Ultimate Fan Fiction - Character Sheet

One problem with the corperations is that their governments have little control over them. With that said, however, those corperations most likely depend on their factions to supply them with important products, and possibly equipment.

 

It is also important to understand there has to be something that makes controlling a sector slightly independent of the main government worth while. If you’re interested in contracting services out to people, ruling over sectors will not really benefit you an anyway.

 

The way I look at it is that these corporations funtion more as newly settled protectorates or colonies… Look at a historical example, North America. The American colonies, for example, were considered both an extention of the English government, and were able to exersize a level of self Government not seen in English controlled areas closer to home. These colonies enjoyed a high level of trade with their mother country. Skermishes and fights were generaly settled by Colonial Militias (In our case, Corporations). Direct government involvment was not implemented unless the situation was severe, and there as an all out war. (Refering to the “French and Indian War”, as we Americans like to call it).

 

Thats my take on it, anyway.
 

Edit: Also ment to add, the fact that each home government has only a loose control over it’s corporations allows for the possability of peace between two corporations that may be on opposite sides, as seen with WPK and NASA for instance.

“The factions have no meaning. Whether you belong to NASA or ESB, what do you think you are fighting for? A place in the vacuum of space, some rocks, beacons? A place that within one of your standard days will immediately fall into the hands of another corporation, family, or pride? For money to rebuild the ships you’ve lost, the lives you’ve lost? Everybody dies, but do any of you live? Do you really want to know why we are at war? It’s because all of you want to fill the void in your heart that tells you You Are Dead. Pilot clone after pilot clone, launching out the bays. Do you think even one of them could enjoy the sun’s rays? When they come home what do they see, but the madness of the void following me.”

 

jk the war’s a sham to convince the people to manufacture technologies of war without admitting to them that another universe, as foretold by the precursors, is about to overlap their reality and start a war with higher tier ships. The problem is that the overlapping universe will end up being just a few years their senior, and their advancing development of weaponry will only serve to strengthen the future’s invasion on themselves.

^please don’t do that either. It’s a bad idea. I actually had a good one, but I forgot it at some point.

The only major flaw I see in that theory is the fact that as the war goes on with no real gains, people are going to become resentful. Winning is always good - everyone likes to win. Losing can be good too; the very real threat of imminent destruction pulls people together. But a stagnant war, with no real hope of victory but no real threat of defeat? That is not good PR material.

 

You just summed up the biggest problem wars have. I admit, I was really influenced by Orwell there, as in 1984 two parts of the world are in deliberate war (I was confusing it with brave new world first, long ago since i read those), while one is at peace, and the war is taking turns. (as far as i remember)

 

As I said, this could be portrayed publicly completely differently. Gains are always there. In contrast to what Real Time Strategy or Star Trek teaches us about space, actually even one solar system or a couple of asteroid fields could already be a lot of resources to use, if you can mine them. Also, Precursor tech is kind of the point of all of this, all three empires want a hand on that.

 

Constant war in reality would make people tired of it, because it’s your people fighting, and also, because in reality, soldiers will realize very soon how unhuman war actually is, and the certain truth, that even if sometimes necessary, wars are still always pointless. However a constant war fought by people who actually sign up for it, would not have this effect.

 

Because actually, the bigger empires now have peace, and conflict is not made directly by soldiers, and allows a much more defensive pasture, while still keeping the public notion of “an enemy” intact, heighten the morale of your citizens, and still boosting your warfare economy and research.

 

But that was just my own little conspiracy theory there.

 

Generally, I still think, we should think of our home empires as established multi-planet governments. Military might be used much more for inner problems. But I hope the logical scale of a government which governs multiple worlds and a corporation, which fights in actually small spaceships, becomes more clear if i just mention them in one sentence together. It could be extremely lucrative to be a successful pilot in a successful corporation, and the payout seems quite nice.

 

Since we fly smaller ships, up to the frigate, and soon also get a corp dreadnaught, but we sometimes fight around the ruins of giant space ships or installations, it would be also quite logical to assume, that military for the bigger worlds might use more bigger ships, and much more controls the real borders. As mentioned, this would also explain, why you actually cannot take the system, where the staging station of each faction is. Finally, the description of the staging stations support this theory, if you read them: Jericho Prime is known for its pirate connections, the sentinel station of the empire is right around the core world being “very safe”, and Federation station New Eden allowing access to the “Federation core worlds”, which therefore seem to be outside our map.

 

So, while my theory is just a brainstorm, my main critique was actually to “portrait Corporations as too big and the Empires too weak” - which of course would make us corporation mercenaries feel more important, while actually, it would also devalue our corps being so powerful at their current state. For fiction, the factions are perfect for corporations, to be included in some kind of global politics, so it could enrich the world way better, if corporations are “The Thing” of that universe to see action in, to gain wealth and prestige, but not at the price, of overglorifying the characters and corporations involved.

 

This makes stories possible, where a corporation is involved in something “outside of the game”, like a conspiracy, a secret assassination ordered by a Jericho Family, a civil unrest incited on a Federation planet by another faction, or the story of “flag-less” people living on a small colony, despising all control from outside. Also, imagine, how we would meet with “The Warmaster of this and that Jericho Family”, or a Colonel on an Empire patrol ship, which are people having completely different careers, might outrank us in life, but actually, we have seen more fights than they have.

 

 

 

But what if the higher ups made this whole war to cover up a greater threat, a hidden issue, something that will make everything stop and turn to deal with this new threat or thingy or what ever. 

 

Same thoughts here, so my conspiration theory basicly says, that the three empires actually see a much bigger threat for all three of them in the technology discovered. Data exists, which is probably undisclosed. If chaos arises anyway, creating an artificial chaos might give you more control over it.

 

You could also say, that lately, the increased threat of “uncontrolled” corporations, or pirates, even lets some of them use the mercs to fight incursions of pirates, which is very similar, to how the core worlds in eve control piracy with capsuleers; both games use this for PvE.

 

 

 

One problem with the corperations is that their governments have little control over them. With that said, however, those corperations most likely depend on their factions to supply them with important products, and possibly equipment.

 

I think the governments have pretty much control over them actually. They give you the money. They give you the ships. They tell you where you can go to fight. Your main concern as a corporation are not the empires, but more the other corporations. Of course, in the WX Sectors, corporations are the law. But again, they are empowered by the factions they fight for, both in materials, cash, and actually, the right of jurisdiction.

 

Sorry, I catched a cold, and now am writsly, JP, if this thread is too high-jacked, we could also discuss over such matters in a separate thread.

Oh, keep this going. 

 

Not only have you guys thoroughly explained allot of things, But I can pick and choose what to put in and what makes the most logical sense.

Don’t know if any of you played Black Prophecy before it shut down, but the intro cinematic had a rather interesting philosophy on war.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ls0BxgE8HQ

 

War = Progress & Creativity

 

Peace = Pointless & Empty

 

@2:16 “But every war needs to end sometime. It just wears itself out and gets lost to history. What follows is a cosmic moment of creative emptiness known as ‘freedom’… No war is ever over. Each end is the beginning of something new.” ~ Uriel Ananda - Jadd Baran Leader

Current progress of whole story, or at least chapter 1: 5% complete

Character sheet: 10% Complete

Entire Story outline: 50% Complete

References to anime, games, movies: 78 and counting

 

 

The following is a major spoiler to the story but will make a hell of alot of sense if you DARE to read it. 

 

“Sweet Rolls, dont exist in this galaxy.”

 

“Wait, what?”

 

“You heard me fool. They dont exist! The last time some goofball such as yourself asked me of these things, somehow was never heard from again. Unsurprisingly, as the NASA corp handles all the food products, in its Food Division, and sweet rolls are something that no one should have.”

 

“What do you mean? That, they are not just a simple pastry?”

 

“Correct, they are something more. But im busy, come back to me later, I have business to take care of…”

 

Lol JP you sweet roll addict xD

And what do you mean by ‘Character sheet: 10% Complete’? You need 10 times more people to type in here? o.O

Lol JP you sweet roll addict xD

And what do you mean by ‘Character sheet: 10% Complete’? You need 10 times more people to type in here? o.O

 

Character sheet is basically what you guys all provided to me in this thread, but I need time to compile, compose and edit the information as I see fit. My schedule is really tight as of late so I can only work on it on short bursts. 

 

EDIT: that spoiler was just a teaser and was not actually spoiling anything. LOL

How exactly do you all make those pictures of your character?

How exactly do you all make those pictures of your character?

 

I think it was from EVE…

I welcome you, the pilot!

 

I am Mark Nam, the brother captain of VIII Separate Assault Squad “Buran”. This Russian division.

 

I am the fan of game and I write fan history of game at the Russian forum.  In particular, I describe history and a life of the Empire to which our division belongs.  Apparently on mine, an avatar, I am the fan of game and the Empire 

on all brain.

 

If my help is necessary for you, contact me, pm.

 

1 . Mark Nam

2 . Commander of a shock platoon of the Empire

3 . I battle on the party of the Legion and the oldest Empire division in sector of forerunners.

4 . Empire, Legion

5 . VIII Separate Assault Squad “Buran”

6 . I am part of the Empire! The patient on all brain.

 

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JP, is this story going to end up like Hitchhiker’s Guide, or are the sweetroll teases just teasing?

It’ll be important for everyone’s characters to know what sort of comedy should be expected.

Apparently from Universe history, the Empire didn’t die.

Direktorium died - which broke up to the Empire and Federation.

The empire - the centralized militarized state trying at present to hold borders from disintegration because of terrorist attacks of Jericho and economic influence of Federation.

The empire is strong army and fleet, the Empire delivers powerful arms and is proud of the victories and the Legion is called - invincible, not just like that.

And now the Empire suffers problems inside because of the expanded officialdom and constant military tension. But it is still very strong and it is necessary to reckon with it.

The empire has no so-called classical mercenaries. These are rather natives of the empire living to peripheries both having certain rights and freedoms. Up to piracy patents.

However on a perefiriya and such sectors as sector of forerunners, completely imperial divisions work also, such such as we.

Money for a performance of the mission is the finance earned by service. Going from the fleet budget.

But imperial people not fanatics, especially on borders, to them it isn’t alien anything human and imperial regular pilots can quietly communicate with Jericho and federation in neutral territories and stations. And even to act together if it in their interests and doesn’t break interests of the empire.

 

I apologize for probably unclear text, I badly know English.

It’s fine, I didn’t have any trouble understanding.
I haven’t bothered to look in awhile, but was all the ‘official’ story-ness translated to English, or is there more information still in Russian?

Yes there is more, in the next few days I will try to translate all this. Simply I now at work and me it isn’t so convenient to distract.

2 . Commander of a shock link of the Empire

I can understand you well enough.  That part, the “shock link” confuses me though.  I’m guessing it’s just a literal translation from the Russian.  Have you tried google translate, http://translate.google.com/, it’s not perfect, but maybe it can help a little?

 

I can understand you well enough.  That part, the “shock link” confuses me though.  I’m guessing it’s just a literal translation from the Russian.  Have you tried google translate, http://translate.google.com/, it’s not perfect, but maybe it can help a little?

 

mb - shock platoon

 

The fan

Ranks of Army and Fleet (Legion) of the Empire:

fleet/army (Legion):

 

As the Legion is fleet guard, at the bottom positions there are officers with higher rank.

For example, a platoon of Legion commanded by Captain, not Lieutenant. In the Legion no cadets and privates, bottom title begins with the sergeant, as the Legion (Guard fleet) are gaining ready-line professionals from the Navy and Army.

 

cadet/recruit

private

specialist private

sergeant - the commander of subdivision, unit, wing

master sergeant

second lieutenant - the commander of a platoon, a squadron

first lieutenant

captain - the commander of a company, small division, a frigate,

captain-commander

major - the commander of a division, big division, a destroyer and more

major-commander

vice-admiral/colonel (legate) - the commander of a regiment, fleet

admiral/general - the commander of army, group of fleet

legion admiral/marshal - the commander of forces of star system

lord admiral/lord marshal - the commander of sector

 

Rank of members of chapters Warden of the Empire:

 

At Wardens everything is slightly more difficult.

In the beginning you anybody - novice. The young man taken in chapter.

Then, you pass dedication in warrior. Here you can you will serve to the threeman or the foreman, but still not the full-fledged member of chapter.

Further, if you estimate, you become the novice adherent and has to prove that is worthy to become the full-fledged member of chapter.

And further what rank wouldn’t receive, you have all the same the right to call the adherent.

Both tactics and the hierarch, also are adherents.

 

novice

warrior

threeman

foreman - the commander of ten

novice adherent

adherent - the commander of a platoon, a squadron

senior adherent

tactics - the commander of a company, small division, a frigate,

senior tactics - the commander of a division, big division, a destroyer and more

hierarch - the commander of a regiment, fleet

master of chapter - the commander of chapter

 

The оfficial

As you know , the armed forces of the Empire consists of four parts.

1 ) This is a self-defense force recruited in case of danger of the citizens of the Empire. After all, the Imperials military service and are top quality talent pool.

  1. This is the acting forces the Army and Navy , which just are serving the future citizens of the Empire at the time. It is these forces are the workhorse of the military machine of the Empire.

  2. This is the Invincible Legion - Guard fleet, fully professional army personnel , consisting of Expeditionary , Assault and Heavy fleet and Landing Army. Legion forces account for about 15-20% of the basic structure of the Army and Navy.

  3. This is the Order of Warden, the secret of imperial organization - whose main function - the protection of the Emperor and the Solar System. And although their main base is located on Mars , the members of the Order of notice in all corners of the Empire.

  1. Blackfold aka Abyss

  2. tall, mysterious/shady looking figure with a very pale tinted brown skin, completely black eyes (no eye white & nobody knows why), mad professor black hair, black pointy beard, around 6’2 long, black trenchcoat, one robotic arm with occult symbols on it, ancient mystical tattoo’s with ancient texts covering his whole body except for the face.

  3. Frigate specialist. (Mainly guard)

  4. The Empire (jericho origin)

  5. Barbarians [bRUTE] (CEO)

  6. It is believed he has an extreme form of psychosis, he talks to himself (when he is alone) as if he is talking to an higher entity which is telling him to collect all sacred artifacts from all the known worlds… Noone knows wether these artifacts exist or for what purpose they would be used (some claim to have seen him return with what appeared to be ancient relics), but he dissappears in ominous silence after every battle looking for that priced loot and is very secretive about what he found.

 

additional information;

 

Strategist

Analytic

Intelligent

mysterious/shady

People generally get the feeling he is hiding something.

He leaves people wondering at his dark humour and completely neutral/objective view on reality.

With his stare he looks right through you, straight into your soul… even enemies can feel the ominous feeling when his gaze reaches their cockpit.

If he isnt battling; you can find him tinkering with his ships, researching one of his many books/scrolls about the occult, meditating or performing his rituals.

He believes himself to be a warrior, shaman, walker of the worlds and the chosen one to awaken every beings conciousness in the universe so that we may become one again.

 

beard something like this; mixes6im8.jpg

How exactly do you all make those pictures of your character?

EVE Online character creation process thrown in Photoshop afterwards for extras. There’s a bunch of free mmorpgs out there that offer decent character customization screens if you feel like doing that. Also there’s Skyrim with armor and improved character graphics mods :stuck_out_tongue:

  1. Max Fine, aka Meca

2.16 years old, has been a mercenary since his only know family, his father, was killed at the stick of the frigate that served as their home, forcing him to take over. Not exactly athetic, of asian decent, 5,9

3.current ship is a coil mortar armed acid hydra, but dreams of owning a styx

4.jericho(fed origin)

  1. erstwhile member of CORP, but seldom seen with other members.

6.known to breach all com protocol mid battle to complement enemy pilots for good manuvers, bit of a wise-xxxx