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== Plot ==
 
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=== Setting ===
 
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The year is currently 2XXX. Mankind had made great progress over the past three hundred years. The entire galaxy had been made easily accessible through the discovery of hyperspace gates, which allowed for quick and safe travel between planets. Because of this revolutionary discovery, mankind adapted, and they spread themselves all throughout the galaxy, colonizing the planets and allowing them to develop over time. Space travel had become a common method of transport, and the Milky Way Galaxy acted as humanity's beacon to the rest of the Universe.
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In the year 2117, humanity has mostly wiped itself out, spurred on by an alien empire of gamblers and thrill-seekers known as the Rouless. Losing their favorite play-toy, the Rouless uses the powers of ALIEN SCIENCE to displace the six greatest groups of humanity from time: the 10th century Vikings, the original Polynesian settlers, the early Mayans, the 15th century Swiss, the early 19th century Nepalese, and the German Empire circa WWI. Tossed with their armies into resource-abundant parts of Earth, the Rouless expected them to fight to the death, having mass betting pools on the outcome. There would be blood and destruction, and it'd be oh so interesting. But they didn't realize one thing.
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When you take the scariest humans in history and put them together, you need to have insurance that they won't decide to go after you instead.
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As the six groups met, they decided to ally instead of war, with the help of translators among the Germans. Realizing quickly that their enemy was extraterrestrial, they combined their resources. The vikings made powerful wooden ships, capable of surviving anything thrown at them. The Polynesians made tools capable of navigating any sea...even space sea, as well as the tools they'd need to get up there. The Swiss helped smooth over the alliance, using their honeyed words and expertise in diplomacy. The Mayans started plans for vast cities and settlements, for when they had found new lands. The Nepalese prepared for battle, preparing the Gurkhas to battle the intergalactic threat. And the Germans made the most important discovery in the history of war.
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Mechanized war vehicles.
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Dubbed the 'Kriegreiters' by the Germans, before that was dubbed as too on the nose, and later known collectively by the Coalition of Six as 'Star Mail' or SMs, these mechanized suits were outfitted to every starship, with at least one to each Gurkha squad. Outfitted with powerful weapons, flight capability, and modularity, the Coalition of Six were capable of using the Star Mail to blast back the Rouless, driving them out of the Milky Way Galaxy. Over three hundred centuries later, the Milky Way Galaxy has been colonized, at great cost: the Gurkhas vanished during the first approach into Andromeda, and soon after, the entire Nepalese government vanished. The Coalition of Six, now five, believe that the Rouless are getting revenge. So they'll revenge HARDER! With their wooden Viking starships, their German machines, and their Mayan architecture, they'll colonize the whole damn universe! Well, they would, if the enemy hadn't begun sending monsters of the week to attack the colonies and the military forces. And if there weren't rumors of giant mechanized beasts out in space. The Coalition needs something to stop them.
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They need heroes.
  
 
=== Story ===
 
=== Story ===
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The series revolves around the crew of the "Leviathan X". A motley crew of adventurers and bounty hunters who travel the universe doing high-risk jobs for a wide variety of employers, all for a meager living. No job is too dirty for them, whether it happens to be the pursuing of criminals for the price on their heads, or the general solving of strange and bizarre crimes. Unfortunately, they are some of the unluckiest people in the star system.
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Aboard the Viking longboat Sif in the year 2447, a team of heroes is being made. Five people of varying ages with varying attitudes have been chosen to become the Star Squadron, battling the enemy with personalized Star Mail. With the help of the Sif's quirky crew, they'll learn the truth of what happened to the Nepalese, what the Rouless are, and about the legends of the 'mechanized beasts', including the great Leviathan. Tune in every Sunday at 7AM for a new episode!
  
 
== Rules ==
 
== Rules ==
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# You're only allowed to control up to 3 characters at a time. Not that we don't trust you, but it's easier for everyone to moderate both yourself and others if we can assuredly keep track over who controls whom. This won't be true of the first few episodes, in which things will be different to accommodate for the lack of writers.
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# Briar has a plot idea but otherwise go nuts
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# There will be a universally decided plot and if you're not here and have points to make, then make them when you come back and we will all work to implement them effectively. Most everything we do regarding plot will be by consensus.
 
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# If you sincerely don't know how to do something in the syntax code that we use and you want to, ask everyone on the talk page. Someone has to be able to, right? <small>Right?</small>
 
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# Don't play the characters you don't own unless given permission.
 
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# No godmodding, unless you kill yourself or something.
 
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# If you join up, but don't contribute for a long while, then we have full authority to write your character out of the plot. If by any chance you come back after this period, you are free to rejoin the series.
 
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# You are allowed to temporarily control each others characters for the sake of dialogue only. The owner of the characters affected by this however, is fully authorized to make changes to the dialogue as they see fit. This is here to fasten the pace and to also avoid awkward situations  where it's only two characters talking for 30 or so lines.
 
  
 
== Episodes ==
 
== Episodes ==
 
=== Season 1 ===
 
=== Season 1 ===
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*[[/eps/1|THE ADVENTURE BEGINS]] - Bounty hunters or some shit, I have a gun to my head, okay?
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#[[/eps/1|STAR SQUADRON, SYNCHRONIZE!]] - The team assembles!
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=== Special Episodes ===
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=== GARBAGE ===
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For when either it's a minisode, or we're just writing for shits and giggles.
 
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# [[/eps/PILOT|Unaired Pilot: Know When to Fold 'Em]] - When a bounty is placed on a small-time criminal who managed to rob a casino of all its profits, the crew set out to capture him and claim their reward.
 
# [[/eps/PILOT|Unaired Pilot: Know When to Fold 'Em]] - When a bounty is placed on a small-time criminal who managed to rob a casino of all its profits, the crew set out to capture him and claim their reward.
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# [[/eps/PILOT2|Unaired Pilot 2]] - somehow we made two unaired pilots
  
 
== Miscellaneous ==
 
== Miscellaneous ==
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* [[/characters|Characters]]
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* [[/characters|Characters]] - this was okay
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* [[/races|Races]]
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* [[/races|Races]] - fuck this
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* [[/places|Places]]
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* [[/places|Places]] - fuck this
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* [[/timeline|Timeline]]
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* [[/timeline|Timeline]] - fuck this shit
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* [[/Backroom|The Back Room]] - The nest of pre-plotting. Read at your own discretion, as the content will most likely contain spoilers. Feel free to make suggestions for future episodes.
 

Latest revision as of 06:58, 11 November 2016

Plot

Setting

In the year 2117, humanity has mostly wiped itself out, spurred on by an alien empire of gamblers and thrill-seekers known as the Rouless. Losing their favorite play-toy, the Rouless uses the powers of ALIEN SCIENCE to displace the six greatest groups of humanity from time: the 10th century Vikings, the original Polynesian settlers, the early Mayans, the 15th century Swiss, the early 19th century Nepalese, and the German Empire circa WWI. Tossed with their armies into resource-abundant parts of Earth, the Rouless expected them to fight to the death, having mass betting pools on the outcome. There would be blood and destruction, and it'd be oh so interesting. But they didn't realize one thing.

When you take the scariest humans in history and put them together, you need to have insurance that they won't decide to go after you instead.

As the six groups met, they decided to ally instead of war, with the help of translators among the Germans. Realizing quickly that their enemy was extraterrestrial, they combined their resources. The vikings made powerful wooden ships, capable of surviving anything thrown at them. The Polynesians made tools capable of navigating any sea...even space sea, as well as the tools they'd need to get up there. The Swiss helped smooth over the alliance, using their honeyed words and expertise in diplomacy. The Mayans started plans for vast cities and settlements, for when they had found new lands. The Nepalese prepared for battle, preparing the Gurkhas to battle the intergalactic threat. And the Germans made the most important discovery in the history of war.

Mechanized war vehicles.

Dubbed the 'Kriegreiters' by the Germans, before that was dubbed as too on the nose, and later known collectively by the Coalition of Six as 'Star Mail' or SMs, these mechanized suits were outfitted to every starship, with at least one to each Gurkha squad. Outfitted with powerful weapons, flight capability, and modularity, the Coalition of Six were capable of using the Star Mail to blast back the Rouless, driving them out of the Milky Way Galaxy. Over three hundred centuries later, the Milky Way Galaxy has been colonized, at great cost: the Gurkhas vanished during the first approach into Andromeda, and soon after, the entire Nepalese government vanished. The Coalition of Six, now five, believe that the Rouless are getting revenge. So they'll revenge HARDER! With their wooden Viking starships, their German machines, and their Mayan architecture, they'll colonize the whole damn universe! Well, they would, if the enemy hadn't begun sending monsters of the week to attack the colonies and the military forces. And if there weren't rumors of giant mechanized beasts out in space. The Coalition needs something to stop them.

They need heroes.

Story

Aboard the Viking longboat Sif in the year 2447, a team of heroes is being made. Five people of varying ages with varying attitudes have been chosen to become the Star Squadron, battling the enemy with personalized Star Mail. With the help of the Sif's quirky crew, they'll learn the truth of what happened to the Nepalese, what the Rouless are, and about the legends of the 'mechanized beasts', including the great Leviathan. Tune in every Sunday at 7AM for a new episode!

Rules

  1. Briar has a plot idea but otherwise go nuts

Episodes

Season 1

  1. STAR SQUADRON, SYNCHRONIZE! - The team assembles!

GARBAGE

  1. Unaired Pilot: Know When to Fold 'Em - When a bounty is placed on a small-time criminal who managed to rob a casino of all its profits, the crew set out to capture him and claim their reward.
  2. Unaired Pilot 2 - somehow we made two unaired pilots

Miscellaneous

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