[PBW] A House Divided - Discussion thread (PBW Setup Online!)

[Loser]

I want in.

I'd lean against modding the techs, but it's not a terrible idea.

I vote for a nice, simple shipset: Stock Terran.

The portraits... that'll be fun. If we're going FASA on this one I want dibs on Steiner.

[ April 26, 2004, 22:28: Message edited by: Loser ]

[Joachim]

Ohh Ahhhh, treachery? diplomacy? backstabbing?

Mee too!!

I would love to play this one.

[General Woundwort]

Interested players
1. Alneyan
2. Randallw
3. TerranC
4. Loser
5. Joachim
6.

One slot left! Step right up!

As far as race pics go, if you want FASA Steiner (or whatever), go right ahead. One vote for stock Terran, any other suggestions for the shipset? Speak now...

I was leaning against using a major tech mod myself. Colony mod is irrelevant given all players will be human. Racial techs are out, same reason. However, Strategies Mod and Balance Mod would be most useful for our purposes IMHO.

[ April 27, 2004, 01:47: Message edited by: General Woundwort ]

[Randallw]

Incidentally, I just realised I read a book recently with this situation.Praxis. Its a large empire with conquered races. The heads of the empire all commit suicide (apparently when you make yourself immortal you run out of space in your head to remember things after a few hundred years). With the rulers dead the different races decide to keep the empire, but the oldest conquered race reckon they deserve to be the new leaders and civil war breaks out.

Edit: If we go the Inner sphere route, I grab Kurita.

[ April 27, 2004, 09:18: Message edited by: Randallw ]

[General Woundwort]

Bada-BUMP bada bing

[Joachim]

Boing!

One slot left in what promises to be a very interesting game.. Step up!

BTW, I dont mind about ship sets.

[General Woundwort]

To the Big Five (and you know who you are...)

To keep things moving, here's the plan re: starting the game (also giving time for that one Last victim to volunteer...)

1) Get The BALANCE Mod if you don't already have it. The Default Strategies Mod from Fyron's USM will also be used, but not until the game actually "begins".

2) Make your race's Main and Race pics. If you don't/can't make one, I'll make a race/main for you based on your empire file, and send it to you for approval. Also indicate if you want a shipset OTHER THAN the stock Terrans.

3) Make your race's empire file - 2000 points, rock/oxygen, no racial abilites or techs that are not "human". A little background on your faction would also be helpful (more on that below).

4) E-mail me the EMP file and pics. I'll set up the shipsets and post them to PBW for you. Then I'll set up the game in PBW for you to join.

Background - I'm trying to keep it as "generic" as possible, but the basic outline is that a human world inhabiting an isolated star cluster sent out 5 (or 6 ) colony ships after astronomically surveying their surroundings. These ships colonized the most desirable worlds in the cluster, and formed the core of the competing factions. At the time, travel and communications were primitive, so they had a chance to "develop" with a certain degree of freedom, but they still owed allegiance to the Empire back on homeworld (think feudalism). Now, communications and travel are much faster, and there is a power struggle between the regional governments and Homeworld (think transition from feudalism to modern nation-state). A particularly power-hungry (and also inept) Emperor has recently attempted to consolidate power - and got removed in a spectacular fashion (watch for upcoming story thread). This leaves the players to fight out who will run the show, and the game begins...

EDIT - The BALANCE Mod, NOT THE PROPORTIONS MOD. (Smacks forehead repeatedly...)

[ April 29, 2004, 11:18: Message edited by: General Woundwort ]