Post by Scorpio on Aug 15, 2007 21:41:13 GMT
The setting is the far future, mankind has spread out to colonise several planets. After the discovery of faster than light drives they moved across galaxies to colonise further. This RP takes place on the long colonised planet of Icarus.
Given it’s proximity to three suns and two black holes; Icarus has been left out of communication with humanity for several generations, by the time settlers reach there, they usually end up drafted. War has broken out, between the brutal and imperialistic Northern Republic and the freedom loving Coalition of Southern Territories.
The war has been going on for half the time humanity has been on the planet. Every weapon imaginable has been used; both sides have devastated the planet with nuclear, bio and chemical weapons creating the roughest terrain in the galaxy and forcing the construction of underground cities.
Now the resources are dwindling, both sides have used up their super weapons and are forced into brutal trench warfare; even melee weapons have found their use. Beurocracy has slowed down re-supply lines, hording resources to build more weapons. Taking gear from you dead enemies and allies is the norm. The only thing not in short supply is metal and troops.
Icarus: Areas of Interest
The Diamond Desert. Long years of nuclear bombing have fused large areas of the sands into glass.
The Burning Oceans. Chemical weapons have tainted the waters; the slightest spark in the wrong patch of water can ignite a huge inferno in an instant.
Rorks. Descended from horses, large hairless beasts with four mandibles surrounding the mouth and claw like hooves. Loyal to their owners, vicious to anyone else. Used for the same tasks as horses.
Swarmers. Battle droids from early in the war, long since gone renegade. Model themselves after ants nests with a ‘Queen’ unit running the swarm. Equipped with several weapons on their robotic limbs, typically chainsaws, drills and surgical lasers.
Rules
-Steampunk war drama
-Technology is quasi-futuristic without going oveboard. Steampunk versions of current and past weaponry. Vehicles, planes, submarines, bombs, swords. Spruce them up a little though. Medical science is top notch though, performance enhancing super drugs are common on the front lines.
-No Halo or Alien weirdness. Additions to the wildlife and terrain are welcome though. If you could make a description OOC so I could add it to the summary it would be good.
-Pick a side and state it in your profile, there are no neutrals on Icarus.
-Standard rules apply.
-Have fun.
Given it’s proximity to three suns and two black holes; Icarus has been left out of communication with humanity for several generations, by the time settlers reach there, they usually end up drafted. War has broken out, between the brutal and imperialistic Northern Republic and the freedom loving Coalition of Southern Territories.
The war has been going on for half the time humanity has been on the planet. Every weapon imaginable has been used; both sides have devastated the planet with nuclear, bio and chemical weapons creating the roughest terrain in the galaxy and forcing the construction of underground cities.
Now the resources are dwindling, both sides have used up their super weapons and are forced into brutal trench warfare; even melee weapons have found their use. Beurocracy has slowed down re-supply lines, hording resources to build more weapons. Taking gear from you dead enemies and allies is the norm. The only thing not in short supply is metal and troops.
Icarus: Areas of Interest
The Diamond Desert. Long years of nuclear bombing have fused large areas of the sands into glass.
The Burning Oceans. Chemical weapons have tainted the waters; the slightest spark in the wrong patch of water can ignite a huge inferno in an instant.
Rorks. Descended from horses, large hairless beasts with four mandibles surrounding the mouth and claw like hooves. Loyal to their owners, vicious to anyone else. Used for the same tasks as horses.
Swarmers. Battle droids from early in the war, long since gone renegade. Model themselves after ants nests with a ‘Queen’ unit running the swarm. Equipped with several weapons on their robotic limbs, typically chainsaws, drills and surgical lasers.
Rules
-Steampunk war drama
-Technology is quasi-futuristic without going oveboard. Steampunk versions of current and past weaponry. Vehicles, planes, submarines, bombs, swords. Spruce them up a little though. Medical science is top notch though, performance enhancing super drugs are common on the front lines.
-No Halo or Alien weirdness. Additions to the wildlife and terrain are welcome though. If you could make a description OOC so I could add it to the summary it would be good.
-Pick a side and state it in your profile, there are no neutrals on Icarus.
-Standard rules apply.
-Have fun.
