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Ghazkull

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Sector Command
« on: July 09, 2015, 03:44:28 pm »

Welcome to Sector Command. You will be put in charge of the Defense of an entire Sector of the Terran Mandate.
But first of all you have to choose which sector you wish to command.

The Terran Mandate has not grown much in recent years due to the difficulties at finding new directly habitable worlds and Terraforming Projects take time and money which the Mandate cannot afford at the moment. Thus its entirety consists of Ten Sectors a total of Several Hundred Settled Worlds, and 50 Capital Worlds, 5 per sector.

As it is these Sectors have a fault line between them, a political and systemical division which should very much affect your decision. When the Terran Mandate first began to expand it operated under the Credo of Pluralism in regards to Nationality and Belief and of course operated under a Democratic System. That turned out to be a mistake.

The Core Worlds as they are known today are even several hundred years after colonization still a hotbed of tension, be they religious, nationalistic or of one of the myriad of other reasons human beings like to cave each others heads in. Heavily Industrialized and over populated, the Core Worlds of the Mandate are constantly fighting with Unrests, Riots and Crime. On top of that their reliance on the newly established Streamworlds in regards to luxury goods and food has caused quite some problems with them.

The New Rimworlds are the five sectory who are of a newer descent. They are all no older than 250 years and thus relatively lower populated. However all of these Worlds have been established by Cultural Streaming. Each World has been settled only by people of one political direction, nationality and religion. The Effect was enormous. Streamed Worlds didn't suffer unrest through Nationalism, nor Religious Fanaticism, nor did they suffer problems with political extremists due to all dissenters being brought offworld to their desired destinations or back to the Coreworlds.
The Rim is prosperous and peaceful...well strike out the first. Crushing Taxes and Tariffs from the Mandate has forced the Rim Worlds into a state of bare survival as they attempt to meet quotas set by the Mandate to feed the Core Sectors.
Another unique thing about the Rimworlds is its plethora of Government Forms. Whiel Democracy is encouraged, Empires, Kingdoms, Communism, Syndicalism and everything up and down the Political Spectra can be found in regards to government systems. Which is another point of contention with the Core.

So what will it be High Admiral?

1. Sol-Sector: the most populous of all Sectors, craddle of humanity and bursting with people who want to get the hell out of there. While nominally under the Control of the Earth Goverments the entire Sector is controlled by the Mandate itself from its parliament on the Moon.
A mighty Fleet and the Might of the Mandate Guard itself are on the plus side...with constant riots, overpopulation, supply problems, cities lousy with crime and corruption and constant need of help of the other Sectors turn this into quite the unloved Command Post

2. Any of the Core-Sectors High Infrastructure, High Industrialization, A Prosperous Democratic Sector...thats the theory. The Reality may be anything from the ideal to a complete dictatorial thirdworld hellhole. (You can specify the Sectors Name and History and Political System yourself. However it has to be Democratic or "Democratic")

3. The Rim Worlds A Conglomerate of Newly Established Colonies, Private Colonies and Corporate Colonies, all of these Sectors are Culturally Streamed, Have a record of a docile and generally prosperous population and great potential at becoming major players in the Sectors. The Reality of Forced Agriculture and Low Industry by the Mandate, High Quotas and Tariffs bring their own difficulties. (You can completely go bonkers here. Want your Confederate Revivalist Sector? Your Communist Experiment? Various Long Lost Empires come back from the Ashes? Something completely else? All possible as long as its still human)




This will be a suggestion game and as such we will have only one High Admiral. However we will still need Commanderswhich will lead the troops and as such you can provide characters if you wish...which you cannot control directly however. Just give a Name, History and Perhaps a Specialization (Planetary Sieges, Ground Command, Cruiser Command, Battleship command etc.) and i will try and integrate them if possible. Remember to keep them close to the chosen Sector though. Makes no Sense to have a French Communist Sector with Commanders from an Imperial China one applying :P


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Re: Sector Command
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2015, 07:09:37 pm »

I believe The Rim Worlds will be most interesting!
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Re: Sector Command
« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2015, 07:32:25 pm »

I believe The Rim Worlds will be most interesting!

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Re: Sector Command
« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2015, 08:15:18 pm »

I believe The Rim Worlds will be most interesting!

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Imperial Japanese/Korean Hegomony.

Ruled by the Emperor (Need a name) of the Hegemony Sector, this sector specializes in exporting huge trade fleets of Japanese and Korean goods to the Sol-Sector. The Hegomoney has 5 capitals with a "Democracy" of 'Lesser Republics' who seem to always pick members of the same Dynasty. However, that said Dynasty also happens to be divided by ambition as all incumbent 'Elected Magistrates' fight hard to export more goods than the rest. When the Emperor dies one of these 5 Elected Magistrates takes the throne and a new one is elected in.

There has never been any KNOWN unrest caused by this system nor any assassinations ordered in history. It is said that the price of "killing kin" is to great a sin in these cultures although honorable duels/challenges with hand to hand combat are not rare and happen very occasionally.

Each E.M has a basic republic system where they rule as planetary Governors and appoint anyone who they feel worthy and useful to that position. A meritocracy is used normally for these appointments.

I don't want to be the Admiral but I do want to be an Inteligence officer for one of these worlds.

Name: Jitou Date
Rank: Officer (I want to say Lieutenant but I don't what rank the High Admiral DOES give)
Specialist: Crime Scene Liason
Posted on the Ground as an attache to the Chief of Polices Detective force. Currently answering only to the Chief (who is sworn to never tell anyone and is the only one to know of Date's true nature), The High Admiral, and the Intelligence branch.


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High Admiral Jitou Date
Specialist: Battleship Command
Special unit: The Dai Li's. Special forces group much to the Navy Seals of the U.S only they can be deployed anywhere as spies, saboteurs, assassins, and anything else. Easy to recruit but hard to train the survival rate of this elite task force is only 20%. An that's being optimistic with 14-15% being the average. Can only be given one task at a turn. Dai Li's reside mostly in battleships but can become boarders or simply put on the ground for surveillance.

History/Bio: The Admiral is related to the Imperial families and has good connections with the court but has been at odds with his brother who wishes to be the next Emperor. While Jitou believes in the mandate his brother Omi stands that the Hegomony should be independant or given more help. While the two do not hate each other and can be seen to enjoy social and familly gatherings their profesional lives when in a room is uncooperative at best. Omi is said to be a top contendar and the #3 to take the throne should his rival fall from grace..which is unlikely but Omi must still be watched. He is said to however be in a relationship with a woman of the Tokugawa familly. Could this be a plot?

The Emperor regards Jitou with respect but has as appealed multiple times for less stringent quotas. While the Admiral sympathizes he has no authority on the matter..perhaps the Emperor is the one wishing to be free of the mandates duties. The Date familly is however very calm and believes the small rifts can be closed and do not appear to be angered by each other or willing to do something underhanded. Their rivals, the Tokugawa's are not so lenient. While these fierce tycoons are generally for independence they do not feel the Date has what it takes to continue to rule but as of yet have not decided to make move. They all know that the Date Dynasty is still respected and much loved by all. Albeit Jitou's father Goro died in a suspicious accident that involved meeting with a Tokugawa representative for an aquisition he was attempting to close with them. The deals details were never made public but rumors of a trillion credit worth are frequented. Could this be a plot?

Jitou's mother Akemi has lately been very introverted and refuses to go outside for fears no one is too sure about. Her responces dodge the question and some fear she may either be going dangerously senile and paranoid or she may be hiding something. Could this be a plot?

Jitou's familly connections aren't however the only reason he was given this post. He served diligently under High Admiral Zhukov during a huge uprising in the sol-system which led to billions dying. He served by coordinating special forces to take out rebel leadership and terrorist during the struggle and was given this position by Zhukov as thanks. Zhukov is in the next sector over now dealing with a Fascist system that has been under heavy strain by the quotas.
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Re: Sector Command
« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2015, 09:18:11 am »

((Uhh i like this :D - btw if players wish to provide more sectors write them down, in case the current High Admiral dies we will start in a new Sector))

Ahh The Hegemony Sector. a Bunch of Japanese and Korean Monarchies which amalgated over the Years into the Imperial Hegemony. Producing mostly Luxury Goods for Sol and the Core Worlds, Hegemony has long been straining under the ever increasing quotas of Sol and Consorts.

As it stands Hegemony is one of the most tranquil assignments in the entirety of the Mandate but due to its special...circumstances it seems only Hegemony Natives get positions in this Sector.

It's five Capital Worlds are Mejii, Tokugawa, Date, Joseon and Shimazu which are named after the original founding families, which to this date have major power in the Sector. While the Five Major Dynasties are having rivalries and plots and assassinations are not unheard of open warfare has never happened.

While Mejii serves as official Throneworld of the Emperor, the most populous World is Joseon with a population around 6 Billion. Shimazu is known for the main Shipyard in the Sector, the Takeda Shipyards. Date and Tokugawa are at the moment major producers of Luxury Goods and thus the richest of the five Capital Worlds. While the Sectors has several dozen more minor worlds these only are sparesly populated Agri and Mining Worlds.

Diplomatically, the Hegemony is rather unimportant in the Mandate. With barely 16 Seats in the Senate it has a weak representation like most Rim Sectors.

And that diploamtic Status is the current problem. You have been summoned to the Emperor on a recent dispatch from the senate...





Hegemony Sector

Spoiler:  Supplies (click to show/hide)

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Spoiler: Mejii (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Joseon (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Shimazu (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Tokugawa (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Date (click to show/hide)


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Re: Sector Command
« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2015, 10:21:37 am »

Ahh, I love the fluff potential for this!

We should probably proceed to the Emperor post-haste. I suggest taking the sector flagship (Blackmoon-Class Battleship) as a show of respect and to show that our sector has at least some Naval Status.
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Re: Sector Command
« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2015, 12:48:52 pm »

Ahh, I love the fluff potential for this!

We should probably proceed to the Emperor post-haste. I suggest taking the sector flagship (Blackmoon-Class Battleship) as a show of respect and to show that our sector has at least some Naval Status.

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Arrive with full dress and whatever medals/awards our uniform is allowed to have. We should also ask Oni how he has been doing. If the conversation goes professional deviate and simply ask if he would be willing to visit mother. Tell him you are worried about her because of her behavior. The Date family must hold together.

EDIT: I wanted the famillies to WANT to kill each other but if found out would lead to eternal shame, forced resignation, and public protests in their homeworlds. Also all of the planets were to be staffed with Date with the Tokugawas as independant buisness leaders. But it's fine. The above Plot openings were to just start us off and from here on out i'm curious how they will develop. As well as how the GM will make new ones and when.

Also hooray for Shogun 2 total war now everyone on the internet knows about these important families.
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Re: Sector Command
« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2015, 01:28:14 pm »

There actually has something been planned storywise, the only thing that hasnt been planned yet was Starting Sector, and since i didnt want to impose any precreated once i let you create your own. In any case this will be more centered on strategy than on politics. And while roleplay will certainly factor in it won't play a massive part.
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« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2015, 01:30:56 pm »

You based it on the Sengoku Jidai and didn't include the Oda clan? I'm disappointed.

Anyway, watching this thread.
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« Reply #9 on: July 10, 2015, 01:49:16 pm »

You based it on the Sengoku Jidai and didn't include the Oda clan? I'm disappointed.

Anyway, watching this thread.

Who's to say the Oda made it this far? Or maybe they're just based in a different (Or even more powerful) sector? :)
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« Reply #10 on: July 10, 2015, 02:22:41 pm »

You based it on the Sengoku Jidai and didn't include the Oda clan? I'm disappointed.

Anyway, watching this thread.

Who's to say the Oda made it this far? Or maybe they're just based in a different (Or even more powerful) sector? :)

Or perhaps their a big player behind one of the other families? Again I set it up with the OFFICIAL authorities (that being the Emperor and his planetary Governors. Who in  turn appointed whoever the hell they felt like. The Oda can be a rebel group or an independant trader fleet with outposts in the minor worlds. Said outposts make it so they can show their genorisity and gain influence in these worlds that are forgotten by the Mandate and the Imperial famillies.)). Again, let the GM come up with the rest because in reality the Oda, as well as other clans, have ALOT of room to come into the story. Lets see what happens.

I stand by my suggestion to however make whatever amends with our brother to help our mother as an RP perspective. Besides who would ever go against their family?
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Re: Sector Command
« Reply #11 on: July 10, 2015, 09:33:44 pm »

We should probably proceed to the Emperor post-haste. I suggest taking the sector flagship (Blackmoon-Class Battleship) as a show of respect and to show that our sector has at least some Naval Status.
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Arrive with full dress and whatever medals/awards our uniform is allowed to have. We should also ask Oni how he has been doing. If the conversation goes professional deviate and simply ask if he would be willing to visit mother. Tell him you are worried about her because of her behavior. The Date family must hold together.

(I snipped stuff for size)

+1, excepting on the medals/awards. As I assume that this suggestion states that we use the actual awards themselves, I instead suggest that we simply wear the ribbons for those we possess. Not only will this reduce clutter (no admiral will be without awards), but it also shows we arent too obsessed with our achievements.

 Ah, what is the state of our command? Are all the ships in one locale? Because if that is so, I suggest that we get to work on spreading the love. While 138 ships of various sizes in one spot looks dandy, it probably says to pirates "hey look, free lunch over there!" at the same time.
 I suggest that we split instead into six fleets, each with atleast one heavy cruiser, five destroyers, and 15 frigates, with extras assigned to our sixth fleet. One of each of the smaller units will be assigned to defending each world, aswell as convoys between them.

 We can sort out which worlds need more ships farther down the road, shuffling resources as needed.
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Re: Sector Command
« Reply #12 on: July 10, 2015, 10:28:19 pm »

No I never meant it as "wear all of the medals possibly given to an admiral) but more like the ones we've acheived. For the service the character has done he has to have won some kinda super rare once in a lifetime ribbon for fighting down an insurection or a bronze star.

If the story is correct we, Oni (our brother), and the Emperor are of the same familly (which is the Date Clan Family). I may have glossed over that and the GM may not redact it (which is fine it'll add difficulty).

Right now we should at least get Oni on a more cooperative level and want full blown independence or murder his way to be Emperor. At the same time lets converse with the Shimazu. Freinds with a large shipyard could be handy in the future for repairs, logistics, and maybe commission new ships for us.

+1 to the idea of spreading love also but lets remember we have no direct enemy nor can we just do what we want..doing so would break the order here. While assasinations between the clans may be happening a full blown WAR should be prevented or else anarchy will break the mandates control. Which were responsible.
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« Reply #13 on: July 10, 2015, 11:54:26 pm »

No I never meant it as "wear all of the medals possibly given to an admiral) but more like the ones we've acheived. For the service the character has done he has to have won some kinda super rare once in a lifetime ribbon for fighting down an insurection or a bronze star.
Nor was I saying that. From the way you wrote it, I assumed that you where suggesting that we wear the medals and whatnot in their full, dress-uniform, my-chest-has-more-metal-on-it-than-my-battleship mode.

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If the story is correct we, Oni (our brother), and the Emperor are of the same familly (which is the Date Clan Family). I may have glossed over that and the GM may not redact it (which is fine it'll add difficulty).
All the more reason to dress down, but not too far down, then.

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Right now we should at least get Oni on a more cooperative level and want full blown independence or murder his way to be Emperor. At the same time lets converse with the Shimazu. Freinds with a large shipyard could be handy in the future for repairs, logistics, and maybe commission new ships for us.

+1 to the idea of spreading love also but lets remember we have no direct enemy nor can we just do what we want..doing so would break the order here. While assasinations between the clans may be happening a full blown WAR should be prevented or else anarchy will break the mandates control. Which were responsible.
From what is listed, none of the other worlds even have spaceborne defenses(at least, I think the space stat is talking about living space). Talking to the Oni is a good idea, with the Shimazu potentially even more so, since I doubt the other sectors are gonna send us ships. At the least, some corvettes for convoy duty would be nice. As for a direct enemy, we have massive amounts of fancy trade goods flowing out of this sector and into another. There are gonna be pirates, and are probably going to be our main job, atleast at first.

Also, frigates in this game seem to vary between "Carrier based craft little better than fighters" and "Semi-autonomous craft that get the work done when you cant/wont send a cruiser and a corvette wont cut it".
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Re: Sector Command
« Reply #14 on: July 11, 2015, 03:53:55 pm »

((ech...i figured Mejii Would be the Ruling House..., OP has been updated with some information))

Being already in Orbit of Mejii you don't exactly require to move your Flagship and entering the Orbit would be a very, very foolish idea with a battleship. Emperor Oni Mejii is in fact not the Emperor of the entire Mandate but just of the Sector. The Mandate itself is officially democratically ruled by representatives of the different sectors who assemble at the Terran Senate. The closest to a Head of State is propably the Autarch which once had a near dicatorial role but has since been reduced to a mere representative one. As you arrive at the Imperial Palace you are greeted by a full parade division of the Imperial Guard, a show of force and respect by the Emperor for the newly promoted HIgh Admiral. The Emperors Personal Guard isn't as well trained and outfitted as your very own Dai-Li but they can go toe to toe with Mandate Marines and come out on top. Officially the Mejii family are descendants of the Japanese Imperial Family and perpetuate the believe of being the oldest unbroken monarchic line...that however is untrue. The True Japanese Imperial Family fervently denies the Mejiis and in fact there are rumours that all of the Noble Families of the Hegemony Sector are former Yakuza members...although those are of course only rumours and nobody would be foolish enough to draw the ire of the ruling caste of the entire sector to oneself.

As you enter the massive throne room, you recall to yourself that officially you are a member of the Mandate Military and thus either independent or above in terms of etiquette to a mere Planetary Ruler...then again, your roots as member of the Hegemony Nobility and your learned etiquette would require you to pay your respects and follow the procedure and kneel before Mejii with your head touching the ground....

Will you:

A) Stand and approach the Emperor as the High Admiral you are, showing that you are first and foremost an Admiral of the mandate?
B) Approach the Emperor with Respect, treating him like befits a member of nobility, but still like an equal, making clear that you are working together with him but not FOR him?
C) Or will you follow Royal Etiquette and show that you are a Loyal Subject of the Imperial Throne?
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