You've been asleep for so very, very long. It's time to wake up now. The ice covered glass starts to thaw, your vision slowly comes to, blurry at first but soon focusing. You are in a small metal tube, barely large enough for your body. Over your head a hole - for what you can assume is environmental control. The metal door slides open slowly, and you hear a faint Shhh sound as the oxygen equalizes. You take a few steps out of the cryo pod, and take a look around the ship. It's small, barely qualifying as a shuttle really. There's a computer which is flashing various colors, and out of curiosity you sit down and look at it. A video comes on.
"Hello, and welcome" A man says. He's old, wrinkled, and his skin is pale enough to be considered albino. His words are slow and pathetic, that of a dying man. His eyes are glazed over, as though he is rather... Unhealthy. "You were chosen, without prior knowledge, to be one of the few to be saved of the nuclear holocaust that fell over our dear home. Yes, Earth is long gone. You and many others were frozen and sent into space. Now cryo technology isn't so great at this time, so be happy you're alive! Even if you might be a bit late.. The computer should contain a date so you know how long it's been."
The date on the computer reads March 1st, 3045. The last time you can remember, was when you were back on Earth. In the year 2016. Suddenly the computer flashes red. Alarms blare. Suddenly everything is silenced and only a few words remain on the screen. "Welcome to the empire Eternia" Your ship is pulled into a space station and forced to dock.
Welcome to Eternia
"The marvelous and amazing empire! Blah, blah, blah. Who am I kidding. Welcome, welcome." A man says, ushering you out of the shuttle and into a room on the station. It's walls are covered in massive metal guns, most of which you can't recognize. "My names Jackie Ernsholm" He's a bit odd looking, or so you think. He's wearing a brown vest and what appears to be metal under-armor. On each of his hips some weird kind of pistol, on his back a large rifle of sorts. He also speaks in a British accent. "I'm the current owner of this here station. Now I saw your ship - old stuff, seems your cryo pod didn't open when it should've. You're about a thousand years late. I'm sure you have many questions and I'd be obliged to answer. Eternia is the name of the new human empire, which currently spans across three galaxies. Before you even ask - No, we haven't encountered alien life. At least not yet. You are still in the home - Milky Way galaxy, only about a light year or so from old Earth. We're out of the true reach of the government, which is good. They've been exterminating those cryo pods. Something about a chip or you guys know something.. I'm unsure. But hey, I saved your life. So I figure you owe me." he says, without letting you get so much as one word in edge wise. He seems like a smart-ass know-it-all.
Rules You've been given a small tour of the station. One of the first things you notice is a rules plaque.
1. No metagaming, god modding, or powergaming.
2. No sexually explicit roleplay allowed. Take it to PM. Or don't do it at all. These forums aren't for smut.
3. You may curse and use most foul language In character, however, racism or sexism of any kind will not be acceptable. You also cannot under any circumstances attack another play out of character with said language. Or at all. Be nice.
4. The OP of the thread (*Cough* me *Cough*) has the authority to remove you from this RP and exterminate your character at any point if he see's fit.
5. Despite being the strict guy I am, I am one of few rules. You may do anything you wish in the RP that is logical. You may get in character punished (Such as jail time or executed), but you may try. I encourage people to attempt to steal, murder, overthrow Eternia, start rebellions, et cetera. Just keep in mind Eternia is an extremely oppressive government with massive amounts of power. The more noise you make, the more they'll care. And that's a bad thing. That said, no character in the RP is protected by "plot." Every character, even Jackie (Which is my main character and one of the most important ones to the current story) can be killed. I will not go out of my way to save these characters.
6. This RP is tough. You will die. Your characters may not last long. Keep this in mind. In this there's no dodging bullets, no surviving a large caliber shot to the leg or chest. You may survive small caliber (9mm or so) but it's still unlikely if there isn't a doctor nearby.
Suggestions of what to do. This RP is very open. It doesn't have an obvious goal - it's that way on purpose. Jackie is there to give you something to do if you can't think of anything. He'll have missions, and even loan you small fighter ships to accomplish them. He pays fairly well. But there's always more to do.
1. Mine metals and sell them for money
2. Buy ships
3. Start a rebellion
4. Become a merchant or trade caravan
5. Anything you've ever wanted to do in a massive space RPG ever.
Oh, and if you ever have time, visit Earth. It's pretty.. Interesting. Wink wink.
You've been asleep for so very, very long. It's time to wake up now. The ice covered glass starts to thaw, your vision slowly comes to, blurry at first but soon focusing. You are in a small metal tube, barely large enough for your body. Over your head a hole - for what you can assume is environmental control. The metal door slides open slowly, and you hear a faint Shhh sound as the oxygen equalizes. You take a few steps out of the cryo pod, and take a look around the ship. It's small, barely qualifying as a shuttle really. There's a computer which is flashing various colors, and out of curiosity you sit down and look at it. A video comes on.
"Hello, and welcome" A man says. He's old, wrinkled, and his skin is pale enough to be considered albino. His words are slow and pathetic, that of a dying man. His eyes are glazed over, as though he is rather... Unhealthy. "You were chosen, without prior knowledge, to be one of the few to be saved of the nuclear holocaust that fell over our dear home. Yes, Earth is long gone. You and many others were frozen and sent into space. Now cryo technology isn't so great at this time, so be happy you're alive! Even if you might be a bit late.. The computer should contain a date so you know how long it's been."
The date on the computer reads March 1st, 3045. The last time you can remember, was when you were back on Earth. In the year 2016. Suddenly the computer flashes red. Alarms blare. Suddenly everything is silenced and only a few words remain on the screen. "Welcome to the empire Eternia" Your ship is pulled into a space station and forced to dock.
Welcome to Eternia
"The marvelous and amazing empire! Blah, blah, blah. Who am I kidding. Welcome, welcome." A man says, ushering you out of the shuttle and into a room on the station. It's walls are covered in massive metal guns, most of which you can't recognize. "My names Jackie Ernsholm" He's a bit odd looking, or so you think. He's wearing a brown vest and what appears to be metal under-armor. On each of his hips some weird kind of pistol, on his back a large rifle of sorts. He also speaks in a British accent. "I'm the current owner of this here station. Now I saw your ship - old stuff, seems your cryo pod didn't open when it should've. You're about a thousand years late. I'm sure you have many questions and I'd be obliged to answer. Eternia is the name of the new human empire, which currently spans across three galaxies. Before you even ask - No, we haven't encountered alien life. At least not yet. You are still in the home - Milky Way galaxy, only about a light year or so from old Earth. We're out of the true reach of the government, which is good. They've been exterminating those cryo pods. Something about a chip or you guys know something.. I'm unsure. But hey, I saved your life. So I figure you owe me." he says, without letting you get so much as one word in edge wise. He seems like a smart-ass know-it-all.
Rules
You've been given a small tour of the station. One of the first things you notice is a rules plaque.
1. No metagaming, god modding, or powergaming.
2. No sexually explicit roleplay allowed. Take it to PM. Or don't do it at all. These forums aren't for smut.
3. You may curse and use most foul language In character, however, racism or sexism of any kind will not be acceptable. You also cannot under any circumstances attack another play out of character with said language. Or at all. Be nice.
4. The OP of the thread (*Cough* me *Cough*) has the authority to remove you from this RP and exterminate your character at any point if he see's fit.
5. Despite being the strict guy I am, I am one of few rules. You may do anything you wish in the RP that is logical. You may get in character punished (Such as jail time or executed), but you may try. I encourage people to attempt to steal, murder, overthrow Eternia, start rebellions, et cetera. Just keep in mind Eternia is an extremely oppressive government with massive amounts of power. The more noise you make, the more they'll care. And that's a bad thing. That said, no character in the RP is protected by "plot." Every character, even Jackie (Which is my main character and one of the most important ones to the current story) can be killed. I will not go out of my way to save these characters.
6. This RP is tough. You will die. Your characters may not last long. Keep this in mind. In this there's no dodging bullets, no surviving a large caliber shot to the leg or chest. You may survive small caliber (9mm or so) but it's still unlikely if there isn't a doctor nearby.
Suggestions of what to do.
This RP is very open. It doesn't have an obvious goal - it's that way on purpose. Jackie is there to give you something to do if you can't think of anything. He'll have missions, and even loan you small fighter ships to accomplish them. He pays fairly well. But there's always more to do.
1. Mine metals and sell them for money
2. Buy ships
3. Start a rebellion
4. Become a merchant or trade caravan
5. Anything you've ever wanted to do in a massive space RPG ever.
Oh, and if you ever have time, visit Earth. It's pretty.. Interesting. Wink wink.
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