Discussing BWs

[OhJohnNo]

Well, thanks for trying at least Peter. :)

I seriously think this is all Orb's fault. Villains was getting along perfectly well until Orb came along, and everyone left to go find a magical ball :p. Curse you, MC! ;)

[Master Chief]

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[atmawpn]

It's probably the BW Recession kicking in again. Interestingly enough, Spacefarers seems to be cycling through a Depression (aka lack of posts) after that last Romulan/Prog Rebel Bubble burst. (Maybe we can write up some BW Economics theories about this in time)

I did consider Villains in choosing a secondary Boardwar, OJN. I really did. But the fact that it had too much SPACE after Spacefarers gave Orb plus points in the book :X

At any rate, Villains seems to be kicking up once again. On the Rebound I guess? :D

[OhJohnNo]

Well, Gorb, My1000ghosts, Undefeatable and Angelofthenight are posting, but nobody else is... hopefully that shall soon change. :)

I also hope Spacefarers kicks up again, it's the best boardwar I've ever taken part in...

[Gorb]

I'm waiting on an opening in Spacefarers, and I'm kinda lost in the Orbs, otherwise I'd post :p

[Raver]

Gorb, if there ever was an opening its now. No-one is posting for some reason, we need someone to give the storyline a bit of a shove.

Oh and people, I'm writing something up, slowly. It'll be set in the near future, but...lots of things will be different ;)

[Gorb]

The thing is, the Borg are some kind of superbaddy . . . and so am I. Though I'm probably more annoying in the Borg in that I'm inhumanly hard to kill. And resistant to psychics. And immune to AI infiltration. And . . . you get the picture.

[Raver]

Still, fighting Khorne would be rather interesting...

[Panzer General]

The thing is, the Borg are some kind of superbaddy . . . and so am I. Though I'm probably more annoying in the Borg in that I'm inhumanly hard to kill. And resistant to psychics. And immune to AI infiltration. And . . . you get the picture.
Sounds like fun! :spartaaa:

[OhJohnNo]

Indeed. Come in now, Gorb! :D

[Raver]

How do you guys feel about a zombie boardwar?

[typhoonoftempest]

As long as I can have my Sasha or Scattergun

[Panzer General]

It depends.

[Raver]

It would be set in present day, team-based survival etc

[typhoonoftempest]

so left 4 Dead with (hopefully) less whiny n00bs

why not? :D

[Master Chief]

Maybe have it so the players can die fairly easily and then come back as zombies and try to eat the surviving players? That'd be cool, go until the last man standing and then start a new round.

[Ragnarok]

Vacations are coming up, and theres been something of a Zombie Story fever going on here where i live, so i'd be interested to join. I'd say we should limit the weapons to more normal stuff....like....i dont know....hammers and things like that.


EDIT: Maybe weapons aren't that bad if we are going for a Left 4 Dead type Zombie story.

[Raver]

Well if I make one I'd play a more active role as GM as I usually do, and yes, I actually played L4D for the first time the other day.

The idea of having people die etc and start new rounds is good, however players tend to get attached to their characters sometimes. I suppose it all comes down to how you want to play, I myself would find it rather amusing to be a zombie.

[Ragnarok]

I find more intriguing the transition between human and Zombie. Like the steps you take before becoming one, and that certain knowledge that your time is running out. When you start coughing blodd...etc etc...

Sounds good. I'd Vote for it being more ala Left 4 Dead (fast, crazy Zombies) than the traditional slow ones.

[Raver]

Seconded

[my1000ghosts]

I got a question....Would anyone here be interested in a Rogue Trader BW?

[Peter]

What do you mean exactly with "Rogue Trader BW"? Never heard of that kind before...

[Gorb]

A BW based on Rogue Trader, the specialist game made by Games Workshop, a precursor to Warhammer 40,000.

Would be interesting.

[my1000ghosts]

To quote the back of the book

You are an Explorer, part of a proud dynasty of privateering merchant princes known as Rogue Traders. You are empowered by an ancient warrant of trade to seek out profit and plunder amongst the unexplored regions of space. You will discover forgotten mysteries, find lost human world, and behold sights never before seen by human eyes.

You must survive the dangers of space, not only the threat of vacuum, cold, and deadly radiation, but the things that lurk in the dark void between stars that mankind was never meant to find.

Anyone think it sounds cool?

[Peter]

It would be interesting. The description caught my attention.

[my1000ghosts]

I could try to come up with something if enough people want me to.
But unless that is the case I will not start something that will just clog up the forum.

So if your intrested or have any ideas send me a PM

[Raver]

Yeah it sounds good. You'd have to write it up well though. There tends to be alot more sci-fi fans in the boardwars at the moment than fantasy. Im not complaining, but yeah, this should be good as it will be character based, but on a whole different level to say, Spacefarers.

Im up for it. If you need a hand with any of the story etc lemme know.

Edit: Anyone know of any other sites which have something like Boardwars here? I've been looking high and low and haven't found....anything at all. By "like boardwars" I mean the narrative based RPG things we have here.

Ayone?

[OhJohnNo]

Well I found and linked to one recently in Spacefarers OOC, where they'd had their own Spacefarers happen. That was the only one I found.

[Raver]

Okay peeps, zombie boardwar is pretty much a go. Name suggestions?

[Sword_Monkey]

Zombie boardwar.

It's succinct.

[Raver]

Works for me. Its up now, JOIN PEOPLE!

Also, who is up for some EPIC powergaming? In the first of this particular series of boardwars I believe there were 20 million ships involved. Absolute insanity.

Heres the link: http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?t=131116&page=1&pp=50&highlight=homeworld+saga

[Master Chief]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!

[OhJohnNo]

Agreed! Wonderful presents galore... :D

We should start some sort of tongue-in-cheek Christmas BW.

[Panzer General]

Merry Christmas fellow Board Warriors!

[OhJohnNo]

So, a warning: I got Mass Effect, and therefore may not be posting as much as before in this forum for a while. ;)

[my1000ghosts]

For the rogue trader BW what do you duys think would be more entertaining

Multiple ships and captains/One ship with the PCs being the most important crew ie. Arch-militant, Senschnal ect?

And should the story be open ended alowing each to add parts within reason or linear?

And last but not least do you think I should transcribe a few pages from the RP manual?

[Panzer General]

Multiple ships and captains/One ship with the PCs being the most important crew

Well, I have never done a BW with the second one.

But I realy don't care which one it is.

[my1000ghosts]

I have anouther question to everyone.

Should the PC's be either be looking for work on a hive (Thenthear hive)/ Or surviviours (PDF remnants, Civilian survivors, Former noble's, ect) Of a system who was lost to Imperium and devistated, of which one was given a warrant to reclaim teritory in hounour of the fallen system with the rest of his people (Galen 43-62)

[Crusnik01]

Hello Everyone!!! :D

So I’m planning on starting up a new BW very soon, and I just wanted to test the waters to see who would be interested in joining.

This one is called Saving Eden, and the beauty of this particular BW is that I think it has a little something for everyone. Here's a preview.




SAVING EDEN

The Backstory
Our story begins with a man named Joseph Saren.

Dr. Saren, a genius in every sense of the word, graduated with honors from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at the age of 16. At the age of 27 he became both CEO as well as the head of research at Saren Pharmaceuticals, a company founded by his grandfather. Within five years, Joseph built up Saren Pharmaceuticals, taking over several notable businesses including Kobayashi Industries, a Japanese technology giant, and GEN-46, an American company that is a major producer of medical equipment.

Joseph eventually changed the company’s name from Saren Pharmaceuticals to S-Tech Research and Technology, and within two years of acquiring GEN-46, Joseph was reported by TIME Magazine to be one of the top three richest men in the world. Over the years S-TECH has continued to show profits that are astonishing to say the least.

It can be said without a doubt that Joseph was solely responsible for his company’s rapid rise in fame. The young man paid no expense in finding, and acquiring the skills, of some of the best and brightest minds in the many fields of science and engineering. However what intrigues most people is the amount of secrecy that is maintained by the employees of S-TECH R&T. Reportedly many rival businesses have attempted to copy the young entrepreneurs tactics, however, as of yet no one has been able to match Joseph’s success.

From when he first became CEO of S-TECH, Joseph has reportedly followed the belief that

“Science is merely a means to an end. And that end is the prosperity of mankind.”

Keeping with that belief, S-TECH has founded over thirty non-profit organizations, and is currently the leading producer of medical supplies and equipment to not only the Americas, but also Europe, Australia, and Central and East Asia. S-TECH has two hundred facilities spread over fifty-two nations. However, the largest research facility, as well as the company’s headquarters, is located in the Arizona desert in the United States.

One interesting fact to note is that if one were to investigate the finances of S-TECH, he/she would no doubt find it surprising that the company’s largest single customer is in fact the United States Department of Defense. The importance of S-TECH to “national security” is such that it was found fit to construct a military base only a few miles from S-TECH’s main research facility in Arizona.

Twenty-five years ago, Joseph Saren reported that S-TECH would be undertaking a massive project. Dr. Saren explained that S-TECH, in cooperation with several partners (including the US Government) would attempt to create what he called “the perfect city” around the S-TECH research facility and military base in Arizona. Fifteen years and countless billions resulted in the construction of Eden, a city in the heart of the Arizona desert. With permission from the US government, Joseph Saren opened up Eden to anyone who would wish to live there. He did warn however that it would be a very different experience from living anywhere else in the world. In most respects Eden is just like any other major American city with it’s own business and commercial districts as well as it’s very own airport. There are, however, some extreme differences that set it apart. Military squads from the Eden Army base patrol the city’s streets 24 hours a day, a massive wall equipped with advanced security systems surrounds the entire city, and all flights in and out of Eden are strictly monitored. While this may seem slightly oppressive, S-TECH assures Eden residents that, due to the nature of some of the research undertaken at their facility, the precautions are for the protection of everyone. To prove their point, public relations representatives of S-TECH love to point out that S-TECHs unique form of law enforcement has constantly resulted in citywide crime rates that are almost non-existent.




The Problem
Seventeen days ago an emergency transmission was received from the Eden Military Base. The message was extremely short.

<Emergency Broadcast>
<TROY has been compromised>
<Communication with ITHACA lost>
<Blackthorn contingency declared>
<Containment protocols in effect>

After this message was received, all communications with Eden were lost. It was as if the entire city had vanished from the face of the earth. Flyovers by military recon satellites have shown a city that has been falling deeper and deeper into chaos. However, it is yet unknown as to who or what is responsible for the problem.




The Plot
Your characters will be members of a special task force who will be inserted into Eden in an attempt to find out what has happed. This task force will be part of a much larger military force that has been ordered to aid survivors and restore order to Eden. Your characters will work their way through the city, S-TECH R&T research facility, and even the Eden military base as you try to fit the pieces together, find out who is responsible for the horror that has befallen Eden, and attempt to bring the perpetrators to justice.


Each of your characters will be either a scientist or military figure.

If your character is a scientist or engineer you will need to briefly describe what their specialties will be. These will become extremely important as the BW progresses! For example, you can have a doctor who specializes in advanced neurobiology, or maybe a robotics engineer. There’s a lot you can choose from, my only suggestion is you don’t get too specific as that can potentially limit what your character is capable of.

If your character is military you will need to say whether they are a member of the US armed forces or else are specialists from somewhere else. Also, like the scientists and engineers, you’ll have to briefly describe what your character’s specialties are. Will he/she be a demolitions expert? Or perhaps a sniper trained in the execution of covert ops? Again it’s pretty open so have fun with your choice. Just be sure you think carefully about what you want to be able to do.

I want to warn you that as your characters explore the dark hellhole that used to be a peaceful city, they are sure to find themselves entangled in a great struggle that threatens not only them, but the entire world. ;)




Character Setup
The character setup will be pretty standard for this BW

Name:
Age:
Physical description (looks):
Brief background:
Specialties/Abilities:
Equipment (Weapons, tech, etc):
Anything else:



Here’s an example for mine. :D


Name: Christopher L. Dalton

Age: 26

Physical description (looks): Christopher is relatively average looking man with dark brown hair that he keeps cut short and bright blue eyes. He is currently wearing loose fitting jeans, a black t-shirt, and a pair of well-worn sneakers. He is very fit due to an extremely active life style, and due to his kind nature he is often smiling.

Brief background: Chris graduated from Stanford University with a combined MD and PhD, and since then he has been working as a researcher for S-TECH in their Tokyo based research facility. He was due to transfer to the company’s Eden facility in two weeks and has visited the city on several occasions while on business. Asides from research, or perhaps because of it, Chris likes to lead a very active life style. When he is not working or at home he will most likely be at the gym, dojo, or else out in the city doing parkour.

Specialties/Abilities: As a researcher, Chris specializes in genetics, physiology, and pathobiology. Outside of work he is a black belt in both karate and jujitsu. However, while he may be fairly knowledgeable when it comes to hand-to-hand combat, he has very little experience with firearms of any kind. After all, he’s a scientist not a soldier. Also while he may be primarily a medical researcher, Chris's experiences within S-TECH have granted him a fairly good understanding of most of the computer systems employed by the company. (The keyword there is most)

Equipment (Weapons, tech, etc): Chris will be carrying a small S-TECH field research case as well as a S-TECH ID access datapad. He is also carrying an army standard issue 9mm beretta for self-defense and a small field laptop, both of which were given to him by the US Marines for this mission.

Anything Else: Chris has been brought in as a specialist due to his position as a researcher for S-TECH and his familiarity with Eden and the company.









:alarm: Important!!! :alarm:

The equipment you start off with will be much less important than the specialties you choose. The S-TECH R&T Research Facility and/or Eden military base (where I’m assuming most of you will be spending much of your time) will be chock full of nifty gadgets and half completed experiments that I’m sure you will be able to put to good use. That being said, your specialties will effect just which experiments, if any, you will have access to. For example, let’s say you go to a hangar and find a prototype attack helicopter designed by S-TECH. Unless you’re a pilot, the most you’ll probably be able to do is crash the damned thing into a wall.

Also, be aware that the equipment your characters bring in should be modern (no LASERS!) As the BW progresses, and the secrets of S-TECH and Eden are revealed, your characters will get access to some pretty nifty stuff (shoulder mounted EM cannons, tactical singularity generators, etc). However, this is technology that is not known about outside of S-TECH.







So... what do you think?

As you can probably tell, I’ve put a fair amount of work into creating this BW. (I even have a map of Eden!) I hope this sounds like something a lot of you will be interested in. If you have any questions or suggestions about Saving Eden, feel free to PM me. Assuming the overall reaction to this is relatively positive, I hope to start up a Saving Eden OOC thread soon. Then once enough people have joined (assuming anyone joins) I’ll put up an IC thread a day or two after.

Since I'm having trouble putting the image in my actual post, here's a link to the map of the city of Eden.

http://ShadowDragon01.deviantart.com/art/Map-of-Eden-148983150

[Raver]

Looks awesome to me. Nice concept, should be fun.

[Master Chief]

Yeah, it sounds pretty cool, I like modern warfare boardwars.

[OhJohnNo]

I am now tempted to enter with a character like this.

Name: He refuses to give one, he only calls himself "the doctor"

Age: He appears to be in his thirties.

Physical description (looks): like this (http://www.marginalrevolution.com/.a/6a00d8341c66b253ef01287601e629970c-800wi)

Brief background: He appeared at a camp of the military base one day with no explanation. When he discovered what had happened to Eden, he displayed curiosity and mild trepidation, and was allowed to tag along despite being unauthorised to do so.

Specialties/Abilities: He is a scientist and appears to be knowledgeable in every form of science.

Equipment (Weapons, tech, etc): He carries only a small piece of equipment he calls the "sonic screwdriver". It makes a high-pitched noise when he is using it and shines a blue light. It is somehow able to open locked doors, among other things.

Anything else: He is eccentric and overtly friendly, but there is constant sadness in his eyes which implies something deeper. He is also apparently worried by the fate that befell Eden.

But I'm not going to, because that would probably break the rules, shatter the dimensional walls, and be overpowered. :D

[Raver]

Lol funny/lame

[Gorb]

Not to mention incredibly plaguarised and lacking in creativity, OJN ;)

[Crusnik01]

LOL :rofl:

OJN I can only say one thing.

REALY???

HAHAHAHAHA! :)


But I'm not going to, because that would probably break the rules, shatter the dimensional walls, and be overpowered.

Well, as the BW progresses I expect there will be plenty of dimensional... bending, if not full out shattering. Perhaps if you joined, and your character was an engineer of sorts, he may or may not come across blueprints for an S-TECH version of a certain "sonic screwdriver." Of course I won't make any promises, but it's certainly a possibility. ;)

[OhJohnNo]

Well, I was sort of tempted, but never seriously planned on entering with that guy. At the end of the day I'm a sci-fi nerd of epic proportions and may not even join that BW at all (WW2 - Modern Warfare era video games do not appeal to me in any way, at all, which is why I want none of the COD or COH games, though the dynamics are slightly different for Boardwars).

If I do join, I will have to devote more time than usual to thinking of a character. I know nothing about military tactics or weaponry, but don't really want to join as a scientist (not fighty enough). Can we join with our own custom weapons?

[Crusnik01]

(WW2 - Modern Warfare era video games do not appeal to me in any way)


Uh oh! :wtf2: Ok... there seems to be a misunderstanding as to what genre Saving Eden will be based on. Methinks it's time I clarify a few things.

Saving Eden IS a Sifi BW. Make no mistake about it. The difference is that it starts off slightly more subtle than something like Villains.

In order to appreciate the complexity of this BW, you need to understand that the S-TECH facility is extremely large. It has multiple layers of subterranean tunnels and laboratories that stretch out for miles beneath the surface of Eden. And more importantly, it is not your average technology company. I'm afraid I can't go to far in describing S-TECH right now and what they do. If I did it would

a) ruin the surprise
b) ruin the BW.

However, let me give you an example of a situation that could possibly occur.



________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Alex (a made up character) coughed nervously as he made his way down a brightly lit hallway. Suddenly he came across a sealed door and quickly glanced around to make sure he was indeed alone. The name on the door read Dr. John Cho, and immediately Alex recognized the name from a recorded conversation of a laboratory security meeting. What had the good doctor said the pass-code was?

Fingers crossed, he typed in five numbers.

32472

And with a hiss of escaping air, the doors before him slid open, revealing the interior of a brightly lit room. The small lab was filled to the brim with wires, servos, and various other robotic parts. As he cautiously entered, his eyes were drawn to the sight of a man lying against his desk. The name-tag on his lab coat said the man was Dr. Cho, but the metal beam that had been shoved through his head made it slightly harder to make out the man's face.

Carefully Alex made his way to the doctor's side when he saw the computer screen before him. Judging by the the placement of the dead man's hands on the keyboard, Dr. Cho had been franticly typing something before he was killed. What could have been so important?

Onscreen there were what appeared to be blueprints of some sort of suit with a small indicator on the right side of the screen showing 95% COMPLETE. Reading the description, Alex's eyes went wide as he saw the name.

Hades Armor.

So... this was the new infiltration suit those rescued scientists had been talking about.

The computer's mouse was placed over an icon that read ACTIVATE, and for a moment Alex couldn't breath. The doctor had been in the process of bringing the Hades model online when THEY had killed him.

With a trembling hand, Alex pressed the icon.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


(AND... end scene) :)

Basically, for Saving Eden your characters start off normally as either scientists, soldiers, or engineers. (Again you can PM me if you want to be something else and I'll most likely give you the go ahead.)

As they go on, they will find all sorts of technology that has been developed by S-TECH, and depending on your character's specialties they may be able to augment themselves with said technology.

Take the Hades Armor for example. (This will indeed make an appearance in the actual BW.) The armor is only 95% complete so to make it fully active you would need someone with engineering experience. However, would an engineer really be able to use something like this to it's fullest? Perhaps Alex could team up with a solider, complete the armor, and give it to his partner to wear.

That's not to say Alex couldn't wear it himself, but as you can see there's a lot you need to consider.


If I do join, I will have to devote more time than usual to thinking of a character. I know nothing about military tactics or weaponry, but don't really want to join as a scientist (not fighty enough). Can we join with our own custom weapons?

Trust me OJN ;), if you get a scientist in something like the Hades-model Infiltration Armor, he will indeed be "fighty enough."

As to custom weapons, if you're a solider and would prefer to not be a member of the US armed forces, you can bring in whatever type of weapons you want so long as they're modern. :)

I'll probably be stating the OOC thread for Saving Eden either today or tomorrow. Then assuming enough people want to join, I'll start up the IC tread relatively soon.

Just remember, when it comes to Eden, nothing is as it seems. ;)

[Raver]

Quick question, I know I should know this, but I havn't seen the need to ask it until now, is there a IRC channel for boardwars?

[Gorb]

Nope.

[OhJohnNo]

I want there to be one, though.

[Raver]

Thanks for the answer Gorb :p. I shall ask an admin about possibly setting one up.

[Gorb]

Hey, happy to help ;)

All I can do nowadays since I seem to lack the time to commit properly to any Boardwars . . .

[Raver]

Is anyone up for an Avatar/Pandora-esque boardwar?

[Gorb]

You mean a Pocahontas boardwar?

[Raver]

No...

[undefeatable]

Shit.I've got alot of reading to do :)

[OhJohnNo]

OK, I've had a completely and utterly insane idea for a Boardwar... that just might work.

Basically, in a boring Geography lesson I doodled some crazy imaginings on the world map in my School planner. The gist of it was, the world was split into several world powers. The British Empire consisted of Europe and the Falklands, the Kazakhstan Empire (you heard right) all of Asia (that does include all of Russia, even though part of it is technically European in our time) and Alaska, which it had invaded. The Island Imperium (basically all the islands to the north and north-east of australia) is the most technologically advanced nation in the world, while the Australian Empire (basically just Australia, New Zealand, and Madagascar) has the strongest navy in the world. Finally, the U.S.A doesn't really have an empire, but is fighting all the same. (Also, Japan is still independant, but is not doing much.)

There are loads of wars going on all over the place. My idea: The player can join with a character in either the Air Force, the Navy, or of course the Army, and serve in whichever one of the many battles he wants to (Or alternatively, I assign them to a battle). I then choose what their squad, regiment, etc. is ordered to do by command (I won't have a character of my own). I will, of course, try as hard as possible to pit participants off against each other.

Will probably be slightly tongue-in-cheek (er, Kazakhstan Empire?) but not too much so. I wanted to know what people thought of the idea.

[Raver]

That sounds slightly familiar to one I proposed not too long ago, minus the randomness of the empire's. I'm not sure, it sounds good but as I've noticed, playing world-based strategy boardwars tends to either wear people out prematurely or be too much effort for players.

Alternatively, has everyone had enough cool-down time since SF2? I've been crafting a ship/fleet/space-based boardwar for a few days and I'm wondering if there is enough interest to pitch it.

[Sword_Monkey]

Rather irresponsibly I'm going to ignore the fact that I'm in my final year of Uni and currently losing my mind over my research project and other dissertation. So I will tentatively say that I'm interested in a new fleet based BW. Don't expect too much from me though.

[Raver]

University is always a valid excuse, glad to have you back nonetheless.

[Gorb]

Sword! <3

[Sword_Monkey]

Back? Heh, I'm always watching. Just never have time to participate rather unfortunately.

[Raver]

Okay, so with these idea i've had spinning around its basically been narrow down to two options which I'll put to y'all now.

1: Unlike past boardwars where players have ships allowing unrestricted access to much of the Galaxy, this will be set across only a few systems, Sol (ours) being the main. A good portion of the conflict will focus around Earth/Mars etc and its inhabitants. Players can choose between an array of factions.

2: Much like SF2 which allowed players powerful ships which can travel large distances, with the playing field set across dozens of systems.

[Sword_Monkey]

I like 2 more than 1. I'd like to be fleshing out an entire race/confederation as opposed to a sect within the Sol system. Yes I am angling for something more reminiscent of the GalWars.

[Killer_Zero]

I think the same as Sword_Monkey, I would prefer option 2

[Gorb]

Galwars! <3

(yes, this will be my style of posting for a little while yet. I haven't had a decent Boardwar in a while)

[OhJohnNo]

Will it be Multiversal?

[Raver]

Multiversal? If by that you mean you can have races from different works of fiction then yes. If you mean repeating the odd beginning of Spacefarers where everyone's ships from a dozen different realities suddenly happened upon each other, then no.

Other than that, okay so a big scale one. Alright I'll get cracking, I'm planning on having it based in the Homeworld Galaxy, however you don't need a bunch of knowledge of the Homeworld universe to play, it is simply a nice setting as it is a multitude of images and articles covering its extensiveness. I'll post a few (but no too many, don't worry) when I put up the intro post :)

Sound good?

[Panzer General]

So this is a space, fleet BW where I can come in with a Star Wars race or perhaps a Homeworld race.

Count me in!

[Raver]

Yup, well theres plenty to choose from :)

Just make sure you have a better excuse than a multidimensional rift :p.

[Imrix]

Plus, somebody like the We-That-Is-All (who, if I re-used them, I'd have them take a better name) fit better as a fleet than a single ship. It means they can't focus their whole psychic power in a small area to overpower things.

[Raver]

That being said, I wanna level the playing field slightly with this one, so you'll actually have to have a good reason why your fleet is incredibly powerful while another players is moderately dangerous.

Not particularly pointing at you Imrix, I did quite enjoy the badassness of the WTIA, not as a deterrent of powergaming as a whole, to all players. I know I need to keep myself in check let alone others :p

[Yoshi]

I was kicking around an idea earlier today of a sci-fish BW set on a human world.

The only real details I've thought of would be the fact that players would command Landships. Similiar to the ones from the Heavy Gear universe.

Haven't fleshed much out other then the cool thought of it. I figure some of it might start out rather generic with a war between to major factions that players are either sided with or possibly being Mercs of some sort.

[Raver]

Yah, of course. However you'll have yo come up with a better excuse than a multidimensional rift :p

[Yoshi]

No, everyone would be native to that planet, no klingons suddenly appearing in birds of prey or anything. Its an idea I'll have to toy with.

[Raver]

Okay, the OOC for a new version of GalWars is up, wanna get this rolling soon so put your player profiles in :)

[OhJohnNo]

What with all these new BWs, I think SFIII might be a long way away. :(

But we can sustain ourselves on the existing ones easily enough. :D

[Crusnik01]

What with all these new BWs, I think SFIII might be a long way away.

Perhaps so... but I have an entire ship/intro post(s) set up for SFIII when it finally arrives. :D

With that being said, I now have time to focus on the BWs in which I'm already participating in. Galaxy Wars certainly looks interesting, however, I feel that it's probably best if I focus my energies on Orb and Eden for now. I shall content myself with magic artifacts and infected mutants until SFIII arrives once more. I attempted to stretch my posting over three BWs once before, and it didn't go so well. :(

[Raver]

How is orb? it's bee. Going for Aaaagggeeees, is it totally epic or just really slow?

[Crusnik01]

LOL! :)

Very slow. Epic. But slow none the less. People always seem to enjoy taking their time when posting for Orb. Not that I'm complaining of course. :D Since people usualy put a lot of time into their posts, said posts are generaly very fun to read.

[OhJohnNo]

/me is currently working on a Boardwar set on Jupiter, with Mechas. Does the BWing population like the idea of a mecha BW?

[Gorb]

You've been watching Gundam 00, right?

[OhJohnNo]

Nope. Haven't watched any anime - well, any anything, actually - with mechas. The closest I've come to mechas are my Tau Empire Crisis battlesuits.

Why do you ask?