern reaches, But as man kinds influence and holding in the universe has decreased, so has its ability to access that area of space. A trek to the Eastern Reaches to day would take 20 years each way, now that the old relay system has decayed beyond use. And even then, they are almost impossible to find. This has deterred most, but every year, a new expedition sets off, powering off into the once known.
Crew: Most of the 3 or so Capital ships still used have crews of about 800, a huge number above that of even a capital, and have room to transport 40,000 or more.
Weapons: Most super capitals are armed with at least 20 *class 1* Weapons, 80 *class 2* and over 300 *class 3* Making them huge combat beasts.
Capitals
The capital ship Daedalus, pride of the Hyskoia fleet, on peace keeping duties over Furon.
Classes of Capital ships in production: (While each nation will produce variants on this, or call them something different, these are widely accepted names and types) The GunBridge- straight up fire power concerned capital. Carry's the most guns save a super capital.
The Fly hive- The Fly hive carrys only weapons, But has launch bays for hundreds of Small fighters.
The Swarm Hive- the swarm hive is a close troop assault Capital, its armed with hundreds of short range troop shuttles, who can board and take over enemy ships.
More to come. Just this for now.
Sign up sheet.
(Just a general note, I've been a vague with what you can be, because i want you to have the most choice to create a character you want to.
Name:
Sex:
Profession:
Home planet: (Make one up if you want, most of the ones i've mentioned in the fluff are wartorn hell holes)
History:
Weapons and armour: (Make this up to if you want, Mostly everything there is has been used at one point in this setting, If its OP i'll tell you though)
(Just a general note, I've been a vague with what you can be, because i want you to have the most choice to create a character you want to.
Name:
Sex:
Profession:
Home planet: (Make one up if you want, most of the ones i've mentioned in the fluff are wartorn hell holes)
History:
Weapons and armour: (Make this up to if you want, Mostly everything there is has been used at one point in this setting, If its OP i'll tell you though)
Name: Merutio Piaforte
Sex: Male
Profession: Mercenary
Home planet: Belluchi
History: Merutio's home planet of Belluchi is proud of it's Itralian[sic] heritage, including it's bread and vegetable products. Merutio was a lieutenant in the Belluchi armed forces, with a specialization in sniping. He was dishonorably discharged for torturing a prisoner of war for information on enemy troop movements, and now hides out in seedy spaceports looking for mercenary work.
Weapons and Armour:
- 1 Vesper Arms Long-Range Hi-Capacity Ship-To-Ship Point Defense Cannon (Nicknamed 'Tocco Di Dio')
- 1 Gaspacchi IEP (Individual Environment Protection) suit[footnote]It provides protection similar to a bulletproof vest. It'll take a number of kinetic and/or energy weapon shots before failing, and the wearer still feels the foot-pounds or burning pain.[/footnote] with Taser knuckles, oxygen recycler (good for 24 hours) and a fully sealed and pressurized panic mode.
Sex: Male
Profession: Mercenary
Home planet: Belluchi
History: Merutio's home planet of Belluchi is proud of it's Itralian[sic] heritage, including it's bread and vegetable products. Merutio was a lieutenant in the Belluchi armed forces, with a specialization in sniping. He was dishonorably discharged for torturing a prisoner of war for information on enemy troop movements, and now hides out in seedy spaceports looking for mercenary work.
Weapons and Armour:
- 1 Vesper Arms Long-Range Hi-Capacity Ship-To-Ship Point Defense Cannon (Nicknamed 'Tocco Di Dio')
- 1 Gaspacchi IEP (Individual Environment Protection) suit[footnote]It provides protection similar to a bulletproof vest. It'll take a number of kinetic and/or energy weapon shots before failing, and the wearer still feels the foot-pounds or burning pain.[/footnote] with Taser knuckles, oxygen recycler (good for 24 hours) and a fully sealed and pressurized panic mode.
Name: Shanks Greyhorn
Sex: Male
Profession: Gun seller, Weapons expert
Home planet: Was born on a small colony used by scientists on a planet called Arganon, which is further north than most planets harboring intelligent life
History: His parents were scientists investigating a disturbing and mysterious tear in the universe suspected to have been caused by old tech experimental weaponry. This crack expanded incredibly quickly, eating up hundreds of miles of the universe every day. The colonists there were froced to evacuate before they could get any idea on what it was. His parents landed on a trading planet known a cuvania, and Shanks was incredibly interested in weaponry at a very yound age. He slowly learnt how to mod weapons, any weapons, to suit his needs. He was placed in jail for ten years after he finished his weapon training, for assisting the murder of his mother. He has always denied this. He was taken to the hardest jail on that planet, and the only reason he survived was his weapons training. He has just been released from the jail, and wants revenge on who he believes to have really killed his mother...
Weapons and armour: He carries a firearm that doesn't actually have a name, as he made it, but it is an incredibly lightweight yet extremely powerful machine gun. It also has a large spinning disk on top which he claims could cut through a diamond like butter. He has other bits and bobs in his rucksack, the contents unknown, as he never opens it. He has no armor, just the tattered shirt on his back and some very worn jeans.
Sex: Male
Profession: Gun seller, Weapons expert
Home planet: Was born on a small colony used by scientists on a planet called Arganon, which is further north than most planets harboring intelligent life
History: His parents were scientists investigating a disturbing and mysterious tear in the universe suspected to have been caused by old tech experimental weaponry. This crack expanded incredibly quickly, eating up hundreds of miles of the universe every day. The colonists there were froced to evacuate before they could get any idea on what it was. His parents landed on a trading planet known a cuvania, and Shanks was incredibly interested in weaponry at a very yound age. He slowly learnt how to mod weapons, any weapons, to suit his needs. He was placed in jail for ten years after he finished his weapon training, for assisting the murder of his mother. He has always denied this. He was taken to the hardest jail on that planet, and the only reason he survived was his weapons training. He has just been released from the jail, and wants revenge on who he believes to have really killed his mother...
Weapons and armour: He carries a firearm that doesn't actually have a name, as he made it, but it is an incredibly lightweight yet extremely powerful machine gun. It also has a large spinning disk on top which he claims could cut through a diamond like butter. He has other bits and bobs in his rucksack, the contents unknown, as he never opens it. He has no armor, just the tattered shirt on his back and some very worn jeans.
2fish said:Name: Vince Lee
Sex: Male
Profession: Thief/Gun for hire
Home planet: Malod, a small Ice planet where ones survival may depend on their willingness to kill. The world was used as a prison planet with civilians living on it in the good old day growing some food, but much of the food was shipped in then and they still rely on food shipments to survive.
History: A child of the dragon clan Vince often had to fight with the other child gangs. He hated the planet so he snuck onto a transport at the age of thirteen with enough food for a few days and his knife. When they next landed the planet seemed to be the biggest spaceport in the world to him. He soon fell in with the local gangs and discovered he is good at sneaking around and even better at taking things. Since then he has taken lives or loot remembering the one lesson his home world taught him How to be cold and hard.
Weapons and armor:
-Dual Knives: He has never forgotten how his knife saved him as a kid so he has simply gotten better ones.
-Dual silenced pistols
-He carries an assault rifle with a scope attached (image just to give you a base idea not the actual gun)
-Skinweave armor: it fits close to the skin so you can wear clothes over it, I may be able to stop a few shot from average guns but big guns would chew through this armor. As Vince prefers stealth he thinks of armor as a get out of crap card. If you need big armor you messed up big.
-Poisons: Lance tends to keep a few vials of poison around, usually based just off mixing whatever the locals of the planet warn him not to eat or mixing medications. So far only a few have not had the desired effect, but he seems to be getting better.
Tools: Based on his time riding ships and breaking into security systems he has accumulated a few tools.
-Lock picks/cracker (depending on how your locks work)
-Generic tool set: wire cutters, pliers, knife, bottle opener, small knife, ect all in one! Ships are easy to break just as some cheap security, break enough wires or jam enough of the key component and bam end of story.here.
Alexeduardo said:
Alexeduardo said:
