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[SoHowAreYou]

O.k. if you played either of Ebbors old to the stars games, this should be familiar.

Backstory:

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You are 6 races taking your first steps to the stars, as you play more this will fill up.

Character Sheet:

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Name of Race:
Description of Recent history:
Your planet:
Your solar system:

2 positive traits:
One Negative

Buildings:

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Farm: 1 IC 1size 1 Popworkforce (4+Foodstat production)
City: 2 IC 1Size 2 pop capacity
Mine: 2 IC 2 Size 1 pop workforce 2*Whatever you want to mine(If the same oject is availble twice, the gain is doubled)
Factories: 6 IC 5 Size 1 popworkforce/resource processed (1 metal-->1 IC. Up to 4)
Fuel distillery: 6 IC, 4 size Requires 2 Pop workforce (2*Fuel)
Lab: 5 IC 2 size requires 2 pop workforce (Allows research)
Observatory: 2 IC 1 size 1 pop workforce (Allows recon)
Small spaceport:5IC 2 size(Unlocks new vehicles)
Medium spaceport:15IC 5 size(Unlocks new vehicles)
Large spaceport:30IC 10 size(Unlocks new vehicles)
Medium Aquatic spaceport:5IC 5 size(Unlocks new vehicles,Construction of vehicles requires extra fuel to lift them out of the sea)[Needs Tech/Aquatic]
Large Aquatic spaceport:15IC 10 size(Unlocks new vehicles,Construction of vehicles require extra fuel to lift them out of the sea)[Needs Tech/Aquatic]
Hospital system(8 IC, 1 size)(Anti disease, heals troops)
Space elevator: 10 IC, 1 Size, 4 Rare metals (No fuel cost for orbital buildings)
Land to space battery: 4 IC, 10/10 hp (4 attack, 0 defense)
Orbital buildings
Spacestation: Base cost: 10IC, 5 Metal 5 fuel (Adds one size to the planet. Enlarging the spacestation cost 1IC, 1metal,1 fuel. Max size of 15)
You can build everything in space stations exept mines, distilleries and space elevators.
Fuel refinery: 4 IC 2 size, 2 pop workforce. Produces 2 energy each turn.

Yes that last one was directly lifted from one of the last games, ecology will not be coming back

Ships:

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Ships are created with a modular system. This works by dividing  sizepoints amongst different subsystems. 10 points equals 1IC in construction costs. Stuff is often rounded up. At the moment, not much is available. A ship has Health equal to it's Sizepoints divided by 4.

Engines:
-Basic chemical engine: Uses 0.25 energy/turn/ module. 1 Engine is needed per speed level per 5 points of total ship size.(Ie, a size 10 ship would need 4 Engines to have Speed level 2)
-Chemical engine MKII. Uses 0.20 energy/turn/ module. 1 Engine is needed per speed level per 5 points of total ship size.(Ie, a size 10 ship would need 4 Engines to have Speed level 2)

-Ion engine. Uses 0.05 energy/turn/ module. 1 Engine is needed per speed level per 2.5 points of total ship size

Drives:
-Jumpdrive. Uses 1 fuel per jump. 1 Jumpdrive is required for every 5 points of ship size. Jump safety is not guaranteed.

Fuel tanks:
-Basic fuel tank: Stores 1 fuel per sizepoint
-Basic fuel tank MKII: Stores 1.2 fuel per sizepoint

Weaponry (A ship without weaponry can't fire, a ship with negative or zero attack can still attack and do damage)
     -Basic Kinetic weaponry : Attack=(weapons size/5)
     -Basic Laser weaponry  : Attack= (Weapon size/4) (Note: Ineffective against shields)

Armor:
-Basic armor. Adds 1 hp per 2 sizepoints
-Improved armor: Adds 1.2 hp per 2 sizepoints

Shields:
Crude shield generator: Maintains a 1hp*Size units shield around the ship. Requires 0.05 fuel per incombat turn. Regens at a rate of 0.2.

Deflector shields:
Crude Deflector shield: Adds a +1 Defense modifier for every 2 size units dedicated. A single deflector shield can only cover up to 20 size units of ship.

Modules:
-Sensor module: This allows the ship to do basic recon. It's range is no better than the orbit of the planet it is in. Size: 2
-Colonization module. Can hold 1 pop unit. Size: 10
-Troop pod. Can hold 1 Battalion. Size: 2
-Cargo module: Stores 1 resource per 2 size points
-Mining laser: Size: 4. Requires 0.25 fuel/ turn. Produces 1 IC/ turn.

This one was also lifted

Soldiers:

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Each pop unit equals five Battalions of soldiers. You can draft at most 10% of the population whitout damaging production. Soldiers can gain traits and xp. Permanent soldiers have 2 attack, 2 defense and 10 hp, while militia drafted on the spot only has one attack and defesne

Equipment:
Basic weaponry: 1 IC: +1 attack
Improved weaponry: 2 IC +2 to attack

Basic armour: 1 IC: +1 defense

If you lookup the old thread you can learn the planet generation mechanics, but its not neccesary.

Also of note new rule, you can have more than 2 positives, but then you need a negative, that I choose

In:
Ukrainian Ranger

Brood

USEC_OFFICER

kj1225

Remuthra

Ruler of Nothing

10Ebbor10

2 items of importance:
First of all if you have any suggestions, or preferences on how you want the game to go, speak now.

Also next week at some point I will mutilate the rules of this game to make a fantasy version, look out for that.


If you want to be a mercenary commander PM me that and we will work it out

[Brood]

Shoot I'll give it a try.

Reserved.

Query, can we play as a Cyborg/AI race? Sentinent machine kind of thing.

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Name of Race: Ryverns
Description of Recent history:  The Ryverns were invented by a small nation on a planet previously known as Hadres, they were designed as guards of the nation of Degrales who numbered barely 4 million people in total.
They had been at war for decades surviving only because they had better weapons and better shields then the other nations on the planet but little by little they were losing ground and losing the will to fight and so in one last desperate attempt at victory they created the Ryverns, now you must understand they were not created as sentinents.
They were created as mindless drones purely for combat and for a time they performed flawlessly slaughtering entire enemy armies in a matter of days, being machines they did not need food, water or sleep to function and so the enemy was ground into dust beneath them.
But as the war progressed the Degrales people began to notice changes, the Ryverns were becoming more and more blood thristy and on several ocassions Ryvern units who had suffered large casulties would go dark entirely, over time rumors began to circulate about Ryvern soldiers attacking indiscreminantly killing all in there path and the Degrales tried to shut down the project.
That was 1 week ago and every living man, woman and child on the planet now known as Mendalore is dead.
Ryverns are cyborgs, created from a combonation of living tissue and robotic parts and every Ryvern is connected to every other through a hive mind and every Ryvern has an AI built into it's brain to provide that link and in doing so allow them to bring every Ryvern mind to bear on any problem that it might face, the Degrales made the mistake of trying to shut them down while one was in the room with them and having been betrayed they took control of the biological and nuclear weapons of the worlds peoples and used them without remorse, Mendalore has been poisoned now and nothing living grows on it's surface.
The Ryverns now being in sole control of the technology used to create them have had every factory running 24/7 and are multiplying at a rate almost beyond belief.
They are tearing down the old world and using the pieces to build a new better more rational world in it's place but the hivemind has determined that a rational world can only be achieved by removing every threat to it and so the Ryverns have begun to build great ships of war.

Your planet: Mendalore
Your solar system: Gandros

2 positive traits.
Cyborgs: The Ryverns are immune to the many weaknesses of the flesh that mortats suffer from and being creatures of equal parts bialogical and machine are extremely risilient to damage and possess superhuman strength.

HiveMind: With the entire species combined intelligence in one hive mind the Ryverns research and production and construction rates are doubled through the flawless ability of the Ryverns to perform any and every task to the very highest standards of efficiency.
One Negative.
Cordiam: Created using a unique ore the Ryverns are incapable of creating more of themselves without it.

[Ukrainian Ranger]

Name of Race: Cornovans
Description:
Carnivorous plant that developed symbiosis with ant-like creatures.
Plants: 2-3 meter high, Long roots that host the brain. High intelligence, adult plants have: Big mouth, big leaves (can live on photosyntheses only),  dozens of mobile eyes, can change color of the leaves (but only to different kinds of green, used for communication. ). pheromone producing glands (pheromones used both for communication and controlling Tekers) . Highly sensitive nose like organ. Naturally semi-democratic, since beginning of the civilization
decisions was made by producing most powerful smells. Older and stronger have more powerful glands, thus their votes weight more, but there  were quite few "sapling revolutions"
Their marriage is consensual uniting of the roots in one system, basically sharing brains, it doesn't blend them in one personality completely, but minor personality blend and telepathic like abilities are unavoidable. Such families can range from 2 plants to thousands.
Reproduction: Pollination by small creatures. Nowadays it's often done artificially between family members, but natural way, with random parents is absolutely acceptable option. Seeds are airborne can travel with wind but almost always planted (or killed if kids are unwanted by female plant)
It takes 30 earth years from seed to adult plant. Average life duration 120-150 years
Ants (Teker): 20 cm long, ratlike intelligence, 8 legged insectoids. Hive creatures. At some point of evolution were enslaved by Carnovans that found the way to mimic and overpower hivemother's pheromones and turned them in loyal slaves and highly effective arms (and food source)

Description planet+ Solar system:
Old system with red star giant and few planets survivng after the star expansion. Home planet: while earth like, rotates quite slowly 7 earth days, so plants needed to adapt to survive long nights

Positive trait: Photosynthetic (can get food from sunlight)
Positive trait:  Hard to kill (Only destroyed roots can kill it completely)
Negative trait: Reduced mobility (need slaves\machines to move)

[SoHowAreYou]

Shoot I'll give it a try. (( Didn't mean your name mate ))

Reserved.

Query, can we play as a Cyborg/AI race? Sentinent machine kind of thing.

Sure, that doesn't have to be in your slots, though you might want to change how more of you are made from food to production

Reserved

As a player who enjoyed both games I can't skip that.
Can I reuse my race from one of the past games?

Yes

[USEC_OFFICER]

Posting to w-

Oh, who the hell am I kidding. Posting to reserve a spot. I quite like these kinds of games...

[kj1225]

Name of Race:  Califeryans
Description of Recent history:  The Califreyans just exited from a civil war on there home planet. They used the technology they had to leave Califrey 1 and go to a new solar system. however dierectly after that the people on their home planet destroyed themselves... only smart Califeryans are still alive.
Your planet:  Califrey 2
Your solar system:  Califrey 2 a planet similar to earth minus humans, two gas giants, and one small terrestrial planet on the outer ring.

2 positive traits:  Regenerate (when they die they take on a random new appearance.), time lords (They research new tech that improves travel faster.)
One Negative:  insane (Yeah they do stuff that does not seem like a good idea cuz there crazy.)

[SoHowAreYou]

Name of Race:  Galiferyans
Description of Recent history:  The Galifreyans just exited from a civil war on there home planet. They used the technolegy they had to leave Galifrey 1 and go to a new solar system. however dierectly after that the people on their home planet gestroyed themselves... only smart Galiferyans are still alive.
Your planet:  Galifrey 2
Your solar system:  Galifrey 2 a planet similar to earth minus humans, two gas giants, and one small terrestrial planet on the outer ring.

2 positive traits:  Regenerate (when they die they take on a random new appearance.), time lords (They research new tech that improves travel faster.)
One Negative:  insane (Yeah they do stuff that does not seem like a good idea cuz there crazy.)

Nice, though in the interest of not infringing copyright, lets change the g to a c

[Remuthra]

Name of Race: Monoliths
Description of Recent history: The Monoliths have existed in groups of nomadic peoples since their formation. However, a recent and unexpected series of alliances were struck. There are currently three major powers which work together to explore the stars, known as the Obelisk Clan, Ring of Moss, and Precipice Coalition. They have agreed to work together to explore the stars, as the ancient Obelisk quest for knowledge dictates.
Your planet (It's a large moon around a gas giant, actually): Progenitor: A ball of rock and dust with a thin hydrogen-helium atmosphere and extreme fluctuations in temperature.
Your solar system: Animus Beta

2 positive traits:
Titan: Monoliths have a lifespan of 3-5 millenia and are made of stone, so they are extremely tough to destroy.
Primal Architecture: Monoliths reproduce by building offspring. This, combined with their telekinetically based dexterity, gives them an innate skill with building bigger constructions.
One Negative:
Extended Cycle of Life: Monoliths reproduce by mating with a second offspring (They have no genders) and undergoing a lengthy and complex ritual in which they build a single new adult Monolith. This process can take 25-35 years, and requires the majority of time from both partners. There are very few Monoliths in the world, despite their lengthy time in existance.

Would you like details about the Monoliths?

[SoHowAreYou]

Name of Race: Monoliths
Description of Recent history: The Monoliths have existed in groups of nomadic peoples since their formation. However, a recent and unexpected series of alliances were struck. There are currently three major powers which work together to explore the stars, known as the Obelisk Clan, Ring of Moss, and Precipice Coalition. They have agreed to work together to explore the stars, as the ancient Obelisk quest for knowledge dictates.
Your planet (It's a large moon around a gas giant, actually): Progenitor
Your solar system: Animus Beta

2 positive traits:
Titan: Monoliths have a lifespan of 3-5 millenia and are made of stone, so they are extremely tough to destroy.
Primal Architecture: Monoliths reproduce by building offspring. This, combined with their telekinetically based dexterity, gives them an innate skill with building bigger constructions.
One Negative:
Extended Cycle of Life: Monoliths reproduce by mating with a second offspring (They have no genders) and undergoing a lengthy and complex ritual in which they build a single new adult Monolith. This process can take 25-35 years, and requires the majority of time from both partners. There are very few Monoliths in the world, despite their lengthy time in existance.

Would you like details about the Monoliths?

Not currently

[RulerOfNothing]

Posting to watch. And probably put up my old race (albeit slightly modified)

Name of Race: Retha
Description of Recent history: After the Industrial Revolution occurred on Rethacal, its technologies started to be applied for war, making conflicts more expansive and destructive. This eventually resulted in the temporary collapse of industrial society, although the predecessors of the Retha Confederation managed to eventually unite the planet under their rule. The Confederation had different ideas on how an industrial society should be organised, with a much greater emphasis on technologies that were both socially and environmentally sustainable. About 30 years after the Confederation was founded a group of technologists managed to convince the government to invest in space exploration, which has led to the current state of space technology.
Your planet: Rethacal (a 10500km diameter planet with 80% ocean coverage and somewhat more dense than Earth)
Your solar system: It has a K-class main sequence star, might come up with more stuff later

2 positive traits:
Reliable and durable technology: +HP for ships and buildings
Efficient metabolism: probably reduced food consumption
One Negative:
Reduced industrial throughput: reduction to IC production

[kj1225]

Okay, Califeryans are now non-copyright infringing.

[RulerOfNothing]

Alright, I've put up my race. Any problems with it?

[SoHowAreYou]

I'll see later, I think we're on wait list time

[USEC_OFFICER]

Spoiler: Nopblibs (click to show/hide)

Name: Nopblibs.
History: After the discovery of the jump drive, several Nopblib corporations have designed and developed jump-capable ships, eager to explore the frontier of space and all the opportunities for tariff and tax free colonies. The history leading up to this point in Nopblib history has been relatively boring and normal, besides the peaceful collapse of governments into corporate run states.
Planet: A small planet dominated by wetlands and swamps named Bopth.
Solar System: Named Poth.

Traits:
Mercantile: The Nopblib are brilliant traders and economists, partly due to their natural physiology and partly to due being ruled by several large corporations. As such they gain some sort of bonus to income (production if the game doesn't have some kind of money).
Efficient Biology: The Nopblibs are small and have efficient metabolisms, allowing for more Nopblibs to be fed with less food.
Bottom Line: Nopblib warships are designed with economy in mind, and thus Nopblib ships tend to be less efficient or powerful than other species.

Looks good?

[10ebbor10]

PTW

Spoiler: Reserve for signup (click to show/hide)

Name of Race: Noctis
Description of Recent history: For years, the Noctis had lived below the surface of their icy moon, content in their unadvanced lives. All changed however, when a few brave explorers found the first spice cluster*. It changed them, and the future of the Noctans, forever.  The spice have them acces to psychic powers, increased awareness, boosted intelligence, and a variety of other benefits. Technological evolution skyrocketed, and the planet was quickly united under the reign of a technocratic governement. In their efforts to find more and more spice, (because withdawal is highly dangerous) the first governement crawlers eventually broke through the ice, shattering the Noctan worldview. Strangely enough, were others would have gone insane, the Noctis were just compelled to look and explore.
Your planet: Cretangular 8b (A gasgiant's moon)
Your solar system: Cretangular

Aquatic (They live in the seas, meaning extra place on aquatic planets)
Psychic  (The spice unlocks psychic capabilities, which are very usefull for technological advancement, but can also make decent weapons)
Inquisitive (research bonus)
Aquatic   (They live only in the seas. Land units require lifesupport)
Spice Dependent  (Spice withdrawal is dangerous. It causes insanity, and eventual loss of all gained powers. The insanity comes first though)

*Spice is produced by a specific algae/fungal/bacterial symbiotic colony, living on the surface of the planet. Every so often a colony becomes trapped, and sinks into the ice.