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<blockquote data-quote="Meloncov" data-source="post: 2820056" data-attributes="member: 17359"><p>The following chronicles my D20 future campaign that will start this weekend. More information about the campaighn can be found at g13.schtuff.com. More of my art for this campaign can be found their and at <a href="http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=161561" target="_blank">my art thread</a> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Two and a half millenia after the birth of Christ, Humanity has spread out across the galaxy, inhabiting isolated clusters of inhabitable star systems seperated by thousands of lightyears of inhospitable space. Among the oldest of the inhabited sectors is the Gama Cluster, located 400 lightyears from earth. Here, tensions gradually rise between the democratic but corrupt Guymerian Interstellar Republic and the dictatorial but effective Darian Star Empire. All that stands between the present uneasy peace and a war that would cause billions of casualties are a set of century old treaties, the most notable of which forbids the use of space-based weapons against planetary targets.</p><p></p><p>Among the hundreds of ships patrolling the border between these powers in Sector Gama 13 is the Guymerian warship <em>Valient</em>. Capable of traveling at dozens of times the speed of light and carrying more firepower than most ships twice its size, it is the most technologically advanced ship in the fleet.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.enworld.org/gallery/files/1/7/3/5/9/Valientinastroidbelt.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>On the ninty second day of 2563, the <em>Valient</em> revieved these orders. It's response would change history.</p><p></p><p>To: Commander Aaron Nielson, Starship Valient</p><p>From: Guymere Central Space Command Center</p><p>Encrypt Code: 131547</p><p>Decrypt Code: 395022</p><p></p><p>Contents of this message are confidential. Attempting to open this file without proper authorization will result in criminal charges, filed in the Court of the Republic of Guymere.</p><p></p><p>Top Priority Orders:</p><p></p><p>Proceed immediately to sector Gama 13, star 1324 “Ban Xing,” third planet, current solar alignment 37 degrees, distance 1.03 AU from star. Planet Name: Jiang, Coordinates: 1345:2144: 2545. Distance from current location: 2.3 light-years.</p><p></p><p>Territory is enemy controlled, patrolled lightly. Avoid confrontation on approach to planet. Maintain radio silence and attempt to mask gravitational distortions.</p><p></p><p>Upon arrival, fire upon cities at coordinates 3.4: 7.1 and 2.8: 0.9. Secondary targets: 2.7: 9.4 and 3.9: 8.1. Target cities are to be leveled completely. This action authorized under the authority of the President. Any responsibility for the violation of inter-stellar treaties will fall to him. As such, the right to refuse an unlawful order is temporarily suspended.</p><p></p><p>To: Guymere Central Space Command Center</p><p>From: Starship Valient</p><p>Encrypt Code: 23467</p><p>Decrypt Code: 90273</p><p></p><p>Contents of this message are confidential. Attempting to open this file without proper authorization will result in criminal charges, filed in the Court of the Republic of Guymere.</p><p></p><p>A war ship is power. Its entire purpose is to coerce, or to destroy. Ultimately, it the people on board said ship, not their commanders on remote worlds, who have that power. As such, no one has the authority to order us to do what we believe is unethical.</p><p></p><p>The orders are refused. Regardless of what punishment you threaten, we will not change our position, nor will we surrender to those who attempt to punish us for saving the lives of millions of innocent civilians.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Meloncov, post: 2820056, member: 17359"] The following chronicles my D20 future campaign that will start this weekend. More information about the campaighn can be found at g13.schtuff.com. More of my art for this campaign can be found their and at [URL=http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=161561]my art thread[/URL] Two and a half millenia after the birth of Christ, Humanity has spread out across the galaxy, inhabiting isolated clusters of inhabitable star systems seperated by thousands of lightyears of inhospitable space. Among the oldest of the inhabited sectors is the Gama Cluster, located 400 lightyears from earth. Here, tensions gradually rise between the democratic but corrupt Guymerian Interstellar Republic and the dictatorial but effective Darian Star Empire. All that stands between the present uneasy peace and a war that would cause billions of casualties are a set of century old treaties, the most notable of which forbids the use of space-based weapons against planetary targets. Among the hundreds of ships patrolling the border between these powers in Sector Gama 13 is the Guymerian warship [I]Valient[/I]. Capable of traveling at dozens of times the speed of light and carrying more firepower than most ships twice its size, it is the most technologically advanced ship in the fleet. [img]http://www.enworld.org/gallery/files/1/7/3/5/9/Valientinastroidbelt.jpg[/img] On the ninty second day of 2563, the [I]Valient[/I] revieved these orders. It's response would change history. To: Commander Aaron Nielson, Starship Valient From: Guymere Central Space Command Center Encrypt Code: 131547 Decrypt Code: 395022 Contents of this message are confidential. Attempting to open this file without proper authorization will result in criminal charges, filed in the Court of the Republic of Guymere. Top Priority Orders: Proceed immediately to sector Gama 13, star 1324 “Ban Xing,” third planet, current solar alignment 37 degrees, distance 1.03 AU from star. Planet Name: Jiang, Coordinates: 1345:2144: 2545. Distance from current location: 2.3 light-years. Territory is enemy controlled, patrolled lightly. Avoid confrontation on approach to planet. Maintain radio silence and attempt to mask gravitational distortions. Upon arrival, fire upon cities at coordinates 3.4: 7.1 and 2.8: 0.9. Secondary targets: 2.7: 9.4 and 3.9: 8.1. Target cities are to be leveled completely. This action authorized under the authority of the President. Any responsibility for the violation of inter-stellar treaties will fall to him. As such, the right to refuse an unlawful order is temporarily suspended. To: Guymere Central Space Command Center From: Starship Valient Encrypt Code: 23467 Decrypt Code: 90273 Contents of this message are confidential. Attempting to open this file without proper authorization will result in criminal charges, filed in the Court of the Republic of Guymere. A war ship is power. Its entire purpose is to coerce, or to destroy. Ultimately, it the people on board said ship, not their commanders on remote worlds, who have that power. As such, no one has the authority to order us to do what we believe is unethical. The orders are refused. Regardless of what punishment you threaten, we will not change our position, nor will we surrender to those who attempt to punish us for saving the lives of millions of innocent civilians. [/QUOTE]
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