The Peacemakers - Alternity, Star*Drive (OOC Discusssion)

[Prof Yeti]

OK. In that case, who is interested in playing?

I am double checking but all indicators look good. I have an idea for a Mindwalker if that is an acceptable option.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Of course I'm in for playing.

 

[Ozmar]

Quick thoughts: (For people familiar with the setting - I'm working on a "primer" for the rest of you.)

The campaign will not be set in the Verge.

We'll all be characters from the Stellar Nations who have joined the Galactic Concord.

The setting is a starship of some kind serving in the Galactic Concord. The PCs are the command crew of the ship. The adventures will be "episodic". Inspirations will be Star Trek, Babylon 5, Firefly, and Battlestar Galactica. Mission will be exploration, diplomacy, defense, search & rescue, peacekeeping, and similar missions.

I own all the Alternity books, and can dust them off for details.

The allowed races are the standards in the core book: Human, Fraal, Seshayan, T'sa, Mechalus, and Weren. No other alien races and no robots or artificial intelligences as PCs, please.

Cybernetics, mutations, psionics, etc... are all good as presented in the Alternity PHB. Let's stay away from the FX book.

Mindwalkers - ok. Gridpilots/techies - ok.

That's it for now. Must go and plot now...

Ozmar the Thinking DM

Oh, and Frukatha, since you own this thread, can you change the title... nevermind! I see you just did!

 

[LogicsFate]

I'm still interested but know even less about Alternity

 

[Samnell]

We'll all be characters from the Stellar Nations who have joined the Galactic Concord.

The setting is a starship of some kind serving in the Galactic Concord. The PCs are the command crew of the ship. The adventures will be "episodic". Inspirations will be Star Trek, Babylon 5, Firefly, and Battlestar Galactica. Mission will be exploration, diplomacy, defense, search & rescue, peacekeeping, and similar missions.

Impertinent questions follow.

Are we talking capital-class ship with a crew of dozens, hundreds, thousands? Or something smaller? Would be be exploring one of the other frontiers mentioned in the setting book (the Far Reach and Orion Frontier) or something entirely different?

Is the ship strictly a military vessel? Military with civilian science/whatever contingent? Civilian contractors working for the Concord, perhaps individually hired by a Concord-affiliated official for the mission?

 

[Angel Tarragon]

I like your ideas Ozmar. I suppose we're allowed to use the Star*Drive Arms & Equipment Guide?

For Ozmar:
[sblock]Character musings:
Human Diplomat (Entertainment Celebrity - Filthy Rich)
She is well known in the entertainment industry as a recording artist. She has released on three vide-crystals and is an expert singer and dancer. She has lived up to and exceeded her parents expectations of her, them as known for entertainers in their day.

Thoughts?[/sblock]

 

[Ozmar]

Impertinent questions follow.

Are we talking capital-class ship with a crew of dozens, hundreds, thousands? Or something smaller? Would be be exploring one of the other frontiers mentioned in the setting book (the Far Reach and Orion Frontier) or something entirely different?

Is the ship strictly a military vessel? Military with civilian science/whatever contingent? Civilian contractors working for the Concord, perhaps individually hired by a Concord-affiliated official for the mission?

Not a big ship. I am thinking something more like a small vessel. Perhaps even a civilian vessel that was conscripted for Concord service?

I think there should be a variety of missions, so it will not be primarily exploration. Note that you don't have to be in a "frontier region" to have unexplored planetary systems, or even lost colonies nearby. So although you may be primarily operating along the borders of VoidCorp and Insight, you may still find yourselves exploring a previously-undiscovered star system.

I am thinking primarily military, although the idea of civilian contractors is intriguing. And I guess it will depend on what characters ya'll want to play. Fer example, the diplomat idea that Frukathka suggested might need some work. Maybe I'll ask you to come up with some backstory to explain what your characters are doing on the ship?

 

[Ozmar]

I like your ideas Ozmar. I suppose we're allowed to use the Star*Drive Arms & Equipment Guide?

For Ozmar:
[sblock]Character musings:
Human Diplomat (Entertainment Celebrity - Filthy Rich)
She is well known in the entertainment industry as a recording artist. She has released on three vide-crystals and is an expert singer and dancer. She has lived up to and exceeded her parents expectations of her, them as known for entertainers in their day.

Thoughts?[/sblock]

OK Frukathka, I'll bite. What do you suggest that this character would be doing on the Concord vessel?

And yes, you can use the A&EG.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

OK Frukathka, I'll bite. What do you suggest that this character would be doing on the Concord vessel?

And yes, you can use the A&EG.

Ozmar:
[sblock]Building up a bigger reputation base on the many world that she visits doing an ocassional free concert.[/sblock]

 

[Ozmar]

Ozmar:
[sblock]Building up a bigger reputation base on the many world that she visits doing an ocassional free concert.[/sblock]

[sblock]So she's in the USO?[/sblock]