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[Kestrel_6]

Welcome to Galaxies Unlimited, a space based RPG for any number of players! the rules are Simple
1) pick a universe/race, and determine strengths and weaknesses. Provided it's not too overpowered, I'll let it slide. If playing Humanity, specify type IE UNSC, TEC, Systems Alliance.
2) pick the type of system to put your home starbase in, IE Karuva system, outer meteor field. Bonuses to Asteroid fields for mining, space wrecks to salvaging ships/weapons. Provided it's not too overpowered, you can do it.
3) You get between 1-3 Ships, starting from Corvette to Battleship. Sizes (smallest to largest) are Corvette, Frigate, Monitor, Destroyer, Light Cruiser, Heavy Cruiser, Battlecruiser, Battleship, Light Carrier, Heavy Battleship, Titan, Heavy Carrier, Supercarrier, and Planetoid Fortress.
Your ships get a full complement of Marines (or equivalent) and each player gets one team (5-10) of unique Marines, basically the main characters. You are the commander, and you can participate in ground combat. If a unique Marine gets killed, they can be cloned. Generic Marines can have their own armour type and weapons, provided you show RESTRAINT.
4) be reasonable. You can do virtually anything, provided it's within realism. IE you can board and take over a ship, but if it's Battleship vs Planetoid Fortress, you couldn't HOPE to take it all over.
And 5) Have Fun!

Example
Race: Ssaros (original universe)
Advantages: Warlord (better generic Marines, ship combat etc)
Disadvantages: diplomacy (not very good) Feudal Government (various reactions from planetary rulers, low hiring cost, chance of fighting hostile Ssaros fleet, even if Ssaros)
Ships: 1 Battleship, Defender Class
Marines: Armour, light. Weapons, Phasor Rifle.
Starbase: located in space wrecks, named Perdition
Every Day, I'll post the Galactic News Network report. Have fun!

[Demonic Spoon]

Like this?

Race: Mengaldins
Advantages: Researchers (Research faster, more research options maybe? )
Disadvantages: Suck at close quarter combat(Marines less effective), Hivemind(various reactions from planetary rulers, low hiring cost, destruction of Hive Queens leads to much confusion and panic among the Mengaldins that were linked to her.)
Ships: 1 Battleship, Marauder Class
Marines: Armour, Exoskeleton. Weapons, Plasma Cannon.
Starbase: On a moon of the Gas Giant Aquarius.
Description: Mengaldins are a squishy amphibious race of octopus like things except they have only 4 tentacles, can go on land, and most of their body mass is taken up by their brains. Specialising in genetic engineering they like making 'bodies' suited to their needs at the time and then fusing with them via their extra central feeding tentacle with used this fusing technique as a self-defense mechanism against the predators of their homeworld. For instance they may make a body with a large brainmass, numerous manipulating appendages and good senses for researching purposes or a vicious, tough war brute for combat purposes. However Mengaldins are quite cowardly when it comes to combat where you can actually see the enemy and tend towards running away if possible, unless exceptionally trained or motivated. The Mengaldin 'Queens' are simply a large number of Mengaldins that have used their self0defense fusing ability to fuse to each other, forming a mass that is greater than the sum of its parts. The Hivemind is really more of a Hive-co-ordinator with each queen simply organising the efforts of around a thousand Mengaldins, with the Mengaldins retaining a high degree of individuality.

[Kestrel_6]

What Universe are they from?

[Demonic Spoon]

Isn't there just one universe? 

[Kestrel_6]

depends on your view.

for a context, for Mass effect, there is the Systems Alliance. In Halo, The UNSC.
What Intellectual property?

[Demonic Spoon]

Oooh. I made them up.

[Kestrel_6]

awesome. your first move?

[Demonic Spoon]

Colonise nearby suitable planets.

[Kestrel_6]

its sorta like you are a merc, and you travel through space, stealing stuff, blowing other players ships/starbase up, do missions etc.

[Demonic Spoon]

...but I can research right? Otherwise my racial advantage is useless.

Okay, I steal stuff and travel through space looking for missions.

[Kestrel_6]

yeah. think of it like a nonlinear story. So your Plasma Cannons can get faster firing, higher intensity etc

[Kestrel_6]

you find a wrecked freighter, carrying various colony equipment, and 3 tons of Copper. A Ssaros Star fortress offers the Mission: Destroy Pirate Base. Do You Accept? you recieve support from two Defender Class Battleships.

[Kestrel_6]

This is Galactic News Network update, brought to you by Aperture Science!
Today marks the Ssaros' victory against the Antarans, on their homeworld of Karigdar
Also, a war has broken out, once again, between the Eldar and the Systems Alliance.
And finally, Demonic Spoon's miners discovered chunks of Native Gold.

[Demonic Spoon]

Can I use the colony equipment? If yes then colonise the shit out of some suitable planet, if not then sell it to the highest bidder.

Can I repair the freighter? If yes then do so.

Accept Mission destroy pirate base and then complete it.

If I have enough resources build Battleship, if not then keep saving resources.

[Geen]

Save me a spot, I'll fill out a sheet soon.