Galactic Federation

Reposting for critique and suggestiRevised combat rules:
Fleet Health will be based on the ships that make up the fleets involved.
Dreadnoughts will be 20 pts each
Battleship 15pts
Cruisers 10pts
Every five destroyers will add 10 pts
Every 10 corvettes will add 5pts
Treat carriers as Cruisers that allow you to launch fighters and bombers but can only use them 5 times and you must announce if you are launching fighters to intercept or bombers to attack.
Damage will be 2d+5 +Weapon
Lasers will be base 4 but against bioships will be 6
Kinetics will be base 4 but against metallics 6
Plasma will be 5 against all targets
Missiles depending on warhead will be between 7 -10 but can be shot down by fighters like bombers
Bombers will be 5 but cannot be dodged.
And for Plasma,Laser, and Kinetics if it is a capital ship the weapons can be overcharged to add 2 to the damage but they cannot fire for the next turn. And superheavies like dreadnoughts can field doomsday weapons and are the only ships that can.
Infantry can be used as a boarding action for a turn,but only on capital ships and dreadnought..200 infantry is 2d8 damage + small arms damage+6,but must sacrifice a cruiser.Can be used up to 5 times.
Anything to add?

Good rules for warfare. Excellent.

We have a lot of conventional kinetic weapons.. could tank shells be filled with the acid that affects the plague?

On that we agree.

Apologies for the sudden intrusion. Once it became clear the violence had ceased, I had my ship linger in the gravity shadow of one of the system gas giants and returned as soon as possible. The crises of the past few days aside, I have finally managed to receive the cultural dossier I am to present to you honoured ambassadors and representatives and once again have come to re-state my request for aid in the Ryush refugee crisis.

>[Federation diplomatic database notifications]
>Eortan cultural dossier received. Disseminating.
> docs.google.com/document/d/10pIrxC4MVdA82LiRd2shjTg_kwIQZ2iOfTrHzC06Qpc/edit?usp=sharing

Every day, hundreds and thousands more Eortite citizens die as we struggle to cope with the scale of this disaster and its after-effects! I beg the Federation parliament's attention to this matter, on behalf of my divine queen.

I agree. Peacekeepers as part of a federation effort will help you deal with such of a problem. They will also help you withstand the W'nai plague.

Noted. We'll get the automated defense platforms a new IFF code, and have them ignore any codes given by WSDFN forces until this is resolved.

I do apologies if that puts a hamper on anyone's vacation plans here to Steel Seed, but, well, I had to put down more than one case of stemrot making my way to the top, I'd rather not have some new virus make it's way into our more system.

Enclosed is the bill for each unit. Fabrication limits have been lifted for the duration of this conflict.

How will we represent superweapons? And I also think to represent shielding weapons should have reduced damage on the first round of shooting with shields having to recharge every other turn. Armor on the other hand is just a flat modifier to damage with different tiers of it to represent more advanced technology.

That could be possible. I shall have the enginnering division figure out a way to implement this not into tank shells, but even bullets. Energy weapons cannot be modified.

Superweapons? We have had a stockpile, but there is a federation treaty against mass-superweapon production, and members aren't allowed to use it unless in a last resort scenario. And you can only build about one per year.

P.S. WSDFN Stands for:
W'nai Self Defense Force Navy. This is a ship which is headed for your planet.

docs.google.com/document/d/1anojEHaQJPNzNQYYGI8APVGFpGaIOTgUAGCbuRF3YQQ/edit?usp=sharing
A briefing on our glorious Empire. And I do mean brief it was what I managed to put together in between discussions of Federation politics.

>OOC for this post, simply because too much spoiler text looks ugly.

It seems a little simplistic... There's no accounting for shielding, or different armour, or maneuverability, the skills of commanders or crew, or exotic weapons types like plasma-sheathed kinetics, or particle weapons, to say nothing of tactics, the difference between pocket and fleet carriers, etc.

Leave it to the britfag to be far too picky about naval warfare, huh?

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̥̫͜ ̠͔̦̻̥̦͖f̷͚ṛ͎̀i̩̘͠e̦̟̺̳̯̙n̡ds̵̰̝͖̰/̰̙̘͈̙̘c͘o̪͓̞̗̦͚̟m̷̘̘̟͙̞̰̱r̟a̰̜̼d͎̰̜̳̫͍e̻̞̟̬̝͇s̺͕̦͖̯̖̻/̥̹͍͖͖f̘̺̟̯͔͕e͕͕̪̜͇̟l̩̫l̤̕o̴̹͙̥w̙̳̪̟̜͕͕ ̪m̵̗̗̞̬͉̮͙e̟̞̭͚̫a̗͔̖t

aw shit already had made a thread.

The rumar are here

It is good to meet you,Silver Frond.I am Carter,of the Carnem Wastes.
Nice appreciation of hard drugs,by the way.

As for the rest of the Ambassadors here,I am offering shipments of the anti-plague acid,for use in combating it.If we use it,it can keep its spreading down until a cure is found.

hello laddy ima rukkar
whats da steel seed

I like the Mandate of Heaven,really gives it a little bit of an eastern feel despite the other details.

I have already sent assistance,in the form of 3...operatives for lack of a better word,and some transport ships.

will there be rules for races to be good at one thing but shit at another,or what about exotic weapons or how experienced your commander is and what determines how many ships you can have,do the pts translate into the fleet's hleath or is that how many pts you need to purchase them

tfw you're consistently ignored

i don't think we have meant,who are you

Hmm... I'll send a request down for a similar write up to my chronologists.

Greetings, Rukaar. I'm Silver Frond. Steel Seed is our homeworld. A very mountainous and seismically active place. All our transmissions are encoded with coordinates to it, along with IFF codes to disable, mostly, our automated defense platforms. I won't lie, they will all be in a patient standby, in case someone decides to use the key to our home to try and rob it. A good guard beast won't wait for their master's command to attack a threat, but will obey when told to wait.

Greetings to you, Carter. I have my vices and am not ashamed of them. We have a very liberal drug policy here. No matter what your chemical vice might be, there is someone who is regulated, taxed, and quality checked selling it. When you remove taboo, you often remove a good deal of desire in the use of it. Although we do have an age restriction, to ensure our saplings aren't stunted due to chemical imbalance.

The points determine health,and for exotic weaponry,we'll work that out when it comes up,I guess.Ship size doesn't really have a determining factor,however,since this is only for pvp.As long as it's not something overboard,like 50 dreadnought,then it's most likely fine.Thhese fleets will be used for small skirmishes and wars,and not for destroying other players.It's pretty much an argument settler,I guess.And no,no races have detriments in warfare,although your race obviously has special things about them,like regeneration,water breathing,etc.
Not sure how to do Commanders though.

Th̀is u͝ņit̶ is̨ em̸ís͢s͝a͜ŗy/e̵ņv͡oy/̨mou̵t́hpi͘ec͟e
̢of s͟ẁarm/͠f̴l̴ee͡t/̶o͞vermi̶n͠d̷
͘G̛r͜e̕èting̀s/s͝a̴lút͢a̷ti̢o͠ns/h͝e̢l̨lo
͜

overmind of what

Oh no,you mistake what I meant.I can respect someone who is not afraid to use drugs.It's not for everyone,obviously,but when you've been here as long as me,and in the Wastes no less,you start to see the upsides.
Hello,Prethoryn 01.Do tell,what is the overmind?

Heh, oh, I took it with all due respect. I just like to advertise when I can and where I can. I'm sure there is a thriving blackmarket for drugs in the cosmos, and proudly explaining you only have a grey market can bring quite the drug tourism market. Although I will want to have some clinical trials performed before we start selling to various xeno specials. I'd rather not have my laughers be face melters for those in the animalia kingdom.

this one greets the Many, as the voice of many ones.

Whats going on in this room?

us/̷we͟/i ≠ on̨e ͘mind͘
us̢/͟we/i͞ =̕man͠y body
̛oņe̡ ͘min͞d==m͝ąny̸ body = ̷ove͜rmi͘n̷d
g̵r̸ee̴t̨in̸gs/̸ ̢hello/ sa̷lút̕a̸ti̡oǹs̴

We have managed to capture several ships. Now, there is bad news. An entire colony ship full of infected is heading towards the United Empire. Another thing is that from our far north survey stations, we have realized that there has been signals of new construction, and industrial processes on the Fallen Empire of Jhnn'rol Vestige.

I have seen many an extraplanar creature.I have wandered the Wastes for years.I have stared into the Abyss.

But I honestly don't know what you are.
Of course.Honestly,its better to just legalize it,and tax the shit out of it,then let it cause violence and jail time.
Then again the Wastes doesn't use much drugs,so I can't say that I know how to market them.I just used em once or twice recreationally.

It's just a rough idea but what would you add?

Another thing is that I wish to vote on a major issue: Arming citizen militias to combat the mutants.

Shoot it down,then bombard the space where it is with the specialized acid.As long as you do this while away from other planets,they will not spread.

We have been pursing this with a fighter wing, as the nearest corvettes are far from here.

>Hey remember when you guy's teamed up with those energy beings from a dimension full of angry and pain to eat and gangbang our own and 20 like ours.
>We didn't
I'm D1ido but my friends call me bob, and you are obviously narly tryna fuck up reality again. GET OUT THE FUCK NARLYwanna buy a mask I got 10 all new just stolen

c̨onfu̧si̕on/͡ ͝que͟r͝y̛/̕ ̷what͡

Mutants?What mutants?
So,a Hivemind.

Who are you. What are you doing in the diplomatic chamber, miner. You should be in the finance section, they will deal with your problem.

t͟ru̧th/a̴ccu̢r͝ate͠/ no̵n ͞f͢al̡se

Dispatching Root system "Lead Pith" and accompanying escort fleet. Only a couple corvette grade ships.

Any where that ship decides to land is getting the scorched earth treatment. All biofuel protocols are pushed to maximum levels. Don't send anything organic into the area unless you want it mulched up and used as food for their algae tanks.

We'll send you a bill later, if the Root decides its worth the cost.

I...don't understand what you just said.
Want some bread?I saved some of Ovaa's.

The "zombies".

I was primarily going for a Sino-Korean vibe, with European overtones and just a hint of Irish with the arrangement of a High King/Queen and then lesser monarchs.

It's a shame to have to use Human cultures as reference points, but really, we don't have a sphere of experience wide enough to encompass much else.

And the assistance of the Carnem Wastes will not soon be forgotten, I assure you, honoured ambassador. The efforts you have sent have already proven invaluable at moving the refugees from the* effected zones and medical aid has saved the lives of hundreds, but with 1.2 billion lives on the line, the response of a single nation is simply not enough-! We still require food, sanitation, housing, medical assistance, police (or at least personnel to take over duties that would free our own law-enforcement)... The Second Fleet is already over-stretched trying to cope with the scale of the devastation.

[Federation diplomatic database notifications]
* Micro-hesitation detected. Likeliness of falsehood or half-truth: 64% with 9% margin-of-error

Given this isn't a strict quest or anything and most seem to be conducting themselves well, I'd vote an honour system. Present typical patterns of weaponry and ships used in the Federation, with details including things like cost and manufacture time and let the players decide for themselves. We're all in this to have fun, not to win at all costs.

Oh god, I've turned into an Age of Sigmar developer. What's wrong with me?!

Thank you! The armor on these ships are huge for its class, and we need as much firepower as possible. It is being propelled by the sheer inertia of its jump!

Oh you're telling me you don't remember the massive gangbang you,Orz,and motherfuckin Nyarlathotep had just tearing my home galaxy up?
maybe it's because to you guys it was known as intergalactic krieger 189760495 but to me it was the greatest party in the universe!
But the fiance guys are always tryna eat me and stuff
Fuckin bread? fine nyarly I'll take your "bread"

>He slowly murmurs fucking hell
Listen, I have no patience for you. Are you on drugs? Get out, and head over to the finance section, because we are not dealing with your bullshit.

We have agreed to your offer based on these terms:

-We will agreed to offer any alternation to any 'planet' they wish to change.

-Though we may not know what benefit the star sprouts may yield to your kin, we have decided to provide a sum of it to them.

-Finally a defensive pact against any who might threaten The star of your system , our and your existence.

We assume that these terms are more than enough.

We wait a replay , Iron envoy.

help͞/a̧id/̛ ͘a̧ss͢is̷t
̨wh̨at̕ is the ̢me͜at̸/̴ ͘per̴s̶on/̶ thìng
t͜al̡k̨ín̡ǵ/̛babblin͠g/ ̢d̛iscusśi̧n͡g
͞a͝b̨o̡u͘t͡
͞

Some random miner, from the scent I think is high on Eclipse. Oh... hello?

But my issues are important dammit, I'm tired of being misdirected by you fuckin upper class buerncrats; I want answers to my questions!
And you bureaucrats are gonna listen
>Pulls out klaxtoonian w006 5sword
But you're ok prethoryn you doin you

Either way,it's a pretty good history.I like it.
I'd say just have rules for engagement and let the players in question decide the rest.We're All here for fun.
Inb4 Fun isn't a reason

Yes.Also,I haven't heard from my helpers in a few days.Are they alright?
Nyarlathotep?
I met someone in the Wastes by that name.Think i killed him.I don't know,but here's the bread.

You're holding a breadstick.

>High on Eclipse
I'll show you an eclipse
>Feebly swings sword
>Killing the king in yellow
Good one boss I bet next your gonna start chanting at me huh

I think he's drunk.

what ̧i͝s͞ high̨/͝ ̡dru̧g͞s̀/͠ m̴ad͠ne͘s̨s/ d̶r̕u̧ńḱ
t̸his̷ ͢ís b̕eyo͟nd̵/̛pa̢st ͜ǫųr̢ f͢ŕam͢e of̢ ̴ref̢e̕re̢nc̷e/ de͠p̧ţḩ

I'm holding the Wodrioan Oreo Oxygen 6bit Mk 5 sword, the most advanced piece of tech my race has never fabricated.

The King in Yellow is a poem.
And the title of one of my drinking buddys.
Are you ok?

Oh. Our corvettes lack heavy weaponry suitable to breach extensively armored ships. However, it seems if the ship is moving merely through inertia, Lead Pith will attempt to push the ship out of it's approach to the UE planets, and begin boarding action to attempt to take control of the ship.

Hello again! These terms are very acceptable. You're arrival will be greeted by a fleet of every privately own ship, and the home guard fleet. This is truly a monumental day. A being on a scale unimagined to all but the most head above the cloud author coming to settle in our home coming to settle in our home star, not because it merely could, but because it asked. That'll but the nay sayers in place! You hear that Lithium Lotus!? You owe me ten KW hours!

>He brandishes his nightstick, and speaks with his distinct accent
Sir, I will probably have to make you leave if you do not stop causing a nu science. I am in a good mood, and tell me. What is your issue?

What even IS your race?

See, it is when people have side effects from a chemical.
Sir, that's a breadstick
>He grabs it and tears it in half
Now, what is it you want?

>Well tell your drinkin buddy he owes me bus fare.
Well pal, I'm tired of having to sit outside of these things, thought I'd walk inside today.

Oh my friend of a thousand forms, do I have a world of wonders to show to you... If you'd ever like to experience the joy of chemically altered perceptions, I've got a small horde of xenobiologists eager to jump at the chance to see if it's possible to get a hivemind high.

First hits free, as they say.

Okay?There is a bus in the Wastes.But I doubt you've been there.

Uh..mmm...totally not Andronian if that's what you're wondering

Your matters are to be handled by the Finance department. We have stated this, and you will be thrown into the jail if you make any more annoyances.

Duh everyone rides the Catbus right?

Can I join in?I'll pay.

But..Finances..I just..Tacos

thi̷s̶ sub çons͢ciouś/ ̕uni͞t h̸as bee̢n͝ ͟tol͢d/͟ordered/ d̶esigne͟d͝
t̶o̴ ̛be̷ ̧f̷ri͟éndl͞y̸/͞ c͡u̷r̶įo͠u͠s̡/ ̷òutg͞oi̸n͟g̡
t̸h̴e̢refor͢e̡
͝s͜ur̀e/̕o̡k͢ ́/̕a͟f͟f̨i̧rma͜tive

...
What?No.That doesn't even....
No,there's no cat bus in the Wastes.

Just how many intergalactic wastes are there?
because I'm sure I've wandered through at least 45 of em

You are a miner, correct? Your issues fall under finance, I suggest getting your arse there, and stop causing an annoyance. We are discussing about the W'nai plague, and how to save everyone from it. You know, if it weren't for us, you would have been dead.

ca̧n͟ w͞e e̸at/̧ con̴s̕u̴me/́ ̶a̛s͟simi̷lat͝e ͢
̢th̷is̸ an̴no̕yi̧ng̵ ̡/irr̶it͢ati̷ng ̵/d͘e͢r̸a̷n͜ǵed̛
̴t̵hing̨/͞m͠eát/̸ p͡ers̶o͘n

Well, before we begin, please send a few volunteers for the clinical trials. I'd suggest they be less than desired. I wasn't kidding when I said my laughers could end up being face melters for other lifeforms. I'd rather your first trip on Electrum end up with your heart exploding. That's what animalia use to move their nutrients around, right? I'm no biologist, but that's what I've been told.

>He takes a look at the picture
Bullshit! There is no such catbus, and no evidence to prove its existence.

There's only one,but it's huge.Makes sense you thought it was several.

It refers to an altered state of perception or cognitive function, usually pursuant to the release of endorphins or other euphoric biochemicals. However it can also impair judgement and inhibit logical reasoning or threat assessment. Something for use in controlled environments only. Certain drugs can have outright damaging effects on health*.

>Another alert is flagged by the Federation Diplomatic Database**
How the hell did this sapient even get in here? Someone call security...

My apologies, honoured ambassador. Communications within the Lesser Kingdom have been strained at best and there are media controls in place to prevent panic or the predations of opportunistic criminals***.

[Federation diplomatic database notifications]
* Eortite legal code states that recreational drug use is fully legal, so long as it is conducted within licensed establishments and does not damage the imbiber. Injury or incompetence due to intoxication is considered to be fully the fault of the intoxicated party, who should have better exercised self-restraint
** Falsehood detected: Probability 96% with 1% margin-of-error
*** Likeliness of falsehood or half-truth: 61% with 7% margin-of-error

The W'nai plague is why I'm here too.
refugee cuz!
Not unless you like the taste of rocks!
it was more of a fox bus if that helps
of course remember when we thought there were timelines when it was really a time sandwich

Don't worry,this body can take a lot.
And if it dies,just mail it to the Wastes.

d͘r͝on̛es̶/͜ wo͠rkers/leśseŕ f͘orm̨s͟
wi̛l̀l̢ ́b̵e s̢ent/̡ volu͡n̕t̀ee̵r/
f́oŕ ̴s͠c̡i͡e̕n̢ce̢/ ̸èx͢pęrim͝ent͜a͢t͢ion ̢/

Hey pal I'm allowed to be in here, your session ended 42 minutes ago actually.
where are you peoples rides?

Well,OMEGA certainly thinks it's a sandwich.
Yeah....

My most fair and most respectable grand diplomats, Please go home so that miner's union can talk about rocks and actually solve real problems. All you people do is talk about a fantasy plague, what about the giant carnivorous spiders in spice mines of Borax 9 !

I quite like the taste of rocks, ground up and filtered into a little springwater to rip my taproots in.

My first tourists, wonderful! Just have the ship follow the inner system escorts to Steel Seed, and they'll guide you to my private manor. It'll be my pleasure to host for our first planetary visitors.

Someone pull the sheets off the research lab, and get my private RnD team. We've got profits to seek.

Or the W'nai plague that killing literally everyone, like it's just killing people now

Springwater.
try my company's mineral water; SOLAR FILTERED IN THE SUN'S OF BEEMOSS IVVVXV

That is the plague we're talking of.Look,I think you need to take a seat,you're speaking nonsense,and your legs are wobbling.
Of course,Ms.Frond.
This will be...interesting to say the least.
I'll stay in the Assembly through vox chat.
>Carter leaves for his ship.