Great Clans Community Play

[CdrPlatypus]

This is a new thread for the great Clans Community Game I am running. Please post here instead of in the original community play thread.

Players (so far):

Templar (GM) : CdrPlatypus

Alta Mesa: En1gma , bookworm21 , dragolord , lixxx235 , tenbsmith

Moklumnue: @rearick , sheff , Officer Genious

Zenrin: Brutus Aurelius , ntsheep , hissrad , torvus

Map: Rinze 75 X 100

Difficulty: Hard
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Gameplay Process:

I like to run a tight game. Keep your hands and dice in plain view at all times. Meta-gamers will be fed to the nearest dragon and for gods' sakes keep your grubby Cheetos dust covered fingers off my minis!

The game will be run in turn cycles determined by significant events. Cycles will run every 48hrs ending at 3pm PST unless otherwise indicated by the High Templar (3pm PST may sound weird, but it is a convenient time for the GM). The High Templar will convene the Faction Council to determine the actions to be taken and plan the path of the Empire. Actions will be decided by general consensus or when appropriate a council vote. Each faction may cast one vote. In the cases of a failure to reach a consensus the High Templar will determine the best action for the good of the Empire.

The Great Clans will host and manage their own threads for policy debate. Final decisions, inter-clan negotiations, and trash-talking are to take place in the main game thread.
If a clan wishes the High Templar's presence please tag gundamgoth in your respective thread and I will gladly come over to give advice and answer any questions regarding the game.

Zenrin Council Chambers
Alta Mesa Headquarters
Palatial Moklumnue Orbital Station

Gameplay Reasource Threads:
Cartography
Current Unlocked Tech/Ship Designs

[CdrPlatypus]

(This is my storytelling area where I will summarize the Templar's thoughts of each cycle)


Templar Logs


Entry 1 AE 0.0
We have fallen behind the great fleet after jumping through a brutal radiation storm. The hulls of our ships are barley holding together and most of our water-fuel vented into the void before repairs could be made. For all I know we could be the last of humanity. With the long range communicators trashed there is no way to know if any other members of the great fleet survived. We can only hope.

The head engineer informed me we can only make one more jump and then we will have to land. No more running. 

I called the faction council and for once they came to a quick consensus. We will make our new home in Rinze Arm. Preparations for the final void jump are underway. I pray to Shulan that this is the beginning of humanity's next chapter and not it's last.

Entry 2 AE 0.1

With the blessings of Shulun our decrepit fleet survived the final jump into the Rinze Arm. We barley made the last jump landing in the south east corner of Rinze. Sulun's great hand must have guided us to this location. There are 4 habital systems within sensor range. Two are particularly suitable a yellow star and a Red giant. I must once again convene the faction council to begin negotiations.

Entry 3 AE 0.2

It is surprising how motivated the great clans are to cooperate. What with precious air and water-fuel leaking from the seams of every surviving ship. They quickly came to a consensus deciding which clan would get to claim what system to found their respective Prime colony. There is nothing like the threat of imminent certain death to motivate politicians. Perhaps I should start coming to the council meetings in my leviathan armor.

[En1gma]

Star Forge Technician reporting for duty, Voice of the Consensus. May our combined efforts bring glory to Shalun, and may our three powerful and venerable factions set aside our differences as best we can, so that we may drive the Xeno from the quadrant and solidify our new foothold in the region.

[ntsheep]

The Derail Express come flying through, ntsheep yells out the window,

"Give karma to dayan!"

[CdrPlatypus]

sorry ntsheep non-game shenanagins / derailment are not appreciated in this thread. I want everyone to stay on topic in this thread to make running the game smoother and easier for me.

[CdrPlatypus]

Welcome great faction representatives we have enough fuel left for one last void jump. Where do you propose we make our new home. Contemplate carefully. This will be the last jump our great hive ships make. We can no longer run. We must build and defend a new home if we are to survive.

[En1gma]

How to best decide on a map...

Didn't someone say the 100x100 90 world map was great? I like the Delga maps, as they have lots of asteroids floating about, making natural choke points to exploit.

It would also be interesting to see a game on the 32x128 map, but the Xeno are always right in your face there.

128x64, 90 worlds is an interesting map, and it drops us right on the bottom middle of the region, only some of the preliminary reports on the quadrant don't show too many systems nearby our jump point.

Looking over more reports, Rinze, 75x100, 99 worlds appears promising, with ample systems near the jump point, as well as to the north. May be a prime location for our new beginning.

[ntsheep]

ntsheep chooses Zenrin.

[Deleted]

En1gma Quality thoughts. I cast my vote for Rinze 75x100. The more worlds we have the more credits flowing and everyone wins. Especially the traders.

[ntsheep]

More credits always sounds good, but I'll wait for others to way in before making a final choice.

[Brutus Aurelius]

I'm fine with Rinze 75 x 100.

[ntsheep]

Rinze 75x100 appears to be the winner. We of the great flock Zenrin approve.

[sheff]

No clan preference. Just send me wherever.

[ntsheep]

Apr 13, 2015 22:11:43 GMT -5 sheff said:

No clan preference. Just send me wherever.

Amazing. We haven't even colonized a planet yet and we have our first independent.

[sheff]

Yay! Does this mean I can overcharge everyone while underpaying them and that I can be killed without consequenses?