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Wild Galaxy/ Dark Suns...; My Space Opera setting...
Topic Started: Nov 4 2010, 02:26 PM (1,792 Views)
mattblackgod
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So I have been toying with setting up my own Space Opera background.

The Title will be either Wild Galaxy or Dark Suns...not sure which.

I was thinking along the lines of Serenity with it not being not too high tech, although I may stretch to limited energy weapons, robots an powered armour. Star crashers has inspired me to make a start.

I am thinking of building space ship fleets to play Starcrashers. But I fancy some foot slogging planet side fun. Do I do it in 28mm or go 15mm? 15mm is cheaper and its easier to knock together Sci-Fi vehicles from junk. But I am heavily invested in 28mm though. Hmmmm...

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Wild Galaxy./Dark Suns

Game Background by Danny Stevenson.

Background:

Humanity ventured into space and made a glistening empire with Earth as its centre. Many worlds were terraformed and at the height of humanities empire there was an estimated 200,000 settled worlds and colonies. There were millions of space stations and asteroid stations through out the Galaxy.

Earth was renamed Terra and its solar system was the most populated in the galaxy. Earth’s satellite was renamed Luna and became a massive place for Earth’s scientific communities to work and operate. Mercury had a special mining operation on it, Venus and Mars had been Terraformed. Mars had become a massive military base for the empire. Venus was a sprawling mass of jungles and used as a holiday resort by those living in the Terra system. Mars’ moons, Titan, Pulto, Charon and many more places had bases on them. Every planet had a string of space stations. Several mining operations ran in the asteroid belt.

When the empire had reached 500 years old a terrible incident happened. Terra simply exploded. No one knows how or why. Some claim an alien attack or some experiment that went wrong caused the event.

The Terra system was devastated as each planet was subjected to meteor and storms which caused a great deal of devastation. Mars and Venus were worst damaged. Several space stations where destroyed and many more left as wrecks drifting in space.

The glue which held the empire together and it unravelled as many wars started as quests for power began. This lead to great destruction and countless billions lost their lives in the wars.

Today 100 Terra years on the galaxy is a wild and dangerous place filled with many small empires and many thousands of independent worlds and systems. At the rim, the Galaxy edge there is a much higher density of these worlds. Worlds and stations range from tribal savagery through to high tech glittering gems of civilisation. There are many places were no one rules and many smaller factions scratch a living scavenging and salvaging. Since the empires collapse Piracy is a very real danger.

Many worlds and stations through out the Galaxy where left in a state of devastation by the wars. Venus and Mars lie in ruins and are haunted by gangs of scavengers. A new Asteroid belt exists in Terra’s orbit, haunted by scavengers. Luna was battered by Terra’s destruction and with out a world to anchor too it drifted out of the Solar system and its position is currently unknown. The other asteroid belt is currently controlled by pirates. Terra’s other bases have recovered slowly and live in constant conflict with each other for resources.

Now to invent some factions, I guess this will happen when I start building fleets. :D

I am open to CC and ideas....
Edited by mattblackgod, Nov 4 2010, 02:29 PM.
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DAWGIE
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GO WITH 28-MM for ground forces as you already have a ton of useful stuff on hand DANNY.


YOU PRINT THEM 28mm deckplans for starships and card stock vehicles and buildings are all available as down loads dirt cheap!


NOW that said, you can cruise the www looking for starships and spaceship models of any kind that you like to use for ship to ship actions!


i have used the existing orginal TRAVELLER RPG stuff (MODIFIED SOMETIMES) for years with my own SPACE
OPERA setting for more than 20 year . . .


i even created my own settings using the TRAVELLER system for designing planets, moons, star systems, cluster, sectors and etc. the major ones are known as THE EDGE, THE BEYOND, BAKER'S DOZEN, and the NORTON CLUSTER.


nothing is as ultra high tech as it is in the IMPERIUM at its highest, say mostly around TECH LEVEL 10 -12 is the highest, but a lot of the "frontier worlds" have always been lower tech.


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mattblackgod
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I am looking for an excuse to create some of my own factions and I have been itching to have a go at space ship bashing for a while. Besides it will be nice to try something a bit different to PA for a bit.

Its true I have plenty of stuff for most of the worlds in Firefly in 28mm. I also have a ton of spare bits I can re-cycle from my early 40K days.

I already own a small NAC fleet, a couple of USNC vessles (to act as escorts) for my Full Thrust Setting. Oh and a bunch of modified EM4 plastic space ships I use as Pirate Corvettes and light cruisers (I shaved the wings off them! Quick fleet for little expense!). I use them to maul traders/freighters with the USNC escorts. Then the NAC arrive and the pirates bugger off into a debris field or asteroid field. Then the NAC have a job to route them out! :D
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The Wild Suns of the Dark Galaxy!
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DAWGIE
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NO, TINK!


WILD SONS OF THE DARK GALAXY!


OR DARK SONS OF THE WILD GALAXY?


WILD GALAXY OF DARK SONS?


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Danny,

Treat yourself in this newest game by trying out 15mm. The smaller area requirements to play in might make this more personalized experience.

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BY ALL MEANS LET THE PIRATES BUGGER SAFELY OFF INTO A DEBRIS FILLED ASTEROID BELT!


HERE ARE MAJOR LESSONS LEARNED BACK IN THE TRIAL AND ERROR DAYS OF MY CAREER AS A SPACE PIRATE IN THE TRAVELLER UNIVERSE:


1. THERE ARE OLD SPACE PIRATES, AND THERE ARE BOLD SPACE PIRATES, BUT, THERE ARE NO OLD, BOLD, SPACE PIRATES!



2. DO NOT, I SAY AGAIN, DO NOT, TAKE YOUR CONVERTED TYPE A2 FREE TRADER PIRATE VESSEL INTO COMBAT WITH, ANY SDB, OR INTERSTELLAR CAPABLE PATROL CORVETTE! EVEN AN OLD ONE USED BY A BACKWATER WORLD!


3. NEVER, I SAY AGAIN, NEVER MATE AIRLOCKS WITH ANY NAVAL VESSEL THAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE A WARSHIP AND ATTEMPT A BOARDING ACTION! NOT EVEN IT IT IS UNABLE TO SHOOT OR MANUEVER OR JUMP OUT SYSTEM!


4. DO NOT MESS WITH THE SCOUT SERVICE - PERIOD!


5. WELL INTENTIONED SPACE PIRATES ARMED WITH MODERN FIREARMS, AND EVEN LASER WEAPONS, WEARING HARD VAC-SUITS, ARE NO MATCH FOR BATTLEDRESS CLAD SCOUT SERVICE PERSONNEL, NAVAL RATINGS OR SPACE MARINES ARMED WITH MAN PORTABLE PLASMA GUNS!


6. NEVER, EVER ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF THE REAL NAVY OR SUB-SECTOR NAVY OF THE IMPERIUM!


7. A LITTLE BIT OF PIRACY IS TOLERABLE, BUT WHEN YOU GET GREEDY, YOUR WILL FIND YOUR NAME AT THE TOP OF THE IMPERIUM NAVY AND SUB-SECTOR NAVY SHIT LIST!



8. DO NOT PISS OFF THE SPACE GOING CANINES! VAGR PIRATES BITE IS WORSE THAN VARGR PIRATES BARK!


9. NEVER, EVER MESS WITH THE ASLAN! NEVER!


10. VACUUM SUCKS BIG TIME WITHOUT A PRESSURE SUIT OR AN AIRTIGHT HULL TO KEEP IT OUT!


11. WHEN YOU HAVE A "SECRET BASE" KEEP ITS LOCATION A SECRET! SOME ASSHOLE WHO KNOWS TO MUCH ALWAYS BLABS THE LOCATION WHEN THEIR ASS IS IN A CRACK!


12. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, LEARN WHEN IT IS TIME TO RUN, BABY, RUN!


DAWGIE who lived to become an old TRAVELLER space pirate by guess, and by luck of the combat dice!
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Love the game lol! Starcrashers that is, just made my first Freighter class ship. Glad I could help man ;) happy someone is getting into the game as much as I am. Background looks epic!
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I am working on my first fleet. 5 fighters, 2 bombers and a scout built. I am working on a Battleship. I now need to figure out how to make a carrier and a couple of cruisers. I am shopping in the morning so maybe something interesting will cross my path.

If I use them in FT I will have to keep them a class or two higher. :D
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Quote:
 
10. VACUUM SUCKS....


Uhm...... nevermind :unsure:
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Just finished the first ship in my fleet, a Freighter. Not necessarily my best bet to start off on combat wise, but i've never made ships before so I needed the practice lol! Colorscheme's gonna be white and green, still need a name.
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Well, it is a good opportunity to go try 15mm. Invest a little cash, time and you will be shocked how fast you get good results with 15mm. Oh, and the gaming table will feel like twice as big.
I started a year ago and never looked back :z8P:
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Faction Ideas:

Confederacy of Planets: several small planets close to each other attempted to start trade between each other cause they had stuff the other wanted and none of them had the military to take it, but their traders kept on being attacked by pirates. as a final ditch effort the planet that produced most of the other planets food used the freighters are bait for the pirates and when they came out ambushed the ambushing pirates. it was a defeat and all the transports were lost but the pirates were completely Demoralized by the hard fighting of the planets ships and most of them looked for easier targets else were why the others were simply not strong enough to hinder the trade routes enough to stop the Planets from expanding. finally the planets unified together making the confederacy and did a combined campaign against the local surviving pirates either killing or driving them away. though unified under one banner the different planets in the confederacy still have there own agenda's and assassin wars are fought amongst them. now days they have a couple of systems under there belt and have some sway in there sectors situation.

Black Fed Seekers: the old empires department of intelligence, being of course mostly there to keep tabs on rebels and the like was not based in Sunny Sol and as such when Terra Exploded it was little affected directly. led by the Departments assistant secretary after the Departments Head and Head secretary both died after the second attempt to find out what happened to Terra. on the third attempt though they found a clue that has sent their ragtag fleet of intelligence and police ships on a Quest of sorts to find the truth behind the great tragedy of Terra and to make sure it never happens again. though they have no income of their own they use their Position amongst those that still cling to the fallen empire and their well trained ships against those who don't to acquire resources and more ships that they need/want.

Traders Guild: the Traders guild is a union of trader captains who were tired of being pushed around by the pirates and decided to unify to try and patrol the main trade routes. this didn't work so they instituted a tax on planets that wanted to be connected to the trade route so that they could repair, upgrade and buy new ships. with this they slowly gained a foot hold as a corporation that not only allowed trade between planets but also had a powerful fleet. from then on each captain of a ship who was member of the Traders Guild had a vote in all major decisions that affected the entire guild but for the most part each captain moved from planet to planet trading, picking up their paychecks and answering all calls for help against pirates.

a few ideads not going into aliens, powerful planets or anything like that so you can still have a lot of flexibility if you use one
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WHERE DOES A BODY FIND STARCRASHERS?

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Dawgie it can be found here! .

Nice faction ideas Dogmrian.

I have only two factions at present planned at present. Of course like my insanity to completely populate a PA world (and I think I am getter there! :D ) my space opera insanity might just keep me busy inventing for a very long time! :D
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We've created a monster..... What have we done? Lol :P
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Danny is an explorer, as I think we all are. If someone shows enough interest in one subject and speaks of that subject with enthusiasm most gamers have to just look at the idea. Of course some of 'em will say that the rule sets are weak or the miniatures aren't correct and they say, "I think I'll so the others how I perceive things to be."

Most recently the Zombie craze and then the VSF craze, the SteamPunk, Pulp... etc...
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An explorer eh? :D
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OOOH, are those starships made from scratch by SEAN or are they available for sale on the www ????


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