conversations.from: system
conversations.value: Fusion power. It seemed fitting that before mankind could reach out to the stars they first had to develop with the capability to create their own.
  
  After the fusion generator was perfected the developments cascaded forth. Laser and energy weapon technologies were finally feasible to power. FTL technologies could reach their city-draining requirements easily and with the human population exploding quickly out of control exploration and later colony ships were launched across the sea of stars.
  
  This story takes place some five hundred years after mankind’s first colony. The galaxy was a lot more inhabited than originally anticipated and empires rose and fell. Alliances were forged and broken. cultures blossomed and withered.
  
  It’s a galaxy constantly in motion. Pirates, rocket rangers, smugglers, militants, explorers scientists and many more roles and foes await you.
  
  **OOC talk**
  
  This is retro science fiction with a modern take, not unlike the TSR RPG Buck Rogers XXVC. All the fun stuff above exists but with an explanation. Ray guns, jetpacks and all but not the silliness of jetpacking to Mars or tape driven computers.
  
  The players will all be playing as freelancers hired to be part of the crew of the exploration vessel ‘Rose Petal,’ a 100+ crew endeavor. These roles can be anything from security to science to engineering to media issues to chicken soup vending machine repairman. Past experiences can also vary wildly. Was your character once a proud member of a interstellar policing unit or perhaps were they former criminals? Whatever the case, the Storium system means that as long as you keep your character’s pros and cons interesting there’s not too much in the way of limits.
  
  You can be human, alien, robot or a combination. If you go alien you can keep it at rubber-forehead levels or you can go full on mental and make something more bizarre. As long as it’s not OP or daft I’ll likely approve. Any race that’s psychic by the way is limited to telepathy. No telekinesis or beyond.
  
  And yes, you will likely not be on the Rose Petal for long. Not when there’s ADVENTURE afoot!
  
  For some basic character guidelines; you don't have to be linked to any specific world or faction nor do you have to be a combative character. With that said some protective suits, shields and small arms are pretty much required. There's still plenty of options even within those parameters. Do you only have a sealed protective suit under your uniform and rely on shields and your jetpack (unhindered by heavy weights) or are you a bit of a tank (think the armour from the Brotherhood of Steel in the Fallout series) whom can take punishment as well as you give it?
  
  Jetpacks are a must though, especially since rocketships do not have artificial gravity so personal directional thrusters are a given. That's right, liquid food in sealed bags, magnetic boots and beds you need to be strapped into for everyone!
  
  Weapons generally are kinetic (gauss weapons), energy (lasers, electrolasers, PEPs, fusion based heat rays, etc) or self propelled (rocket pistols, etc) in nature. Melee weapons tend to be of the laser cutlass variety, with a physical blade projecting the energy along its edge. Best way to get through personal shields bar none, though you do need to get close of course.
  
  If you have any questions about character creation, give me a poke and I'll help you through.
  
  **The Rose Petal**
  
  An exploration vessel chartered by the Henriksen Foundation, the Rose Petal is a typical exploration rocketship. It uses space folding to get to unexplored space and then uses more conventional FTL to travel within a star system. It has a crew of scientists (geologists, xenobiologists, physicists, etc), rocketship crew (navigation, engineering, etc), security, diplomatic corps (with universal translators in case sentient species are discovered) and domestic staff such as catering and entertainment.
  
  It's a very cushy posting whatever position you're in. Even reformed criminals face little more than stricter regulations on their communications and security access.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Venerable Sabre: As good as military melee weapons are, few can cause as much harm as this particular piece. The former owner Hans Jareek had used this as a symbol of the revolution and proved its worth when he actively cut through the outer plating of a ship during a boarding action. The generator inside is nearly burned out but there's enough there for a few more bouts of total destruction.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Tesla Cannon: Science as a destructive element. The operator needs a serious head for technological know-how but the actual firing? With the damage output you've got aiming isn't an issue.
  
  Kill them all and let Schrodinger sort it out.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Disruptive Fields: Highly illegal outside of military applications, these devices are the ultimate in stealth technology. Not even cameras, bots, guard beasts or advanced scanners can pick up the user.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Space Pirate boarding party: Murderous spacers out for blood; yours, theirs, the ship's cat's. They don't care whose really.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Scientist: You have a specific field that you excel with but generally when there's matters of science afoot, you're the best the team has.
  
  For whatever that's worth...
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Diplomat: You're a wordsmith, even when the language being used at the time doesn't technically use words.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Spacer: Honest work or not, you've spent so long traveling the void that your natural environment is inside a fusion powered rocketship.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Fighter: You could be a rocket ranger, ground trooper or an ex-pirate thug but it all means the same thing in the end; you shoot and stab things real good.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Celebrity: Whatever it is you do, you're famous for it.
  
  The question is; Will this fame be to your betterment or detriment?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Psychic: Through either a freak mutation of an inherent racial trait you can read minds and subtly implant suggestions into others.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Incredible Intellect: Intelligence may not mean wisdom, but who needs wisdom when you can use your sharp mind as the greatest of all weapons?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Rogue: You may be a spy, a thief, a saboteur, an assassin or anything of a similar nature. You are cunning, sneaky, resourceful and apt at making sure yours is always the upper hand.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Derring-Do: Courage, valour, personality... you're an ace in the making.
  
  You better work on those iconic catchphrases, you'll need them.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Cowardly: It's not a retreat, it's a tactical pre-battle jog in the other direction...
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Technical Wizardry: No matter the make, if it has circuitry and blinking lights you'll get the best out of it. Even alien tech will only need the most brief of testing times for you to wrap your head around the function.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Single Minded: Few things can get in the way of what you set out to achieve. Not even sensible matters.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Arrogance: Your faith in yourself is legendary. You know who else was legendary? Icarus. Remember how well that worked out for him?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Superior Cunning: It's a hostile and bizarre universe out there. It's a good thing that your wits allow you to thrive in almost any situation.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Emotionally Scarred: "I've... seen things you people wouldn't believe... Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate."
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Commanding Personality: You could be a slick and charismatic individual or you could just have the sort of presence that makes grown men feel like children. The end result is when you talk, people listen.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dense.: Maybe you were genetically engineered to lift heavy things in lieu of intellect or maybe you just got hit in the head a lot as a child.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Adventure: Whether you're a farmer's child who wants to be a part of the universe or you've got a need for excitement running through your veins you want to experience all the universe has to offer.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Duty: Your allegiances are what differentiates you from the scum that clogs the space lanes. You're eager to prove this.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Discovery: It's a massive universe out there and even known space is filled with mysteries. How you'd love to discover all you can while you can.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Fame and Fortune: If you're going to go through all this Hell you damned well want some recognition and compensation for it.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Debt: The debt could be financial or it could be a debt of honour. Whatever the case, you're eager to pay it off.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ching Shih's defenses: The Ching Shih still contains quite a few pirates and numerous battle bots which were too slow to get into the boarding tubes.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The head of the snake: The final hurdle. Jareek is a serious threat but he's surrounded by the dead and the incompetent at this moment. He is at his most vulnerable.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Single Minded: Few things can get in the way of what you set out to achieve. Not even sensible matters.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Someone like me: A rare gift to read minds, use telekinetic forces, and to cause nausea or for someone to pass out has made her wonder if she was indeed fully human. She never knew her father, and her mother didn't tell her about it before she died. She is exploring the universe for people like her. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: New to Life: Being still newly sentient, expressing and understanding emotion is still tricky for you. You do your best, but sometimes you can makes things awkward.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Practical: You look at things from all angles and try to come up with the quickest and most efficient answer to a problem.