Post by ShockHelix on Oct 20, 2013 1:46:03 GMT -5
The year is 2047 GS (Galactic Standard), Two Thousand and Forty Seven years since the Unified Galactic Government declared the Galaxy officially and completely mapped. The Milky Way is completely populated, with each star system containing a Mass Relay which jumps them to the Galactic Center.
From here, a planet-sized Mass Relay allows for jumps anywhere in the Galaxy, and is used by millions of ships each day. The Galactic center itself is a neutral zone, free from war and offering travel to any ships that enter it. Although each nation is under the UGG, wars still take place, though the galactic center is protected from any hostile action, and wartime laws are strictly enforced.
Through all this, the center relay has a minute anomaly, which the UGG scientists have yet to solve. The chances are one in a billion, but ships disappear completely after a jump, never reaching their destination. No one knows where the ships disappear to, and no one has ever returned. The problem is largely ignored by the public, with only the family's of those that have gone missing showing any real interest.
For those on the other side, they call it Darwin's Leap. When the Mass Relay encounters it's anomaly, the ship is jumped into space near a massive planet in an uncharted Galaxy, larger then Jupiter and far more deadly. To it's inhabitants, the planet is called Survival.
Any ship coming out of Darwin's Leap is immediately sucked into the planets gravity well, forcing the ship to crash into the deadly planets surface. After 2000 years of this, the entire planet has become riddled with crashed ships, with survivors of almost every species in galaxy. With new blood arriving every day, the planet has fallen into a constant free for all, with the only rule being 'Kill or be Killed.' The planets natural wildlife is more deadly then any known in the Milky Way, evolving constantly to combat new threats. Even the plant life can swallow you whole on Survival, and every step is a fight for your life.
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The free form will start out with each of the characters on a public transport ship jumping to the UGG Headquarters, and - obviously - they won't make it. They'll get sucked into Survival's atmosphere, survive through the crash, and will have to focus on scavenging, fighting, and staying alive in the deadliest planet known to man. Ideas are appreciated!!!
A few things we'd need to decide on ahead of time is the specifics of weaponry, 'Space Magic,' equipment, and armour.
As far as race goes, part of the idea behind this is letting races from different lores mingle together. For the most part, the troubles of the universe will be light years away, with the only real focus on Survival, that way people can incorporate hopefully races and geas from different Sci-Fi universes (Ex Asari from Mass Effect and Mandalorians from Star Wars.) We'll also need to figure out a way for detailing our characters, though things like history will only be important in what kind of training they've had.
Anyway, post below if you're interested, and please put any ideas you might have for discussion.
From here, a planet-sized Mass Relay allows for jumps anywhere in the Galaxy, and is used by millions of ships each day. The Galactic center itself is a neutral zone, free from war and offering travel to any ships that enter it. Although each nation is under the UGG, wars still take place, though the galactic center is protected from any hostile action, and wartime laws are strictly enforced.
Through all this, the center relay has a minute anomaly, which the UGG scientists have yet to solve. The chances are one in a billion, but ships disappear completely after a jump, never reaching their destination. No one knows where the ships disappear to, and no one has ever returned. The problem is largely ignored by the public, with only the family's of those that have gone missing showing any real interest.
For those on the other side, they call it Darwin's Leap. When the Mass Relay encounters it's anomaly, the ship is jumped into space near a massive planet in an uncharted Galaxy, larger then Jupiter and far more deadly. To it's inhabitants, the planet is called Survival.
Any ship coming out of Darwin's Leap is immediately sucked into the planets gravity well, forcing the ship to crash into the deadly planets surface. After 2000 years of this, the entire planet has become riddled with crashed ships, with survivors of almost every species in galaxy. With new blood arriving every day, the planet has fallen into a constant free for all, with the only rule being 'Kill or be Killed.' The planets natural wildlife is more deadly then any known in the Milky Way, evolving constantly to combat new threats. Even the plant life can swallow you whole on Survival, and every step is a fight for your life.
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The free form will start out with each of the characters on a public transport ship jumping to the UGG Headquarters, and - obviously - they won't make it. They'll get sucked into Survival's atmosphere, survive through the crash, and will have to focus on scavenging, fighting, and staying alive in the deadliest planet known to man. Ideas are appreciated!!!
A few things we'd need to decide on ahead of time is the specifics of weaponry, 'Space Magic,' equipment, and armour.
As far as race goes, part of the idea behind this is letting races from different lores mingle together. For the most part, the troubles of the universe will be light years away, with the only real focus on Survival, that way people can incorporate hopefully races and geas from different Sci-Fi universes (Ex Asari from Mass Effect and Mandalorians from Star Wars.) We'll also need to figure out a way for detailing our characters, though things like history will only be important in what kind of training they've had.
Anyway, post below if you're interested, and please put any ideas you might have for discussion.
