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[Parsely]

This game is a part of the universe that was created in its father thread. Interaction between the two is entirely feasible.
Players may not own living characters on both threads simultaneously. You have been warned.

Stasis pods line the Migrant Compartment. Small status lights wink a deep bluish hue that spills out across the dull steel bulkhead, deepening the gloom that envelops deck. The machinery purrs quietly through its cracked shell, spouting tubing and pipework that hisses and rattles deep into the cavernous bulkhead of the freighter Mythology, which has been underway now for nearly a decade.

As the freighter approaches the end of its hushed journey, green text plays across the inside of your eyelids as the pod's subroutines engage, lulling your consciousness out of its slumber and prompting your input.

Migrant, who are you? I reserve the right to edit your character sheet. Mostly just for grammar and clarifications to your chosen traits. I may also remove, alter, or even add items to your inventory!

Spoiler: Migrant Information Sheet (click to show/hide)

What Is Your Name Migrant?: Choose a first name and a surname. You're spacemen damn it so have some fun with it by God!

Describe Yourself, Migrant: A physical description and at least a small bit of origin are in order so that everyone knows who is dying and when. A detailed origin might earn you a special bonus if its well done. I tend to encourage the well-thought and smash the hasty.

What Skills Do You Have, Migrant?: Being a Migrant is an unending fight for survival, so pick three useful, specific abilities that you will be well versed in along with one profession. For Example: Mechanical Engineer - Boxing, Programming, Crocheting. Your profession will come with certain responsibilities and occasionally privileges. Remember, you need to work together with one another in order to endure the environment and construct a successful society, so try to choose the job that will best complement yours and your friends' abilities!

What Did You Bring On Your Voyage, Migrant?: All migrants begin with a Class A Atmosphere Suit capable of sustaining a human being in extreme temperatures and high gravity conditions, 5 units of rations, a number of credits, and several items pertaining to your trade (mostly just specific things. if you're a robo-tinker we'll just assume you have all the tools you would need to repair or reprogram one). The settling group of colonists also have prefabricated Habitat, a Resource Processing Module, and a Solar Module, a scout rover for transporting Migrants and cargo that is tailored to fit the environment it is deployed in, and a Migrant Requisition Unit (MRU).

Where will you settle Migrant? You all need to come to a consensus on this one; there will be three planets total when I'm finished. I have decided to allow future migrants to embark and colonise different planets. Hooray for galactic conflict!

Spoiler: Potential Colonies (click to show/hide)

Planet M-5: A Sun-sized tropical planet with optimal gravity and atmosphere to support human life. Recent explorative teams were sent to the planet and are conducting surveys on site. Their reports contained detailed accounts of extremely large and complex plant life, with reports on animals being almost nonexistent. Last report was 2.35 Cycles ago. Water and oxygen will not be a problem on this planet, however food could prove to be a complication. The local flora will also prove extremely difficult to control if the exploration teams' requests for incendiaries are taken into consideration. However, if you succeed in clearing some land, you may be able to start an extremely lucrative farming operation if any valuable crops can be discovered on planet or imported to be grown. The cost of a well-established colony is a major concern, as aggressive plant life must be managed and cleared daily to prevent reclamation of the land.

Planet L-12: A mountainous desert planet that is perpetually freezing despite night time only coming once every 9 cycles. Constant meteor showers mean that shelter is very important and must be taken into account when settling this planet. Surface scans indicate abundant reserves of frozen water and spice which can be sold for a profit if refined. Several mining operations were once present on the planet and could potentially contain intact refining equipment. No natural life has ever been recorded on the surface, however conditions are still present that could support limited forms of life. Anomalous gravitational occurrences have been reported, as well as virtually nonexistent magnetic poles, making land navigation a challenge without advanced equipment.

Who Has Embarked on This Voyage? Please check your migrant's final inventory here.

Spoiler: Migrant Charters (click to show/hide)

None.

A Bit of Friendly Advice to All Migrants!
YOU MAY BE SUBJECTED TO ADVERSE GRAVITATIONAL OR ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS
KEEP IN MIND THE PLANET THAT HAS BEEN CHOSEN WHILE CONSIDERING YOUR INVENTORY

Have a pleasant journey migrant.

[Parsely]

Gameplay:
All actions are to be bolded and all in-character dialogue is to be italicised and may be coloured. Out-of-character dialogue is to be contained within ((a double set of parentheses)). Multiple actions may be undertaken at once, and will be performed in the order and manner specified, and each take the according amount of time to accomplish.

The dice rules are thus:
[Lower Than 1] - Blew Up In the Hanger: You are guaranteed to lose limbs, life, equipment, jobs, friends, dignity, etc. The severity of the loss goes in accordance with however many points below 1 you have fallen.
[1] - Utter Loss: It didn't work, and you've likely made the situation worse in the process.
[2] - Failure: Whatever you were trying to do, it didn't pan out.
[3] - Ineffective: Your action was successful, but it hardly made a difference.
[4] - Success: It worked, and with the intended results.
[5] - Pure Victory: The action went just as you planned it, and you even managed to get something else in too.
[6] - Pyrrhic: The action went as planned, but with unexpected side effects.
[Higher Than 6] - I Don't Understand: You are guaranteed to gain limbs, life, equipment, jobs, friends, dignity, etc. The value of the gain goes hand-in-hand with the amount of points above 6 that you have risen.

Example: Draws submachine gun and unloads in the nearest hostile creature's face.  Die hellspawn! [5 Weak eyesight -1, rifle champion +1, well within range +1=6] Your weapon blares and the monster's twisted face is instantly eviscerated, exploding in a magnificent shower of blood and grey matter, staining the walls of the cavern a deep crimson as he slumps to the ground. You also hit Joe in the arm. Why did you hit Joe in the arm?

Inventory:
The items in your Equipment section will be dropped with and stored in the Rover. If you want to use something you need to go pick it up first. Credits are stored electronically through the MRU. You gain Community Credits by establishing industries in the colony, or by donating to the community out of your own pocket. The amount of pooled community credits can be viewed by accessing the MRU. Personal credits can only be viewed by using your Personal MRU Card, which is on your person at all times. Any clothing specified in your inventory will not be visible through your Atmosphere Suit, which you will be wearing upon landing at the colony, but you may remove the Atmosphere Suit if it has been established that the environment is safe for human beings.

The MRU:
Any colonist can requisition personal items using the MRU which will be delivered instantly to the user's pack. Energy battery packs can also be recharged at the MRU for a price. Community Credits must be used to request larger items such as structures and vehicles. Item prices will be determined on a case-to-case basis. You can ask for anything.

A REMINDER TO RANGED WEAPONS USERS
Ballistic weapons are severely outdated in this age. Some people still use them for their stopping power, mostly hunters. An energy weapon can potentially be more deadly than a rifle, but keep in mind that if a creature is charging you, it will not slow down when you shoot it. In contrast, most energy weapons' projectiles will continue forever, with only a few exceptions to the rule. Thus, they have no maximum range.

[Parsely]

-Claimed-

[Parsely]

Deciding on the planet will be done later. Do not include that in your character sheet.

[mesor]

Reserved, Ill put a sheet up this afternoon once I get home from work.
Lets hope this time the doctor does not shoot me while trying to save me.... Twice.

[10ebbor10]

Interesting, will put character up later.

Why is this not in the RTD subthread, like the other one?

[Parsely]

Interesting, will put character up later.

Why is this not in the RTD subthread, like the other one?

FFFFFFFFACEPALM.

EDIT: I'll lock this now. I'd appreciate it if a mod could remove it.