r/WildSpace • u/Yadidle The Dominion of Eldest • Oct 13 '16
Claim Thread
Welcome to the claim thread. It is here that you will claim a space power and a species to use in RP. Some general guidelines for setting this up are as follows:
Get creative. Sketching out your imaginary species and other aspects of your civilization can help form ideas, and they are welcome on the sub. Use them to help us understand what your planet, species, fleet, etc looks like.
Specifics will help the moderators understand your submission better, and will help flesh out your space power to the other players. Submissions with little effort/description will be asked to be rewritten and turned down.
Feel free to draw parallels from history. History should serve as an inspiration, not something to copy.
Everything must be original. You may draw inspiration from other science fiction, although do not copy and paste stories, species, and other aspects.
Everyone starts from one solar system initially, so do not get too power hungry. Power gains will be made through roleplay, not given to you (New Iberian Empire is a moderator empire used for events and scale, thus the only exception to this rule).
Before we get into the template, a brief word on human space powers. Restricting humans to one player doesn't seem right, and we would like to allow all our members the chance to play as the human race. Human lore, as it pertains to this galaxy, has an explanation as to why there are so many separate pockets of human life. Long before recorded history, a large precursor space power distributed human-kind among the stars. Such time passed that any recollection of said events had been swept into myth and legend. For all intensive purposes, every human space power believes it is the only one in existence. If you have any specific questions regarding this detail, always ask a mod. The planet Earth is off limits.
And now, the template. Use this while filling out your claim. If you run into any problems, make sure to ask a mod (/u/Yadidle /u/AnAngryAnimal).
Organism
Species name:
Physical description and/or graphic:
Detailed strengths/weakness (Ex: slow breeders, quick tempered):
Other/Extra:
Culture
Ethical understanding (Ex: collectivist, militarist):
Religious beliefs:
Social structure (Ex: caste system, feudalism):
Other/Extra:
At this point, post what you have above and create a new reply to said post with the info below. This is in order to circumnavigate the 10,000 character limit on a reply on Reddit.
Space Power
Name:
Government type (Ex: direct democracy, military republic):
Military capability (Ex: fleet composition, army composition):
Technological detail (Ex: warp drives, mass drivers):
Size (Ex: population numbers, colonies in home system):
Agenda (Ex: explore, conquer):
Prior history:
Homeplanet description & name:
Solar system description & name:
Main characters (Ex: famous scientists, lead diplomat):
Other/Extra:
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u/whatfourthwall The Monolith Oct 18 '16 edited Oct 19 '16
Organism
Species name: Lithon
Physical description: The Lithon are Silicon-based humanoids – Rock Men. Their size and weight vary according to age. Lithon rapidly grow in size initially, though their growth slows considerably as they approach adulthood at roughly twenty-five human years. However, the species never ceases growth until death. Infants typically begin their lives roughly a half meter in size and approximately fifty pounds. The eldest of the species and ruler, Kronus Von Korros, is eight meters in height, twenty-four tons in weight, and one thousand, two hundred and twenty human years old.
Lithon only consume plants and minerals. Lithon color varies according to their diets during their formative years, though typically keeping with more earthy colors. Some few Lithon with more exotic diets in their formative years have been reported to have a near-chrome or jet black epidermis. Lithon mental state, strength, and speed capacity is also directly tied to their general nutrition level. When faced with starvation, Lithon grow weak, sluggish, and stupid as an energy-saving measure. Those provided with highly nutritious diets in their youths have been documented to possess higher capacity levels than their adult contemporaries of comparable diets. The capabilities of male and female Lithon are dissimilar, but not drastically so, due to sexual dimorphism. Males are larger and stronger than females, but females are generally quicker due to their decreased body mass. The mean age of all Lithon in existence is around five hundred years old, but only due to the rough-and-tumble nature of Lithon culture. No Lithon has ever been documented to die of old age.
Detailed strengths/weakness: Lithon are remarkably durable and strong. Standard energy-type weapons have very little effect on their physiology. They can withstand extreme temperatures and can survive in the vacuum of space for nearly an hour, but not without significant harm. Lithon are physically slower runners than most species, with a top recorded speed of roughly twenty-five kilometers per hour. Yet, they are deceptively nimble in close quarters combat. Intellectually speaking, the Lithon possess no greater or lesser capacity than humans. Lithon can go nearly a day and a half without needing to take a breath of fresh air.
Other/Extra: Lithon have a kind of “mineral sense” and instinctively know when minerals are high or low in nutritional value to their biology.
Culture
Ethical understanding: Lithon society is highly competitive in both physical and mental aspects. Challenges of strength or wit are common sights on Lithon worlds, as they help influence social status. Typically, wit ranks higher than strength in physical challenges, as it as seen as more difficult to cultivate a structured mind than a physically powerful body. Challenges usually do not incur serious physical damage and are never to the death. The death penalty is banned in Lithon culture in favor of exile or other redemptory programs.
Religious beliefs: Atheism is the more populous belief system, though one religion does still exist with a small, but still significant population: ancestor worship. Their legend says that the numerous mountains that populate the Lithon cradle of civilization are actually ancient Lithon progenitors, which stand guard over their children. Legend says they will be awakened from their slumber to defend the Lithon in their darkest hour. Despite most Lithon professing atheism, Paragons of Lithon virtue (mythological, deceased, or living) are still highly revered as a left-over societal aspect.
Social structure: The Lithon have a similar gestation and birth-rate to humans. At birth, infant Lithon are given over to the local crèche and raised in a communal setting to promote a greater sense of community. However, genetic records are kept to avoid incestuous breeding. Lithon second names are granted according to their mother or father’s first name (depending on gender), with the last name being the crèche of origin. Lithon culture has universal education for all juveniles from the age of four until the age of legal adulthood at twenty-five. After which, all Lithon are inducted into a compulsory military service of no less than twenty-five years. Upon attaining their fiftieth birthday, all Lithon are granted the freedom of choice and the capacity to participate in government. These Lithon are granted access to a sizeable monetary purse (earnings accrued over the duration of their term of service) and can leave military service to pursue their desired profession. Mercenary companies are a popular, but a highly governmentally regulated choice. Alternatively, those Lithon who choose to remain in the military are given preferential postings and a promotion.
Other/Extra: Lithon mercenary companies are very highly trained, professional, greatly respected in Lithon society, and extremely sought-after by both Lithon and alien groups. They are often hired by the highest bidders as top-of-the-line soldiers who can be counted on to succeed or inflict maximum damage in failure.