EUC Civil War Planning thread: Why is the game dead? Let's try to revive it, people!

Update 7/11 8:15pm: Rules/Character profile thread
Update 7/12 12:55am: The Main Game thread
The OOC/GM thread

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Okay, everyone, this Civil War is a mess. Some people hate that we're invading threads. Others who like it are frustrated with what a trainwreck it is.

I have a solution. Obviously, what we really want to do is RP properly. But that's not what we do in EUC. Consequently, we've been left with halfbaked picture posting and the like. It's fun, but it's really empty.

Almost every FC here has an RP. They usually do it offsite or in the RPF. The EUC Civil War must follow in their footsteps. It's a tried and true method: especially since the first civil war directly lead to the game WOTG.

War of the Galaxies has been restarted, but currently lacks for players. The best solution to both of these problems is merging our civil war with WOTG. Of course, the WOTG system [link=http://boards.theforce.net/role_playing_forum/b10328/24153801/p1/?280]as seen here[/link] has some very specific rules. It limits the number of Force users to avoid ridiculously powerful people running around. It's in the classic period. It's an EU that uses the OT background but alters it to be more fun. It has a freeform system that's not based on GM updates, but characters making posts at will and interacting freely--with GMs stepping in to nullify bad posts. It puts a lot of trust in the players because it's not a strict rules based game, but one based on character development and interaction.


That would work best for this war, I think, and the current faction chiefs--AdmiralNick22, The_Loyal_Imperial, and I are in complete agreement that we should host an RP in the RPF.

We're having a bit of a disagreement over the era, which would then influence the factions involved. We're looking for a good RP here, which may not exactly represent the war factions, but we want some matches so that we can use the existing threads as faction bases from which to play the RPF game.

WOTG has always been based in the classic period because we have the most information. Familiar ships, planets, situations, etc. But we don't keep ourselves restricted to the history--Palpy and Vader are gone, so are the Skywalkers. The Vong invaded earlier. Etc. We could do the same thing here, to the point where the Empire doesn't even have the whole galaxy but the galaxy is evenly split along a regional basis.

The alternative is a Legacy period game, but I don't quite like it because there's already one and we don't have much information on it. WE can easily take Legacy aspects and put them in an OT period--like Imperial Knights, a Galactic Alliance, et cetera.

The chiefs are currently discussing this amongst themselves, but we'd like feedback.

Tell us what factions you'd like to see.

Tell us when you'd like the game to be set.

Tell us how you think the galaxy should be split.

 

I'll start.

Tell us what factions you'd like to see.

I'd like to see the Empire, Sith, and Alliance as the main factions--possibly the Vong too, to shake things up. I'd like Jedi as well, but in limited numbers.

Tell us when you'd like the game to be set.
Classic period AU

Tell us how you think the galaxy should be split.

The Sith should probably come to arise because when the Emperor and Vader died, they took exception to the new Emperor (me) and his dynasty. They dislike the IK and want to use the Empire as a traditional Sith Empire. They have a few Sith lords, but not hundreds. The bulk of their support is from former Imperial Inquisitors and dark side adepts with limited power, and lots of human thralls. they lack popular support, but they have allied with the Vong invaders to bolster their support.

The Empire should still hold the Core but will have been busy with internal turmoil until the new Emperor (me) has taken the throne. His rule is shaky because of other people who think they have a better claim, and because the Sith have come again. Because of his efforts to stablize the Core and the Imperial command structures, the Rim and Mid rim have been lost to the Alliance and the Sith.

The Rebellion... I'm flexible. Whatever the GFA people want. If they want to be hit and run, fine. If they want to take advantage of the Imperial chaos and establish a real government like the Galactic Alliance or the New Republic, fine.

The Vong should just begin their invasion and still be allied with the Sith to give a sense of urgency to all other factions.

The Jedi should be limited in number but have the ability to turn the tide, as classic era Jedi seemed to. They shouldn't be monkish pushovers, but heroic warriors.

Thoughts?

 

We're currently discussing the RP in an IRC chatroom if anyone's interested. They don't need to download any program or anything, we have a web client for them to use.

Go here and type in an identifier as your nickname, and put in "eucivilwar" for the channel name.

 

Ditto.

 

Can I ask what influence the era has on your temple? Considering it's mostly AU, I'm not sure where that enters in.

Not all factions will be able to go in whole sale, and a lot of them have had to modify their expected roles. The Empire's going to have to have an even fraction of the galaxy, rather than the whole thing, for instance. That's rather a big deal, but we're taking it.

There's no way to mutually accomodate every group in the EUC without compromises. Let us know exactly how the time period hurts your history or whatnot, and we can figure something out. We need more information before we can do that, though.

 

<font face="Book Antiqua" size=6>Update</font>

Factions:
The main factions will be the Galactic Empire, the Galactic Alliance, and the Sith. Each faction will have sub-factions within it for more customization. Imperials can also be IK, Rebels may also be Jedi, and Sith can be Nightsisters, etc.

There will also be smaller factions under the "neutral" banner.

The Yuuzhan Vong will have just begun their invasion, but we will control their numbers at the start.

Era:
We will be using the OT period with a short AU backstory so that we can mix in elements from other eras.

Galaxy:
The Empire will control the Core Worlds and the Colonies, the Sith will have the Deep Core and parts of the Rim. The GA will have parts of the Rim as well. The territory split will be roughly equal. The_Loyal_Imperial will post an update summarizing the map situation.

The Imperial capital and throneworld will be Coruscant. The Sith will operate out of Korriban and/or Byss. The Alliance has chosen Mon Calamari.

Force Users:
Powerful force users will be limited to faction heads and a few other players. Everyone else seeking to use the Force will have to start as a force-sensitive without powers and will have to show in-character effort towards discovering the Force.

We looked at having a ratio of non-Force users to Force users to limit their numbers based on how many players we have.

Character Sheet:
We will use a simple character sheet, but people may add more details if they wish.

Characters will be player-created originals and will have actual names rather than board screennames. Allowances for canon characters may be allowed with GM permission, provided the player presents a good reason for why it would be to the game's betterment for that character to be involved and why the player would make an ideal choice.

GMs:
There will be a Gamemaster Triumvirate consisting of the three faction leaders: GrandAdmiralJello, TypoCelchu, and The_Loyal_Imperial. Their decisions are absolute and they will control the game by approving new ideas and characters. They will be assisted by assistant GMs to be chosen later.

Threads:
The main game thread will be in the RPF, and pending permission from the RPF mods, we will have a thread for each main game faction.

The out of character thread for gamemaster appeals, questions, and plot discussion will be posted in the EUC.

Fleets and Ships:
Each faction will be given a limited alotment of ships to be determined by the GMs. They will be a mix of OT and Legacy era ships. Smaller factions and individual players must make do with much smaller ships.

Fleet battles will occur as part of a cohesive storyline that will be partly planned in advance and partly organic based on game events. As this is a character-driven game, battles of any sort (fleet or otherwise) will not be the priority and will occur on a limited basis.

Faction Ranks:
Just as with Force powers, a few faction members will be given high ranks in order to hold a leadership role and control the faction. Most other players will have a mid-level rank--enough to participate on the galactic scale, but not high enough to make the game too top-heavy, as it is primarily character driven.

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Questions/comments/concerns, anyone?