The Uprising...

[Rolling Thunder]

This is the signup and development thread for a 40K RP I am creating named 'The Uprising'. It will follow the stories of you, a four-man team of humans*, attempting to overthrow the heretical government of Manuel Scholarius, Tyrant of Vfereng.

The RP will begin running properly from the 2nd of June onwards, with scheduling as flexible as possible.


From RP'ers, I will require:
Technical: Skype and a working internet connection are a must. A connection suitable for VoIP (voice over IP protocol) is prefered.
Personal: Imagination, dedication and time. There could well be significant hang-time between the start of the training for the RP, and the start of the RP. You will also need to be focused during the RP sessions. That means no silliness, no browsing other web pages and so on.
Ideally, you'll also be intelligent and imaginative enough to actually role-play your characters.

Development ideas, suggestions and so on are always welcome.

Current backstory:

Vfereng is a modest, civilised world at the ass-end of the galaxy. Colonised by humans seven milennia ago, the world has rapidly accelerated to a technological stage comparable with the rest of the Imperium. It's primary imports are of food, chemicals and labour from nearby systems, while it's exports consist mostly of finished luxury goods, Imperial-grade small arms, biowood (artifically grown wood) and cement.

Traditionally, Vfereng is ruled by the Magisterium Councilis, an organisation consisting of representatives of the PDF, civil service, local nobility, tribunes of the local population, merchants and ship captains, the priesthood, and so on.

However, with the ascendancy of Manuel Scholarius, the balance of power shifted significantly. Now, he ruled unopposed, a tyrant over his people and beloved for it, his influence and power slowly spreading heresy into all segments of society, from the holy temples of Priesthood to the PDF to the common man on the street.


And your job is to stop him.

[Makarova (M.I.A)]

I'm game, you know that.

[Lord General Armstrong]

I am interested and I have the time to do this. So count me in.

PS: VoIP (voice over IP protocol)?

[Rolling Thunder]

@jarms: Talking over skype, basically. At the moment, I'll take who I can get (notel that does not mean I will accept lazy players. This is my first time as a GM and as such I am damn well going to get it right.)

[Lord General Armstrong]

"note that does not mean I will accept lazy players." Are you calling me lazy

Edit: Actually I don't want to make phone calls over the internet. Through skype, So nah I don't want to play bye.

[Kaikelx]

@rt: Here's a tip. Players love to screw your overall plans, and then screw the misshapen child that results.

Out of curiosity, when you say "four" do you mean only "four"? If so, then I volunteer for alternate if there aren't enough. Sounds interesting enough, although I don't know how much time I'll have.

[Rolling Thunder]

@jarms - no, I am not calling you lazy. *Strikes Jarms with a bolt of lightning*

@kai:
That's why I don't really have plans.
And I should say, up to four. More than four is difficult.

[Rolling Thunder]

Planetary Information: Vfereng.

Environment: Aside from the sizeable urban buidup around Vfereng's southernmost continent (where the majority of the manufacturing cities are), Vfereng's environment conforms roughly to Terran parameters in terms of gravity (1.1), air pressure, humidity, an oxygen/nitrogen mix atmosphere. The large, Northern continent is largely uninhabited save for a few fortified mining bases, research stations and tribes of nomadic humans.

One notable feature of Vfereng's atmosphere is the relatively low quantities of ozone present in it's ionosphere. While it's relative distance from it's star means that this does not present difficulties for life on the surface normally, during intense solar flares or other cosmic events the radiation buildup can produce strange and extremely dangerous phenomena in the atmosphere.


Society: The southern continent of Vfereng, Dli, holds the vast majority of it's population and industry. The interlinked hab-cities have been classified as protohives by the Adeptus Adminstratum, as they exhibit the characteristics of the formation of a hive city. While the majority of cities only exhibit three distinct levels (Upper, Mid and Under), this also see's a degree of social stratification along the lines of these levels, with the higher levels naturally being associated with greater social status and wealth. However, stratification is not yet present to the level that a specific class bias or even power structure has evolved around this. Free movement is, in theory, allowed between all parts of the hives, and Imperial citizenship is still granted to all. However, in practice, with increasing areas of the upper hive becoming privately owned, free movement is not always possible in all areas.

The cities are linked by an interconnecting network of under and over ground railways, as well as a backup network of roads. Inter-city commerce travel and commerce is, theoretically, also unrestricted save for states of emergency.

[Sappmer]

I'm interested, sounds fun.