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Alpha City : Mars Colony (OOC

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Alpha City : Mars Colony (OOC

There is a project I want to do something I had in my mind for years. It started as a story, however I have a problem I can't write social interactions well. So I put it in that file that get filled with projects never finished.

Later I thought of adapting it to RP so here the idea.

The year is 2142 and interplanetary travel is possible. This is done but it's not really fast no warp drives, no hyperdrives. A trip from Earth to Mars takes three to six months and only done when the planets are in alignment with the launch window. Asteroid mining is a real thing and often done by convicted criminals. There an abandoned prison on the moon where they were sent before the asteroid mining project began. There still is no artificial gravity it, stations and ships use centrifugal force to simulate gravity.

Now for the important stuff. Mars! There a 30 year old colony on mars called Alpha City or Alpha Colony. Primary a mining operation it also has labs for study, primitive bacterial and fungus like fossils were found, but nothing beyond that. The Colony was build to hold 400,000 people but only now has about 150,000. Tourism and profits from Mars mining is little to none and the colony seems to be on the edge of Failure.

Now things I have planned to happen. First is a new Colony commander a fellow who was a War Hero, but also has a habit of speaking out to the public about internal company problems. If the company fires him he could use his Hero status to get more coverage about shady practice. So they got him a promotion and shipped him off to Mars.

Second major event (Want to RP it) Is the main Greenhouse gets bombed on the 30th year anniversary of the colony. Killing 127 people and destroying the enclosed ecosystem. This causes the Companies that run the Colony to declare it a full failure and plan to evacuate everyone. There a problem with that..

Mars Born people developed in a low gravity environment. This caused a number of health issues not a problem on Mars, but on Earth their bodies will struggle with the increased gravity and could cause harm and even death. The only place to put them then would be the abandoned prison colony on the moon.

Hope and fear. During this time a 22 year old Miner angry at having to leave the only world he ever known drove his drill into the mine wall and caused a collapse. This cave in opened a canyon filled with martian life forms. Note it's all SIMPLE life forms nothing more complex than a foot long fish creature. The ecosystem is feed by super heated vents at the bottom of an underground lake/sea the area's where there isn't water has fungus and mold growing some fungus plants growing two or three feet high. Enough biomatter to replace the oxygen loss from the destroyed greenhouse and then some. Of course if someone was willing to kill people to end the colony they wouldn't stop to destroy some alien life. The Commander then declares Alpha Colony Independence, the Companies send mercenaries to remove the Squatters so they can brake down the Colony buildings for resources (or they found out about the cavern of life).

Most of the colony underground with five major greenhouses and a few smaller ones.

So that's the idea. So would enough people want to join in to make this work? Got any ideas on expanding the concept and improving on it?

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If enough people is

If enough people is interested then we start a RP thread.

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It seems like an interesting

It seems like an interesting idea.

However, I'm not getting a real grasp on what the narrative will be. Prepping Alpha City for independence? Resisting the mercenaries? Perhaps you could expand a little more on the narrative?

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Well that where I ran into

Well that where I ran into problems in my rough draft ideas. There multiple ideas going on. First the question of who and why did they blow up the main greenhouse. This leads to the bomber who has anti-Space propaganda from a religious group called Earth Only. They don't believe in space travel "God put us on Earth we should stay here" mentality. Thought I was thinking that was a smoke screen they being framed for the bombing where it was the company doing so to force the issue.

I want to see how people react to the events I have in mind. Would people support the idea of Independence or would be willing to leave. There the preparing for the Mercenaries assault that will come as well.

RP events timeline

Ceremony of the 30 year anniversary and announcement of the new commander of the colony.

The Bombing and aftermath. Including the announcement of abandoning the colony.

Discovery of the Martian life.

Preparing and Announcement of the Independance.

Resisting the mercenaries and gaining assistance from the Earth space fleet (U.N kind of thing).

There be other things as well that just basic outlines of thoughts. I'm willing to include change and adapt for a better story and RP adventure.

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The reasons I posted an OOC

The reasons I posted an OOC thread first was...

1. to get help brainstorming this idea polishing it up. That includes the narrative and goals.

2. see how many folks are willing to do a non CoT Rp. Kind of useless to start this project just to be the only one posting. Might as well just write the book.

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id contribute regularly..

id contribute regularly...even help brainstorm some whys and whens if you need .....enjoy being creative. as for a non COT thread..well hel i had tons opf ideas lol and didnt start them because they werent cot. Anyways count me in sir ...

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I'm doing too many RP threads

I'm doing too many RP threads already. So let's go ahead and add another ^_^

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Too many RP Threads? I

Too many RP Threads? I understand the words but don't grasp the concept of your meaning.

Personally I'm looking for a personal character drive here. Events happen got a few tricks up my sleeve. Even thought of a new one, a viral outbreak caused by the Martian life so it be a major epidemic event.

So any questions about the Colony Idea? Any concerns I haven't touch on? Any ideas you have to improve things?

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egypt should be winding down

egypt should be winding down soon, coming to a head on all fronts.....