Solomar isn’t a normal planet.
There isn’t a culture on Solomar or really any history to speak of. Unless you think being dropped from the thermosphere and scrapping by on a half-destroyed planet is culture, the only thing you can say about Solomar is that it is the worst kind of hell.
It’s the hell I grew up on, anyway.
If you think about it, we’re kind’ve stuck. There is no transportation off the planet. There’s no contact with the greater galaxy. Our nonexistent overlords in the Imperium see us nothing more as a side effect of Solomar’s use as an imperial dredge; a glorified penal colony and garbage dump that once was the subject of one of the Imperium's many enemies. Now it’s just where they drop the prisoners that aren’t the most dangerous felons in the galaxy. Your run of the mill criminals, idiots, and problems. People who haven’t pissed enough important people off. My great grandfather was a smuggler who got caught with hand is the proverbial cookie jar. His sentence? Play a game of survival on a planet with little-to-no infrastructure defined by a few centuries of the Imperium dumping people they didn’t want to imprison indefinitely or reprogram in their little rehabilitation programs. We’re a planet defined by grifters, anarchists, and vagabonds.
And that's not even describing the wildlife.
Basically, Solomar sucks and we've got no choice but to survive here; god knows nobody expects us to.
Overview
Alright, this is the OOC thread for my first attempt at doing something laissez faire on AL.
This is the first time I’ve tried to participate in the roleplaying community here in a few years, though my last attempt ended at the character sheet stage. For those who are interested, this is loosely based on a sci-fi RP I did over a decade ago. The idea here is to keep things simple and rather accessible to jump in. So essentially, I’m not going to drop a lore book on you and expect a thesis for a character sheet -- though I do want a character sheet. I do understand that questions of the planet’s culture, species demographics, technology, and all of that will come up. I’ll answer as timely as I can when they come up.
Rules & Guidelines
Small Group: Given the nature of the premise, I think we're going to limit to eight players. I'll be accepting until we reach that cap. A simple guideline to a character sheet will be posted below.
Tone Consistency: Essentially, we’re trying to write a story about down-and-out people surviving despite the odds stacked against them. No superhero tropes. No magically-empowered demigods. This is a story with lower technology levels within the threshold of a science fiction setting. No powergaming. Doing so will get you an early grave.
Pacing: Activity will be left vague as social obligations such as employment, academics, and so forth take precedent over a shared hobby. But we should try to post with some regularity. Obligations will be reminded if needed, but this is a low stress endeavor so we shouldn't feel the need to make extreme demands regarding this. Just communicate your schedule when there are issues and keep me informed is the bulk of it.
Writing Ability: The writing level I expect is somewhere around medium expectations (high school-level equivalent). This means comprehensive understanding of basic grammar and spelling is expected, characterization is important, narrative is important, and detail behind those are appreciated. I’d like to see a few paragraphs, though if it fits a post that there is enough to respond to and react to within one paragraph than that’s fine, but one-liner’s will definitely be off-base. Keep with the fluidity and enjoy yourself; though quality posts don’t have to be textbooks. Quality over Quantity, yet have fun and make engaging moments of introspection and interaction. With that said, I will not be putting posts under extreme analysis nor will I be inciting a “word count”. So just use your personal judgment of quality and we’ll be awesome.
Etiquette: Rule number zero of my perspective is pretty simple; don’t test my patience or be an irredeemable jerk. Generally, the idea here is a simplified version of any sort of rules since we are all adults and we pretty much know the big rules — follow the host site’s rules, communicate, collaborate, and don’t be antagonistic towards others or at the very least keep the toxicity to a bare minimum. Playful banter and crass jokes are one thing; but actively making somebody feel unwelcome is another one entirely. There is a difference between being blunt and being tactless.
Roster
Cia Cieoxam Daloxia
Novi Larrinva Cemme
James "Blackjack" Noiret
Mox Solioun
Brock Sansos
Beatrix Sullivan
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Character Sheet
Identity: The basics of your sheet, however you format it should have the decidedly sci-fi name of your character. Things about their identity including their ancestry and other things are entirely optional. The age of characters should be in the young adult range (18-25). We’re all young, relatively inexperienced, scavengers at the start, after all.
Character Summary: Your personality and life experiences can be pretty easily summed up. If I see something conflictive or thematically off, I’ll let you know. But just keep in mind of the low experience and low power levels. If your character is a good shot, they probably don’t have a reliable blaster pistol. If their skill revolves around rudimentary weapons or other practical skills, that’d be good to mention, but generally you don’t have to worry about it too much.
Inventory: At the end of the sheet an idea of what you think they have on hand (whether in their backpack or on a utility belt) is a good measure. Helps me see what kind of weapon kits people want to have among other things. Just keep in mind your tool and weapon quality will be not very high.
